Oscar's Oceanside

This was a special dinner for my husband’s birthday. I was looking for the white tablecloth experience, but didn’t get it. Before we sat, I stopped to ask the guy who was seating us about another table and he said “this is all we got”. There were tables around us available, but none with a white table cloth near the windows. On the other side of the wall all the tables had white table cloths. Not sure of the criteria to sit over there. The website said casual dining. We were dressy casual but wearing jackets so you could tell what we had on. It was an issue for me. It took much too long to get our drinks. Not sure why. The soup came out fast, the assistant manager brought it to the table. It was flavored well but needed much more crab in it. assistant manager brought salad out quickly. But our food took so long to come and cane to the table cold. We sent it back. The replacement was better that the entree was hot but veggies still barely room temp. We ate what we could instead of sending it back and asked for the check. The check even took too long to come. Assistant Manager tried to make things right but I think they just wasn’t prepared for the Christmas Eve crowd. I am not sure I will return but I think the restaurant has potential to do better on another day. The couples on both sides of us had similar experiences. One couple ordered a drink with their dessert and it arrived after the dessert was eaten and the dishes cleared. He sent it back. Made my decision about dessert very easy to make. No, thank you. Overall rating fair. Service took too long; food was lacking; ambiance was lacking; all in all, I didn’t get the experience that I was aiming for for my husband’s birthday for the cost I was willing and had to pay. It put a shadow over our celebration but I recovered well later. Glad I brought a cake with us, since we didn’t even try dessert at the restaurant. Maybe.. on another trip. But I am undecided about that.

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We’re repeat visitors to Oscar’s (which we used to love) only to make the very disappointing discovery that they've completely overhauled their menu without updating the OpenTable information which still reflects their former menu. The surprise change left us disappointed as our favorite dishes were no longer available, and to make matters worse, they've added a credit card usage charge that caught us off guard. A small, but very cherished detail their complimentary fresh bread and butter which was so delicious, is also gone. Our favorite dessert, the chocolate mousse cake, is (according to staff) being phased out in favor of something else. The experience was a letdown, especially considering our many previous positive experiences at the establishment. It's disheartening when a beloved spot undergoes such drastic changes without proper communication to customers. Also during our visit, we were never asked if we wanted refills, nor were any brought, which was a huge departure from the attentive service we used to receive. We also couldn't help but notice the absence of most of the regular staff we were used to. The only positive aspects to our visit were that the food was fairly good and thanks to the massive menu changes, our bill was less than half of what we spent in previous visits. Our only theory as to why things have so drastically changed is that they are under new management (though we were unable to confirm this) but all in all, it was a pretty dismal evening when compared to our previous visits.

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We went to Oscar’s for an early New Year’s dinner. We did not plan on staying as long as we did, almost 5 hours) but Alex and Kenny bartenders) were the best!!! We were the only ones at the bar for a while, but they kept us company. Rick, the manager I think), also came by to say hello. As the people started rolling in, it was still a great atmosphere. Later, there was a DJ DJ KELLIE) and she was great! We had the best time!!! Thank you!!

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Food, drinks and service were good but the special New Year 's Eve menu was limited and excessively overpriced. It may have better value on a normal day .

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Very nice place...nice bar area...friendly and helpful staff

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