Joe's Oyster Bar — Restaurant in Port Isabel

We came all the way from Edinburg this day with high recommendations from many friends that have visited this place only to get mistreated by a rude waiter five minutes into us being there and having him seat us which by the way was the reason we left. When we arrived the wait to be seated was about 2 mins which to me is not bad at all that was pretty fast. Then our waiter came for us he told us to find the first table and be seated mind you we had never been in this place so we didn't know the restaurant at all nor did the waiter care to guide us to the back to seat us he just said what he said and walked off. We were 4 persons, when we first walked to the back where he pointed us to we see 2 empty tables the first one had 3 seats with a box on it. So we took the 2nd table to the far back that was empty and had six chairs, not thinking anything. we sat down and waited for him to come back. When he arrives to our table with menus in hand, the first thing he says as he is putting down the menu's in Spanish is, "Didn't I tell you the first empty table you saw not this table!" Mind you the tone of voice as if it bothered him. My husband then tells him which one the one with 3 chairs and box on top if you wanted us to be seated there why didn't you bring us back here and seat us instead of trying to scold us like little kids. So we get up and move we bring a chair along with us to complete the 4 and he moves the box somewhere else. Mind you the tension from the waiter he was bothered bothered by us. So he asked what we wanted to drink. I answered first and said I'll have a sweet tea please. That made him even more mad and he said, "Didn't you look at the menu? we don't carry sweet tea. We only have unsweetened tea." The anger in his voice was crazy. After that, my husband gets up and says nevermind we don't want anything. We didn't come here to get mistreated. We will take our business somewhere else." As we walk out I stop to talk to the manger or owner he was friendly apologized tried to get us to sit back down but was really of no help didn't even ask the waiter what happened mind you the waiter in front of us while talking to the manger laughed and had smirk on his face as if he does this often and knows there is no consequences for him mistreating their customers. I just feel bad cause I hate to ever leave bad reviews. While everyones food did look amazing as we saw it coming out for the short time we were there I had only wished our experience would have been better so we could've...

Fathers Day dinner in Port Isabela. This place is a Diamond in the Rough!! Unassuming on a little back street away from the touristy SPI traffic. When you walk in you wouldn't even know there's a restaurant if you didn't KNOW there was a restaurant! It's a lil fresh seafood Mercadito in front w a small display case of fresh catch of the day.... But move Just a little further in and off to the back and MAN!! I was reading another review earlier and they were Spot on - it IS like the Tardis from Dr Who inside!! It just EXPAAAAAANDS Our server was SUPER AWESOME!! He took Great care of us!! He went the extra mile, had great suggestions and even took me up front to pick out my Snapper for Whole Deep Fried Yumminess!!! Joe’s cook to serve and make it their business to make sure you get it how you want it! You can Tell this place takes Pride in what they do! There is a real Family feel to the place!! This is definitely a local Favorite dining spot! We met a Great family while there - Shout out to Mr Gabriel n Ms Jennifer n your family! 🤗🤗 The Menu packs a lot for the money too! You can get everything from fish (snapper or Flounder or if they catch something else!) to shrimp to - oh YEA OYSTERS!!! And you can get em fried or Grilled and MAN are they done RIGHT!! SUPERBLY seasoned guys!!! I got my whole BEAUTIFUL snapper - Fresh caught and plucked from Crystal clean ice - Hard Fried as Requested WITHOUT breading and Perfectly seasoned. OMG!!!! I was in HEAVEN guys!!! And the portions!! As you sit there and just watch all of the MASSIVE plates coming out of the kitchen you're like WOW!!! These guys know how to fry!!! MOLTO BELLO!!! GOLDEN AND PERFECT!!! Oh!! And wait til you see their giant plank fries!!! Hot and salty and YUM!!! We also had their ceviche. Which we absolutely LOVE. It's the perfect blend of fresh fish cooked in zesty citrus and pico. The perfect appetizer to whet our appetites!! These guys are Definitely worth a check in! A Feast for the eyes and DEF for the...

This was recommended to us by several locals. We had not come because it was always very busy. It is a small fish market and a restaurant - funky and clean. We came when they opened and there were about 5 tables of folks ready to be seated right on opening. Small menu of fish and shellfish - all local caught. Or you can bring your catch and they will cook for you. Also you can buy fish and shrimp- fresh and frozen. There is more seating in the back - and a fair size parking lot. It is located right near the post office and city hall - one block off Main Street. I got the fried shrimp platter which came with 8 large shrimp. It is the “house special”. The plate came with fries, a really good coleslaw, soft white roll and small cups of tarter, cocktail sauce, spread for roll and lime. Table has hot sauce and ketchup (that has been refrigerated). The cole slaw is creamy and crunchy. It is not the vinegar base coleslaw and I liked this version. This is an older shop but the air conditioner was working well. There is a small bar area where it appears there are bud and miller products. My husband got the fish platter with 3 large piece of fish that was fresh and thin long cuts. Both the shrimp and fish were cooked in a light crispy batter. I liked this better than Dirty Al’s a favorite on the island. There are high chairs and they accept credit cards. We got a friendly greeting when we entered and told to sit where ever we want. Plenty of staff on and our meals came pretty quickly. Service was efficient and did check back on the meal. The only thing I felt was a bit off is we both got these tiny cups of tarter and cocktail sauce even though my husband’s dish had a lot more fish. They probably would have brought more but we did not ask. Will...