Oarhouse Restaurant & Lounge

I had been eating here for lunch since I work on Dauphin Island and don't have many other choices (go to Barnacle Bill's instead!). I could tolerate the poor service because their sandwiches aren't half bad. However, after going here many times I was getting sick of eating sandwiches. So I became wildly adventurous and ordered the crawfish, thinking I was going to get some fresh seafood on a bed of rice. Instead, the server plopped down a tall, greasy pile of crawfish meat with not even a piece of parsley as a garnish. I was sickened by the sight and never ordered another thing from this disgusting place again. If you do go here, stick to beer and liquor and don't expect prompt service.

After reading other reviews for this place I was hesitant  to go here.  My gf and I decided to give it the ol' college try.  We didn't order any food, but we did have plenty of drinks.  The service was great and the drinks were moderately priced.  It was a sunday night and they were getting ready to close when we came in.  After chatting with the bartender and another lady, Paula,  who worked there we felt very welcome.  They stayed open later and gave us drinks till we were content.  There's a jukebox loaded up with good country songs and they have a really cool outside dining area that's perfect on a slightly breezy night.

I had heard that they had good food but bad service and it was true! The steak was pretty good but the waitresses have zero clue on serving food. The management serves all food except steak in or on plastic plates. The salad was served with the entree and the cocktails were in plastic cups. Hire a damn dishwasher and serve the food on plates if you're going to serve food!  There are NO restaurants on D Is that are worth a damn and this place falls in step with the rest because of their lack of food service knowledge! Get it together and I may come back. Until then I'll just be cooking at Dauphin Island!