Oasis Lounge

This is an institution.  We go at lunch because dinners are pretty busy.  You shouldn't visit Bay City without a perch lunch at the Oasis.  A family run business that's more restaurant than bar.  It's the kind of place where they call you honey. The perch "lunch special" is the only thing I ever order because I wouldn't want to miss having it.  At lunch it's 5 pieces of lightly battered fish, plus house-made coleslaw and your choice of potatoes.  Skip the french fries and choose the homemade potato salad.  Treat yourself to a big plate of onion rings. A great place for the whole family.

Outside: Looks like an old school neighborhood home converted to an eatery

Inside: Dirty

Food: GFS for all sides, everything else fried

Service: Rude

Cost: Cheap

To be fair we have not been here for a few years; even though it is within walking distance.  I have had the fish and it is alright, but nothing different from every other bar, restaurant, or Church fish fry during Lent in Bay City.

I could have seen us continuing to go here from time to time for dinner during an evening walk.  Knowing what we are getting for the price is okay.  So, we are not sure where the 'fresh' potato salad is coming from in other reviews.  Where we come from GFS is not fresh, alright to eat, just not fresh.

The reason this review is not positive is the service.  We never received anything close to service, we were more of a bother than a customer.  Yet we continued to visit from time to time because we love local business.

The cherry on top was our last visit, in which we did not even eat!  We walked in during an evening stroll during the summer.  The hours on the door said that they were open, and the door was unlocked.  Seems reasonable that they were open for dinner.  We were not met with a greeting.  Instead we were told to 'get out'.  Standing there we were a little confused to say the least.  Long story short they were closed for a private card game, and again told to leave.  

So we did, FOR GOOD!!!!

I stopped in for the Mothers Day brunch buffet. The place was very croweded and not setup well for such a large crowd. We waited 10 minutes or so to get through the line. The upside to being busy is that the food was hot and fresh. The prime rib was done to a perfect medium rare, the frog legs were crispy and they also had a large table of desserts. The staff made sure our drinks were filled and I had a good time overall. I'd like to try again sometime when its not so busy though.