Super dirty the chairs , booths, tables were filthy!! My brand new jeans got a big stain on them from all the grime on the booth chair. Chemicals on the counters right by the booth where we eat. Food was terrible. Seriously! It tasted like Chinese seafood.
Marlyn D.
Unique establishment with classic seafood dishes and some with an Asian twist. Will definitely go back- plus service was great.
Stephen C. Webster
I wanted to like it, but literally nothing on my plate had any detectable seasoning and the fish was paper dry.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Seafood
Kekentia G.
Highly recommended!!! Not really sure what I expected when many friends recommended this place. NOT your average oyster bar that's for sure! This is an oyster bar with Asian Flare! Deckhand has two locations in Austin to serve the hungry masses. We visited the North Austin location, located on the edge of Round Rock. My sister friend from Cali was in town for a few days and wanted to see the Capital (of course) and get some great Austin Food! When you walk in it looks just like an East Coast "Locals" seafood spot, very unassuming, but wait! the FIRST thing to notice is the MASS of oyster shells in the flower beds around the parking lot. Super unique and SO COOL! okay - SO!!! back to inside... Think - Sconce lighting, party streamers, fish murals, bench seating; it's TOTALLY small town bar setting! there is PLENTY of seating tho! Like, ALL OVER!!! Outside seating too for those sunny Austin days! So when you come in you are immediately greeted by the hostess, and are seated right away; not sure if this is a NORM? but this was OUR experience this day; even though the place was HOPPIN busy! Our server was a TRUE saleswoman - and a FAST talker! We had to keep on top of her while ordering as she kept trying to talk us into ordering EVERYTHING! lol She was cute though, and Super Nice! She took great care of us! As busy as they were they pushed food out Super Quick! which for Austin in our experience is pretty typical; and which we LOVE. We started out with 1/2 dozen raw oysters (our server told us we HAD to have a full dozen haha!), which were served with a version of Thai hot sauce that I make a home but they do it a little differently and serve it in a squeeze bottle! It's sugar, cilantro, fresh hot chilis, fish sauce, lime or lemon and garlic. Super yummy and they BLEND it! Their version is sweeter than mine but MAN it took the oysters - added to the squeeze of lemon, fresh horseradish and cocktail sauce to ANOTHER LEVEL. SOOOOOOOO Freaking Good!!!! The oysters were larger than I usually get but these were SO SWEET AND FRESH AND JUICY!!! Then we had fried Salt and Pepper Calamari and Prawns. So as I said this place is Asian inspired, so they don't use heavy wheat flour in their batter, there is rice flour and cornstarch in here baby! Light, not At All greasy, and FULL OF FLAVOR!!! they also follow up the fry with stir fried onions, and jalapenos quick stirred in, and then top with cilantro, so be prepared for FULL FLAVOR here folks!! For our meal we opted for the whole fried flounder and guys....GUYS!!!! LOOK AT MY PIC. This was the MEDIUM one, and it was MASSIVE!!! fried perfectly - i didn't even need to ask them to fry it hard to make sure it was COOKED. This daddy tasted of a light pre marinade - not just a flat fried fish. It's also served with a chili pepper sauce that gives the fish an intense flavored, slightly kicked-up chili sauce for your dipping pleasure. Man this fish is EXCELLENT!!! Crispy outside, tender inside and I LOVE this fish in all of it's MEATY YUM!!! I could eat this EVERY DAYYYYYYYYY The daughter got chicken wings as she wasn't feeling too adventurous and wasn't trying to feed her fried rice habit today. They came out and I was like OH MAN!!! But she wasn't so impressed. I had to (very quickly) remove the mass of jalapenos and onions piled on top - GREAT in my eyes, but not so great to my girl and her limited taste sensations - WHOSE CHILD IS THIS??? . After removing the offending additions though she tore into them and they LOOKED GOOOOOOD. LIke the fried fish they were cooked perfectly, crispy/tender/juicy/flavorful action ACHIEVED!!! Next up and eaten WITH the flounder was our Som Tom (aka Papaya Salad). Deckhand makes theirs Lao style; complete with salty fermented tiny raw crabs included! We got ours Medium Heat (for my sister/friend) and the flavor was FANTASMIC... Salty, citrusy, fresh Crispy veg with FULL FLAVOR OVERLOAD. They even remember to include Long beans in the salad for another added crunch and Fam - with the sticky rice and
Janice Hamrick
A truly bad meal - I was so disappointed. The calamari was coated in pale doughy breading soaked in grease. The mussels vin blanc were tough and chewy as if either overcooked or old, many had broken shells (pieces of which were floating around in the broth), and the broth itself was like spicy dishwater. There was certainly no vin blanc flavor. The poor waitress was apologetic and said she would let her manager know, but that manager never even bothered to come check with us. I will never eat here again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Mike Altemus
Great food and customer service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood
James Drewry
Wonderful people. Great food. And the coldest beer in town.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nelda Reve
The Valentine shrimp is my favorite ??
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stacie Smith
Delicious food and great service. I will definitely return to try other items on the menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salt and Pepper Calamari, Seafood, Deckhand Sea Platter, Fried Oysters
Corinne C.
Love this restaurant, both owners are so sweet and the environment is awesome!! Definitely recommend! 10/10!
The new Deckhands is awesome - excellent food- great atmosphere and our Waitress - BBJ - Big Booty Judy was the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salt and Pepper Calamari, Fried Oysters
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Exceeded expectations!! Deserves a higher rating.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Steve W.
We came here at 6 PM on a Thursday evening and despite having a large parking lot, I was lucky to get the next to last parking space. Pretty much every table in place was taken, and every seat at the bar was full, but at least we did not have to wait to be seated. Next, you are handed these small hard to read laminated menus that are peeling open at the corners. Next thing you notice is the loud music which is actually quite annoying. Imagine a room blasting music from an a.m. radio station to the point of distortion with patrons shouting continuously. If you're looking for a quiet romantic place and a fine dining experience, you better cross this place off your list. It only got worse from there. Inside you'll notice the place is completely covered in flat screens inside an A-frame warehouse design that's been modified to be a restaurant. Some yelpers recommended the calamari, but I have to admit I found it to be the worst I've tried to date. It was basically somewhat overcooked with a very harsh unappealing crunchy batter on a bed of flavorless veggies in desperate need of a sauce. One thing that most if not all yelpers failed to mention is that this place does not have a liquor license. So you can forget about your frozen margarita or favorite mixed drink, although they do have a couple of craft beers on tap. Their wine list is also very limited and of low quality. We both opted for the fried shrimp basket, thinking it was a safe bet, but no such luck. The fries were previously frozen out of the bag offering, and the hush puppies were the worst I've ever come across. The shrimp were battered in a cornmeal tempura mix which also disappointed. My wife commented on the Asian twist on the food and that they clearly missed the mark. The only highlights were the spring rolls and the fact you do get a pretty good sized mug of beer for the money, but the rest was a complete disaster. We couldn't wait to get the bill so we could get the hell out of there fast. Utter waste of money for a very unpleasant dining experience complete with very mediocre abysmal food. Avoid.
Yesenia Ruiz Brouse
The Gumbo is a MUST!Crawfish has a great flavor and is nicely sized.The staff is always friendly and fast-paced.We normally stop by for lunch, the place is always busy but the service is fast.It is one of our go-to places.5.11.23 UpdateGumbo is still the best ever.Tried their blue crab special for lunch today... we LOVED it! Lots of meat on the crabs and great seasoning on them!
Super dirty the chairs , booths, tables were filthy!! My brand new jeans got a big stain on them from all the grime on the booth chair. Chemicals on the counters right by the booth where we eat. Food was terrible. Seriously! It tasted like Chinese seafood.
Unique establishment with classic seafood dishes and some with an Asian twist. Will definitely go back- plus service was great.
I wanted to like it, but literally nothing on my plate had any detectable seasoning and the fish was paper dry.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Seafood
Highly recommended!!! Not really sure what I expected when many friends recommended this place. NOT your average oyster bar that's for sure! This is an oyster bar with Asian Flare! Deckhand has two locations in Austin to serve the hungry masses. We visited the North Austin location, located on the edge of Round Rock. My sister friend from Cali was in town for a few days and wanted to see the Capital (of course) and get some great Austin Food! When you walk in it looks just like an East Coast "Locals" seafood spot, very unassuming, but wait! the FIRST thing to notice is the MASS of oyster shells in the flower beds around the parking lot. Super unique and SO COOL! okay - SO!!! back to inside... Think - Sconce lighting, party streamers, fish murals, bench seating; it's TOTALLY small town bar setting! there is PLENTY of seating tho! Like, ALL OVER!!! Outside seating too for those sunny Austin days! So when you come in you are immediately greeted by the hostess, and are seated right away; not sure if this is a NORM? but this was OUR experience this day; even though the place was HOPPIN busy! Our server was a TRUE saleswoman - and a FAST talker! We had to keep on top of her while ordering as she kept trying to talk us into ordering EVERYTHING! lol She was cute though, and Super Nice! She took great care of us! As busy as they were they pushed food out Super Quick! which for Austin in our experience is pretty typical; and which we LOVE. We started out with 1/2 dozen raw oysters (our server told us we HAD to have a full dozen haha!), which were served with a version of Thai hot sauce that I make a home but they do it a little differently and serve it in a squeeze bottle! It's sugar, cilantro, fresh hot chilis, fish sauce, lime or lemon and garlic. Super yummy and they BLEND it! Their version is sweeter than mine but MAN it took the oysters - added to the squeeze of lemon, fresh horseradish and cocktail sauce to ANOTHER LEVEL. SOOOOOOOO Freaking Good!!!! The oysters were larger than I usually get but these were SO SWEET AND FRESH AND JUICY!!! Then we had fried Salt and Pepper Calamari and Prawns. So as I said this place is Asian inspired, so they don't use heavy wheat flour in their batter, there is rice flour and cornstarch in here baby! Light, not At All greasy, and FULL OF FLAVOR!!! they also follow up the fry with stir fried onions, and jalapenos quick stirred in, and then top with cilantro, so be prepared for FULL FLAVOR here folks!! For our meal we opted for the whole fried flounder and guys....GUYS!!!! LOOK AT MY PIC. This was the MEDIUM one, and it was MASSIVE!!! fried perfectly - i didn't even need to ask them to fry it hard to make sure it was COOKED. This daddy tasted of a light pre marinade - not just a flat fried fish. It's also served with a chili pepper sauce that gives the fish an intense flavored, slightly kicked-up chili sauce for your dipping pleasure. Man this fish is EXCELLENT!!! Crispy outside, tender inside and I LOVE this fish in all of it's MEATY YUM!!! I could eat this EVERY DAYYYYYYYYY The daughter got chicken wings as she wasn't feeling too adventurous and wasn't trying to feed her fried rice habit today. They came out and I was like OH MAN!!! But she wasn't so impressed. I had to (very quickly) remove the mass of jalapenos and onions piled on top - GREAT in my eyes, but not so great to my girl and her limited taste sensations - WHOSE CHILD IS THIS??? . After removing the offending additions though she tore into them and they LOOKED GOOOOOOD. LIke the fried fish they were cooked perfectly, crispy/tender/juicy/flavorful action ACHIEVED!!! Next up and eaten WITH the flounder was our Som Tom (aka Papaya Salad). Deckhand makes theirs Lao style; complete with salty fermented tiny raw crabs included! We got ours Medium Heat (for my sister/friend) and the flavor was FANTASMIC... Salty, citrusy, fresh Crispy veg with FULL FLAVOR OVERLOAD. They even remember to include Long beans in the salad for another added crunch and Fam - with the sticky rice and
A truly bad meal - I was so disappointed. The calamari was coated in pale doughy breading soaked in grease. The mussels vin blanc were tough and chewy as if either overcooked or old, many had broken shells (pieces of which were floating around in the broth), and the broth itself was like spicy dishwater. There was certainly no vin blanc flavor. The poor waitress was apologetic and said she would let her manager know, but that manager never even bothered to come check with us. I will never eat here again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Great food and customer service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood
Wonderful people. Great food. And the coldest beer in town.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The Valentine shrimp is my favorite ??
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious food and great service. I will definitely return to try other items on the menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salt and Pepper Calamari, Seafood, Deckhand Sea Platter, Fried Oysters
Love this restaurant, both owners are so sweet and the environment is awesome!! Definitely recommend! 10/10!
Restaurantji Recommends
Great!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The new Deckhands is awesome - excellent food- great atmosphere and our Waitress - BBJ - Big Booty Judy was the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salt and Pepper Calamari, Fried Oysters
Exceeded expectations!! Deserves a higher rating.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We came here at 6 PM on a Thursday evening and despite having a large parking lot, I was lucky to get the next to last parking space. Pretty much every table in place was taken, and every seat at the bar was full, but at least we did not have to wait to be seated. Next, you are handed these small hard to read laminated menus that are peeling open at the corners. Next thing you notice is the loud music which is actually quite annoying. Imagine a room blasting music from an a.m. radio station to the point of distortion with patrons shouting continuously. If you're looking for a quiet romantic place and a fine dining experience, you better cross this place off your list. It only got worse from there. Inside you'll notice the place is completely covered in flat screens inside an A-frame warehouse design that's been modified to be a restaurant. Some yelpers recommended the calamari, but I have to admit I found it to be the worst I've tried to date. It was basically somewhat overcooked with a very harsh unappealing crunchy batter on a bed of flavorless veggies in desperate need of a sauce. One thing that most if not all yelpers failed to mention is that this place does not have a liquor license. So you can forget about your frozen margarita or favorite mixed drink, although they do have a couple of craft beers on tap. Their wine list is also very limited and of low quality. We both opted for the fried shrimp basket, thinking it was a safe bet, but no such luck. The fries were previously frozen out of the bag offering, and the hush puppies were the worst I've ever come across. The shrimp were battered in a cornmeal tempura mix which also disappointed. My wife commented on the Asian twist on the food and that they clearly missed the mark. The only highlights were the spring rolls and the fact you do get a pretty good sized mug of beer for the money, but the rest was a complete disaster. We couldn't wait to get the bill so we could get the hell out of there fast. Utter waste of money for a very unpleasant dining experience complete with very mediocre abysmal food. Avoid.
The Gumbo is a MUST!Crawfish has a great flavor and is nicely sized.The staff is always friendly and fast-paced.We normally stop by for lunch, the place is always busy but the service is fast.It is one of our go-to places.5.11.23 UpdateGumbo is still the best ever.Tried their blue crab special for lunch today... we LOVED it! Lots of meat on the crabs and great seasoning on them!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Catfish Nuggets, Seafood