Big Al's Oyster Bar @ The Orleans

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   Liz

   Orange County2 reviews

   2.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Service was good. Marie our greeter was sweet and let us choose what seats we wanted from what was available. Our waitress was friendly...but she was swamped with so many tables. The cold seafood platter was the best. 3 raw oysters, a few shrimps and 2-3 snow crab legs. The crab cakes were very overcooked and dry. We forced ourselves to share 1. The seafood pan roast tastes like spaghetti sauce with added cream. Missing the Nawlins flavor! The clam chowder was the best dish, but it truly had a lot of salt. Much more flavor than the pan roas though. It was a 1st time experience,but we doubt we will come back.
   

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   Mike

   Chicago16 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Service was excellent, portions large and environment fun !
   

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   Joyce VIP

   Hawaii331 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 17 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Fresh seafood. Bbq oysters were special. Their complimentary bread and butter goes well being dunked in their soups. Nilla banana dessert had real bananas in it!
   

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   Mark VIP

   Portland51 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 10 March 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   The food and service is always good at Big Al's. Location is nice in the Orleans Casino
   

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   ANDREWJ

   Minneapolis7 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on 10 March 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   Horrible service not busy took 20 minutes to even order drinks, never came back to check on us or refill waters pop etc. good food but needs better staff
   

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   RobinW

   Seattle2 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on 10 March 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   We were really looking forward to eating here tonight. There were 4 of us. We had reservations. We got seated right away which was great. As we were waiting for waitress to take our order, we heard a loud bell being rung. My back was to it so it startled me every time they rang it and it was extremely loud. It reminded me of the big bell that would be rung on a farm to notify you to come in for dinner. Our same waitress brought our dinners out and had no idea who had what. She never checked in on us until she started taking away our plates. She even asked our friend while he was eating if she could take his plate. Throughout the whole dinner, the bell kept being rung. So I finally asked the waitress, what’s with the bell … and she informed us that it is rung when the wait staff is not there when the food comes out. The 4 of us were not impressed. The food was okay. The atmosphere was disappointing, the service was mediocre and we probably won’t go back. She didn’t even ask if we wanted 1 or 2 checks. It could have been a really nice dinner, It just wasn’t.
   

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   james

   Las Vegas1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 2 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Made a reservation for 9:30 on a saturday night. Got there a little early and was seated right away. I chose to sit at the bar as I was by myself. Server came up right away got my drink and brought me fresh bread which was very good. Ordered the jambalaya. Huge bowl and unbelievably good. One of the best dishes I've ever had. Needless to say, between the excellent service and the great food, next time in Vegas this will be a definate stop on my list and would recommend them to everyone.
   

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   Lori

   Las Vegas2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 20 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great service and the food is delicious. We always get the New England clam chowder. It’s the best.
   

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   Kumiko

   San Francisco7 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on 27 January 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   The seafood salad was just ok. Not much crab on it. And the rest of the seafood was meh. We left most of it. Their clam chowder was delicious though. The bowl is plenty for two people.
   

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    Steven

    Las Vegas1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 10 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    The seafood boil was excellent , enough to share.I also enjoyed the raw oysters.
    

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