Lone Star Oyster Bar

A-​ok! That is a great way to describe this dive. Want your typical, dim lite, smokey, eclectic atmosphere bar? This is it. Everyone one here is having a relaxing good time, including the staff. That can be a pro or a con with the staff. I ordered a double Titos Vodka with soda and lime. It was $ 10.50, which I suppose is a fair price for a double of a nice vodka.
Our waitress was nice and knew what she was doing. We ordered fries from the kitchen and they were your typical bar fries, only waffle style. They have all you can eat fried shrimp for $ 10.99 on Tuesdays. I want to try that for sure! We left around 11:15 PM, a little after they were setting up for some live music that could have been great. I noticed on their weekly agenda that they usually have live music at least once or twice a week.
All in All I think we will go back when we are in the mood for this atmosphere. I gave it three stars and a lot of that was due to the indoor smoking policy. It would be greatly improved if they didn’t allow it, but I suppose that is a non-​smokers opinion.

Will never be back to this establishment.
FOR STARTERS: We have visited 3 other times prior to this event and have never had an issue. However today, we decided to eat and have some drinks. The waitress was less than friendly and her service was even worse.
For food, we ordered two appetizers, a pound of oysters, a pound of shrimp, a salad and two club sandwiches. The appetizers, shrimp and oysters all came out at the same time which was the meal for half of the group.
THE OYSTERS: If the name of your business incorporates the item we’re ordering then we would expect it to be relatively decent. However, the oysters, and food overall, was less than exceptional considering it was an $ 80 meal not counting the club sandwiches due to us canceling after waiting 45 min.
THE SERVICE: After waiting 45 min for the club sandwiches to come out with no explanation for the delay, we kindly asked for the check and to cancel the sandwiches. At this point is where everything changed. She immediately altered her attitude and became irritated. She walked over to the window where the sandwiches had been waiting for quite some time, and looked back at the table upset as if she couldn’t understand why we wouldn’t go ahead and accept a soggy sandwich that had been ready for the last 10 – 15 min.
IN CONCLUSION: After this server clearly earned no tip and couldn’t even summon up enough professionalism to issue an apology for the less than acceptable service, we decided to write an explanation on the receipt that read «oysters were worst we ever had and this was the worst service. We will not be back!!!» After that, we walked out. As we were driving out of the parking lot, she came outside to the parking lot yelling and waving at us and we couldn’t believe what we were seeing. Needless to say, we will never be back and wouldn’t recommend this establishment to anyone undress they are looking for a quick beer in a dive bar environment.
By the end of us writing this review, one person was throwing up in the Sonic parking lot where we stopped for food. This could of been due to the bad oysters, or the alcohol.

Really smokey and wild crowd! Come
Early in the evening food is great and more mellow crowd. Drink specials till 11 most of the time.

Wait, Lone Star OYSTER Bar right? When I asked what kind of oysters they had the reply was ‘ummm on the half shell’ well they didn’t know there’s more than one type of oyster and not that it matters, they only have gulf. Pardon me for thinking an oyster bar would have oysters. What a novel idea that would be. Total let down, not going back.

I am writing about the slide rd. location I have been going there for years have always loved the food. We used to drive down once a week just eat there. Over the years since I moved to Amarillo have not been as often. We were there 3 mo’s ago and it didn’t seem as good but I thought it was just a off night. Then today 5−27−12 we were back in town and thought we would go in for lunch. I can’t believe how they have let this place go. Chairs are torn and wobbley but I thought what the heck. Then they brought the food terrible terrible nothing like what they used to be. Then I went to the restroom FILTHY the sink had a sign on it out of order just like it was 3 mo’s ago. Then you stand at the urinal and look at the FITHY rock wall with dirt 1 inch thick shows you that it is never cleaned. If I had went to the restroom before I ate I would have walked out. The Health department should shut them down how can the employees wash there hands if there is no working sink. I went back inside and asked to speak to a manager and of course he wasn’t there. I told the waitress wou I will say did a very good job what I wanted to say to the manager. I told her it wasn’t her fault she had done a good job I was just sorry she had to work in such a place. As a business man myself I can’t believe that a owner could not care enough to check on there managers and just let a business be ran this way. It is sad to me to see this happen but I will never be back. Places like this don’t deserve to be in business you can tell they just don’t care anymore. Randy L.

The original, one and only… all the others are just mediocre copycats attempting to obtain the atmosphere
this is your neighborhood dive bar where you feel right at home.

Went here 1.5 weeks ago, if I’m not wrong we went at the night Texas Rangers got beat up & become runner up for the 2^nd times in World Series… ouchhh!!! ;-) love the place, the price so cheap… for the first round we order 1 bloody mary & 3 glass of beer (and the glass are huge)…for only $ 11 total… wow!!! The bloody mary totally good… no cute fancy garnish but it still good… I gave 4 stars for bloody mary & 5 stars for the price…
I gave 3 stars because they allowed people smoke inside and there’s a bar fight when were there… kind a scary…

My oysters were frozen and not very good. The food wasn’t anything to write home about. The establishment also permitted smoking.

If you’re looking for nice, easy-​going people, strong, cheap drinks, good bar food, or the BEST Bloody Mary in town, then the O-​Bar is for you.
You can always depend on a laid back atmosphere combined with bartenders who understand that fast drunks tip better, leaving you with good conversation at every turn and drinks that kick like a mule.
Make no mistake, this is a dive bar, and that’s why it’s awesome. They’re not trying to win any awards for most beautiful, or create the fanciest drinks in town, and the restrooms can be downright dangerous to use at times (after a few drinks I mean), but it’s got a welcoming, down-​home feel to it the second you walk in the place.
For smokers who run out halfway through their 4^th or 12^th drink, they’ve got you covered with a small assortment of cigarettes behind the bar for a price only slightly higher than the norm.
From experience, the fried mushrooms are not the white button mushrooms you may have come to expect from other bars serving a similar menu, nooooo sirree, we’re talkin’ about an enormous basket filled with big, full-​on, giant caps and stems, battered to perfection, and served piping-​hot with your choice from a decent array of dipping sauces.
I’ve never had the oysters but they look terrific. They also have a full menu if you’re needing more than just a snack. I hear the sandwiches are terrific. It seems like they have about 20 big flat-​screens on the walls, as well, and they’ll change the channels as long as there aren’t too many objections.
It’s usually jam-​packed after dusk on the weekends so if you’re traveling with a crowd I suggest you get there early enough to secure a few seats. It’s always busier and sometimes impossible when school is in session. Parking is another great reason to get there early because you can forget about it after about 10PM.
All-​in-​all the O-​Bar is my choice for any after-​5 o’clock drinks and snacks, over any other place in the area, that’s for sure.

I love this place.
I have to differentiate between the two locations, as they are slightly different.
The 34^th ‘O-​Bar’ as it is called is definitely the place to go if you want to have a drink at any time of the day or night. They have killer specials on drinks, and the food is excellent as well. However, the quality of food is not as great as the location on Slide Road.
On any given day, if you’ve lived in Lubbock for awhile, you’ll run into someone you know at the O-​Bar. Especially if that person likes to drink. On most weekdays it is packed during happy hour. Service is usually alright, what you would expect in a place that is more of a bar than a restaurant.
The only complaint is that parking is a bitch. And you will get towed if you’re not careful.