Dirty Don's Oyster Bar & Grill - NMB

"Oh I really wanted to have a great lunch experience @ Dirty Dons, but it was not to be. Oysters are one of favorite things on the planet. Friday few minutes before noon hour, entered NMB location. Party of 3 directly ahead of me. Host seated them & returned to seat me promptly. Only 1 person working front of house so he was multi tasking, seems like he’d done it before. Checked out laminated menu, looking for lunch, but none to be found. Hand helds & other entrees priced at upper end of range. Drinks delivered promptly to both tables, only 2 tables occupied, and orders taken. I settled on the “Oyster Basket”, I mean they promote themselves as “Oyster Bar” right and there were several other oyster choices available. I choose the basket, priced @ $16.99-that’s good-and ice tea $3.00. Basket comes with one side, fries were suggested by waiter. Here’s where it gets a bit sticky. Wait for food was reasonable, delivered in red plastic basket lined with paper. Silverware presented in plastic sleeve & required wiping down. My basket contained 10 of the smallest oysters I’ve ever seen. I didn’t know you could harvest them this size. Largest one maybe the size of a nickel, most could be completely concealed under a dime. Not kidding. Breading and cook looked ok so I dug in. Of the 10 served, 3 were eatable, others were impossible to chew and I discarded in my napkin. Fries now were good & well seasoned. Waiter checked on me twice & refilled my tea-good tea-when I requested. My total was north of $25.00 with tip. So, recapping, Dirty Dons is attractive, centrally located, reasonably clean although I suspect parking maybe an issue when they’re busy, and nicely decorated. My food experience was not what I’d expected. Will I return or recommend? At this point no. They’ve been around a long time and hopefully changes can be made to improve the dining experience. Properly managed it could be a fantastic addition to NMB restaurant choices."

"Place is adorable however food is far from it. Honestly, I waisted $100 Raw burger did it it. There was just 2 of us and 1 other table while we dined and took over an hour for food, plus forgot the appetizers."

"Waitress was very nice. We ordered shrimp and crab nachos. Nacho chips were stale and the smell of fish was so strong. 1 bite and I decided to order chicken strips and fries. My husband managed to eat about 1/3 of the nachos and barely made it home before getting very sick. The fries were cold and the Chicken so overcooked it couldn’t be eaten. I did call and report it to the manager so that they would not serve tonight."

"Great Place! Tons of seafood choses. Coconut shrimp was great. My mother-in-law loved the oysters. Our waitress, Janet even showed my mother-in-law how to shuck the oysters! My Husband had the shrimp Tacos. They were fantastic. The fish and chips were good too. I forgot to take photos of most food though. Sorry. The atmosphere was great! There is indoor and outside seating. We will definitely be back!"

"Food was good, portion size was good except my oyster basket which was small. Good happy hour deals and if you keep your receipt you get 6 free oysters on your next visit. Nice atmosphere."