Oyster Boy

Dije Jhegunsay

5.0

Been here twice. One of my favorite here is the bbq with vegetable fried rice. Foods are great. Staffs are accomodating. Will surely back to this resto.

Ajeng Putri Perdani

4.0

Oyster Boy won my heart on our first visit here in their Cubao branch. I LOVE their food. My team and I had a dozen of Oysters in Cheese and Garlic, Labuyo Chicken in Garlic Rice, Crispy Sisig, Pecho Inasal, and a couple of beers. Oysters in Cheese and Garlic were to die for! Although some of the oysters are still small in size, the taste made up for it. Oysters alone were both briney and creamy in taste and this tells me that they were fresh and clean when they were cooked. The cheese and garlic added a savory taste. I tried ordering another dozen but was informed that they they are all out for the day on oysters which really shows you that OysterBoy oysters are a hit. The Labuyo Chicken with Garlic Rice was a shocker for me and my team as we were expecting a chicken that was so hot that we would no longer have a functioning palate. However, we were faced upon a juicy grilled chicken that has a sweet chili taste. Who knew that siling labuyo can taste so good when cooked. Yes it is spicy but there is a hint of sweetness that also comes from the chili that makes it taste so delicious. The crispy sisig was again another good dish for us. I am very particular with the sisig that I eat as I am not a fan of eating animal fats and do not like having the oily feel in my mouth. The sisig we had was incorporated with egg and I was able the eat a lot as the sisig are mostly meat rather than fat. It doesn't have the gamey flavor that I don't like in most innards dishes. The Pecho Inasal was our least favorite among our orders as it was obviously overcooked when it was served to us. The Inasal was accompanied by a seasoned soy sauce that made the taste better even if it is overcooked. The flavor was there for the Inasal, it is just that it was overcooked. There is also a wide array of beverages available in this restaurant. Given that this can be considered as a chill out place , there are a number of foreign and local beverages. I must say that some or their food are not "instagramable" on their presentation but on any given day, I would always prefer a food that taste exeptional rather than a bland food that is presented well.Overall, the place matched my expectation or even surpassed it. I would have given this review a perfect score if only the Pecho Inasal was not overcooked and they didn't ran out of Cheese Garlic Oysters. Staff were also really friendly and accomodating and price of both food and beverages are reasonable.

Arrofi Fatchurrochman Faqih

1.0

The reason I went here awhile ago was to try their oysters, specifically their Oysters On A Half Shell. One word to describe the whole experience: disappointing. They had the audacity to charge Php 300 for 12 very petite oysters - each oyster just covered almost 1/3 of the spoon I was using. I should've taken a picture or two of how pitiful the 12 pieces of oyster shells looked like crammed side-by-side on the small plate they were served on. They were so small that all 12 pieces fit inside the circumference of the small plate. The meat on the oysters were anemic, as if they were dead for at least 2 days and refrigerated to slow down the decomposition process. I asked one of the guy servers if this is really how small their oysters are. He told me that they cannot control the size and quality of their oysters as they are delivered to their branch. Not a very smart answer to say to your customer especially if you have the word 'oyster' in your restaurant name. No quality-control and they are A-OK with that. So the customer has to play Russian Roulette with their signature dish and bite the bullet if the product is below-par. I am very tempted to spend another 300 bucks and take pics/video-record everything this time and post them online - even if I had to reexperience the highway robbery I was subjected to earlier.

Kezbanyildirim84

5.0

I've been visiting this gastropub since I tried it. Its really my type of bar, not that so expensive, the food was great specially their oyster kilawin and kare kare. I do suggest that you order their kilawin with a bottle of cerveza Negra served with lemon slices. It divine, perfect for a "chillax night"

Kayla.prayudi0228

3.0

Went here for a dinner last March 23. Location is very searchable which is just infront of Araneta Coliseum. We ordered 12pcs fresh oysters with lemon, 6pcs garlic and cheese oysters, pork bbq, baticolon, atay and pork sisig for our main course and chocolate cake for desert. All tastes real good. For our drinks we ordered soft drink and pine orange juice, i was shocked that they have a special pine orange juice yo be served however, it was just an in can del monte which is 80 pesos. Holy cow, 80 pesos for it. We're really full and we paid 1,500 including their service charge.

ZAHRA

2.0

I didn't enjoy what we had here. Well, we might have just ordered the wrong ones. Oysters Pizza O'la would be fine if they cleaned the oysters (shells) very well. Bihon Guisado was oily and soggy. The taste was too simple (carinderia style pancit). Crispy Danggit was not crispy at all. It seemed like it was cooked in a very high heat in a hurry that's why crispiness wasn't achieved. Most of the clams in their Halaan Shells in Seafood Broth were not open that could mean they were not cooked. I was just fortunate to see two clams open and my friend just got one (he also tried to open some, but he failed). We discarded the rest of the unopened shells and just tried to enjoy the soup. Overall, the dining experience wasn't really nice. It would take quite a while before I visit the place again or maybe I would think twice.

Mickey.

2.0

Very poor service and the place looks very worn out. Lucky for them given that they are renovating right now. Hope that the place becomes cleaner and a bit brighter given that it feels like a cave.

Vonn Russell Vargas Olfindo

1.0

Worst service I have experienced in Cubao. We were the only customers inside and it took so long for our orders to be served. There are two missing items in our order and their excused was their printer did not print the two orders (fried chicken and pepsi). Then, they changed their excuse saying the waitress who took out order was a trainee. Lame excuse. We asked for a warm tap drinking water and we have ask them 3 times before they gave it to us and they also put it in coffee cup and very hot. After so many complaints, the manager on duty (male) did not even bother to come and ask for apology. Yet, we paid automatic 10% for service charge (3 persons in our group). I do not mind paying 18% service charge if the service was ok but this one really sucks. THIS RESTAURANT SUCKS ESPECIALLY CUSTOMER SERVICE.

Marc Siao

4.0

I have been here twice ordering mainly cocktails and oysters. They have well-mannered servers that are willing to explain menus and take requests. For my second visit I asked them to mix some drinks for me and they gladly did it. I would say the proces are OK for an average earner. I ordered Lumpia Wraps to go with my cocktail and the serving was a bit large. I also ordered their grilled, japanese style and oriental style oysters. I liked the japanese style oysters best.

Mert Aktaş

4.0

• Food: Tastefully GOOD! Local delicacies are perfectly cooked for it to be tasted, as if it was really cooked by your mom at home. I tried most of their best sellers and it is called for that very reason. Try their LAING, BAKED OYSTERS, ADOBO FLAKES and FRESH LUMPIA. You will feel like you never left home. Good job! • Price: Amazingly AFFORDABLE. The food has general price ranges from 80-250 pesos per order. You will get the worth of your payment. • Ambiance: Nice and fair! You will immediately notice the big octopus at the ceiling and you cant stop your temptations to take a picture of it. The lights were perfectly matched and to lighten up the area. I think what should be done differently are the tables and chairs' set up since its a little too crowded, especially when all of the seats are occupied. Nonetheless, the general ambiance is just fair and creative. • Customer Service: fairly fair. The orders are given at a timely manner, the waiters are accommodating enough. • Recommendable: DEFINITELY YES! They operate 24hrs and I am sure it is a worthy experience to try this restaurant.