Since we are staying at the Sunset Hotel for the holidays we are eating out for Christmas Eve and Christmas. We decided to avoid holiday traffic by staying in the hotel for meals. Sunset has a variety of places to eat-from a snack to a nice meal.
We decided tonight to celebrate the Feast of the Seven Fishes by coming to the Oyster Bar. Well, it was more like 3 fishes but still good. We have been here a few times-as well as the sister casino, Palace Station- quite some time ago and enjoyed the food. Palace was always our go-to for gumbo but we stay on this side of town now.
It was pretty busy and we had to wait for a booth. There were high tables and counter seats-where we would normally sit-but for a holiday meal, we wanted to sit closer together.
They cleaned the table we snagged when someone left and brought the placemats that were the menus. They also brought rolls and butter which were pretty good.
We ordered the gumbo. It has a rich sauce filled with andouille sausage, okra and your choice of chicken, shrimp, lobster or crab or a special of all 3 seafood. They are all good choices. The chicken may be my favorite. I think it is grilled first because it has a great charred flavor. The andouille is so flavorful and the best part for me, and the seafood is wonderful.
Olivia was our server and was excellent. The one cook took a break so she went to get him on our food to get it started cooking since it takes a bit. She was very pleasant and attentive.
I recommend the Oyster Bar. The food is very good. I'm still not sure if it is as good as the Palace Station but it is very close.