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    Seabear Oyster Bar

    4.5 (296 reviews)
    Closed 4:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    Moderate noise
    Hipster
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    Good for groups

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    Scallop fried rice
    Abbie B.

    Seabear is good don't get me wrong, but I feel like it is pretty overhyped. I have had people rave about the scallop fried rice and it was just... good. No real flavor on the scallops and didn't love its texture with the rice, but maybe I just am not the biggest fan of scallops. The peas and carrots in it are definitely from the freezer and the sauce was a little off in flavor. The scallion pancake was my favorite thing there but not dreaming about it to this day. Waitstaff was fine. Overall it is pretty good food but probably won't return.

    The damage
    Tyanna M.

    I was in Georgia recently and decided to stop here for dinner. It is a really small place, I'm going to guess about 25 seats inside and there are some seats outside on the patio also. I was greeted at the door and they sent me at a two top near the window at the end of the restaurant. I had a friendly server and he did his job well. It was nice inside and I don't recall music playing but there was a lot of chatter from the closeness of everybody and it seemed to be sort of a neighborhood place. I ordered the fish house punch which was a cocktail that was rum based. It was a decent cocktail. I saw they had many different oyster choices but I am not an oyster fan so I did not partake in those today. They also had a fish and chips special which was fried grouper but I was not interested in a fried fish dish although it did have a very reasonable price point. To kick off my meal I ordered the kale chop salad and OMG am I glad I did. This was the best kale salad I have ever eaten. I would actually love to have the recipe if you all are listening. There was nothing skimpy about this salad and boy was it full flavor. It had lacinato kale, roasted sweet potatoes, pecans, apples, pickled red onions, blue cheese, and it was all done in a red miso vinaigrette. I will be thinking about this salad for a while. For my meal I ordered something off of their snack menu called a crispy scallion pancake and this differs from okonomiyaki because it is basically fried on the outside to make it crispy. On top of the pancake was blue crab, spicy mayo, radish, and a sesame vinaigrette. I also ordered another cocktail to go along with this, the Cassis and Desist I of course had to order dessert but the dessert that I wanted was on their menu but they did not have it so they had a substitute for it which was a chocolate ganache dense cake and I do not remember the surrounding thicker cream sauce but it was a very rich dessert. I ordered a espresso martini along with the dessert. Overall, it was a very good meal and nice cocktails but the standout to me was the kale salad I would definitely give this place another try to try a couple other things on their menu.

    Oyster shooters

    Absolutely fantastic oysters (and other good food options) here. Really enjoyed our experience - the food, the service - all top notch. Little secret - come here 4-6 pm for happy hour and you will not regret it!

    Oysters
    Cecilia T.

    Hard to believe you can find good seafood in a college town not located on the coast. But Seabear manages to find a way. If youre lucky enough to get there before six, fresh oysters are only $2 a piece but I had late dinner plans. I started with one of each of the six listed oysters and I loved them all! Super fresh and delicious, I wish I could have ordered four of each. I saved room, however, for the lobster roll and a side of fries. The portion of lobster was generous with very light dressing to help the flavor of the meat really shine. I paired with a side of fries that were cooked to crispy perfection. I enjoyed it all at their outside bar during some pleasant weather. Would definitely come back.

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    Sunday is a great day to go. Happy Hour all day! Great service and the oysters were dynamite.

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    Nick, if you consistently forget orders/ get them wrong, why do you insist on not writing anything down?

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    Everything is always delicious! The lobster rolls, scallop fried rice, and of course the oysters are my favorites!

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    Food was excellent, all the different oyster choices were amazing. Service was on point.

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    Very nice little place in Athens! Great service and great food. Had a half dozen oysters and the oyster stew. Everything was terrific!!

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    Ask the Community - Seabear Oyster Bar

    I have gift card for Square One Fish Company but they are going out of Business ? Do anybody if another restaurant tae this gift card? Plz let me no

    Good question, my cousin also had one and there is no other square one in Athens I'm not sure if there's one in Atlanta but basically it's a non-useable gift card sadly, I really loved that place it sucks.

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