Island Oyster
Seafood, pub · Albee Square
About Island Oyster
At Island Oyster, we're all about serving up fresh seafood favorites that'll transport you to a coastal haven. Just like our grilled burgers and fries, our oysters are a local favorite, and for good reason - we've got 'em sourced from the best waters around Buffalo. Our cozy pub atmosphere is the pe...
At Island Oyster, we're all about serving up fresh seafood favorites that'll transport you to a coastal haven. Just like our grilled burgers and fries, our oysters are a local favorite, and for good reason - we've got 'em sourced from the best waters around Buffalo. Our cozy pub atmosphere is the perfect spot to catch a game or share a plate of fish 'n' chips with friends. With attentive service that's as warm as our oven-fresh bread, you'll feel right at home in our Albee Square digs.
What Customers Say About Island Oyster
Island Oyster (Burger King) receives mixed reviews. Many praise friendly staff like Donna and the fresh food, especially the Whopper. However, slow service, cold food, and issues with online orders and cleanliness are frequent complaints.
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Tip: Order through the app or drive-thru to potentially avoid long wait times, but be aware of potential issues with cold food and order accuracy.
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- Engine House No. 2 and Hook and Ladder No. 9 (A 671m) — building in New York, United States Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
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Island Oyster Albee Square Reviews
Always have a great meal here. Love the WHOPPER! Whopper whopper whopper whopper Try it with cheese and bacon
It felt like my close to home Burger King. The girls were nice the boy was so attentive with the tattoos on his arm and he made sure the food was fresh .I kept saying my order fast cuz I was nervous. But they were all so sweet. Morning crew.on 5/23/25 My plans actually got cancelled but they made it worth coming out of my way for no reason.
Have berm there twicw in the ladt few weeks with my grandson. Service was good food was hot! Your worker Donna was one of the most pleasant people I've encountered in a long time both times we where there. She was warm & friendly. The 2nd time we were there my 10 year old grandson actually ran up to the counte to greet her! The 1st time we had the $5 meal that includes 4 chicken nuggets, fries, a chicken sandwich & soft drink. The 2nd time I has 2 egg & cheese biscuits & he ordered 2 egg & cheese croissants & a soda
All in all I love this location. I know almost everyone there and they are all nice. Food is great. One thing though; they should be careful with the quality of the fries and chicken nuggets, every so often but not all the time I come across a lukewarm fries or nuggets. Sometimes workers overlook the hot/ cold food guidance. This guidance is really important. Just a constructive criticism. Other than that I love the place. 🥰🥰
After upgrading this establishment and new employees great customer service and the order is usually right staff is very friendly and fix issues immediately to my knowledge McDonald's and Wendy's do not carry a vegan burger just like they do at Burger King.
Sat at the drive thru window for a good 8-10 minutes before being serviced. Food was ok
An older lady I believe was the manager there in black shirt, had a negative attitude & zero eye contact along with no verbal reply to a customer when something was said. Instead this manager turned head looked away then walked away. I gave 3 stars vs 1 because the very friendly server at counter was very polite made eye contact and served our order thanking us. The manager just walked back to kitchen handling food without even washing her hands after handling the cash register which is a flagrant violation of food safety protocols. Her uniform also looked rather unkept not clean. What stuck out to me overall was this manager didn't operate as a Store Manager should. Zero communication given to anyone of crew and she just basically figure 8 walked doing tasks without delegation. She is lucky I'm not the District Manager! Her employees did their jobs and were seen multitasking without direction. I understand bad days but that manager is not a quality Store Manager. I'm a retired Store Manager different company & was a prior employee of BK 30 years ago under Heathers wing 1998-99. She was a great Store Manager Grant & Amherst.
Drive-thru - usually I don't have an issue with my food but today, the nuggets and fries I had ordered was cold and old. Since I ordered the 8 piece nuggets - I felt that they used cold/old 6 pc nuggets and just added 2 fresh ones. It was only two cars in the drive-thru so there wasn't much of a line. I also only live about 5 minutes away from this location...so pretty disappointed
The store closes at 12 am and I got a DoorDash order at 11:20 but they are closed makes no sense if your going to close early please turn off all the online
Should been a zero but there no zero never go here worst bk every
This guy Is supposed to be the manager but he kicks customers out before they buy anything
These people close half an hour early and don't want to serve anyone after 10:30. That's ridiculous. People waiting in line and the recorder comes on and says it's already closed when there were 2 cars in front of me that were served but they didn't want to serve me.
Ridiculously slow even when you're the only order. Do not recommend.
Doesn't open doors when there supposed too. ordered food this morning driving a bus, can't go thru the drive thru. Just wanted food and to use the bathroom. If your sign says your open at 7 your doors should be open at 7.
Do not expect food unless you order on the app or drive through. You'll stand at the counter for an hr before anyone realizes there's a customer. These fast food restaurants do not have customer service anymore yet everyone wants a raise. They cannot even handle a walk up customer. I'd rather starve then support this laziness.
There can be nobody in the store or in line at the drive thru and you will still wait at least 15 minutes for them to take your order.
I ordered a meal, the food was fine. However I poured my cup into the sink to get the ice out before I through it away and there was something in my drink. I have no idea what it was but I will NEVER go here again because I truly want to vomit right now after seeing this. I drank the whole drink.
The person answering the phone is extremely unprofessional and rude. I was nice and explained that someone stole our DoorDash order and I was asking for the steps and she got extremely disrespectful.
The two ladies are nice, but 31 minutes?? There was 1 car in front of me. I sat at the window 18 minutes after the other car left 31 total. I thought maybe they were making it fresh. Why is it all cold? Fries are cold the whopper is cold. What took so long?
I waited over 20 minutes to receive my order, and I did not receive my food. When I asked the person bagging the food if I could have my burger, as it was the ONLY whopper there and it had been sitting for 15 minutes, they were incredibly rude, and said I had to wait my turn(even though my food had been sitting for 15 minutes). I waited another minute, and left without my food. This is absolutely and completely unacceptable behavior from staff, and the wait time to not even receive my food was absurd. I thought fast food was supposed to be, well, fast. I will not be back as this was totally unacceptable.
This place is absolutely disgusting. Not only are there so many spiderwebs around the store and around the window and the doors, there was also a spider handing on top of their fries station. I believe there is also a leakage on their ceiling they use red bucks underneath them it’s so unsanitary. It’s been a month mind you now, and they still haven’t done anything about it. Imagine if it was spiders on y’all food
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601 Busti Ave, Buffalo, NY 14213
Albee Square, NY 14213
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