Went for a late lunch a couple of days ago, 5 plus a wheelchair. They weren't very busy, which was good cause it's a small place. The waitress was pretty laid back as far as speed, but we weren't in any hurry, so it was ok. She was super friendly and very attentive... nobody ever had to ask for drinks or anything. The food was great! I only took a couple of pictures, but everything looked amazing! I had the cheeseburger and added fried jalapenos. It was delicious as were the onion rings! Everybody enjoyed everything! We'll see y'all again in July! read more

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Super nice people. Otherwise... Really expensive, not very good, not very inviting place. The fried shrimp were pretty good. The recommended Saint Sue special was not good at all. Overcooked catfish with canned mushroom, tiny shrimp, and canned crab just doesn't do it for me. The boudin balls with etouffee had a decent taste but hardly any boudin! Very thin walled. The cheese curds were ok at best. Again the staff was really sweet and accommodating but I just can't get past $90 for two people and that quality level. read more

Their sides ready suck. "Baked"potatoes cooked in the microwave. Fried okra out of a bag. Cole slaw dry and tasteless. Just taking the lazy or cheap way out. Sad because they used to be one of the better places in Fowl River to eat at. read more

This restaurant has been around for a while and could use some updating. The tables remind me of an old diner but it is clean. We came for the all-you-can-eat crab legs. They come with gumbo, salad or slaw, corn on the cob, red potatoes and Texas toast. It's a lot of food but I only tasted the sides and saved my appetite for the crab legs. The crab legs were great and worth the price. We only had to wait a few minutes for our second round. My dinner mate ordered the softshell crab poboy. He said it was ok but the crab had no seasoning on it. read more

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On the way to Dauphin Island on 193, you could drive right by it and miss it. While this appears to be their slow period as school has started and we were the only table with people in a Thursday at 6:15 PM. Our waitress, Mary took good care of us throughout our visit. I ordered the gumbo because, I always try gumbo if it is on the menu. It was pretty good. Then, she ordered the St Sue Supreme, and I had the Creole supreme both entrees were very tasty and our fish cooked perfectly. However, the mashed potatoes were instant, and not good at all. Order the new potatoes instead. Also, this place could use a good dusting, everywhere. Bottom line, the food is very good, but the place need cleaning up. read more

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Was pleasantly surprised by Baudeans! It doesn't really call attention to itself from the outside but the food was excellent. Our server was very sweet and responsive to all our questions! We will be back. read more

Baudean's - Catch of the Day - Mahi Mahi with mashed potatoes and fried okra - Seafood Near Me - Theodore, Alabama

Another trip to Fowl River for AYCE shrimp with all the trimming's. Service was spot on, restaurant was almost empty. Ya'll drive on down and help these folks survive, great food, better service, a little pricey, but comparable to everyone else around here. Pictures show all the goodness we had except for lil' pugs bushwhacker. read more

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Not a bad little hole in the wall place. Food was decent. The sticky floors and not quite clean restrooms left something to be desired. The waitress was super sweet though, so that certainly helped. Wouldn't go out of my way to go back, but it wasn't bad. read more

Service very friendly and accommodating. We had the Grouper St.Sue, it was so delicious. No ambiance, small hole in the wall is how call it.

Although the food we had to order was pretty good, we went for the all- you-can-eat crab legs on Mondays. We got there at 5:15 and were told they were already out. Being that there were only 10 or more customers already seated, it's really bad that the crab legs were already gone. If advertised food isn't available to ALL customers, then a limit should be put on the clusters of crab. We will never go back, on any night, and will not suggest anyone go. Overall, very bad experience. read more

Well what should I say? The food was freaking amazing the service was top-notch will be visiting this place again.

Fresh seafood and great service. We love the shrimp. Have visited twice and will return. read more

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Good food and excellent service. The portions are huge. The salad was fresh with several veggies. I got the St Sue with trigger fish. It was cooked perfectly and topped with shrimp and sauted mushrooms. Hubby got the Creole Supreme. It was more than he could eat. We'll definitely return. read more

The food is not up to par. I went a couple of weeks ago, after quite a few years from my first time. Used to be amazing. Don't know what happened. I would not recommend it at all. If you're looking for really good seafood and drinks on the way to Dauphin Island, go to the Pelican Reef. Outstanding. They also have a nice patio right on the water. Beaudeans just isn't good anymore. read more

The family and I was in Dauphin Island on vacation. There was no place to eat on the island so we found this place. The service was slow. There was only one waitress and she was extremely busy which made service extremely slow. Though the people were nice. The food was OK. It wasn't the best seafood restaurant that we have ate at, but it wasn't the worst either. If I had to, I would eat here again. read more

The service was fantastic! Super nice people. Clean place, too. Outside and inside. The food prices weren't as expected the mushrooms you see here.. $12, and this fried oyster dinner was $18. Absolutely no salt. No flavor on anything. We had to dip everything in the sauce to have any flavor. And after all that fried everything. We feel horrible. If you do decide to stop here.. go in. That way, you can let them know you don't like it and possibly get a replacement or get it fixed. As for the prices... that's just more than we would spend here again. read more

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The food was not good - my daughter ordered chicken alfredo and the chicken had a rubbery clear tendon that ruined her appetite. This was following the salad that was made of lettuce that wasn't fresh, pickled cabbage, yellow/unripe tomatoes and fried pieces of batter as croutons. My husband had shrimp crab gumbo. It had no crab and about 5-7 overcooked shrimp with no flavor. I ordered the chicken wrap. Safe, right?! Nope! Gross lettuce, unripe tomato/sour, bland chicken, etc. My other daughter ordered the best with her fried alligator and fries. And all this to say we paid $85 for a gross tasting meal, okay service, but we were desperate because all the restaurants on Dauphin island had 1-2 hour wait. We would've been better off going to the store!! Don't waste your money! read more

The food is always good and fresh. Most of the staff is friendly, I've never had any issues. The decor is dated and the place could use some sprucing up. The bar is average, don't expect any top shelf selections. read more

BEWARE! I REALLY try not to slam a local restaurant too bad, but I'm honest and in this case my obligation is to diners who will leave there tired, irritable, and still hungry. This place has been recommended to us for ages by friends who go for all-you-can-eat crab legs on Tuesdays but we've never gotten around to making the 45 minute trek out that way from where we live on the other side of Mobile. My daughter just graduated college and wanted to go there to celebrate with a crab leg dinner. So it being Tuesday evening we drove out. Only 2-3 tables were occupied in the main dining room plus a 9 top party in the back room when we got there, but as we sat there from 6:00 to a quarter till 8 the place had time to fill up due to the fact that no tables were being turned this whole time as no food was coming out of the kitchen. It was evident some food had indeed been cooked and served earlier that day as evidenced by several tables still in need of cleaning when we walked in. *Side note: social distancing isn't a concept here. The service was pure mayhem. The staff was disorganized, no one knew who was doing what and many times the dining room had no staff presence at all while they were all in the kitchen for stretches of time while diners looked around at each other wondering if anyone was coming back. The consistency in the service was in the amount of time it took for any given table to get menus and drinks. One table of two sat there a good 15 minutes without menus. There for a while it was difficult to even make out who the actual staff was ; they were all wearing shorts and t-shirts and looked like regular customers. One girl came over and took our drink order (they were out of unsweetened tea so we all had to settle for sweet rather than our preferred half-and-half --- this is because so many places have resorted to using ready-made tea rather than making it fresh these days and the bought stuff is loaded with too much sugar! /mini rant). Time goes by and the male server came over to ask if anyone had taken our drink order. More time goes by and a completely different girl brings us our drinks. We had to ask for straws.... more time goes by and she comes back with straws and says she'll be back to get our order. When she finally made it back we asked about the all-you-can-eat-eat crab legs and she had to go back to the kitchen to find out! Seriously. Another stretch of time later she came back and we're finally able to get an appetizer order in, but after another long stretch of time our waitress came back to inform us that they were out of that item but suggested the cheese curds. These we did actually receive. Nothing much of note; tasty but also they came out of a bag from the freezer and thrown into the fryer, the marinara came in a pudding cup and was cold; nothing house made. In fact, other than the crab legs, what we ordered for our dinners wasn't anything more than items that would have been taken out of the frig/freezer and thrown into the fryer for a few minutes. Nothing that would take more than 15-20 minutes to serve up for a table of three. I did take a gander at their beer selections at the bar - zero micros, all typical industrial labels, so if you prefer beer that's basically just water they have you covered. I have absolutely no clue what was taking place in the kitchen. No one offered any explanation nor apology on why everyone was so scatter-brained and the kitchen had come to a halt. The staff just remained dysfunctional with no supervision whatsoever, apparently having no experience or training. It could well be that this was the result of a scramble to get staff hired after Covid. BUT it's clearly evident that the owner/management pays zero attention to their Yelp reviews because our experience is exactly as others have expressed prior to the shutdowns and no one was there managing the situation. Two tables walked out prior to us giving up and leaving as well. We ended up down the road at Bayley's after discovering that our Pelican Reef Plan B wasn't serving food. We all had a laugh in Bayley's after being seated then shortly thereafter seeing others who were at Baudean's when we were starting to file in, all irritated and hangry. Also just an FYI - the menu that's on the Baudean's webpage is not current. We were there exactly two hours and only received one round of drinks (no one offered refills and we were afraid to ask) and the cheese curds. The party of 9 who was there when we got there was still there waiting on food when we left. If it weren't for really wanting my daughter to get to have her graduation crab legs we would've left WAY sooner. The owner couldn't give less of a care about all the negative reviews, which are absolutely accurate. Just do yourself a favor and drive right on by. The one star rating I'm giving begrudgingly due to the fact that I would rather it be zero but Yelp won't let me. read more

Baudean's - Cheese curds - Seafood Near Me - Theodore, Alabama

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Highly recommend the gator!! Friendly service! Cozy vibe. Would definitely come back again :)

Pricey !! But I definitely recommend I spent 111$ on 2 people but the food was definitely worth it inly problem I had was the king crab wasn't seasoned at all read more

I've been going to Baudean's since I was a child. I haven't been in a few years and decided to go for lunch today. The menu prices are ridiculously high, especially for the food you are getting. I ordered the crawfish poboy and the tails tasted spoiled. I was very disappointed to have a bad experience at one of my old favorite restaurants. read more

Food is IQF and not fresh like they say!!!! It sucks I would rather have a frozen burger!! Eat at Captain Snapper's it's always fresh not frozen read more

Will never be back. Waited over an hour and a half for the food. I ordered a grilled cheese.

The oyster and shrimp poboys are the best! We enjoyed them very much. Our server was helpful and friendly. Definitely recommend this little hole in the wall. read more

Baudean's - Yummy oyster poboy - Seafood Near Me - Theodore, Alabama

Can't say enough about Bsudean's. Went here based on a strangers recommendation and now I feel real smart for listening. Great food and friendly service. Close enough to Dauphin Island to be convenient. I will be back. read more

I love Baudean's ! I don't eat Po-Boys anywhere but their bread is so soft and it's my favorite ! I love their cheese curds , blackened alligator Po-Boys , and fried okra ! My husband gets their hamburger steak or gator and shrimp wrap. I will add they are slow but their food is the bomb and good service ! read more

Baudean's - Blackened Alligator Po-Boy with lettuce and pickles only ! - Seafood Near Me - Theodore, Alabama

Great food, reasonable prices. Nice menu. Good service. Nice folks. Atmosphere is local. Try it out. Gumbo was not warm enough, but tasty. Good corn fritters. Caught them early for lunch. Will be back to try again. read more

Baudean's is a quality seafood restaurant. I actually chose it to have birthday dinner there with my family. The atmosphere is amazing and the food is even better. It tastes fresh and everything was cooked properly. My only complaint was the hush puppies. They seemed burnt and weren't big enough. Also, the service was amazing. Our server knew the right times to check on us and was happy to fix mistakes in our order. Another bad thing is that it's located in the middle of nowhere, but that's a minor things. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone who likes seafood. Oyster House is better though. read more

Got takeout. Snow crab cooked perfectly. Bacon wrapped shrimp was also very good. A little pricey but worth it.

Best service and food I had of my whole 7 day vacation at Dauphin Island! Food was absolutely amazing! Service was top notch! Our server was Sabrie and let me tell you, she made our night in multiple ways. We had went to the only real seafood restaurant on DI about 50 min before close and we were turned away. I called Baudean's and Sabire answered and assured us she would take care of us. She went above and beyond to make sure our experience was great. Y'all need a spot on the island! With servers like her and food like you have, you could put a hurting on anything else DI has. I was pretty floored at all the house made sauces, dips and dressings. Here's my recommendation, along with that seafood sign on the Highway that caught my attention to know you were there, how about a sign that says "15 minutes to DI" let the tourist know it isn't far to drive back for amazing food! Maybe one that says "come back for dinner" Idk Friday night an hour before close and 1 restaurant was busy and rude and one was empty but it wasn't the food or service that made it that way. Keep killing it!!! read more

I use to eat here but it got to be a problem. Every time we would go there we would have to wait over a hour for our food. Now I understand sometimes when your busy it happens but sometimes we would go and they wouldn't be busy at all. We just got tired of always having to wait. read more

2 stars for easily accommodating our large party but that is all. We came on a Tuesday for the all you can eat crab legs that I had several years ago on vacation that my kids still talk about, only to find out that Sunday is the day for crab legs now. Too bad I checked the website before we came to confirm, which still listed it as Tuesday's. Everyone was disappointed, but it did save us a bunch of money I suppose. We did get the deal of the day which was 2 for 1 ribeyes. They were not very good, very thin. Once our server brought us our food we never really saw her again, even though they weren't busy. We won't be back. read more

Great catfish. My son had the shrimp Alfredo and husband had the shrimp three ways. All was good. Service was great. Quite little restaurant close to home do we will definitely keep going here. read more

Not local. I travel for work. Highly recommend very good food. Service was very friendly and timely. read more

Baudean's - Gator Po Boy and some Cajun fish thing - Seafood Near Me - Theodore, Alabama

Don't be fooled by the special "ALL YOU CAN EAT CRABLEGS" it's all that they want you to eat. When they want you to stop, they start serving very crappy crablegs. They having been sitting in a pot for a very long time. They were brown and so rubbery, that you couldn't even crack them. The corn too was like eating a corn cob sponge...do not get the crab legs read more

Don't pass this place. Stop in for lunch or dinner. You won't be sorry. The gumbo is fantastic! I had the grilled chicken wrap and could not put it down. My husband had the shrimp po-boy and said it was out of this world. Best place!!! read more

AMAZING seafood! Our server was so sweet & gave us so many tips on what to try since we were visiting out of state. For what you pay, you get an insane amount of food. Definitely will be going again! read more

Not much to look at and no curb appeal but the food is excellent. I had the fried shrimp and it was cooked perfectly! I didn't pay much attention to the sides after I started on the shrimp. Not only delicious but plenty of them too! read more

This was a disappointment. The drinks were all gross--even the tea was sour--the mashed potatoes and gravy with the smothered steak tasted like cafeteria food. The French fries were bagged. The only thing decent was the catfish. read more