Louisiana has the lock on grilled oysters hands down but this place is on the same level. FRESH and cooked perfectly. That's all I have to say. Delicious. The pasta was full of seafood and the sauce had a nice kick to it. We ordered Little Red Corvettes (drink) and they were very well mixed! Not too strong but didn't taste like juice. I have no complaints. read more

Half Shell - Half & Half Oysters Bienville & Grilled Caesar Salad - Seafood Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

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You must stop into the Half Shell for Sunday brunch. The bartender "AMY" is amazing. The food is awesome and the drinks are wonderful. If you have not visited the Half Shell you must put it on your to do list. Check out their menu, and drinks! I'll see ya' all there! Cheers & Shots MJ read more

We enjoyed a late dinner at the Half Shell. Although we arrived after 10pm, there was still a 30 minute wait. Once seated, the server came over right away. He was friendly and quickly took our drink orders. We ordered the seafood nachos as an appetizer and I tried the fish tacos. The seafood nachos were excellent! It only took us a minute to finish the dish. The tacos were good although I could only eat one. My Husband and son were both pleased with their selections as well. The drinks were reasonably priced at only $6. I tried a Mule and it was great. There wasn't a long wait for the food and the service was great! read more

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While visiting Memphis for the first time, my friend was showing me around the city. We had stopped to get donuts and were about to pass Half Shell when he mentioned he'd been wanting oysters. I was down, so we pulled in to try them out. When we got inside, there was a short wait, so we sat on the bench at the entrance. In about 10 minutes, our table was ready so the hostess led us to it. Our server came and greeted us and then brought back waters. We were there strictly for oysters, so this was our focus. We were torn between chargrilled oysters and the half and half (3 Bienville and 3 Rockefeller), but decided to go with the half and half. We also ordered drinks, I can't remember ether name of my drink, but it was made with vodka, which I typically don't drink, but this was delicious! Our oysters came out within a few minutes and I noticed they'd given us 4 oysters Bienville and 2 oysters Rockefeller instead of 3 and 3 lol. I brought it to the food runner's attention and she got us another Rockefeller brought out a bit later. While the half and half was good, it was a lot...really heavy oysters lol. But the flavor was pretty good! We kinda wished we'd gotten the chargrilled but next time! read more

Half Shell - Half & half oysters (they gave us 4 and 2, so they brought out another Rockefeller later) - Seafood Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

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Great food and very quick service at an incredible reasonable price. The gumbo was first rate.

I went to the Half Shell with my mom & sister for dinner and I wasn't particularly impressed. I ordered a margarita, the chargrilled oysters, and a side of Brussels that were on their specials for the week. While the oysters tasted great, they were small (I went during December which is technically in season). The Brussels were NOT good - most restaurant style Brussels are so tasty - I was disappointed. Our waiter was inattentive and a little rude. I probably won't return. read more

Half Shell - Chargilled Oysters - Seafood Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

4 of us met here for lunch on Thursday. A couple of us hadn't eaten there before, me included. The menu is comprehensive, lots of choices and the prices reasonable for lunch. Two people had a sandwich with a side, another had a shrimp salad, and I had the lobster roll. As I've spend every summer in Maine for the last 15 years I know about lobster rolls. And this was way up there. The bun was nice and warm, the lobster meat varied between claw and body and mayo was left for me to add. I don't like much mayo, so this was great. And awesome value. You could easily add $6-9 in Maine for a lesser meal. We all walked away saying how good everything was. Service was excellent. The restaurant was surprisingly quiet, but staff are taking all precautions necessary. Recommended read more

Half Shell - Lunch special .... lobster roll and steak fries $10.99!! Winner - Seafood Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

Great service at the bar on Sunday afternoon. You can have cocktails and catch the game. I had the oysters & Italian spinach. Oysters were good although a little salty for my taste. Italian spinach was perfectly prepared. I also selected the lemon drop martini. Not as good as Houston's Restaurant lemon drop martini, but still pretty yummy. Be warned that they stay packed!! Even early when they first open! People love this place! read more

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Shhh! Keep this to yourself but they got the best seafood in Memphis, came here late night after a movie and had oysters, catfish, and chicken! Sail boat vibe is perfect! P.S. Mary is an awesome server. read more

Go there for good food and good service! And don't worry about the tip! They have a standard 18% gratuity. Win! Win!

Would have been 5 stars but there was this weird fellow standing in the dining room just watching everyone. I am a long term patron here but this was strange. Maybe he was a host/greeter but gave off a weird vibe. Service was excellent as always. Food was great. read more

A Memphis classic! The only reason I am giving it 4 stars is because they didn't have diet Sprite or diet ginger ale for my grandma. Biggg portions of food and service was good. read more

Haven't been to the half shell in several years. It has probably changed hands. We got the hamburger steak. it was greasey and the hamburger was tuff. This was the half shell on winchester in Memphis. also charging automatic 18% gratuity. I tip according to food and service. Just bad experience. read more

Love the half Shell! Go there every Friday for lunch. They have the best catfish ! All the waiters are wonderful. Angela is our favorite! Been coming here for years. It's like Cheers "Everybody knows your name!" It has its own special charm! read more

The new location of Half Shell @ Poplar & Forest Hill in Germantown is not listed on here & it wouldn't let me add it. My friend & I, who both love the other Half Shell tried the new location this week. The decor is cute & interior looks nice. Our server was Julus & he was very nice & did a good job & explained some things on the menu. I ordered crab bisque. It was thick & Rich & would have been good but was very over salted! Then we both order the "catch of the day" sandwich with fried grouper . Mine was to be served with remoulade sauce & for that reason cost $4 more. My grouper was fried & tender inside with good flavor. Came on a hogie bun with lettuce, tomato onions & pickles- but no remoulde sauce. Julus brought some promptly- in a small plastic container. The fish & sandwich were too large to eat as a sandwich, so I took it off the bread & ate from the plate. The fries that came with it were sliced potatoes- fried & salted just right. Very good. My poor friend did not get fried grouper that she ordered. It was one of the other fish offered as catch of the day. It was small, fried too much & had no flavor. I gave her a taste of my grouper to compare & she confirmed hers was definitely not the grouper she ordered. Server came by & she told him it wasn't what she ordered. He disagreed with her- said it was grouper- Just smaller pieces than mine. Did not offer to take it back & replace with correct fish! She could not eat it! Server came by & said the manager would come by to discuss. She was very busy running food to tables & never came by. Server brought me my bill $35; & did not bring one to my friend. He didn't explain, so next time he came by I asked if the manager had told him not to charge her. He said yes. So my friend did not have any lunch. We were never offered dessert. I sincerely hope that this will be passed along to the manager at the new location. We were very disappointed because we love the other location & were happy when this opened recently since it is very near our homes in Germantown . disappointed in the way this was handled. My friend never complains about food at restaurants but I convinced her to say something so they could bring her the correct sandwich she ordered. But they did not! We discussed whether we would return & give them a second chance. Maybe., read more

Auto 20% tip on to-go orders... well, then how about getting the order right?? Does the bartender give a crap? No, he's getting the auto 20% read more

Sorry to say, but I don't see why anybody goes to this place. You get very little food at a huge price.

First time being in the restaurant to eat since Covid. 2 days ago ordered out and the order was wrong and my husband had to go back to the restaurant to get correct order. Tonight, Paige Cooke (couldn't look you in the eye )aka manager has no social skills. We were in celebrating a birthday however we're quickly interrupted and told we had to be out in 30 min for someone else's party. We asked to be moved to another location and were told there was nothing available when CLEARLY there was. Being a Memphian my whole life and living in east memphis I was mortified by the behaviors of the waiter and so called manager. I will never beckon the doors of this joint nor recommend it to ANYONE. These kids need to remember, "It's nice to be nice." The waiter and "so called manager" won't get far. And the smell of urine.. awful!! I highly recommend extensive training of your staff in dealing with the public. read more

We came here really late, for a late dinner. It was one of the only decent restaurants that were open late. I have never been here before, but the establishment always has a lot of cars parked outside of it. So that means they're doing something right. We came in at 11 PM, we are ordered salad. Those were delicious salads. The blackened chicken on top of it was delicious. My husband also ordered the fried catfish to go along with his salad. He enjoyed it so much. They also had a variety of oysters that I can not wait to try on my next visit. I love oysters. Rockerfeller, Bienville and even Chargrilled. read more

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If i had to, I'd rip my penis off in order to save the half shell. Nothing better than boozing it up with your idiot friends and chowing down on some delicious slimy seatesticles. Yum. I also think the waitress is in love with me, you should give me a call sometime sweetheart. read more

When I tell ya'll that the chargrilled oysters gave me life!!!! Yaaaaaaaassss!!!! Ah-mazing!! And the voodoo sauce was just the right amount of kick! However, I didn't love the shrimp and grits. The grits were a "grit cake", but it was actually good and cheesy.... but the shrimp did not have ONE sprinkle of seasoning on them!! Not one!!! And when my server asked "How is everything", and I informed her, she said, "hmmm... but they're popular ". Not that I was necessarily expecting anything, but she didn't offer to make amends... oh well... read more

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Drove from Chicago to see the Memphis Sites. Found this place and the food was so good. Ordered the oysters, lobster and shrimp bruschetta. Service was great too. Definitely will return on our next Memphis trip. read more

Half Shell - Grilled Louisiana Oysters - Seafood Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

I have tried both locations of this restaurant. The latest visit was the one on Winchester. The food was OK. The service was OK. But watch your bill and if you pay by credit card and include the tip by credit card be sure you keep the receipt. We did not. An additional five dollars was added to our credit card after we left. In addition, we were probably overcharged for what we actually ordered, our fault as we did not look at the itemized bill. Turns out that was $20 over what we actually ordered. Unfortunately, we don't have our receipts because we usually trust restaurants. But we won't do it again. Especially at this place. Bad food, bad service, and fraudulent billing. read more

Oysters were decent and the crab bisque was tasty!!!! It hit the spot for a late night snack in Memphis. We were seated immediately and they add 18% gratuity to all bills after 4pm. read more

Half Shell - Grilled oysters topped with Parmesan - Seafood Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

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It was ok！！！ I like the shrimps and bisque！！ I think the bisque is the best in Memphis for me so far read more

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My husband and I had a wonderful date night here! Service was spectacular. And the food was luscious. The prices were very reasonable too. We had crab bisque, gumbo, shrimp scampi and blackened catfish. If I didn't live in Arkansas, I would come here 3 times a week!! read more

Lackluster is the only word to describe. They were out of the crab-and apparently have been out for two months. They were also out of the bread that was supposed to accompany my meal. Shrimp and grits were good. The shrimp were unseasoned but the cream sauce made up for it. Chicken nachos were delicious. Service... left a lot to be desired. Maybe she was just having an off day. Overall- I probably won't return. Due to Covid shutting down most other restaurants at 9 this was our only option at 10pm. read more

this is a first time to give a bad review of a restaurant. there are a few factors we tried to consider. it is the night after Christmas Day and it was getting busy. we ordered oysters He ordered raw and I ordered bienville. he knew immediately they were not fresh. The bienville mix was subpar. it was when I pulled out of my mouth a piece of plastic about the size of a dime that I was willing to overlook. the next bite I pulled out a 2" piece of plastic. we told the waitress to cancel our order and get the manager. never saw the manager and had to run down the waitress who still gave us a bill for the 2 drinks. it will be a very long time before we consider going back. too bad because we did like going there. read more

Stopped into Half Shell dying for some Oysters since October is Oyster season so I ordered the oyster platter of 3 Oysters Rockefeller and 3 Oysters Bienville. The Oysters Rockefeller were my favorite, the Bienvilles were a little undercooked. For my main course I ordered the crab soup and that was delicious, a huge bowl of soup filled with crabmeat and great flavor, it was divine. The other food on the menu is a complete overpriced disgrace. I went back and ordered an oyster "poboy" and it was a complete disgrace. The oysters tasted like they came out of a can and the bread was nothing more than a large hot dog bun served with frozen steak french fries, ugh I couldn't eat it, it was so bad. Just stick with the Oyster Rockefeller and the soup at this joint. read more

After working a long 12hr day. I looked up seafood as I haven't had any in a few weeks..."Half Shell" popped up after a couple scrolls down. It was 3_0 minutes away but they stayed open till 11 so I decided to venture out and try it, best decision I made all day. The setting is a tad too intimate at the bar but it wasn't the end of the world. I came by myself the bartender was very attentive and gave great service. I had 6 raw oysters for my appetizer honestly they weren't the best but I'm also in the middle of the country so it wasn't horrible. For my entree I had the half shell platter, A+ on the everything was cooked and season perfect. Definitely will come back when I'm in Memphis again . read more

Half Shell - Seafood Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

Well, we ate there on Saturday. It was a normal crowd, but food service was slow. I love the half shell, but one of our party had gumbo. At first she said it was delicious. About the third bite, she turned red and started sweating. Her tongue was burning. It was way too spicy, even for someone who likes spicy. I'm just saying, tone that stuff down! It took quite a while for her tongue to go back to normal. read more

This one of our favorite places in Memphis! We always sit at the bar and get great service! The food is always delicious!

I haven't been to Half Shell in over a year . The wait was 45 minutes and the noise level from 1 particular party was deafening. Several tables requested that the mgr ask them to please quieten down but that didn't happen . It was excessive. We were a table of 6 and couldn't have a conversation. Very dissatisfied and disappointed this time . Next time we will go elsewhere. read more

We came here just for one thing their Monte Cristo. Really that's all you need. Well technically there's other items that you could try here but we just came here to try one item because we were going to other restaurants around Memphis just to sample some of their food. The Half Shell happen to be the first restaurant on our list so we had to save some room for the rest. This was my first ever Monte Cristo. I've heard of them but never tried it before until now. Very delicious. Who doesn't like a good ham and cheese sandwhich... and it's fried and dusted with powder sugar too :0 It was served hot , filled with lots juicy meat, and oozing with cheese when I took the fork to it. It was served with huge extra onion rings extra crispy on the inside, soft and moist on the inside. The waitress was very friendly. Best part was the hostess was a little kid, make sure they pay you with really good candy. The kid actually did a really good job. It was a good environment. I heard they have some good seafood. It gets busy here. Parking lot was filled and we ended up parking on the street, no problem though. read more

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Our first time but not our last. Excellent service and food. Great selections on the menu. We have added to our list to frequent.

Excellent service, food and ambiance. Has a gulf coast feel. Friendly locals having fun, laughing, watching sports on the t.v.s. Colorful twinkley lights around the bar and booths. I got the blackened amberjack sandwich with onion rings, more than I could eat, the wife got shrimp and grits. Excellent taste and presentation on both. Don't pass this place up. read more

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Came here with a large group for a going away party. We fit just perfectly in the back room. Service was excellent but the food was just ok. Nothing really blew my away or was so delicious that I just had to come back again. Liked: - Del Rio Cheese Dip - King Crab Bisque - Lobster and Shrimp Bruschetta Ok: - Caesar Salad - Fries - Hawaiian Coconut Shrimp Nope: - Salsa read more

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This place is up to par with Red Lobster to me, and I actually like Red Lobster, but I have higher standards for independent restaurants. Lobster bisques - Good, thick, and hearty Any of those voodoo dishes - too much, overbearing, and one-dimensional Their signature voodoo stuffing is good initially, but if you keep eating it over and over again, it gets really tiring and boring for your taste buds. It was just too much voodoo for me. The service was fine. No complaints there. This place is very dark and not very fun at lunch time. It's more of a dinner place I guess. read more

Half Shell - Seafood Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

We placed a phone order a few days ago and the gentleman was so patient and kind on the phone, very professionally. When we arrived they had a system down to where we never left the car, and they brought everything out quickly and safely. Thank you for this great experience! I can't wait to be able to dine there again read more

Half Shell - Seafood Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

Great food and our waitress, Jessica, could've been the best waitress I've ever seen. Absolutely amazing service from her. On top of it during a busy dinner service and remembered everything Highly recommend read more