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    Half Shell Oyster House

    4.4 (69 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Asparagus side

    OMG. I would eat here for my last meal. Really beautifully decorated. Booths big enough for any size person. Wait staff was great. But now for the food. And sorry I missed pictures of the appetizers. Appetizers were crab claws(New Orleans style). Probably the best crab claws we've had in a long time. Only issue was not enough bread to soak up the sauce and I was told it was impolite to use a spoon. Voodoo chicken was really delicious. Main meal. Redfish Orleans was beautiful and really tasty. And side of asparagus was mighty tasty. Seafood Fettuccine was really good. Seafood pot pie was tasty and the crème brûlée sweet potatoes ought to be illegal in every state. Seafood bisque was delicious. Definitely a return visit in the near future.

    Brandy H.

    Stopped in while in town for a volleyball tournament and this place did not disappoint! We had eaten at this restaurant in Biloxi and loved it, so when we saw there was a location in Cullman, we had to give it a try. We LOVED everything! Started with the Orleans style snow crab claws and they were so tasty. The spicy butter sauce is excellent. We wished we had more bread to sop it all up because the sauce was that good. I had the Orleans Red fish and it has the same sauce as the crab claws and I thoroughly enjoyed the fish as well as the crab and shrimp that it was topped with. Hubby had the Royal redfish which had more of a buttery cream sauce and it is served with asparagus, mashed potatoes and an additional side. He was STUFFED and could not finish it all. We both paid the up-charge for the crème brûlée sweet potatoes with honey butter and they were divine. Nothing like a side of dessert to complement your savory dish. The service was super quick for a Saturday night and the restaurant has a super cool and elegant atmosphere in an older upscale building. Highly recommend this restaurant if you are ever in the area!

    char grilled oysters
    Tanya C.

    good food off of the standard half shell menu. all dishes came out as ordered in a timely manner. bar drinks were the downfall . all drinks ordered took longer than average to arrive. decor was standard oyster shell.

    Lynnae M.

    All of it, we were looking for a date night on our honeymoon and didn't have high expectations for a Wednesday night in November. It was so good, beyond anything we could have imagined! The atmosphere to the drinks to the food... SO GOOD! 10/10 recommend!

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    Jonathan M.

    After my first 4 visits, I'm a fan. Excellent and consistent food quality. Wide selection of items on the menu for seafood lovers. Multiple beverage options. Easy parking. Reasonable prices.

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    30 days ago

    A fine place to dine. Nice atmosphere great food. Will eat there again hopefully soon.

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    Thank you Troy!

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    I got blackened Salmon and my husband got a seafood pasta dish. Both were excellent .

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    4 months ago

    Food is good, service fantastic and ambience nice! Maybe fish was a bit overcooked, but much better than none!

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    1 month ago

    Loved it amazing food and service! 10/10. Went with my family and had a wonderful dinner!

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    Thank you Teagan! We can’t wait to see you again soon!

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    2 months ago

    Nice dinner on the patio in Cullman. Pet friendly. Great service. Delicious food. Will return.

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    2 months ago

    The food was good. The restaurant was very clean. The atmosphere was good. The prices were reasonable.

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    Thank you! We are happy to be here!

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    3 months ago

    Server was nice, professional. Service little slow but was Valentines Eve so was expected.

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    2 months ago

    Went here with friends for Valentine's Day dinner. Great service and the food was amazing. Definitely try the espresso martini too!! Yum.

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    Thanks Kim! We can’t wait to see you again soon!

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    7 months ago

    Great location, manger was awesome as well as our server. Can't wait to go back as their menu options are endless.

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    10 months ago

    The service and food was really good. Chargrilled oysters and grilled redfish were on point. Great job!

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    3 months ago

    I hate chewy shrimp especially for the price I paid service was great food not so much.

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    Great ATMOSPHERE. Food is good but can be improved…read more Visiting family in Cullman wanted to try this place and saw that they had ramen. Coming in I loved the decorations of guitars on the walls, roof made to look like a stage set scaffolding in total atmosphere was great I loved the theme. Waiter/host was kind and very attentive. My kid and I tried some ramen and some appetizers. We tried the fried chicken stage stoppers pretty good, very crispy and good sauce. I really like the tuna and avocado appetizer that was really good. We got the creamy tonkotsu, and black garlic tonkotsu. They were out of protein for the ramen by 2pm so that's not very good to run out of food by lunchtime and I will say the ramen was not the best in my opinion. Ramen needs to be seasoned more was lacking the saltiness of the broth and the noodles are a bit over cooked that it breaks very easily. Cook the noodles less and add more bouillon to the broth they'd have a better ramen. The seasoned egg was excellent I give them good points for that a good ramen should always have a good seasoned egg. Also ordered some salmon sashimi and a bagel roll. Sashimi was good and decently fresh but very thin, but they made up for it by decorating it into a rose which was lovely. All in all decor was great, had a good mother and daughter time, food was good but can be improved.

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