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    Half Shell Oyster House

    4.2 (620 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    HALF SHELL OYSTER HOUSE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Happy hour specials

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    Royal reds..a little gritty
    Uriia H.

    This is one of my go to spots when in town for work. They typically have great fresh oysters. One of my favorite things is the royal red shrimp. They have such a great flavor, but they are sometimes gritty...like they haven't been rinsed enough before cooking. I always enjoy the gumbo here as well. Good flavor. Their half shell side salad is delish!! The menu has a lot of variety so is an ideal place for groups. Can get busy at times so make a reservation to be on the safe side.

    Leftover Salad; I always spilt my meal in half (one for dinner when I eat out for lunch or just have for later)
    Jonnie M.

    The food, service and ambiance is always great at Half Shell. I frequent both locations, Mobile and Daphne. I have not had the oysters in a while and the Chef was beyond on point my recent visit last weekend. Delicious ‼

    Shrimp and grits Benedict
    Brennan S.

    I feel like I'm a regular here. I really enjoy their Sunday brunch! Service is always good, and it's a very clean restaurant We got: Crab cake Benedict - so good Bananas foster French toast - if you want sweet, this is the move Shrimp and grits Benedict - I love the idea and flavor of this

    Pretty good little dinner salad
    JD M.

    Rolled into Mobile around 8:30 and saw this on the way to my hotel. I was jonesing for some seafood and thankfully they were open to 10:00pm. I wanted to sit in the bar area but learned that the server there was already off so they weren't seating anyone else in that area. I never can understand why they can't just ask a server in a different area to cover a table where the customer wants to sit. The bar was literally full with only a few tables open and the bar itself was completely full, so it's not like there wasn't anyone working over there. I have to knock a star off for this. I won't blame the hostess cause I'm sure she was following orders. Moving on we did get sat in the back corner of the Restaurant. It's a quite strange set up with a wall that separates the bar from the long row of tables down the front wall. There's no view of anything along that area. Not sure what the designer was thinking. Nevertheless this place was full and busy and that was a good sign. I ordered a half dozen oysters that were on a special menu as an appetizer and then fried catfish for my dinner and my dining companion had grilled red fish. I must say that that oyster dish was excellent. It's like each oyster was set on a bed of cornbread dressing and there was about three different renditions . I wished I would've ordered a full dozen. My fried catfish was some of the best I've ever eaten. A very light cornmeal crust with a fine grind to it and nicely seasoned. Something I don't see back in Texas. I ordered grits and a salad as a side and the salad was very good and the grits were OK. They seemed a bit runny to me or thin. I'm not sure how to describe it. They weren't watery. They just weren't thick but they were quite tasty. I realized after I had gotten halfway through the meal that we didn't have hush puppies and I should've ordered a side of those. I don't understand why they don't throw those in with every dinner. My friend said his red fish was very good and he said the okra tasted extremely fresh, but he didn't care for the new potatoes. And left most of them on the plate. Our server was excellent checking in on us several times .

    Smoked Bacon Shrimp & Grits
    Chanelle S.

    I received the best service ever. She was so nice from her tone, willingness to help, and her recommendations. The ambiance was relaxing and laid back. The food and seasonal drink that I had was delicious.

    Seafood sampler with broccoli and side of etoufee with crackers. Blackberry Pomegranate Sangria and a glass of ice water.
    Torlorf F.

    Seafood sampler with broccoli and side of shrimp and crayfish strips etoufee with crackers. Blackberry Pomegranate Sangria and a glass of ice water. Everything was excellent. Food was hot and fresh. Scrumptious and delicious! Great server, receptionist, and manager attended to my every needs and concern. I look forward to coming back to try the shrimp and grits with a side of that famous sweet potato soufflé. Thanks! Mr. T. Finley

    Red beans and rice 9/10
    Chandler C.

    Ashley!!!! You were amazing you're recommendations were spot on everything was delicious I had the redfish it was very flavorful the grits were made to perfection and that's tough coming from me because I'm particular about my grits the boullon ball was good as well as the okra the sweet potato crem brule was also delicious hear me out though, offer it as a desert with a scoop of ice cream and it's a 1000/10 rating the red beans and rice was also good with the hush puppy to top it off I hate I was only in town for one night but I must come back to try the rest of the menu. You will forever have my heart. Thank you to the chef and staff for preparing such a delicious meal

    Their Voodoo Chicken wings
    Kimberly E.

    I stopped in for some lunch today while I was out shopping and ordered the voodoo chicken wings and a garden salad. It was really good! My server Nykeela was wonderful! I love the atmosphere of the restaurant and the way it has a French Quarter feel. I'm already looking forward to my next visit here.

    Blackened reddish with remoulade sauce  sweet potato crème brûlée
    Kathleen H.

    Food is always amazing. The service is great. Perfect spot for a quiet lunch. Very close to shopping. Perfect spot to take a walk through the shopping plaza afterwards. Please try the yellow fin tuna dip. I dove in too fast to take a pic . actually this was at the Eastern Shore location

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    8 months ago

    We with a very large party, we were well taken care of. The bisque was fabulous as was the blackened red fish

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    Great food. Great drinks. Nice ambience. So good, I went t 2 days in a row. May even got back tonight.

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    Ambiance was nice. Good was excellent. Def try the oyster sampler because they were all really great variety.

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    Food is usually very good. And the service is as well. Last time we were in the cleanliness left something to be desired.

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    Me and a friend went here and we are never disappointed. The food and drinks were Great. We will definitely eat here again.

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    Ask the Community - Half Shell Oyster House

    Is there a kids menu?

    Yes, Popcorn shrimp Grilled cheese… Read more

    What is your happy hour?

    3-6p.m.

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