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

It was above average for a chain. Food was a little too salty but definitely not bad but not memorable either. read more

Half Shell Oyster House - Redfish, turnips and salad - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Mobile, Alabama

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Half Shell is a large restaurant in a strip mall right off 65. It's an Alabama 4 * in Yelp but a 3* in most other major cities. The food is average, nothing spectacular. I was disappointed with how limp the lettuce on my side Caesar salad. My presentation for the seafood pot pie wasn't spectacular and it lacked seasoning. My husband thought his stuffed portobello mushrooms were just okay. The hush puppies were fine, but we couldn't taste the jalapeño in them. We won't make this our spot for dinner during our drive home for the holidays. read more

I didn't get to eat dinner until 9:00 tonight. Pic is of my $22 Orleans Shrimp and "Grits" after I got home with it... minus about three shrimp that I ate right after I opened the container because I was starving. I said many curse words and then it dawned on me to take a pic - not a single grit and the container leaked everywhere so not much sauce either. I mean, how is it even possible to prepare a dish of shrimp and grits and not even notice the absence of the grits?? Nothing about shrimp nor grits is worth $22 to begin with; total waste of money. I swear to God there's a conspiracy amongst the restaurants in this town.... they all seem to have agreed to not even bother. read more

Half Shell Oyster House - Take-out Orleans Shrimp and "Grits". Literally how it looked when I got it home. Big mess and no grits. - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Mobile, Alabama

The bartender Julia was so very nice and attentive. Even though she was busy she was engaging and made sure my glass was full! I order a po-boy to go. It wasn't the world's greatest but still very tasty. Would recommend stopping by and grabbing something at the bar if you're near by. Food 4 stars, the service 5 ! read more

Half Shell Oyster House - Scotch - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Mobile, Alabama

Hannah was an amazing server and gave us a great experience here! She recommended the perfect dishes for my friends an I. I'd drive the 4 hours from home just to come here and eat again. Amazing food, definitely recommend. read more

Half Shell Oyster House - Red beans and rice and salad. I didn't get a chance to take a picture of my entree before I devoured it. - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Mobile, Alabama

I ordered the red fish Orleans comes with Cajun style sauce and crab lump & mozzarella cheese sprinkled on top. This dish was very good one of my favorites I've tried recently. My wife got the seafood pasta and it was also amazing came with crab lump, crawfish tails and shrimp. I would definitely recommend this restaurant for a nice sit down dinner. Server was also very nice and attentive. read more

Half Shell Oyster House - Redfish Orleans and seafood pasta (Alfredo based sauce) - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Mobile, Alabama

The food was amazing! Get the hush puppies. Soooo good. My blackened fish was very good...with a side of cheesy grits. I could have drank the house vinegarette....hubby had the seafood sampler and our son the fried fish. Nice sized portions. We left nothing on our plates. Highly recommend. Our server was very nice, and made great recommendations. read more

Our waiter Tanner was very attentive. It's Sunday afternoon and they have 2 employees taking the glass out of the lights over tables next to diners. Very interrupting for diners try to enjoy a meal. This hurts me because we have eaten here many times over the years. Our food this day was sub-par. The Herb Encrusted Mahi was over cooked, had no flavor of herbs or parmesan, the small portion of crab on top was ok. The garlic for the sautéed spinach was burnt and made it un-editable. The bisque was corn chowder with some mud Bugs not a bisque. I should have had the oysters. We are done with Half - Shell for any thing else. read more

Half Shell Oyster House - Encrusted Mahi - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Mobile, Alabama

This place was recomended by locals (family). We arrived early 5:45PM since they do not take reservations. Our party had 8 people and apparently rhey do not have many seats for large parties. We were finally seated at 7:15. We (2 of us) ordered a dozen charbroiled oysters and they were tasty however, some crunchy in the oysters guessing shell pieces? I also ordered some gumbo that was not very thick, kind of wattery and not very hearty. For our entree, ordered the seafood au gratin snapper entree with fried okra and hush puppies. The snapper was a bit overcooked and just ok. The rest was tasty. She ordered the Royal redfish and she enjoyed the dish. We ordered the special blueberry cheesecake and it was tasty. Overall not sure this place is worth the price. Better than bar food, but not great. read more

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Disappointed yes, frustrated yes. Ordered two items to go. First the Uptowner. There was no lettuce, tomato and Dijon horseradish as per the menu. The steak had tough pieces and much too much gristle. The second order was for the Voodoo Chicken Sandwich which was okay, however the side I requested which was broccoli was no where to be seen when I opened the bag at the location where we were staying. Advice-think twice about eating here and check your items before leaving the place. read more

Half Shell Oyster House - Receipt (See broccoli) - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Mobile, Alabama

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This place was nice. Nice date setting. We went here since another place closed early for Fat Tuesday. We were thankful for this good eating. We ordered voodoo wings, a cup of bisque and a bowl of gumbo, and seafood pasta, with asparagus, and the sweet turnip greens. We ordered the Caribbean Long Island. The gumbo was missing something but was still terrific. We had no complaints. No need to add extra seasoning. The food was on point. Customer service was blah, yet she checked on us enough. Very clean. read more

Wow, absolutely amazing. I was in town and wanted a cup of gumbo. I sat at the bar and had the most delicious tasty gumbo loaded with shrimp and extremely tasty with perfect amount of spices. Sitting at the bar watching the oyster shucker and grill man I had to order some bbq oysters. They were amazing and probably the best I've had in town including the places on the water. I then ordered the portabella mushrooms topped with shellfish. Simply outrageous. Outstanding atmosphere, super friendly service and great oyster crew. My new must go when in town. read more

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Service was slow, waitress had an attitude, it was cold, the restrooms were dirty, the food was awful. By the time we got home you can imagine where we were. read more

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

This use to be a regular place for us when we'd come to visit Mobile. But not any longer. It needs a complete overhaul, from the top down. The place was dirty, the service was sketchy and the food wasn't what it used to be. Sorry folks but that's the truth. Let me know when you've completed an overhaul. read more

Service - F. Food - F. Ambience - F. Went for dinner with a group, waited 90 minutes for really bad service and terrible food. I ordered the blackened seafood platter - all over done. The only stars of the night were the hush puppies and boudin balls. Other than that ... do not go. You can probably get better seafood somewhere else. read more

My mother and I decided to come here after Wintzell's was packed out, and it did not disappoint! We were immediately seated at a booth where you can see the bar, and able to see the grill as our oysters were cooked. The service was fairly quick with drinks and food. The ambiance was perfect with the lighting getting dimmer as the evening went on. The fish and the oysters were cooked perfectly! I've never experienced a redfish cooked so evenly in my life! If you have the money to spend, I recommend this place to any seafood connoisseur! read more

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I ordered the Crab and Shrimp Dip. It had way too much garlic to eat. So I returned it. For my entree I ordered the Redfish Orleans. It was over seasoned and I also returned it as well. The atmosphere was nice my server was Sara she wasn't rude but was frowning the whole time. The Strawberry Basil Mojito was really good. This was my 1st and last time coming it was not a great experience. read more

Half Shell Oyster House - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Mobile, Alabama

Wow. What happened today??? This was the worst service ever. We are your customers. We come here often but you had two booths ahead of us and that was it!!!! You forgot us. Forty minutes to get a bowl of gumbo!!!!!!! What the hay. We can stop coming. In fact we are done because of this one time. Good bye. You obliviously done need us. Good bye read more

My husband and I were staying in Mobile for an early doctors appointment the next day and decided to check out Half Shell Oyster House for dinner. Oh my goodness the food was amazing! Our server Ltysha was such a joy! I give her a 10. She was friendly, knowledgeable about the menu and had the most fabulous sense of humor! I don't normally leave reviews however my experience at Half Shell in Mobile was not the normal these days which is why I wanted to leave this review!! This experience was the best we have had in the last three years! Way to go Ltysha! The food you recommended was fabulous and so are you!! ***** read more

Love the good catfish was fresh and seasoned I will definitely come back to visit again read more

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This is the best restaurant in mobile food is so delicious! The service is impeccable, Jose was our server. The restaurant was clean and comfortable we were sat accordingly. Never pass this place up! read more

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Half Shell is a chain restaurant that you can get a satisfactory seafood fix, however the creme brûlée sweet potato soufflé is most memorable for me. Service was pretty relaxed despite the lack of a crowd. Good for a family lunch or brunch. read more

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Tuna was amazing along with our server. Highly recommended. Our server recommended the mango martini ...amazing read more

Half Shell Oyster House - Tuna - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Mobile, Alabama

Excellent food choices in the food is tasty. Service was great. The waitress we had was even training someone and still provided exceptional service. Seafood platter was perfectly sized with good portions of each offering. I added fried oysters to the platter. We sat towards the back and it was a little dark with lighting. read more

Everything about this place is great. The food was outstanding. Our oysters were so fresh and tasty. The bartender makes the best drinks and the people behind the bar are super friendly. It was a wonderful evening. read more

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

Food was good ( can't go wrong with oysters) seafood gumbo was all rue with very little seafood and seasonings My biggest concern was the price from the website and the menu $5.00 difference from what was on menus vrs the website When I said something about it it was oh well prices go up no I'm sorry or kiss my a$$ read more

Got to pick up some food from this little gem during my stay in town. With the whole COVID pandemic, they offered to bring the food right to your car when you pick up. The service was friendly, the food was fresh and flavorful and the location was super convenient to my hotel. The fried okra side was huge and perfectly fried. I got the oyster po boy which was chock full of fried oysters! Yum! I didn't really care for the grilled oysters though because the oyster shells weren't cleaned well and there were a lot of shell bits on the oysters. I also liked that this location offered to sell some household staples from their pantry if you needed items like flour, rice, eggs etc. I think that was very considerate considering our current stay at home situation. read more

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Great food, great service. Fresh seafood. Probably could use more options seems like a lot of fish with sauce on top options to me, but the oysters and wine are great! read more

Mobile's Half Shell is pretty good. I'm a bit partial to the Biloxi location, but it's all good! Hubs' almond crusted chicken was delish (yep, I taste tested), and he also enjoyed his Old Fashioned(s). My seafood pasta was decent, however I'm excited about letting my leftovers marinate and see if I get a bolder flavor (yep, I'm a little weird at times) tomorrow. The smoked tuna dip, garlic bread, and crawfish, crab, and corn bisque were straight fire! (loved 'em) Carmen, our server, was attentive and friendly. All in all, great date at Half Shell and I'm planning to return soon to check out their happy hour. read more

We were meeting a colleague that was staying in a different hotel out of the downtown area and this was the #1 rated place in the area for very good reason!! All three of us thoroughly enjoyed our meals and Carmen took good of us and made sure to provide excellent service. I started out with a bowl of seafood Bisque My colleague started with a doz. raw oysters on the half shell. We all also got a Caesar Salad for a starter. I ordered the snapper au gratin with cajun potatoes. One of my colleagues got the bacon encrusted redfish. And the other got the seafood stuffed Portabellas. After a long day working in both the office and field this meal really hit the spot. I will definitely keep this place on my mobile collections for my next visit. Thank you for an excellent dining experience!! read more

Half Shell Oyster House - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Mobile, Alabama

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Always great service. The shrimp and grits are my favorite. Steaks are good quality meat and all other food on the menus are great as well. Great atmosphere and friendly staff. read more

We waited over an hour to be seated. Then the host took us on a tour around the entire establishment to find an open table. That was set for 2 we had 3. The air was extremely cold! Probably why my food was cold after coming out an hour later. Our server was horrible. We don't plan to go back. read more

Half Shell Oyster House - Hanging out with the papa bear - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Mobile, Alabama

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

Oh my, my!!! Wow, what a GREAT birthday present!!! Finally a restaurant that knows how to make New Orleans style BBQ shrimp. My husband had the snapper and said his was delicious. But now, let me talk a bit about our server JOE !!! Wow....friendly, knowledgeable, helpful in assisting us in making choices. For a change, a server that knows what the hell he's doing. Even had a quiet demeanor which I eventually was able to break down a wee bit. Attentive, but not overbearing. Overall a very positive experience. I wish that I could have the same server each visit and know what to expect, as it can really make or break the experience. I wish the servers were equally aware of that fact. I will be returning and hopefully will have a good time again. Restaurant was clean and the rest of the staff was friendly as well. read more

The food was great. It's an upscale seafood place in Mobile, though, so don't let the location fool you. It's a little pricey compared to other local options, but still tasty and delicious. Service was good. Restaurant was a little dark inside at night. Had to use my phone flashlight to read the menu. This was also several years ago when we were last there, so maybe they upgraded the lights. Comparatively though, if I'm paying that much for dinner, I'll go to the Causeway and enjoy the view of the water, not a parking lot. read more

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

I really used to loooove Half Shell. Have been several times over past seven years but I was very unimpressed. Restaurant wasn't packed but my daughter and I was sat in the farthest corner they could find. Server was nice but the greeters seemed to have attitudes and later two large parties were sat right on top of us and they instantly got all the attention. I wanted to do something special for my daughter for making A Honor Role and I felt like I was an employee taking a break. Not to mention the menus are so old that you can barely read the selections. Definitely needs improvement. read more