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    Shelley's

    4.7 (30 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    The Chicky Licky
    R N.

    My daughter and I stopped by for lunch today, our first time here. Such a quaint place. Everyone was so nice, the service was great, a family owned place. The food was good, large portions. I will definitely eat here again!

    Cheeseburger, medium rare yep
    Renee' S.

    Great food, great prices, great service! Will be back over and over. I love my burger medium rare. They will serve the meat patty to the side cause it's soooooo juicy. I had cheeseburger w/tots, Michelle had philly steak fries. Both came w/ soup or salad. Everything was yummy! (p.s. good onion rings too) GO TO SHELLY'S!

    Burgers and fries, yummy.
    Terri L.

    Saw this place mentioned on Facebook group and decided to take a chance. We both got burgers and we should have split one. They are so huge and so juicy and sooooo freaking good. Used to go all the way to aransas pass for a burger this good but not anymore. We will be regulars. Yummmmm.

    Burgers, Fries, Tots
    Scott D.

    Terrific burgers, quite generous in size as others have mentioned. We ended up taking enough home for lunch the next day. Cozy little spot with friendly service. Great value compared to many other Rockport spots.

    Crab balls
    Marilyn T.

    Food was fresh, served hot, but was lacking flavor. Service was nice. The crab balls were great! Small place, mom and pop feel.

    Large shrimp po boy... comes with salad bar, tots or fries and sandwich.

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    Cozy and vibrant eatery. Food and service was awesome. Will be back for sure. My now to go place when in Rockport.

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    Best burger that I have had in a long time and they cooked the burger to my liking. Service was awesome!

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    21 days ago

    The food is great! Great seafood and THE best burger in town! If you loved Shempy's you will love Shelley's. In town in Market Street.

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    7 months ago

    Delicious food and friendly service! My wife and I have been there several times and will be going again soon.

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    5 months ago

    This place is YUMMY!!! And EVERYONE that works there is amazing!!! Really enjoy this place!!

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    There burgers are the BEST!! We have tried many places locally in Rockport very welcoming and great service. Will definitely be back

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    The catfish and crab cake were excellent -- fresh, flavorful, and reminiscent of a wonderful home-cooked meal.

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    Paradise Key Dockside Bar & Grill

    3.5
    (917 reviews)
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    TLDR: Waterfront seafood restaurant (often busy, with a long wait for dinner) with delicious food…read more(still thinking about the pecan snapper and key lime pie). Good kids menu with the option to add protein (chicken or carnitas). This place exceeded my expectations. I did set them fairly low considering this is a touristy waterfront type of restaurant. FOOD: Delicious food here! Large menu too. Good clam chowder -- I only got a small cup but it was generously clammy. My grilled shrimp was good but usually most places can get that right. The asparagus side was cooked just right -- still had that crisp to it. However, the show stealer was hubby's pecan snapper. It was a big portion. The fish was also thick with a nice thin breading. Really dang good. I don't often grab dessert but I'm a fan of key lime pie -- their version did not disappoint. Delicious. KIDS FOOD: One of the best kids menus I've seen in a while. They've got a few deep fried options (chicken, fish, shrimp, corn dogs) as well as not fried (grilled cheese or mac and cheese). The part that really stood out was the option to add chicken, carnitas, or bacon to the mac and cheese. I got my son the mac and cheese with chicken on the side and they brought a large plate of chicken! It was delicious diced chicken too -- my son loved it! It was great to have a kid-friendly protein option since it's always fried junk or carbs galore. I should also add that the mac and cheese was real macaroni with melted cheese on top (not that fake goopy boxed type mac and cheese). They offer crayons and coloring paper to keep kids occupied while they wait. WAIT: I see a lot of negative reviews for the long wait. I mean -- it's a popular place, should you really hold that against them? I would probably avoid this spot for dinner on a weekend for this reason. We came for lunch on a Saturday (midday). There was no wait and we got a window table (we requested one). VIBE: Exactly what I wanted. Nice view of the water -- saw lots of fishing boats go by, a cool bird, and even a dolphin! The place is large and full of people but it's also pretty spacious with enough room between tables. SERVICE: Friendly and pretty attentive. BATHROOM: Cool chalkboard walls where you can leave your thoughts. There were some charmingly positive sentiments written in my stall. PARKING: Limited spots right outside of the restaurant but there is a large lot where people park their boats next door. No issue finding a spot there (early Saturday afternoon).

    I'm actually not sorry to leave a negative review, but this was one of the most disappointing…read moredining experiences we've had. Don't go unless you're prepared to wait FOREVER. We arrived around 8:00 p.m. and waited about 45 minutes to an hour just to be seated. Once we were finally seated, we ordered a dozen oysters, three waters, two cocktails, and mac and cheese for our daughter. The drinks finally came, but they were incredibly weak. The biggest disappointment was the mac and cheese--it tasted like plain boxed Kraft macaroni, which was shocking for a restaurant. We placed our dinner order and then waited another hour and 45 minutes without receiving any food. By this point, it was 10:30 p.m., and our daughter had already finished eating and was exhausted. Our waiter, Kalen, was actually very polite, energetic, and apologetic throughout the night. He kept checking in and apologizing for the kitchen delays, so I don't blame him, he could have had an upper hand- and gotten aggressive and made an impact on timing. Unfortunately, after waiting nearly 2 1/2 hours from the time we arrived, we still never received our meals. My husband had to go to the front twice to cancel our order because we finally gave up and left hungry. The waiter again was nice but he could have done more and the manager competed our water and our daughters Mac and cheese. When we walked out - she had the audacity to give us a sad face - maybe you should have thought about your feelings while trying to get our food. It was truly a disgusting and horrible experience. We understand restaurants get busy, but waiting that long without food or any meaningful communication is unacceptable. We won't be returning. Other tables were being sat after us and actually left while we were still waiting that had received their food and paid. Extremely disappointed and will NEVER GO BACK.

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    Ahi tuna burger with mango coleslaw, fries and hushpuppies  it was delicious
    Ahi tuna burger with mango coleslaw, fries and hushpuppies it was delicious
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    Gabriela's Seafood + Tapas

    Gabriela's Seafood + Tapas

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    (105 reviews)
    2.3 mi

    I love Tapas, and especially when a large table gets into sharing mode and orders together…read more However, I'm sure we sacrificed a table with a view since large tables don't usually occupy prime real estate. We were lucky to get the last serving of their evening special, Paella, which was among the best versions of this dish I have eaten, even including the first time I tried it in Barcelona back in 1959 as a college student. The portion was generous enough to satiate the five of us that shared it. With that, we added Corn Ribs, the Tuna Tostada, Patatas Bravas, and Crab Crostini. That was the perfect quantity for five. This is a five star restaurant in every regard, except perhaps for ambiance. The food was uniformly excellent and some of it was exceptional. The Tuna Tostada left me longing for more, and there was a generous amount of crab on the Crostini. The Corn Ribs brought corn-on-the-cobb to a new level. The one disappointment was that the salmon in the salad came out medium rare, which in my opinion is the way is should be served, but the menu probably should have warned that it would be prepared that way. This was cheerfully and quickly fixed, so no harm and no foul. We will surely return.

    We had a great experience here at Gabriela's. My partner & I came for the first time and we were so…read moreglad we did. Tabetha (Tabby) was our server & she was phenomenal! The food & service was so good that we came back for a second time the very next day. I highly recommend giving this place a try, especially for happy hour. Definitely coming back when we visit Rockport again!

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