After searching for a place to eat in Gulf Shores for almost an hour, we finally found this place with no wait. We got a table upstairs outside and we were greeted pretty quickly. We got the crab and crawfish cakes as an appetizer & it was pretty good. The crawfish taste a little old but not all of them. For our meals, we each ordered the seafood stuffed potato and I ordered a pound of snow crabs. Snow crabs were really good! Nice season and fresh (not bad price either). The seafood stuffed potato was ok. The shrimp could not be removed which I was bummed about. Also, the crawfish tasted gross in it. The potato tasted very very dry. No butter provided. At the end of our meal, we asked for a box and put the potato inside. The potato broke apart revealing all the crab meat at the bottom. Once trying it, I realized how foul it was!!! All the meat in the actual potato was gross. The scenery and service was nice but food not so great. read more

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This joint has always been more of a late night dive bar that also made really good food. They served huge portions of fried seafood, raw oysters and actual New Orleans poboys served on proper Leidenheimer bread. They did always seem short staffed and sometimes food came out slow when it got crowded so that was the only real downside. I also was able to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal here and it was excellent and far better than I expected. They even offered a Thanksgiving poboy which I only know of 2 places in New Orleans that do that with the one at Parkway Bakery getting huge lines for their version. I was sad to hear that they just closed on October 12th 2025. The good news is that they are opening a new location in Port St. Joe, Florida about 25 miles west of Apalachicola. I hope to visit them at their new location someday sooner than later. I hate for Orange Beach to lose another great dive spot with good to great food served later into the night. read more

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Where do I start? My experience here was phenomenal. The bartender, Amy, was extremely kind and very funny! She made sure we were taking care of while also giving us space to enjoy the atmosphere. The lighting is great, very good music choice in the background, everything was clean. The best part of this place is its personality. When you walk in, you are surrounded by dollar bills and custom artwork. Even better, you are given paper when you take a seat and are invited to add your own! Everyone that enters can become a piece of this buildings history if they want. As for the food, my taste buds left crying tears of happiness. We split "Poon Sliders" as an appetizer and every bit of it was melt in your mouth delicious. We also got individual meals, the buffalo chicken po boy and the chicken parmesan po boy, both of which were delicious and filling. Even the fountain soda was perfect! Will definitely be coming back here next time I am in the area. read more

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Incredible food, service and ambiance. Went there almost every day of our weeklong vacation. Thank you thank you! Tip: Get the flounder! Drinks are awesome too. read more

The Flying Harpoon 2 - Buffalo shrimp! - Seafood Near Me - Orange Beach, Alabama

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For a dive bar atmosphere in a tourist town it really works for me and the wife ! Food is off the hook !!!! read more

This is our #1place to go every time we come down. The beer is cold. The fried flounder is the best we've ever had. The fried oysters are addicting. The debris po'boy with provolone makes my mouth water just thinking about. Maybe not the best place to bring kids so just get it to go :) read more

The Flying Harpoon is everything you want in a laid-back Gulf Coast seafood spot. It's got that divey, lived-in charm that instantly makes you feel like you've found a local secret -- but without any of that "you're not from around here" energy. It's local, but totally welcoming. We came for oysters and holy hell -- they were incredible. Fresh, clean, and had a flavor that stood out from anywhere else we've tried. You can tell they take pride in what they serve. Also, do not sleep on the shrimp po' boy -- it was overflowing, seasoned perfectly, and hands down one of the best I've had. The drinks were strong, tasty, and kept coming (thanks to Donavin). Speaking of -- Donavin was the highlight of the night. Bartender, server, and all-around legend. He was cracking jokes with us the whole time, gave honest food recs, and just had that perfect "you're family here" vibe. They also had live music going that totally added to the atmosphere without overwhelming conversation. Just chill, real, and fun. Can't recommend it enough -- great food, great drinks, great people. We'll be back next time we're in town, no question. read more

The Flying Harpoon 2 - Seafood Near Me - Orange Beach, Alabama

We came with a big group to listen to music on Sunday and had the BEST time! Our server Michelle was amazing and attentive. I had a salad, seafood stuffed potato and a Bushwacker and both were perfect! We love the Flying Harpoon and recommend it all the time to visitors and regulars. read more

The Flying Harpoon 2 - Delicious fresh salad - Seafood Near Me - Orange Beach, Alabama

The food is always excellent, drinks are good, and the staff is very friendly. It's a dive bar but worth a try. You don't get your food fast. read more

Had the raw oysters. Huge oysters which came out super fast. Very divey but right on the main drag. Looks like they have live music at night. There were dollar bills stapled to the ceiling and walls everywhere. Kind of cool. My wife had the fresh made potato chips. Also good. I'll be back. The bar tender served us with a smile and was helpful to pick some other things on the menu up. Good service. read more

Delicious fresh seafood! The fish dip and gumbo had great flavor. I had the fried flounder and shrimp basket it was fried to perfection. My husband had the roast beef Poboy! It was stuffed to the brim and very tasty! We appreciate this place being dog friendly read more

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This place is a dump! It's bilked a a "dive bar". It is certainly a dive! We tried eating here, but the live music was so bad and so loud we had to take our order as takeout and leave. There were some girls who had much more than necessary trying to dance and sing along with the band, which added to the experience. But they do have a great PoBoy sand! They say the bread comes from New Orleans. The oysters are delicious and they pack a lot into the sandwiches. We will order take out from now on. read more

Stopped by last night. Very warm inside probably 80+. Took a long time to place order. Took a very long time to get food. Five or six employees running around in and out. One group came in sat down and left after ten minutes. Host could not stop counting tables. He seated people at dirty tables three times. The only one taking care of business was Amy who saved this review. Food was good read more

I came here previously and enjoyed the experience- I suggested to friends that we go tonight. No reservations are accepted so we walked in as a group of 12. Met with distain. Informed it would be 45-60 minutes and we said that was fine. Again- met with distain that we would agree. Hostess walks inside and returns and asks if we'd be ok sitting outside. We absolutely agreed. She informed us she'd need to seat another party of 11 first. We were fine with that. We asked if we could order from the bar while we waited the 45 minutes. She said absolutely not. When she showed us the tables of 4 outside she stated that we could not move the tables at all. We left. Obviously we were an inconvenience. We took our business elsewhere who happily accommodated us. Will never return. read more

Go upstairs! Bartenders better and fun atmosphere. Food is good for a bar. Roll Tide!

Great atmosphere, the service was great the music was really good and the Hurricane drink was Amazing. Collared greens were awesome. I had the wings and boudin balls. My husband had raw oysters and they shuck them right there at the bar. We highly recommend!!! read more

The Flying Harpoon 2 - A sign in the upstairs bar! - Seafood Near Me - Orange Beach, Alabama

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Surprised at how good our visit was here on a Thursday night. At first they were out of oysters but Booya a shipment came in five minutes after we tried to order some raw. Got a doz and they were big, cold and salty. Then we ordered Redneck Rockefeller with collard greens instead of spinach and they were very good. We ended with a half and half Poboy which was also good. Met some nice folks at the bar from Oklahoma and had a nice chat. A lot of their drinks are really sweet which is fine if you like sweet. I had one then switched to UFO beer and Jagermeister. As they got more crowded service slowed quite a bit but we took it in stride. We enjoyed our three hour visit and will be back. read more

The Flying Harpoon 2 - Seafood Near Me - Orange Beach, Alabama

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Great place! A little rough on the outside but the food was good. This is family friendly with kids menus (very limited). My kids enjoyed the chicken tenders and the chips that came with them. the chips were very bland so we added lots of salt. The salad was good but we found multiple bugs in it. Also, the beer was really good! They gave crackers with the Gumbo that wasn't very flavorful. The waitress left us unattended for a long time. They didn't clean up when we were done which was odd. They said there was live music but nothing happened. The people here were very nice but it seemed abandoned. Not sure if I would come here again. read more

The Flying Harpoon 2 - One of the many bugs found. - Seafood Near Me - Orange Beach, Alabama

This is my go to place in OB for poor boys. Their oyster and debris. Poor boys are the best outside of New Orleans raw oysters are always good and the drinks are cold. I typically go there for lunch because it's not quite as busy and typically don't have music playing. The bartenders have always been friendly and provide great service this is a great dive bar. read more

We tried this location for the first time recently. We had been going to the other location in Gulf Shores every time we visited. We have yet to find a better run runner or tuna dip. We were pleased that both were exactly the same at this location. The place is spacious with 2 bars, one upstairs and one downstairs. We sat at the bar upstairs and enjoyed our bartender. She was personable, funny and great at making drinks. The decor is visually stimulating and eclectic. We will definitely be coming back every time we visit. read more

The Flying Harpoon 2 - Sriracha tuna dip - Seafood Near Me - Orange Beach, Alabama

The food was really good and the service was great! The atmosphere was a blast! I had a load of fun with Drew and Nikki.

Plenty of gravel parking by restaurant. Do not go if you have kids. Unsure if it was a local drunk or just a rowdy out of towner but she should have been cut off a long time ago. We entered the bottom floor and were told no seating available unless outside or go upstairs. We did and it was a dive bar for sure with interesting decor, loud music, rowdy patrons and nastiness. Food on the floor, tables dirty, and rickety seating. Our waiter was nice and did a good job however that is the nicest thing I can say. We ordered sodas and waters. No issues here. We ordered the stuffed potato and fried okra for apps. The apps were not too bad but we were not given plates to eat off of but a piece of paper for a "place mat". We used half a roll of paper towels provided on the table for use due to no other way to eat without using the two plates that the apps were served on for 5 people. We also ordered kids cheese toast (hoagie with shredded melted cheese nothing special), two shrimp po boys, founder po boy, and a kids shrimp. All were greasy, no flavor or seasoning and not tasty at all. We also ordered the house made "chips" which we did not at more than 5 of as they were greasy and tasteless. We left behind most of our food and did not take home more than the okra and a small piece of flounder. For over $170 this is a joke. Do not waste your time or money. Before anyone comes at me we are well traveled and do not shelter our kids from life however a rowdy drunk is not okay for anyone to witness at 4 pm on a weekday. Also, the decor was trashy. Even our 17 yo was appalled. ‍ read more

Been there 3 times within the last couple weeks.... The fried shrimp, loaded seafood baked potato w/ swamp sauce, pepper jack boudin balls & the shrimp po'boy are just simply outstanding!! WOW! Tried their version of the Bushwacker...that was really good too! Service has always been consistently good. If you hit it at the right time, you can also enjoy live music. Will definitely keep going back! read more

The worst experience ever! Over 2 hours and no food! Other tables got their food before us! These poor waitresses were running around with no help and the manager was no where to be found. Our waitress was great however the manager was rude and disrespectful and did nothing to rectify the situation. All we received was an attitude and a hand to the face. read more

I love this place! It is a fun, relaxed atmosphere. Our waiter was super friendly and fun, we enjoyed talking to him. I've been here several times over the years and always look forward to coming back. We had the debris sandwich and crawfish stuffed potatoes. My favorite is their homemade potato chips. read more

Dive bar with great food. Get the Cajun beef sandwich, delish! Great prices and they have oysters too!

This is their steamed seafood platter. Shrimp taste like a rubber chew toy. And the potatoes are just sliced bland baked potatoes. Didn't even touch the corn after tasting a cold rubber shrimp. Do not recommend read more

The Flying Harpoon 2 - Steamed seafood platter - Seafood Near Me - Orange Beach, Alabama

Love the flounder basket here - flounder is huge and large enough to split - if you want to share, but I never do . The flounder is lightly breaded and flash fried so it comes out light and crispy. Served with Cole slaw and homemade potato chips. Finish it all off with the best BUSHWACKER on the island. We also enjoy the oyster fritters, fried shrimp and debris poboy (tell you about the delicious gravy and bread in another post) read more

We love the Flying Harpoon 2! As locals, we don't eat out often but when take an afternoon at the beach we usually stop there on our way home. We love their oysters on the 1/2 shell, debris po' boy, and fried okra! Great, friendly staff and good service. Upstairs they have live music which the grands love! read more

I thought the other reviews were being dramatic. "Some people just can't be pleased" and all that. I can for sure say they were not being dramatic in the least. My husband and I ate here 07/19/25 and it took a little over 2 hours. There were 4 tables up top where we were that had people at them. The boudin balls tasted like cigarettes, neither one of us could eat them and they are usually a favorite for us most places. The other food was ok. Definitely nothing spectacular about the food, I think we would have been equally satisfied with a McDonald's fish fillet. Also we ran out of drinks multiple times within this window and it would take forever for someone to come and refill! I will say their alcoholic drinks were really good and very cheap for the area. If you want to just go sit at the bar and drink 10/10 but eat anywhere else first! read more

One minute we were being waited on like good customers would expect. The next minute we were treated disrespectfully after waiting for an extended period of time for our food. read more

Dive bar with yummy food! The raw oysters were delicious but the baked were overcooked, dry, with little flavor. The buffalo shrimp was very tasty. Shrimp po boy was a good size and yummy too. Worth going if you're looking for something casual and easy. read more

The Flying Harpoon 2 - Dozen raw - Seafood Near Me - Orange Beach, Alabama

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Nothing but the best service. Food is great and the bushwhackers are even better. This is hands down our favorite bar.

I've been here for 2 hours waiting so patiently on my food........ 2 hours people 2 hours I ordered a poboy.... I don't know what takes so long to cook one of them but wow. Bash me for all I care for sitting here this long my girlfriend is making me..... this place is straight poontange.... Go to Waffle House or McDonald if you want to eat this late... I'm so serious the last hour they have said 15 minutes. Good luck out there folks dauphin island is where it's at you can go to a gas station and order a burger and get it before I even got to order a water here... read more

Oysters were great, people were cool, feel was classic dive-bar casual. If Wiley is bartending downstairs ask for the Maraschino daiquiri!

We got in late so decided to eat at Flying Harpoon on the advice of the bartender at our condo across the street. First clue was that it has a dark parking lot and you have to climb to the second floor to enter this place. Then they had one very nice server who was pretty much doing everything except the cooking and the bar was packed with loud, obnoxious patrons yelling at each other up and down the bar to the point that those of us who just wanted a nice meal were unable to enjoy it. The food was fine but took a long time and our poor server had to keep apologizing for the slow service and the very drunk guy at the bar who even began using his straw to spit paper wads at his fellow drunks. In my book an establishment that allows over-served obnoxious customers to disrupt the rest of the patrons does not deserve our business and they seem more interested in cashing in on the drunks at the bar than the diners at the tables. Save yourself and your family, especially if you have children, the aggravation of visiting The Flying Harpoon. No food is good enough to have to endure this torture. read more

Been to gulf shores/ orange beach several times but a few years back I stopped in here & fell in love. The oysters were top notch, beer was very cold & service (Ryan) was great! My travel companion was a bit annoyed with me cause I wanted to go back daily. Laid back hole in the wall vibe. Loves it! read more

The Flying Harpoon 2 - Seafood Near Me - Orange Beach, Alabama

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Divey spot on the main road. We sat outside on the shade and it was pleasant. We had no wait on a table but our food took a while to come out. I had the oyster po boy and it was pretty good. I thought it was overpriced considering it didn't come with a side. My wife got the shrimp basket and the shrimp was large and tasted fresh. Wait staff was attentive but seemed overwhelmed and unorganized. There's better spots to eat at but probably also much worse you could find. read more

Food is fabulous! Fun local place with large portions and reasonable prices! Always a favorite when we go to Orange Beach read more

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Great food large portions. Highly recommend. They have an up-charge for credit card transactions. So pay with cash if you can. read more