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Undertow

3.8 (67 reviews)
ModerateBars, Seafood, American
Open 10:00 am - 3:00 AM (Next day)

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What's the vibe?
Divey
Live music
Moderate noise
Outdoor seating

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Matt O.

When looking for the best deal in all, you can eat Royal Reds. Be sure to check out The Undertow to satisfy your cravings. Occurring Saturday and Sunday, their shrimp buffet offers roasted corn potato's sausage & plenty of that delicious shrimp all for $10. Throughout the week be sure to check out events & specials offering live bands Karaoke & Texas Hold'em or rack'em up for a game of pool. Come for the food, stay for the fun here at The Undertow.   This is a favorite spot when it comes to enjoying a few cold ones with family and friends or to enjoy a few events & a variety of entertainment offered here. As mentioned in my short intro, I enjoy their all you can eat special on the weekends. Finding their shrimp hit or miss at times while snowbird season is happening the chef attempts keeping pace with crowd & with the volume they forget to restock on occasion. I suggest going early to get it fresh & moist. Their servers and bartender are some of the greatest people you'll ever meet, excellent attitudes, friendly & laid back.    As quick I was going through copious amounts of shrimp sausage corn & gallons of butter & cocktail sauce they made sure my table is spacious for additional carnage & made sure I didn't spend 1 moment thirsty keeping my drinks filled. When it comes to their pool tables, there's not much to say as their tables felted perfectly no uneven-ness with the table cue's seem perfect, but I enjoy a good pool game after a hardy meal. This has been an excellent visit & so excited to come back again another weekend for their Poker (My favorite hobby) Karaoke live music & indulge again in eating all you can eat shrimp  Be sure to like them on FB & tell a friend. The Undertow :  https://www.facebook.com/The-Undertow-162401577148377/

Nicole E.

Best reuben around! Bartender/server Mack is phenomenal! As is bartender Jeramy! Great place to be yourself. Have a brew, watch some football, play pool, smoke your vape or cigar. Vape shop on site. I love coming here. Great laid-back local atmosphere.

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Amazing service, great wings, good burger, no cheese on the loaded fries which was super disappointing.

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Hakim M.

This place is definitely a must try. They had a all you can eat crawfish boil. The manager stated that they will start having these on a weekly basis. 20$ all you can eat crawfish with all the fixins. Best crawfish I ever had state to state by far. If you happen to be in gulf shore area must stop by there.. smoker friendly and live music... Win!!!

Under Tow Grill. Local hole-in-wall. Great prices and food. Royal Reds All you can eat, Sat and Sunday. $15.99. Giant outdoor area.
Gregg H.

A great find. Local bar and grill with reasonable prices. Fresh dip was big enough for 2. Friendly staff and all you can eat Royal Reds Sat and Sun for $15.99.

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5 months ago

Attentive bar tender comfortable seating - good prices. Not as smokey as I thought. Music is on the hard rock side.

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10 months ago

Love this place, such a good vibe. The Pool tables are great. Jessica and Sam are the best! Clean restroom for a bar.

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1 year ago

Amazing place to eat.we love this place and the food is awesome . The service is awesome as well

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Best dive bar around. Food is good and beer is cold. Sam is an awesome bartender, and the cook can make some good food.

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1 year ago

Great dive bar with the best deal on royal red shrimp in OBA. If you can't handle cigarette smell you may want to steal clear. Very local.

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Awesome!!! Service and food is always great! Owners are amazing!!! Fun place for sure!!!

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Great dive bar with outstanding all you can eat royal teds and mudbugs. The staff is awesome

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Amazing staff and fantastic drinks! The best environment and had pool tables for everyone to enjoy!

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Bartender was very rude as soon as we walked in. She was not friendly. The drinks was terrible. I will NEVER come back here again!!!!

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Sat n Sun all the Royal Reds you can eat (and trust me these are soooo good you will eat plenty).

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Luna's Eat & Drink

Luna's Eat & Drink

4.4
(929 reviews)
0.7 mi
$$

Went there for lunch. Amazing experience all the way around. I will definitely be back for the food…read morethe atmosphere and the service and the beer selection. ATMOSPHERE Nothing too special about the atmosphere here. I just love that. It was nice clean open area with large windows and plenty of seating and easy to get around. The bar area look cool and the layout was nice. FOOD this is why you came here, right! All kinds of fish cooked all kinds of different ways. Delicious gumbo. Love that pimento cheese ball appetizer with that blueberry pepper jelly! For lunch, I had the meat and three. It was all good, especially the collard greens. SERVICE THIS WAS MAYBE SOME OF THE BEST SERVICE I HAD THE WHOLE TIME I WAS IN ORANGE BEACH THIS WEEKEND. OUR SERVER WAS SO AMAZING. I HATE THAT I CAN'T REMEMBER HER NAME, BUT SHE WAS ON TOP OF IT AND SUPER DELIGHTFUL. DRINKS The bar area looked really nice. Most of my table had iced tea which everybody enjoyed. I also got a beer from the Mississippi Gulf Coast. I was very impressed by their beer selection and they are a verified venue on the Untappd app so you can go to that app to look at all the beer selection and even filter and sort the beers so that you can have an easier time selecting the proper beverage. It even came out in a glass that matched the beer that I had! I like that extra touch.

I went after church on Sunday with my sister and brother in law about 1:45 pm. The place wasn't…read morecrowded. Had a laid back beach vibe. They had a meat and three sides which is a southern thing. I chose the fresh catch. with side salad, boiled red potatoes, and greens. I had asked the server for the salad first. But it was brought with the meal. The salad was fresh and crisp, with a surprise of a small Peppa dew pepper. Blazing red with a little heat and delicious. Haven't seen them in a restaurant ever. Unfortunately my fish and potatoes were cold, cold and butter congealed. The greens were warm and good I had also ordered the cornbread. It was refreshing to see that it wasn't the usual cake like kind, plus not the ultra sweet kind either. More bread like with a hint of sweetness. Delicious. The fish and potatoes had a nice flavor but unfortunately the cold food spoiled the experience. Since I was a guest of my sister I didn't say anything about the cold food. What a disappointment. Maybe when I return things will be better.

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Doc's Seafood Shack & Oyster Bar

Doc's Seafood Shack & Oyster Bar

4.0
(1.2k reviews)
1.0 mi
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Established in 1984
Locally owned & operated

This small hole in the wall has an excellent wait staff. It gets slammed so recommend going a bit…read moreearly. We were seated in the back in the corner when we arrived early. It's the food folks go there for. The oysters were fresh and served in a simple appealing way. The fish was white and firm and delicious. The grilled shrimp they are famous for do not have a savory flavor, tastes more like they were grilled with honey on them. We were not expecting that at all. We did not like the 30 dollars worth of sweet shrimp. It does come in very generous portion if you like that type of flavor. Hush puppies were pretty darn good, light, nicely seasoned with good flavor. The Cole slaw was excellent. All portions were generous. Overall they are friendly, the service is personable and efficient! Ambiance is that of a local diner style, not fancy just comfortable. We liked everything but the sweet grilled shrimp. We are from the north and maybe it is just a southern style we aren't familiar with or used to consuming. The gumbo is pretty good too. They have great mixed drinks and they have one that is a salted caramel flavor that is really excellent. Overall: would highly recommend for a good meal and friendly service. Probably the best place we ate in the Orange Beach area.

We had a great lunch today at Docs. They have a pretty good lunch menu with dishes just $11.99…read more Service was an absolute 5/5 with the most friendly and quick service I've seen. Crab claws appetizer was $25 MP. Didn't love them but everything else was great. Wife loved the gumbo.

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Coastal Orange Beach

Coastal Orange Beach

4.1
(1k reviews)
1.7 mi
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Had the best time ever! I ordered the blackened chicken pasta. It was really good and I have so…read moremany leftovers! The atmosphere was fun Corey J was the besttttt

While this seems to be a lovely establishment, I would steer clear of it if you have any food…read moreallergies. Apparently it is not important enough to service staff to understand what is like to have someone in your party that has a food allergy. The most important thing, is to have the ability to empathize with your guests, and make their experience a good one. If there is an issue with cross contamination in your kitchen, then create an area in the kitchen solely to address those with food allergy needs. For example, when your customer tells you the sprite has no flavor, you don't just come back and tell them it looks fine to me and everything is hooked up. Try tasting it yourself and at least bring a new cup of it to the table. Don't come back empty handed. Then there was the Crab Cakes. After all of the seafood places I have been to in the southeast I found these crab cakes to be just so so. If you are going to deep fry them, please understand that the crab meat will turn to the consistency of tuna salad and is not pleasant to eat whatsoever. Perhaps skip the breading/deep fry and pan fry them instead? While the breading on the crab cake was crisp and delicious, it was a little off setting to have mushy crab on the inside. Again, this was a beautiful venue with a great view. I am troubled by the lack of attention to detail, especially when it comes to addressing your guests.

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