The bad reviews are wrong the food is excellent and the service well its ok but prices are right and the beer is cold.
There are only 2 resterants left on dauphin island and the other one the "island steamer" is terrilbe.

I'm rather surprised to see the two negative reviews on Barnacle Bill's. My husband and I just got back home from Mobile and we went there for dinner last night. We were so impressed with the food AND the service that we intentionally drove back onto Dauphin Island today to have lunch there.

Last night I had deviled crabs and fried shrimp. Both were fantastic and I'm not easy to please with my deviled crabs. My husband had the catch of the day and shrimp and he was very happy too. Today when we went back to both had shrimp.

The service was very good and both our server last night and today got a higher than average tip from us. Comfortable atmosphere too.

This quaint little bar & grill overlooking Dauphin Island Bay shares the same laid back attitude as most of the Island. While the service leaves quite a bit to be desired, the food is great. I live on Dauphin Island and dine at Barnacle Bill's on a regular basis, just not when I'm in a hurry. The grilled grouper with rice pilaf is my favorite while the steak sandwich is the terrestrial dish of choice.
So if you are looking for a place where you can enjoy your conversation without the waiter or waitress interrupting you frequently (and believe me, they wont) try “Bill’s” and take the time to enjoy your company and the food.

Absolutely the worst service I've ever had at a restaurant. You would think that they would want business after the storms over the past couple of years, but the waitresses acted like they could care less whether we were there or not. As we came in, a waitress at the entrance just told us to sit where we liked, which is fine with me, but then we didn't even get a menu for a while, and there were only two other tables occupied and they were already eating. It was around 3:30 on a Tuesday afternoon, so it wasn't busy at all. While my gentleman friend was in the restroom, a girl came out to wipe tables and saw me sitting there twiddling my thumbs and asked me if we had been given a menu, and I said no. The menus finally came as my friend returned to the table and drink orders were taken....water for him and iced tea for me. We perused the menu and made up our minds, and we were about to order when the waitress told us they had no slaw and no salad! She said the truck had not come yet. Now WHY couldn't she (they) have told us that when we came in the door or even before we placed drink orders???!!! We politely said we needed a few more moments in that case. While she was gone, I discussed the situation with my friend, saying I didn't like the way we had been treated from the beginning, and with this added, I would like to go. And fortunately, he agreed. I told the waitress I would pay for the tea, but we would not be staying. Any other place would have said no charge (after all, it was their fault, regardless of the delivery situation, for not having the items and not telling us in the first place BEFORE we ordered), but not here. Of course they took the money for the tea, and we left. We then proceeded back up the road to Baudeans and had a very enjoyable dinner. Delicious shrimp and oysters! And very good service. They wanted people there! I'm also a Baldwin County girl and would highly recommend the restaurants on the Causeway (Ed's Seafood Shed, Original Oyster House, Beach House Grill, and Felix's Fish Camp - in that order, all good in their own way....I would also say the Blue Gill, but it has not yet reopened after the storm). These restaurants are all officially in Spanish Fort, but they are advertised as in Mobile.