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Special occasions, Scenic view, Large groups, Business meetings
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Opening its first location in Gulf Shores in 1983, the Original Oyster House restaurant quickly expanded and opened its second restaurant two years later on the Mobile Causeway. It soon became known as a Gulf Coast favorite for panoramic waterfront sunsets on the Mobile Delta, fresh Gulf Coast seafood and award-winning gumbo. Classics such as hand-battered fried crab claws, blackened Mahi and fire-grilled Gulf oysters kept locals and visitors coming back for more. A visit usually includes kids on the playground, seafood platters and Southern hospitality. Along with its take-out, homemade desserts and seafood gumbo, the Original Oyster House has been sending alligators home in kid's meals, and
PRICE RANGE
$4 - $20
Special Diets
Vegetarian Friendly, Gluten Free Options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Drinks, Late Night
CUISINES
American, Seafood, Grill, Healthy
FEATURES
Takeout, Private Dining, Seating, Parking Available, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Accepts Discover, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Live Music, Waterfront, Playgrounds, Gift Cards Available
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Reviewed 2 days ago

Found my favorite seafood here. I love soft shell crabs and they were cooked to perfection. Other items on the menu were varied and that is a good. My friend had fried shrimp and she was impressed. Food was delicious.Service was good. \

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed October 22, 2023 via mobile

Stopped for a plate of fried oysters on our way east to Tallahassee. The restaurant offers some pretty water views, no outdoor dining available. Service was prompt and friendly. Food was really quick and very good. The fried oysters are plump and juicy with ample...amount of breading. I ordered a salad bar-average selection but well-stocked and fresh. The hush puppies are crispy with a soft center…so good!More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed September 23, 2023

Wonderful service and great food! The gumbo way favorite meal of the week! We are going again during our stay!

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed August 28, 2023 via mobile

My wife and I dinner on Sunday evening. The restaurant was busy at 5pm, so we had high hopes. We were seated quickly and greeted almost immediately by our server. We shared the Fisherman’s Pride seafood platter and it arrived way too quickly. The food...was barely warm. The fried oysters, crab cake and stuffed crab were flavorful, but needed to be hot. The fried fish and shrimp were very disappointing, but then again, most fried seafood is when it’s not hot and fresh. Not one time did the waitress ask us how our meal was. I believe that she already knew. So a big fail! We definitely won’t be back.More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed August 8, 2023 via mobile

Service was fast and friendly food was excellent. We arrived on a Sunday by boat an even though the restaurant was busy we where set fairly quickly.

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed July 31, 2023 via mobile

We always try to stop here on our way from Florida to Louisiana. We always get the chargrilled oysters and usually get the shrimp and grits and fried shrimp. This visit, we switched it up. We still got the chargrilled oysters and they were delicious...as usual. My husband got the salad bar and gumbo combo. The salad bar was loaded and had fresh steamed rolls and the gumbo was tasty. I ordered the shrimp and crab salad. It was a huge bowl of lettuce, five cherry tomatoes, a quartered boiled egg, about 12 chilled boiled popcorn shrimp and about a half cup of crab meat. Before I ordered it, I asked our waitress what kind of crab it was and she said it's always lump crab. This crab was dark and completely shredded, no lumps, and tasteless. I tried eating it with the salad dressing, but the crab was watery and it didn't help, so I mixed up the cocktail sauce on the table and dipped the crab into that before I took a bite. Unfortunately, the taste of the salad dressing and cocktail sauce didn't exactly compliment one another. After I ate the shrimp, the tomatoes and the egg, I was left with a big bowl of lettuce and the watery crab. I gave up at that point. I did tell our waitress and she offered to bring me something else, but we needed to get on the road and it had taken quite a while to get the gumbo and my salad, so I really didn't want to wait longer. My advice is to skip this salad, get the salad bar or get a shrimp or crab entree if you are hungry for that.More

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed July 17, 2023

Just an overall disappointment in the food. Service great, famous Pina Colada not as good as I’ve had. Probably won’t be a stop for our travels. In the future. Will try another place.

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed June 19, 2023

We went there for lunch in early June, and enjoyed it so much we made another trip to go there again the next week! The staff is fabulous, friendly, and the food is beyond good! The portions are generous, the salad bar is one of...the best and freshest I've seen, and the view overlooking Mobile Bay was an added plus!More

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed June 9, 2023

Great waterfront dining! Everything we ordered was absolutely delicious and the key lime pie was the best I have ever had!

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed April 16, 2023

I ordered crab cakes ( which was mostly stuffing) & grilled shrimp with sides of cheese grits and greens. Both sides were good. Husband ordered fried shrimp on salad. His was mostly lettuce. Boiled eggs on salad tasted funny. Service was good.

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed April 1, 2023

Poor service and poor customer care and took to long one hour and forty five minutes and waiter was nice

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed March 23, 2023

We were a group of five on our first visit to this Original Oyster House. The only thing better than our meals was the service. Our only disappointment was having to sit in a dark corner of the bar area; we asked to be seated...in the dining room so we could view the Mobile-Tensaw Delta outside. There were vacant tables but we were told they were "...not available". But, please remember, our food and service were excellent.More

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed March 4, 2023 via mobile

The servers here are not educated in food allergies. Even warning them multiple times about not being able to consume dairy.It makes me really ill.I ordered my baked potato plain, server immediately asked me if I wanted butter, sour cream and cheese on it... .I...was served it anyway. Food came splashed in hollandaise sauce...no one even bothered to replace it. I tried to eat around the sauce. The stuffed Flounder was a literal carcass with a small amount of breading with 2-3 slivers of bell peppers. There was nothing to it. Greens were mush with huge chunks of inedible bacon fat. I left hungrier than when I came in. No one bothered to check on us until 20 mins later. At this point, I was irritated and just wanted to leave. The place was dirty, our table had an empty butter container from previous guests on it, seat was sticky. I mean, c'mon...really?? Yikes. How many people are they sickening? You shouldn't have to overspend at a restaurant and then return home to actually eat enough to be considered a meal. Unacceptable. This was supposed to be a mother-son night out. Nothing but a waste of money, disappointment and probably a long night ahead in the toilet. I used to recommend this place to everyone. Won't recommend it ever again. Educate your servers if you're trying to serve food!!More

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed February 25, 2023 via mobile

Our lunch was very tasty. Conveniently situated right next to airboat express. Poboys were well filled and good. Grilled shrimp tasty. Key lime pie not bad.

Date of visit: February 2023
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Reviewed February 25, 2023 via mobile

Ordered an appetizer and grilled oysters in addition to two entrees. We don’t mind waiting but it was exceptionally long for the appetizers. Well, everything arrived at the same time. Disappointing. Oysters were good but rest was just ok, nothing to rave about. Waitress was...nice.More

Date of visit: February 2023
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ORIGINAL OYSTER HOUSE, Spanish Fort - Menu, Prices & Restaurant Reviews - Tripadvisor

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Yes, Original Oyster House offers takeout services.

Original Oyster House is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travelers:
  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 4