Half Shell Oyster House

2325 University Blvd, Tuscaloosa
(205) 860-7001

Recent Reviews

Scott Pate

Great place to eat

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mandi Wyatt

Hands down, best baked oysters and carmel apple martinis ever!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bananas Foster Cheesecake, Half Shell Salad, Oyster Rockefeller DZ, Fried, Royal Reds, Caesar Salad, Oysters Bienville, Charbroiled Oysters, Salad, Filet Orleans, Royal Reds Shrimp Peel and Eat, Redfish, Oysters Rockefeller, Redfish Orleans, Oyster Platter, Fried Green Tomatoes and Crab Cakes, Crab Claws, Soup & Salad Combo, Seafood Pot Pie

Drew

I had a amazing seafood pasta with Cajun mashed potatoes.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cindy Rotermund

This was a great choice for our dinner in Tuscaloosa. We love oysters so we enjoyed the oysters on the half shell. There was a HUGE oyster on the plate! Largest oyster I've ever seen! The jalapeno hushpuppies were very good...not hot as the name might imply. The stuffed portabella mushrooms were really good but I did have to scrape off the sauce because it was too spicy for me. I didn't even remember the description saying anything about a spicy sauce. I loved the garden salad with their garlic balsamic vinegar dressing. My husband got the steak with shrimp and the steak was cooked properly. Waitstaff was friendly and efficient. I thought the prices were pretty reasonable.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Bethany Glenn

Wonderful food, excellent service. We came as a party of 9, service was fast and everyone's food was perfect! Start with oyster bienville, then highly recommend the ribeye.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Oysters Bienville

angela rose

Everything was delicious ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Green Tomatoes and Crab Cakes, Crab Claws

kristi mullis

Had the Seafood platter and it was disgusting. the Boudin balls were burnt, the fish was overcooked and Asparagus was very sour tasting.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 3

Jessie Odell

Mathew the Marine is theBest waiter ever!! Polite, attentive and all that important stuff. The food was also fabulous. My cousin and I recently dined there and it was all just so wonderful.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Justin Case

Food was wonderful and Matt the marine is the best Waiter ever!

Melissa Brown

Unfortunately the food just was not good.The oyster Rockefeller were underdone and gritty and the peel and eat shrimp where overcooked and soft. Overall not great.Service was good.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 4

Lawrence Burgwald

Was not impressedThe restaurant was very chillyFood was overpriced and was not

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

Jason Clayton

Had late night appetizers. Restaurant has a slight odor that seemed a little off, even for an oyster house. Kitchen closed things down a little ahead of schedule, but our server fixed that issue. Portions could have been a little bigger. Overall, I recommend and will return. Solid flavors.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Greg Powell

It was very

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Fried

Amy L.

Great spot for oysters. Decent cocktails. We waited about 1.5 hours for a table (after using Yelp to join the waitlist), so be prepared for a wait if you’re going for dinner.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Oysters Bienville

Helia

The oysters and the Redfish Orleans were divine. Highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Oysters Bienville, Redfish Orleans

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