Captain D's

1473 Montgomery Hwy, Vestavia Hills
(205) 823-4279

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Customers' Favorites

The Giant Fish Sandwich and Side
Deluxe Seafood Platter
Loaded Baked Potato
Batter Dipped Fish
Add 2 Crab Shells
Butterfly Shrimp
Corn on the Cob
Hush Puppies
Fried Shrimp
French Fries

What's New
Garlic & Herb Shrimp and Fish
6 pieces of premium shrimp, coated with Garlic & Herb breading and 1 piece of Batter Dipped Fish served with your choice of two sides and Hush Puppies.
The Shrimp Sampler with Garlic & Herb Shrimp
4 pieces of premium shrimp, coated with Garlic & Herb breading, 4 crispy Butterfly Shrimp, and Popcorn Shrimp served with your choice of two sides and Hush Puppies.
15 Piece Garlic & Herb Shrimp
15 pieces of premium shrimp, coated with Garlic & Herb breading served with your choice of two sides and Hush Puppies.
Ultimate Seafood Platter with Garlic & Herb Shrimp
6 pieces of premium shrimp, coated with Garlic & Herb breading, 2 pieces of Batter Dipped Fish, Popcorn Shrimp, and two seafood stuffed Crab Shells served with your choice of two sides and Hush Puppies.
2 Pc Southern Style Flounder
Two hand-breaded, Southern-Style White Fish fillets served with your choice of two sides and Hush Puppies.
5 Garlic & Herb Shrimp Add-On
Customize your meal by adding on 5 pieces of premium shrimp, coated with Garlic & Herb breading.
Fried Pickles
An appetizer of crispy, lightly breaded pickles fried to a golden perfection served with creamy ranch dressing.
Seafood Gumbo
A classic creole gumbo with shrimp, chicken, sausage, and okra.
OREO® Cookies & Cream Cheesecake
OREO® cookies baked in a creamy cheesecake, layered with OREO® cookie mousse. Finished with a drizzle of chocolate ganache and milk chocolate rosettes. Made exclusively by The Cheesecake Factory Bakery®.

Appetizers and Add-Ons
Mozzarella Sticks
8 Breaded mozzarella sticks
Jalapeno Poppers
8 Golden fried jalapeños and cheese
5 Piece Butterfly Shrimp
Customize your meal by adding 5 breaded butterfly shrimp to any meal.
10 Piece Butterfly Shrimp
Customize your meal by adding 10 breaded butterfly shrimp to any meal.
15 Piece Butterfly Shrimp
Customize your meal by adding 15 breaded butterfly shrimp to any meal.
1 Piece Batter Dipped Fish
Add one piece of our famous batter dipped fish to any meal.
2 Piece Batter Dipped Fish
Add two pieces of our famous batter dipped fish to any meal.
2 Piece Chicken
Add two pieces of our breaded chicken tenders to any meal.
4 Piece Chicken
Add four pieces of our breaded chicken tenders to any meal.
6 Hush Puppies
6 of our famous golden brown hush puppies are made from a batter that's freshly prepared and hand scooped with care. They are perfectly paired with our seafood meals.
12 Hush Puppies
12 of our famous golden brown hush puppies are made from a batter that's freshly prepared and hand scooped with care. They are perfectly paired with our seafood meals.

Beverages
Soft Drink
Choice of Sweet Tea or Unsweet Tea, Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Sierra Mist, Mountain Dew, Dr. Pepper, Diet Dr. Pepper, and Lemonade
Gallon of Tea
A gallon of D's famous tea.
Gallon Lemonade
A gallon of Tropicana Lemonade

Fish Favorites
2 Piece Batter Dipped Fish Meal
Two of our famous batter dipped fish fillets, golden on the outside tender on the inside. Served with your choice of two sides and hush puppies.
3 Piece Batter Dipped Fish Meal
Three of our famous batter dipped fish fillets, golden on the outside tender on the inside. Served with your choice of two sides and hush puppies.
4 Piece Batter Dipped Fish Meal
Four of our famous batter dipped fish fillets, golden on the outside tender on the inside. Served with your choice of two sides and hush puppies.
2 Piece Catfish Meal
Tender catfish, hand-breaded in our signature southern-style breading and served with your choice of two sides and hush puppies.
3 Piece Catfish Meal
Hand-breaded catfish fillets served with your choice of two sides and hush puppies.
4 Piece Catfish Meal
Hand-breaded catfish fillets served with your choice of two sides and hush puppies.
Southern Style Whitefish
A large fillet of white fish hand breaded with seasoned yellow cornmeal breading. Served with your choice of two sides and hush puppies.

Captain's Classics
Deluxe Seafood Platter
For those seeking seafood variety, we combine two fish fillets, six shrimp, two seafood stuffed crab shells with your choice of two sides and hush puppies.
2 Piece Fish & 6 Piece Butterfly Shrimp Meal
Two batter dipped fish fillets and six butterfly shrimp served with your choice of two sides and hush puppies.
2 Piece Fish & 2 Piece Chicken Meal
Two pieces of batter dipped fish and two chicken tenders, served with your choice of two sides and hush puppies.
Supreme Sampler Meal
Two pieces of our Famous Batter Dipped Fish, two Chicken Tenders, and six Butterfly Shrimp. Served with your choice of two sides and hush puppies.
15 Piece Butterfly Shrimp Meal
Fifteen of our crispy Butterfly Shrimp served with your choice of two sides and two Hush Puppies
20 Piece Butterfly Shrimp Meal
Twenty of our crispy Butterfly Shrimp served with your choice of two sides and two Hush Puppies.

Chicken Meals
4 Piece Chicken Meal
Four crispy breaded chicken tenders with your choice of two sides and hush puppies. Perfect for dipping in D's delicious honey mustard!
6 Piece Chicken Meal
Six crispy breaded chicken tenders with your choice of two sides and hush puppies. Perfect for dipping in D's delicious honey mustard!

Grilled Meals
Grilled Tilapia Meal
Seasoned tilapia served on a bed of rice with your choice of two sides and a breadstick.
Wild Alaska Salmon Meal
Wild Alaska Salmon seared to perfection and served on a bed of rice with your choice of two sides and a breadstick.
Grilled White Fish Meal
A fillet of our tender and flaky white fish, seasoned, served on a bed of rice with your choice of two sides and a breadstick.
Grilled White Fish & Shrimp Skewer Meal
A fillet of our delicious grilled white fish served alongside a skewer of succulent grilled shrimp. Served on a bed of rice with your choice of two sides and a breadstick.

Family Meals
10 Piece Fish Family Meal
Feed the whole family with ten of our Famous Batter Dipped Fish. Complete your feast with eight hush puppies and your choice of two family-style sides.
14 Piece Chicken Family Meal
Fourteen of our breaded chicken tenders with eight hush puppies and your choice of two family-style sides.
Seafood Feast
Twelve pieces of our famous batter dipped fish, twelve crispy butterfly shrimp, three seafood stuffed crab shells, twelve hush puppies and your choice of two family-style sides.
Family Sampler Meal
Ten of our famous batter dipped fish fillets, 6 pieces of crispy breaded chicken tenders, 12 piecesof breaded butterfly shrimp, with eight hush puppies and your choice of two family-style sides.

Sandwiches
Giant Fish Sandwich
Two batter dipped fish fillets on a toasty bun with tangy tartar sauce, and shredded lettuce
Giant Fish Sandwich Combo
Two Batter Dipped Fish Fillets on a toasty bun with tangy tartar sauce and shredded lettuce. Served with choice of a side and drink.
Cajun Catfish Sandwich
Two Southern-Style Catfish fillets topped with Cajun seasoning on a toasty bun with tangy tartar sauce and shredded lettuce
Cajun Catfish Sandwich Combo
Two Southern-Style Catfish fillets topped with Cajun seasoning on a toasty bun with tangy tartar sauce and shredded lettuce served with your choice of one side and refreshing beverage.

Kids Meals
Kid's Batter Dipped Fish Meal
One piece of our famous batter dipped fish served with a choice of one side, hush puppies, drink.
Kid's Popcorn Shrimp Meal
A plentiful portion of tender, breaded bite-sized shrimp with a choice of one side, hush puppies, drink.
Kid's Chicken Tenders Meal
Two seasoned and breaded chicken tenders, with a choice of one side, hush puppies, drink.

Desserts
Classic Cheesecake
Creamy California cheesecake baked on a golden graham cracker crumb. Made exclusively by The Cheesecake Factory Bakery.
Funnel Cake Stix
A twist on a popular state fair favorite in an easy-to-share serving, these sweet and delicious funnel cake stix are the perfect finish to any Captain D's meal.

Sides
French Fries
Crispy cut french fries.
Coleslaw
Fresh cabbage combined with Captain D's own signature sweet slaw dressing with a delicate blend of sweet and savory flavors.
Green Beans
Green beans slow cooked with country ham and served hot
Broccoli
Tender broccoli florets steamed to order.
Mac & Cheese
Classic home-style macaroni and cheese prepared with delicate Cheddar cheese sauce and tender noodles.
Fried Okra
A simple, southern classic; slices of okra in southern-style breading fried to a golden brown.
Corn on the Cob
Simply sweet corn on the cob steamed and served hot.
Baked Potato
A generous sized potato cooked to fluffy perfection and then served with butter and sour cream.
Loaded Baked Potato
A perfectly baked potato, loaded with cheese and bacon.

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Recent Reviews

I haven’t eaten at a cap’n d’s in probably 20 years but today was the day. The food was actually very good! I had the 3 piece fish with hush puppies and my wife had the fish and chicken with fries. Crispy, fresh and quite tasty. Not greasy at all. Plus the service was excellent! Tammy at the counter was really sweet and very hard working. The price sure has changed but when calculated for inflation it’s right on the money. Was there just after the lunch rush and every...
August 2025
I never understand pulling ppl around when no one is behind the car that’s there. And stop making people pay and then saying pull around. Let people decide whether they want to wait or not. They be nice though.
April 2025
The place has seen better days but has weathered the storms like a salty.

Lots of people use the drive-through or takeout, but the lobby is actually pretty nice.

Like most restaurant chains, staffing has had issues, but aside from getting overwhelmed every once in a while, the people are good and offer as much service as they can.

Parking: Weird lot shape, but I've never had problems parking
March 2025

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Captain D's

1473 Montgomery Hwy, Vestavia Hills, AL 35216
(205) 823-4279