Half Shell Dockside

301 Market St, Apalachicola
(850) 653-1211

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Florida Sod Ace

This place was absolutely amazing! Im a huge seafood fan and that was excellent, but the cheeseburger was by far the best ive had in a long time
A+++++

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

RL Eve

Wow! Excellent food and service! Can’t wait to come back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tammy Jarvis

Location, food, drinks, view and vibe was amazing! Staff was great and we will go back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Raw Oysters, Grouper Sandwich

SJ Pryor

We started with the seared Ahi Tuna and it was delicious! The peppercorn crust was out of this world!! And the Grouper entrees were , just hell yeah! We tried blackened & grilled & you can’t go wrong either way!! Stacy took great care of us & was fun to visit with. Their onsite brewed beers are delightful-per my husband! It’s fine dining in a super casual atmosphere! Highly recommended!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

dianne hight

Food always good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Scot Abel

Nice deck on the Scipio river. Food and wine prices are good, service a little slow. The Indian Pass oysters were sweet and tasty, worth the price

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Vicki Northrop

Can’t tell you about service or food as we got up after waiting over 20 minutes for someone to come to the table to get our drink order.
We finally left our menu on the table and left.
I would not have minded waiting if someone acknowledged us and said they would be with us, but nothing and worse part was there were only 3 tables occupied.

Atmosphere: 3

Elijah Martin

Incredible seafood! A bit of a drive from where we were staying in PSJ but it was worth the drive. We had the fried shrimp and fried grouper. I wish we had enough time to go back for some more of the grouper. It was very good! The raw oysters were tasty; however, they were gritty and I believe it was from how they were shucked. I wouldn't order them again. The drinks were also very good. They had Bouy brewing beer that was very good. Overall it was a great experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Andrew Smith

I don’t usually write negative reviews for places, but this one warrants it. Almost everything about the experience was negative. First off, the food is way too expensive for what it is. For example, I got the shrimp basket for $19… 8 shrimp, 1 hush puppy, and Mac&Cheese was in like a 4 inch diameter bowl. The fish was under seasoned and prepped wrong, they really like their grilling. Second, it took them more than 10 minutes to start taking our order. Third, while we were waiting for our food another waitress was loudly moving and slamming down chairs, she apologized but then immediately started back up! Finally, the bathroom was in disarray and needed to be serviced. The only positives were the fish tacos looked pretty good and the server we eventually got was nice. However, this place is the definition of a tourist trap. Only go here if you like wasting money.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 2

Merina

I planned to visit this restaurant today for dinner with my family, as we have many times before. When I checked their Facebook page for specials, I instead found political posts aimed at their patrons, promoting divisive and biased rhetoric. Regardless of personal beliefs, this is no way to engage with a community or its customers. We will not be returning.

Edward Montana

Great place for local oysters.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lori Planas

My husband and I had dinner there this evening. We both ordered the whole flounder. This comes fried, with 2 sides. When we were served, my flounder looked different than my husbands flounder. He traded mine for his. He said from the moment he started eating it that it didn't seem correct, but he didn't want to complain because we were celebrating a special anniversary and he doesn't usually complain at restaurants. My flounder was good and I shared mine with him, so he really noticed the difference. He got to the point where he couldn't eat anymore because he didn't feel comfortable with the quality of how it was prepared and honestly, he wasn't happy. We called the waitress over and she said she would send the manager to our table. The manager arrived quickly and after my husband explained his thoughts about the dinner, she said she would compensate him half off the price because he had eaten half of the meal, which was true. When we got the check, she charged the full amount for his dinner and said "You et half" and that was her answer. What really bothers us, is the lack of caring that a new customer made a legitimate complaint and it was basically ignored. I normally try to give businesses good reviews, but this situation needs to be shared. I would welcome a comment from this business regarding how this matter was handled.

Jessica Rentz

Ahi Tuna! Hands down delicious! Got seated right away. Listen to the band and enjoy a drink. Gator bait is delicious drink. Got the flounder plate & fried shrimp platter. Great! Food came out quick.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Laura Gaudette

Great location with good draft beer choices. Sunday afternoon live music was a treat! Food was fine, not stellar. Oysters were topped with waaaaaay toooooo much cheese. I’ll come back for beer and music, but likely skip the food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 4

Dianne Bunner

We were visiting from out of town….the staff initially was welcoming but the staff in the back bar was not. Sat at the bar just to watch football game and have a couple drinks. Our bartender was less than friendly! The band sounded great but felt unwelcome so we left within 30 minutes

Atmosphere: 2

Service: 1

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