Thread: Where to eat, good seafood in GS

I DON't eat fish......but.
we were down for our spring trip this year with a few non-regulars that came with us insisted on infringing on my pier time and taking us out to eat. They wanted fish so we went to Doc's. Being the family we are, all ordered huge plates of food - and passed them around to share a bit of each. I dragged shrimp and deviled crab as often as possible - but a few stray pieces of flounder and whitefish fell in the mix. I must admit, it was really GOOD. I left with a new plan for fall - and fear more than a few flounders may not make it back to the water to fight again.
Another game changer happened during the Pier Picnic. We sampled quite a few of the Spanish that were available and found them surprisingly wonderful - definitely not what I expected.
Good thing a bigger cart will be making the trip this fall as I feel a cooler will be in order.

Go to Doc's for lunch...for the non seafood eaters...the fried chicken is exceptional. Also the Dinner by the Gulf Shores Diner is great food period...and VERY reasonable....excellent steaks...

We recently got back from stay in GS, Can't contribute on the oysters.

If you are interested in really good fried shrimp close by with low hype and little wait, S&S Seafood market on W Beach Blvd behind Waves in GS is hard to beat. They sale raw but also cook to order for take out. We got the fried shrimp there a couple times, they were the best we found.

The AYCE crab legs at Docs were really good.

The best steak and fish we had was at Diamond Jim's and Mrs Donna's on Canal.

All th above places are good and I've tried them all. For consistency, when I got out with others, I like the food, atmospher, quality and service with a great salad bar, my money is an Wolf Bay Lodge on Perdido Beach Blvd. in Orange Beach. It's on the water with all the charter boats at Zekes Marina.

If money is no object, I can heartily recommend Louisiana Lagniappe in SanRoc Cay, just west of the Perdido Pass bridge. Expensive, but I have never had anything there that did not rate as exceptional.

Big Fish on Canal Road is outstanding.

Mikees has been our favorite for anything fried (I don't do raw oysters), grilled, or blackened. Best fresh blackened fish ive ever eaten. Menu isn't fancy, but has a good selection and the quality is always very very good.

Any place other than Doc's that y'all would recommend for raw oysters?

Is there any place where you just belly up to the oyster bar , they shuck, you drink and eat, and they also serve steamed by the peck, not a highway price of by the dozen?.

Originally Posted by witler

Is there any place where you just belly up to the oyster bar , they shuck, you drink and eat, and they also serve steamed by the peck, not a highway price of by the dozen?.

Pappas roccos, home of bad pizza warm beer. +1 on wolfs bay and Louisiana Lagniappe