Half Shell Oyster House, Pelham brings together the warmth of Southern hospitality and the polish of an upscale-casual dining experience, creating a place where guests can settle in for everything from a relaxed lunch to a memorable dinner out.
Located at 2408 Pelham Pkwy in Pelham, AL, this restaurant is known for its fresh oysters, flavorful po’ boys, and satisfying steak and cocktail offerings, all served in a setting that feels both inviting and elevated.
Whether you are stopping in for brunch, meeting friends for happy-hour drinks, or planning a comfortable solo meal, the restaurant offers a versatile experience designed to fit a wide range of occasions and tastes.
Its reputation is reflected in its strong 4.40-star rating from 673 reviews, a sign that diners consistently value the quality, atmosphere, and service they receive.
What makes Half Shell Oyster House especially appealing is the way it balances variety, convenience, and quality. Guests can choose from dine-in service, takeaway, delivery, outdoor seating, and on-site services, making it easy to enjoy a great meal in the way that works best for them.
The menu goes beyond seafood favorites to include comfort food, healthy options, coffee, beer, cocktails, and a well-rounded wine list, along with dessert and local specialties that round out the experience. Known for fast service, a great beer selection, excellent cocktails, and standout desserts, the restaurant is designed to deliver both efficiency and enjoyment.
With a bar on site, table service, and a setting that feels casual, cozy, and trendy all at once, it offers the kind of dining atmosphere that keeps guests coming back for more.
Accessibility and guest comfort are also thoughtfully built into the experience. The restaurant features wheelchair-accessible parking, entrance, seating, and restroom facilities, helping make visits easier and more welcoming for all guests.
Reservations are accepted, payment is simple with credit cards, debit cards, and NFC mobile payments, and the overall setup supports a smooth, stress-free dining experience from arrival to departure.
For anyone seeking a dependable spot in Pelham for fresh seafood, great drinks, and a polished yet relaxed meal, Half Shell Oyster House offers the kind of inviting experience that turns a simple night out into something worth remembering.
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Our Story
Welcome to a place where great food meets warm hospitality. We believe dining is more than just a meal - it's an experience to be savored and shared.
Our kitchen is dedicated to creating dishes that bring people together, using recipes that honor tradition while embracing innovation.
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Food & Drinks
The best of the best! A sampling of Charbroiled Oysters, Oysters Bienville, Oysters Rockefeller, and Oysters Orleans.
Half Shell's signature oysters! Charbroiled over an open flame with our unique white wine, butter, garlic and herb sauce, and Parmesan cheese.
Our award winning oysters! Charbroiled over an open flame and basted with our New Orleans style smoky Cajun sauce and Parmesan cheese.
Oysters Bienville topped with our signature Orleans sauce and Parmesan cheese.
Topped with an herb, mushroom, Gulf blue crab meat, Gulf shrimp, bacon, and Italian bread crumb mixture. Baked with Parmesan cheese.
Topped with fresh spinach, cream cheese, herbs, and Pernod. Baked with Parmesan cheese.
Fried green tomatoes layered with Gulf blue crab cakes. Topped with Gulf blue crab ravigotte, green onions, and diced tomatoes.
Peel and eat Cajun boiled large Argentinian Reds served with hot drawn butter.
Gulf blue crab claws hand-breaded and fried golden. Served with cocktail sauce. Or have them sautéed Orleans style or Charbroiled!
Gulf blue crab meat and Gulf shrimp in a creamy blend of five cheeses, onion, celery, and herb panko. Served chilled or hot with toasted baguette slices.
Homemade with yellowfin tuna and creole seasonings. Topped with green onions and diced tomatoes.
Large six ounce hand-crafted crab cake made from Gulf blue crab meat, blended with sautéed vegetables and seasonings. Grilled and topped with Gulf blue crab ravigotte and Parmesan.
Canadian snow crab claws sautéed in our Orleans sauce. Served with hot drawn butter. Or try our Charbroiled sauce!
Sliced filet and ribeye with sautéed mushrooms, onions, green bell peppers, and a five cheese blend in a flour tortilla. Topped with chives and diced tomatoes. Served with homemade Dijon horseradish.
Gulf shrimp or boneless wings, fried golden and tossed in our unique sweet and spicy Voodoo sauce. Topped with green onions.
Grilled portabella mushrooms stuffed with Gulf blue crab, Gulf shrimp, peppers, and spinach. Garnished with lemon aioli and Parmesan cheese.
Peel and eat Cajun boiled large Argentinian Reds served with hot drawn butter.
Gulf shrimp, crawfish, Gulf blue crab meat corn, peas, and carrots in a traditional pot pie filling topped with a golden buttermilk crust.
Hand-battered and dusted Gulf shrimp in seasoned corn flour and fried golden. Also available grilled!
Hand-battered and dusted Gulf oysters in seasoned corn flour and fried golden.
Cheddar cheese grits smothered in a smoky bacon cream sauce with Gulf shrimp. Topped with shredded Parmesan, chopped bacon, and green onions.
French bread, Boudin ball, french fries and jalapeño hushpuppies served with your choice of the following: Fried Gulf Shrimp, Grilled Argentinian Red Shrimp, Fried Crawfish Tails, Seafood Stuffed Portabella, Charbroiled Gulf Oysters, Grilled or Fried Catfish, Grilled Gulf Blue Crab Cake, Fried Gulf Oysters +$6.
Wheatley Vodka or your favorite vodka or gin garnished with blue cheese stuffed Queen olives or a lemon twist
Citron Vodka, house-made sweet & sour, lemon, sugar rim. Add a flavor Blueberry, Blackberry, Mango +$1
Absolut Raspberri Vodka, Pama Liqueur, fresh house-made sweet & sour, grapefruit, lime, sugar rim
Hendrick's Gin, simple syrup, La Marca Prosecco, lemon, sugar rim
Hoodoo Espresso Vodka, made with Louisiana sourced coffee beans and Demerara sugar, brown sugar simple, cream
Smirnoff Kissed Caramel Vodka, apple pucker, caramel, house-made sweet & sour, simple syrup
Absolut Mango Vodka, mango mix, pineapple juice, orange juice, grenadine, house-made sweet & sour
Ketel One Vodka and Zing Zang Bloody Mary, fresh-shucked oyster, horseradish, olive, lemon
Stoli Vanilla Vodka, Bailey's Chocolate Liqueur, cream, Hershey's chocolate syrup
Patron Silver Tequila, Cointreau, Grand Marnier, house-made margarita mix, orange, lime, salt rim
Tanteo Jalapeño Tequila, Cointreau, pineapple bits, house-made margarita mix, pineapple juice, Tajín
Cabo Wabo Blanco Tequila, triple sec, blackberry puree, house-made margarita mix, sugar rim
Vodka infused with peppers, onion, celery, garlic, tomatoes, and jalapeños, Zing Zang Bloody Mary mix, Creole seasoned rim, spicy green bean, olive, lemon
Pama Pomegranate liqueur, blueberry puree, fresh orange and lime, Moscato, splash of La Marca Prosecco
Tito's Vodka, Captain Morgan White Rum, Watermelon Liqueur, watermelon syrup, house-made sweet & sour, salt rim
Bulleit Rye Whiskey, blackberry puree, house-made sweet & sour, simple, lemon
Milagro Silver Tequila, Peychaud's bitters, grapefruit juice, agave nectar, fresh lime, Tajín
Captain Morgan White Rum, Parrot Bay Coconut Rum, Myer's Dark Rum, pineapple juice, orange juice, grenadine
An unfrozen Piña Colada made with Blue Chair Bay Coconut Rum, cream, pineapple juice
Old Forester Bourbon, Cocktail and Sons Spiced Demerera, bitters, orange twist, luxardo cherry
Sazerac Rye, Rivulet Pecan Liqueur, brown sugar simple, orange twist, luxardo cherry
Bronzed redfish served over a bed of grilled asparagus and Cajun boiled mashed potatoes, topped with Argentinian Red shrimp sautéed in a white wine cream sauce and Parmesan cheese.
Blackened redfish topped with Gulf shrimp sautéed in our original Orleans sauce. Topped with Gulf blue crab meat and Parmesan cheese.
Fried redfish topped with a creamy Gulf blue crab meat and Gulf shrimp au gratin.
Pecan encrusted mahi over cheddar cheese grits and topped with sautéed Gulf shrimp in a smoky bacon cream sauce and Parmesan cheese.
US farm-raised hand-breaded catfish. Served with your choice of cocktail or tartar. Also available grilled!
Blackened US farm-raised catfish over a bed of white rice. Topped with Gulf shrimp, crawfish, and mushrooms in a cream sauce with Parmesan cheese.
Your choice of any of our fish selections grilled or blackened. Served with lemon aioli. Redfish, Mahi Mahi, Yellowfin Tuna, Fish of the Day - Market.
Gulf shrimp, crawfish, and mushrooms tossed with linguini and creole Alfredo. Topped with Gulf blue crab meat and Parmesan cheese.
Linguini tossed with creole Alfredo, topped with fresh grilled chicken and Parmesan cheese.
Linguini tossed with creole Alfredo, topped with Argentinian Red shrimp and Parmesan cheese.
Fresh chicken coated in chopped almonds and seasonings, panéed, and drizzled with roasted red bell pepper aioli.
13oz USDA Choice ribeye seasoned, chargrilled, and topped with a creamy Gulf blue crab meat and Gulf shrimp au gratin.
13oz USDA Choice ribeye seasoned and chargrilled. Topped with Orleans sauce.
USDA Choice tenderloin topped with Gulf shrimp sautéed in our Orleans sauce. Topped with Gulf blue crab meat and Parmesan cheese.
USDA Choice tenderloin seasoned and chargrilled.
Half Shell's own slow cooked with Andouille sausage. Topped with white rice and served with a hushpuppy.
Half Shell's own blend of crawfish, Gulf blue crab meat and corn in a cream base with creole seasonings.
Half Shell's own, Gulf shrimp, Gulf blue crab meat, and Andouille sausage in a dark filé roux. Topped with white rice.
Romaine and spring mix, goat cheese, toasted almond slices, chives, tomatoes, and shredded carrots. Served with our signature roasted garlic balsamic house vinaigrette.
Romaine and spring mix, grape tomatoes, sliced red onions, Monterey Jack and cheddar cheese blend, and croutons.
Romaine hearts and croutons tossed in our homemade Caesar dressing. Topped with shredded Parmesan cheese.
Smoked yellowfin tuna dip served over a garden salad.
Fresh chicken coated in chopped almonds and spices then panéed. Served over a garden salad.
Sliced USDA Choice filet and ribeye, topped with sautéed mushrooms, onions, green bell peppers, and melted Provolone cheese pressed in a French baguette. Served with Au Jus and Dijon horseradish.
Fresh chicken fried golden and tossed in our unique sweet and spicy Voodoo sauce. Topped with your choice of cheese on a Brioche bun.
A blend of ground chuck, brisket and short rib seasoned, grilled, and topped with Provolone cheese. Served on a Brioche bun.
Gulf shrimp fried golden and tossed in our unique sweet and spicy Voodoo sauce.
All po-boys are pressed on Gambino's French bread and served with lettuce and tomato.
All po-boys are pressed on Gambino's French bread and served with lettuce and tomato.
All po-boys are pressed on Gambino's French bread and served with lettuce and tomato.
Hear from our valued guests
I had dinner at Half Shell Oyster House in Pelham tonight and it was a great experience. The restaurant is located in a former school and has a very cool French Quarter type atmosphere. Very relaxing. I had shrimp and grits and the sweet potato crème brûlée and both were outstanding. Our server, Eric, was very friendly and took great care of our table. The menu was very diverse with lots of dishes I’d like to try in the future. Given the great food, service and atmosphere, I will definitely be eating here again soon. Highly recommended.
I’ve been to many Sea Food Restaurants but this place is hands down the best place I’ve ever experienced. The atmosphere was great the service was on point and the food was amazing.
When visiting family on the holidays, I always drive by this restaurant and it’s been calling my name for years! Lucky for me, my dad was ready to try something new so we stopped by for lunch. This establishment is large and open, it felt like I was back in New Orleans with its decor of iron fences, and lots of dark red brick. We started with an appetizer of oysters on the half shell which were so fresh and some of the best oysters I’ve had in a while (I live in Florida on the Atlantic and know fresh oyster) Next, we tried the soup. We had a cup of gumbo and a cup of the corn and Seafood bisque. We inhale them! They both held such flavor and were filled with ingredients. Some of the better soups I’ve had at any Seafood restaurant. We also shared some of the fried oysters which were battered and fried to perfection. Very tasty. The service was accommodating, helpful, and we were never left to need. A perfect visit with a perfect menu. Go try half shell oyster House in Pelham if you haven’t.
First time visit on a date. No crowd at all. It was couple’s night…not really but it was only 3 other seated tables and they were couples/date. The ambience very nice, jazz melody romantic, and our server Marcella was super kind. When my entree arrived, our server said, here you go Madame’. Bayou & Creole southern flare, it was the experience for me☺️ The host and all other staff were very nice too. Awesome first-time experience! I actually like small crowd it added more to the experience, seemingly. Oh my goodness…the entree’s were flavorful. Bisque and gumbo yummy. If you don’t like spice make sure you tell them to hold the spice. I felt the Louisiana vibe🎼🍽️
Great service and food! My husband and I decided to just get appetizers and dessert. It was a great choice because we got lots of different options
This location was beautiful, pending your reason it had a rustic romantic vibe with the low light and intimate table lighting. The chef brought it food out, if imagine that depends on what you order. Our server was very attentive. Everything was great minus the seafood pasta, it lacked major flavor, I was disappointed. She brought me some Cajun seasoning and it made it tolerable. The steak was cooked to perfection and very flavorful, drinks were a nice size and the apps were good, we tried voodoo wings and shrimp both were great. I really loved the bisque, I got a cup but if her a bowl next time!
Wow! What an amazing dining experience. I had almond crusted chicken, sweet potatoes creme brulee and grilled asparagus with an amazing sauce! See pix. Becky was such an amazing bartender and server! I sat at bar. She is adorable, so polite and sweet and funny. Treated me and all guests at the bar like kings and queens. You can tell she loves people and her job! I was staying at a hotel down the street on way to Destin and just found this amazing place. It's in an old elementary school with other bars In building. Great idea. This restaurant has been there 3 yrs I was told. Prices awesome, decor awesome. Food unbelievable!
This Was My First Time Going Here..The Food Was Delicious.. Hot And Fresh. Reasonablely Priced, Friendly Staff And Great Music Selection. Has A Louisiana Style Music Vibe..I Loved This. I Will Definitely Be Back And Also Recommend This Place To Others.
We had a large party of 15 and our server Mareena S, was excellent. She was patient with the little children under eight and also very patient with the adults who were not paying attention and running their mouth. I really appreciated her and all her hard work. food came out Swiftly, drinks were good. Couldn’t have asked for a better server for a large party. Thank you much for having us. This was the second time we’ve came with a large party and both times have been great. Highly recommended.
My wife and I celebrated our anniversary here and it was an excellent choice. The food was great. We had the fried green tomato & crab cake appetizer and I would highly recommend it. I had the French dip and my wife had stuffed peppers I portobello mushrooms. Everything was perfect
Common questions about Half Shell Oyster House, Pelham
Half Shell Oyster House, Pelham is located at 2408 Pelham Pkwy, Pelham, AL 35124, United States, Pelham, AL, United States.
You can reach Half Shell Oyster House, Pelham by calling +1 205-730-5566.
Half Shell Oyster House, Pelham has a rating of 4.4 out of 5 based on 673 customer reviews.
Half Shell Oyster House, Pelham features the following accessibility: Wheelchair-accessible car park, Wheelchair-accessible entrance, Wheelchair-accessible seating, Wheelchair-accessible toilet.
Half Shell Oyster House, Pelham features the following service options: Outdoor seating, Delivery, On-site services, Takeaway, Dine-in.
Half Shell Oyster House, Pelham features the following highlights: Fast service, Great beer selection, Great cocktails, Great dessert, Great wine list, Serves local specialty.
Half Shell Oyster House, Pelham features the following popular for: Lunch, Dinner, Solo dining.
Half Shell Oyster House, Pelham features the following offerings: Alcohol, Beer, Cocktails, Coffee, Comfort food, Happy-hour drinks, Happy-hour food, Healthy options, Small plates, Spirits, Wine.
Half Shell Oyster House, Pelham features the following dining options: Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Dessert, Seating, Table service.
Half Shell Oyster House, Pelham features the following amenities: Bar on site, Restroom.
Half Shell Oyster House, Pelham features the following atmosphere: Casual, Cozy, Trendy.
Half Shell Oyster House, Pelham features the following crowd: Groups, Tourists.
Half Shell Oyster House, Pelham features the following planning: Accepts reservations.
Half Shell Oyster House, Pelham features the following payments: Credit cards, Debit cards, NFC mobile payments.
Half Shell Oyster House, Pelham features the following children: Good for kids, High chairs, Kids' menu.
Half Shell Oyster House, Pelham features the following parking: Free parking lot, Free street parking, Paid parking lot, Plenty of parking.
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