A hidden gem. The atmosphere was laid back and chill. If you are looking for a place to down some beer and oysters look no further. The deck was nice. The food was great. The waitress was so friendly. We got the sampler appetizer it came with shrimp stuffed with jalapeño cheese! I could have made this my meal. The oysters were great. My husband got the fried seafood platter and it looked delicious. We enjoyed it there we will be back. Wintzell's use to be our go to seafood place but now it's Capitol City Oysters. read more

Hidden jewel!! Once you find it. Food was amazing and people are really nice. Great service

Besides being a little hard to find this place was amazing. Great homemade food. Had steamed spiced shrimp and crawfish Mac and cheese. Very fresh! Great service. Sat at the bar. read more

Great atmosphere. Right on the Alabama River, blues playing, fresh oysters, cold draft beer, and southern hospitality. The Amberjack Poboy was and seasoned shrimp was excellent. Only issue we had was the price of the oysters, $14.95/dz is a bit much. But overall, we really enjoyed this out of the way restaurant while visiting Montgomery. read more

Best Oysters in town. Frog legs and Crawfish Mac and Cheese is awesome. I have not had a bad meal yet. It gets crowded at dinner time. Weekend blues. It is worth the wait and price. read more

Its crazy i know but i actually go here for the chicken fingers. Love them. The batter is different than other places. Its a laid back fun atmosphere. People take their kids. Its on the water. Hole in the wall place but worth it and the bands are great too. read more

Love this place. Laid back atmosphere. The kind of place locals go to and tell others about. Advertisement is by word of mouth. Our table had the Oysters Rockefellers, raw oysters, gumbo (YUM) and a seafood platter all was delicious!! Enjoy! read more

This place is great! Amazing oysters and an amazing staff! I will definitely be going back! Plenty of parking, clean restrooms, and an amazing view. If you want a true taste of Montgomery go here! read more

A shame that the service is not as good as the food. My meal did not arrive until 10 minutes after the rest of the table had finished their's. We explained to the waitress that we were not happy at all with this, in response she sent out some goofy looking dude who was the oyster Shucker and he tried to sit there and explain to us the logistics of shucking oysters by hand (because obviously us simpletons could not understand otherwise). When we explained to him that the same dish was landing at other tables around us that had ordered after us that shut him up pretty quick. After that I was even more annoyed and I explained to the waitress that they should probably offer us a comp. Of course, that adjustment was not made on the check so I let the adjustment reflect on the tip line. I was visiting from out of town and this horrible service put a bit of a damper on our family visit. Glad I know where not to go in Montgomery now. My brother who recommended the place was pretty embarrassed. read more

Without a doubt, a local favorite. It was busy with a corporate party going on outside on the deck overlooking the river. A very casual atmosphere family owned. The owner, Lewis, came by our table to chat and our waiter was one of his sons. I had the crawfish special. A big tray of large spicy crawfish. Delicious. My husband had the fried catfish with fries. He said it was typical fried food. I ate half his fries which I thought were good. I'd definitely go back. read more

In town for a conference. The reviews sounded like an awesome place for a Sunday evening. Arrived with a group of 4, and was promptly told there was a $15 cover charge PER PERSON! No thanks. Took our military pay elsewhere. read more

You can't get a better seafood lunch without driving all the way to the coast. We drove down from Birmingham for a lunch with my brother who goes to school in Montgomery. We sat out on the patio and were immediately served the best sweet tea I have had outside of my personal homemade. The waitress was extremely sweet, explained any questions we had about the menu, and brought us anything extra we needed. We ate at about 1400, so the place was not too crowded. I have not had as clean tasting oysters as I have had here. They were the kind that made me sit there and want to chew them and then want to go back for more. Their horseradish just added that extra kick to the oysters. The gator tail appetizers was extremely tasty too. I had the catfish platter with double slaw for my lunch, but wish I had had one slaw and an order of their fries (which are seasoned fries and so good too). I had been craving catfish after just driving across country and it hit the spot. It was not overpriced in any way, extremely fast service for a fresh cooked meal, and worth the two hour drive from Birmingham. read more

The atmosphere is lively although the outside is deceiving and for a seafood place they have a great burger! My only thought of a down side was most of the menu is fried. read more

PHENOMINAL!!! Don't let the outside appearance scare you off. It is a hole in the wall place in a back-woods neighborhood, but the food was suuuuuper yummy and the service was outstanding!! I would go back to this place again and again. Came with a party of six other people and every single person was thrilled with their dishes which arrived quickly. I got oysters on the half shell, crayfish mac & cheese and the fried scallops platter. It was too much food for me but I didn't want to stop eating because it tasted so good. Highly recommend! read more

The atmosphere and food are amazing. Great hidden gem in Montgomery!!! I ordered boiled shrimp and crab legs. Both cooked perfectly. The cocktail sauce is amazing with a great little kick read more

Capitol Oyster Bar - 1 lb crab legs - New American Near Me - Montgomery, Alabama

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Great oysters and seafood in general. The beer is solid, nice outdoor seating, and there's live music.

I've eaten here many times--in fact I chose it for our regularly scheduled high school reunion organizing committee. But when I brought my family visiting here from California, it was a real disappointment. We got there at 7 and were told it was a long wait--but nobody said it was going to be an entire hour! Then we were finally seated--and after ANOTHER hour we still had not gotten our food. So we got up to leave. We were told, when we were leaving, If you had an hour wait, you should expect your food to take an hour. 1. If we'd known at the beginning that the wait was an hour, we'd have gone somewhere else. 2. I've never heard such an illogical and rude excuse. 3. Call in another cook or two of you get swamped. 4. Let the customer know what the situation is. We had three kids up past 9pm waiting for food for 2 hours. I left $30 on the table for the one beer, one margarita and two sodas. Won't be going back any time soon. read more

This seems like a decent place to eat and drink. The prices are reasonable and the food is what you would expect. My major issue with the place was its wanton wastefulness. Every food or drink item is served in a disposable (plastic or styrofoam) container. If you care about about the environment, you will steer far clear from here. read more

It was a great atmosphere! Fresh seafood, and everything was delicious. Can't beat the views from the outdoor patio.

Went on Friday night and it was very crowded but only had a short wait. Service was very good, and the food was excellent. Owner was there and very nice. A little more expensive than I like, but a good place to go for special occasions. read more

Delicious ! We were in town for the week and wanted to try something local. Got the appetizer sampler. So good. I only wish there was more! Gator was yummy and I could eat 20 of the shrimp jammers !! Get them! Wait staff was courteous and prompt. We sat outside on the deck and loved the view of the river. Such a fun ambiance. They even let my son ring the horn for the riverboat. My only complaint was some of the food was a teeny bland for my taste but it was rescued by their home made remoulade! Yum! Definitely coming back if we ever are in the area ! read more

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Overpriced and the seafood is a hit and miss! Sometimes it is alright and other times very disappointing. Music is good, but the prices on CRAB CLAWS, UNGODLY! read more

Its been around for decades in different locations and maintains a devoted following...kinda funky, fish-camp place but you will have a fine time and the food is delicious. read more

WORST SERVICE I HAVE EVER RECEIVED IN MY LIFE!!!! Bartender named Lacey was the rudest person I've ever met. She tried to have her boyfriend fight us because we asked to have the TV changed to basketball over a softball game she was watching. We went to dinner for my uncles birthday and our table got split up and half our party left because they waited 30 minutes for someone to take there order. Overall the place is run by idiots. There is no order or management and I will never go back again. read more

Great oysters, good drinks, and warm friendly atmosphere. On the way to Charleston from Texas. I was looking for some great Alabama seafood and Southern down home style, I found the Capitol Oyster Bar. What a delight. I just happened into the bar with six TV screens on a night that Alabama was playing LSU. It was such a great place I stayed to see the entire game..............good choice. read more

Capitol Oyster Bar Had the time of my life with all my brothers and sisters for the first time. The atmosphere and the view of the river was amazing. The wait staff did a fantastic job with all of us. All of us had some different to eat all of it was cooked to perfection. Second to None. The best way to say this is if you are in Montgomery please stop by for the best seafood period. read more

Tried to check this place out when we first arrived in Montgomery. Couldn't find it and the area we were at didn't seem like the right place for a restaurant. Well fast forward a year and a half and we decided to give it a try. Turned out we were in the right place on our first try. Area is definatly off the beaten path and when driving there at night if you don't know where you are going it can be confusing. Went inside to find a nice little seafod shack with what looked to be patio seating as well and a full bar. Ordered the shrimp poboy with fries and slaw, seafood gumbo, 1/2 dozen raw and 1/2 dozen steamed oysters. The shrimp poboy was good if a little light on the shrimp and the slaw was excellent. Not your usual mayo slaw which I liked. The seafood gumbo was really good made with conecuh sausage. The oysters were the real treat of the night though. Largest oysters Iv had since being here. They were great. All and all we will be back. read more

Yikes. What a disaster of an experience. I am in town on business & wasn't sure where to get a good bite to eat so I consulted Yelp, leading me to Capitol Oyster Bar. I was looking forward to this place based on all of the favorable reviews. For it being a Saturday night, the place was dead. I should have taken that as a sign. Almost immediately after seating myself, a rather grumpy waitress asked me if I knew what I wanted. I politely asked her for a few more minutes as I had never been there before. Twenty minutes later she came back, whipped out her note pad & stood there. I took this as the sign she wanted me to order since she didn't say anything. I ordered a beer, 1/2 dozen oysters & a shrimp po-boy. Instead of fries, I asked if it would be an issue getting some hush puppies. She replied something to the effect of "It's whatever you want. You get two sides." So I thanked her and asked for the hush puppies. After a 45 minute wait, I was presented with a sad looking plate. The sandwich appeared to be made using a left-over fast food chicken sandwich bun. It also didn't have the typical sauce you'd find on a po-boy. It was simply tartar sauce. The hush puppies were underwhelming as well. I was given two. That's it. Just two, about the size of a nickel. I consulted the menu to see if they were more expensive than fries as a potential explanation for receiving so few. As it turns out, a basket of fries and an order of 20 hush puppies are the same price on the appetizer menu. Using a bit of common sense & mental math, I could see it being reason to give fewer hush puppies than an average serving of fries but not as drastic as cutting it down to only two. I did not finish my meal although it would have been easy given the child-size portions I was given. The food was salty, did not taste fresh, and wasn't even hot. Needless to say, I had a very disappointing experience & am glad that I'm only here visiting. I would hate to live in an area that offers up this caliber of restaurant as an option. read more

Capitol Oyster Bar - Shimp poboy served on what looked & tasted like a used fast food chicken sandwhich bun & a side of *two* hush puppies. Not impressed. - New American Near Me - Montgomery, Alabama

I spent most of last week visiting Montgomery, Alabama, and this is the one dinner place I would definitely return to. For one, the place and the people have a great, relaxed, authentic feel, unlike the mostly downtown places I tried. It's not far from downtown so it's convenient to get to, but hidden off in a run-down industrial stretch right by the river. Both indoor and outdoor seating and live music on some nights. Seafood choices abound, and you can go sinful (i.e., breaded and fried) or relatively healthy. I had the peel-it-yourself shrimp, which were tender and very tastily spiced, along with a vinegary cole slaw. My husband had a delicious gumbo - spicy and more stew-like than usual, and a shrimp po boy. For dessert, we shared a slice of the peanut butter-on-chocolate crust pie, something I will have to figure out how to replicate. Our waitress was fun and saucy and attentive. Overall, it was entertaining, tasty, and felt like a genuine slice of Alabama. read more

Went for the first time this Saturday with my family(biracial). The location could've been much better ! The Restaurant is very run down ( very small shack).The host along with the crowd that was waiting seem very prejudice,as if my family and I didn't belong there . I asked a lady sitting next to me ,How was the food here ? Have you ever ate here before ? Her response was the food is great but don't let looks from the place creep you out , therefore I stayed a bit . As time progress I really didn't received a good vibe ,and notice I only saw 3 African American 1 lady and 2 men that worked there ,that would not make good eye contact with me as if they was afraid .I noticed people than came in after my family got seated before us .So we left and went to Wintzells Oyster House that about 5 miles away . One thing for sure We left happy and safe and that's all that matters . I WILL NEVER STEP FOOT BACK IN THERE!!!!!!!!!!This defiantly shock me !We received such better care at Wintzells ( Mixed ) crowd , great vibes and great food with better service ! read more

Overpriced bland food. The two small pieces of catfish had no seasoning in the batter. It tasted like it might have had a pinch of salt somewhere. No pepper, no garlic, no paprika, no seasoning. Could have just used Old Bay and called it a house secret. Raw oysters were good, but cost $17 a dozen. read more

Got there at 6:00 and waited on a table until 8:00. At 9:30 1/3 of our table had their food and no sign of the rest of the food. I just gave up and went home to eat. The beer was cold and a good selection. I might try it again. read more

Do not worry about the outside, the food is inside with a great atmosphere, great people and great food! If you have the chance hit this place for its ability to give you a great seafood experience! read more

Great food! Ordered the appetizer combo, delicious. Followed by seasoned steamed shrimp. Nice atmosphere and the service was excellent.

Terrible Oyster Rockefeller. Came out cold the first time. Second time only warm and bad taste. We passed on dinner, paid the check and left. Avoid. read more

We went on a Sunday night which apparently has LOUD live bands. As in you could not hear yourself think, much less carry on a conversation inside. We immediately felt unwelcome. The host told us there was a cover charge but no tables available. And just stared at us. I asked about a wait list and he begrudgingly write our name down. We finally got seated on the patio and our server was busting it. Sadly they were out of a lot of items (onion rings, shrimp, etc.) We ordered the stuffed shrimp which were out standing. My God... One of the best thing I've ever eaten!!! We then got two pounds of crawfish that were so over cooked that they were gray and tough. I got a scallop po-boy that was terrible. There is no way possible that it was seafood. But the crawfish cream sauce is great! We dipped everything in it. So the food was half outstanding/ half inedible. The hostess was a total jerk. The server made up for that though. read more

Ate there twice overpriced and small portions. We ordered the catfish and it was ok for one piece if you like to pay 15.00 for it.

was in Montgomery for the Zoo. my friend wanted crab legs. did a quick search and came here. the food was great and reasonably priced. there was a $10 cover charge due to a band inside but we wanted to sit on the deck anyway and there was no cover charge outside. great atmosphere and crab legs! read more

When we drove up to it ,it look like a hole in the wall but we decided to go in anyway. Customer service was awesome. The food was really fresh I enjoyed it all. read more

Expensive for what you get. Food is average. Location is the best part of the whole experience overlooking the river.