The fried shrimp really is fabulous! Our group of nine had fast service. We loved our items and enjoyed making our own cocktail sauce. Caramel Bushwacker was a fun variation on a local favorite. read more

Fried shrimp was really good. The grilled shrimp was a little oily but had nice seasoning. You get lots of fries with your meal, and the tea was good. Quick, friendly service. read more

Awesome food and insanely fast service. I had the fried shrimp and my wife had the stuffed crab. Both were awesome. Stuffed crab was probably the best I have ever tasted. read more

This restaurant looks like a chain restaurant from the road. I've actually passed it up a few times thinking it was a knock off of the back bay Docs. Was in the mood for a steak and this consistently ranked in the top 4-5 in the area. Steak was as advertised. Tender. Delicious. Full of flavor and perfect marbling. Sides were delicious. I had to order a half dozen fried shrimp to test the banner of "worlds best". I have to say, in my little world it reigns supreme as well. Enjoyed every bite of my dinner. Wonderful service. Will top my list for trips back down here. read more

Doc's Seafood & Steaks - 14 oz Ribeye, baked potato, and cheese grits. - Seafood Near Me - Orange Beach, Alabama

This Doc's is even worse than the other Doc's. We had gumbo which we had to send back because it cold, then it returned it was warmer but was salty. Our other two meals were ok, but nothing special. With all the great food around the area try other places. read more

I came here with my family (table of 11) and we all got a variety of things. I ordered their famous bushwacker for a drink. For an entree I ordered the filet with blackened shrimp and a bake potato. Overall I really enjoyed the food and experience. We had an excellent server! But the food did not sit well in our stomachs... And some stuff was just very cheapy displayed consider the price. read more

Doc's Seafood & Steaks - Bushwacker - Seafood Near Me - Orange Beach, Alabama

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Sea Food platter was AMAZING!! Also, best gumbo!!! Drinks are amazing! Great service and atmosphere!! Well worth the wait!!! If you wanna beat the rush get there around 4:30!! read more

Doc's Seafood & Steaks - Bushwacker and piña colada! - Seafood Near Me - Orange Beach, Alabama

Terribly expensive for low quality food. We got a seafood platter and a chicken sandwich, the sandwich was small, tough, and flat. The platter was smaller than expected, the stuffed crab had imitation crab! So wrong especially for it being $35! The fish was even tough and I've never had tough fish. Overall bad and way too expensive for fake and tough food. Will not be coming back. read more

Great food and great service. Food was seasoned and cooked to perfection. Hospitality was great. Only thing that I can complain about is I ask one of the employees for plates for our appetizers. By the look on her face I knew she wasn't coming back and she never did. Caught eye contact with her on the way out and she knew. Other than that it's a place I would definitely recommend and would return to. read more

Food was very good and I am not a seafood fanatic! The mahi I chose was likely the best I have ever eaten and the lady had shrimp that she says the very same about. Service was outstanding in assistance by suggestions and very attentive in keeping us cared for. The restaurant was very clean and cared for it appeared and we would not hesitate in return trips. Very good experience! read more

Save your $. Overpriced for quality and freshness of food. Everything fried was over breaded and greasy. The raw oysters came out after our dinner entrees and were warm, clearly not fresh and made us sick within a few hours. The oysters are also not dressed and you have to make your own cocktail sauce with the warm ketchup and warm Worcestershire on the table and a bit of horseradish they provide. I've had better crab cakes from the freezer of our grocery store. The gumbo was also bland and the service was poor. The outdoor seating areas were pretty nice with some live music, but skip the food. We will never go back. read more

Fast service, less wait considering it was Friday and awesome food! It helps when the manager is actually managing the tables. They are on top of their game! My husband ordered fried fish and shrimp, and I ordered a ribeye. read more

My experience here was just awful. I am not sure what these folks are thinking but I really would be surprised if they are there when we return next year. Let's start from the very beginning. Our Hostess was kind enough and promptly sat us at our table. Within a few minutes we were greeted by our waitress. I will not use her name but it is safe to say she was on some heavyweight medication. She had difficulty placing our order. We were a party of two and stopped for a quick lunch. It literally took ten minutes to send a hamburger, cup of gumbo, half a pound of shrimp, and 2 sodas through her hand held. She asked me three times if I wanted cheese to which I answered yes 3 times. Now, I wish I could say that's where the bad part stops. The food was absolutely disgusting. I believe my burger patty was a frozen precooked patty or one from the day before. The fries were definitely refried when I ordered them because they were chewy and inedible. My partners shrimp was served with a congealed fake butter sauce of unknown origin. We would have sent it back but our server never returned until she picked up the plates. By this time we just wanted out. We asked for the check as well as the woman next to us. She was by herself. Our server confused the checks between the two of us and had to ask what we ordered once again. If this place wants to be a steakhouse, it's got a long road ahead. Thanks for the bad lunch guys! read more

Stopped in for lunch, we both had the fried shrimp w 2 sides lunch special. Excellent - big shrimp, hot crispy coating. Perfectly cooked! Hush puppies were good. Fries - hot crispy and plenty of em. Servers err attentive. We will go back! read more

Ate here a couple years ago and was impressed. Today the food was mediocre and the fried fish was so tough and nearly inedible and the baked potatoes tasted old. Not worth the price. Disappointed! read more

Best fried seafood for the price. Can also get grilled seafood. Service was outstanding, considering how busy they are. No white tablecloths here! Just a good ole greasy spoon kinda of restaurant. Side note: If you bring your catch in..they'll cook it for you! read more

Awesome food and had great service. We had dynamite shrimp, gumbo, Mahi Mahi and the hamburger steak with gravy and mushrooms was very good. read more

food and service were good. But would not correct or even acknowledge an error in the food order.

Great service. Great food. I had crab legs. We had fried shrimp, which I agree is the best in the world. Great beer selection. Clean restrooms (kind of a major point with me). Crab cakes. Fish. What else can I say? It was great. read more

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Nothing special about this place including their "world famous shrimp" that I found to be only standard. The shrimp dinner I ordered was supposed to come with hush puppies but it did not. After mentioning this to the waitress she repeatedly promised to bring them but she never did. We did see our waitress dump a pitcher of tea on a customer seated near us. My wife's very expensive steak filet was tender and was quite good. Despite the large crowd the staff handled them and seated everyone quickly. We had tea only, no alcohol so our meal was about $67. read more

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Great atmosphere, live music was a definite hit. Food was served extremely fast, standard fried food, but was good. Service was attentive and pleasant. Wouldn't be first on my list for dinner, but definitely wouldn't be last. read more

Geared towards tourist crowds, not to quality food. Fried food is good, not "wow" worthy. Restroom and table not cleaned up to par.

Excellent food, the shrimp is amazing and the crab cakes were good also. Quite a long wait but they give you things to do while waiting outside. I think it would be better if they texted you instead of beepers. Loved the horseradish on the table to make your own cocktail sauce, this way you can make it the way you like it. read more

The shrimp was ok. Nothing special, hardly seasoned & somewhat greasy. Service was very good.

This was a typical beachy seafood restaurant. Prices are fair and the food was decent, but everything was fried and greasy. The sweet tea was off the chain though! read more

Not sure if this is a common experience at Doc's, however the other night we came here for dinner. But of a wait, around 45 minutes. Grabbed a drink at the bar and hung out outside. Waited probably the full 45. Get in, order. Our app came out within 2 minutes of ordering, no cap. Steaming hot. Placed our meal order. Came out within 5 minutes of ordering, I'm not even joking you. Hot, fresh, steaming. Service was top tier. Food was excellent. Waited to be seated but man were they on top of their game for food and service. Also, the bushwhacker was one of the best I've had. I swear it's a soft serve icecream. Not very strong, add a floater. But man it's tasty read more

Great staff and very accommodating. Food was very good. Recommend it highly! Shrimp PoBoys are great. read more

We were so blessed to go to Doc's for dinner. With severe allergies in our family - they were able to accommodate this. Perfectly! We partnered with the manager Tylor to start and he set the stage from start to finish. The food was outstanding (grilled shrimp amazing), service by Kelly was flawless, and the Blue Hawaiian was to die for. The blue shark, Henry, is the perfect souvenir for this day. Thank y'all for everything!! We appreciate it!! read more

Best seafood shack and agree with their claim of best fried shrimp in the civilized world! Everything was delicious!

This is my first visit the The Gulf. Our waitress (Christy) was really nice . She was attentive and made sure we had everything we needed . The food was very good . Although my.hubby didn't like the cold slaw . The fried fish , shrimp and oysters were perfectly fried . We had way more than we needed to drink. The atmosphere was layed back with casual attire . They have a nice bar area . We enjoyed draft beer and pina colada. read more

Doc's Seafood & Steaks - Seafood Near Me - Orange Beach, Alabama

Yes, the shrimp is very good. However this establishment has a sneaky way of collecting additional money from their customers I ordered the winter special which was 6 prices of shrimp and a baked potatoes for $12.99. I also ordered a cup of gumbo that was listed on the winter special menu for $.99. When I received my bill I was charged $6.99 for the cup of gumbo. The Manger informed me that the special price is only for a certain dish on the winter special menu. That menu was very misleading. No where did it say the gumbo was only for a certain dish and the server didn't bother telling me that either. I would not have ordered the gumbo if I knew it was $6.99 Very disappointed in the way Doc's Seafood misleads patrons. read more

I could eat nothing but their hush puppies and be happy. The bang bang shrimp were delightful and split between 4 people was not overwhelming. Lightly breaded, crispy, and delicious sauce. Got the oysters of the day, they were fresh and superb. The shrimp po'boy was delicious and the shrimp was huge! Catch of the day, got it fried and blackened, both were phenomenal. read more

It's not often that you do take out for six folks and everything is right.... Plus everyone loves what they got. Everything was ready when they said and the staff was awesome. Great experience! read more

I was going to give 3 stars but gave 4 because they are dog friendly. To give the bottom line up front, this is an average place with average food and below average service. We brought our small dog and they welcomed him as an extra member in the party. We went on a Monday but yet the wait was still 40 minutes so you really need to arrive early. Next there is limited parking. We drove around for 5 minutes waiting for someone to leave. We ordered our food right away and our salads came immediately but we waited another 20 minutes for our appetizer. Our waitress never even came back to check on us during that time. When I finally saw her and got her attention I asked about the appetizer and she acted like she had no idea. Then a couple of minutes later she comes out with our appetizer but no small plates to split the dish. After 45 minutes our food finally comes out. The shrimp was very tasty but just a tad over done. I also got the 14oz ribeye and it was cooked to my order but the cut seemed to be less than quality such as one of those bulk order meats from a chain restaurant. It had a lot of gristle and just not what I expected from the previous reviews and advertisements. Then after our food was delivered our waitress checked on us and said she would be right back to check if the steak was done correctly but sadly we never saw her again until about 10 minutes after we finished our food and asked for the check. From our arriving until we walked out was 2 hours and 10 minutes. I guess this is what you get for a tourist location. read more

Crab legs were cooked perfectly and the filet my husband ordered was huge! We recommend!

Well, where do we start. We thought Doc's would be wonderful because of the 45 minutes we waited and the line out the door. However, our server knew nothing about the menu when we asked questions about the featured meals and lunch specials. The server took our orders wrong. When the food arrived it was cold and the fried fish we ordered was like rubber. We ordered a burger and it was a pre frozen patty that wasn't seasoned. The over all experience was underwhelming at best. Enter and order at your own risk. Would not recommend!!!!! read more

We dropped in on a Wednesday night and were promptly seated in the senior citizen section. Damn - it was so blatant. Discrimination maybe? Our waitress, Sabrina from St. Louis, arrived quickly and brought us draft beer and waters. She took our orders - build your own seafood platters. My wife had grilled fish and fried oysters, baked potato, and cole slaw - which was priced at 23.99. I ordered fried fish, fried oysters, grilled shrimp, crab cakes, baked potato, and cole slaw - 28.99. Both dishes came with hush puppies. My wifes dish was great. She loved it all. Mine however had those faux crab cakes/crab stuffing or whatever they were. Yuck! The fish, shrimp, and oysters were great. Sabrina checked on us numerous times. She was fantastic. The ambience was scaled way back. Maybe sitting on the other side of the restaurant would have been different. We were near the kitchen - the other side near the bar. Probably nicer over there. We will never know. When she brought the bill we had been upcharged to 25.99 and 30.99. She said it was because of market price of oysters. I worked hard and love to spend money, however, I hate to be misled about anything. That really rubbed us the wrong way. The food was 85% good. Sabrina deserves five stars. The menu gets 1 star. We will not be back. Thanks for listening - HA! read more

We had planned to eat elsewhere only to find it closed so we Yelped Doc's and decided to give it a try. We were over dressed but no worries. Seriously, rolls of paper towels on the table. The place is light and airy, the bathrooms clean. The staff is very friendly. We started with hand battered onion rings, the batter was perfect and not heavy. Hubs had a bunch of fried stuff, he liked it. I had the Caribbean Jerk mahi-mahi with the best mashed sweet potatoes I've ever eaten. Dont just go for the fried, try creative dishes. Price for the 2 of us, no alcohol, was $62. read more

We throughly enjoyed the food here! We ordered the shrimp platter, the white fish platter and the half and half shrimp platter. The shrimp and the white fish were fresh and fried to perfection, not too hard and not dried out. They were some of the best fried shrimp I've ever had! The half fried, half boiled shrimp platter was good as well. The boiled shrimp was purposely served cold. They were ok, but we enjoyed the fried way more than the boiled. Our waiter was good. He was knowledgeable about the menu as well as attentive and efficient. There was indoor and outdoor seating. We sat inside. It is a fried seafood place, so there was a smell of fried food in the air. It smelled delicious to me. When we're in the area we will definitely return. read more

Attached is a picture of their Royal Reds. Ours were so over cooked we could not peel them. They told us they're cooked on a timer and brought this mess back. Really!! If you come, stick to the fried food. read more

Doc's Seafood & Steaks - Royal red mess! - Seafood Near Me - Orange Beach, Alabama