First time being at docs seafood and steaks. It was great. Short wait and great food and services.

We came in and they quoted us a 30 minute wait. After 40 minutes they said our table we be up shortly when we checked. Had to go up again at 1 hour and they told us it would be 15 more minutes. We handed them the pager and they quoted the people behind us 30 minutes and there were far more people than when we got there. On the way out we were talking to another group who had gotten the same treatment and were still waiting. There was never any truth in the wait times. They just didn't want anyone to leave. Totally unethical and it will be a last visit to a place we have frequented while in Orange Beach. read more

"Best shrimp in the civilized world," is their motto. My question is, "Who voted?" It is okay, and the portion is generous but the breading doesn't stick and though there are no tails, the shrimp is not deveined all the way thru the tail. The service was good and the place is pleasant but at $20 a plate, not good enough. Flying Harpoon 2 and The OBA Shrimp Basket is still better. We won't be back. read more

Food was good and our server was attentive. We left with a bit of a sour taste though after they wouldn't accept the $5 coupon from a website they advertise on because it wasn't printed (the coupon doesn't list this as a restriction). Too bad we didn't bring our printer to the beach for vacation. $5 isn't a big deal but the principle of it is a bad business practice. read more

We walked into the restaurant at lunch time. We were not given lunch menus until the waitress mentioned. Prices are about 1/2 the regular menu but still plenty of food. We decided to split the largest platter and add two friend chicken (one lunch special) and split among 4 off us. It was plenty of food with leftovers to take home. The hushpuppies, shrimp and chicken were the best. The fish had cornmeal batter which I'm not really fond of. It's not a place I will go back to as it was just ok. read more

It here every time I come to the beach. Onion rings and fried shrimp! Wife got the island chicken and loved it. Had a long wait as usual because it is busy. Service was great. Will be back again read more

This was our favorite restaurant in Gulf Shores! These truly are the tastiest shrimp ever! Fried or grilled--clean, crispy and full of flavor! We also loved the fried fish. Cole slaw is creamy and not too sweet. And the key lime pie is the real deal! So yummy! Everyone was so friendly. It is the best! read more

We had read so many positive reviews thought we would give it a try our last night in town. My husband ordered the fried chicken with fries, slaw and an extra side of corn. The slaw was warm and bland; the extra side of corn cost $3.39 for about 1/3 of a cob. The fried chicken was very good. I had the fried chicken breast sandwich and fries. Honestly I've had a better chicken sandwich from Wendy's. It was a very thin chicken breast and had no seasoning whatsoever just had a thin batter and deep fried - just bland. We travel down each year for a week and I doubt we will return. Disappointed - $50 meal for two folks. I don't mind paying a decent price for a nice meal but this just wasn't worth it. read more

First time at Doc's", wait wasn't bad for the dinner hour, the service, food and atmosphere was fantastic! We'll be back!

Read the reviews on how good the fried shrimp were. Waited an hour thinking this must have great food due to the amount of people waiting. First thoughts was fast food dining room brief if at all wipe down of your table. No big deal it's only a pandemic. There are commercial sauces and in house made non-sealed container sauces sitting in a basket on the table. I wondered if previous diners at the table opened the solo cup sauce containers to taste with a finger and put it back. No thanks. Ordered two $25 platters and kids tender meal. The five shrimp were good, the two fish fillets were good, two hush puppies and crinkle fries were good, and the stuffed crab was the best l've had. In all, it was good food but honestly comparable to fast food that's much cheaper and not an $83 meal for 2 and a child after tip. No you're not paying for beach setting either. read more

This a great addition to the Doc's Family of resturants. Stacy does a great job with service, and Danny is perfect with the drinks. Food is quick and delicious. Fried and grilled shrimp is perfection. Those red taters soaked in warm, drawn butter.....wow. You gotta try it. read more

The best thing about our dinner was the beer while we waited & our waitress. She was incredibly sweet & helpful. There was a hair in our salads, the steak was inedibly over cooked, which make them ridiculously overpriced. We had no napkins or condiments. Our table was held together with zip ties. Our covered seating had no cover. Would not recommend. read more

Walked right in at 4:30 before the dinner rush. Their fried shrimp was good. Boiled shrimp & Mahi-mahi delicious! Wait staff was less than expected... read more

Less than an hour wait (which is saying a lot for the beach), service by April C. was great and our food was awesome!! This place is a must eat! read more

Doc's Seafood & Steaks - Stuffed crab and grilled shrimp from the choose your own platter! - Seafood Near Me - Orange Beach, Alabama

Grilled shrimp was great. Very reasonable price. Also had the grilled chicken po'boy which was also good. Fries were crinkle cut and super crispy! Service was a little slow, but can't complain too much. read more

First timer and I was not disappointed. Had the shrimp and stuffed crab. So much food my husband helped me eat it.

I guess expectations shouldn't be too high when you order steak at a seafood restaurant. Had been eating seafood all week so we decide to try the New York strip at Doc's. At $34 I assume I would get a decent steak. Very disappointing meal. Tossed salad came out in a hurry and was a nice salad. Problem was that I was only about half finished when my steak arrived. The steak looked like something from the Western Sizzler-sorry Western Sizzler. It wasn't more than 3/4" thick probably closer to 1/2" with grill marks that just barely visible. Ordered Medium. There was just a trace of pink in the center of the steak. Hard to get a skinny steak to a medium! If we go back to Orange Beach, Doc's will NOT be my place for steak. read more

We went to the new location on beach road in orange beach and it was incredible. The best grilled and fried shrimp we have had on the coast. Their bushwhacker was phenomenal as well. Highly recommend! read more

Best onion rings I've ever eaten. Fried shrimp is the best I've eaten. Grilled shrimp has a great taste and good marinade. Don't forget to make your own cocktail sauce!! read more

Rudest waitress ever. I don't know what set her off. That another waitress offered us waters from her tray as we were seated or that the hostess sat the 2 of us at a 6 top. Had she been a good waitress, we would have tipped her well. We still ended up forced to tip her 18% because she hovered over my husband's shoulder as he used her little machine and that was the lowest option without clicking zero which he didn't feel comfortable doing. Should have, she certainly didn't earn a tip. The food was meh. everything but the steaks is fried. The tartar sauce is left on the table, which freaked me out a little bit but we were never offered anything else to put on our dry po' boys so ‍ We'll never return. Even messaged them on fb and was completely ignored so clearly, customer service is low on their list. read more

Absolutely horrid. Shrimp fried in old grease, batter falling off, greasy, disgusting. Green beans straight out of the can, no seasoning. Charged $4.50 to substitute a side house salad that was out of a pre made bag. Rip off. Worse shrimp in the civilized world. WILL NEVER ORDER FROM DOC's AGAIN! GROSS... read more

This morning I took my mother to tintop for Mother's Day to have a nice meal, unfortunately they were packed so we left and found Doc's Seafood in Orange Beach. I just would like to stay as soon as I walked through the doors my mouth was watering and my nose was in total bliss from the savory scents of fresh seafood. That was just the beginning! Our host was super helpful and extremely nice there was no wait and she was able to seat us immediately. After we sat we glanced over the menu and all chose to get a seafood platter with different types of seafood. Yall.... I have NEVER had seafood before that was full of so much flavor... Normally I eat fast, but this food was so good for the first time in my life I actually savored the flavors. . I would highly recommend to anyone! This is my new favorite place to get seafood and I cannot wait for my next visit! #YUM #AMAZING read more

We ordered takeout. This place is popular so had to wait to pick up. Food was good-a little too salty for me.

My gooooodness! Excellent service and excellent food. Enjoyed sitting out on the patio and watching the passers by and cool breeze. Great day date! We will be back read more

I ate at Docs this evening and truly had a wonderful experience! Our waiter Marcus was the best!!!

Great lunch specials! Large portions, friendly staff and no wait time. Gave adults seafood they wanted while kids had multiple kid friendly options. Definitely the best of both worlds! read more

No wait when we arrived around 4:30. Food came quick. Waitress was great. Good unsweet tea, good hush puppies, good fried shrimp, terrible grilled fish, terrible crab cakes - fish was salty and greasy and crab cakes were not done on the inside and burnt on the outside. Good ranch dressing and delicious Coleslaw. read more

This was our first visit to the area and we were looking for somewhere for good seafood. I highly recommend Doc's. Great food, fast and great service. Large portions. We went here twice during this visit! read more

I do not understand the hype here. Pina Colada was basically an icee with coconut syrup, not even sure if there was alcohol. The fried shrimp were too salty, the fries were bland, and the crab cakes were very fishy with too much filler. You make your own red sauce and service was quick but I will skip this on my next visit. read more

Nice atmosphere. Prices are high (relative to the food). Food's pretty good. I did the fried chicken (make sure they don't try to overcharge you like they did me for chicken, by the way) as I'm not into seafood and I wasn't going to pay the prices they were asking for steak (I supposed I can't comment on the steak since I didn't have it...). Beers and cocktails were ~$8. My 2 piece white chicken fried was ~$13 (though they tried to charge an addition $2 or so, but I caught it..). They do have corn hole and ring toss outside. read more

Great service from the waiter however, when my party and I tried our food we realized there was no seasoning to be tasted. If you are looking for a place with great atmosphere this is the place for you but, remember the food is subpar compared to prices on the menu. read more

We saw the plane flying with the banner announcing it was "the best fried shrimp in the entire civilization" - so we had to try it! We loved all of the seafood! Our waitress was fantastic and attentive. We had 1 teen that ordered a cheeseburger and said it tasted like seafood - I would recommend cooking any non-seafood on a non-seafood grill. We would definitely recommend! read more

Great atmosphere. Good food. Fast service. Would consider going back next time we visit

Great food and pleasant wait staff! We visit them at least twice every trip to Orange Beach.

Great food and great service. We really enjoyed the outdoor bags and kids play area. This was critical given the wait times for restaurants in this community. read more

My wife, daughter, and I went to Doc's for lunch. The waitress was attentive and gave excellent service. We left her a good tip. We just felt the prices were very high for the mediocre food that we received: One bowl (medium sized) of seafood chowder, one very simple (romaine, dressing, and croutons... that's it) Caesar salad, and another Caeser salad with slices of chicken. We all had water. Our tab, including tip was about $48. There was nothing special about the food, and it is very overpriced. read more

My dining experience this evening was unacceptable. We were sat at our table around 6:30 and waited about 15-20 min for a server to come greet us. Our server was nice when she finally showed up but then took forever getting our drinks. Even after she brought our waters, she gave half of them away to a table that was sat after us, and then we waited another 10 min for the rest of the drinks. The positive was that the appetizers came out timely and were very good! We got a seafood sampler and charbroiled oysters and both were good portions, hot, and delicious. Things went south after the appetizers. We waited and waited for our food to come out! Other tables sat after us had left. The server did check-in with us once to tell us our food was coming soon. Around 8:20pm, half of our food showed up. The half that showed up was cold. The waitress finally came over and we did eventually get the rest of the food after another 20 min of waiting. The crab cakes were burnt on one side and just served burnt side down and the fried shrimp was soggy. At this point, we did ask to talk to a manager and ended up being offered dessert. We declined as my 80+year old grandparents really needed to get home. Our bill did end up having 15% taken off of it. read more

We DoorDash'd our meal and it was still SO AMAZING!! Everything was hot and crunchy, cooked to perfection!! It was a bit pricey, but WELL worth the cost. I'd love to try it in the restaurant. read more

Although we didn't have to wait to be seated, once seated it took 15 minutes for anyone to acknowledge that we were there. The oysters we got were slimy, fishy, gritty, and completely inedible... I had ordered one glass of wine right when we ordered drinks and it did not arrive until after we were completely finished eating our meal. We also poured our own tea, which makes sense I guess since the waitress hardly acknowledged us the whole time. All together, it was extremely over priced for the mediocre food and poor service. With all the options in the area, there are definitely so many better options than this place. read more

service sucked. did not even get half my food. they forgot. over priced for Basic good.. horrible experience.