Crab claws are the BEST but crab cakes are the worst. They are not fresh, definitely come out within seconds as they are mass produce and feel microwaved. Other food was pretty good. Waiter/service and atmosphere was great!! I would try it out, just skip the crab cakes! :) read more

Fantastic oysters, very good fried shrimp, some of the best fried shrimp I've had . Very good service. Will go back.

We had a large party and the wait time was said to be 45 min to an hour. We were seated within 15 minutes. We sat outside and the heat was almost unbearable even with the misters going full force. The food was great. I had filet mignon with a skewer of grilled shrimp. Our table had crab legs and they said it was great. Tad bit on pricey side, but to me all food is expensive in this day and time. read more

Friendly service with lots of different tasty seafood options. The steak we had was great! We also had the "chuck wagon" steak. It was a bit misleading because it's not steak, but a ground beef patty topped with onions, mushrooms and gravy. It was excellent though. We will go back there this trip! read more

Great service and great food! Definitely worth the wait! We had the fried shrimp with loaded baked potato.

We waited for almost 2 hours, which we expected. The waitress, bartenders were all great. The royal reds shrimp were good and the fried shrimp was great. The other items were awful. Fried fish and fried crab claws tasted nothing but breading, and the food was dry. Not worth the money !! read more

I was not impressed with any of the meal, from the crinkle fries from a froze bag to the over fried crab cakes.

We tried this place today because it says they have the best fried shrimp in the entire civilized world! This is a completely false statement unless you like your fried shrimp straight off of the Cisco truck. When I mentioned it to our server he just laughed and made up some kind of canned excuse. If you are thinking about stopping here please find anywhere else to go. read more

Raw oysters were great! Service was great! Beer was flat..fried shrimp were extremely salty and the boiled royal reds were mush...legit tourist trap and for 120$ for 2 adult and 3 kids at lunch was a complete kill job. read more

I had a fish and shrimp combo. The fish was very good. The fried shrimp... well what can I say. I'll probably never look at fried shrimp from anywhere else the same way again. It was that good. I will definitely be back. read more

Wonderful food and wonderful service! We went for the 3-6 happy hour specials, drinks but also some dinners were on special. The portions are generous. We had seafood and some of us (party of 11 people) even tried the surf and turf. It was all good! Their gumbo came free with most of our dinners and that was good also. Plus, even in the winter "off season" they had first class food and service! read more

This was hands down the most disappointing experience we've ever had. Food and management combined. When you don't receive half of the things that you have asked for and literally don't get the sweetener for your tea but are still charged for the tea and the manager said she can't take it off because it was consumed. Seriously? We feel totally and completely robbed. We paid for food that was way way way subpar and not corrected and then the manager literally looked at us and said well you ate it so I have to charge you for it. It was eaten because we kept thinking our missing items were coming and didn't want our food to be cold. No salt and pepper for the potatoes, or real butter just margarine, incorrect items, no salad dressing, crab that was more work than it was worth...literally no meat coming out. Seriously rude manager JENNIFER who blamed the experience on our server. Who cried. It was RIDICULOUS!! Don't go. Save yourselves. Drinks watery, even kids chicken tenders were dry as a bone and guess what...our honey mustard was never delivered! Ugh. Robbed. I would also like to say we gave them every opportunity to make it right and treated them with kindness. read more

As they claim, their fried shrimp is excellent. We went here a couple times during our vacation. Delicious food. Fast and friendly service. Outdoor seating. read more

First time at this Doc's location tonight and for a party of 10 not only was our service amazing from Marcus but also super fast! I don't think we even waited 15 minutes for our food to come out and everything was perfect! read more

I never write reviews unless they are good but this place is awful. This place literally ruined my family's night. My food was awful, the manager was rude & I never got the items I requested like sweeter for my tea or salt & pepper, or honey mustard for my sons chicken. Then the manager made me feel like it was my fault I never received the items even though I told our waitress and manager many times the BASIC items requested. I will say our waitress was kind and polite but the manager was rude. We gave them many many chances to make this situation right but instead left feeling upset. I will never eat here again. Feel very upset I spent $60 on an awful experience. read more

Had the best grilled shrimp I have ever eaten. Fried shrimp was awesome too. Stuff for kids to do while waiting. Service was excellent. This will be a definite stop on future visits to the gulf coast!! read more

Doc's came highly recommended. I wish I could offer the same recommendation, but my dinner yesterday was probably the worst meal I have ever had. No wonder there were plenty of bottles of hot sauce on the table--the food literally had no flavor at all. Do they make anything from scratch here? It seemed like my crab cakes, fried shrimp, French fries and onion rings had been poured out of a plastic bag that had been in the freezer for a year, dumped on a sheet pan and baked until it was all dry as a bone. It arrived promptly though, which is the only reason this place gets a 1-star rating from me. The beer you will need to order to wash it all down with take much longer though. read more

This is the WORST place in gulf shores. Spent well over $100 just to have an extremely disappointing meal, call the restaurant with no resolution other than I could come pick up the multiple things they forgot. I frequent this beach and decided to give this place a try but will never be back. read more

We went for dinner the other night and had a great experience. Our server was super nice and we were seated right away. My husband had the shrimp and crab cake dinner and said it was the best shrimp he every had and the crab cake was great. I don't like seafood so I had a steak and it was cooked perfect. We had few drinks with our meals and they were made just right, not to boozy. Overall, I highly recommend Doc's. read more

Had dinner here for the first time and it won't be the last. Our server DJ was very personable and helpful. The filet was one of the best I've had and hubby's fish platter was delicious. Highly recommend. read more

I stopped on a Sunday afternoon and ordered food to go , since we were leaving Orange Beach headed home .. We got about 5 miles down the road I had no grilled chicken sandwich, it was grilled fish poor boy with cole slaw which I had asked for more fries instead of cole slaw, mayo makes me sick My daughter got her shrimp poor boy and my husband got his burger with the smallest soggiest hamburger bun, it was almost gross , burger was good but needed to be eaten with a spoon because of the bun Fries that we got were fantastic!! It makes you think did They gave us what they wanted to get out of the kitchen knowing we would not come back miles down the road .., fish was good but it wasn't my chicken I wanted and really the worst part was the hamburger bun.., it was pitiful I say eat in the restaurant so you can send it back it's not right Otherwise pretty good food just go and eat the fries I just got a response from the owner and I must say I'm very impressed , so I'm going to add to this review and say the customer service and friendly people were also fabulous.. and I can't say enough about the fries ... so I plan on going back Next time I'm there because they do care and really I guess on any to go order you should double check Before leaving , because mistakes can Happen . Thanks for the reply! read more

Pros and cons based on our dinner tonight: ordered 3 gin & tonics and we all agreed something wasn't right. Went back to bar and were told "yeah, our tonic isn't good here. It's a thing." What!?!? Also didn't have 3 of the beers listed on menu. The onion rings were spectacular--that's good I guess ‍. read more

Well the steak and cracbcakes were very average. The drink had zero alcohol and at 9 bucks it should have been better. 85$ for a strip,crabcakes,a beer, and margarita. The sever was rude,no social skills. Something that I am noticing is the lack of customer service in this area! read more

My visit to Doc's on August 13th was truly the worst dining experience I have had in my 70 years. It was extremely loud and very crowded. No one wore masks including the staff. Even worse was the filth in the dining room. Staff swept the trash into a huge pile in the middle of the dining room and left it there. It was truly disgusting. While I have been to Doc's many times over the years, I can honestly say that I will never step foot in this restaurant again. read more

Food was delicious and service was great. Abundant amount of food for the price. Will come again. Great family atmosphere.

Always went to Docs on Canal road and decided to give this a try. Biggest mistake I've made this trip. Waited an hour for our food just to be told the order didn't go in the system and had to wait all over again. On top of that I got the seafood platter and that's the worst food I've ever put in my mouth. The first four inches of fish if that's what you wanna call it had no meat in it. I took one bite of "fish" and instantly felt like I was gonna throw up. I would never even disrespect my dog and feed him that garbage because it would probably kill him. Our server was nice and that's about it. Four different people came up and told us to not worry they were giving us a free piece of pie. I don't understand how a overpriced piece of frozen pie from Walmart is gonna make up for the 34$ I just wasted on oysters that look like they got dropped in a fire and fish that was pieced together after being put in a blender and dropped in a fryer. Ended up getting a 9$ discount but it was still the same price just bc I had to be somewhat respectful and tip our server. They must have thought I had dementia because they kept coming to tell me about this wonderful key like pie that was gonna fix all my issues with this restaurant that's the waste of a business license. Never go here. Ever. read more

It was a great experience! We had a short wait time for a table but the waitress was super helpful and the wait time on the food was faster than expected! By the time we got our appetizer our food was right behind it. I was very pleased with the quality of the food! It was Delicious read more

Best stuffed crab I've ever had. Great grilled shrimp. Get there at 4 to beat the crowd!

They advertise the "Best Fried Shrimp in the Civilized World". If it's not, it is darned close. Personally, I think their Grilled Shrimp is the best I have ever eaten. Their fried fish is also outstanding as are their grilled Oysters. This is a "food" place. If you are looking for "ambiance" go some where else. If you are looking for great sea food, this bp is your spot. The food at the "Original" location on Canal Road is the same as the food at their location on Beach Road. The Beach Road location has more seating and newer furniture. That is the only difference. Expect a wait to be seated at either location. Definitely worth the wait. read more

Great atmosphere ....shrimp is amazing ! My Husband loved the soft-shell crab. We also loved making our own cocktail sauce . Eric S. a fabulous server. Highly recommend. Great music selection 60s , 70s and 80s . Kid friendly too !! read more

First time coming here and the service was AMAZING. Super friendly staff and lots to do while you wait. However the food was terrible. We paid $50 for 2 people and it should've been $20. The menu is very limited and the food looks like cheap bar food. I wouldn't recommend this if you want good genuine sea food. read more

This was one of the worst places I've ever had. The waitress was nice, but the manager was very rude. She gave us half off for something I didn't eat. It still cost $60! I could not even eat the crab. read more

Visited Gulf Shores for a few days and ate at both Doc's locations. Even though the food was about the same, we liked this location a little better. But that's mainly because of our server, Desirea. She was a joy ! So personable and interested in us and I just wanted her to sit down with us and visit. And...she was a great server. The food was really good too!! read more

I absolutely loved the stuffed crab and grilled shrimp ! The waitress was helpful and friendly !

Not what we expected after 1 1/2 hrs wait. Food an service was good. Just the wait was a killer.

As a family we come to orange beach all the time, decided to try a new place. We waited at the bar for a solid 15 minutes before we were served any drinks. Upon arriving at the table, we ordered an appetizer of onion rings, gumbo, and salad. The gumbo never came, and had to finally ask for it. So it showed up with the rest of the food. The steak that was ordered was suppose to be medium rare, and it was cooked to where there was no red left in the meat. A bowl of gumbo was ordered, and it also didn't show up, had to ask for it. We were all done eating by the time the gumbo came out. Spent another 25 minutes waiting around for the bill to show up. read more

The shrimp was just ok. To be labeled "best in civilized world" is a major stretch. The gumbo wasn't that great either. Over all just an underwhelming experience. Probably won't be back read more

Tried this one out even though we had never heard of it due to the fact there were long wait times at Lulu's and The hangout, well we were not disappointed!! The atmosphere is a twist of modern and rustic clean lines with several flat screens throughout, you can sit indoors or outdoors where there are corn hole games to play. Inside there is a small bar and gift shop. Our table of 7 had the following: fried flounder, fried shrimp, boiled shrimp, royal red shrimp, grilled cheese, grilled crab cakes, and grilled chicken with either fried or a baked potatoes, and everything came with a hush puppy. Grilled chicken was not an option, only fried however our waiter was glad to ask the cook to accommodate us at no charge and my daughter loved the taste of her grilled chicken. The rest of us all enjoyed our meals as well. Would definitely recommend eating here as we will return. read more

This was the worst meal we have had at a restaurant. We ordered a cheeseburger, and received a plain burger on a bun. No lettuce, onion, tomato, etc. it was so overcooked it's was gray. When we asked for the rest of the items for the burger they took it back to the kitchen and put a slice of cheese on it. We also ordered the Mahi-mahi but it was inedible. The fish was coated in lemon pepper that it was bright yellow. Our server was good and very nice to get the manager. He listened to our concerns and took the two meals off our bill, but gave the excuse the chef was off for the night. Sadly if the other kitchen staff can't cook these items they should have closed the restaurant for the night. read more

Great food and decent service. Miss the old Docs. Why was it closed down? Raw oysters were huge.