Whose ready for an escape? Whose ready for a change of scenery? And by scenery I mean a canvas of beauty and mystique onlooking a neon Gold Club sign just across the way that kings would envy. Come inside to Mortimers. Ah yes Mortimers, where the tepid, room temperature dishes can only be rivaled by the unbelievably distant and cold service you are met with. First time guest? Fantastic. Meet "lets call her Sandy". Sandy has grown empty inside by a decade of serving old track suit white guy who constantly refers to her as butter dumplins and puss toes. As a result of this, Sandy has lost any passion for her craft. Thirsty? Get used to it, because Sandy shant be concerned with trivial things such as empty glasses or raised hands requesting a little tlc. Oh no. Instead Sandy wants tell you how she may or may not have the flu juuuuust before you place that order for mediocre grouper. Ahh yes Mortimers. Come hungry, leave discombobulated and feeling a little dumber. Separate checks you say? Yea thats not gonna work for Sandy. Hope you fellas paid attention in sophomore statistics instead of pretending to not be high or trying to conceal your boners, because Sandy is a learn on the job type of gal. Hope you boys know your way around a cash register because you're gonna need to tab yourselves out(this legitimately happened by the by) standard procedure. Got 3 hours to kill and the patience for 2 drinks in that 3 hours? High priced meals with the flavor of homemade bars of soap your second cousin made in their bath tub? Have I got the place for you! Mortimers "hard to find, even harder to leave" read more

I love the ambiance but the food lacks a little. I have been twice lately....my husband ordered the cheese and sausage plate and we got salads. The cheese on the sausage plate was Kraft singles....??? The salads do not seem fresh, just bagged lettuce and not much more. read more

Get the lunch special, with veggies Or try their house burger. Awesome! quiet country atmosphere which makes You feel right at home. The burgers are not your "run of the mill" type but rather done by an artist with a passion for perfection. Gotta go! read more

Been going here from time to time over the years. They have daily specials you can check on the website or Facebook. Food is normally very good. Had the salmon tonight and it was very good. Cooked just right. Bar tender, Mark was excellent. He was always on spot with topping your water or refilling your drink. Great very casual atmosphere any day of the week. Would have liked a little more dill sauce with the salmon but why complain when it's cooked to perfection. read more

Mortimer's Restaurant - The salmon is very good. Fish is always cooked to perfection. - American Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

I just love Mortimer's!! We go after work, sit at the bar, and always order the oysters-on-the-half shell, mushrooms, and one other app for our meal. The food is always great, and the bartender is always spot on!! If you are looking for a great after work place to meet and great, or to just unwind and have a cocktail and great appetizer, this is the place!!! Absolutely LOVE Mortimer's!!! read more

Went to Mort's because I saw a tweet about their .60 oysters. The oysters were good as was the rest of the meal. It's pretty nice and looks like it's definitely a neighborhood place. Customers and staff were equally enjoyable to be around. If you're in this area of Memphis give them a try... read more

Mortimer's Restaurant - .60 oysters Wiseacre draft=happy Saturday night - American Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

Went to Mortimer's on a Friday with my wife to try something new, been hearing the radio commercials so we said lets try. Easy to get to , good parking. We were greeted pleasantly at the bar, we ordered drinks and appetizers, we ordered the baked oysters with butter and Parmesan cheese and the hot wings. The food was fantastic hot, flavorful and the service was perfect. For Dinner my wife ordered the Mahi Mahi sandwich and I the Mort burger with fries and a side of onion rings, man was that good, and a big shout out to our bartender Mark who takes time out to drive an elderly patron home so that he can get out of the house nice touch Mark. Definitely returning. read more

I got the Gouda-stuffed burger. Came out super hot, and it was deliciously classic. Also, the fries were some of the best I've ever had anywhere! Definitely recommend, next time you're near Summer and Perkins around lunch or dinner time. I've had their oysters, as well, and they're worth a visit. read more

Mortimer's Restaurant - The Gouda-Stuffed Burger and fries at Mortimer's. Amazing. - American Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

I ordered the Chicken Beauregard, green beans, and potato salad and was not impressed one bit. The Chicken Beauregard was cold and tasteless. The seafood that they put on (shrimp and crawfish) wasn't sautéed nor fresh, the shrimp were out of a can and there was one crawfish tail on it. Seems the seafood mixture is in a premixed bowl in the kitchen. Now onto the green beans - bland and out of a can. The potato salad was fresh and edible but I didn't like shredded cheese in it but it was edible. The only plus was the waitress was attentive and kept the glasses filled. I do not recommend and will not be giving them a second chance. read more

Don't waste your time. I ordered the Mort burger. It's hard to mess up a burger. But, this one was so bad I couldn't eat it. The waitress said "sorry". She didn't take anything off the bill or offer to bring anything else. Not impressed! Betty, Tuscumbia, AL read more

I tried this place on a whim shortly after I had moved to Memphis (according to the wife we had to eat something besides BBQ....whatever). We found our visit to be very disappointing. The one moment which will always stick out to me was when my wife ordered a High Cotton and the beer arrived room temperature-level warm. We politely told the waiter about the warm beer and his excuse was one for the ages, apparently beer is supposed to be warm when it comes from a draft system. I could only shake my head as this was not just a terrible lie but his delivery of it was so earnest. The food was not bad but it wasn't that great either, it was adequate. Mortimer's had nice decor and atmosphere but nothing else to really follow through with. read more

If you are passing through Memphis then you have got to stop here! We had the potato skins with sour cream, awesome. We followed that with the shrimp Alfredo and it is honestly the best I have ever had. The shrimp was tender and perfectly prepared. We will ABSOLUTELY be back! read more

Mortimer's is special and the food is fantastic. I've never had a less than perfect meal at Mortimer's. My favorite dishes are the gouda stuffed burger, and the oyster's on the half shell. You cannot possibly beat Mortimer's on the price and freshness of their oyster's! I like restaurants which are family owned and operated and Mortimer's is operated very well. The staff are sweet and you are usually seated within seven minutes or less. The decor inside is a bit outdated but that really doesn't matter. The service and the fantastic food is what is important! read more

Came in for the 50 cents oysters and was glad I did. Sat at the bar and received great service. As someone else pointed out, they have 6 beers on tap and they are all local. I love that! read more

I'm only giving this place a one star because the fried pickles were really good. The down fall is that the service is terrible. We were there on a Friday night. We were one of three tables in the restaurant plus a party in the front as you walk in on the right. I was once a service for 7 years. It is not hard to reassure the small tables that the food is taking a while and apologize. We had two entree's. The fried fish and baked potato and the marinated chicken with beans and rice. The food took over a hour to come out. I couldn't imagine how long it would have taken if it was packed. Shortly after I got home I started to vomit. I was up all night. I'm not sure if it was something that wasn't prepared properly or the tarter sauce was bad. I was so hungry that I just ate without hesitating. My fiancé asked me to pick where we wanted to eat. I pick this place because I heard it was good by other former co workers in the restaurant industry. Come to find out that place is not worth bragging about. read more

My boyfriend surprised me and took us to Mortimer's for the .50 oysters. I was excited because I LOVE raw oysters (Sharky's has. 50 oysters, awesome BTW). But this place was a huge disappointment in everything!!! My daughter got the seafood pasta- imitation crab meat, frozen shrimp and bland sphagetti noodles with powdered cheese, really!? My boyfriend ordered fried catfish....and got mystery fish instead....the sweet tea was the only thing I can say was OK! two thumbs way down! read more

Ate here a week or so ago and we ordered the rib eye steaks. Toughest rib eye I've ever eaten in my life, full of gristle as was the other persons. We told the waitress but no one came out to express concern at all. I like Mortimers but this wasn't handled properly. I will go back sometime but will be reluctant to ever try the steak again. read more

Two stars really based on the fact of inconsistency. Some meals can be pretty good, some can be pretty bad. Really haven't gone in awhile as he last few trips were on the not so good side. The staff is almost always super nice and it has a nice old school comfortable feel about the place. They make pretty good meat and two lunches and will usually be pretty busy at lunch. Nice dark bar to sit at and have a few drinks. Sometimes it can be close to a four star experience when the food is on the better end. read more

Soooooo underrated. Mort burger. .60 oysters, craw in the spring, shrimp Remo, spinach, grouper, oysters rock burger.... It's phenomenal.

It is a family tradition for us to eat at Mortimer's during the holiday season. Absolutely love the old school clubhouse atmosphere, great lighting, and perfect food - from the honey mustard on the side salads, to scrumptious oysters and steaks. I like everything on the menu. It's always a treat t read more

Mortimers is a pretty great little spot. There are things I love on the menu. (Bacon wrapped livers) and things I hate... (mort burger) Tuesday's and Saturdays feature 50 cent oysters! All in all a pretty good little restaurant with rarely a long wait. read more

Not too impressed with the food or service. Took forever to get our drinks and once we got our food it wasn't that great. Atmosphere was great but that's about all. My side items tasted like they were made 3 days ago. read more

They are overpriced and rude!! Ordered lunch to go and was very disappointed in their prices and bad attitude!

Let me admit. I have passed by this place for years and tonight is the first night I've eaten here. The seafood gumbo was just the perfect texture, not too watery or too thick. The rolls were hot and had just the right amount of melted butter. I have to admit, I was skeptical when the food came out quick. But my chicken tenders were cooked perfectly, could tell right away they bread it themselves, and the loaded baked potato wasn't the best in ever had, but descent. Also the server Will was very friendly and did his job perfectly. Always made sure we had what we needed read more

Definitely overpriced. The setting is more conducive to bar food, but you pay steakhouse prices.

Pretty bad. We had not been to Mortimer's in a couple of years and decided to go back for a Friday night dinner. After reviewing their menu online, we had decided to order the trout amandine described on the website. We arrived around 5:30 and there was no one in the place except at the bar. There appeared to be way more wait staff & employees than customers, so it was surprising that the service was so slow. We ordered drinks, then waited a long time to turn in our food orders. When the waiter came to take our orders, we inquired as to why the trout listed on the online menu wasn't on the menu in the restaurant. He told us that the online menu was an old menu and that "someone needs to update that." We ordered the clam chowder, grouper and salmon. A few minutes later, he came out to tell us they were out of clam chowder. So we chose the French onion soup, instead. The soup came out first. It was definitely canned French onion soup over a slice of loaf bread with some melted cheese on top. Pretty sad and overly salty. But the biggest disappointment were the entrees. The salads were iceberg lettuce with cheddar cheese & croutons. No tomato or other ingredients. Then, the grouper was clearly talapia, not grouper. It appeared to be a piece of frozen fish that had been heated. It was accompanied by frozen French fries. The salmon was greasy and sprinkled with some sort of rub that made it salty. For dessert, we ordered the lemon ice box pie, which was clearly a frozen pie that was bland and tasteless. Mortimer's has basically become a watering hole so we suggest skipping it if you want a good meal. Just come for the booze only. read more

Had a salad and gumbo. The salad was fresh but small and the gumbo seemed old and off flavor. Shrimp had a soapy taste to them. Prices seemed high for what we got. read more

I love places like this. Places that don't completely focus on hip decor and the focus remains on the food. If it's good, the decor details are nice, but ultimately don't matter. Morton's is that place -- it's comfy. It is kind of out of the way, if you blink you'll miss it -- an unassuming building near a residential area. As someone who has issues with food allergies, I'm always hesitant to try new places, and I was able to get a shrimp salad with dressing on the side with no problem -- bonus. Another great thing is that the shrimp wasn't overcooked, a danger at a lot of restaurants. This tasted fresh. read more

Oyster night. Gotta knock off a star for the limit of 2 dozen. Good happy hour. The porch is nice, especially on this evening. Having been here several times before, you can not beat the oyster burger. Very rich and filling. 60 cent oysters?? Gotta up their limit!! read more

Chris and Mike are both on the money. I give Mort's four stars because that gouda stuffed burger is one of the best I have ever had. I am not quite ready to say the absolute best, but it is definitely in my top three. Amazing. I am going to have it again soon, maybe tomorrow. read more

The only reason I am giving this place two stars is because our waitress was sweet and the rolls were amazing. Other than that, I wasn't impressed. We went on Sunday night for crab legs, and they were absolutely horrible. My husband actually didn't eat the last couple legs because they were bad and brown. Oh well. They all can't be winners. read more

From the yelp reviews this looked like just the place. Pub style food, in an "old wood bar" type atmosphere. On that it delivered. Our service was prompt. We started with the artichoke dip, it came our very quickly and was pretty good. I went with the stuffed flounder and my wife had the snapper. Both were marked as "Mortimer Favorites" Once again the food came out quickly. My flounder was very dry, and the menu claim of "stuffed with crab meat" was just plan false. It was packed with crab cake filler. The fries were crispy though under seasoned. My wives snapper however was very good, the mushroom top was overcooked, but the fish itself was flavorful and juicy. Also, the wine I ordered had a generous pour, but you could tell the bottle had been open for a while. All in all, I dont think we will be back, especially considereing all of the other options in the area. read more

Fun place. The other reviews are dead on, but it is a great place with a cool (though old) atmosphere! If you're into finding a hole in the walk, this is a good one. read more

Monday night prime rib is a good deal and tastes great! Tue/Sat oysters very good. Cozy mom and pop place!

My wife and I went there on a Friday night. I had heard about Mortimer's for years but we had never been. Everything we had was excellent. We were very impressed. Steak was cooked perfectly, Chicken Beauregard was excellent, appetizer was great, bread was great, dessert was wonderful. We later learned that they make everything fresh in house including their own butter. Highly recommend a visit. We will be back. read more

This place is not that big, but don't let that fool you. portions are huge and the food is wonderful. had one of the specials not on the menu. seafood caneloni. EXCELLENT! This will b a must stop on visits to Nashvegas. read more

Went there for Mother's Day with my wife and two Adult children. The restaurant on Summer that we were looking for was not to be found and we had passed Mortimers and read their sign with Mothers Day specials on it. We decided to give it a try. My wife and I had the Prime Rib special and were very disappointed as it was dry, not tasty, and the juice on the plate was poured over it. My Wife commented that the asparagus side was overdone and rather sparse, three stalks. My son had the chicken fingers and my Daughter had the Hamburger which both were better than the Prime Rib that we had. Very disappointing. We will not be back and I would not recommend to anyone!! read more

Everyone has an off day, and everyplace deserves a second chance. After my last review, I decided to give Mortimer's another try, and I'm glad I did. This time I went for the Monday night prime rib special, and was not disappointed. It was a thick cut, tender, and quite good. As usual, the service was friendly and prompt. Thanks, Mortimer's! (Also, I should mention that I never had a problem with the oysters myself -- the customers who warned me about grit could have been simply being mean for all I know.) read more

Good food good drink an go in ask for Bailey really good waitress make sure get the bread awesome

Great local fun restaurant with great food and specials! Great chicken fingers , oysters, and other family and bar food