Busy place but they do take reservations, which I recommend. The food was flavorful and served in…read moregenerous portions. There are two outdoor seating areas. I would recommend the outside back bar. Inside restaurant area is a little cramped but that is where they had the live music playing. Even though it was busy both times we visited, the staff was friendly and provided attentive service!

Tried to make reservations three nights in a row, not enough staff to keep the full restaurant…read moreopen. Closed down a full day because they didn't have e enough staff.

You kinda need to be looking for this place in order to find it, but it's worth the effort. It's a…read moresmall business run by folks that truly seem to be Good People. Equally as important the food is excellent, with various refrigerated options that you heat up in your house - you're in Dauphin Island after all so many/most folks have houses with a decent kitchen. And the restaurant options on the island are quite limited so pick up some good food to heat up "at home" and not worry about stocking up on groceries and/or cooking every night. This place as well as Skinner's Seafood are now staples of any visit to the island. The menu changes every week so check Facebook, but most everything is good and the only potential issue is occasional lack of full re-heating instructions. If in doubt, preheat the oven to 350 and take off any "clear plastic" tops then cook until it seems to be heated through - often more time than might be listed though admittedly we've also found that most rental houses on the island have ovens with inaccurate temperature readings. Check your food temps of course but plan for more time than listed on the instructions - and beware if you're planning to bake homemade biscuits, pizza, or anything that requires really high oven temperatures in your rental house. Just sayin'. Enchilada casserole, mac & cheese, breakfast casseroles, pretty much everything we've ever had from Dinner's Ready has been pretty great. And by all means get yourself some Southern banana pudding. Or two. Or three. You're welcome.

Get the gumbo. I was lucky to be on the island and my…read morebrother had their gumbo in the fridge. Sausage and chicken. Best gumbo! I even skipped the chip course to have more!!

The architecture is cool, the restaurant is huge with 2 levels plus a pool area (which has a stage…read morefor music sometimes) and from our experience this is the best sit-down restaurant on Dauphin Island (admittedly a low bar). Seafood definitely seems fresh and local, my wife loved her grilled shrimp po-boy and I got a seafood platter with fried shrimp, fish, and oysters that were perfectly seasoned and tasty. We were very happy with everything, and liked that the shrimp were peeled & deveined which we prefer but was unusual to find when we lived in New Orleans. Service was good, drink options sufficient, and the top level has a pretty good view even if you're not seated on the window. We typically cook on Dauphin Island for various reasons including usually travelling with a dog, but Pirates is a gem definitely worth visiting on any visit to Dauphin Island. Bravo!

Likely our last visit for a while as we move our boat up to Fairhope next week. We arrived on a…read morefriday at 5:45, the wait was 35 minutes. Imho, they were seating faster than each waitress could keep up and it affected our service for sure. They were slammed, so I left the 4th star. We ordered eveything at once as we were there a while before our waitress Tanya made it over. Beer / wine, gumbo, fried fish dinner with baked potato and fried okra, she had the ahi tuna with sauteed spinach. We finished with cheesecake and a berry sauce. Everything was tasty, I had a fish filet and enough okra for another meal. The view, makes this place, the building architecture, if you like that, I do, and the food is consistently tasty. When we visit the island going forward, this will be our first pick.

I'm not going to lie, pulling up out front I was nervous. However, the food and the service was…read moregreat! We love to find local restaurants while on vacation instead of chains and this is one we will return to if ever staying on dauphin island or the surrounding area again.

We hear about this place through mutual friends who also frequent Dauphin Island every year. He…read moreordered the softshell crab, BLT, baked potato, sweet potato, popcorn, shrimp, and fries for the little one, grouper with dressing, onion rings, and softshell crab claws. All in all the food was pretty good. The soft shell crab BLT was pretty creative and tasty. We wouldn't order the dressing again for the fish, it was $10 for a half dollar sized amount. Staff was friendly, nice environment for kids. The sweet potato was surprisingly pretty delish. Would go back again.

We had a great experience, the service was amazing Bonita was an excellent server and made sure…read moreeverything was perfect for us. The sautéd crab claws were some of the best I've ever had, then the blackened triggerfish with the crawfish sauce was super good. Can honestly say it's not where you go if you're expecting white tablecloths and fancy china. But if you love an old school beach restaurant then this is the place for you. Nothing fancy just very good food with a very welcoming hospitable staff and cold beer.

Heard that the food was great BUT... we left before we could see!…read more the hostess was horrible. I have never heard someone be so rude to an older couple for absolutely no reason! We overheard to whole conversation and there was no cause for the insults or rudeness! If you don't like your job, seek employment elsewhere.

Went to Dority's for the first time even though we live in the area and loved it! Tonight was the…read moreperfect weather for being outside enjoying good music by The Free Radicals and awesome food from Doritys. The service was great when we ordered and the young girl was able to make some great suggestions. My husband got the crab fried rice and I got the pad-woo-sen. it was delicious! Will be back for sure!

We stopped in on a small plane. A man named Brandon that lives near the airport saw us walking…read moretoward another food source and offered us a ride. He mentioned his family owned a place called Doritys that had Thai food and without persuading us, we opted to give it a try because the guy was so hospitable. The food was great, the atmosphere/music was great, and Brandon's SIL even offered to get us a ride back to the airport. I will be going back to DI if for no other reason, to hang out at Doritys. 10/10 recommend.

Food was amazing! We did sit outside and the birds were pretty crazy, but would highly recommend!…read moreWe got two types of shrimp, and my blackened shrimp quesadilla was so good! Kids even went back tonight!

We both had fish. One blackened and one grilled. The fish was good and a decent portion for the…read moremoney. Fries were not completely cooked. I didn't love the Cole slaw. The weird part of the meal was the tuna dip. It seemed like it was tuna only with no mayo or anything else. I would come back because the fish was good and a good portion.

Fantastic food and service! The Teres Major is out of this world. If you go for lunch, you must go…read moreat least twice: one for the French Dip and the other for the Bone Marrow Burger

Southwood Kitchen has the best, most consistent food in Baldwin County, trust the Vhef and order…read moreanything...you won't be disappointed!

This place is absolutely fantastic. Everything always tastes really fresh, including their salsa…read more My family gets burnt out on fried seafood and pizza on the island so Miguel's is ALWAYS a hit. While I can go on and on about the food, the staff and owners really care about their customers. It's always easy to complain about a bad experience, but you know the place is awesome when I felt compelled to write a positive review on the staff alone.

Spent a little time on the island and had lunch here. Simple chicken nachos could have been better…read morewith more cilantro. The cheese was awful. They watered it down. ?! Why??! See the puddle in the picture. Not worth the $10 if they were going to mess it up by drizzling it with cheese-colored water. My kids were fine with their quesadillas and had BBY gives his fish tacos a 3/5. Service happened, nothing particularly extra. I cannot recommend the restaurant and certainly not the nachos.

Employees are friendly Takes a minute, because it's cooked…read moreto order but it is worth the wait Ask for a sample of the gumbo

It's a restaurant in a grocery store. It is not fine dining but the food is good and staff…read moreattentive. If you're in the area at lunch put this one in the option bucket