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    Shelley's

    4.7 (30 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    The Chicky Licky
    R N.

    My daughter and I stopped by for lunch today, our first time here. Such a quaint place. Everyone was so nice, the service was great, a family owned place. The food was good, large portions. I will definitely eat here again!

    Cheeseburger, medium rare yep
    Renee' S.

    Great food, great prices, great service! Will be back over and over. I love my burger medium rare. They will serve the meat patty to the side cause it's soooooo juicy. I had cheeseburger w/tots, Michelle had philly steak fries. Both came w/ soup or salad. Everything was yummy! (p.s. good onion rings too) GO TO SHELLY'S!

    Burgers and fries, yummy.
    Terri L.

    Saw this place mentioned on Facebook group and decided to take a chance. We both got burgers and we should have split one. They are so huge and so juicy and sooooo freaking good. Used to go all the way to aransas pass for a burger this good but not anymore. We will be regulars. Yummmmm.

    Burgers, Fries, Tots
    Scott D.

    Terrific burgers, quite generous in size as others have mentioned. We ended up taking enough home for lunch the next day. Cozy little spot with friendly service. Great value compared to many other Rockport spots.

    Crab balls
    Marilyn T.

    Food was fresh, served hot, but was lacking flavor. Service was nice. The crab balls were great! Small place, mom and pop feel.

    Large shrimp po boy... comes with salad bar, tots or fries and sandwich.

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    13 days ago

    Cozy and vibrant eatery. Food and service was awesome. Will be back for sure. My now to go place when in Rockport.

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    Best burger that I have had in a long time and they cooked the burger to my liking. Service was awesome!

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    1 month ago

    The food is great! Great seafood and THE best burger in town! If you loved Shempy's you will love Shelley's. In town in Market Street.

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    7 months ago

    Delicious food and friendly service! My wife and I have been there several times and will be going again soon.

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    6 months ago

    This place is YUMMY!!! And EVERYONE that works there is amazing!!! Really enjoy this place!!

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    1 year ago

    There burgers are the BEST!! We have tried many places locally in Rockport very welcoming and great service. Will definitely be back

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    Cozy little spot with friendly service.

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    Came here for a family dinner. Great location and awesome water views! One of those places that…read morethe ambiance views is enough to make patrons return. People were actually fishing right outside by the parking lot too which looked relaxing... Now for the food. We started off with appetizers and it was oysters and poke tuna tower. Not an oyster person myself. Brother in law and wife had them and they enjoyed them saying they were fresh. The poke tuna tower was good but it lacked salt and needed more sauce. It seemed like the sauce was only on the plate and not mixed with the ingredients. But the ingredients were fresh and the chips were served hot with some seasoning on them. For mains we had "Fish n Chips" and a bowl of clam chowder. Well it was more of a cup as they forgot we had ordered a bowl. Flavor was there but the temp was like warm and I'm a type that wants it a little more hot. The "Fish n Chips" for me wasn't the traditional plate when you read the name of the dish. Fish n Chips for me is flaky strips of fish or beer battered. This fish was more of a solid piece and breaded. But the seasoning was amazing!! The flavor was there so that made it up for me. But I'm a guru to fish n chips so I had a different vision of it. We did upgrade to the mahi mahi on it and that was really tendered. The fries were a little bland and the sweet potatoes fries were really chewing and dry. The menu had some great options that we want to try therefore we will be back to return again. Our server was on point! Great service and all with him dealing with 2 big group parties including ours. Think his name was Victor. Again, I highly recommend this and we cannot wait to go again!!

    TLDR: Waterfront seafood restaurant (often busy, with a long wait for dinner) with delicious food…read more(still thinking about the pecan snapper and key lime pie). Good kids menu with the option to add protein (chicken or carnitas). This place exceeded my expectations. I did set them fairly low considering this is a touristy waterfront type of restaurant. FOOD: Delicious food here! Large menu too. Good clam chowder -- I only got a small cup but it was generously clammy. My grilled shrimp was good but usually most places can get that right. The asparagus side was cooked just right -- still had that crisp to it. However, the show stealer was hubby's pecan snapper. It was a big portion. The fish was also thick with a nice thin breading. Really dang good. I don't often grab dessert but I'm a fan of key lime pie -- their version did not disappoint. Delicious. KIDS FOOD: One of the best kids menus I've seen in a while. They've got a few deep fried options (chicken, fish, shrimp, corn dogs) as well as not fried (grilled cheese or mac and cheese). The part that really stood out was the option to add chicken, carnitas, or bacon to the mac and cheese. I got my son the mac and cheese with chicken on the side and they brought a large plate of chicken! It was delicious diced chicken too -- my son loved it! It was great to have a kid-friendly protein option since it's always fried junk or carbs galore. I should also add that the mac and cheese was real macaroni with melted cheese on top (not that fake goopy boxed type mac and cheese). They offer crayons and coloring paper to keep kids occupied while they wait. WAIT: I see a lot of negative reviews for the long wait. I mean -- it's a popular place, should you really hold that against them? I would probably avoid this spot for dinner on a weekend for this reason. We came for lunch on a Saturday (midday). There was no wait and we got a window table (we requested one). VIBE: Exactly what I wanted. Nice view of the water -- saw lots of fishing boats go by, a cool bird, and even a dolphin! The place is large and full of people but it's also pretty spacious with enough room between tables. SERVICE: Friendly and pretty attentive. BATHROOM: Cool chalkboard walls where you can leave your thoughts. There were some charmingly positive sentiments written in my stall. PARKING: Limited spots right outside of the restaurant but there is a large lot where people park their boats next door. No issue finding a spot there (early Saturday afternoon).

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    Ahi tuna burger with mango coleslaw, fries and hushpuppies  it was delicious
    Ahi tuna burger with mango coleslaw, fries and hushpuppies it was delicious
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    Shelley's - seafood - Updated August 2026

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