Reviews for The Pelican Reef Restaurant in Theodore, AL

The Pelican Reef was recommended and did not disappoint! 2 in our party had the seafood platter, it was huge, they said it was... great! I had the shrimp platter, another had blackened grouper, all was fantastic. I'll be going back, hopefully they won't beout of flounder. Read more

If I could give it a half star I would. It is only because of the wonderful waitress and the quickness with which we got our... food that I give it one star. Ehen you walk in it looks like it has not been updated since the 70's. We had an appetizer of thecheese balls and they were delicious. My 15 yr old daughter had a cheeseburger and fries. The cheeseburger was cooked mediumlike we asked but the fries were cold and tasted terrible. My daughter wouldn't even finish them. I ordered fried shrimp andoysters. While the shrimp tasted pretty good the oysters had zero taste. Even when I bit into them it tasted like cornmeal andnothing else. I have eaten oysters my whole life and these were the worst. I ordered a to go box of the West Indies salad totake home for the hubby. Bill Bailey created something so delicious that senators would have it shipped to D.C. and these peopleruined his recipe. Years ago I worked at Baileys restaurant so I know who it is made and what it should taste like. It wasliterally swimming in oil. Very little crab meat and no taste except oil. The prices at this place are ridiculously high,especially for the quality of the food. Usually I try to give positive reviews but this place was terrible. Read more

Family dinner out on a Saturday.... there were 5 of us and there was basically no wait to get a table. The service was a little... slow for as few people as were there, but the food was delicious! Our server was very attentive and made sure our beverageswere kept full (a huge plus in my book). Read more

Food was great...shrimp is huge and battered beautifully. Wait staff worked hard even though they were short staffed. Just know... it has a bar attached so be mindful the smoke smell drifts a bit. But overall we really enjoyed it. Read more

Server was nice and the view was good from the patio but the food was horrible. My wife had blackened fish tacos which had... more cheese and ranch than fish. The fried oysters had more batter than oyster. The hush puppies were hard as a rock. Thebest part of the meal was stealing the fish and sweet potatoe fries from our kids plates. Read more

First time trying this place out. We were the only one in the whole restaurant! That was awesome! We sat outside. Ordered food... and some appetizers. Everything tasted great! Service was very good. Our waitress made sure we had everything. Will definitelybe back once we?re in the area. Read more

Food was delicious!!! My steak was cooked to perfection. Husband had the seafood platter fried, and it was very good! My... children had shrimp tacos and the bacon cheeseburger, which were both very good! Read more

I have lived in Mobile for years and have passed this restaurant many many times on The way to the island. Today we stopped and... it was NOT a disappointment. The server Jess was totally awesome and the food was AMAZING. We have a large family and they wasable to accommodate all 9 of us. The portions was plentiful and tasted great. We will definitely be back! Read more