Half Shell Oyster House

Half Shell Oyster House Menu

(337) 484-1120
109 Old Camp Road, Lafayette, LA 70508

Starters


Comeback Shrimp
$10.50
Gulf shrimp fried golden and tossed in our unique sweet and spicy comeback sauce.
Crab Cakes
$12.50
Grilled hand-crafted crab cakes made from jumbo lump crabmeat, blended with sauteed vegetables and seasonings. Served with lemon aioli.
Royal Reds
$12.00
Cajun boiled, large royal reds served with hot drawn butter. These deep water shrimp have a sweet lobster-like flavor.
Crawfish Tail Mambo
$10.00
Golden fried crawfish tails and dill pickles. Served with homemade comeback sauce.
Fried Green Tomatoes & Crab Cakes
$13.50
Fried green tomatoes layered with blue crab cakes. Served over lemon aioli and topped with crab ravigote.
Voodoo Wings
$9.00
Fresh all white meat boneless wings, fried golden and tossed in our unique sweet and spicy voodoo sauce.
Crab Claws
$14.50
Gulf crab claws hand-breaded and fried golden. Served with cocktail sauce. Or try it orleans style.
Crab & Shrimp Dip
$13.50
A delightful combination of gulf shrimp, lump crabmeat and cheese. Topped with a Parmesan, herb and panko crust. Served with toasted French bread.
Tuna & Crab Stack
$14.00
Yellowfin tuna, crabmeat and avocado tossed with Asian spices. Garnished with soy glaze, sriracha lime mayonnaise and sesame seeds. Served with wonton chips.
Smoked Yellowfin Tuna Dip
$9.00
Homemade with yellowfin tuna and creole seasonings. Served with captain's wafers.
Voodoo Shrimp
10.50
Gulf shrimp fried golden and tossed in our unique sweet and spicy voodoo sauce.

$Sunday Brunch

All brunch entree's served with a fresh fruit medley and choice of side item.
Bananas Foster French Toast
$11.00
We make our French toast from scratch, stuff it with cream cheese and sauteed golden brown, then top it with our homemade bananas foster topping.
Crab Cakes Half Shell
$14.00
Twin fried crab cakes topped with poached eggs then covered with half shell sauce of alfredo sauce, sun-dried tomatoes, capers and artichoke hearts.
Shrimp & Grit Benedict
$14.00
Seared cheddar cheese grit cakes topped with 2 poached eggs and smothered in a smoky bacon cream sauce with gulf shrimp, topped with chopped bacon, chives, diced tomatoesand Parmesan cheese.
Eggs Benedict
11.00
Half shells version of this traditional brunch classic. English muffin halves served with Canadian bacon, poached eggsand grilled tomatoes, topped with hollandaise.

$Oysters

We take pride in serving only the finest quality, hand selected gulf oysters. We continually shuck them throughout the day to provide you with the freshest oysters possible.
Oysters Bienville
$11.00
Topped with an herb, mushroom, crab, gulf shrimp, bacon and Italian bread crumb mixture, then baked and finished with Parmesan cheese.
Char-Broiled Oysters
$10.00
Half shell's signature oyster, char-broiled over an open flame with our unique white wine, butter, garlicand herb sauce.
Oysters Rockefeller
10.00
Topped with fresh spinach, cream cheese, herbsand pernod, then baked and finished with Parmesan cheese.

$Soup & Salad


Half Shell Salad
$6.00
Spring mix, avocado, goat cheese, roasted almond slices, chives, tomatoesand shredded carrots. Served with our signature roasted garlic balsamic house dressing.
Garden Salad
$4.00
Romaine and spring mix, grape tomatoes, sliced red onions, monterey jack and cheddar cheese and croutons.
Seafood Gumbo
$6.50
Gulf shrimp, crab meat and crayfish in a dark file roux. Topped with white rice.
Crayfish, Crab & Corn Bisque
$6.50
A perfect blend of crayfish, crab meat and corn in a cream base with creole seasonings.
Almond Chicken Salad
$12.00
Fresh chicken coated in chopped almonds and spices then paneed. Served over a salad of spring mix, romaine, sliced red onions, grape tomatoes, mixed cheesesand croutons.
Caesar Salad
4.00
Romaine hearts and croutons tossed in our homemade caesar dressing. Topped with shredded Parmesan cheese.

$Burgers, Sandwiches & Po-Boys

Served with choice of one side.
Chicken Bacon Swiss
$9.00
Fresh chicken seasoned, grilledand topped with crisp baconand choice of American, swiss or provolone cheese. Served on a brioche bun.
The Uptowner
$13.00
Sliced USDA choice ribeye, topped with sauteed mushrooms, onionsand melted provolone cheese, on pressed French bread dressed with lettuce and tomato. Served with Dijon horseradish.
Triple Steak Cheeseburger
$13.00
A blend of ground chuck, brisketand short rib seasoned, grilledand topped provolone cheese. Served on a brioche bun.
Triple Steak Cheeseburger with Portabella Mushrooms & Onions
$14.00
A blend of ground chuck, brisketand short rib seasoned, grilledand topped provolone cheese. Served on a brioche bun.
Triple Steak Cheeseburger with Bacon
$14.00
A blend of ground chuck, brisketand short rib seasoned, grilledand topped provolone cheese. Served on a brioche bun.
Fried Shrimp Po-Boy
$11.00
Served on pressed gambino's French bread and dressed with lettuce and tomato.
Fried Oyster Po-Boys
$14.00
Served on pressed gambino's French bread and dressed with lettuce and tomato.
Blackened Tuna Sandwich
$13.00
Blackened sashimi grade yellowfin tuna on a brioche bun. Served with lemon aioli.
Combo Po-Boy
$12.50
A mixture of fried oysters and fried shrimp. Served on pressed gambino's French bread and dressed with lettuce and tomato.
Voodoo Shrimp Po-Boy
$12.00
Gulf shrimp fried golden and tossed in our unique sweet and spicy voodoo sauce.
Fried Green Tomato BLT
9.00
Fried green tomatoes, bacon and lettuce on pressed French bread. Served with lemon aioli.

$Seafood


Seafood Stuffed Portabellas
$22.00
Grilled portabella mushrooms stuffed with crabmeat, gulf shrimp, minced chipotle peppers, roasted red peppers and spinach. Served with lemon aioli and served with choice of 2 sides.
Shrimp & Grits
$19.00
Seared cheddar cheese grit cakes smothered in a smoky bacon cream sauce with gulf shrimp and served with choice of 1 sides.
Seafood Pot Pie
$18.50
Gulf shrimp, crawfish, crabmeat, corn, peasand carrots in a traditional pot pie filling with a golden buttermilk crust and served with choice of 2 sides.
Fried Oysters
$25.50
Fresh gulf oysters hand-breaded with seasoned corn flour and fried golden and served with choice of 2 sides.
Shrimp Orleans
$21.00
Gulf shrimp sauteed in our original New Orleans style smoky Cajun sauce. Served with sliced French bread. Prepared peeled and ready to eat! And served with choice of 2 sides.
Royal Reds
$22.00
3-quarters of a pound of Cajun boiled, large royal reds served with hot drawn butter. These deep water shrimp have a sweet lobster-like flavor and served with choice of 2 sides.
Fried Shrimp
$19.00
Hand-battered and dusted gulf shrimp in seasoned corn flour and fried golden and served with choice of 2 sides.
Seafood Sampler
26.50
A sampling of gulf shrimp, oysters, grouper, a crab cake and jalapeno hushpuppies. Served fried or grilled and served with choice of 2 sides.

$Fish Selections

Served with choice of two sides.
Redfish Orleans
$26.00
Blackened redfish topped with Gulf shrimp sauteed in our original New Orleans style smoky Cajun sauce. Topped with lump crabmeat and Parmesan cheese.
Bacon & Pecan Crusted Redfish
$23.00
Redfish seasoned and coated in a bacon and pecan breading. Topped with chopped bacon and orange beurre blanc.
Blackened Fish
$20.00
Your choice of any of our fish selections seasoned and blackened. Served with lemon aioli.
Grilled Yellowfin Tuna
$19.00
Sashimi grade Yellowfin tuna seasoned and grilled. Served with lemon aioli.
Grilled Fish
$17.00
Your choice of any of our fish selections seasoned and grilled. Served with lemon aioli.
Herb Encrusted Grouper
25.00
Herb and Parmesan encrusted grouper over a bed of sauteed spinach. Topped with lemon butter cream, lump crabmeat and Parmesan cheese.

$Steak, Chicken & Pasta


Chicken Half Shell
$16.00
Fresh chicken breast paneed and topped with an alfredo sauce, sun-dried tomatoes, capers and artichoke hearts. Served with choice of 2 sides.
Pasta Half Shell with Grilled Gulf Shrimp
$20.00
Sun-dried tomatoes, capers and artichoke hearts tossed with linguini and creole alfredo. Topped with fresh grilled chicken. Served with choice of 1 side.
Filet Orleans
$27.00
USDA choice 6 ounces tenderloin topped with gulf shrimp sauteed in original New Orleans style smoky Cajun sauce. Served with choice of 2 sides.
Pasta Half Shell
$16.00
Sun-dried tomatoes, capers and artichoke hearts tossed with linguini and creole alfredo. Topped with fresh grilled chicken. Served with choice of 1 side.
Chicken Alfredo
$15.00
Linguine tossed with creole alfredo, topped with fresh chicken grilled. Served with choice 1 side.
Pasta Half Shell with Fried Shrimp
$18.50
Sun-dried tomatoes, capers and artichoke hearts tossed with linguini and creole alfredo. Topped with fresh grilled chicken. Served with choice of 1 side.
Filet
$24.00
USDA choice tenderloin seasoned and char-grilled. Served with choice of 2 sides.
Almond Encrusted Chicken
$16.00
Fresh chicken breast coated in chopped almonds and seasonings, paneed and drizzled with roasted red bell pepper aioli. Served with choice of 2 sides.
Chicken Alfredo with Fried Shrimp
$16.50
Linguine tossed with creole alfredo, topped with fresh chicken grilled. Served with choice of 2 sides.
Chicken Alfredo with Grilled Shrimp
$16.50
Linguine tossed with creole alfredo, topped with fresh chicken grilled. Served with choice of 2 sides.
Chicken Alfredo with Fried Oysters
$19.50
Linguine tossed with creole alfredo, topped with fresh chicken grilled. Served with choice of 2 sides.
Pasta Half Shell with Fried Oysters
$21.50
Sun-dried tomatoes, capers and artichoke hearts tossed with linguini and creole alfredo. Topped with fresh grilled chicken. Served with choice of 1 side.
Big Easy Surf & Turf
$31.00
USDA choice 6 ounces filet served over a homemade crab cake. Topped with bearnaise sauce and jumbo lump crabmeat. Served with choice of 2 sides.
Seafood Pasta
$19.50
Gulf shrimp and crawfish sauteed with portabella mushrooms, shallots, garlicand seasonings tossed with linguini and creole alfredo. Topped with lump crabmeat. Served with choice of 1 side.
Ribeye
27.00
13 ounces USDA choice ribeye seasoned and char-grilled. Topped with orleans sauce. Served with choice of 2 sides.

$Desserts


Cinnamon Roll Bread Pudding
$5.00
Homemade bread pudding made with cinnamon rolls, cranberries and pecans. Topped with homemade spiced rum sauce.
Bananas Foster Cheesecake
$6.00
Topped with homemade spiced rum sauce.
Key Lime Pie
$5.00
Sweet and tangy key lime pie topped with whipped cream.
Chocolate Obsession
6.00
Chocolate cookie crust filled with chocolate decadence and topped with dark and white chocolate mousse. Served with hershey's chocolate.

$Lunch Specials


Shrimp Orleans
$14.00
Gulf shrimp sauteed with our original New Orleans style smoky Cajun sauce. Served with sliced French bread. Prepared peeled and ready to eat.
Fried Oysters
$14.00
Gulf oysters hand breaded in seasoned corn flour and fried golden.
Chicken Alfredo
$10.00
Linguine and creole alfredo, topped with fresh grilled chicken.
Seafood Pot Pie
$11.00
Shrimp, crawfish, crabmeat, corn, peasand carrots in a traditional pot pie filling with a golden buttermilk crust.
Seafood Stuffed Portabella
$14.00
Gulf portabella mushroom stuffed with lump crabmeat, gulf shrimp, mined chipotle peppers, roasted red peppers and spinach. Served with lemon aioli.
Pasta Half Shell with Grilled Shrimp
$13.00
Sun-dried tomatoes, capersand artichoke hearts, tossed with linguine and creole alfredo. Topped with fresh grilled chicken.
Shrimp & Grits
$12.00
Seared cheddar cheese grit cakes smothered in a smoky bacon cream sauce with gulf shrimp.
Soup & Salad
$10.00
Choose from seafood gumbo or lobster, corn and crab bisque and your choice of side salad. Extra for half shell salad.
Grilled Fish
$13.00
Your choice of any of our fish selections, seasoned and grilled. Served with lemon aioli.
Pasta Half Shell with Fried Shrimp
$13.00
Sun-dried tomatoes, capersand artichoke hearts, tossed with linguine and creole alfredo. Topped with fresh grilled chicken.
Blackened Tuna Sandwich
$13.00
Blackened sashimi grade yellowfin tuna on a brioche bun. Served with lemon aioli.
Almond Chicken Salad
$12.00
Fresh chicken coated in chopped almonds and spices then paneed. Served over a salad of spring mix, romaine, sliced red onions, grape tomatoes and mixed cheeses.
Fried Shrimp
$11.00
Gulf shrimp, hand battered and dusted in seasoned corn flour and fried golden.
Pasta Half Shell
$11.00
Sun-dried tomatoes, capersand artichoke hearts, tossed with linguini and creole alfredo. Topped with fresh grilled chicken.
Royal Reds
$14.00
A half pound of Cajun boiled, large royal reds served with hot drawn butter. These deep water shrimp have a sweet lobster-like flavor.
Chicken Alfredo with Fried Oysters
$14.00
Linguine and creole alfredo, topped with fresh grilled chicken.
Almond Encrusted Chicken
$11.00
Fresh chicken breast coated in chopped almonds and seasonings, paneed and drizzled with roasted red bell pepper aioli.
Pasta Half Shell with Fried Oysters
$15.00
Sun-dried tomatoes, capersand artichoke hearts, tossed with linguine and creole alfredo. Topped with fresh grilled chicken.
Chicken Half Shell
$11.00
Fresh chicken breast paneed and topped with alfredo sauce with sun-dried tomatoes, capers and artichoke hearts.
Blackened Fish
$13.00
Your choice of any of our fish selections, seasoned and blackened. Served with lemon aioli.
Chicken Alfredo with Fried Shrimp
$12.00
Linguine and creole alfredo, topped with fresh grilled chicken.
Fried Green Tomato BLT
9.00
Fried green tomatoes, bacon and lettuce on pressed French bread. Served with lemon aioli.

$Oysters (Gluten-Free Dinner)


Char-Broiled Oysters
11.50
Half shell's signature oyster, char-broiled over an open flame with unique white wine, butter, garlicand herb sauce.

$Starters (Gluten-Free Dinner)


Grilled Shrimp
$9.50
Gulf shrimp seasoned and grilled. Served with lemon aioli or cocktail sauce.
Royal Reds
12.00
Cajun boiled, large royal reds served with hot drawn butter. These deep water shrimp have a sweet lobster-like flavor.

$Oysters (Gluten-Free Lunch)

We take pride in serving only the finest quality, hand selected gulf oysters. We continually shuck them throughout the day to provide you with the freshest oysters possible.
Char-Broiled Oysters
10.00
Half shell's signature oyster, char-broiled over an open flame with unique white wine, butter, garlicand herb sauce.

$Soup & Salad (Gluten-Free Dinner)


Garden Salad
$4.00
Romaine and spring mix, grape tomatoes, sliced red onions, monterey jack and cheddar cheese.
Half Shell Salad
6.00
Spring mix, avocado, goat cheese, roasted almond slices, chives, tomatoesand shredded carrots. Served with our signature roasted garlic balsamic house dressing.

$Chicken, Steak, Seafood (Gluten-Free Dinner)

Served with choice of two sides.
Yellowfin Tuna
$19.00
Sashimi grade yellowfin tuna seasoned and grilled to desired temperature. Served with lemon aioli.
Grilled Chicken
$14.00
Fresh chicken seasoned and grilled. Served with a side of roasted red bell pepper aioli.
Royal Reds
$22.00
3-quarters of a pound of Cajun boiled, large royal reds served with hot drawn butter. These deep water shrimp have a sweet lobster-like flavor.
Grilled Fish
$17.00
Your choice of any of our fish selections seasoned and grilled. Served with lemon aioli.
Ribeye
$27.00
13 ounces USDA choice ribeye seasoned and char-grilled.
Filet
$21.00
USDA choice tenderloin seasoned and char-grilled.
Blackened Fish
17.00
Your choice of any of our fish selections seasoned and blackened. Served with lemon aioli.

$Starters (Gluten-Free Lunch)


Royal Reds
$12.00
Cajun boiled, large royal reds served with hot drawn butter. These deep water shrimp have a sweet lobster-like flavor.
Grilled Shrimp
9.50
Gulf shrimp seasoned and grilled. Served with lemon aioli or cocktail sauce.

$Soup & Salad (Gluten-Free Lunch)


Garden Salad
$4.00
Romaine and spring mix, grape tomatoes, sliced red onions, monterey jack and cheddar cheese.
Half Shell Salad
6.00
Spring mix, avocado, goat cheese, roasted almond slices, chives, tomatoesand shredded carrots. Served with our signature roasted garlic balsamic house dressing.

$Lunch Plates (Gluten-Free Lunch)

Served with choice of one side.
Grilled Shrimp
$11.00
Gulf shrimp seasoned and grilled. Served with lemon aioli or cocktail sauce.
Grilled Fish
$13.00
Your choice of any of our fish selections seasoned and grilled. Served with lemon aioli.
Lunch Filet
$19.00
USDA choice tenderloin seasoned and char-grilled.
Yellowfin Tuna
$14.00
Sashimi grade yellowfin tuna seasoned and grilled to desired temperature. Served with lemon aioli.
Blackened Fish
$13.00
Your choice of any of our fish selections seasoned and blackened. Served with lemon aioli.
Grilled Chicken
$9.00
Fresh chicken seasoned and grilled. Served with a side of roasted red bell pepper aioli.
Royal Reds
$14.00
A half pound of Cajun boiled, large royal reds served with hot drawn butter. These deep water shrimp have a sweet lobster-like flavor.

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