Half Shell Oyster House

Half Shell Oyster House Menu

(205) 860-7001
2325 University Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

Starters


Fried Green Tomatoes and Crab Cakes
$15.53
Fried green tomatoes layered with crab cakes. Topped with lemon aioli and crab ravigotte.
Crab and Shrimp Dip
$16.68
A delightful combination of gulf shrimp, lump crabmeat and cheese. Topped with a Parmesan, herb, and panko crust. Served with toasted French bread.
Royal Reds
$14.95-25.30
A 1/2 lb. of cajun boiled, large royal reds served with hot drawn butter. These deep water shrimp have a sweet lobster-like flavor.
Crab Claws
$18.40
Crab claws hand-breaded and fried golden. Served with cocktail sauce. Or have it Orleans style!
Comeback Shrimp
$12.08
Gulf shrimp fried golden and tossed in our unique sweet and spicy comeback.
Voodoo Shrimp
$12.08
Gulf shrimp fried golden and tossed in our unique sweet and spicy voodoo sauce.
Crab Cakes
$14.95
Grilled hand-crafted blue crab cakes made from lump crabmeat blended with sautéed vegetables and seasonings served with lemon aioli.
Smoked Yellowfin Tuna Dip
$11.50
Homemade with yellowfin tuna and creole seasonings. Served with captain's wafers.
Voodoo Wings
$10.35
Fresh all-white meat boneless wings, fried golden and tossed in our unique sweet and spicy voodoo sauce.
Shrimp Trio
$14.00
A combination of your shrimp favorites! A sampling of our shrimp Orleans, voodoo shrimp and fried shrimp.
Royal Red Endymion
16.10
Parmesan risotto croquettes topped with sauteed spinach and Royal Red shrimp, sauteed in our homemade creole alfredo.

$Soups and Salads

Add extras to any salad for an additional charge.
Half Shell Shell Salad
$6.90-10.35
Spring mix, avocado, goat cheese, roasted almond slices, chives, tomatoes, and shredded carrots. Served with our signature roasted garlic balsamic house dressing.
Almond Chicken Salad
$16.68
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 cheese.
Caesar Salad
$5.75-9.20
Romaine hearts and croutons tossed in our homemade Caesar dressing. Topped with shredded Parmesan cheese.
Garden Salad
$5.75-9.20
Romaine and iceberg, grape tomatoes, sliced red onions, Monterrey Jack and cheddar cheese, and croutons.
Seafood Gumbo
$7.48-12.65
Gulf shrimp, crabmeat, and crawfish in a dark file roux. Topped with white rice.
Crawfish, Crab and Corn Bisque
7.48-12.65
A perfect blend of crawfish, crabmeat, and corn in a cream base with creole seasoning.

$Seafood

Served with choice of 2 sides (shrimp and grits served with 1).
Seafood Sampler
$33.35
A sampling of shrimp, oysters, redfish, and jalapeno hushpuppies. Served fried or grilled.
Royal Reds
$25.30
3/4 lb. of Cajun boiled, large royal reds served with hot drawn butter. These deepwater shrimp have a sweet lobster-like flavor.
Shrimp and Grits
$23.00
Seared cheddar cheese grit cakes smothered in a smoky bacon cream sauce with gulf shrimp, topped with Parmesan cheese, chopped bacon and green onions.
Seafood Stuffed Portabellas
$26.45
Grilled portabella mushrooms stuffed with crabmeat, gulf shrimp, minced chipotle peppers, roasted red peppers, and spinach. Drizzled with lemon aioli.
Shrimp Orleans
$24.15
Gulf shrimp sauteed with our original New Orleans style smoky Cajun sauce. Served with sliced Gambino's French bread. Prepared peeled and ready to eat!
Fried Shrimp
$23.00
Hand-battered and dusted shrimp in seasoned corn flour and fried golden.
Fried Oysters
$32.20
Fresh gulf oysters hand-breaded with seasoned corn flour and fried golden.
Seafood Pot Pie
23.00
Gulf shrimp, crawfish, crabmeat, corn, peas, and carrots in a traditional pot pie filling with a golden buttermilk crust.

$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.
Oyster Sampler
$24.15
The best of the best! Combination of 3 charbroiled oysters, 3 oysters Bienville, 3 oysters Rockefeller, and 3 oysters Orleans.
Charbroiled Oysters
$12.65-21.85
Half shell's signature oyster, charbroiled over an open flame with our unique white wine, butter, garlic and herb sauce.
Oysters Orleans
$12.65-21.85
Half shell's award-winning oyster! Charbroiled over an open flame and basted with our new Orleans style smoky Cajun sauce
Oysters on the Half Shell
$10.93-18.40
Gulf oysters freshly shucked in-house.
Oysters Bienville
$13.80-24.15
Topped with an herb, mushroom, crab, gulf shrimp, bacon, and Italian bread crumb mixture, then baked and finished with Parmesan cheese.
Oysters Rockefeller
12.01-20.07
Topped with fresh spinach, cream cheese, herbs, and Pernod, then baked and finished with Parmesan cheese.

$Steak, Chicken and Pasta

Served with choice of 2 sides. Pasta served with 1 side.
Filet Orleans
$35.65
6oz USDA tenderloin topped with Gulf shrimp sauteed in original New Orleans style smoky Cajun sauce. Topped with Parmesan cheese.
Big Easy Surf and Turf
$36.80
USDA choice 6 oz. filet served over a hand-crafted crab cake. Topped with bearnaise sauce, and lump crabmeat and Parmesan cheese.
Ribeye
$34.50
13 oz. USDA choice ribeye seasoned and chargrilled. Topped with Orleans sauce.
Filet
$28.75
USDA. Choice tenderloin seasoned and chargrilled.
Almond Encrusted Chicken
$18.40
Fresh chicken breast coated in chopped almonds and seasonings, paneed and drizzled with roasted red bell pepper aioli.
Seafood Pasta
$23.00
Gulf shrimp and crawfish sauteed with portabella mushrooms, shallots, garlic and seasonings tossed with linguini and creole Alfredo. Topped with lump crabmeat and Parmesan cheese.
Chicken Alfredo
$18.40
Linguini tossed with creole Alfredo, topped with fresh grilled chicken and Parmesan cheese.
Shrimp Alfredo
$20.13
Linguini tossed with creole alfredo, topped with fresh grilled of fried shrimp and Parmesan cheese.
Alfredo with fried oysters
25.30
Linguini tossed with creole Alfredo, topped with fresh fried oysters and Parmesan cheese.

$Fish Selections

Served with choice of 2 sides.
Redfish Orleans
$29.90
Blackened redfish topped with gulf shrimp sautéed in our original new Orleans style smoky Cajun sauce. Topped with lump crabmeat and Parmesan cheese.
Bacon and Pecan Crusted Redfish
$26.45
Redfish seasoned, coated in crushed pecans, and sautéed. Topped with chopped bacon and orange beurre blanc.
Blackened Redfish
$19.00
Served with lemon aioli.
Grilled Yellowfin Tuna
$21.85
Sashimi grade yellowfin tuna seasoned and grilled. Served with lemon aioli.
Seafood Au Gratin Snapper
$28.75
Bronzed snapper topped with Gulf shrimp and lump crabmeat in a creamy blend of six cheeses. Topped with toasted parmesan and herb panko.
Royal Redfish
$29.90
Bronzed redfish served over a bed of sauteed spinach and parmesan risotto, topped with Royal Red shrimp sautted in a white wine cream sauce. Topped with Parmesan cheese. Served with one side.
Herb Encrusted Fresh Catch
28.75
Herb and Parmesan encrusted Mahi over a bed of sauteed spinach. Topped with lemon butter cream, lump crabmeat and Parmesan cheese. Market price.

$Burgers, Sandwiches and Po-Boys

Served with choice of 1 side.
Triple Steak Cheeseburger
$14.95
A blend of ground chuck, brisket, and short rib seasoned, grilled and topped with provolone cheese. Served on a brioche bun. Add topping for an additional charge.
Blackened Tuna Sandwich
$16.10
Blackened sashimi-grade yellowfin tuna on a brioche bun. Served with lemon aioli.
The Uptowner Burger
$16.10
Sliced USDA choice filet and ribeye, topped with sauteed mushrooms, onions, and melted provolone cheese, on pressed French bread dressed with lettuce and tomato. Served with dijon horseradish.
Fried Green Tomato BLT Sandwich
$10.35
Fried green tomatoes, bacon, and lettuce on pressed French bread. Served with lemon aioli.
Fried Shrimp Po-Boy
$14.95
Served on pressed Gambino's French bread and dressed with lettuce and tomato.
Fried Oyster Po-Boy
$19.55
Served on pressed Gambino's French bread and dressed with lettuce and tomato.
Voodoo Shrimp Po-Boy
16.10
Gulf shrimp fried golden and tossed in our unique sweet and spicy voodoo sauce. Served on pressed Gambino's French bread and dressed with lettuce and tomato. 1/2 shell signature item.

$Lunch Menu

Served with choice of side or salad.
Seafood Stuffed Portabellas Lunch
$16.10
Grilled portabella mushrooms stuffed with lump crabmeat, gulf shrimp, minced chipotle peppers, roasted red peppers, and spinach. Drizzled with lemon aioli.
Shrimp Orleans Lunch
$16.10
Gulf shrimp sauteed with our original new orleans style smoky cajun sauce. Served with sliced french bread. Prepared peeled and ready to eat.
Royal Reds Lunch
$16.10
A 1/2 lb. of cajun boiled, large royal reds served with hot drawn butter. These deepwater shrimp have a sweet lobster-like flavor.
Shrimp and Grits Lunch
$13.80
Seared cheddar cheese grit cakes smothered in a smoky bacon cream sauce with gulf shrimp, topped with Parmesan, chopped bacon and green onions.
Grilled Fish Lunch
$16.10-17.25
Your choice of any of our fish selections seasoned and grilled. Served with lemon aioli.
Blackened Fish Lunch
$16.10-17.25
Your choice of any of our fish selections seasoned, and blackened. Served with lemon aioli.
Seafood Pot Pie Lunch
$13.23
Gulf shrimp, crawfish, crabmeat, corn, peas, and carrots in a traditional pot pie filling with a golden buttermilk crust.
Fried Shrimp Lunch
$14.95
Hand battered and dusted in seasoned corn flour and fried golden.
Fried Oyster Lunch
$18.40
Hand battered and dusted in seasoned corn flour and fried golden.
Shrimp Alfredo Lunch
$13.80
Linguini tossed with creole Alfredo, topped with grilled shrimp and Parmesan cheese.
Chicken Alfredo Lunch
$12.65
Linguini tossed with creole Alfredo, topped with fresh grilled chicken and Parmesan cheese.
Linguini Alfredo With Fried Oysters Lunch
$17.25
Linguini tossed with creole Alfredo, topped with fresh grilled chicken and Parmesan cheese.
Seafood Pasta Lunch
$14.95
Gulf shrimp and crawfish sautéed with portabella mushrooms, shallots, garlic and seasonings tossed with linguini and creole Alfredo. Topped with lump crabmeat and Parmesan cheese.
Almond Encrusted Chicken Lunch
$13.38
Fresh chicken coated in chopped almonds and seasonings, paneed, and drizzled with roasted red bell pepper aioli.
Fish Tacos Lunch
$16.10
Grilled flour tortillas stuffed with blackened fresh catch of the day, homemade coleslaw, and a five cheese blend. Topped with sriracha lime mayonnaise.
Voodoo Taco Lunch
14.95
Grilled flour tortillas stuffed with hand-battered shrimp tossed in voodoo sauce, and served over a bed of homemade coleslaw.

$Desserts


Cinnamon Roll Bread Pudding Single
$5.75
Bananas Foster Cheesecake Slice
$8.05
Key Lime Pie Slice
$8.05
Chocolate Obsession Slice
8.05

$Beverages


Soda
$2.75
Coffee
$2.75
Bottled Perrier
$3.45
Bottled Acqua Panna
$3.45

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