Half Shell Oyster House

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218 Main St
Trussville, AL 35173
Half Shell offers delicious southern cuisine with a New Orleans flair. The menu consists of fresh local oysters and seafood, steaks, monthly specials, pasta dishes, a full bar with craft cocktails, and more. Mimicking a French Quarter atmosphere, the restaurant décor includes stained glass, wrought iron railings, local artist murals, exhibition-style oyster grilling bar, and period architecture and light fixtures.

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4.0194 reviews
Dionne W.
10/25/2025

I loved the atmosphere and the food was delicious. My favorite is the Redfish. I tried oysters for the first time. It was the oyster Rockefeller 1/2 dozen and the were very good. Service was good to.

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Iseo Y.
9/18/2025

I was there for lunch today and ordered my favorites, raw oysters and New Orlean french/ french fries dip with Au Jus, the sandwich is good but found some hard beef inside, oysters are okay,...

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Gary M.
10/5/2025

Food was ok Expensive !! Service could have been a little friendlier Probably won't go back

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Mischa J.
3/23/2025

Yelp, It's ladies night and it has been awhile. So the Galfriends decided to drop into Half shell. Our wonderful server was Samuel! He is Amazing. He let us take our time, order slowly and indulge...

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Allen M.
5/11/2025

I dont leave many unhappy reviews. But we visited on Mothers Day at 4:30. We had a little wait which was expected. We were seated at our table for about 15 minutes before someone came to our...

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