Marina Oyster Barn - Pensacola

The marina is great. The fried Mullet is one of my favorites, and the Gummibo is as good as possible. My wife loves getting the oysters on a half shell of Pensacola Oyster Co. The staff is always friendly and the food is always good. Very recommended!

First, unless you order them with the traditional cornmeal breading the shrimp come tempura fried. Never seen a southern seafood restaurant where tempura was first over the traditional breading. That being said I did not care for the tempura batter at all. I had a cup of gumbo for starters I 've never eaten gumbo that didn 't pop with flavor, until now. The rue was more like brown water and the shrimp and crawfish found in the gumbo were plentiful for the portion size but they literally had no flavor either. The second part of my dish was fried mullet. Mullet is usually full of flavor but these were nearly devoid of any taste. Fish was breaded in cornmeal, which I 'm cool with, but it tasted like it had some flour mixed in with a little pepper. There was hardly any flavor to the breading and certainly no spice to add any. Very disappointed in the mullet. The new potatoes arrived cold and I was asked, you want them hot? . Yes, I would like to have them warm enough to melt the package of butter I was given. Second batch came out hot and were good. (hard to foul up boiling taters). My mom 's order was a half dozen (shrimp as previously described) shrimp and grits. Mom said that her shrimp and grits arrived at what could be described as ' luke warm at best . Neither of us finished our plates. I 've lived in the Gulf Shores area my entire life and I 'm an avid fisherman so before anyone doubts my critique, I know what seafood is supposed to taste like and how it 's prepared normally. Considering that I was recommended this place by a friend I was very disappointed. My friend, who hasn 't been there in a couple years admittedly, said that the food was very good and flavorful there at one point. Hopefully it will get back to it. For a place to be right on the water with a beautiful view and marina attached it could be a gold mine with good food being served. Hopefully they will fix the issues and get back to what my friend says they used to be. As for now, I gave them one complete star because this rating system doesn 't allow you to give half stars or it would have been a 1/2 star. Sincerely hope it gets better with such a great location.

Took the wife out to eat. She ordered 1/2 dozen oysters on half shell for her appetizer and grilled shrimp with two sides for her main course. The food was excellent and service was also. We enjoy eating here and recommend it to our friends.

First they had chickens and dumplings on the menu! That's my favorite South court, but we went there specifically for Rohaustern! It is on the water and very relaxed environment, even if we get a few views from the seniors there... except that this place is great.

Freshly shaken oysters steamed and raw. Great service. Try the Rockefeller oysters and the Crazy Genes Supreme Steamed Oysters. Generosity. Big Cole Slav! Also delicious bread her fried shrimps!