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Courtyard Oyster Bar & Grill Pell City

BarsCropwell, AL

4.1 out of 5 stars4.1(348 reviews)

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+1 205-338-6733
4313 Martin St S, Cropwell, AL 35054, United States
$10–20 · Reported by 11 people

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About Courtyard Oyster Bar & Grill Pell City

Courtyard Oyster Bar & Grill Pell City is a bar on Martin St S in Cropwell, with a menu of 33 dishes built around raw oysters, gumbo, and shrimp etoufee. The Grilled Ahi Tuna appears as a salad alongside recurring plates like onion rings, and the Ribeye comes with a salad, baked potato or fries, and toast. Hush puppies round out the food, served crispy outside and moist inside. Happy hour runs daily from 2 to 6 with two dollar domestic drafts. Live bands play Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, drawing on the indoor room and the outside patio, where the music carries as well. Inside can get loud and a little smoke filled during those sets, while the patio offers an alternative for anyone seated during the live music.

Good to know

  • Reservations
    Accepts reservations
  • Parking
    Free parking lot · Plenty of parking

Menu & Prices

33 dishes · mains $4–20
  • Seared Ahi Tuna Salad$15.95
  • Sauteed Shrimp Salad$9.95
  • Chicken Caesar Salad$9.25
  • Grilled Shrimp Dinner$14.00
  • Grilled Ahi Tuna$15.95
  • Ribeye$18.95
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Reviews

4.1/5
348 reviews

What reviewers say

Reviewers most often mention raw oysters, live music, onion rings and gumbo.

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Customer Review Summary

Raw oysters draw repeat mentions as consistently fresh, with several diners describing plates of them alongside sides like gumbo and shrimp etouffee. Close behind, the ribeye earns praise as a full plate with salad and baked potato, and live music (bands booked Friday through Sunday) comes up often as part of the draw, especially on the patio. The Grilled Ahi Tuna splits opinion: one reviewer found it tough and chewy for the price, while another enjoyed it in a salad with onion rings. Service is the recurring fault line. One reviewer describes a night with an underage bartender unable to serve alcohol and an off-duty employee stepping behind the bar, causing long delays during a show. Another reports being charged five times on a debit card after a checkout error, with no one available by phone to resolve it. Several others call the staff polite and the beer reliably cold.

Featured reviews

  • Stacey Waggoner
    “Been coming here for 14 years, names and owners have changed but the place still has a very comfortable atmosphere. Beer is cold, happy hour daily 2-6 with $2 domestic drafts. Grilled Ahi Tuna-fair, for the price I'd suggest picking something else or get some from Publix and cook it at home. Medium & Seared on all sides was fair, but tuff & chewy. Onion rings - really good, obviously not frozen. Baked Potato - good but cold, butter wouldn't melt on it, but it was good. Texas Toast - never got that but the 2 hush puppies were crispy outside and moist inside. Salad is a great portion. WIFI available but the password never worked. The outside patio will probably get started kicking it up soon with Karoke (I'm guessing). Nice setup, good vibe. That part hasn't changed much over the years. BUT BEER IS COLD & GOOD 👍 👍 Will try again and pick a different menu option.”
  • Elesya Dinoff
    “Went there for the first time wed… good food. Good drink. Guy checking us out had the charges wrong. Didn’t even know what the charges meant. Had him fix it..then I got charge 5 times to my debit . Called, person who handles wasn’t there. Waiting to call again. I live an hour away and I’m beyond annoyed.”
  • Joshua Sandlin
    “used to be a solid place but the last visit was an entirely new staff who acted as if it was their first night in the service industry. we went to watch our friends play a show and missed over half of it because of the time it took to get a drink. there has never been a problem with this bar handling MUCH higher volume than this before. the main issue came in the form of a 19 year old taking orders not being able to serve alcohol in a bar, this caused an issue at every turn throughout the night. at one point an off the clock employee came behind the bar to “offer help” in which she served 3 drinks, took a huge bag of food to her car and then dipped. absolute clown show go ahead and close it all down”
  • Leephether Mikovitz
    “I had the ahi tuna salad and some onion rings. Hubby had some raw oysters, chili, and gumbo. 0ur super friendly bartender had not heard of my drink-- but she nailed it. Live bands on Friday Saturday and Sunday... We will be going again.”
  • Edward Kelly
    “Never had a bad experience here. The food is always good and out to the table within a reasonable time, the beer is always cold, and the service staff is always very polite. Far and away my favorite Pell City joint”

Highlights

  • Has live music
  • Has live performances

Amenities

  • Free parking lot
  • Accepts reservations
  • Has outdoor seating
  • Offers delivery
  • Offers takeaway
  • Serves dine-in
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  • Serves alcohol
  • Serves beer
  • Serves food
  • Has live music
  • Has toilet
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  • Serves wine
Parking· 1
  • Plenty of parking
Dining options· 1
  • Has seating
Highlights· 1
  • Has live performances

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