Half Shell Oyster House — Restaurant in Biloxi

Scene: A bustling evening inside Hard Rock Biloxi. The air is alive with the clinking of silverware, the distant hum of slot machines, and the unmistakable scent of butter, seafood, and glory. Enter: Us, hungry protagonists in search of something beyond ordinary.

We were guided by fate (and our stomachs) to the doors of Half Shell Oyster House, where the lovely hostess welcomed us like we were returning cast members in a sequel she was genuinely excited to see. “Welcome back!” she said with a smile that had the warmth of sweet tea in July.

Cue the real star of the show: Giovanni. Our server. Our guide. Our culinary spirit animal. If restaurant service were a martial art, Giovanni would be a black belt with a gold-trimmed apron. He was prompt, poised, and more respectful than a Southern grandma on Sunday morning. He made sure everything hit the table like it had its own entrance music.

Let’s talk about the menu plotline: • The Crab Leg Salad? A fresh, flaky redemption arc in a bowl. • The Crawfish Bisque? If warmth and flavor had a baby, this soup would be its godfather. • The Sushi Rolls? Crisp, cool, and clearly rolled by someone with serious chopstick confidence. • And then… the Fried Tuna Steak – a bold, crunchy character with a mysterious sweet potato crème brûlée sidekick that stole the show and nearly made us applaud between bites.

But every great movie has a twist: the fried green beans. Let’s just say they were the unexpected plot hole. Not bad, just… unnecessary. Like the third act of a 4-hour director’s cut. But hey — even award-winning films have a moment or two you fast forward.

Final verdict? If this dinner were a film, we’d give it five stars and demand a sequel. We’ll be back for another screening soon — with an appetite and hopes that Giovanni’s still headlining.

Bravo, Half...

In town for Cruisin' the Coast.

I'm a big fan of the 125 Lameuse St location, so, while when at the Hard Rock, we decided to grab some oysters and drinks.

The restaurant was strangely empty, and I now understand why.

The floor was filthy under the empty table across from us during the whole hour that we were there.

One of our martini drinks were completely wrong. They brought me what resembled an Irish Coffee in a coffee mug with whipped cream on top. Definitely not a martini by far. The waitress asked if it was ok. When I said it was wrong, she barked at me that there were no recourse, no exchanges (so why ask?) I asked for our check and we were would just pay and leave. She insisted "No-No" she would get the manager. Fifteen minutes later, he came, said again, there are no refunds or exchanges on drinks, and I said fine, just bring us our check. He then tried to make another martini to save the experience, but failed again. So we just ordered a drink off their menu and moved on.

Ordered a bowl of Gumbo. Disappointing was the portion size. bowl was half filled and very little rice in the middle. It was more like a kiddie portion.

Well, now time for the oysters.

One dozen Bienvilles and one dozen Rockefellers.

Again, disappointing. Each shell which is usually filled to capacity, was half empty with space. At about $3 a piece, it was quite upsetting.

We paid and left hungry and frustrated.

To the Owner:

I know that you read these reviews.

The manager with the long ponytail has no clue what he is doing. He walked past a filthy floor three times, has no idea what the quality of food is leaving the kitchen, and the waitress was poorly trained. There were no more than 8-10 seated tables, an extremely quiet night.

We'll be back to the Half Shell, but definitely NOT...

If I could rate this place 0 stars I would! Terrible, terrible, terrible customer service and ridiculously rude staff, especially the GM Stephen! We arrived here at 7pm on 1/20/18 for a sweet 16 birthday. We called a week in advance to get a reservation, but they said they don’t do them, which is a lie because they’ve did it before. They informed us the wait time would be about an hour. However, an hour turned into TWO! All the time while waiting, never ONCE did the staff even offer water while standing. We kept inquiring about what was going on and what was taking so long for them to seat us.. they kept saying it was a ‘party’ in the room they had for us. However, that was their excuse the entire time we were there. At one point, the hostess came and informed us the ‘party’ was all gone and they were setting the table for us. She said the wait time would be 10 mins top for them to do so. That was a lie. The 10 mins turned into 45 mins! The hostess and the GM kept lying the entire time about was going on. There were plenty of people who came WAY after us who were seated before us! That’s when our party got agitated, and the GM Stephen told us ‘y’all have to go, because y’all are disrupting my guest’ as if we were not guests ourselves! Not to mention, one of the bartenders pushed one of my cousins while waiting! I honestly think they made us wait that long intentionally, because as soon as we left they immediately set a group of white people! I would never patronize this racist establishment and I will make sure everyone I know do not either! If you’re planning something special stay far away for this location! This would of never happened at the Gulfport or Lameuse St locations! I will be contacting the BBB to file a formal complaint and the...