Kitchen dishing out a diverse lineup of seafood & sides in a casual, airy setting.
Are you looking for the perfect reason to book a beach vacation to Alabama’s southern shores? If you’ve always needed a reason to feel the warm southern waters wade across your toes, then let Desoto’s Seafood Kitchen be your motivation. Located in Gulf Shores, AL, this one-of-a-kind family restaurant provides locals and travelers alike with the region’s best seafood dishes.
Voted “Best Seafood” by the community for more than 10 years in a row, this locally owned and operated kitchen is changing the way people approach, enjoy, and think about fresh seafood.
Menu
| Lunch | |
| Starters | |
| Oysters on the Half Shell Available in 1/2 Dozen or 1 Dozen |
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| Southern Style Crab Cakes served w/ Remoulade sauce |
$15.99 |
| Crab, Spinach & Artichoke Dip* served w/ tortilla chips |
$12.99 |
| Coconut Shrimp* dipped in beer batter, sprinkled w/ coconut and deep fried |
$12.99 |
| Stuffed Mushrooms stuffed w/ crabmeat dressing, baked and topped with cheese |
$11.99 |
| Alligator Bites The real thing. Fried tail meat served w/ Remoulade |
$13.99 |
| Fried Crab Claws* Served w/ cocktail sauce; Available in 1/2 lb. or 1 lb. |
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| Smoked Tuna Dip Served with toasted French bread |
$11.99 |
| Sweet Potato French Fry Basket Served with a Brown Sugar Butter |
$11.99 |
| Hush Puppy Basket corn meal battered and lightly fried |
$8.99 |
| Fried Green Tomatoes Served with remoulade |
$10.99 |
| Seafood Gumbo | $7.00 |
| Crab & Shrimp Bisque | $7.50 |
| Salads | |
| Riviera Salad A crisp bed of greens with scallions, bacon, tomatoes, cheddar cheese, eggs, almonds and croutons. |
$10.99 |
| Caesar Salad Crisp Romaine lettuce tossed with olive oil, lemon juice, anchovies, egg yolks, parmesan cheese, bacon and croutons. |
$10.99 |
| Gumbo and Salad A cup of Seafood Gumbo and our House or Caesar salad |
$10.25 |
| Bisque and Salad A cup of Bisque and our House or Caesar salad |
$11.25 |
| Seafood Favorites | |
| Fried Butterfly Shrimp lightly battered |
$14.99 |
| Fried Oysters Served w/ tartar sauce |
$17.99 |
| Fried Crab Claws Served w/ cocktail sauce |
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| Coconut Shrimp* Dipped in beer batter, sprinkled with coconut and fried. Served w/ spicy orange marmalade |
$15.99 |
| Grilled Shrimp Shrimp basted w/ garlic butter and served on a bed of yellow rice |
$13.99 |
| Fried Seafood Platter Shrimp, oysters, crab claws & flounder |
$18.99 |
| Broiled Seafood Platter Flounder almandine, scallops and fresh shrimp, broiled in butter |
$16.99 |
| Stuffed Shrimp* Bacon wrapped, baked with crabmeat dressing & Monterey jack |
$15.99 |
| Trigger Grilled, blackened or broiled almandine |
$14.99 |
| Yellow-Fin Tuna Grilled or blackened |
$14.99 |
| Tilapia Grilled, blackened, fried or broiled almandine |
$11.99 |
| Grouper Grilled, blackened, fried or broiled almandine |
$14.99 |
| Snow Crab Legs* steamed to perfection ~ served w/ one side & new potatoes; Available in 1 lb. |
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| Royal Reds* steamed peel & eat head on shrimp ~ served w/ one side & new potatoes; Available in 3/4 lb. |
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| Steamed Combo* served w/ one side & new potatoes; Available in 1/2 lb. Each |
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| Crab Cakes* 2 cakes served w/ Remoulade sauce |
$17.99 |
| Pasta | |
| Fettuccini Alfredo Steaming fettuccini noodles tossed in a creamy garlic and basil sauce w/ Parmesan cheese. Topped with fresh steamed broccoli, cauliflower and carrots |
$13.99 |
| Basil Pesto Pasta with Roma Tomatoes Angel hair pasta tossed w/ olive oil, fresh basil, garlic, chopped walnuts and sprinkled with grated Parmesan cheese. Garnished with fresh Roma Tomatoes |
$13.99 |
| Home-Style Lunch Specials | |
| Fried Shrimp tail-less |
$10.00 |
| Blackened Catfish dusted w/ Creole spices & lightly seared |
$10.00 |
| Fried Catfish corn meal battered |
$10.00 |
| Broiled Flounder broiled in butter & topped with roasted almonds |
$10.00 |
| Fried Flounder lightly battered and fried golden brown |
$10.00 |
| Grilled Chicken with a light touch of Greek seasonings |
$10.00 |
| Chicken Creole smothered in a spicy tomato & vegetable sauce. Served on yellow rice |
$10.00 |
| Fried Chicken Tenders batter-dipped tenders, deep-fried. Served w/ honey mustard |
$10.00 |
| Country Fried Steak served w/ cream gravy |
$10.00 |
| Hamburger Steak (6 oz) char-grilled & served w/ brown gravy |
$10.00 |
| Pork Chops two tender chops grilled or fried |
$10.00 |
| Country Ham char-grilled |
$10.00 |
| Vegetable Plate your choice of four (4) side dishes |
$9.50 |
| Sandwiches | |
| Po-Boy Sandwich Fried Shrimp, Flounder, Crawfish or (Oysters +$2). Piled high and dressed with lettuce, tomato, mayo and a pickle spear |
$15.99 |
| Cheeseburger Choice ground chuck, hand patted & served to your specification with American cheese, mayo, lettuce, tomatoes and a pickle spear |
$11.99 |
| Crab Cake Po-Boy 2 cakes dressed up w/ lettuce & tomato, served w/ Remoulade sauce |
$16.99 |
| Monte Cristo Sandwich* Ham, turkey, Monterey jack & American cheese on honey wheat bread battered & deep fried. Served w/ strawberry preserves for dipping |
$11.99 |
| Side Dishes | |
| Fried Green Tomatoes | |
| Sweet Potato Casserole | |
| Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy | |
| Teamed Veggies | |
| Black-Eyed Peas | |
| Hush Puppies | |
| Green Beans | |
| Corn Fritters | |
| Fried Okra | |
| Kernel Corn | |
| Cole Slaw | |
| Turnip Greens | |
| Mac N Cheese | |
| Au Gratin Potatoes | |
| Yellow Rice | |
| Lima Beans | |
| French Fries | |
| Dinner | |
| Starters | |
| Oysters on the Half Shell Available in 1/2 dozen or 1 dozen |
|
| Southern Style Crab Cakes atop romaine lettuce and served w/ Remoulade sauce |
$15.99 |
| Spinach & Artichoke Crab Dip served with seasoned tortilla chips |
$12.99 |
| Coconut Shrimp Large Gulf Shrimp Dipped in our Ale beer batter, rolled in coconut flakes and flash fried |
$12.99 |
| Stuffed Mushrooms stuffed with crabmeat dressing, then baked |
$11.99 |
| Alligator Bites The real thing. Fried tail meat served w/ Remoulade |
$13.99 |
| Fried Blue Crab Claws Served w/ cocktail sauce. Available in 1/2 lb or 1 lb |
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| Smoked Yellow Fin Tuna Dip Served with French bread crostinis |
$11.99 |
| Sweet Potato French Fry Basket topped with powder sugar & a side Brown Sugar Sauce |
$11.99 |
| Fried Green Tomatoes Served w/ Remoulade |
$10.99 |
| Hush Puppy Basket | $8.99 |
| Creole Seafood Gumbo | $7.00 |
| Crab & Shrimp Bisque | $7.50 |
| Fried Seafood Favorites | |
| Butterfly Shrimp | $19.99 |
| Tail-Less Gulf Shrimp | $18.99 |
| Bon Secour Oysters | $22.99 |
| Blue Crab Claws Dinner | |
| Fried Fish of the Day Fish filets dipped in buttermilk rolled in flour & cracker meal |
$20.99 |
| Tail-Less Shrimp and Flounder 2 Fish filets & Shrimp dipped in buttermilk rolled in flour & cracker meal |
$20.99 |
| Tail-Less Shrimp & Oysters | $23.99 |
| Fried Catfish U.S. Farm raised catfish filets rolled in cornmeal |
$19.99 |
| Seafood Platters | |
| Shrimp Lover’s Platter 4 Large Butterfly Shrimp, 3 Coconut & 4 grilled skewered shrimp |
$22.99 |
| Fried Seafood Platter Fish, Shrimp, Oysters and Crab Claws |
$26.99 |
| Broiled Seafood Platter flounder almodine’, scallops & shrimp, broiled and topped w/ paprika |
$22.99 |
| Creole Platter Crawfish Etouffee and shrimp Creole with Blackened catfish over yellow rice. Served with one side dish |
$25.99 |
| Caribbean Platter Coconut shrimp, jerk chicken breast & grilled grouper over yellow rice. Topped with mango-fruit salsa. Served with one side dish |
$27.99 |
| Crab Platter 1/2lb Snow crab, fried crab claws & 1 crab cake ~ Served with one side dish |
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| Seafood Specialties | |
| Stuffed Shrimp bacon wrapped, baked w/ crabmeat dressing & Monterey jack cheese |
$21.99 |
| Shrimp Scampi Sautéed in garlic, mushrooms, scampi butter w/ Fettuccine Alfredo. Served with one side |
$25.99 |
| Blackened Catfish two delicate fillets, sprinkled with Cajun seasonings and lightly seared |
$21.99 |
| Coconut Shrimp dipped in beer batter, rolled in coconut flake and flash fried |
$20.99 |
| Grilled Skewer Shrimp basted w/ butter & served over yellow rice |
$20.99 |
| Shrimp Creole Stewed tomato, sweet peppers, celery, onion and flavored w/ sausage over yellow rice. Served with one side dish |
$20.99 |
| Crawfish Etouffee’ Served with one side dish. White onions, sweet bell peppers, and celery simmered in a spicy Cajun roux over yellow rice |
$20.99 |
| Crab Cake Dinner 3 Southern style lump crab cakes, fried and sprinkled with parmesan cheese |
$21.99 |
| Steamed Seafood | |
| Snow Crab Legs 2 Lbs. seasoned with Old Bay and steamed to perfection |
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| Royal Red Shrimp 1 Lb. seasoned with Old Bay and steamed to perfection (head on) |
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| Combo 1/2 pound Royal Reds & 1 pound Snow Crab & seasoned with Old Bay |
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| Tonight’s Catches’ | |
| Blackened Catch dusted with Cajun spices and lightly seared |
$21.99 |
| Grilled Catch lightly seasoned & char-grilled |
$21.99 |
| Broiled Catch dusted with Paprika & Butter and topped with almond slivers |
$21.99 |
| Pecan Encrusted Catch Dipped in crushed pecan flour & flash fried ~ topped w/ Béarnaise sauce |
$25.99 |
| Paneed Catch Dipped in buttermilk & crushed crackers, pan seared in a garlic butter. Topped w/ Béarnaise sauce |
$25.99 |
| New Orleans Catch Seasoned with Blackening spices. Blackened Fish over yellow rice and topped with crawfish Etouffee’. Served with one side dish |
$25.99 |
| Mediterranean Catch Seasoned with Greek spices. Grilled Fish placed over angel hair pasta with basil pesto (walnuts) and Roma tomatoes. Served with one side dish |
$25.99 |
| Caribbean Catch Seasoned with Island spices. Grilled Fish over yellow rice and topped with a mango-fruit salsa. Served with one side dish |
$22.99 |
| Land Lover’s Fare | |
| Hawaiian Rib-Eye (12oz) Hand cut and marinated n fresh pineapple, ginger, soy and Worcestershire sauce |
$28.99 |
| Jamaica-Jerk Chicken Seasoned with Island spices. Two grilled chicken breasts dusted with jerk seasonings & served with a spicy Orange Marmalade |
$18.99 |
| Grilled Chicken Breasts Two grilled chicken breasts with a light touch of Greek seasoning & served with a spicy Orange Marmalade |
$18.99 |
| Fried Chicken Tenders Hand trimmed chicken breasts dipped in our Dark-Ale Beer Batter with house spices & side of Honey Mustard |
$18.99 |
| Cheeseburger Choice ground chuck, hand patted & served to your specification with American cheese, mayo, lettuce, tomatoes and a pickle spear |
$15.99 |
| Pasta | |
| Fettuccine Alfredo Heavy cream thickened with a blond roux & Parmesan cheese. Seasoned with dry basil, salt and pepper Served with a side of steamed broccoli, cauliflower and carrots |
$17.99 |
| Scallops Alfredo Scallops sautéed in dry sherry and served over Fettuccine Alfredo |
$22.99 |
| Shrimp and Pasta Marsala Large Gulf Shrimp sautéed with mushrooms & Marsala wine sauce served with Fettuccine Alfredo |
$26.99 |
| Basil-Pesto Angel Hair pasta tossed with fresh basil, olive oil, garlic, chopped walnuts and parmesan cheese. Garnished with fresh Roma tomatoes |
$18.99 |
| Side Dishes | |
| Sweet Potato Casserole | |
| Cole Slaw | |
| Baked Potato | |
| Steamed Vegetables | |
| Yellow Rice | |
| French Fries | |
| Hush Puppies | |
| Fried Green Tomatoes | |
| Beverages | |
| Chardonnay | |
| Copper Ridge | $5.00 |
| Kendall Jackson | $8.00 |
| Sauvignon Blanc | |
| Kim Crawford | $6.00 |
| Pinot Grigio | |
| Copper Ridge | $5.00 |
| Ecco Domani | $6.00 |
| Riesling | |
| Chat. Ste. Michelle | $6.00 |
| Moscato | |
| Bella Sera | $5.00 |
| White Zin | |
| Copper Ridge | $5.00 |
| Chablis | |
| Carlos Rosi | $9.00 |
| Blush | |
| Carlos Rosi | $9.00 |
| Merlot | |
| Copper Ridge | $5.00 |
| Blackstone | $6.00 |
| Cabernet Sauvignon | |
| Copper Ridge | $5.00 |
| Louis Martini | $7.00 |
| Pinot Noir | |
| Salmon Creek | $5.00 |
| Le Crema | $8.00 |
| Red Zinfandel | |
| Ravens Wood | $6.00 |
| Burgundy | |
| Carlo Rossi | $9.00 |
| Fountain Drinks | |
| Coca Cola | |
| Diet Coke | |
| Coke Zero | |
| Sprite | |
| Dr. Pepper | |
| Root Beer | |
| Old Fashioned Lemonade | |
| Iced Tea & Coffee | |
| Beverages | |
| Milk | |
| Cranberry | |
| Orange | |
| Pineapple and Grapefruit Juice | |
| Kids Drinks | |
| Tummy Yummy & Apple Juice | $1.50 |
| Draft Beer | |
| Bud Light | $2.50 |
| Michelob Ultra | $2.50 |
| Modelo Especial | $3.00 |
| Yuengling | $3.00 |
| Seasonal Draft | |
| Seasonal Draft | $4.00 |
| Domestic | |
| Budweiser | |
| Bud Light | |
| Bud Lime | |
| Michelob Ultra | |
| Miller Light | |
| Coors Light | |
| “O’Doul” Non-Alcoholic | |
| Premium | |
| Corona | |
| Corona Light | |
| Blue Moon Belgium White | |
| Angry Orchard | |
| Seasonal | |
| Seasonal | $4.00 |
| Local Favorite’s | |
| Bushwacker Pleasure Island favorite. A mix of rums and vanilla ice cream |
$6.00 |
| Margaritas | |
| House Pepe Silver, Triple Sec, and sour mix |
$6.00 |
| Top Shelf Texas Jose Gold, OJ, sour mix & Patron Citronge |
$8.00 |
| Premium Patron mixed with our house sour & Patron Orange Citronge |
$12.00 |
| DeSoto’s Diver | |
| Capt’n Morgan | |
| Malibu Rum | |
| Blue Curacao | |
| Pineapple Juice & Banana Liqueur | |
| Absolute Relaxer | |
| Absolute Vodka | |
| Peach | |
| Schnapps | |
| Malibu Rum | |
| Pineapple and Cranberry Juice | |
| Daiquiris | |
| Margarita | $8.00 |
| Banana | $8.00 |
| Mango | $8.00 |
| Strawberry | $8.00 |
| Pina Colada | $8.00 |
| Hurricane | $8.00 |
| Raspberry | $8.00 |
| Peach & Orange Blossom | $8.00 |
| Miami Vice | $10.00 |
| Special Menu | |
| Daily Lunch Specials | |
| Monday – Fried Chicken | $8.25 |
| Tuesday – Bar-b-q Meat Loaf | $8.25 |
| Wednesday – Chicken-n-dumplins | $8.25 |
| Thursday – Beef Tips Over Rice | $8.25 |
| Friday – Chef’s Choice Entree served with bread and tea |
$8.25 |
| Seniors | |
| Coconut Shrimp with spicy orange marmalade |
$13.99 |
| Stuffed Shrimp bacon wrapped, stuffed with crabmeat dressing and monterey jack cheese |
$13.99 |
| Fried Shrimp tail-less |
$10.99 |
| Grilled Shrimp over yellow rice |
$11.99 |
| Fried Oysters with cocktail sauce |
$16.99 |
| Fried Seafood Platter shrimp, oysters, flounder, crab claws |
$16.99 |
| Broiled Seafood Platter shrimp, scallops, flounder almondine |
$14.99 |
| Fried Chicken Tenders with honey mustard |
$8.99 |
| Grilled Chicken Breast with a light touch of lemon-herb oil |
$8.99 |
| Yellow-fin Tuna grilled or blackened |
$12.99 |
| Trigger grilled, blackened or broiled almandine |
$12.99 |
| Flounder fried or broiled almandine |
$10.99 |
| Grouper grilled, blackened, broiled almandine or fried |
$12.99 |
| Senior Side Dishes | |
| Sweet Potato Casserole | |
| Steamed Vegetables | |
| Cole Slaw | |
| French Fries | |
| Baked Potato | |
| Yellow Rice | |
| Fried Green Tomatoes | |
| Kids | |
| Fish Sticks | $5.99 |
| Corn Dog | $5.99 |
| Fried Shrimp | $5.99 |
| Hamburger | $4.99 |
| Chicken Fingers | $5.99 |
| Grilled Cheese | $4.99 |
| Cheeseburger | $5.99 |
| Fettuccine Alfredo | $8.99 |
| Senior | |
| Main | |
| Coconut Shrimp with spicy orange marmalade |
$15.99 |
| Stuffed Shrimp bacon wrapped, stuffed with crabmeat dressing & monterey jack cheese |
$15.99 |
| Fried Shrimp tail-less |
$11.99 |
| Grilled Shrimp over yellow rice |
$13.99 |
| Fried Oysters with cocktail sauce |
$17.99 |
| Fried Seafood Platter shrimp, oysters, flounder, crab claws |
$18.99 |
| Broiled Seafood Platter shrimp, scallops, flounder almondine |
$16.99 |
| Fried Chicken Tenders with honey-mustard |
$10.99 |
| Grilled Chicken Breast with a light touch of lemon-herb oil |
$11.99 |
| Yellow-Fin Tuna grilled or blackened |
$14.99 |
| Trigger grilled, fried, blackened or broiled almondine |
$14.99 |
| Flounder fried or broiled almondine |
$11.99 |
| Grouper grilled, blackened, broiled almondine or fried |
$14.99 |
| Side Dishes | |
| Sweet Potato Casserole | |
| Cole Slaw | |
| Baked Potato | |
| Steamed Vegetables | |
| French Fries | |
| Yellow Rice | |
| Fried Green Tomatoes | |
| Hush Puppies | |
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Contact De Soto’s Seafood Kitchen
Address: 138 W 1st Ave, Gulf Shores, AL 36542
Phone: (251) 948-7294
Website: http://www.desotosseafoodkitchen.com/
Hours
| Wednesday | 11AM–9PM |
| Thursday | 11AM–9PM |
| Friday | 11AM–9PM |
| Saturday | 11AM–9PM |
| Sunday | 11AM–9PM |
| Monday | 11AM–9PM |
| Tuesday | 11AM–9PM |