Reviews for Live Bait Restaurant in Orange Beach, AL

This was my 1st time eating here. The atmosphere is relaxed and casual. I went for lunch but it was after the lunch rush. It is... also what we call snowbird season, not the summer rush crowd. It was pretty quiet. The building seemed pretty clean. The menuis nice, typical seafood menu for down here. I wasn't in a seafood mood unless it is fried crab claws....but those are justexpensive right now everywhere. So, I settled for the chicken sandwhich with french fries, it also came with 2 hushpuppies. Itwas decent. Nothing good or bad to say about it. The tea was a little weird tasting due to whatever sweetener was in it, but notbad. Apparently though, our friends told the waitress they were waiting on 2 more people and she didn't even ask if they wanteddrinks and left them sitting there for 20-30 minutes without anything to drink.......we just came from scuba diving so ourfriends were not happy as they were thirsty. That's the only complaint. Other than that she was good. Read more

Honestly very let down, I was hoping for a decent dining experience. The appetizers started off strong, but after that it was... all down hill. I didn?t get my correct order. Half the items on the menu I couldn?t actually get because ?it?s not on thecomputer? even though it?s written on the menu. Price was honestly set pretty high for such sub par food. Read more

Not really sure what's with all the negative reviews, other than it has fairly recently changed hands and is not the same... restaurant as before. It's been 10 years since I was here last, and I do remember it being fine, not enough to compare it towhat it is now. But, this review is based on my most recent dinner experience. And it was overall great! Our waitress was alsoa bartender, and the other bartender also checked in on us. They got busier and still managed to take care of us, too! We tookforever to order so we appreciated the patience and helpfulness. Those ladies were hustling, though! I will say dinner optionsdidn't seem overly appealing for whatever reason, hence why it took us so long to order, but the appetizers sounded amazing! Somy husband and I opted for a few of those to share for our meals instead. We each started with a caesar salad. My husband had adryer salad and mine definitely had a lot more dressing, but we were both satisfied with those. I actually prefer more dressing.Then we shared several appetizers following the salads. We ordered the calamari, the portion was a bit small, but the breadingwas light and crispy. We also got the 1/2 pound Crab Claws - sautéed style (maybe about 30 smaller claws, I had expected fewerand larger ones instead) but they were delicious. Lots of garlic and butter! We also had the Firecracker Shrimp and RockefellerOysters. My husband ordered the "Shark bite" mixed drink special. He said it was great. I had really wanted Rosé wine, but theydidn't have much of a wine selection. A few whites and maybe a red. I settled for beer instead. All in all, it was all good andthere were no leftovers! Read more

Best service we had in Orange Beach. Other restaurants weren't bad, it is just that everyone at Live Bait was amazing. They were... professional, friendly, and fast. We watched the guys cleaning tables, and they never stopped. We were so impressed overall thatwe asked to speak to the manager and praised the staff. I figure that since I complain when service is bad, it would be good tocommend when it is top notch. We ordered gator bait bites for an app. They were good. Our table had the grouper tacos, bayounachos, Megalodon platter, and seafood pasta. Those items are pictured. Two of our sons shared the platter and had leftovers.Everything was delicious and filling. 10/10 will eat again. Read more

This place is like an oyster .. kinda rough on the outside but go inside and it's a beautiful pearl! Loved the blackened gator... bites and both soups were wonderful (Mixed them together and made a yummy new flavor!! Makenna did a great job and made sure wenever wanted for anything. Read more

These are the new menu under new management. My French dip was so salty I could barely eat it. The fries were soggy. The... restaurant was very slow. When we needed things our waitress never returned. She was sitting in the lobby. I hope new managementtakes this into consideration. For how slow they were our service should have been amazing. The food should have been fresh. Read more

Disappointed. I specifically asked if the seafood was fresh before I ordered. I was told yes. Sadly it was not. For the... quality of food they are over priced. The alligator bites are disgusting. My grilled scallops were chewy and undercooked. Thebrussel sprouts seemed slimy, not sure what the sauce was on it but for sure been sitting around for some time. The fish andchips, fish was ok - yet the fries were old tasting. Mac and cheese was also old tasting. Weird sauce on the grouper tacos. Ithink it was the same as what they out on Brussels sprouts. When we left there were tables from others with lots of fish lefton their plates. Read more

So good, we all enjoyed the food and service was great. We had alligator bites, scallops, burger, crawfish poboy, and fried... fish. The fried fish was plentiful and seasoned really well. The burger was great. Will definitely return in the future. Read more