Half Shell Oyster House Covington
Featured Items
- PoBoy Shrimp
All po-boys are served on pressed Gambino’s French bread.
$15.00 - Tuscan Chicken Pasta
Fresh chicken topped with a sun-dried tomato and goat cheese crust on a bed of linguini tossed with sautéed spinach, ricotta and our Creole alfredo. Served with your choice of salad or side.
$23.00 - Redfish Orleans
Blackened redfish topped with shrimp sautéed in our original New Orleans style smoky Cajun sauce. Topped with lump crabmeat and Parmesan cheese.
$28.75
Silverware
Oysters
- Oysters Sampler
The Best of the Best! Combination of three Charbroiled Oysters, three Oyster Bienville, three Oysters Rockefeller and three Oysters Orleans.
$26.75 - Oyster Sampler Small
The Best of the Best! Combination of two Charbroiled Oysters, two Oysters Bienville, two Oysters Rockefeller and two Oysters Orleans. *This is an 8 Oyster Sampler, not the Dozen size.
$20.50 - Half Shell Oysters 1/2 DZ
Gulf oysters shucked to order.
$13.00 - Half Shell Oysters DZ
Gulf oysters shucked to order
$22.75 - Oysters Orleans 1/2 DZ
Half Shell’s Award Winning oyster! Charbroiled over an open flame and basted with our New Orleans style smoky Cajun sauce. Topped with Parmesan cheese.
$14.50 - Oysters Orleans DZ
Half Shell’s Award Winning oyster! Charbroiled over an open flame and basted with our New Orleans style smoky Cajun sauce. Topped with Parmesan cheese.
$25.75 - Charbroiled Oysters 1/2 DZ
Half Shell’s signature oyster, charbroiled over an open flame with our unique white wine, butter, garlic and herb sauce. Topped with Parmesan cheese.
$14.50 - Charbroiled Oysters DZ
Half Shell’s signature oyster, charbroiled over an open flame with our unique white wine, butter, garlic and herb sauce. Topped with Parmesan cheese.
$25.75 - Oysters Bienville 1/2 DZ
Topped with an herb, mushroom, crab, Gulf shrimp, bacon and Italian bread crumb mixture, then baked and finished with Parmesan cheese.
$15.00 - Oysters Bienville DZ
Topped with an herb, mushroom, crab, Gulf shrimp, bacon and Italian bread crumb mixture, then baked and finished with Parmesan cheese.
$27.75 - Oyster Rockefeller 1/2 DZ
Topped with fresh spinach, cream cheese, herbs and Pernod, then baked and finished with Parmesan cheese.
$14.75 - Oyster Rockefeller DZ
Topped with fresh spinach, cream cheese, herbs and Pernod, then baked and finished with Parmesan cheese.
$26.75 - Chef Special 1/2 DZ
Our Oysters Bienville topped with our New Orleans style smoky Cajun sauce and Parmesan cheese.
$16.50 - Chef Special DZ
Our Oysters Bienville topped with our New Orleans style smoky Cajun sauce and Parmesan cheese.
$31.00
Starters
- Boudin Balls
A Cajun classic spicy sausage and rice blend, coated in panko bread crumbs and fried crispy. Served with homemade Dijon horseradish.
$13.00 - Crab Cakes
Grilled hand-crafted crab cakes made from lump crabmeat, blended with sautéed vegetables and seasonings. Garnished with lemon aioli and Parmesan cheese.
$16.00 - Fried Green Tomatoes
Fried green tomatoes layered with blue crab cakes. Topped with lemon aioli and crab ravigotte.
$16.50 - Hushpuppies
Jalapeno hushpuppies fried crispy and served with our homemade honey butter.
$9.25 - Rockefeller & Artichoke Dip
Our homemade Rockefeller packed with diced artichoke hearts and a five cheese blend. Served with toasted French bread.
$12.25 - Royal Reds 1/2#
Cajun boiled, large Royal Reds served with hot drawn butter. These deep water shrimp have a sweet, lobster-like flavor.
$15.50 - Royal Reds 1#
Cajun boiled, large Royal Reds served with hot drawn butter. These deep water shrimp have a sweet, lobster-like flavor.
$27.75 - Voodoo Shrimp
Gulf shrimp fried golden and tossed in our unique sweet and spicy Voodoo sauce.
$13.50 - Voodoo Wings
Fresh boneless wings, fried golden and tossed in our unique sweet and spicy Voodoo sauce.
$11.75
Soup and Salad
- Side Half Shell
Spring mix, avocado, goat cheese, toasted almond slices, chives, tomatoes, and shredded carrots. Served with our signature roasted garlic balsamic house dressing.
$7.25 - Side Garden
Romaine and spring mix, grape tomatoes, sliced red onions, Monterrey Jack and cheddar cheese, and croutons.
$6.75 - Side Caesar
Romaine hearts and croutons tossed in our homemade Caesar dressing. Topped with shredded Parmesan cheese.
$6.25 - Cup Gumbo
Gulf shrimp, crabmeat, and crawfish in a dark filé roux. Topped with white rice.
$7.25 - Bowl Gumbo
Gulf shrimp, crabmeat, and crawfish in a dark filé roux. Topped with white rice.
$12.25 - Cup Bisque
A perfect blend of crawfish, crabmeat and corn in a cream base with creole seasonings.
$7.25 - Bowl Bisque
A perfect blend of crawfish, crabmeat and corn in a cream base with creole seasonings.
$12.25 - Soup & Salad Combo
Choose from Seafood Gumbo or Crawfish, Corn and Crab Bisque with your choice of salad.
- Oysters & Salad Combo
A half dozen raw oysters shucked to order with your choice of garden or Caesar salad.
- Large Half Shell
Spring mix, avocado, goat cheese, toasted almond slices, chives, tomatoes, and shredded carrots. Served with our signature roasted garlic balsamic house dressing.
$11.25 - Large Garden
Romaine and spring mix, grape tomatoes, sliced red onions, Monterrey Jack and cheddar cheese, and croutons.
$10.25 - Large Caesar
Romaine hearts and croutons tossed in our homemade Caesar dressing. Topped with shredded Parmesan cheese.
$10.25
Handhelds
- Seafood Portabella Sandwich
Our homemade Seafood Stuffed Portabella topped with homemade Crabmeat Ravigotte. Served on a Brioche bun with spring mix.
$15.50 - Voodoo Chicken Sand
Fresh all white meat tenders, fried golden and tossed in our unique sweet and spicy Voodoo sauce. Topped with melted Gorgonzola cheese on a Brioche bun.
$14.50 - Uptowner
Sliced USDA Choice filet and ribeye, topped with sautéed mushrooms, onions and melted Provolone cheese, on pressed French bread dressed with lettuce and tomato. Served with Dijon horseradish.
$15.50 - Poboy Catfish
All po-boys are served on pressed Gambino’s French bread.
$15.50 - Poboy Catfish/Shrimp
All po-boys are served on pressed Gambino’s French bread.
$15.50 - PoBoy Shrimp
All po-boys are served on pressed Gambino’s French bread.
$15.00 - PoBoy Voodoo Shrimp
All po-boys are served on pressed Gambino’s French bread.
$16.00 - PoBoy Oyster
All po-boys are served on pressed Gambino’s French bread.
$21.75 - Poboy Voodoo Oyster
All po-boys are served on pressed Gambino’s French bread.
$22.25 - PoBoy Combo
All po-boys are served on pressed Gambino’s French bread.
$16.50 - PoBoy Voodoo Combo
All po-boys are served on pressed Gambino’s French bread.
$17.50
PoBoy Voodoo Shrimp
All po-boys are served on pressed Gambino’s French bread.
Fish Selections
- Catfish Lameuse
Blackened Louisiana farm-raised catfish over a bed of white rice. Topped with a seafood cream sauce and Parmesan cheese. Served with one side.
$24.75 - Mahi Savannah
Pecan encrusted mahi over cheddar cheese grits and topped with sauteed shrimp in a smoky bacon cream sauce. Topped with Parmesan cheese.
$30.00 - Redfish Orleans
Blackened redfish topped with shrimp sautéed in our original New Orleans style smoky Cajun sauce. Topped with lump crabmeat and Parmesan cheese.
$28.75 - Royal Redfish
Bronzed redfish served over a bed of grilled asparagus and Cajun boiled mash potatoes, topped with Royal Red shrimp sautéed in a white wine cream sauce. Topped with Parmesan cheese. Served with one side.
$29.75 - Tuna Esplanade
Sashimi grade Yellowfin tuna blackened and served over a jalapeno lime hollandaise. Topped with fried artichoke hearts, red onion and Parmesan cheese.
$25.75 - Blackened Catfish
Louisiana farm-raised blackened catfish. Served with your choice of cocktail or tarter.
$20.50 - Fried Catfish
Louisiana farm-raised hand-breaded catfish. Served with your choice or cocktail or tartar.
$20.50 - Mahi
Your choice of any of our fish selections grilled or blackened. Served with lemon aioli.
$22.25 - Redfish
Your choice of any of our fish selections grilled or blackened. Served with lemon aioli.
$22.25 - Yellowfin Tuna
Your choice of any of our fish selections grilled or blackened. Served with lemon aioli.
$22.25 - Fish of the Day
Your choice of any of our fish selections grilled or blackened. Served with lemon aioli.
Seafood
- Fried Shrimp
Hand-battered and dusted shrimp in seasoned corn flour and fried golden.
$23.75 - Fried Oysters
Fresh Gulf oysters and Gulf shrimp hand-breaded with seasoned corn flour and fried golden.
$31.00 - Fried Oyster & Shrimp Combo
Fresh Gulf oysters and shrimp hand-breaded with seasoned corn flour and fried golden.
$28.75 - Fried Seafood Sampler
A sampling of shrimp, Creole shrimp fritters, fish, a grilled hand-crafted crab cake, fries and jalapeño hushpuppies. Served fried or grilled. Served with one side.
$29.25 - Grilled Seafood Sampler
A sampling of shrimp, Creole shrimp fritters, fish, a grilled hand-crafted crab cake, fries and jalapeño hushpuppies. Served fried or grilled. Served with one side.
$29.25 - Grilled Shrimp
Grilled or blackened shrimp. Served with your choice of two sides.
$23.75 - Royal Reds
Three-quarters of a pound of Cajun boiled, large Royal Reds served with hot drawn butter. These deep water shrimp have a sweet lobster-like flavor.
$31.00 - Seafood Portabella
Grilled portabella mushrooms stuffed with crabmeat, Gulf shrimp, minced chipotle peppers, roasted red peppers and spinach. Garnished with lemon aioli and Parmesan cheese.
$24.75 - Smoky Bacon Shrimp & Grits
Cheddar cheese grits smothered in a smoky bacon cream sauce with shrimp. Topped with shredded Parmesan, chopped bacon and green onions. Served with one side.
$24.25 - Shrimp Orleans
Shrimp sautéed with our original New Orleans style smoky Cajun sauce. Served with sliced Gambino’s French bread. Prepared peeled and ready to eat!
$24.25
Chicken, Steak & Pasta
- Ribeye
13 oz USDA Choice ribeye seasoned and chargrilled. Topped with Orleans sauce.
$39.00 - 7 oz Filet
USDA Choice tenderloin seasoned and chargrilled.
$35.00 - 7 oz Big Easy Surf & Turf
USDA Choice 7 oz filet served over a fried hand-crafted crab cake, garnished with balsamic glaze. Topped with Bearnaise sauce, lump crabmeat, and Parmesan cheese.
$42.00 - 7 oz Filet Orleans
USDA Choice 7 oz tenderloin topped with shrimp sautéed in original New Orleans style smoky Cajun sauce. Topped with Parmesan cheese.
$41.00 - Almond Encrusted Chicken
Fresh chicken coated in chopped almonds and seasonings, paneed and drizzled with roasted red bell pepper aioli.
$19.00 - Chicken Alfredo
Linguini tossed with creole Alfredo, topped with fresh grilled chicken and Parmesan cheese.
$20.00 - Shrimp Alfredo
Linguini tossed with creole Alfredo, topped with shrimp and Parmesan cheese.
$21.50 - Chicken & Shrimp Alfredo
Linguini tossed with creole Alfredo, topped with shrimp and fresh grilled chicken and Parmesan cheese.
$20.00 - Seafood Pasta
Gulf shrimp, crawfish, portabella mushrooms and seasonings, tossed with linguini and creole Alfredo. Topped with lump crabmeat and Parmesan cheese.
$25.50 - Alfredo Plain
Linguini tossed with creole Alfredo topped with Parmesan cheese.
$14.50 - Lunch 7 oz Filet
USDA Choice tenderloin seasoned and chargrilled.
$33.00 - Grilled Chicken
Fresh grilled chicken tenders. Served with choice of one side.
$17.50 - Fried Oyster Alfredo
Linguini tossed with creole Alfredo, topped with fried gulf oysters and Parmesan cheese.
$25.50
Sides
- Chargrilled Asparagus
Asparagus grilled and then topped with our homemade gorgonzola butter.
$5.50 - Green Beans$4.50
- Steamed Broccoli
Broccoli steamed in our homemade seasoned butter.
$4.50 - French Fries
Breaded fries, seasoned with fry seasoning.
$4.50 - Cheese Grits
Grits, milk, cream, salt, pepper and cheddar cheese.
$4.50 - Jalapeno Hushpuppies
Battered and fried hushpuppies with jalapeno bits.
$4.50 - Cajun Mashed Potatoes$4.50
- Fried Okra
Battered and fried okra, seasoned with fry seasoning.
$4.50 - Sweet Potato Creme Brulee
Mashed sweet potatoes topped with brown sugar. Then garnished with honey butter and cinnamon.
$5.50 - Side Linguini
Linguini tossed with Creole Alfredo, topped with Parmesan cheese.
$4.50
Beverages Dinner Menu
Kids Menu
- Kids Cheeseburger
Cheeseburger topped with choice of American, Swiss or provolone. Served with choice of one side.
$8.00 - Kids Chicken Tender
Golden fried chicken tenders. Served with choice of one side.
$8.00 - Kids Fried Shrimp
Hand battered popcorn Gulf shrimp, battered and fried golden brown. Served with choice of one side.
$8.00 - Kids Grilled Cheese
American classic grilled cheese sandwich on an inside out kid bun. Served with choice of one side.
$8.00