Zeke's Down Under

amjohnson
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Zeke's Down Under

  • June 28, 2006
  • Rated 3 of 5 by amjohnson from Holly Grove, Arkansas
Zeke’s Down Under has always been my favorite restaurant while in Orange Beach so I was really looking forward to this visit. Well I was highly disappointed. This restaurant is located on the bay side of the main highway. They offer fishing and boating trips from the landing around the restaurant. You can sit at your table and look out and see the water and all the boats plus watch everyone unload their fish. We got there a little early and walked around outside and feed the fish and looked in a shop then decided to go ahead and eat. The restaurant was not crowded and we got a seat quickly. The restaurant is in kind of an older look and has a really large bar you walk past to be seated. They also offer outside seating but we chose an inside seat next to the window so we could enjoy the air conditioner but still have a view. Our waiter was very nice. We ordered our food and it arrived quickly.

I ordered my son chicken strips and fries, that were around $8 and once again his small child’s sprite was about $2. I ordered royal red shrimp that cost around $25. Mine came with corn and potatoes. My mom ordered a shrimp salad. When the food arrived I was a little disappointed, in the amount of food we got. In the past we have always gotten more than we could eat but I did not have many shrimp and especially not many when there was about $10 higher than everyone charges. They were a little over cooked and hard to peel. My mom’s salad was not very big at all, she said it had a lot of shrimp in it but they were tiny. The food was okay but it was our most expensive meal and not any better than anything else we got anywhere. After eating my shrimp they did bring me a bowl of warm lemon water to wash my hands in that no one else brought. The waiter was also very friendly and quickly met all of our needs.

Yes I probably will return to this restaurant again just because all my other experiences before this one were so wonderful.

From journal Summer 2006 Vacation to Orange Beach, Alabama

Zeke's Down Under

  • September 13, 2005
  • Rated 5 of 5 by amjohnson from Holly Grove, Arkansas

This is the one place I visited on my first trip to Orange Beach and made a point to return to on the next trip. During my second trip to Orange Beach I visited this restaurant twice and cannot wait to return again. This restaurant is located on the bay side of the main road that goes along the beach. It was just a couple of miles from our hotel. The view from the restaurant is great. They have lot of fishing boats docked right behind the restaurant so you can walk around outside and watch the boats as they come in with their catch of the day. You can also watch the boats while dining. These boats were all really nice and clean and neat looking not just an everyday fishing boat.

The first trip I made to the restaurant was several years ago and me and my mother split a sea food platter. It has lots of crab legs, royal red shrimp, oysters, potatoes, corn, and more. The platter was more than the two of us could eat and it was absolutely wonderful. It was the best shrimp I have ever eaten. My second trip was for lunch on the day we arrive in Orange Beach. We could not check into our room yet and it was raining so we decide to go have a nice lunch. We arrived and the place was not very crowded so we were quickly seated by the window overlooking all the boats. Our waitress was wonderful. She was quick to take our orders, very friendly and catered to my young son. We ordered shrimp sandwiches and quickly received them and they were delicious.

A few nights later on this same trip we went back to the restaurant for the Sea food platter we had been wanting. We arrived early and got to see many of the fishing boats coming in and were quickly seated. Our waitress was not near as nice or friendly this time but we did order the sea food platter and again it was wonderful and we had leftovers to take back to the room for lunch the next day. I will continue to eat at Zeke’s Down under when I am in town. The atmosphere here is very casual. They have a large bar area but also plenty of regular seating.

From journal Summer Vacation in Orange Beach

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