In May of 1983, the Original Oyster House opened its doors in the Bayou Village Shopping Center in Gulf Shores with sixty seats and ten employees. After expansions in 1986, 1996 and 2012 it now seats 300 and employs 130 people. Not only is it the oldest seafood restaurant on Pleasure Island, it is nestled in the Original Oyster House Boardwalk, the area’s oldest specialty shopping center which they purchased in 1996. Visit the Original Oyster House on your next visit to the Gulf Coast for some amazing food - and then hop across the boardwalk and grab some Matt’s ice cream for dessert!