MacElwee's

101 Lovell Ave, Tybee Island, Georgia

3.5

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Phone:

+1 912 786 8888

Website:

www.macelwees.com

Email:

macelweesseafood@bellsouth.net

This family-friendly joint is the oldest seafood restaurant on Tybee Island, and one of the favorites among ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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15 reviews

100% of guests recommend this place.

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Overall, I would go back again. more on Yahoo! Travel

Food was good-great burgers shrimp fish dishes. more on Yahoo! Travel

GREAT FOOD! more on Yahoo! Travel

A nice restaurant for such a dumpy beach area. more on Yahoo! Travel

They were kind of too spicy for my wife but she enjoyed the restaurant. more on Yahoo! Travel

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5 reviews

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Had a fantastic meal and experience last year and I'm making plans to go back again this year. GREAT FOOD! more on Yahoo! Travel

We ate there after passing it. The interior isn't that great, but my food was good. I had crab, corn and hushpuppies- which were so good. My mom had oysters and said they were not that great. If you are going get the regular dinner. ... more on Yahoo! Travel

We waited a half hour to be served our beverages. After almost an hour, I asked what was causing the delay and the staff acted surly and completely unapologetic. Finally the food arrived. Our table ordered a variety of dishes and ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Easly the best restraunt on Tybee for any occasion. The food, service, location, selection, and everything ... more on Yahoo! Travel

The boiled shrimp was out of site when we ate here in 2001. Pretty spicy though. I had a second round of shrimp and skipped dinner. They were kind of too spicy for my wife but she enjoyed the restaurant. A nice restaurant for ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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10 reviews

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The batter on the fried shirimp whas soo light that you could see the actual shrimp! My husband and I both had the seafood gumbo and it was some of the best we have ever tasted. I had a half-dozen fre ... more on TripAdvisor

We picked MacElwees because of the review in Frommers. Since we live so far from either coast, we definitely partake of the local seafood anytime we can. The beer battered shrimp was mentioned in From ... more on TripAdvisor

Everyone is excellent! Highly recommended. Even if you went the night before, I would go again! more on TripAdvisor

A little pricey but a nice view of the backwaters, food was decent, so I guess the atmosphere made up for it. more on TripAdvisor

This is one of those small town, mom-and-pop places that you are happy you find. It is quaint and the service is personal and attentive. My husband really liked the shrimp creole, and the "low country ... more on TripAdvisor