Nestled right off the freeway inside the Traveler’s Choice Motel in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, MacBe Seafood and Cafe has quietly earned a reputation as a beloved roadside haven for authentic Cajun flavors and remarkably generous portions. Combining a functional fresh fish market with a cozy, down-home dining room, this family-owned eatery delivers a vibrant slice of Southern hospitality that leaves travelers and locals eager to return.
Wheelchair accessible entrance, parking lot, restroom, and seating
Atmosphere & Crowd
Casual, cozy vibe popular with families, groups, and road-tripping tourists
Parking & Payments
Free parking lot available; accepts credit cards, debit cards, and NFC mobile payments
Why Visit? Key Highlights
Stunning Portion Sizes: Diners consistently praise the extraordinarily generous helpings, noting that plates are heavily overstuffed and offer incredible value for your money.
Standout Appetizers & Starters: The fried green tomatoes topped with boiled shrimp and signature sauce, homemade onion rings, crab balls, and rich seafood gumbo frequently steal the show.
Comforting Sides: The sweet potato casserole topped with melted marshmallows has developed a cult following among visitors looking for a sweet, comforting side dish.
Friendly Service: Reviewers frequently highlight the warm hospitality, attentiveness, and teamwork of the waitstaff, who make families and travelers feel right at home.
Menu & Offerings
First On Board
Item Name
Description
Buffalo Shrimp
Succulent shrimp, delicately fried to golden perfection or expertly grilled, gently tossed in warm signature hot sauce and presented atop a crisp bed of iceberg lettuce.
Eggplant Stackers
Crisp, golden-brown eggplant medallions layered over a fresh iceberg lettuce, draped in signature creamy sauce and crowned with perfectly grilled shrimp.
Deep Fried Crab Balls
Handcrafted, from-scratch crab balls dipped in rich buttermilk batter, fried to a golden crisp, and served atop a bed of fresh iceberg lettuce with a choice of ranch or tangy remoulade sauce.
Grilled Boiled Crab
A fat, boiled crab cleaned and grilled with garlic butter, parsley, and green onions. Served with French bread medallions to soak up the sauce.
Crab Fries
Crisp seasoned fries smothered in signature MacBe crab sauce and topped with shredded cheddar jack cheese.
Crab Fingers
Perfectly fried to a golden crisp or sautéed in signature butter sauce, served atop a bed of crisp iceberg lettuce.
X-Large Loaded Baked Potato
Real bacon bits, butter, cheese, sour cream, and green onions.
X-Large Shrimp Potato
Choice of fried, grilled, or blackened shrimp with butter, cheese, sour cream, and green onions.
X-Large Crabmeat Potato
Ladled and covered with MacBe crab sauce, green onions, and cheese.
Crispy Fried Dill Pickle Chips
Golden fried dill pickle chips in warm signature hot sauce served over a bed of iceberg lettuce.
Fried Green Tomatoes
Tomatoes double dipped in buttermilk and batter and fried to a golden brown, placed on a bed of iceberg lettuce.
Fried Green Tomatoes w/ Crabmeat
Fried green tomatoes served with awesome crabmeat sauce and large grilled shrimp.
Yum Yum Shrimp
Golden fried or grilled shrimp tossed in warm signature hot sauce served over a bed of iceberg lettuce with remoulade sauce.
Grab The Salad
Item Name
Description
Chicken Salad
Blackened, grilled, or fried chicken breast tenders with iceberg lettuce, mixed greens, hard-boiled eggs, cheddar/jack cheese, grape tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, and croutons.
Shrimp Salad
Blackened, grilled, or fried shrimp with iceberg lettuce, mixed greens, hard-boiled eggs, cheddar/jack cheese, grape tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, and croutons.
Side Salad
Iceberg lettuce, mixed greens, hard-boiled eggs, cheddar/jack cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, and croutons.
Fried Oyster Salad
Delicious fried oysters on a heap of iceberg lettuce, mixed greens, hard-boiled eggs, cheddar/jack cheese, grape tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, and croutons.
Buffalo Fried Oyster Salad
Delicious fried oysters coated and heated in Crystal hot sauce on a bed of iceberg lettuce, mixed greens, hard-boiled eggs, cheddar/jack cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, and croutons.
Dem Po-Boys
Item Name
Description
Hot Roast Beef N’ Gravy
Slow-cooked in rich brown gravy until melt-in-your-mouth tender.
Hot Sausage
The best made, Patton’s hot sausage patties.
Fried Shrimp
Half pound of USA wild-caught 50/70 count shrimp, fried to a golden brown.
Hamburger
Best bottom of ground meat and hand-pressed than ourselves.
Grilled Shrimp
Local-caught 50/70 count shrimp, served grilled or blackened.
Chicken Breast Tenders
Half pound of hot and juicy tenders. Hand-cut from plump chicken breasts, tenderized and cooked to perfection.
Fried Oyster
Golden fried oysters dressed with lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and mayo.
Crab Cake
Our great, thick scale-approved, hand-formed and fried to a golden brown.
Fried Fish Sammiches
Fish dipped in buttermilk batter, fried to a golden brown.
Side Swiped
Item Name
Description
Baked Macaroni N’ Cheese
Warm bowl of classic elbow macaroni and cheddar, oven-baked to a golden, cheesy crust.
Seasoned Fries
Crispy fries tossed in a blend of zesty Cajun spices.
Steak Fries
Thick cut and hearty.
Onion Rings
Hand-cut onion rings, double dipped in signature flour blend and fried to a golden brown.
Grilled Broccoli
Fresh broccoli florets kissed with buttery sauce and grilled.
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Whipped to perfection and available with or without a rich brown gravy.
Fried Okra
A Southern thing with a half pound of breaded okra fried to a golden brown.
Seasoned Boiled Smoked Sausage
Infused with signature red crawfish seasoning and perfectly boiled.
Fried Hush Puppies
Hush puppy mix with corn, rolled into golden bites and fried to perfection.
Sweet Potato Casserole
Tender cubes of sweet potatoes baked to perfection, generously topped with milk-and-brown-sugar-broiled pecans and marshmallows.
From The Dredge
Item Name
Description
Raw Oyster on the 1/2 Shell
Hand-shucked the old-fashioned way, perfectly chilled over ice with crackers, lemon, and signature cocktail sauce.
Char Grilled Oysters
Hand-shucked in-house, grilled with a buttery garlic and herb blend, and topped with grated Parmesan.
Gumbo And Bisque
Item Name
Description
Homemade Seafood Gumbo
Teddy’s Cajun Creole Seafood Okra Gumbo: a hearty blend of shrimp, crab, andouille and smoked sausage, onions, okra, tomatoes, celery, and bell pepper, all simmered in a rich brown roux.
Crabmeat and Corn Bisque
Crabmeat, tender creamed corn, and sweet corn simmered in a creamy, milk-based chicken broth.
Way To Go / Entrees
Item Name
Description
MacBe Pasta
Signature favorite with house-made crab meat onion sauce served over delicate angel hair pasta.
MacBe Fish Pasta
Choice of fish, expertly prepared, served over angel hair pasta smothered in crab cream sauce.
MacBe Shrimp Pasta
Generous handful of shrimp served atop a bed of angel hair pasta, generously nicked with crab cream sauce.
Snapper w/ Crawfish Tasso Cream Sauce
Grouper or snapper fillet, expertly prepared, topped with rich crawfish tasso cream sauce and crowned with large grilled shrimp.
MacBe Oyster Pasta
Oysters fried to perfection, elegantly served atop rich crab-sauce and angel hair pasta.
Eggplant Napoleon
Golden-fried eggplant medallions layered with crabmeat cream sauce, shrimp, and angel hair pasta.
MacBe Chicken Pasta
Half pound of chicken breast, cut into tender strips, prepared grill, fried, or blackened over angel hair pasta.
Creole Meatballs and Spaghetti
Cajun-style lightly spiced meatballs, gently simmered in a rich Creole tomato sauce, served over a bed of angel hair pasta.
Hamburger Steak
Two hamburger patties served with garlic mashed potatoes and savory gravy.
Baskets
Item Name
Description
Oyster Basket
Catfish/Oysters fried to a golden brown with hush puppies, fries, or onion rings.
Shrimp Basket
Tail-on shrimp fried to a golden brown, grilled, or blackened with hush puppies, fries, or onion rings.
Fish Basket
Fish dipped in buttermilk batter, fried to a golden brown or grilled/blackened with hush puppies, fries, or onion rings.
Chicken Basket
Half pound of chicken tenders cut from plump chicken breasts, grilled or blackened with hush puppies, fries, or onion rings.
Platters
Item Name
Description
Seafood Platter Mix
A delightful mix of fried fish, shrimp, oysters, and fries.
Chicken Platter
A full pound of chicken-breast tenders expertly prepared.
Fish Platter
Fresh fish dipped in buttermilk and signature seasoned flour, then fried.
Shrimp Platter
Over a dozen peeled and deveined shrimp, lightly battered and fried.
Oyster Platter
Over a dozen oysters expertly fried to a golden brown.
Boats
Item Name
Description
Seafood Boat
A titanic amount of seafood piled high and spilling out with shrimp, fish, oysters, hush puppies, onion rings, and French fries.
Shrimp Boat
Large shrimp fried to a golden perfection.
Fish Boat
Fish fried to a crisp golden brown.
Oyster Boat
Oysters fried golden brown with fries and onion rings or half and half with hush puppies.
Lil Fishies
Catfish with Fries
Shrimp with Fries
Meatball and Spaghetti with French Bread Medallions
