Dauphin's
Alabama
Dauphin’s is a restaurant in downtown Mobile, Alabama, on the 34th floor of the Trustmark Building at 107 St. Francis Street. Its official site presents the venue as Dauphin’s Casual Fine Dining and notes its long association with the former Bienville Club. The business offers reservations, private events and e-gift cards through its own website, and the high-floor setting is central to the experience, with wide views over the city and toward Mobile Bay. The kitchen centres on classic coastal cooking with Caribbean and Creole influences, using Gulf fish, shrimp and other regional ingredients. Menu references include West Indies salad, crab claws, Alabama Gulf shrimp and grits, pecan-encrusted trout and gumbo z’herb, alongside dishes such as Bienville Chicken, Heron Bay Duck, Rasta Pasta and several fish preparations. The food offering therefore reaches beyond a single style, combining local seafood with broader Gulf Coast and Creole traditions. Service is built around a broad schedule that includes Sunday jazz brunch, weekday lunch and dinner, Friday dinner, Saturday evening service and weekday happy hour. The menu also carries a Lil’ Dauphin’s section for children, while the restaurant’s FAQ specifies a classy casual dress code, with collared shirts, slacks or dress shorts and closed-toed shoes requested for men. These details point to a polished but not formal dining room, suited to relaxed meals and social gatherings. The restaurant occupies about 7,000 square feet and is described by the operator as having a comfortably sophisticated, hip interior. Official details mention local art, Italian glassware and a piano bar, along with a chef’s table near the kitchen that the business describes as the first and only one of its kind in the area. Taken together, the setting combines skyline dining with a distinctive, detail-led room and a menu shaped by Mobile’s Gulf Coast identity.