Wow! Wow! Wow!!! Listen- I think everyone is sleeping on the BEST Seafood place in Cedar Park, Texas!!! I have traveled all over the United States and I have to say that I am BLOWN away with the food, the service, the atmosphere and the Vibe!!! Shelly- you absolutely made my night! The menu selection is fantastic and did I mention the Seafood Boil is to die for!!! This "dive spot" is clean, Family friendly , DELICIOUS, and so upbeat!!! (Mama- was in the kitchen cooking & WOW!!) I'll definitely be returning soon with the rest of my family! This place is top tier with other places in Seattle and Atlanta & we're dab smack in the middle of Texas!!! read more

Abby's Crab Shack - Front of the Menu! - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

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Their seafood is decent, especially the fried variety, though I've never considered frying to be a particularly high bar. The hush puppies, fries, fried shrimp, and fried catfish are all great. I visited for the first time this year during crawfish season and had high hopes, but left severely disappointed. The crawfish are steamed in a bag, which already limits how much flavor can develop. They then add what appears to be an ice cream scoop of seasoning, with herbs, garlic, onions, and whatever else, dropped into the corner of the bag. When I got my order, it was clear no one had shaken or distributed it. The seasoning sat in one clump on top of about four crawfish while the rest were completely bland, tasting like steamed broccoli with no flavor whatsoever. At $13 a pound, this is pretty unacceptable. I do my own crawfish boils and I'll admit I have high standards, but this felt like the bare minimum effort for a seafood restaurant. When I told our server the crawfish were tasteless and that all the seasoning was piled on one side, she just shrugged and said, "Yeah, I'm sorry." I really liked this place before this visit. not sure if I'll be back for the fried food, but I won't be ordering the crawfish again. read more

I'm not sure if my visit was a one off, but it wasn't that great. I ordered the fried catfish with fries . The catfish was REALLY WELL DONE, bordering on burned. The fries, too. Dry and way overcooked. Not like they were too busy because I was the only patron there. I also asked for lime with my beer and they couldn't even get that right. The limes were all dried out. Sorry, but on a scale of 1-10, that was a solid 2. Wish I had gone elsewhere, but I will know better next time. read more

Amazing drop in! Tried the random selection button and Yelp recommended this gem. Took me right back to my honeymoon! No, draggos, but those charbroiled oysters and gumbo were quite tasty. Put the order in and my meal was ready in 20min. Unexpected gem during a stop over. read more

Abby's Crab Shack - Charbroiled oysters - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

Fried shrimp were the worse I ever had. They certainly did not taste fresh. Perhaps they were pre-breaded/ frozen. Either way, I could not eat them. I expected more from seafood restaurant. Perhaps I should've ordered boiled crabs. read more

I would definitely recommend this place. We're from Arizona and we just happened to be in the area so we try this place and it's so good. Everything we ordered is fresh and taste great. We had oysters, fried okra, sweet potatoes, salad and some yummy crawfish read more

We love Abby's!! The absolute best boudin balls I've had in a long time, most don't make them with any flavor. These rock! The staff is always so kind and helpful. Everything we've had here has been really good! Love the margarita flight! Wanting to try the pho next! read more

Abby's Crab Shack - Margarita flight - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

This place absolutely has the best crawfish this side of town by far. I've been here twice, and both times I have not been disappointed. I usually grab a few lbs, garlic butter medium spicy. And it's DELICIOUS . I also get a half pound of mussels if I have room Service is great. When I go it's usually not busy during the day. And the vibe is casual crab shack. I love it here!!! read more

Abby's Crab Shack - HUGE JUICY Crawfish - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

Food was really good and I'm a seafood snob from Nawlins so if it was bad I'd say so. We got the seafood platter and the 1/2 catfish & 1/2 shrimp platter. My boyfriend liked the boudin balls I did not. They needed more flavor. And were a little dry. He said his long island ice tea was the best he's had. I had a Pina Colada it was really good. With that being said I'd definitely visit again. The waiter was awesome also. It was not crowded and a cute little chill date spot. read more

We absolutely LOVE their crab boils here! It's always extremely fresh and you can get your sauces as mild or as hot as you'd like. An added bonus is the staff is very friendly and welcoming of kiddos. read more

Decided to stop at this cute little place while I was in Cedar Park and was able to slam a couple pounds of crawfish and crab. Everything was super tasty. I had the garlic butter on one batch and then lemon pepper on the next. I will be back! Also so the service was on point. Christian was probably the most polite and respectable server I've ever had. read more

Abby's Crab Shack - Lemon pepper crawfish we soooooo yummy! - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

Not the first time coming here, but it will definitely be the last! Came in for a birthday dinner for my step daughter and she ordered king crab and crawfish when it came to the table it was not hot like it had been sitting on the counter in the kitchen for a little while same with my snow crab and shrimp. I'm a huge fan of spicy food but tonight I asked for medium spice and it was way too spicy. Not too mention it took forever to get service they only had one server on a Friday evening around 5:30. Which is ridiculous considering how much they charge for food! You would think they could hire a few more people. My family and I are sad to say this is the last time coming in for anything. Avoid this place like the plague if you value your wallet and stomach. Horrible experience! read more

Always yummy fast service! Great happy hour deals. Love the lunch specials, any boil and boudin balls. read more

Good, not great food. Oysters took forever to arrive. Very noisy on a Sunday evening.

The shrimp are a good size and fried well.  I could taste the sweetness of the shrimp! I wasn't fond of the breading, though. Removing it, however, did show well-cooked, tasty shrimp. However, the catfish was a disappointment. It was a generous serving and glistened with oil. But the texture of and taste to the breading on the thin filet also was not to my liking. My meals came with cole slaw that had a bite to it and seasoned fries that were delicious. Service here is good. My first server was a non seafood eater, but was able to direct me to the shrimp as a good seller. Another server gave me advice that steered me from the catfish poboy to the straight catfish.  I suggest popping in at lunch and trying a lunch special before going for a full meal. Doing this saved me with my catfish taste preference discovery. read more

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Oysters Crab cakes Cup of gumbo Snow crab and shrimp boil sausage potatoes onions corn Halt catfish and shrimp basket seasoned fries. **Abby Sauce- spicy goodness read more

ambiance - cute cute little cafe located in a strip mall. Very clean. service - very attentive waiter, great service food - fried fish, fried shrimp, salad was very good. tartar sauce was not served with shrimp. Not thrilled with the calamari. read more

Abby has some pretty decent crawfish as well. I'm from Louisiana so finding a place that sells decent crawfish it hard.

One of my favorite Cajun food places around. Being from southeast texas, i have missed Cajun food. This is a great addition to the area. Plenty of seating inside with a bar area. Service is great. Always seated quickly. The staff is always super friendly. Very attentive with making sure things are right and glasses are full. The gumbo is so good with the dark roux. The way it should be ;). I always like getting fried shrimp and hush puppies. Shrimp are good size and batter is tasty. The crab is worth it when they offer it. A bit pricey, but good. It comes with potato and corn. read more

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My my my! This crab shack restaurant is so delicious!!! I recommend snow crab legs with sausage, shrimp , potatoes plus corn on the cob. Garlic seasoning and spiciest flavor. Also have a wonderful mini margaritas flight just for variety. All the servers are so kind and helpful and genuinely good at their jobs. The overall look of the place is nautical and there's a wrap around bar in the center of the restaurant . Kids menu is also on point . Bathrooms clean. Only thing I would improve is that is not a baby changing station in the bathroom but besides that it is delicious and always a good time! read more

Abby's Crab Shack - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

Driving threw town from Albuquerque, New Mexico . The hospitality was wonderful along with the food and drinks read more

Abby's Crab Shack - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

First time coming here and I'm impressed! The service was really good and the atmosphere of the restaurant was nice. Came for the crawfish and was not disappointed. Really garlicky and a nice bit of heat. Definitely suggest coming here with your friends for an amazing experience. Thank you Joshua! read more

Abby's Crab Shack - Crawfish - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

First time here, the other pictures looked promising... The service was excellent! The employees were great, kind and helpful so that why it pains me to say: NOPE. I got the "Second Mate" and added a pound of crawfish. I requested the garlic butter mild with the hot seasoning on the side just in case. I was sooooo disappointed. For $50 it wasn't much food and there was no seasoning or flavor ‍ I mean you can look at my pic vs the others posted and see the difference. The crab was the blandest and over cooked, the crawfish had slight flavor to it and the garlic butter tasted like unsalted butter with garlic power (no actual chunks of garlic) Maybe I caught them on a bad day, iono. Because the service was good, I'm willing to give them another shot (a different menu item tho) read more

Abby's Crab Shack - Second Mate Combo Packet with an added pound of crawfish - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

Don't sleep on the best Pho in the Austin area. Seriously amazing. Parents from Vietnam making it, their mother's recipe. Looking for authentic, it's right here at a Cajun place! Who would've thought. read more

Staff was great! Good prices and good food. Lots of options of seafood and some chicken for kiddos who are picky read more

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We orders it for take out. Was VERY QUICK! The flavor was delicious but I was very disappointed in the quantity. Wish I could rate based on flavor and then "worth the price" We ordered the shrimp and sausage boil- Declan's combo- the bag only came with 1 HALF piece of corn and 3 potatoes.(2 of which were tiny) The shrimp and sausage were a good quantity but definitely not something we could share well with such little corn and potatoes. We also got the hush puppies, they were very good, moist and flavorful but again, tiny! About the circumference of a quarter. Cajun fries were flavorful and perfectly cooked. Overall, we loved the food but for the price it's not worth getting for a family. read more

Abby's Crab Shack - Comes with 5- I ate one! Perfectly cooked and flavorful but tiny! Hush Puppies Appetizer - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

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Came to Abby's on a Monday night since our usual spot was closed. We ordered oysters for an appetizer and 4 lbs of crawfish. We also made it in time for happy hour and got $3 beers. The oysters were a good size and seemed fresh and crawfish was very flavorful and juicy. I was a little sad that they don't use or offer mushrooms in their crawfish (just a personal preference not a complaint). Their style of crawfish was also a tad too garlicky for me. The waitress was doing a great job basically taking care of the whole dining room herself. Overall a good experience and it will be my backup plan to my usual place. read more

Abby's Crab Shack - Crawfish - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

Placed an order online. Arrived when I was told it would be ready. Had to wait about 20 minutes for them to make it. There were no other guests. read more

3/5 due to me being from Louisiana and use to our style of crawfish,I'm not a fan at all of all the garlic that's overpowering the crawfish (which is what I went for). Also, the fried rice was so dry and horrible. However, the customer service was great, the boudin balls were good, and the drink (Lavender 75), was good. read more

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I came in today and ordered three menu items to include two Poboys (one shrimp and one catfish) and a cup of gumbo. I brought Thing One with me as he was in need of lunch but I honestly feel like regardless of the hour, he is always hungry. Gumbo- I am seriously picky about my gumbo. It seemed like the roux for this gubmo was made with oil, which I don't like. I prefer when I am served roux with a butter or bacon grease base (and yes, I can tell the difference). Butter is usually the common choice for a roux (and is also the more common fat in most French roux), while oil is often preferred in Creole and Cajun cooking. I had a spoonful of the gumbo and left the rest for the flies. This gumbo was not for me but that shouldn't dissuade someone from trying it. 2.5/5 Shrimp Poboy- I ordered the shrimp poboy while Thing One had the catfish. The battered shrimp were okay but not spectacular. I was missing the flavor explosion that one has on the palate when you have fresh gulf shrimp. The shrimp for this Poboy was hidden underneath a thick coating. I would have preferred the traditional method of bathing the shrimp in buttermilk mixed with a dash of hot sauce. 2.5/5 Sorry ya'll, I had to call this how I saw it (or rather how I tasted it). read more

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Excellent customer service. I didn't see exactly what I wanted and when I asked my server, he made it happen. He was consistent in checking on my dining companion and I throughout the meal without it being annoying. Shared parking lot with other businesses in the lot, but parking was not difficult to score within walking distance. Bathroom was clean and well stocked. Employees wore masks and were very hospitable. I was a bit surprised at my order of wings. They were not battered and fried as I thought they'd be but they were tasty. The breading on the catfish filet was different than what I'm used to but delicious nonetheless. They have the air conditioning on so if you're gawking at the tv or scrolling on your phone, your items will cool off quickly. I found the portions to be plentiful and filling. My drink didn't taste as though there was much alcohol in it but I enjoyed it. There is seating inside or outside depending on your preference and the weather. Social distancing was being practiced and the employees were responsive to the steady flow of customers who were dining in and getting to go orders. A military discount is offered with appropriate ID. I can recommend this eatery and would return if in the area. read more

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Our first time @ Abby's. Fantastic customer service! Oysters a joyful surprise @ and great value, especially on Tuesdays. Yummy fried avocado, margaritas and hot Beignets. Relaxed friendly atmosphere close to home. We will happily be returning! read more

This is possibly the worst dinner I've had in a very long time. I ordered the king crab admirals dinner, and what I got was one king crab leg that was atrophied... eight shrimp that were rubbery,and sides that were basically a joke served in a bag. All for $65.00! To top it all off I had to ask the server ( Shelly) to clean off the area I was sitting in after approximately.10 mins as she was too busy on the phone to be bothered. Then while attempting to eat this lousy meal I observed servers handling money and food at the same time. This is a disgusting little place that's way overpriced. I will never go to this dump again. read more

Visited Abby's for the first time a couple of weeks ago for lunch. The boudin balls and fried catfish (and hush puppies) are really good. Service wasn't the best but they were busy, prob caught them on an off day. Went back for dinner on Christmas eve and tried the pho. De-lish!!! Service was on point. Will definitely be regulars here! read more

Abby's Crab Shack - Yummy pho - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

We recently moved not too far from this joint so we decided to give it a try. We were not disappointed. We got the fried mushrooms as our app, I got the shrimp basket and added a chicken tender, my husband got the catfish and shrimp. Both were delicious, hot, fresh and flavorful. Service was great and friendly. We will be back to try other things. ONLY thing we would change, is if they made their sauces in house. The tartar/ranch/honey mustard tasted STRAIGHT out the Kraft bottle... read more

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My son is a big fan of tenders, and since it's his birthday, we decided to check out this place we've known about for ages but never tried. The interior was clean, quiet, with TVs showing different programs. They even have arcade games like Pac-Man etc. We sat in a booth like area, and our waiter was friendly and attentive. My son got the tenders, my daughter had the shrimp basket, and the adults tried the pho. The tenders were delightfully crunchy, and my daughter loved the shrimps. The tenders came in a basket of two with fries, while the shrimp basket had four shrimps and fries. The pho had tender meat, clear broth, and diced meatballs. We also enjoyed a dessert that tasted like a sugared donut with a side of chocolate. Overall, a great experience, and I'm eager to try more items from the menu. read more

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Not sure how this is getting 5 star reviews. The service is terrible, slow, and understaffed. Do not go unless you have 3 hours for lunch.

The calamari was some of the worst ever made at any restaurant & should be removed from the menu. Our order of it was undercooked, soggy, & bordered on food poisoning. My family tried a few pieces, but we decided it wasn't worth the risk. This was a pickup order so we couldn't send it back. Definitely not worth the money we paid. On a better note, the fried catfish, fried shrimp, & sweet potato fries were okay. read more

Abby's Crab Shack - Avoid the Fried Calamari! - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

La comida estuvo buena. Me gustaron las papas y la salchicha. El servicio no. Los meseros no todos son Buenos, depende quien te toque. El ambiente esta ok! read more

Ordered from here it was delicious. Haven't had the chance to sit and eat inside the establishment yet. But the food was good.