I am not from Port Arthur, but when I am in town which is pretty often, I come here to fix my crawfish cravings. --They always have live crawfish even when it's not in season. Their crawfish flavor is cajun flavored, a good change than what I usually eat, garlic butter. The flavors are usually soaked really well into the tails, but on some occasions it could be a miss as well. Overall, its a hit for me most of the time and its better than any other crawfish joints I've tried in PA. It also comes with this mayo concoction they give you, we also request extra seasoning to make it more spicy and flavorful on top. --Hushpuppies are a must for me. --Blackened Flounder w/ assorted veggies is always a good healthier route if you're not into crawfish. read more

The best in town so far!! Love the shrimp taste like it's fresh from the gulf.. haven't found another place that has fresh shrimp!! (Not frozen in a box) read more

Baytown Seafood have been satisfying all of my crawfish cravings for many years now. I was in the mood for crawfish today, so naturally I went to my favorite place. Their restaurant is kind of a hole-in-the-wall type because it's so hidden. It took me a long time to get used to finding the place due to its obscure location. The first thing you're going to noticed when you enter the restaurant is how cliché their theme is. They have a fisherman vibe going on with their pink and blue neon lighting. It makes me feel nostalgic every time I visit. They have fish nets, plastic fish, paddles, and foam life buoys that adorned the restaurant's wall. It was close to empty because it was only a Wednesday night, so we were seated right away. Crawfish isn't the only thing on the menu that was deliciously good. I recommend trying their fried catfish, grilled salmon, and oysters. However, the spotlight is fully focused on their mouth-watering crawfish today. Me and my friend ordered 5 pounds of crawfish, $25.99 (seasonal price), to share between the two of us. I also ordered a side of shrimp fried rice. Our waiter was really tentative, and he was only an arm's reach away anytime we needed something. We got our food within 10 minutes of ordering, and I was not happier in my entire life than the moment that the plate of crawfish was set down in front of me. The crawfish platter came with a sliced lemon, their special dipping sauce (spiced mayonnaise), corn, and red potatoes. I didn't waste anytime digging into my steaming platter of food. Even when my fingers were burning, telling me that the food was hot, and that I should wait. The crawfish was mostly average in size. Their shells were hard, an indicator to me, that it was fresh. Plus, I hardly found any small ones in this particular platter since crawfish season is in full swing. The crawfish was so well-seasoned that even after chewing for a few minutes, there would still be spicy flavors remaining on your tastebuds. There was enough spice in the seasoning that you wouldn't be huffing and puffing between each crawfish, but it would leave a temporary burn on your tongue one second and gone the next. Another one of their specialty would be their shrimp fried rice. This isn't your ordinary and greasy Chinese shrimp fried rice. You could tell with the very first bite. There's a cajun twist to fried rice, and it made it all better. Each bite would make me think of the fresh smell of the ocean, and it would bring a smile to my face every time. Overall, if you're looking to try a new seafood place with great services and even greater food. Then, I would recommend you "craw" over to Baytown Seafood. read more

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Called to place a Togo order at 8pm they wouldn't take it and said they open at 10:30 tomorrow morning I said the website shows they are open til 9pm the gave me some bs that it hasn't been updated since Covid which has been over 2 years and shouldn't effect what time they close I won't be back read more

Love the food and what makes it even better is that its about a 5min drive from my house. Large selection of seafood with great taste cooked perfect. Every time we go its never super busy, always clean and staff are very tentative. If you have a craving for good seafood this is the place to go. Definitely recommend stopping by to grab a bite to eat. You have to try the stuffed grilled flounder, crawfish or oysters on a half shell. The only down side is the oysters i had were still attached to the shell and im not to happy about having to pry em off myself. read more

OK, against better judgement, just went in to have a meal. The interior is unappetizing at best and our food was sub par. The owner? / manager? didn't care to hear my complaint, she just turned a deaf ear and took my money. Edit: on this visit there were cocktail sauce and tartar sauce bottles left on the table(s) - that can't be aseptic. I'll never go back......... read more

I'm giving them five stars because every time I come here the waiters are all so nice and very respectful. I give them a five because the gumbo was great and the crawfish are AMAZING! this is the place to go for amazing quality crawfish. Hands down! I'd return everyday for crawfish if I could ! read more

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My family and came for dinner here tonight. My father has been here recently. We walk up and the lighted sign has most of its bulbs out. The inside looks old and has carpet in the restaurant. So much for ambience, I said. My dad replies. "We are not here to eat ambience". Lol. We order boudin balls that were very crispy and had good boudin inside. Then I ordered two lbs boiled crawfish out of season. They were small but peeled easy and were tender and juicy. Then the family split jumbo grilled and jumbo fried shrimp platters. Best of both I have had in YEARS! Plus the tarter and cocktail sauces are homemade The prices were great. I can't wait to go back read more

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Paying $3.50 for tarter sauce on a take out order is insane, when you dine in it is free and you can eat all you want. I ordered 4 pieces catfish and a 5 pieces catfish. They want to give me 2 packets of tarter sauce an 2 2oz contains for 9 pieces of catfish. Management replied it's our policy. Ask to speak with the owner, her reply (can't give you that information) What a joke this place has become, I've been eating there before this so called management had a job. Think I'll just go there order 9 pieces inside eat 1 piece, fill 1 compartment in the take out box with tarter sauce and let them clean up my table and no tip for the unfortunat waitress/waiter. Catfish was good but Management is hhorrible. My God making your tarter sauce as they do can't be so expensive to loose customers over and get this kind of bad review. Owner... please take note of bad practice. This is not an April FOOL joke read more

I'm usually a huge fan of Baytown Seafood in Groves but after last night I'm not so sure. I live outside the city of Nederland so I drive a good bit just to get over to the Groves location. The food is usually so good and worth the drive. I order on the phone at home and go pick it up. Last night I looked in the bag before I left to make sure I had my order. What I didn't do was to look inside the main carton that was supposed to have twelve shrimp, Two fish, and six oysters. I noticed I was missing a salad so I go back in and get that. The girl apologized and was very polite. When I get home , to our dismay, we find six shrimp, two dried up pieces of fish that must have been left over from lunch. The rest was oysters and not even whole ones. It was disappointing to say the least. I guess I will be looking for another seafood place to order from for now. I paid $35 for a huge disappointment. read more

I ordered bacon wrapped grilled shrimp, which was delicious and good portion size. I either didn't notice or it wasn't stated that there was also jalapeno pepper in the wrap rendering it too spicy for me. So, I just took the jalapeno pepper out. The salad is typical iceberg lettuce/tomato variety. Dirty rice .. a little on mushy side. Hush puppies (extra) were absolutely scrumptious. Wait staff friendly, but sometimes hard to find when needing condiments, etc, but then it was a Sunday noonish time. Portions big enough though, I had to take home leftovers. I would likely visit it again and order something different not so overwhelming in flavor by bacon, etc. It's not their doing, it's my not knowing -- the shrimp was great and I'm sure if I order a more traditional shrimp dish I'll be happier. My friend's daughter ordered the crawfish dish -- it was absolutely humongous looking :) Family-style restaurant feel, lots of laughing, friendly, chatting, neighborly type folks there. read more

We have always loved this place. But ..yesterday was not good. Ordered food worth over 126.00 for mother's day..not happy... All catfish were flat not much fish meat... Missing some fried oysters.. and ordered Jumbo fried shrimps-- got large size instead.. not worth trip and take out.. can't see.. can't count.. Should have check and count read more

Was there for lunch today. The gumbo was so spicy i was choking. All i heard was i will tell chef. Left a while bowl sitting there. The rest of fried seafood platter was good. Place needed a good dusting of the decor. read more

Despite their crawfish being overpriced compared to other places in the area, I am a regular here. The crawfish are never consistent in size but something about the flavor keeps me coming back. I am also a fan of their fried oysters. The fry they use on them compliments the oysters well. Oh, and the grilled stuff flounder is also great! I would have given 5 stars if it wasn't so pricey. read more

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Ordered crawfish to go, second time they've been subpar, too small and hardly any flavor. Far better places to get crawfish in the area. Won't be back. read more

If it were possible to give less than one star, I would. My daughter cannot eat anything spicy. She ordered a 40.00 plate. On the menu they said 10 boiled shrimp, 1 pound snow crab and one pound king crab. Nothing on the menu about it being spicy. It was so hot I could not eat it and I love hot food. She sent it back and they just rinsed the spice off! It was still hot. The manager finally made it right but by then we were very dissatisfied. I have to add that the rest of what we got was good. The whole bill was 130.00 plus change and we were not even offered anything off the ticket. The hassel of getting that one plate right was just to much, we will never go back. read more

Recently I went there--had a seafood craving. My salad had a huge hair in it. The staff were speechless except to offer me another salad. I always liked their seafood but even after the place has been spruced up---it still sucks. The kitchen staff were loud and acting crazy, the waitresses act like zombies and the décor is deplorable. All the plants I could see were dead. Does anybody care about this place except for the money they take in? read more

I've been going here for years, the boiled crawfish is the best, the chicken fried rice is the best fried rice in the area and the grilled quail dinner is season to perfection with a side of sautéed zucchini and squash and rice...the service is always great but I give it a four star due to the outdated decor and the clutter in some areas of the restaurant. read more

Terrible. Just. ...... terrible. Worst service I've had in a while. Food was cold. I ordered the boiled crawfish. There were crawfish that were already peeled on my tray. So maybe they recycle uneaten crawfish. I'm not sure. We had a table of 10. We had to put our own tables together. Drinks were coming in after the food. And it wasn't that the food came out fast either. The waitress was just on her phone too much to notice. My niece who is 8 got her food last. Way after everyone else. I will not be back to this place. Ever. Ghetto. read more

The guy that said this place looked like a muffler shop wasn't kidding. It looked horrible from the outside with blackened windows, makes you kinda not want to venture in ! The service was pretty crap too. HOWEVER . The food was spot on, I enjoyed my grilled seafood VERY much. So, if you want great seafood and you are not bothered about eating in a shit hole, this is a great place to go read more

Had the grilled red snapper,shrimp & scallops w/ zucchini, squash,onions & green beans, absolutely delicious! Also had the there fried oysters and buday balls......was so good went back a week later......if you like simple places with great food don't miss out on this place...... read more

The crawfish that my daughter and I ordered weren't spicy, like we asked for. They were also very small, and little to no juices in them. Also the corn and potatoes weren't seasoned at all. Just plain as plain can be. I will not return for crawfish. read more

This place is not much to look at, and it's not the cleanest place I've been in...but when the food arrives, all is forgiven. Hot, sizzling, slabs of catfish. Golden nuggets of shrimp. Crispy, crunchy french fries. A lot more food than I could eat. An enormous menu selection, all the way to Mexican food and burgers. Every kind of seafood you can imagine. I'm going to call this place a well-kept secret, because it's hard to spot amid the businesses along Twin City Hwy...looks more like a muffler shop. Go Hungry! read more

We love to come here. Excellent food for good prices. Friendly staff and old fashioned hometown feel. It's a winner!

Waitstaff leaves little to be desired but the food is really good here. Does take a while to get your food so don't go in a hurry. The salad is just lettuce with one small cherry tomatoe with some shreds of carrot. Fried oysters are always our pick and have never been disappointed. read more

Although I've only eaten the fried shrimp meal the couple of times I've ordered here and haven't even dined in, I'm giving this place 4 stars...order was ready at the time they gave, price was fair, and dat scrimp on da batta right dere!! Laissez les Bon Temps Roulez on da elle U tiga on da creole file and da baton roue!!!...the shrimp was very good... read more

Brought my Dad here for his 81 B-day as he has always loved their fried shrimp. Should have stuck with the fried shrimp because the shrimp cocktail I ordered as an appetizer brought back memories of dead fish at the pier. Unfortunately, I chocked one down before I noticed the smell. They removed the item from our bill but the damage was already done! Stomach cramps and the usual stuff that occurs when you eat rotten seafood!!! We brought the fried food home but later decided to feed it to the dogs instead. $52.00 down the drain (along with some bad product). I will not be returning to Baytown Seafood (any location) again. read more

This place gets 1 Star because there's not an option for 0 Stars. The food tasted like it was cooked in old oil. The service was unbelievably horrific. Providing BASIC customer service will keep customers returning. Without it, you lose out on repeat and future business. I do not recommend this establishment to anyone. Try J & J Seafood down the street on the corner of 73. You won't regret it!!! read more

I have to say this place has cleaned up entirely! The wait staff ,management and food is fantastic! If i could give it more than 5 stars i would! Popcorn shrimp is amazing! If you go in ask for Ashley, Kathy or Eddie ! They all have waiting on me and my family and i can not thank them enough! AWESOME JOB! Must be under new management because the changes are amazing and noticeable as soon as you enter!! read more

Today was my first experience with Baytown Seafood. The service was ok. I say this because our waitress was good in the sense that she would check back with us without being annoying. Ok, because it bothered me that I could hear her griping (in the middle of the dinning room) about how much her previous tables had left her very little in tips. My mom and I went for the crawfish because it is decently priced by the pound compared to other places around here. Well, ya get what you pay for. We were very disappointed in the crawfish. They were hard to peel and had no flavor! The crawfish is not boiled with the seasoning; it is sprinkled on top after boiling. Potatoes were not seasoned, as far as the corn, I can't say anything bc it was not served with the meal as advertised. The only thing that made the crawfish ok was the cocktail sauce. I made sure to eat them all so it wasn't a complete waste of $15. I'd like to say I would go back to try other things on the menu but I don't want to take the chance of throwing more money away again. read more

Visit on several occasions ,however the last two occasions were very disappointing . I purchased a whole fried flounder , the fish was not fresh and appeared to be freezer burned. I call the restaurant and notified them if the problem, so they would not sell it to anyone else . I went back the following week and to purchase whole fried catfish and asked was it fresh and was told that it was, only to once again be served a stale freezer burned fish. I would not recommend dinning there . read more

Visited twice in two days. Jumbo fried shrimp was fantastic, both times ! Stuffed flounder was good ! Fried oysters were just, OK. The shrimp is fantastic ! ! ! read more

Everything I've tried is pretty good except the crawfish that's my only complaint they were small just about every time I ordered them and over priced compared to local competitors the service is good people are friendly read more