I decided to give this place another try, after trying another location a while ago and I'm so glad we did!! Staff is friendly, sometimes a little hard to find even though there were only 4 other tables seated on a Monday night. We loved the seafood combo. We liked the head-on shrimp, mussels, and snow crab. We also liked the potatoes and the garlic noodles as a side were so delicious!! We were pleasantly surprised. We didn't get drinks, but they seemed to have a fun selection of non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks. This place is I would say casual and fun to go with friends as opposed to a date night haha as it gets messy with everything going on. Definitely recommend next time you're craving seafood boil! read more

Service was good. Had the munch special shrimp and i was supposed to have double the shrimp and it felt light. Garlic noodles were ok. I recommend dipping them in the loui sauce. Chicken tenders were surprisingly amazing! read more

Cap't Loui - Shrimp bag head off - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Montclair, New Jersey

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This food continues to hit the spot! Come hungry as the portions are generous. A half pound shrimp with corn, potatoes & sausage is sure to leave you feeling stuffed. The flavors are on point & the atmosphere & vibe is chill. Definitely with a visit. Parking lot across the street, lunch special m-f with reduced prices, bring a shot to add to their non alcoholic drinks & get a couple warm beignets to end a delicious meal! read more

Cap't Loui - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Montclair, New Jersey

The place totally brings the seafood boil vibe. I love the back room with the rooftop. You get to enjoy the outdoor without being outdoor. Music was wonderful too. The seafood boil was flavorful and delicious! We had their signature flavor " Cap't Loui". I was told the lemon pepper is just as good. I had the fish sandwich and Cajun fries. It was superb. Finally, a seafood boil closer to home. The server, Miguel, was nice and friendly. He didn't rush us and explained the dishes since it was our first time. read more

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Went here for a late night meal with my wife and it did not disappoint. We had crawfish and crabs. The seafood was fresh, seasoning was on point, and price was fair. The staff were extremely friendly too. Would come back when we have our crawfish craving. read more

My husband and I came here and picked up our takeout order. We are both big fans of Cap't Loui. Since I'm boycotting the Fort Lee location, we drove 30 minutes for this location. We got our usual: snow crab, calamari, sausages, shrimp, mussels, and crayfish. As soon we got home, we started eating. My husband got the extra spicy cap't loui sauce for our order. I was not happy with him for choosing that. But we still ate the food. The food was good. No paricular issue there while we were eating. However the next morning, we both were experiencing diarrhea issue. My husband believes that it was the extra spicy sauce that was causing the diarrhea. We never had that problem with the Fort Lee location. So yeah not sure what caused our stomach problem. read more

The holy grail of Seafood boil spots! Walked in to celebrate a graduation and the place was empty, clean and inviting atmosphere, our host was so friendly that we ended up ordering all his recommendations and EVERYTHING was 10/10, house sauce medium spiced 4 lb combo with mussels, king crab, clams, calamari and shrimp was blissfully delicious! Raw oysters were fresh and their cocktail sauce is tasty! They make a fire garlic noodles that is a must have. Their lunch special fried calamari and fries are fried to crispy perfection. Their Shirley temple Cap lisun drink is wonderful, I especially like that it was not syrupy. Highly recommend. I am no longer a hook and reel fan. read more

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came here for a mardi gras event i hosted! the staff was incredibly welcoming and organized. we were a loud group that was a lot to handle. we also made a big mess. $1 oysters were delish. decent size & cleaned well. id come back for these on a tuesday. only complaint was the shrimp poboy. i dont think this is the right sauce that they put on top, it threw off the whole sandwich. i also wish the shrimp batter had some spice in it. it was more salty if anything. the cajun and regular fries were good, but hard to tell the difference. we think one tasted sweet. buy one of these juices in a pouch! these are so sweet but fun to drink out of because they also light up. PS bring some rum to spike your drink. parking across the street in the paring deck is free after 7. read more

Cap't Loui - Shrimp poboy - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Montclair, New Jersey

Exceptional. Delicious. We came in at about 6:30pm on a Tuesday (shout out to $1 oysters!). Two of us, we were seated and served right away. Miguel was so nice and friendly. Everything came out really good. I enjoyed every part of dinner. The garlic bread, the 2lb broil of shrimp, heads off, and lobster, house sauce with heat level hot (I'll be back for more) and the shrimp po boy with fries were all so delicious. The table and restaurant were nice, we were seated at a table that could've easily seated 4 so it was nice to have the space, especially because this place is byob so we had our drinks we put there. I did see the establishment also sells their own non alcoholic drinks that one can add their own personal taste to it. I will definitely be back soon ! read more

Cap't Loui - Oysters - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Montclair, New Jersey

Came here for a Mardi Gras Dinner and it was fabulous! Love the fact that you can bring your own Rum and mix it with the Capri-Sun pouches of juice they have -- very smart! I had the 2 piece boil -- lobster, shrimp, and sausage and some oysters that were at a $1 each, so I had too. I went with the mild sauce because I was informed it can get spicy, and I'd agree -- the heat level was perfect. They had great service, accommodated a table of 6, and I would definitely go back. read more

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The Capt Loui sauce was amazing, just the right amount of heat. Got the snow crab, clams, calamari and shrimp. Along with the garlic noodles it was the perfect meal. Server was amazing, very friendly and helpful. Also BYOB, so the meal along with a bottle of sparkling wine was just lovely. read more

Cap't Loui - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Montclair, New Jersey

When I walked into Cap't Loui on a Sunday afternoon, I was warmly greeted by my server, Kay. She quickly got me seated at a comfortable table. I had never been to a seafood boil restaurant, but I've been so curious after seeing them on social media. Also, so many of them have opened in the area that I thought I'd give it a go. I ordered a pound of clams and a half pound of head on shrimp in the garlic butter sauce. I also had a side of garlic noodles. The seafood was 10/10. The clams were plump and meaty and the shrimp were delicious. I was delighted. The garlic butter sauce was 6/10. I love me some garlic, but it was honestly too much. I will definitely try the house sauce next time. Garlic noodles were 5/10. These were a miss for me. Not very flavorful. I would try fries next time. Overall, I was really happy with my experience at Cap't Loui. The prices were reasonable for the quality and quantity of the seafood. I will definitely return. read more

Have been here many times and it's always been 5 stars, I'm wondering if they are under new management. Ordered 4lbs where you get "extra" sides, so we ordered corn which says (3), only 4 corns came in the bag, and only 1 golf ball size potato in the bag. That means if we didn't get the extra side of corn there would have been 1 corn and 1 small potato in a 4lb bag order. Before there was always much more than this. Now the food taste is still always what it was, amazing. We do love it here, maybe this was a one time incident or maybe they are cutting back. But the prices are going up with less food in the bag. Hope this was a 1 time thing, would hate to have such a great place decline. read more

Seafood boil. I like this one a bit, portions were really good and the garlic noodles were good as well. Came here with family on a visit and this place was pretty good. Service was friendly and helpful. The place was pretty nice with a good open space, so we didn't feel cramped at all. read more

We came here for lunch during the week and they have lunch specials! The food was good here and the seafood is so fresh. They're BYOB so it's great to be able to bring your own alcohol here. I like how their boils have the option of coming with garlic noodles. Those were really tasty. My only issue with this place is that it's not handicap accessible. We couldn't get in with a wheelchair. read more

Food was great, service was good but our server was a little slow but she did come back a few times to apologize as she was pulled a few time to sing happy birthday to other patrons. We were charged $6 for a cup of sauce when asked for a side of sauce instead. The restaurant was split into different sections and had trees in the ceiling, something I never seen before. And the beignets were delicious! read more

Cap't Loui - 1 pound Crawfish 1LB 1 pound Shrimp(Head Off) 1LB - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Montclair, New Jersey

If you're craving bold, flavorful seafood served in a fun and casual atmosphere, Capt Loui Seafood delivers an experience that doesn't disappoint. Known for their signature seafood boils, this spot combines fresh ingredients, generous portions, and customizable flavors that keep guests coming back for more. read more

I've been wanting to try this spot for awhile now and we finally had the chance. It's BYOB, we ordered the Mr Rich & Pina Colada and added or drink. Both were very good, a little sweet but tasty. I had the snow crab boil, the seasoned sauce (Cap't Louie) was really good but the crab wasn't seasoned. Hubby ate the Shrimp Po Boy and said it was good. Also I only had one small corn and one potato in the bag. The regular fries were bland and the calamari not so good. The waitress was very attentive though and we enjoyed the music selection. A cute little date night to just chat maybe and have a drink. read more

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My goal is to visit every Cap't loui in the NY/NJ area and report back to Yelp with which one or which ones are my favorites. The seafood at this particular location was fresh and did not taste dried out like other seafood spots I've been to. The waitress was so nice, she offered complimentary rice for my 1 year old who seemed to have enjoyed it *judging by the mess he made* The area seems to be like an integrated township with many small shops nearby. Definitely will be returning. read more

Cap't Loui - Lunch Seafood Boiler Special - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Montclair, New Jersey

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So today was the first time I came here. I've been to many shrimp boil places before but I was really disappointed with the portion of the shrimp. I ordered 1 pound of shrimp only and amen I got home I saw that they added a potato and a corn on the cob. Now I know they charge by Ryner pound so for 25.00 i figured i wouldget a good portion of shrimp but that was not the case. With the potato and corn it split my shrimp. If you do decide to go here ask before you order. read more

We had the oysters on the half shell and the boiler combo. The oysters Tuesday ( $1 all day per oyster) was the stand out. Overall, would rate 9. Worth a repeat visit! Waiter Miguel was awesome.. read more

Sadly, I went today and compared it to the last time I went about two months ago and saw how the portions had changed. Last time and today were almost the same. The second-to-last time I went, the food was smaller, but still good. But today I went and the lobster was basically just the tail. How is it possible that they used to serve so well and not as bad as it is now? I've been there several times before and I can definitely tell this place has a different owner. Today I ordered lobster with corn and boiled eggs, plus shrimp and clams. The corn is frozen, not fresh like it used to be. Please, guys, do your best, not your worst. This used to be my favorite seafood place, but I think it's time for a change. read more

The food is amazing, we always come back. Our waiter was awesome, so sweet and service was fast. We came on a Thursday and it was a great time! read more

The seafood here is awesome. I had the peel and eat shrimp with the Cap't Loui sauce and the garlic linguine on the side. The sauce is like an old bay with a hint of garlic spice. Everything was delicious and the prices are fair, a bit lower than the other restaurants in downtown Montclair. The service was fast and they also had closed captions turned on for the televisions which is always something that I gripe about at most other restaurants. I will definitely be back to try the Po' Boy sandwich. read more

The seafood boil was delicious. I got a mild heat. The corn was very sweet, scallops tender, and snow crab divine. Thank you so much.

Our first visit was during their grand opening week and everything rocked. We recently had a baby so going out was put on the back burner for us. She is now old enough to go out so we are back to dining out with an additional foodie in tow. Apparently they had to close due to a small fire but not they are back with a ton of reopening specials. Welcome back! Reopening specials include: The return of their grand opening free unlimited garlic noodles All day HH oysters ($1 blue points) Free funnel cake with ice cream Service was the best and I love when restaurants are so welcoming of our baby. They even took a Polaroid of her for us to keep! Food was good as always but on our recent visit a tad overcooked. Byob so bring the bubbly and definitely get some oysters to pair. We'll be back sooner than later this time! read more

Cap't Loui - A Polaroid souvenir of our little one - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Montclair, New Jersey

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The girls and I got together to get seafood, and I couldn't wait to try this spot. When I arrived I was lucky to find parking close. I walked in and was greeted and found my party. Iralee was our server, and she was good! I ordered the mussels and headless shrimp with the Cap't Louie sauce medium. They messed up the order a bit, so I had to wait while the others ate. When it came out, I dug in, and it was good. The medium sauce was actually very hot but not bad! The bill wasn't bad, and all in all, I had an ok experience. read more

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Love our server Kay she was so attentive. I also love the Capt loui sauce. I will be going back read more

Cap't Loui - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Montclair, New Jersey

I'm extremely torn on how to review.... I had high HIGH hopes for Loui but the ball was dropped. I need to say and be clear that, the STAFF WAS AMAZING. My review is more on the price point for what was being offered, variety of options and overall taste of the food. My friends and I wanted to stop by for an after work app/drink catch up. For some reason we may have looked up the wrong location and thought there was a bar here. Drinks, gone. Luckily they do follow suit of the Montclair trend and offer deliveries from local stores! We were excited to have some oysters; unfortunately none were available...We then decided to just try some apps. For the quick after work hangout, it wasn't a fun experience of food. Its also hard to keep up with the competition in the area- Montclair has a high store front rent, which means higher menu prices. Unfortunately there are other similar options in the area that are more worthwhile. All in all, the staff was great, venue was perfect and worth the visit- but unfortunately, I won't be returning. read more

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This was one of the most disappointing experiences I've had in months, made especially negative by the unethical business practices I saw with my own eyes. My chum and I stopped here for lunch yesterday around 1PM on a very rainy/chilly day. The place was pretty empty save one or two tables, and didn't fill up too much while we were there - the weather definitely kept a lot of potential customers away. The interior is VERY cool; understandably there's a crab shack/sea shanty vibe to this place, and I liked that the market prices for the seafood boil options were prominently displayed in multiple locations to allow for informed decisions in that regard. I ordered the 1-pound crawfish boil option ($16 or $17). For the portion, I thought the price was pretty reasonable - I've personally attended multiple crawfish boils in Louisiana, and I always forget that the crawfish are significantly smaller up here. I probably wouldn't get this option again, but I certainly don't think the restaurant did anything "wrong" with this - it's just a lot of effort for a minimal amount of tail meat. I DID think they skimped a bit on the boil ingredients. You were offered additional potatoes, corn, etc. for an extra few dollars, but the potato/corn that were part of the underlying boil consisted of literally one piece of potato and one tiny piece of corn on the cob. I can do without corn on the cob personally, but it would have been nice to see multiple pieces of potato, especially with a boil that by definition doesn't have a lot of meat involved. We did order the garlic noodles as an add-on to the boils (about $7), which was a good choice. It was recommended by the waitress and helped add a few calories to a meal that didn't have a lot, beyond the fact that it was tasty and paired well with the boil. I got the Cap't Loui sauce, which was good but most of the flavor predictably was at the bottom of the bag. In hindsight, I would have been more proactive about mixing the sauce in more on my end. The negatives unfortunately significantly outweigh the positives. While our waitress was nice, the restaurant was understaffed and it literally was just her as hostess, waitress, busser and who knows what else. The initial service was fine but predictably tanked once the place had multiple customers to take care of. Someone else came in at the very end to process our check, otherwise I don't know when we would have left. There should have been at least one other person working there on a Sunday afternoon, even in the monsoon-like conditions. This was the worst part though by far: when we placed two Beignet orders, the waitress swiveled around the napkin dispenser, revealing a "deal" for us to take advantage of - in exchange for a Yelp and/or Google review on the spot, the restaurant would give us a free dessert. There's no way to categorize this other than out-and-out bribery and they should be ashamed of themselves, as should anyone who not only took advantage of this, but didn't disclose the free dessert within the context of their review. Absolutely shameful and disgusting, and 100% calls into question the higher average rating for this place. Of course they ended up in the Yelp Top 100 for 2022 - they literally bought off people to write reviews. And who on earth would write a negative review in those circumstances, knowing that a) the waitress needs to look at the review to verify the deal and b) the review hinges on free food? At the very least, Yelp should be removing them from whatever algorithm they're using to gauge the popularity of businesses. Beyond that, how self-defeating is this? If you're a credible restaurant trying to utilize constructive feedback, you're certainly not getting it here. On principle, I wouldn't come back. And if you're seriously looking at their reviews to determine whether you should frequent Cap't Loui's, I wouldn't even bother wasting your time on the two- or three- sentence 5-star reviews - they were written by people with no integrity who thought it was more important to save $4 on a beignet than provide informative commentary for future patrons. Absolutely pathetic. read more

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Let's talk about that bag. It's so sturdy and strong that it was manhandled with more than 10 pounds of pointy shell fish inside and no leak. 10 outa 10 would recommend that bag for all seafood boil needs. Oh yea the food was also just as read more

Great little place to enjoy really good and fresh seafood options..! Waitstaff were very friendly and efficient..! Would love to visit again. Only suggestion would be to peel the Shrimp before frying. It seems to be their method of preparing but not something we usually have. read more

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I have been wanting to try this spot for awhile and so we ordered takeout on a rainy evening. Our order was ready as promised and was still hot when we got it home. Unfortunately our order was wrong as we got the wrong proteins though the restaurant made good and did refund us. I just was a bit underwhelmed with the main broiler bag that we got. It was just sort of over sauced and overcooked. We also split a soft shell crab fry basket which was well seasoned but not as crispy as I would have liked. For over $60, it was just not what I expected given the reviews. It possibly may have been an off night. read more

10/10 seafood boil We got 1lb of snow crab and 1/2 lb of shrimp (head off) and 1/2 lb of crawfish! It came with corn. The bowl was really good- it's my first time eating seafood boil; so much fun to eat with my hands lol The sauce was phenomenal. First taste, not spicy, but the medium truly was spicy! The side of garlic noodles was really good; very garlicky and Al dente :) 10/10 soft shell crab basket The soft shell crab was crispy to perfection! My boyfriend loved it :) the Cajun fries were delicious! Hint of sweetness to the fries too! I got strawberry lemonade, and my boyfriend got lemonade. Perfect with the spicy food! It comes in a bag with a straw, easy to drink from while your hands are occupied consuming food! Half the restaurant is dim ambiance, and there's a section with greenhouse style windows! Would come again!! read more

Cap't Loui - Seafood Pick Two Boiler Combo - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Montclair, New Jersey

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Loved it here!! The atmosphere is classy but welcoming, the portions are good and the food is delicious! The staff is delightful, will absolutely be back. read more

The place was a very different experience compared to fine dining. It was lots of fun from paper tablecloths to bags filled with delicious seafood in yummy sauce. The lobster roll was delicious as were the lemon pepper fries. They have fun lemonades in pouches and funnel fries for dessert that were fabulous! Just a fun night for some senior citizens. Also kudos to the waitress who handed us back our bill and money and said the tip is already in! Honest and pleasant! Go you'll enjoy!!! read more

The food was good here. They do not serve alcohol, I didn't realize that until I arrived. You are allow you to bring your own alcohol. The lemonade was so good. read more

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The Cajun food was terrific, even the po boys. We had at least 6 plates of mussels for six people.

i just went there yesterday and the food was amazing the atmosphere and music absolute vibe. Our server Miguel was absolutely fantastic... very attentive and service was 5 stars. I'll definitely be making my way back there. Thanks again Miguel read more

Don't walk...RUN to this place of seafood heaven. They currently have $1 oysters all day every day until the end of August - so fresh and huge (way bigger than the ones we had a week ago in Greenport, Long Island). If that's not enough to get you in the door, their cap't loui sauce for the cajun boil is out of this world. We got mild spice and it was just the right amount of kick, not too salty and balanced with delicious garlic flavor. We dipped our garlic noodles and lemon pepper fries into this sauce after devouring the shrimp and crawfish boil. The shrimp was the star of the boil - SO juicy, sweet, and jumbo in size. I even loved the corn and potato in the boil as well. If you didn't plan ahead for BYOB, not to worry - you can even order wine/beer from the local liquor store using a QR code and get it delivered right to your table (free delivery)! What a gem in Montclair, can't wait to come back again! Shout out to our server James who was the nicest and took such great care of us! read more

Cap't Loui - Dozen oysters - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Montclair, New Jersey

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