Horrible service. Wrong appetizer, but they gave us the correct one and left the wrong one. That was good. Waiter said the bar tender was an ass and wouldn't add sugar water to tea. We left after 1 and a half hours, we hadn't got our food. When we went to close out they acted embarrassed and didn't charge for appetizers and tea. read more

We had a fun dinner here our first evening in Texas. The restaurant sits on Lake Travis and requires a little walking to get to from the parking lot. It is worth it though for the view of the lake, the vibe of sitting on the water, and for the fun of seeing all the fish that profit off of it. When we arrived, we were seated outside on their covered deck. Our server was friendly and got us our drinks quickly. He also gave us some recommendations as we were unsure what to get from the menu. I got the catfish tacos, which came with a salad as their side. The meal hit the spot. The catfish was cooked just right and well seasoned. It paired really well with the toppings of the taco, which were fruity and bright. The salad was also super refreshing and dressed to my liking. Overall it was a great, light dinner for me after traveling all day and did not take a chunk out of my wallet either. The most fun about this place is that they advertise their natural garbage disposal, the fish who swim near their dock. A few of my friends did not finish their meals and saved their fries for the fish. We may be adults, but we still had a lot of fun tossing fries at fish at the end of the evening. They also sell actual fish food inside if you have small children who would like to feed them more. Whether you are visiting the area with your friends or as a family with kids, this place has something to everyone's tastes. read more

Captain Pete's Boathouse - Catfish tacos - Seafood Near Me - Point Venture, Texas

I have to give this place 5 stars based on their dessert and location! My bf raved about their key lime pie. Couldn't wait to take me here when I came to visit him from California. I was told they have amazing carrot cake as well. Had to try both! Omg. Heaven in my mouth! Love the ambience, too. Great service. I will fly from California just to have another slice of their carrot cake! read more

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Love coming here for a peaceful afternoon for a beautiful view and a yummy snack. Service is always fun and great, definitely a go to place when in the area. read more

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I love that you can either drive up or pull in by boat to this floating restaurant, such a cool experience being right on the water at Lake Travis. There is a bit of a walk from the parking area, but they do have ramps along the way. We ended up being the only ones there, so the service was absolutely fabulous, attentive without being overbearing. The food was surprisingly really good, too. There's just something about sitting on Lake Travis, enjoying a cold beer and lunch, that makes the whole experience feel like a little escape. Austin Yelp Elite All-Star approved read more

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We were greeting as soon as we walked in. Led to a table with a spectacular view. The restaurant floats on Lake Travis a marvelous design, Drinks and appetizers were out quickly. Our server was polite and responsive. We started with the bang bang shrimp which really good. Entrees were hot and delicious as well. read more

Captain Pete's Boathouse - The view from our table - Seafood Near Me - Point Venture, Texas

It's a perfect night to watch the sunset at Captain Pete's Boathouse. Called around to check on a place to sit outside and watch the sunset. No wait at Captain Pete's Boathouse. Perfect. The Yelp map is great! Drive and then park near the floating boardwalk that takes you to the boathouse. Or dock your boat to enjoy a meal. Got there as the sun was setting. Loved watching the fall sky change colors. Like Mother Nature creating a beautiful painting. Zachary, our waiter, was so fun. Took our order and then took us to feed the catfish (which we did not eat). The catfish can freely swim but love to hang out with their mouth open waiting to enjoy some leftovers. They've been conditioned to beg for food like very hungry, eager puppies. For dinner, we had blackened salmon. The blackened salmon plate comes with fries, cole slaw and the yummiest hush puppies. My blackened salmon salad had lots of my favorites. Blackened salmon over a bed of mixed greens with cucumbers, mandarin oranges, carrots, feta and toasted almonds. Vinaigrette on the side. So good. If you have a pampered pooch, this is the place to go on the lake. The family next to us ordered a burger, sans the bun, and fries for their fur-ever baby. They even brought a silver dog bowl for their pup to enjoy a meal at the lake. Adorable! Such a relaxing meal at Lake Travis. Ask for Zachary if you find yourself in the neighborhood. read more

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Lots of great parking... but a little bit of a walk (an adventure) to get to the floating restaurant out at sea... Cool Vibe... had a late lunch there and really enjoyed ourselves. It was mid-August.... in central Texas...It's hot... and the large patio garage doors are open... We foolishly chose to eat INSIDE. Rookie move! Afterwards we walked outside in the covered but open seating outside...WOW... what a nice breeze. Like 10-15 degrees cooler. Inside...a nice 90 degree. Live and Learn! The food was great. Fried Catfish was amazing....even if the breading kind of fell off... BOGO Burger deals are awesome (summer of 2026) and burgers were good too. AMAZING French Fries... not skimpy...not overcooked. Still tasted like a good potato!!! Salted PERFECTLY! Very good service too! read more

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Love taking out of state friends & family to Pete's for specific foods, was extremely better with live music on the water on weekends. The service is very good upstairs with an exceptional view when there's a nice breeze. The most unfriendly bartender (C) is downstairs so go upstairs to get those. Full menu only offered downstairs. Great for kids' enjoyment feeding ducks & catfish. So blessed having Pete's at our marina. read more

I hate restaurants that charge a credit card fee on top of their bill - It may have been disclosed on the menu (I'm not sure) but I'm already there and now the bill comes with a 3% fee. In any regard, this is not affect my restaurant rating. Food is average and service is average (server comes by when he can, and was very personable but a bit forgetful) - seem to be a bit short on servers. We were quickly seated and food came out quickly. Fried pickles were great - hot and spicy, fries were cold in the basket, and shrip tacos were OK. A great place to visit in the afternoon especially now that Lake Travis is up to 675 feet. Nice breeze, excellent view. I will definitely be back on nice days. read more

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Very nice dock attendants who handle board parking & fueling. Wait staff are abysmal. Everyone has their head down, not looking around to see if anyone needs help. Sat at a table for 10 minutes and no one came around. Then went to the bar thinking that might be faster and the bartender never acknowledged me either after a few minutes. I left in disgust and told the friendly dock attendant and he apologized on their behalf and said he'd let the powers that be know. read more

I was visiting Austin two weeks ago. We took a trip around Travis Lake and started to get hungry. We stopped off to eat at Captain Pete's Boathouse. Loved having to walk on the wharf to get to the restaurant. The boats on the lake were rocking the wharf. The restaurant was on the lake. I really enjoyed that feeling! We sat down and enjoyed the lake. It was family friendly atmosphere. I ordered the salmon salad. It was delicious. My husband had the burger and fries. He likes his burgers well done but unfortunately it was not but he liked the seasoning. I recommend this place if you want to get away. It also has live music but I imagine it's in the evenings. If you're on a boat on the lake you can just dock it around the restaurant and have a bite to eat. Nice . read more

Captain Pete's Boathouse - Salmon salad. Delicious - Seafood Near Me - Point Venture, Texas

Had a fantastic experience at Captain Pete's Boathouse Floating Restaurant and Fuel Dock! The frozen margaritas were perfect, and the food was outstanding. We had the Boathouse Burger, fried shrimp basket, French fries, hush puppies, and coleslaw -- everything was excellent. My wife said the burger was the best she's ever had, and the shrimp were cooked perfectly. The tartar sauce was absolutely awesome and tied everything together. We also grabbed a slice of the homemade carrot cake to go, and wow... it was so, so good. Great food, great atmosphere, great service and definitely a place we'll be back to! read more

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We stopped by early that afternoon for gas and drinks and were made to feel so welcome that we came back later for more gas and dinner. Our waitress, Taylor, was very attentive and helpful. I asked if I could substitute my coleslaw and fries for a salad unless the coleslaw was a sweet, creamy style. After checking with the kitchen and manager, Andrea, I was told the substitution was approved at no additional charge. However, my meal arrived with dry coleslaw and fries. When I mentioned it, Taylor immediately apologized and brought me a salad, again assuring us there would be no charge. When our bill arrived, we were surprised to see an additional $8 charge for the salad. Had I known there would be an extra charge, I would not have ordered it. When we questioned the charge, Taylor went back to speak with Andrea, who then said we would have to pay for the salad after all. We asked to speak with her but were told no. It was a disappointing way to end an otherwise wonderful visit. Thankfully, it didn't ruin my 70th birthday, but it was an unfortunate ending. As locals who live on the lake we enjoy having and supporting our local lake restaurants, which is why this experience was so disappointing. We hope management will communicate more clearly with both their staff and customers so situations like this can be avoided. read more

This place was great a year ago, food tasted fresh and nice portions. I have given them a 5 star before, sadly gave them 2 this time because zi was disappointed, our fries were loaded with oil and not as hot, kind of soggy, burger gotten little smaller and shrimp basket gotten way way smaller, only 6 pieces of shrimps, compare to 24 a year ago. My daughter love it because of the fish feeding, if I do come again it won't be for the food but most likely for a beer read more

Typical lake food. High priced and tasteless. Went on a Sunday evening, not busy. Service was slow. Won't be going back anytime soon.

This was our first time here and our waitress Sara was very intentional and served us wonderfully. We love the view of the water. read more

I imagine most patrons arrive by boat...but you can get there by car...and the walk down AND up is a bit of an adventure from the parking lot. We ordered the peel and eat cajun shrimp, very tasty with our cocktails, texas flip flop and classic marg. The best part was that the shrimp shells get dumped overboard for the fish that hang out under the floating dock. My capt pete jerk chicken and companion's catfish basket were enjoyable. Nicely seasoned fries too. read more

Captain Pete's Boathouse - Cajun peel and eat Shrimp - Seafood Near Me - Point Venture, Texas

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Great vibe great Lake food!! Chris is amazing and has a great sense of humor!! Love this place!!

The food tasted great! Amazing service!! The fried pickles were amazing. All the staff were very friendly and kind! Our sever, Guy is the MAN! Very attentive and friendly. Great view of the sunset too! read more

Captain Pete's Boathouse - The sunset, outside - Seafood Near Me - Point Venture, Texas

Food and drinks are good for the most part just dont order the catfish unless you like the breading falling off before it get's to your table read more

If I could give this place 0 stars I would. Within the first 5 minutes the waiter was cussing up a storm, he was also clearly drunk and smelt of alcohol. It was a very busy night but the wait being 2 hours for food is still ridiculous. Once the food came it was mediocre and there were lots of error. We talked to another waiter about getting some of the food that was missing and the other worker was incredibly rude. Durning that encounter it was brought up that our waiter was acting drunk rather than the worker and manger caring, they both questioned our credibility and if it was true. Later the waiter proceeded to tell the table that he was not drunk and acted rude. When paying our bill cash was given, we waited for him to come back for change but he did not. We asked another worker and he proceeded to say "well did you tip him" and that "he just worked there". We ended up not receiving our change back. I understand that it was a busy night but the waiter made the experience so much worse. We were not taken seriously by any staff members and felt disrespected the whole time. read more

My experience at this place was absolutely atrocious! It there were to be a zero star rating choice that's what would be chosen. Waiter was stumbling around and reeked of alcohol, horrible customer service led off the conversation with "I'm about to bring yall water, no F*** that i'm just going to take yalls order", and took $8 in change that was not given as a tip and pocketed it and when another worker was asked about the change they responded with "I just work here". An order of hush puppies was forgotten and when I asked a worker for my order they said " I'm not your server go and find him." Overall this place is a complete joke and the lack of customer service was absolutely mind boggling. I will never bring my service back to this place. read more

i was served cold catfish after ordering a cat fish basket they took it off my bill but it's a big let down to want cat fish and to go to a place like this and to be done that way .... Nice friendly place but bad fish read more

HORRIBLE experience today at Captain Pete's... actually, it was a nonexistent experience. We were so looking forward to drinks and food by the water with our two dogs. We got there, got seated and had menus given to us, and that was it. The hostess and the waiters glanced at us a few times, and there was no way they could miss us because we had 2 90-pound dogs with us and menus still on the table, but they never came to even offer us water, much less take our orders. It wasn't busy and there were at least 4 servers. They quickly waited on two tables that arrived AFTER us, but they were off boats, not a lowly car like we were. My husband even went inside to get dog water and they saw him walk back out. After about 20 minutes, we just got up and left, still hungry and thirsty. It's sad because this could have easily been our go-to this summer but not now. read more

Captain Pete's Boathouse - Seafood Near Me - Point Venture, Texas

Captain Pete's is a one of a kind Restaurant that has great food and reasonable prices. if you want to kick back and enjoy go to Captain Pete's read more

Pulled up on the boat and was greeted by the friendliest, most attentive staff. The views are absolutely stunning and make the whole experience even better. Dre went above and beyond--he took such great care of us and recommended the Boathouse Burger with bacon, which was a solid 10/10. Couldn't have asked for a better experience. Definitely coming back! :) read more

Captain Pete's Boathouse - Seafood Near Me - Point Venture, Texas

First time my buffalo chicken salad was amazing! Second visit my jerk catfish sandwich was very disappointing. It arrived and wasn't fried, you could barely taste the jerk seasoning and I asked for well done and it was slimy. read more

Such a cool spot! We drove the boat right up and staff helped us dock the boat. Food was pretty decent and not expensive! The views and overall vibe was awesome. We continue going back to lake Travis specifically for captain petes read more

It took over an hour to get our food after waiting 30 to be seated. place was almost empty btw.

This place always hits. The perfect spot for lago vista/ point venture. A must have if you're on the lake and feeling hungry! Remember to feed the catfish, but don't feed them the catfish tacos... read more

Captain Pete's Boathouse - Seafood Near Me - Point Venture, Texas

We loved the Gnarly Gar and were sad to see it sink., but Capt Pete's is an overall great improvement. They did do a major overhaul of the dining area and according to the manager, there were a lot of additional repairs. A lot of boaters were dining outside by the lake, but we opted for the bar/AC as it was a humid day. Pete's has a few specialty drinks and our highly skilled & professional bartender, Tabitha, did not give us a tourist pour. Our Sunday-Funday Marghies were spot on. The menu item that caught my eye was the Fenway Frank. Come to find out the chef is a big Boston fan and offers a Fenway Park hotdog. This was not a ballpark dog but a foot-long grilled dog smothered in mustard, relish, and chopped onions. Hand-cut fries are included but the dog is king here. Plus one ordered the firecracker shrimp. It's a healthy portion and they were fried and spiced just right. Keep in mind with the lake so low it's a steep climb back up to the parking lot. We did meet a group as we were heading down and they remarked we should not have had that last round. They were a huffin and a puffin. read more

Captain Pete's Boathouse - Sunday Funday post golf - Seafood Near Me - Point Venture, Texas

Food was amazing, service was incredible, Lamplit ambiance was sick, just in general a cool place. Five stars. read more

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Absolutely the worst dining experience of my life. If I could give this place zero stars, I would. We waited over an hour--yes, a full sixty minutes--for our food, and it wasn't even worth the wait. We sat there, starving, watching table after table get served while we were completely ignored. No updates. No apologies. Just an endless black hole of hunger and disappointment. they most likely forgot our order and our existence! read more

Great view with decent food! Bbq burger, salads and the frozen margaritas are my favorite parts. Love that dogs are allowed! read more

Captain Pete's Boathouse - Seafood Near Me - Point Venture, Texas

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This was the perfect spot after a day out on the water. They have indoor and outdoor seating our preference was outside so we can still have views of the lake. The hostess and waitress were kind and attentive. We started with the garden salad with ranch and the only item that would have made it that much better would have been a hard boiled egg. Then we had the spicy shrimp ( that's not what it's called) and we highly recommend it. Those shrimp did not stand a chance lol Our grand finale was burger and fries! The burger was cooked perfectly and the fries were seasoned just right. If I'm in the area I'll be sure to visit them again. read more

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If you're wanting to eat on Lake Travis this has a great patio area. You're allowed to come by boat and it's not a crazy walk like some of the other restaurants from the dock to the restaurant. We have come here several times and have always had great service. Austin, the bartender, is great to converse with! Make sure to order a Pain Killer. Reminds me of the Virgin Islands. We almost always get the Bang Bang Shrimp and Crispy Baby Back Ribs. I'm a chicken when it comes to spice, but the shrimp has just enough spice where it isn't over powering. The ribs have an Asian bbq sauce making them not too sweet with great flavor. Don't forget to get fish food from inside and feed the Catfish. The biggest Catfish I've ever seen! read more

Captain Pete's Boathouse - Bang Bang Shrimp and Crispy Baby Back Ribs - Seafood Near Me - Point Venture, Texas

Went for a Saturday night dinner with a girlfriend. I would see this place being a good spot for summer time since it's on the water and you can sit outside. We choose to sit inside since it was chilly. The service was great. We got seated right away and our waiter was super friendly and nice. I ordered the Salmon salad with raspberry vinaigrette. The salmon was nicely cooked & the salad ingredients were all fresh. I would go back to this spot again but when it's a little warmer so that I can sit out and enjoy the view. read more

Captain Pete's Boathouse - Salmon Salad - Seafood Near Me - Point Venture, Texas

Captain Pete's is pretty good! We were able to park our pontoon super easy in one of the front spots. The food is also pretty good! I got a garden salad, and chicken tenders. The only thing that I didn't like about the salad was the spinach but there was only like 2 peices. The bathrooms are pretty clean, and the gift shop has cute shirts, kinda expensive, but still cute. They also have yummy ice cream! The waiter was nice, there was slow service, but that's expected due to how busy this place is. (We went 4th of July weekend) You can also buy fish food at the gift shop, or just use French fries to feed the catfish which is reallly fun! read more

Captain Pete's Boathouse - Feeding catfish! - Seafood Near Me - Point Venture, Texas

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We came here for gas but ended up staying a while..... this place is owned/managed by the absolute nicest, hardest working people on the planet. Great food, good vibes, reasonably priced drinks and super nice folks! We can't wait to come back. read more

Captain Pete's Boathouse - Great hot dog and fries - Seafood Near Me - Point Venture, Texas