Visited several times & NOW I am sitting to pin my experience. A functioning thriving business in NEW ORLEANS EAST, that's a source for all things seafood, CRAWFISH & the like!!! If you know me you know I'm all about the mudbugs, crawfish, crawdads... However, on this particular day, I was not getting crawfish, shocking huh. I was there to get sandwiches for lunch. To be noted, one side of this establishment has seafood ie fish, crawfish, crabs etc. and the other side is the hot side, they offer lunch plates, sandwiches and the like. The sandwich was half oyster + half shrimp dressed. When I tell you it was oh so tasty, I didn't want to share, eating it all was my plan, lol. The price was fair, the french bread was fresh as you know, that's half the battle. The customer service was excellent. I was provided ketchup packets, hot sauce packets + napkins. Only thing I didn't like was the transaction fee on my credit card but next time I'll have cash. I don't remember this being a thing when I have been here before, but now I know; because knowing is half the battle right? The off-street parking is great, the vast shelled parking lot is shared by a couple other businesses but there's always ample room for all. read more

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Had a Shrimp Poboy that would be pretty standard except for the volume of shrimp which took me 2 days to eat. A stellar seafood market which may have the NOLA East market to itself read more

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It's the best seafood in New Orleans!! Best Customer Service and you are not standing in line for a long time!! read more

Seafood was tasty and as fresh as can be, and very affordable. Loved that we could buy portions of each thing as we wanted. Service is no frills and straightforward, helpful enough, but it's really charming and fit what we wanted. read more

Nice big plates with good service I go here often to get a good fish plate. I am definitely recommending this location read more

Oyster Poboy Heaven. Took the drive from St Charles Parish for lunch. Split a large oyster dressed. It was perfection. read more

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Casnet is one of the original seafood spots either boiled or fried you won't go wrong. Fried fresh to order huge fried catfish filet and yes I said catfish one of the best places they give you what you pay for. Some restaurants say they sell catfish but it's not catfish. So if you're looking for great boiled and fried fresh seafood please stop in you can even place your order over the phone read more

I'm so sorry to tell you this food is all hype it lacks flavor it's over cooked all around disappointed the only reason I gave it two stars was because the customer service was so good. I had corn and it looked old it was over cooked. Potatoes had no seasoning or flavor crawfish shrimp nd crab in sad I waisted a lot of money because I gave my food away read more

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Fresh seafood for the foodie in you. Cut fresh filets or iqf box buys of crab (assorted species) basa- shrimp-oyster-specks-reds-drum..z OMG. I'M ON MY WAY TOO CAST A NET read more

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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!, the food here is always fresh and tasty . Best shrimp poboy in the city ! Turkey necks have a nice kick to them too ! You can call on the phone and order and just pick up too ! read more

The foot was perfect. The staff was friendly and helpful. I wish we had discovered it earlier to allow fir multiple trips.

Ordered 100 lbs of boiled crawfish for my daughters birthday. They were very courteous, punctual, and best of all, they were delicious. I live in Metairie, but it is worth the drive out there. Highly recommended. read more

I have always tried Castnet Seafood and enjoyed their food and their portions are very generous. I have enjoyed the potato salad. I usually order early by phone and able to dash in and pick up in no time. I was satisfied. The prices are a little high. read more

Order: 5 lb crawfish Turkey neck (1) Sausage (1) Corn x2 Potatoes (order came w/5) All for only $38!! Crawfish were seasoned in traditional Cajun seasoning, just the right amount of spice. Tender turkey necks. Hubby ordered a large shrimp po boy dressed for $17 but it was SO packed with shrimp he ended up sharing with me. I usually go to Cajun seafood when I visit but I'll be stopping here moving forward. The prices were less & the seasoning was better. Sorry no photos... read more

Fresh. Hot. Really good! I usually call to order just to cut down on the wait time at the restaurant but there is only one line so you will have to wait to check out. read more

It has gotten much better lines move much faster as result of them not accepting snap!!

Always fresh food service is great, Always nice friendly employees need to stay open later read more

By far the best meal I had in Nola, and probably a top 10 in my lifetime travels. Castnet is very clearly a local secret, and is off the beaten path about 20 mins from the French Quarter. The space itself is no frills but we knew we found something good when we pulled up to a 90% full parking lot at 2 pm, well past prime lunch time. The space is divided in two--the left is for the raw/boiled seafood counter, where you're mostly ordering by the pound. My parents ordered a pint of oysters, two lobsters ($15 each) & $4/lb crawfish from this side. The right side is for fried/cooked food, where I ordered a soft shell crab po boy (GIANT, btw) and potato salad. My first bite of our meal was the potato salad, and it was easily the best I've ever had. I figured that if they put so much love in something as trivial as potato salad, the rest of it would be mind blowing, and that assumption was spot on. I had never had soft shell crab that was fried whole, and I must say the end result was truly AMAZING. It's a textural wonderland, and the crab itself was suuuper meaty (so much that my dad had a bite and thought it was fish filet)! The raw oysters were SO fresh with no icky brine whatsoever, and were exactly what we were looking for. As for the boiled food, my parents became crawfish converts after this meal. We actually all preferred the crawfish over lobster, since the lobster was a tad bit overseasoned for us, but the crawfish was truly incredible. The service was friendly and excellent, despite it being a madhouse filled with hungry patrons. Oh, and we loved it so much that we came back for dinner a few hours later. Thank you for such a memorable meal, Castnet! read more

I have been a fan for years, but not anymore. Last week I ordered 3 Shrimp PO-Boys and a fish plate. All was under seasoned including the potato salad. The fish was on the verge of going bad. I was very disappointed. Unfortunately, when I returned home, they were closed. All of the good cooks are gone. The fry on the seafood was ok but the taste was bland. read more

This is a dive seafood joint slinging boiled and fried delicacies from the waters of the area and beyond. They seem to have a decent sized line most of the time here and you wait to get to the cash register to order and then you wait to pick your food up after if to go or sit down with your number at a table for dining in. They are noted and very popular for their boiled crawfish and during the season that is probably the most popular item here. On my last visit I had a fried trout filet which was good, a shrimp sandwich on bun that was good and fried oysters which were overcooked which made them too hard and rubbery. The building Castnet is in also houses Walker's BBQ so you can double down with seafood and BBQ if you wish. read more

Everything was great. This is definitely where the locals go. We ordered crawfish, corn, and potatoes. We also had the shrimp and oyster Po boy. Everything was fulfilling and yummy to my tummy. Ha ha no seriously it was really good. There were tons of locals that offered great conversation along with good food. Castnet is a seafood market along with a to go restaurant. They do have a few tables inside and outside. Next door is a snowcone spot along with a rib joint. The rib place wasn't open but the snowcone spot was. I would highly recommend this spot. The prices were the best I've seen for crawfish. $5lb for large crawfish. I think the best part was everyone was from nearby and not tourist. This place is definitely not a tourist trap. read more

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It took five days to find decent food at a decent price that is deliciously appreciated. We came from Cali and messed around and was told to go to Danny & Clyde's for a Po Boy. Talking about angry! In Laws told me to make sure to go to Cast Net. I was almost ready to give up, but had to give NOLA one more try. Thank God for chances.....Cast Net placed saving grace back in my heart the day before Fat Tuesday. That shrimp PoBoy was fresh, soft bread, loaded with hot good size shrimp, perfect amount of mayo, omg.....unfortunately our flight leave early Wednesday and we are limited to just the Cast Net memory! If we EVER come back for Mardi Gras....Cast Net is our 1st stop off the plane. read more

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A family favorite. We've gotten poboys and plate food for Castnet ever since I can remember. The staff is always friendly and the food is always fresh. If you want to skip the line, call ahead and order. There's also a large parking lot to the side for super busy times. read more

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Always delicious and fresh food - ample portions- love it! You can't go wrong with anything here!

Homemade crawfish flavor with great price and customer service. check them out in New Orleans East

This is the second time I have been here while visiting New Orleans. Had to have some more of there fantastic seafood . My God for the price and the taste . This is the place to come to !! It's not a restaurant, but a place to buy some food and take out or sit in two benches . If you want to take fresh seafood home this is the place to buy. We are in town till tomorrow so we bought 4 pounds of crawfish, shrimp, crab and oysters. If your out of town this is a have to go to and buy to restock your refrigerator when you get home . The staff are so fast and nice . They take pride in what they do !! I absolutely think this is the best seafood place to go and great prices !! read more

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My go to spot for Po-Boys, seafood plates and boiled crawfish. They also had a delicious file seafood gumbo in the refrigerated section! I always get the hot sausage po-boy dressed with cheese, my kids shares catfish and shrimp plate and husband likes the catfish and shrimp po-boy. read more

Hmm so Castnet was claimed to be similiar to the packing house in south Dallas in Dallas, TX, but a seafood version. Hmmm I wouldn't go so far to say that buuuuuut I liked it. It was similiar in the sense that on one side of the joint there was a fish market and customers could order however much crawfish or fresh fish they wanted. Beside that there was another small area where customers could order platters of seafood, including poboys, cooked crab, cooked crawfish, etc. Then, there was a third section in the back that was open to seating, but I believe it was a Burger joint that customers could order burger and fries from. So about the food.. I ordered a shrimp po boy with everything and sampled a soft shell crab and crawfish and maaaaan it was good. It was really good, especially when I threw some Crystal's hot sauce on dem skrimps. Whew! Now the flavor on the skrimps (not shrimps, those boys were so good we're gonna have to throw sum Texas twang on dem skrimps). Okay okay, so the shrimps were pretty freaking good. When I tell you they were seasoned with the right amount of salt and pepper and batter. Nothing too too special was crazy about the flavor, but it was really nice to taste pretty size shrimps with flavor. Most places just use the batter for their seasoning which is often times disappointing...not Castnet. The crawfish here is definitely on point...one of the best that I've ever tasted. There's a good amount of savory and flavorful juice in the head and plentyyyyy of meat in the tail. Andddd the soft shell crab, it was my first time having it and it was good. The fried shell was flavorful and so was the crab meat-i'm a lil partial though because crab is my favorite. Now- the ONLY thing I didn't like about my experience here was the French bread on my poboy. Do I'm a Txas gal and we love out breads buttered and crisp around the edges but soft on the outside. Apparently Castnet, and any authentic NO poboy's French bread might not be toasty like I've had at other restaurant in TX and in NO. The bread at Castnet was a lil hard and initially it was a lil touch to bite into. If you have a loose tooth the bread here will definitely help you out with taking care of that. Other than that, amazing experience and delicious. read more

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The fried food here is fresh and always good. Also, the boiled seafood price is reasonable and has a great flavor.

Their a local favorite when it comes to throwing Fred seafood in your pot of gumbo and you can also order great food to hold you over till you cook your meal with their fresh catch seafood to day I got a roast beef pivot extra sloppy and my son a catfish plate with French fries both a New Orleans classic lol read more

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Best PoBoy in New Orleans! This is my go to place for over 3 decades. Even after leaving New Orleans back in 2005, for Houston, TX. When I am make my yearly trip to New Orleans, it is a must stop. Fried food is excellent, the boil seafood is a must and bring your cooler to bring back home some fresh seafood. Sorry no pictures, I ate my PoBoy before writing the review. read more

Best crawfish in the city. Easy to get large orders. Great catfish sandwiches as well.

The greatest fresh seafood in NOLA. Clean and friendly environment. Courteous and friendly staff! The cooked food is great. Stop by and grabbed a Gumbo! read more

Castnet Seafood is seriously underrated in my opinion. It's a 30 minute drive for me, so I'm not able to get here as often as I'd like. But it's a treat every time I visit. The shrimp poboy is the best in New Orleans, hands down! It's full of perfectly fried, well seasoned shrimp. The poboy is so good that I always seem to forget that I have fries also lol. I like to arrive prior to 11am to ensure a parking spot, a seat and that I beat the crowd. While I mainly eat the shrimp, I have tasted the catfish and it's delicious as well. The owner is very present and on every visit he has come over to ask how everything is. Give it a try...I cannot recommend this place enough! read more

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I forgot too take a picture of my food. Food really good, especially for those who do not like seasoned New Orleans food. Prices and poboy size, has change beware. But, real gulf coast seafood. read more

I have been coming to castnet for many years.Yesterday after my number was called at the fresh seafood counter I ordered 5lbs of shrimp and gumbo crab. a young white girl asked me for ID . I have never been asked for ID before and I feel I was targeted because I'm black. Im not trying to use the race card I was trying to use my credit card. Who was she protecting? If the card was not declined the give me my order. by the way my order was under 50 bucks read more

Mouth watering GOODT. So affordable that you can really pig out on a budget. It's all about quality and their food is fresh, well seasoned and cooked by some experienced hands. God bless them! read more

Always wonderful; generous portions for a good price! They are not stingy with the shrimp and oysters on the Poboy!! The staff are friendly and informative. read more

I went here to order a shrimp po-boy and hot sausage po-boy for my mother. I've been going here since a kid and it's like home. However when I went this time my order was wrong, I asked for a hot sausage po-boy fully dressed without tomatoes (my mom can't eat tomatoes) add cheese and upon reaching home I checked the food and the hot sausage po-boy wasn't fully dressed the only thing it had on it was cheese and big tomato slices throughout sandwich. She couldn't eat it and I know they closed at 5 so I wouldn't have made it back in time to return it. read more

My shrimp Po-Boy was delicious . Everything that Cast Net Seafood serves up is superb. I strongly recommend it. read more

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