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    Crawfish Cafe

    4.3 (227 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
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    Coachella bitches be like, "We're home!" LMAO
    Sally T.

    Shout-out to Dylan D. for welcoming us into Houston tonight with the best seafood boil experience ever!!!!! Every time I visit the city, y'all already know that Crawfish Cafe is my first stop after the airport and last stop before I go home. This is my favorite crawfish joint in the entire country, but my first time at this location. The wait was a bit longer than I'm used to, but it's understandable for a Friday evening. I highly recommend adding your name to their Yelp wait list from the app before heading there. Learn from our experience and optimize accordingly, LMAO. I got Combo #1 with The Mix sauce, medium spice level, and a pineapple sausage add-on. We got an order of Cajun fries and hush puppies for the table as well, but honestly it was more than enough food. I brought a good chunk of my meal home to-go and am already looking forward to enjoying these leftovers tomorrow.

    Oysters
    Chantrelle G.

    I loved the atmosphere and the vibe was so fun and the service was amazing. I enjoyed the oysters but the fried rice was just ok with great portions.

    Crawfish (Live), Black Mussels
    Jennifer N.

    Something that never lets me down is viet-cajun cuisine and oh boy did this place WOW me. We got their shrimp, smack pack, and of course ordered some mussels with crawfish. The crawfish and mussels were perfectly seasoned. It had a nice citrus and strong garlic flavor. Now the thing about crawfish boils is I feel like I get tired of the salt really fast which was handled pretty well with the smack pack because the rice served as a great carb that cut through the saltiness

    Crawfish beignets
    Stanley S.

    Loved the Vietnamese style crawfish at crawfish cafe! Viet cajun fusion crawfish is the best of the best crawfish style and this is the closest spot outside of downtown and Bellaire . We visited during peak season in April and the mud bugs were as big as regular shrimp. We ordered a few pounds of the Thai basil and crazy Cajun crawfish extra spicy along with with some garlic butter shrimp. The spice kevel wasn't too bad and if you want some actual heat order extra spicy. Crawfish were large and sweet and the shrimp was equally as good. The Thai basil was probably my favorite flavor as I prefer the sweet/savory Asian flavors over plain pepper in normal Cajun boils. For apps we ordered the oyster nachos which were served on crispy wontons and crawfish beignets which were cheesy and infused with fresh crawfish and topped with Cajun seasoning. Overall an excellent experience our waitress Alexis was attentive and service was overall friendly and timely. Easily the top Viet cajun crawfish spot in the SE Houston suburbs.

    Gumbo
    Diana A.

    Service is good. Food is great. Mixed drinks are limited. They tend to run out. We paid $17 for half of dozen chargrilled oysters that arrived with out meal. Will skip them next time. Environment is nice but tv is turned down during final basketball playoffs.

    Jeanette D.

    I came to Crawfish Cafe for the charbroiled oysters. I was in the area with friends for the Houston rodeo and we wanted charbroiled oysters. The service was good. We went during lunch. We were quickly seated and served. Our food came out quickly and our drinks came out quickly. The ambiance of the restaurant was casual. It was a relaxed environment. I got the Category 5 drink. I was strong and tasty. The charbroiled oysters were a 5 out of 5. We got two appetizers. The boudin balls and crawfish egg rolls. The boudin balls were 2.5 out of 5 and the crawfish egg rolls were 1 out of 5. I really would pass on the appetizers. They could make a lot of improvement on the appetizers.

    Michelle N.

    So glad they opened a closer location no more driving to Bellaire or the Heights. The food tastes exactly the same as their other locations, which is a huge plus. My go-tos are the oyster nachos and the Grail Mix crawfish always on point. They were also one of the first spots to consistently have live crawfish, back when most places either had frozen or kept running out. I easily eat here 1-2 times a week during crawfish season. And if boiled seafood isn't your thing, their fried baskets are a great option too.

    Kirklind N.

    Good solid seafood with all the fixings you would want. I would say it is a little pricey but service was good and the atmosphere felt trendy. I would go here if I'm on a date or trying to impress while eating seafood with my gloves on and a bib. Lol. Otherwise I would go somewhere else and not care about getting my hands a little dirty! We ordered 3 lbs of crawfish with 2 sausage links, crawfish bread and a side of their garlic pasta.

    Garlic Noodles and Oysters
    Jonarose V.

    Crawfish Cafe did not disappoint. Blessed to have came here on my end of the year trip to Houston. Oysters were plump and delicious, grits were wonderful and the crawfish cheese bread was perfect! The seafood boil topped it off for us and even though the crawfish wasn't love fresh, it was still amazing. I just learned that this crawfish cafe opened earlier this year and I'm happy to have gave it an experience. The service was good and the restaurant was clean. Hoping it maintains that way!

    1 Catfish 6 Shrimp
    Tajhanea S.

    The red beans and rice was absolutely horrible. I'm from New Orleans and these red beans was sooo watery like soup. It had no flavor at all. The catfish was alright but the shrimp was not good. The batter for the shrimp could be better in my opinion. The hush puppies good.

    Michelle V.

    As a long-time fan of Crawfish Cafe, starting from their original spot in Bellaire and following their journey to the Heights, I was excited to see the recent opening of their new location in Pearland. With spacious parking available in a great plaza, my expectations were high as I drove out to support the business. Upon arrival, I was pleased to find the staff incredibly friendly, and I was seated immediately after entering the establishment. I ordered my usual favorites: the coco loco crawfish and blue crabs with fried okra. However, there was a mix-up with my order, but I appreciated their swift response in correcting it. When it comes to the taste, though, I was disappointed. Everything was excessively salty, which was quite shocking given Crawfish Cafe's previously high standards. If I had done a blind taste test, I wouldn't have recognized my meal as coming from them. Crawfish was quite small, crabs was overcooked where it became mushy. Unfortunately, I couldn't finish my food as the saltiness made me feel uncomfortable. For now, I think I'll stick with the Bellaire and Heights locations. I hope this new spot can find its footing and return to the quality I've come to love from Crawfish Cafe.

    Garlic Noodles
    Brandon D.

    First time going to the crawfish cafe in pearland but I decided to try the fried shrimp po boy instead since I was going to get crawfish afterwards anyways. I lowkey should've gotten it here instead because their crawfish was $3 cheaper a pound here. I honestly wasn't expecting the po boy to be this big. They give you a decent amount of shrimp here. They had a nice coating of breading and were flavored well. I used the mayo, Tabasco, and Cajun seasoning they had on the table and it definitely elevated the po boy. I also got a side of garlic noodles. I was kinda put off by the taste, it had more zest than I was expecting. For a weekday lunch, this place was packedddd, try to come on off peak times

    Crawfish Crawfish Cheese Bread
    Chelsey P.

    I went "towards the end of" crawfish season and let me tell you those crawfish were hugeeeee. It was very tasty. Know that the garlic is kind of a sweet flavor and when you get the garlic seasoning it is super garlicky. Our server was absolutely sweet and amazing too. Definitely check it out ! We also got the crawfish egg rolls I would give like A 7/10 . Bread was 11/10

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    Food was terrific-Boiled Crawfish, Grilled and Miranda was awesome, highly recommend.

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    I will try to be brief, but this was a very long, disappointing experience. I will also say I have…read morebeen here several times prior and had wonderful service and an awesome meals. My sisters and I came here today to simply enjoy crawfish & each a drink. One of my sister's ordered (medium spice) and her order was almost perfect, nice large crawfish, and the season was just right (see pic). Me and my other sister ordered medium season with "extra garlic." Our crawfish was so spicy we could only eat about 3. Also over 50% of the crawfish was tiny (see pic). My sister got a headache and her stomach was upset. So she was not feeling well. We informed Abigail, our server, of the problem and learned that adding "extra garlic" actually means "more spice" -- which we didn't know, we simply wanted extra garlic. Now, the manager, Gus, was informed. He came to the table and was willing to take the crawfish back and redo our orders. (At this point, we didn't know we were getting the same crawfish back). He also mentioned of the end of the season was the reason for the tiny crawfish. Tiny crawfish that should not have been served to us or anyone (regardless if it's end of the season). It should be used for fishing bait or tossed. And besides my other sister's tray was at least 95% large crawfish. Our server came back and apologized, and another employee brought us a tray of crawfish still with over 50% tiny crawfish. This time, the taste was better. We learned that when crawfish is not satisfactory; they take it back to the kitchen, rinse the same crawfish and re-dip in sauce. The server is not the cook or the leader, they have limited authority. The manager came back over and saw the size of our crawfish. He offered additional crawfish, (which I appreciated) but it ended up being the same size mix. The last mishap of the night is that I was doubly charged. A training issue. It took at least 30 minutes to get this rectified and I am still monitoring my account. I believe there were several opportunities throughout the evening that we should've been offered "real compensation" much earlier in the evening. But the offer didn't come until the very end --when my sister emphasized how long we had been at the restaurant; and all that we had experienced and that we should "at least" been offered a dessert or drink. The manager presented discount cards to use on another visit and apologized to us. Thankful. When experiences like this happen, I always think about the top leader, like a District Manager. A DM should train the on-site manager on how to handle/ satisfy issues "at the beginning." Also to ensure that the chef does not prepare and serve disproportionate food to customers.

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