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    Crawfish Cafe

    4.1 (293 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Crawfish Beignets
    HsiaoCheng W.

    We were visiting Orange Pocket (again) and decided to pop in here for a late night snack. Wasn't really in the mood for a whole meal so got a couple of appetizers - the crawfish cheesebread and the crawfish beignets. They both taste pretty much like they look in the pics. Although I was told they're different, I kinda felt the filling of the beignets tasted too similar to the topping of the cheesebread, such that I'd probably opt for just one or the other next time. Staff was friendly. Outside tables were wobbly. We changed tables only to find the new table was equally as wobbly. Their menu has wings, poboys and fried seafood platters. But most people were eating boiled crawfish as one would expect. I'd probably try that if we ever come back again.

    Blak B.

    This is your neighborhood no frills crawfish boil restaurant. We went on a Monday for lunch and it was pretty busy. Skylar was our waitress and she did a great job juggling tables from inside and out on the patio like a rockstar! App was the crawfish egg rolls and they were delicious. Yummmm. Then I opted for the shrimp and grits and Im soooo glad I did. Every bite was mmm mmm good(sorry Campbell soup) lol. My bestie had a medium spiced crawfish boil and she thoroughly enjoyed it as well. This restaurant is #BarbieApproved

    Michelle O.

    I chose the (6) fried shrimp (panko-battered and a little burnt) and (1) catfish filet (tender and blackened) platter that comes with (2) sides. The catfish and shrimp are available blackened for all the fried platters. The side of fried rice has bits of egg, green onion, bell peppers, and slim sausage half moons. It's less fried rice and more tossed hot rice mix. The side of garlic noodles comes thickly coated with garlic-butter and cheese. The yuzu tartar sauce and thick cocktail sauce are chunky and flavorful. I tried some of the crawfish and shrimp boil with lemon and Cajun seasonings. The flesh was cooked well, but the shrimp seemed a little salty. There's a washing area with (2) sinks on the way to the restrooms.

    Diem A.

    I've been to the Crawfish Café in the Heights many times so was confident that The Woodlands location would be equally as good. I wasn't wrong. The crawfish were fresh and well-cooked. The portions were generous, and there was a good variety of sauces and spice levels to choose from. The shrimp were plump and buttery. The catfish was crispy and the fried rice was moist and flavorful. The atmosphere is casual and lively. Service was friendly and attentive. Free parking is available in a nearby garage.

    Crayfish and rice
    Jason B.

    Food and weather was perfect. The atmosphere was the icing on the cake. But the food was seasoned to perfection.

    Shrimp snack pack
    Fallon L.

    I've been here several times now and they never disappoint. Never a long wait, service is always friendly and the food is consistently delicious! I appreciate their variety and price friendly options as well. Some of my favorite dishes are the smack bowls, fresh boiled seafood bags and newly introduced crawfish beignets. I first tried these at a festival in The Woodlands last year (thanks Yelp!), so I'm DEFINITELY glad this is a staple on the menu. Drinks are refreshing as well. It's kinda a one stop shop and I love it.

    $43(Market price)  worth of Snow crab
    Brandi J.

    So delicious! I visited on a Friday night after a long week and what a treat this was. Upon walking in we were seated promptly. They had plenty of staff and the service flowed very smoothly. Our server was great! He made suggestions, checked on us frequently and the food came out in a reasonable amount of time. Each dish was a 5/5!

    Poboy
    Gina N.

    Crawfish Cafe will always be my #1draft pick for crawfish. I've been an avid follower of the restaurant ever since they opened up the first location on Bellaire (iykyk) and was stoked to see that one of my favorite places to eat opened up on the northside of town. WOOHOO! Love to see some Viet-Cajun representation. The food was delicious as always. If you're on the fence about wich flavor to get - get the grail. It's my absolute fav. For some reason I just can't help but feel the original location is always the best. Still really good regardless. The service could use some work. Our server was friendly and welcoming but the issues started further down the line. When my food came to the table, it was already kind of cold... giving the impression that it sat in the kitchen for a fat minute before being dropped off at the table. The second issue is that once the food was dropped off at the table, it was really difficult to flag down a server. It was also really discouraging to see servers almost try to avoid eye contact with us. On multiple occasions, we'd successfully flag down a server only for them to say we need to flag down our orginal server instead and then walk away.... Luckily we didn't need too much assistance, so we finished our food and went on our merry way. The food is awesome, I'd reccomend this place to anyone and everyone. If the team could work on imnproving the customer service, this place would be a 10/10.

    Smack Pack
    Bao Tram Q.

    My husband and I had date night here earlier and it was absolutely incredible. He ordered the Red Beans and Rice as well as the Salt and Pepper Wings while I had the Smack Pack. We were blown away by how delicious the salt and pepper wings were. Honestly, they might be the best wings we've ever had, EVER. Perfectly cooked, delightful crunch, and the FLAVOR was otherworldly. They were so damn good, I didn't have time to take pictures! The Smack Pack is soooooo big. Incredible value for the price. Our server was an absolute sweetheart and we cannot wait to come back!

    Carla H.

    My niece flew in from the UK and has never tried crawfish or crabs. This place came to mind because I had recently gone to an event and saw them and tried their crawfish beignets. They were sooo delicious. At the event I received two coupons that said I'd get a beignet with a $20 purchase so I brought them. As expected for a Saturday night, the place was packed, couldn't even get parking near the restaurant. The restaurant was busy but we got seated in no time because people were going and coming. Since she's just trying and we aren't sure what she'd like we got what she knew she would like which is wings and fries. Then we ordered two different boil combo. Combo 2 and 3 with addition of sausage. She liked the flavors of the sauces but one of the boils didn't have much sauce, it was too dry but our server quickly got us some when asked. We showed the coupons for the beignets and he said he'd never seen those before and would get more info from his manger which he did and brought us 6, 3 for each coupon, which was more than I expected but I appreciated because they are so good! Drinks were fine had the frozen margs and a New Orleans lemonade and diet cokes. Loved the playful paper on the table. We played tic tac toe while we waited in between meals. Kids were able to draw and color with crayons and they also had cartoons on the tvs for the kids and sports on others for adults. Music was on but it wasn't overbearing. We were able to communicate and enjoy our meal without a lot of noise even though it was a busy night.

    Crawfish (Live)
    Rebecca S.

    I will start out saying that the service was impeccable so ask for Ashanti. She was 5 stars! The food was ok and sort of disappointing. Actually, definitely disappointing. Best thing I ate was the fries from my kids meal. The crawfish was overcooked and the flavors were lacking. Don't get me wrong, tons of flavor but was missing something that makes you want more. This was the first time ever that I didn't want to finish my crawfish, my husband did. We also had the Vietnamese chargrilled oysters and those seemed like a bad copy of the ones at Cajun Kitchen. I would not recommend and would not return to this location. Sometimes original is the only good store.

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    Great service! Quynh was the best!!!!!! She was so attentive and sweet. We will be back!

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    Amazing food ! Fresh , Hot , and amazing Service from Figi thank you so much! We will be back

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    Been here multiple times, and each time there has been great service and even better food!

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    Outstanding Food and Customer Service! Nancy M is Amazing!!!!!!! We always get her when we visit, Great Service!

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    Eileen great customer service! She made sure everything was in order and good was delicious. Thank youuuuuu so much

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    Serein was great - really helped us figure out our order and everything was delicious!

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    Food was great! Definitely packed the flavor serein was a great server atmosphere was family friendly and a great vibe

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    serein was awesome! very attentive! She was very welcoming! Food was great! she grabbed us refills and the food came out quick and hot

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    Very fun restaurant, the food came out quick and was great. The serve was really nice and patient

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    great service today from Adela. The food always great . can't beat shrimp dinner deal

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