We went during slow hours around 2pm. Everything was great. Restaurant was very clean. Eric was our server and he was friendly and attentive. The boudin eggrolls with remoulade a yum yum tuna were delicious starters. The shrimp bisque was super creamy and rich. OG New Orleans oysters were packed with garlic and flavor. And the wedge salad was great. We will definitely return. read more

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We chose Hometown Seafood on the 2nd night cuz the menu had the most appealing stuff. However, the handed us plastic reusable menus that were dirty. I got some weird purple stuff on my hand and what looked like a booger on the other side - clean the menus! Check them! Thats the first impression!!! My husband wanted the black drum but they were out sadly. I ordered the crab cake Mahi. I inquired rather it was stuffed with the crab cake or there was just one of each... waitress i formed me the crab cake covers the too of the fish like a crust. Unfortunately, im lactose intolerant so I can do cream base sauces which is all it seems like anyone has, so I just had them put lemon pepper butter on the pasta. It was good, the fish could've been seasoned better, without the crab cake there wasn't much there. Presentation needs some work. My hubby settled for the Po'Boy, ps the french fries are really good!!! Battered kind! We also got calamari as an appetizer, it was good rings but needed a lemon wedge & more sauce. I drank a Cocomo - just tasted like coconut - one and done. I think the wait time (15min) for waitress to bring us a box for my son and the check after she had walked by like 3x and not made eye contact or noticed we were empty played and pushed everything aside. I finally got up and asked the hostess for the check since we were sitting near the door. She did have several tables spread our all over the restaurant, so she was busy, but if you'll prioritize those that are done, it keeps your tip high, and then that table can be turned over. There are plenty of screens with college football and baseball on them on a Saturday night. Steady flow of people in and out, but not a wait. Wish they had legit outdoor dining because the weather and breeze was nice out. It's located in a shipping center, so there's plenty of parking, but not really a view, easy to access if ur headed off the island to the bridge, otherwise traffic can be a mess for a minute. read more

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Yall ok low key I thought Hometown Seafood was going to be a flop given the 3.5 star rating currently and location in a little shopping strip. Boy I was wrong! If you ever are in the area come check out Hometown! The food was so good and very high quality. As you walk in, the decor was giving seafood vibes. As a little bonus there's an arcade for the kids. Parents bring your quarters!! Service was amazing. We got oysters, calamari, and crab appetizer to start with. I was a little sad that they ran out of frozen hurricanes though. But so glad a real hurricane didn't come through sheeeeshhhh!!! That would have been real bad. Ok yall I repeat do not sleep on the crab cake sandwich!! It was literally the best thing on the menu. Everyone else in my group got some fancy smancy fish on rice which they enjoyed, but where they went wrong is that they didn't get the crab cake sandwich okayyy. Also get your fiber in and order a garden salad! Peace out! read more

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I'm well traveled and this was the best seared tuna and crab boil I've had. Compliments to the chef with dreads. Owner takes pride in freshness and quality food. Staff was friendly and they have awesome deals. Highly Recommended. read more

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Every single thing we tried was phenomenal! Rene and Chloe were some of the friendliest people we have encountered at any restaurant and their personalities can't be beat. read more

Hometown Seafood - Drinking Shrimp was amazing! - Wine Bars Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

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Needed a good meal after beach time. Hometown seafood was in my search the crab & gumbo options sealed the deal. Place is huge lots of seating for big parties without crowding tables. There was a description saying it was kinda like sports bar/family restaurant NAILED IT. Staff super nice & efficient, place was clean and bonus not FREEZING it was comfortable. Our picky eaters ate everything up & we will be back! Thanks y'all read more

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This was my favorite place so far on my vacation. Service was fast and it was only one man named Tanner doing the roles of 4 people. 10/10 phenomenal employee give this man a raise! The food was great. I had the gumbo, catfish bites (light delicious breading) , Rockefeller, boom boom shrimp. Everything was a 4/5 aside from the shrimp. Something about the sauce was a lil intense as it reminded me of a honey glaze from Panda Express honey walnut shrimp. Pepino refresher was fine nothing to write home about. Ambiance was very clean! Overall I'd come here again! read more

We were there on a crowded Monday night and $1 oysters. Literally took one hour to get our order. Our waitress was overwhelmed with number of tables she was serving. Wife ordered drunken shrimp as an appetizer and not sure what arrived to table but it wasn't as advertised. Will say the fried shrimp was tasty. All in all, average two hours experience. read more

Well it is Friday night and I stopped in to HOMETOWN SEAFOOD, 14254 S. Padre Island Drive, Corpus Christi, TX. and had the most wonderful meal. I sat at the bar and JayJay was the bartender moving at the speed of sound making sure all her customers were served. I studied the menu and it looked exquisite. I ordered the Shrimp Fondue Fries located on the menu under SIDES and the SALMON BOWL under SEAFOOD FAVORITES. The SHRIMP FONDUE FRIES landed first and it looked mighty darn good, I dived right in and it was sooo goood. I died and went to heaven. The flavors were married together, not one flavor dominated but produced several you could taste as you went through this journey. It had small shrimp, rice and a cheese sauce that was so good. I tell ya if I was at home I would have licked the plate. The SEAFOOD BOWL was next and it contained Salmon over white rice & edamame, asparagus, and red bell peppers sautéed in lemon butter. The Salmon was perfectly cooked, vegetables as well in the sautéed butter. This was oh so good. I could not stop now as I always finish the meal having a dessert and I was advised by staff that the CHURRO CAKE would change my life. Well at this point I was about ready to burst with satisfaction and it was like putting ten pounds of potatoes in a five pound bag. But I had to have the CHURRO CAKE no matter what the cost to my belly. It landed and it was beautiful to look at. There was the cake surrounded by whip cream. A scoop of vanilla ice cream sitting on top of the cake and caramel stripes all over everything. I let not one drop stand, I ate it all. I felt all the better for it. This could have been the best meal of my life, by gosh it was. You just have to try it and as I was told you will be the better for it. read more

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Interesting place..so they advertise a frozen drink but bring it to the table with no ice... we returned it back and got the right drink.....then my food comes out but my moms came out ten minutes later in which we returned hers as it tasted completely off(seemed like it was from the night before) ... waiter Rene was annoyed by us... I'm in the same field of work you do too.... the food is not that great now we can see why it's empty. Will never come back read more

Just had the ribeye with chimichurri sauce. Was excellent. TVs everywhere and welcoming ambience. Service was good and can't wait to go back. read more

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I was excited to eat here...when I called on the phone I asked if lobster tail is sold here in which I was told yes. I arrived and the host sat us in nicely. The waitress on the other hand was rude from the beginning, not to mention very unhelpful. Which I thought unprofessional especially while training someone. I asked for lobster tail then was told that was not on the menu. The gumbo was very stout and over seasoned. Which I read in another review but still gave it a try. The catfish and shrimp plate was great, the Mexican ceviche was great as well. read more

Terribly run restaurant. Be prepared to wait an hour to get your food . Servers are great, kitchen is very unprepared.

Came for dinner. I got the Spicy Cajun Pasta and it was not good. It was a plate full of grease. Note the bread. The Rockefeller dip was okay but the chips were salty, greasy, and stale. Would've been better if it wasn't for that. They ran out of napkins allegedly because they were busy and didn't order enough napkins. The waitress seemed careless and bothered. All in all not a great experience. read more

Hometown Seafood - Cajun Chicken Pasta- ALOT of grease. - Wine Bars Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

Wait staff is awesome! The ambiance is cool and islandy. The food however....not good. Especially the fried food, so much breading and overcooked. Maybe the other options are better but Don't get the calamari or catfish! read more

I was worried when friends suggested this place for dinner. It had taken over from a sports bar and some of the reviews were bad. However, the service was excellent and the food delicious. I had grilled drum with a Cajun sauce. It was excellent with plenty of pepper and butter. I took one star off for the decor. But if you like fine dining in a sports bar this is the place. read more

3rd time my husband I went and it was horrible. We order shrimp and catfish combo the catfish was very stinky and not cooked inside do gross. The manager was sitting at the bar on his laptop and the bartender didn't even acknowledge us for 15 minutes as she was spinning the shot wheel with the regulars. We are locals on the island and just want to enjoy some good food but this is not the place. read more

Cooper and the staff were amazing! The atmosphere and food were outstanding! Thanks and we will be back!!!

I stopped today for dinner at this new place, the food was amazing, and great service, everyone who works there was super friendly. The place looks clean and well-decorated. read more

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All-around fantastic experience -- the service was top-notch, and everything tasted exceptional. Highly recommend!

Great place for fresh seafood! The salmon with rice was cooked perfectly and super tasty. Shrimp was fresh and tasty too. They took really long with our food (around 45 min) never knew why it was so long if it wasn't too crowded but other than that everything was great. read more

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Every time we've been to Hometown seafood it's been great. Service and food are fantastic.

We ordered the flounder Almondine plate breading was burned. Our daughter got a burger ( Whataburger better) fries were nasty with a seasoning the put on them. Manager was a joke. Drove 45 min to try this place Will never go back!!!! read more

Hometown Seafood - Flounder Almondine - Wine Bars Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

I went to this restaurant with my family of 5 for dinner, it was very pleasant and I enjoyed the food. The service was very good too and the servers were very nice. The decor was also very appealing and interesting to look at while eating or waiting for food. The only thing that was an issue at this restaurant was the sizes for drinks. While the drink portions were appropriate for adults, for the children in my family it was rather large, and we would have appreciated a smaller size option. But overall, this restaurant was very pleasant. read more

Wow wow wow. Don't just read reviews, go try it for yourself. Everything about this place was wonderful. Our server Tanner was so kind and helpful, the atmosphere was great for our party of ten, 6 being kids! And the food.... Absolutely the best seafood we've had this trip! These guys know their shrimp!! Can not wait to be back in this area and come back here. read more

Hometown Seafood - Wine Bars Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

We visited this location on 6/22/25 and spent over $150! We were celebrating a friend's daughter's wedding anniversary while on vacation. We arrived at 7:15 and finally left at 10pm, but not by choice. We patiently waited well over one hour for our food and some of the drinks. The food was good except for the calamari. The calamari was tough and over done. The rest of our plates were good, once we got them! The worst of it all was the horrible service from our server, Raulphie B? Her attitude as the night went on got worse. We never complained about the long wait for food or drinks. We didn't even complain when my husband's order was wrong. Our server kept stating the restaurant was short on supplies due to the 4th of July rush? This was mentioned several times. At the end of the night, she told us not to worry about filling out the survey. She claimed "good or bad" review didn't matter because it would never get back to the restaurant management anyway ? When we finally asked to speak with a manager, the hostess told us he was too busy to speak with us? We spoke with Steve who apologized but said the owner would call us and make this right. No call but I'm not surprised at all. I will not recommend this place to anyone. Do not waste your time or $ here until the wait staff is trained in common customer service courtesy. Raulphie surely did not deserve the automatic 18% gratuity for her less than par service. Very disappointing experience. Not a great way to celebrate! read more

used to be a longtime regular here. (Been well over 50 times) Food was fantastic 2ish months ago. Will no longer be going back as every item on the menu i have had lately has changed for the worse (to the extent some is inedible) or gotten smaller. Black drum jubilee sauce is now watery, no longer a whole fillet (they cut a 3"x4" slice out of a larger filet and served us that) every other time (almost 15-20 times) this has been a whole fillet. Steak is now very tough, doesnt look like a ribeye anymore, Shrimp nacho portions have shrunk to almost half, rice is now consistently undercooked (gave it benefit of the doubt for a few times). In addition the "toasted bread" is now microwaved? Not sure how that works. Had the buffalo chicken Mac n cheese and the chicken was cold, took almost a hour or two to get my tables food (came out staggered as I got my food 15+ minutes after everyone else and it was cold) Used to love this place, hope to see improvements. Wait staff and bartenders did as much as they could to accommodate and were attentive. Seems like management has let the place slip. please change this place back to what it used to be. I miss the good food. read more

Came to Hometown Seafood restaurant with a friend for a late lunch and I may be returning. The hostess was exceptionally friendly even though she was working double duty; she was a hostess and our server. The side salad was fresh and the entree was flavorful. They offer a small and a large combo of shrimp and catfish. As you can see the small combo -as I was told would be - 4 shrimp and 2 fillets. However, it looks like a fillet cut in 2. Again not sure if I would return. Enjoy! ;) read more

Hometown Seafood - Fried Shrimp & Catfish - Wine Bars Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

WOWZIES... Whenever I come to a coastal place, I want to indulge in wonderful seafood. This place completely hit the spot, for a party of two. One seafood fan and one not. Good variety on the menu, and everything tasted so delicious. And our server was so pleasant and sweet, gave lots of good advice on good food. Highly suggest everybody to order the elote day French fries, and the tuna poke nachos, and to be honest everything we had. read more

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Average food but excellent service. Ralphie was personable and made our evening extra special! read more

Excellent food and service. The renovation so space are great. Lots of tv's. We enjoyed the tacos, Cajun pasta and chicken. Servings are large. Will definitely be back. read more

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Calamari was great! Service was great! The rest of the food was not great. Chicken Alfredo was cold and the chicken was very overcooked when it came out. Shrimp tacos were ok but lacking flavor and sauce. read more

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For dinner, I ordered a large garden salad and shrimp bisque. The cucumbers tasted like chemicals or something extremely horrible, the tomatoes tasted rotten. Bisque had rice in it that was so hard you could not chew it. Clumped, hard and horrible. My entire meal was not edible. They replaced the salad, but when I mentioned the rice, was told, yeah I think they overcooked it, we won't charge you. No replacement, nothing. Drinks took forever. Will not return. read more

Wish got our servers name! he was amazing!! food was amazing as well!! if i could leave 10 stars I would!! Nice atmosphere!! read more

Sorry no food pics, but it was great, we dug in before taking a good shot could be taken. Happy hour was awesome as well. Another thing I noticed was upper service staff walking around making sure everything was OK, the bartender who had a slow moment, took the time to clean the bottles in her service area. Our server Destiny was awesome, very informative of the plate options and other great service peeps helped out making our experience an enjoyable one. They had Ty Dietz playing live music and it added a nice touch to the dining experience. I'm impressed with everything about it. Promise pics next review. read more

Went on Friday night. Place was crazy busy, but our server Rene was amazing. Our drinks never went empty, and food came fast!!! Tuna nachos appitizers were amazing!!! We also had fried shrimp, and the shrimp and crawfish boil. Everything was excellent! Can't wait to go back! read more

Hometown Seafood - Crawfish and shrimp boil - Wine Bars Near Me - Corpus Christi, Texas

This is a restaurant and a bar. We experienced the drunks there. An extremely drunk man walked out the front door with a glass drink in hand and fell or tripped off the curb breaking the glass, AND FALLING INTO OUR CAR dented the front left quarter panel. Talked to the assistant manager who was on phone with the head manager who we requested to call us with all our info texted to her. Never heard a word. We are not inclined to go back. read more

Wow! Food was amazing - gulf coast shrimp fried to perfection in a very light batter. Mozzarella sticks were oversized and quality cheese with a delightful marinara, Rockefeller spinach dip was top notch and served with fresh bread and tortilla chips. Flounder- almondine and chicken Alfredo did not disappoint. Prompt service with a smile, our cups were always topped off. Description of classy sports-bar spot on with plenty of TVs; and atmosphere was relaxing and not overly noisy like some of area ice-houses. read more

What went well: amazing oyster sample platter. Fried calamari was exceptional as well. The owner was very gratuitous with experienced delays. What could have been better: while the sweet waitress set our expectations that service would be slow (Friday night 6:30), we had to re-request our drinks and learned they the bottle of house wine we ordered was not available. We gave her a second option and received that within 5 minutes. Our Cobb salad was forgotten and brought out shortly after we asked about it. The owner provided us a discount card, which we will definitely be back, but not on a night that will be so busy. read more

Ordered the Cajun Alfredo and it came out looking and tasting like noodles puddled in grease . Also ordered the catfish they did not look or taste edible. Service was not good either our waiter didn't seem to care . I could not get a refill or napkins with a table full of kids . Atmosphere was okay . Bathrooms were dirty no toilet paper in any of the stalls and no paper towels to dry your hands good thing I had wet wipes . Will not be going back. read more