The service was friendly and quick. Considering it was crawfish season and a Sunday, the waiting was not long at all. The Combo Pan, which includes crawfish, boiled shrimp and snow crab cluster was flavorful. I like it semi-spicy and ordered a medium spice, which was enough. The crawfish were small mostly. The batch I got seemed like it had been soaking in the spice. That is not always the case at this place. It can be inconsistent in flavor, but this time I was pleasantly surprised. read more

Great service (thanks, Miranda!). I recommend the crawfish and fried catfish (very well seasoned). The hush puppies, onion rings and French fries were really good- all homemade (not from frozen!). Great atmosphere. Really enjoyed the music! Went with some friends, who told the waitress it was our first time and she gave us free bread pudding! It was AMAZING. Highly recommend. Would definitely visit again! read more

The crawfish was bad . no flavor how crawfish should be . It was spicy but was no flavor behind it . Customer service was good but dont plan on coming back . read more

Love the crawfish and bread pudding very nice staff we have been there time after time and they are the best crawfish we've had their in Crosby read more

As my Husband and I was trying to figure out what we were going to have today I suggested John E's because we had never been there. We started with the appetizer boudin ball's sad to say as long as I have been eating them this was the first for me they had file seasoning in them NOT GOOD.... I order the combo shrimp and crawfish I sub the FF for the red beans and rice. The crawfish tasted like the frozen ones you get from the store that has the muddy taste to them and as for as the red beans and rice definitely not what they would have served in New Orleans. We don't fry our sausage and put it on top of the beans we cook ours in the beans. Yes I am aware that most Texans have not eaten real Cajun food or they wouldn't be posting how good something is that taste like crap. Sorry but true. NO I WOULD NOT RECCOMEND THIS ESTABLISHMENT TO ANYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

The crawfish is hit or miss. The other menu items are good compared to the other options in the area. The reason I gave this place two stars...the service. I have been here multiple times and every time I think the service can't be worse than the last time. Some how they can actually get worse and constantly do. With there weird hours of operation and "renovations". I can't see this place staying open too much longer unless they make some serious management changes. John E's could be great if the staff cared. read more

John E's has great food, but the service is a little slow. Crawfish is delicious as well as appetizers. Great place to meet if you have a large party with a variety of tastes. read more

Waitress was quick to visit our table, the crawfish was not served warm matter of fact they had been sitting, corn or pototes was warm not hot no seasoning on the corn or pototes as well as the mushrooms. Gumbo was good. Received out check the waitress seemed to be rushing us out the door came to the table three (3) times within 5 min with us still having full beers on out table.WE FELT VERY RUSHED AT THIS PLACE AND WILL NOT VISIT AGAIN. read more

It was our first time there, and we did wait a good hour but it was on a busy Saturday night. It was sure worth the wait! We sat at the bar and waited for our names to be called although we were skipped. Due to two bigger parties that were behind us. (we understood it's hard to get two tables open at the same time when its really busy!) Our servers name was something like Jersey? We told her it was our first time and all. She suggested her favorite appetizers and told us the specials on the Crawfish and the BEER! Needless to say we ordered just about everything she suggested. It was soooo DELICIOUS!! The Crawfish had just enough season on them and the Hut Fondue was great. Although you may need to order some extra bread along with it. It was pretty noisy, but all in all we recommend this restaurant and our waitress. I am a returning customer every time I come down to Crosby. Texas. p.s. don't get the waitress confused with her sister, we later learned she works there as well (: read more

Warning: This place is nothing like the old place. The shrimp were just like the Swanson brand in the freezer, the fried fish was soggy. They use paper plates with paper cups. The service was remarkably poor. We were ordering and next to the last person and the waitress starts talking to her friends, we had to make her come back and finish our order. After waiting and waiting I had to go get my own sugar for the tea, after getting our appetizers I finally had to go get plates for everyone. We sent almost everyone's food back except the crawfish which was ok. Funny we were getting ready to leave and the owner shows up in a limo. I will almost bet you that this place won't be open much longer. Funny thing is I'm pretty easy going and this is my first Yelp but this place is crazy bad! read more

Welp I agree with the good old reviews and the bad new ones ... I really hope this place can get on Bar Rescue to help because they are DEFINITELY on their way to being OOB ( out of Business). Last crawfish season I was in here often ... Crawfish was always great along with their hurricanes ! But now .. The crawfish is still ok but the bar has vanished. I brought my BFF which was her first time coming after me bragging and she was definitely confused as this was nothing like I described. I think we were mostly confused as to why they would give us a styrofoam cup, serve food on a paper plate and yet give us silver ware ? Just go with plastic ware.. It makes more sense ! I don't expect this place will be here much longer, which is sad, but the old John E days were Awesome ! read more

I've been driving an hour to eat at John e's restaurant in Crosby, TX for a few years, today was the worst experience EVER. First we were served a pitiful tiny little appetizer, so small that when we asked for sauce, we had finished the food before she could bring the sauce back to the table. The next issue was the fact that after the appetizer, we had to wait just over an hour to get our crawfish, shrimp, and chicken strips. Of course to eat our meal my children went and found us some silverware. The kids also walked to the bar and had our drinks refilled. The men's bathroom was a total mess, toilet stopped up, the other toilet had no paper. There was no paper towels in the men's or women's restroom and only one of the paper towel dispensers were working at the hand wash in the lobby. I spoke to the manager after I paid the $ 100+ bill (I didn't want her to think I was trying to get a free meal), and told her about these issues. I also mentioned that I had been observing the fact that she had been walking around the restaurant the entire time we were there and most of her staff were just playing games with each other or just standing around visiting and she (the manager) wasn't doing anything about them NOT doing there jobs. I don't think I will be eating at John e's for a while since there is another great place to eat crawfish just down the street. I really hope someone who cares about this place does something besides make excuses, this used to be one of my favorite places to eat and I told many friends and family about it. Also I would like to mention that the restaurant was less than half full whenever we arrived. read more

Well after the reopening the menu now sucks. The service is questionable. After getting our plates and drinks arrived it was clear that every effort was made to save a buck. $15 for the plate that came with 8 shrimp on it and a hand full of fries. While the chicken on the chicken tender plate was ground chicken pressed into the shape of a chicken tender. With the other plate that had chicken tenders on The sweet tea taste like brown water with a hint of sweet n low in it. Which means they probably reuse the tea to make several batches and the drinks only came with a little ice. The tables are all close together while there is a big open space in the middle of the room. The only good part was that the girl that waited on us was nice and i feel she tried her best to be sure her tables we taken care of but that's about it. Maybe if you order crawfish the food quality will be better. But we definitely won't be going back. read more

The food (crawfish) were great. The wait staff was great. The patrons at the bar, not so much. They need no cut off some of the loud boisterous drunks read more

First time there. Always ate at another crawfish place down the street, but this was some of the best crawfish I've ever had. We ordered 5 pounds of the hot and they were so good and spicy we had to order another 5. Atmosphere is good, plenty of tv's showing different sports games and our waitress had our cups refilled before we were even done. Also had the fried pickles and they were good too. Family friendly. Our new crawfish joint. :)) read more

Went to John E's for the first time this season. I live about a mile away so it's convenient, even on a work night. We go for the crawfish so I'll focus on that. They were seasoned well (medium spice) but small in size. That is to be expected in January. I like mine dipped in butter with the seasoning sprinkled in for some extra heat. The "butter" was a nasty margarine substance which came to the table separated with a yellow film on top and watery liquid on bottom. The manager on duty did walk around and ask if everything was ok. I asked what the product was and was told "butter". I'll spare the details but needless to say, I disagree. Service was good but I agree with other comments...corners have been cut at John E's to the point it is likely to lead to the demise of this place which is unfortunate. It has potential and has been better in years past. A few years ago we could order a cocktail and the fried catfish along with other menu items were yummy. No longer the case. Sad. Crosby needs John E's so...step it up! Someone...please care enough to make the needed changes. This COULD be a great year-round restaurant. read more

Way slow!!!!!!! 40 minutes for a fish taco and we don't have it yet!!!!!!! It's been good, but a little slow in the past, but this takes the cake!!! read more

The best place for being ignored and seated!!!!! Waitstaff is the worst I have ever seen. No wonder the Crawfish Shack is always packed! They advertise oysters but our waitress told us that they don't serve them at noon then changed her story to not having someone there to shuck them! First time going here and will never go back!!! I wouldn't even give this place one star. read more

Crawfish hut is the place to eat!! The service is amazing, got seated right away, super friendly hosts, awesome servers, and not to mention the crawfish! It was perfectly seasoned and the whole atmosphere was like i was right at home in Louisiana. Everyone working seemed so happy and the vibe I got from being there makes me want to eat there more often, and in fact I have eaten there three times these past two weeks. GREAT JOB GUYS read more

Where to begin...Ill keep it short and sweet eat the crawfish. If you get the fried food fair its like captain d's its pretty rough as in greasy and frozen taste also the crab ball was inedible due to too much salt. read more