We were passing through from out of town and Pier 8 was just what the doctor ordered! We sat at the bar and had an awesome waitress - then ordered a crab leg, shrimp, and crawfish boil. It came with about six potatoes and three years of corn, and plenty of food for just $67. It was perfectly cooked, tasted delicious and I would definitely return! We then ordered the beignets for dessert which were not traditional, but tasted amazing as well. If you are in town or live near Pier 8, I would highly recommend going in. Great food and service! read more

Pier 8 Cajun Seafood - Beignet - Seafood Near Me - Arvada, Colorado

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Our terrible servers name was Ash. I highly recommend you do not keep her On board because if you do, you will probably lose more customers. We just left and are heading to Hook and real. We Have eaten at this is establishment many times. My husband doesn't always order the all you can eat. I don't eat the all you can eat, my husband does. I order a full meal of my own and had ordered a full meal on my own and when my husband went to order his all you can eat our terrible server Ash, said both of us had to get the all you can eat in order for him to have it. We've never had that happen and I asked her about it and she said it was at the discretion of the server. I'm not quite sure how this server can have discretion on what somebody can and can't have. What should I expect? Completely unacceptable when brought up to the manager, she did apologize, but Ash was still very rude and saying I decided I was gonna leave and there was no more conversation and to go ahead and leave ans also encourage me to leave a bad review, completely unacceptable and rude. read more

Wednesday evening dinner. No wait, not too busy which was perfect to have good conversation and catch up! The create your own steam pot is our favorite. The flavors were impressive and the beers were cold. And I have to say, they had an awesome playlist going, which was even better since it wasn't busy and we could hear. Our server, Nick, was super attentive and friendly and checked in on us regularly. Definitely coming back here! read more

Second Review: Appetizer: Hush Puppies ($7.50 for 10). You know they're homemade when the shapes are not uniform and the corn meal is moist. No surprise that we order them every visit! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Entrees: - Fried Oyster Po'Boy ($15.00). Fried oysters are not everybody's favorite, but when they're done well--they are amazing! Great Po'Boy! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! - Crabmeat Roll ($15.00). You know when a place substitutes fake crabmeat for real crabmeat. This Roll is the real deal! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! (Psst! My wife ordered it and I wanted hers and mine!). Soup: Lobster Bisque, substituted for a side ($3.00). Ohh geez. I had high hopes. The soup did have some decent flakes of lobster, but I like bisque that is creamier and more thick. Maybe just a bad day, but it was just okay, so I'm taking away a Star. Service: Ash, our Server, was prompt, friendly, funny, and attentive. Shes great! Ambiance: Per my earlier review, the decor and ambiance is something you may expect in NOLA. Very nice and inviting! Overall: Per our earlier review, Pier 8 is the opposite side of Denver from us, but when we head to that area--we stop at Pier 8 Cajun Seafood! We travel almost 30 miles--you can make the visit too! read more

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Searching and finding on an "impulse!" Happy I did! GREAT SERVICE! John is most courteous, gracious and funny. Most important John asked if he could address my Service Dog! THANK YOU!! for understanding about Service Dogs!! Dogs were a wonderful segue into a comforting conversation; John delighted in sharing his dog who attended his wedding. Awww, I loved it and took a photo just to show his thoughtfulness. Kind hearted service ensures people will return, we felt appreciated with no rush, breathe and eat (what a concept). John served me some tea with lemon and HONEY, how did he know? John is a conscientious waiter who knows his customers especially on snowy Colorado days! The food is GOOD!!! I was hesitant to have "fried food" it was GOOD, Aspen was the original tester - Gobbled the Fried Shrimp and Onion Ring. The nice size shrimp was succulent - tender with a crunchy crisp outside with a nice homemade sauce. The onion rings were LARGE! The onion perfectly cooked with a wonderful crunchy crust. Aspen eats my food, I can't get through a meal without her help! The ambiance: Very welcoming! Would be great for groups, family night or afternoon out with the kids. Welcoming to those who are mobile challenged, no fuss about messes as I watch John clean up after customers with a genuine smile. This is a Restaurant filled with choices and options of fish, old time concept that never died, THANK YOU! They have the bibs - plenty of napkins, wet napkins to clean up, NO RUSH!! Enjoy yourself and company. Perfectly attentive with humor. Really appreciated the common curtsy of sharing his dog photos, sharing a bit of his wedding moments, for I was in deep thought and required a bit of lighting up the day. The entire restaurant is large yet privacy is offered, very obvious this is a Seafood House by the old rules! Nice Touch! Thank you for your time and good food read more

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Came here early afternoon on with my sister and there were only a few tables seated. Our waiter was so good and funny. He came over to ask if we wanted bibs and noticed that I had put a napkin there, we all laughed and he brought some over. I think that the amount is good for the price! The spice that they use are their house blend is unique, it has a bbq-y flavor. Not my favorite but still pretty good. The entire restaurant is covered with amazing decor. Giant sea creatures and TV everywhere. The kids will love it. I totally plan on coming back! Overall, 4/5 stars! :) read more

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My first experience with Pier 8 was in December 2024 in which we did a take out seafood boil- and it did not disappoint! Having lived on the East coast I can be pretty picky about my seafood, so I was worried with location (Colorado) that it would be fishy and awful but it was great quality with excellent flavor / spices. We returned March 2025 to eat inside (4 of us) and we all did the all you can eat option. The website / menu says everyone at the table must order all you can eat but the servers said that is no longer true- but all four of us went for it anyway bc we wore our stretchy pants for this event. If you easily put away shellfish than this is the choice for you- it was SO WORTH IT. Unfortunately no pix bc messy hands, but dang. I was not disappointed and had no regrets about eating to my little hearts' desire. Don't be fooled, this AYCE includes appetizers, Po Boys, sides and desserts. Of note, they do have a limit on the amount of crabs you can order and there is no lobster, but everything else was GAME ON including steamed and raw oysters. The hosts and server also did a great job and were very attentive. Apparently if it is a birthday, there will be dancing shark situation too (it was cute and fun). Overall, would love to gourd myself here again. read more

Pier 8 Cajun Seafood - Seafood boil (take out) - Seafood Near Me - Arvada, Colorado

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Great seafood boil! The prices are fair and the portions are great. Service was a little slow but he was super friendly! I love the decor. One thing I really enjoyed was Pier 8 dumps your boil bag in a giant bowl and not just on the table. Don't forget, you need to order 2 items for the small boil, but you can always double up on one item, which my husband did. 2 lobster tails. Icing on the cake, it was someone's birthday, and someone came out in an inflatable shark costume, dancing to Baby Shark! read more

Stopped by on a whim as we were passing by. The decor featured a fun nautical theme. I was pleasantly surprised to see they offered an all-you-can-eat seafood menu, which I would have loved to partake in, but we were only slightly hungry--not enough for all-you-can-eat. We will definitely be back to try that option. We ordered a variety of different foods off the menu. I had a seafood boil, which consisted of mussels, crab legs, and shrimp. The house sauce I chose was extremely flavorful and delicious. My kids had the chicken tenders, which they seemed to enjoy. I also had the fried oysters, which came with sweet potato fries and shrimp cocktail sauce. They were tasty, but I wished they had given me tartar sauce. My husband had the flounder po' boy, which was very tasty. My friend ordered a margarita, which was both tasty and strong. I had a cute little mocktail served in a fish bowl that included a small shark containing grenadine to pour into the drink. Overall, I had a great experience and will be back. read more

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Food is always amazing nice and hot portion size is good. Price point is good. This last time I didn't care for something and that was on me, but they still insisted on taking a percentage off due to the fact I didn't care for it. read more

Pier 8 Cajun Seafood - Seafood, boil, corn, potatoes, sausage, crab and shrimp - Seafood Near Me - Arvada, Colorado

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Food is amazing!! Service is great.. our new favorite restaurant in Arvada!! Their drinks are done right The ambience feels like you're next to the ocean. read more

I absolutely love this place! The staff and servers are amazing and attentive. Their ayce is phenomenal! I love it so much! The food is seasoned and fast to receive! And I love the decor this place had too read more

I have to start out by saying this was a choice made by my son for his Birthday and I gave him a hard time. Well the doubt is gone now great choice and even better service. The food was delicious the family (Wife and Two boys 12 & 10) order the Double Double and it was delicious a ton of food. My oldest ordered build your own two snow crab and Head off shrimp Cajun spicy again delicious and plenty for one. I went basic Shrimp po boy but man it hit the spot. I would say overall the food was a 10/10 but to add to it the Service by John and team was the one upper. They killed it and over delivered. Highly recommend visiting! Great Job Pier 8 team read more

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I found this arvada gem while doing a search for Cajun food and was pleasantly impressed. While kinda pricey their food was really good. The drinks were great and the service was excellent. read more

Really great food at this seafood restaurant. The flavors are excellent! The first time we went the service and food were worthy of but only today because the service was lacking and the serving size was drastically smaller for the same entrees we ordered last time. The average is and I must say the food was delicious both times. read more

Pretty mediocre seafood. Came with a group of 3, we ended up spending about $60 for drinks/food. The price point is a bit steep considering the quality of food. We ordered the captains feast ($65) which came with snow crab legs, clams , crawfish. The price is rather steep considering the quality of the crawfish and clams. We got the house special blend (mild) it was ok - a little bit bland for the seafood boil. The crab fries were pretty delicious - probably the shining star of the dining experience. Overall I probably wouldn't come back as the prices are high and the quality is mediocre. read more

Pier 8 Cajun Seafood - Captains feast and lobster bisque - Seafood Near Me - Arvada, Colorado

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Nice little restaurant with plenty of fresh fish options. Not a lot for those who do not like fish.

Yet another seafood boil joint. The more these open up, the less character each carries. At least Pier 8's decoration has you think you might be visiting an aquarium. It's spacious, servers are friendly. The food was just OK. The most impressive is the act of bringing out the cajun boil, in a super inflated bag full of steam. I wish we had ordered more noodles (spaghetti) as that soak up most of the sauces and is greasy and tasty. Even the potatoes and corns were not soft as I'm used to. The sparkling alcoholic drink had my friend wonder what she's putting into her body. The Crabmeat salad is a good appetizer to share with friends. read more

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Our server was great. Very attentive often. My daughter and I got the all you can eat. The fried oysters are delicious and oysters are a decent size. The crawfish were actually big. Clams were on the smaller end. The snow crab was great! We tried three different flavors, the house blend, Cajun and butter garlic. All were delicious! Food came out so quickly on a Friday afternoon. The atmosphere was pleasant and cleaned We definitely will be going back soon! read more

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Totally not what I expected. First time here so we did an all you can eat so we can try different things. Food had no taste and we got sick afterwards. A few things we tried were: Fried pickles, no taste and whatever the dipping sauce that comes with it was gross. I LOVE clam chowder so we ordered it, super water, had no meat in it and very little like almost no potatoes. Crab cheese fries is fries topped with shredded crabmeat and cheese (gross). Fried calamari and seafood combo were tasteless. Our seafood boil was very disappointing. Desert was ok. We love seafood and wanted to try something new, this was a poor choice. We should've turned around when we heard baby shark song as we approached the front door. We will never come here again, not worth the $$. The only pleasant experience we had was our waiter was nice. Should've just gone to Umai-ya or Juicy Seafood. read more

For the price the food as mediocre at best. The fried food was the best. The bag of seafood smelled off and the taste matched - we did not get all the flavored butters and seasonings to just enjoy the seafood. The service was awful. Never did get the last round of drinks. It wasn't busy at all but you'd have thought the place was packed. They never all worked together to help out all the customers. Very odd and the manager needs some training so they can train the staff. We will not go back. read more

Food was good but.. I wanted Michelob Ultra (on the menu) but they did not have. So I had to order another brand which was more expensive. Intentional? I don't know. Anyway, I had 2 other bottle beers and none of them were cold enough, just a bit below room temperature. read more

This is the kind of place where you wish your stomach was bigger. We walked inside and greeted immediately. The restaurant has a fun ocean vibe. Lots of photo opportunities here. We came on a late Thursday afternoon so we were seated quickly. The prices were reasonable for a seafood boil. We chose the Captain's feast with snow crab and shrimp with the house special blend sauce (which is a blend of all the sauces). It came out in a very cool presentation. Our server was 100% right, that sauce was amazing. It's kind of sauce that made you just wanna bust out a spoon and eat it straight. The shrimp was large and plump, the crab came out into good size clusters. The corn and potatoes went perfect with the sauce. Excellent seafood. Excellent service. Fun atmosphere. Next time we are in the area, we'll be back!! read more

Pier 8 Cajun Seafood - Captain's feast seafood boil with snow crab and shrimp with house special blend sauce - Seafood Near Me - Arvada, Colorado

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I love a good seafood boil and this place has it! We started with their crabmeat fries... yes. They were LOADED with crab meat and the fries were super hot and fresh. Next my boyfriend got the fried seafood combo and I made my own boil with their house blend seasoning and it was delicious. The portions were big so we took home lots of left overs. Johnny took care of us. He was super friendly and helped wish suggestions. We felt very welcomed here and can't wait to come back! read more

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I've had better garlic butter sauce on my a "1pound with head on shrimp boil. It's not bad it's just it needs seasoning. We tried their gumbo and cocktail shrimp too. I haven't tried their fried food. Maybe its good! They went all out on their decor! It's cute! A giant crab on the wall is the main star! Then there's the shark too. Otherwise you're surround by fish decors hanging everywhere. read more

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Was driving by and decided to try this place. I enjoy seafood boils and saw they have a lunch special for half a pound of two different items for $15.99 which sounded like a great deal. I got half pound of shrimp with heads off and crawfish with a spicy house special sauce. It was a good amount of spiciness and garlicky. My food came out within 5-10 min of ordering and service was quick! The waitress brought out water right away, checked on me a few times and the other waiters and waitresses were also friendly. Everyone seemed like they were happy to work there and I loved the decor! It has sharks and fish hanging from the roof and it seems like a fun family friendly place. read more

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This was our first time trying this spot and I was looking forward to it considering the good reviews. I was surprised on how little the portion was for 1 pound of shrimp. The spice levels weren't spicy at all it seemed to be oil based instead of actual sauce. Our server was attentive tho and there was no wait which was good. read more

The food was great and the staff was excellent great service.We went out for our anniversary enjoyed it

Don't walk, run! The service was exceptional and the food was good. The ambience is chill and fun. The MARGARITA was one of the best I've ever tasted! read more

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It's nice to see a boil place NW of Denver! Pier 8 has been opened for about a year, and this was our first time dining. They do offer an AYCE option, but we just opted for a la carte. The calamity starter was great! I really enjoyed the batter and seasoning. As for the boils, you can either build your own or choose any of the combos. Note: the combos are not interchangeable, so if there's something you didn't like, you cannot substitute. I thought the Captain Feast was a good portion for 2 to share. We opted for the house special blend and spicy; I think we could try fire next time. The sauce itself isn't too buttery like other places. I think it would have been better if it was saucier too. There was a ton of potatoes with our boil, more than other places. Boils do not come with sausages, but can be added. read more

Pier 8 Cajun Seafood - Captain Feast Combo - Seafood Near Me - Arvada, Colorado

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Stopped by for the grand opening today and IMPRESSIVE remodel to the establishment. Sat at the bar with Phil and Charley as our bartenders- super attentive and fun to chat with. Ambiance is nice and the food was great! The wine selection and specialty drink Menu are both impressive. Melissa the GM came by to meet us and chat! You can tell how excited she and the staff are! Ordered the lobster bisque and house salad to start. Lobster bisque had LUMPs of lobster and had a nice flavor of lobster that wasn't overpowering. Got 2 boils- one with calamari/scallops with old bay, other snow crab with old bay. Got the Cajun sauce on side and BOOM! It was delicious. After being to both the locations, food is consistent with just a few menu differences in offerings. Parking is ample and there is a cute waiting area if busy. Happy to have a good seafood joint in the neighborhood! read more

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To be clear ... I never actually had a meal here. I had a gift card from the wadsworth location that closed. Happened to be up north and dropped in. They would not honor the gift card stating that they were franchise and they had no connection to the other location. I get that but the corporate office thats grants the franchise should have honored it. Not saying they were not polite but I walked and will not be back. Treat customers right. read more

I was so happy to see that a new seafood restaurant was opening near our neighborhood ! We were seated immediately I drink order was taken as soon as we were comfortable, Drinks came server took our food order it was great ! We sat in the patio area and got our vitamin E . Cocktails were delicious and our food came out delicious and hot ‼ Definitely Going Back ‼ Thanks For The Read Until Next Time .... read more

My friend saw this place on TikTok and said we should check it out for lunch. Since it was mid-afternoon on a weekday, there were only a couple of tables beside us. The restaurant is spacious, and we sat promptly. Our server greeted us quickly but took a long time to get our drinks and take her order, but overall, the service was decent. We got the margarita flight. The berry and blood orange flavors were my favorite. To start, we got oysters. They were fresh and meaty. My friend and I both got seafood boils. They were flavorful and delicious. We both got the house blend. I got spicy for the heat level, and it was very manageable. I like spicy, so it was pretty mild to me, but I still enjoyed it. I will say it is a little pricey, but it was worth a try, and I will definitely be coming back. read more

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We came in as a party of six to celebrate a couple of birthdays. From the moment we arrived our waiter Nick insured everything our group needed was provided. Food was great and delivered hot. Great place to have Cajun boil!!! read more

So disappointing. Go to Smokin Fins if you want good Seafood in the area. The service and food were lacking greatly. The best thing about the place is the decorations. Hard pass for $150... read more

Great food and service! The little one loved it too. By far the best catfish I have had in Colorado!

Had a good experience here. Came for a birthday seafood boil. Very tasty. Loved the decor. A little pricy though.

Nick was our bartender/server and was amazing! Very attentive and had great recommendations!! Food was so good and the overall experience by far exceeded our expectations. read more

The seafood is very fresh. We used to drive across town to go to the Crawling Crab but now we have a local favorite! Finally!