Great service. They welcomed us right away and cleaned a booth for us. The food was amazing. We'd…read morenever had conch and it was really good.

Found this place on a Yelp search...from the moment we arrived it felt warm...the lady at the…read moreregister acknowledged us as soon as we arrived and made some great suggestions since it was our first time there. The food arrived hot and well seasoned...loved the pickle fries as an appetizer...we both ordered the crab, shrimp, sausage,egg and potatoes for $30...it was more food than we could eat in one sitting BUT we gave it a great try...we will be back the next time we are in town.

The 6 fish & 6 shrimp was good. Fish pieces were thick. I ordered sweet potato fries as an extra…read more Sweet potato fries were waffle fries. Good taste. The only thing is that the tartar sauce is mayonnaise forward. The shrimp was a decent size. Personally, a squeeze of lemon and a pinche of salt made it taste better. Service is drive thru only. Wait time was not too long and everything came out hot and fresh.

The food is ok, I wish I didn't recognize that the fish "fillets" are from the yellow bag at…read moreWalmart.

Always an amazing time with the family at surfing crab. Good vibe, flavor of the food is always…read moreconsistent, shrimp is not over cooked rice is cooked well, friendly staff! This is my favorite franchised seafood boil.

So so so good! I got all the seasonings at medium heat and it was perfect! Add mushrooms it makes…read moreit even better! The eggrolls were ok.

My wife and I use to go there every Monday for their shrimp dinner, and the place was always clean…read moreand the service was always great, we loved their Monday night shrimp dinner. But we stopped going there because we were not allowed to take any uneaten shrimp out of the restaurant, some nights we had close to half a plate of shrimp left and they had started to stop any food being taken out. I couldn't understand this we had paid for our meals and left a generous tip, but they said the management said they were not allowing and food to be taken home. But we had taken food home before with no problem. But they had changed their policy for some reason. So we stopped eating there, every other restaurant we go to allows the use of the doggie bag, so as I said that's why we don't go there anymore, but the food and service is great. Just remember you have to eat everything on your plate, because it's not going with you!

Food was very good and tasty nice atmosphere would love to have a little private party there and…read moregoing to go back try other things on the menu I highly recommend.. Service was also great mile-mannered people.

My wife read the menu while we were driving and made herself drool and by the time we got here, we…read morewere both starving. I say that as there is a difference when you go to eat somewhere and you are hungry versus being famished. We were famished. Walking in, it reminded me of other crab shacks we have been. Nothing wrong with that. The wife is basically a mermaid so will eat any and all from the sea or ocean. I did find it interesting that there are signatures over pretty much every single surface you can find sans the tables and floor (there were even a couple on the TV screen). Too much? For me, yes. But unto each their own. Other than that, pretty cool place. Everyone was friendly. Though we were having a late dinner, there were still a a lot of dinners so service wasn't the fastest. But they were still attentive and checked on us until we got our waitress. My wife ordered a bucket with shrimp with head on, Manilla clams and calamari with 3 sauces. I got the fried half and half, shrimp and catfish but I also got an order of their special seasoning for me (which evidently includes all their seasonings) and their hushpuppies. (They are frozen but the waitress said they are good so I decided to give them a shot.) When the food arrived, it was a good amount of food. It also came really quickly. My wife barely talked for the entire meal. Other than praises on how good everything was. That is saying something. She is definitely picky with her seafood. I tried some of it and it was great. Mine hit the spot. Fried food isn't hard but it is also easily messed up, all mine tasted fresh and the batter was very tasty. No bad taste from the oil. The sauces/seasoning. That is the best thing to me. it is all in melted butter with garlic and other seasonings. They really add great flavor. Enough that we took them with us. All in all. Very happy with dinner and looking forward to our next trip there.

We ordered the cowboy boil which came with shrimp (head off), crawfish, crab, sausage, potatoes,…read morecorn (we substituted for eggs $2). We ordered spicy level, Cajun flavor. They came out hot, juicy, easy to peal, spicy but not the heat that makes you sweat. I was VERY pleased with the food. Beer was cold and there's a full bar. It was very casual with paper "table clothes", hand written messages spread wall to wall. The staff and guests were all very friendly. I have not a bad thing to say about this place. If you head this way, expect a wait. Thankfully we found a couple open spots at the bar and avoided the 25 minute wait. ...That's a short wait time based on other reviews.

Arrived at A1 Steakhouse 14241 Northwest Blvd, Corpus Christi, Texas at 5:20pm on Saturday April…read more25th, 2026. We were a party of 15 Guests and were there for a gathering of monthly Birthday celebrations of four Corpus Christi area Friends! We were greeted with a smile and seated promptly as an area was reserved for our party of 15. Our Waitress was "Ashley"! She was Very nice, smiled often, was very patient and extremely efficient in wrangling everyone's order. Ashley had a great attitude and was super in every aspect of her job and with everything she did. As with anything in life, her ability to effectively communicate with her Customers was Stellar. She had minor assistance from other servers and for the most part she handled our party by herself and continued to provide service to other large parties in the same room. WOW! She took our orders in a calm and effective manner and remembered all the tiny details that any table could impose on "Wait" Staff. Her poise, superb ability to communicate effectively and a Wonderful attitude made our stay a memorable one. Mistakes NONE! Complaints; some steaks had gristle on them. Really! That was a very minor issue and all agreed that it did not curb our appetite or spoil our celebration. The food was good to very good and accompanying condiments for everyone came in a quick and timely manner. Our party highly recommends this Restaurant and we keep coming back! As for Ashley, She is a KEEPER! PS: Our table gave her a round of Applause for her dynamic Customer service! My qualifications as an Expert and Experienced Food and Service Critic; I have over 65 years of Management Experience. I went from picking Cotten, Fruits and Vegetables in many parts of the country, as a Migrant Worker to earning a College Degree with a BS in Business Management. Plus Serving my Country in the Air Force for over 22 years to include a one year "tour" in Vietnam. As a Civilian I have been trained in two Culinary Schools, to include on the job training at other venues. I've successfully managed full service as well as fast food restaurants and have had my own successful Catering business. I have traveled to many places and tasted the many culinary delicacies this world has to offer! As a Culinary Trainer, I have trained personnel on how to provide superb cuisine, effective sales and customer service. At the age of 79, I am now retired and enjoy being on THE OTHER SIDE OF THE APRON.

Another great meal at Texas A-1 Steak with lunch specials of chicken fried steak w/2 sides and a…read moreNut & Berry salad with grilled chicken. Service is great and friendly. Love the cozy atmosphere of this place. Make a trip there today!

If I get the urge for Chinese food and I'm in Corpus Christi this is where I'm coming to...the…read morebuffet. I been visiting this establishment ment for quite a while and it has always been on point. Foods are freshly made and are nice and hot. Service is always on point...employees are kind and friendly. There is plenty of seating and they do offer a Mongolian grill as well. There is plenty of variety to choose from along with the sushi...

Extensive buffet with typical buffet style dishes and offerings. The difficulty in serving hot…read morefresh food with this restaurant model is apparent in all ways. Ambience, food and service were all exactly as expected. Nothing special, just warming pan after warming pan of foods that tend to taste similarly. None were much warmer than room temp. Seasonings are mostly uninteresting and most suitable for unadventurous palates. The other hot and cold food bars hold an extensive array of seafood, salads, pizza, desserts and more. The hibachi style grill could be the exception but I didn't get to try it. Nothing I put on my plate was terrible, but my honest opionion was that my food choices made for a barely passible lunch. I won't be going back.

Love the food, always fresh and the shrimp is perfectly cooked. Onion rings are exactly the way I…read morelike them. Thin and crispy. The railroad sauce is perfect for the shrimp and the onion rings. The bar needs a better liquor line up but the drinks are acceptable. This visit, there was no bar service as the liquor license is being renewed. Service is prompt and friendly. The ambiance is nice, rustic and quaint but some of the tables need a new finish. Nice place to eat. Try it.

Not a good first experience. Drove from San Antonio just to bring Mom for an early Mother's Day…read moredinner (this place came highly recommended). For starters, their menu was extremely difficult to follow, sides are not listed making it a challenge to put your dinner thoughts together (nothing like website.) I Ordered an onion ring appetizer for the table, I do expect see a little grease on onion rings BUT not so much grease that it literally took handfuls of napkins to strain all the grease. So we decided what about a salad? When it came, my wife immediately saw a long black hair on the top it, draped over the side of the salad bowl. Our meal came and we all were expecting it to be like the website photos but it was NOT! It was cold and greasy, fish had lots of bones, broccoli Coleslaw was very sweet and warm...I am terribly embarrassed that I took my mom to this place! We felt really sorry for the pleasant young lady that waited on us, she was great and did tip her well (she's not to blame for the poorly prepared and food). I thought maybe it was an off night? But every single thing that came out was horrible unfortunately. We surely will not travel all the way here again. Hope your experience was better than ours!