We love crawfish and this place definitely gets a high rating from us. While exploring Belton I noticed this place on Google Maps, and confirmed their hours and location on their Facebook to make sure they were really there and open. We went here on a Sunday in late May (which is really getting to the end of crawfish season) for a late lunch when most other places had already closed for the day, we were the only ones there but saw a couple people get to go orders. They had a large covered area with picnic tables with buckets for the empty crawfish shells. We tried the "combo" (which came with 2 lbs crawfish, shrimp,corn, potatoes and sausage) to get a taste of their flavor. We did ask for no sausage in it and they said they would just sub corn or potatoes for it, but then didn't which was disappointing. However, the flavor and spice was perfect for us; lots of garlic! Lots of BIG ones too! We liked It enough that before we left Belton we went back and got 5 lbs of just crawfish to go to eat at home; unfortunately the 5 pounds we brought home were not as spicy and flavorful as the 1st batch we got; but we still really enjoyed it and it was a great value- the price per pound was less than anywhere else I've been in a while. We would definitely come back here if we pass through Belton again! read more

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My husband placed an order 2 days prior to pick up and he spoke to the guy informing him he need 30-35 lbs of crawfish for an event @12 on Saturday. We were aware his hours said opens at 12. The guy said he would be there at 9 to have the order ready 10 as agreed. We showed up there and the guy wasn't there. We waited 45 minutes and even called many times, but no answer. I find this service unacceptable. If you are a business and you agree on something with your customers please honor it. It makes it very hard to find things at last minute to fulfill my event when I made the order in enough time for it to be ready. I don't recommend this place for events or large orders read more

I really loved Rusty Shells when I first tried it, and I still rank it in my top 3 crawfish spots from Waco to Austin. Because of this, I did my birthday dinner there this year and my experience was a little disappointing, especially it being my birthday. I will say the food was still good, so we did our best not to let the vibe bring us down, but I did find that it bummed me out for a few days following the experience. First, our waitress seated a party of 8 women who were clearly celebrating something under a speaker that was so loud we would not have been able to hear each other talking. We asked to move and were met with attitude which continued throughout the remainder of the meal. My friend and I ordered dressed Dos Equis and she brought the bottles with no salt or lime...no problem, we asked to just bring us some glasses and the salt and lime separate. She brought us SHOT glasses, a tiny amount of lime and told us to use our table salt. Oddly, two other people ordered tequila shots and those were dressed with lime and salt. Also when one person asked about the Mac and cheese, it was not revealed that the $5 Mac and cheese is literally Kraft. She barely checked on us after our food came out (all separately by 5-10 minutes), but luckily there was another sweet waitress who helped us and even took our picture. I know they have since moved to a truck instead of the building they were in, but hopefully they don't let waitresses treat large parties this way in the future. read more

This was my first time ordering from here. It was my birthday dinner to myself. The Seafood Boil was delicious! I even have enough left over for a second meal. I will be coming back! read more

Rusty Shells - Cajun Seafood Boil with lobster, shrimp, sausage, potatoes, and corn - Food Trucks Near Me - Belton, Texas

Stopped by tonight and ordered 5 lbs of crawfish "hot." Waited about 30 minutes even though it had been posted that the rush was over. I was sitting about 20 feet from the window and was told there was a buzzer malfunction. When the order finally came out the crawfish were cold, not even lukewarm. The crawfish were cooked firm and not overdone, but the seasoning was extremely light. When the bag opened there was no garlic aroma and the seasoning did not penetrate the meat. Even ordering the "hot" level, the heat was barely noticeable. Honest breakdown of what I experienced: Customer experience: 3/10 Aroma: 1-2 / 10 Salt level: 0 / 10 Garlic: 0 / 10 Heat (ordered hot): 2 / 10 Depth of flavor: 1 / 10 Seasoning penetration: 0 / 10 Cook quality: about 7 / 10 (firm texture) For $45 for 5 lbs ($9/lb), I expected stronger seasoning and more flavor penetration. The crawfish also appeared to be field run with about a 50/50 mix of small and large. Just sharing my honest experience from tonight. Do better !! read more

The food is WORTH the drive! They are AMAZING ! Service is great you don't have to wait long either! And they open EVERYDAY !

Awesome fresh food! Great deal for the price. Always happy with the quick service! My family loves their food I'm always a little skeptical about not eating seafood on the coast but they really have good seafood! One of my favorites here in central Texas! read more

Rusty Shells - 2 crab clusters plate! - Food Trucks Near Me - Belton, Texas

I tried my luck with crab legs again and I can say it was better than my previous experience from a different establishment. I've been following this business for some time because I heard they had good crawfish but, I was never able to make it. This is a former food truck, turned actual restaurant within the past month or so. Family ran/owned. I have to say the service wasnt the best. After receiving my food, my waitress never checked on me again compared to the multiple times the other waitress checked on her tables. As for the food, I ordered the crab leg plate. This came with shrimp, potatoes, sausage, and corn. The crab legs were made perfectly! I love a good crab leg that just slides out of the shell. They use some sort of gravy sauce and give you a small cup of butter on the side. This is the first I've had such sauce on a seafood boil. The sauce isn't nasty, just different and couldve used a bit more of it to provide more flavor. The side of butter provided also didn't have any flavor. The dish however, was very filling. Currently, they dont have a liquor license so you are welcome to byob for the time being. There's also ample parking however, if you're using the GPS it'll likely send you down the wrong residential street. The restaurant is located off 35 so keep that in mind if you get lost while using the GPS. read more

Rusty Shells - a lobster on the table - Food Trucks Near Me - Belton, Texas

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Great food for a great price! Service was fast and friendly. I will definitely be back. I got it extra spicy and loved it. read more

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I had high expectations for this place after hearing good things, but my experience was a letdown. We arrived at 7 PM on a Saturday, and although it wasn't busy (only about six occupied tables), it took 20 minutes for a server to greet us. From there, it was another 20 minutes to get our drinks and 15 more just to place our order. We ordered oysters, a lobster platter, a small catfish, and 4 pounds of crawfish. After waiting an hour for the raw oysters, I flagged down a server to check on them, only to be told they were still defrosting. At that point, we asked to cancel the oysters, assuming the rest of our food would come out soon. Unfortunately, we waited another hour for our main dishes, and when they finally arrived, the order was incorrect. The food was flavorful, but the lack of communication about wait times and the overall slow service were frustrating. To make matters worse, we were charged for the oysters we never received. While the food itself was good, the experience didn't justify a two-hour wait and inattentive service. I wish the staff had been more transparent about wait times, as it could have set more realistic expectations." read more

Amazing as always!! Seasoning was perfect and only had to wait around 15 minutes. We will be back again this weekend.

Amazing Food vary good service excellent crawfish the crawfish are very big and delicious and fatty and juicy read more

Rusty Shells - My uncle enjoyed the crawfish - Food Trucks Near Me - Belton, Texas

We like to support small businesses, and we're very excited to give this place a try. Yeah, this is not the place. I'd honestly give this place zero stars if it were an option. The servers are rude and act like they don't want to be there. We were treated like an inconvenience when we asked for silverware. The tables and floor are dirty and there's so many flies. We didn't stay long enough to try the food because they don't bring you a utensil to crack the crab with. The server's response was, "we don't have any because people keep stealing them." How's that the customers problem? Her words were, "it's not my fault, I just work here!" Even if the food was good, it doesn't make up for bad customer service. We will never know because they obviously don't care. Awful place. Stay away from this establishment! read more

Top notch food with a kick holy smokes love this place..! Shrimp was clean, sausage perfectly spiced, corn soft and the potatoes were perfectly salted and balanced. Made me crave a cold brew honestly. Service was fast for a boil that I bought and the lady was super friendly and kind. Couldn't have asked for better. The atmosphere was on a food truck setting but was clean and well maintained offering a good price point during a concert. Place was nice, thanks guys!!! read more

Rusty Shells - Shrimp Platter with sausage and taters corn setup. - Food Trucks Near Me - Belton, Texas

Food was fantastic. Service could be better. For crab orders, they need to have utensils available to crack the crab. Unable to eat a lot of the crab because I couldn't get it out of the shell!!!!! read more

The absolute best crawfish I have ever had! The spices were amazing, the potatoes were just as tasty! What a treat! We always look forward to eating at Rusty Shells! read more

Rusty Shells - Crawfish with potatoes and corn! - Food Trucks Near Me - Belton, Texas

The food was delicious. We started with the boudin balls, they were probably the best we have ever had. I had the catfish. My husband had lobster with shrimp and all the fixings. Leonna was our server, she recommended a watermelon cocktail which I enjoyed and my husband had ice tea. Everything was great. read more

Always great food!! Service is excellent!! Ho see them at their new location!!! Always trying to get that awesome crawfish for his customers!! read more

Great atmosphere...top notch service! Pricey...you think well almost $30 for large shrimp plate, but it says 15, so i guess thats ok. No! They were small thumbsize shrimp! Way too much money and i didnt want little shrimp! read more

This is a $15.99 kids meal. Food is a little weird/off here. I'm not sure this is our place. read more

Rusty Shells - This is a 15.99 kids meal. . Not only is the inside a little weird but the food is also off. Not sure if this is our place. - Food Trucks Near Me - Belton, Texas

The food quality and taste are amazing! It will be some of the best seafood you will eat and the service is the good old fashioned service that seems to have vanished in today's world. Highly highly recommend! read more

Worst experience I've ever had at a "restaurant". Got ignored for the first twenty minutes, then waitress came to our table to take our drink order and came back once after that. I had to walk to the bar and order after anyone refused to come to our table. My catfish had the consistency of a wet noodle. Paid over a hundred dollars and I stopped at McDonalds on the way home. This place is a joke!!! read more

First time dining at the Rusty Shells. We have been looking for a local seafood restaurant. This place is a hidden gem, great tasting food, and awesome friendly service. My mother-in-law and I had the shrimp platter & lobster tail, my wife had the catfish platter. Very tasteful, cooked to perfection. read more

Food truck with seasoned seafood, we got the lobster tail, shrimp, sausage & potato plate, all was very tasty!!! Great service, super friendly staff. read more

Rusty Shells - Lobster tail, shrimp, corn, sausage & potatoe - Food Trucks Near Me - Belton, Texas

Tried twice. Fried shrimp were to soggy. Catfish good first time but 2nd time was not crunchy.

TASTES good mmmmmmm.!!! :) I really liked the Shrimp platter, tried it on UBEREATS and was impressed by mainly the taste.

Amazing people, great prices, fresh and delicious seafood! Must try! We haven't been able to find another place locally that has this quality of seafood. We are so happy we found you. read more

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ate here a few times at their food trailer and nice to see a brick and mortar finally! great food as always we got to-go, just need a few more servers and another square card reader and they'll be good to go! wishing nothing but continued success! read more

Everything went well food and service and very clean environment there.The food was amazing and very delicious and great on taste there. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone that loves seafood because it's + thank yall for y'all's service and amazing food Rusty Shells!! read more

Rusty Shells I got into a argument with the owner because everytime I come there I don't get what comes with my order and there order takers KNOW THAT! LEOANNA Corn and potatoes I eat there basically every week! Even though I drive home set the dinner table to find out all my food ain't there so I called THIS TIME and he argues with me because I'm mad about 99 cent corn and potatoes is his words..... The POINT IS WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY SO MUCH for you to say some shit like oh you mad about some 99 cent corn and potatoes then gonna tell me never to come back I guess cause he living the high life all because they got it wrong!!! Crawfish Express you got me!!! And I've been a LOYAL customer heck just paid 200 today 320 last week and for my kids birthday was there twice over 300 this year already!!! To make it worst I've been supporting this business since the FOOD TRUCK and for them to come like that 1 by 1 you will lose them all! read more

Food was so salty not like before, place have flies flying all over, dead flies and insects on corner and window seal, waitress who answered the phone was rude and unprofessional My last time going Was a biggest fan from when they had a food truck till few trips to the restaurant but last night was it for us read more

the food is normally good, tonight was an example of what it has become though. The waitress that took our order, told us there was no crab nor lobster but as we were leaving people that had arrived after me and my family got crab. Only me out of three total wanted crab. So I sufficed for catfish, my catfish was dry and over cooked, compared to my moms which you could tell there was a difference between them, hers was good. As well as our waitress did not even ask if we wanted drinks just proceeded to take our orders and leave until we had to call her over for her service. If tonight is an example of what it has become then don't bother coming, two tables even got up left during our dinner. read more

The food is good today the crawfish was cold. Had to ask for a re order after I waited for my to go order for about a hour for "fresh crawfish". The server didn't even wait for me to pay before she walked away. The last 2times I have came here the service was terrible with the server. This kind of sucks because I've been following y'all since the food trailer. But I will not recommend to everyone I know. From now on just razoos or Cajun crab. read more

The food is amazing the spices they use make it so flavorful. And they serve such good

This place had a terrible fishy smell in it. The tea was old tasting, and the food was blah.

The only reason they get somewhat of 2 stars is because the food is somewhat good. The food is normally not hot just warm but the service from the servers is probably the worst I have ever encountered. Their margaritas are straight sweet and sour. Expect to have to just pay walking out the door because the server is probably just going to be in the back and not come back after the food gets dropped off. read more

Crawfish was very good. We got a couple of rounds regular then we asked for our last round to be spicy, and we chose to do Habanero. That was probably our favorite round and what we will get next time. read more

Watching this company go from the ground to where it is now is an honor. The owner puts his heart into everything he does. The delicious food was an added bonus! read more

Always great food. I've been eating this man's seafood for over a year now. From his food truck and now in his restaurant. Love love the sauce and seasoning, if you want extra just ask. The prices are great too IMO. We go once a month at least. read more

Only been one time so far, but the food was great! Would love to go back again in the near future'