I came in recently one chilly weekend to the warmth and good vibes and delicious food being served at Stingaree. I was visiting from out of town at a beach house a family friend kindly let us use and she said we absolutely had to stop in for dinner here one evening. We were a larger group of 8 but they had no problem accommodating us. They don't take reservations but we called earlier in the day and they told us when to come in for dinner service (6 on the dot) and they had an area set up for our group. I can't rave enough about this place. The service was impeccable and every staff we interacted with so, so friendly and welcoming to us. Most of our table went with their many diverse seafood options and said how delicious everything was. I wasn't in a seafood mood and opted instead for the grilled chicken smothered with bell peppers and mushrooms. I was genuinely shocked by how moist and juicy the chicken was and loved the blackened cajun seasoning used on it. The salad that comes with the entree was also a VERY generous size and you could easily get filled up on it if not careful. No visit to Bolivar will complete now without stopping into Stingaree from now on. read more

Great food and amazing service with minimal misses. There was so much to enjoy. We had grilled platter, coconut shrimp, hamburger, jerk shrimp, and endless oysters as our mains. Everything was delicious, but the surprise star was the mango habanero dipping sauce. 10/10. Hush puppies dipped in that were amazing. Really anything... it paired with the oysters or shrimp, too. The coleslaw was the only miss, but it's complimentary. Mine was a bit frozen still and relatively flavorless. Skip it and you'll be just as happy. The desserts were all amazing. Chocolate cake and key lime pie were HUGE and great. The ... Chocolate torte... I think it was... was excellent. I'm not gluten sensitive, it was just worth trying. Our waitress, Kristina, was patient with the kids and all our questions. Such a great place. If we weren't stuffed to the girls, we'd consider hitting it up for supper before leaving town. read more

While staying at Camp Margaritaville resort we went with family for a change. Everyone enjoyed their meals. Seafood gumbo , fried seafood platter , pecan stuffed snapper and Greek salad with blackened chicken. We definitely recommend and would return. read more

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Food was really good. Had a nice view of the intercoastal. Mr. James a.k.a. the gray beard was a wonderful server. read more

Stingaree - Burger and fried chicken sandwich were really good - Mr. James aka Grey Beard one was super - - Seafood Near Me - Crystal Beach, Texas

Here's what's crazy, we always get TAKE OUT and enjoy it at the beach house. Service is friendly and the food is so delicious! This is southern style fried goodness. Hush puppies, oysters, crab cakes, calamari, coleslaw slaw, and that was just my order! Next time I'm eating at the restaurant and getting a cocktail! Don't miss this place! read more

This place was phenomenal!! Everything we ordered was great. Drinks, steak, crab, fish, shrimp, and calamari. Highly recommend stopping here if you're in the area. The Rosco was absolutely phenomenal. Staff was friendly, food came out fast, and you get to look at the water while you eat. Nice establishment, will definitely be coming again when we are in town. read more

Stingaree - The Rosco - Seafood Near Me - Crystal Beach, Texas

Food was good. Service outstanding. Atmosphere and Patrons superb. I even bought the hat to mark the occasion. Cool hangout if ever in the Galveston area and willing to take the ferry to Bolivar Island. read more

Excellent food at Stingaree and - although we didn't take advantage - it's also dog friendly on the patio. We recommend ordering the crab stuffed jalapeños (amazing and unique) and asking for a side of the honey-jalapeño sauce whether your entree comes with it or not. read more

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Good food. Good vibe. Ok service. Good view of water. Maybe 4.5 stars overall. Would go back.

The crawfish is the best I've had this season. Nicely seasoned and mighty big! The gumbo here is a must if you've never had it. On top of that, it's the best place to get great sunset pictures while enjoying seeing the big barges go by! read more

Food was great. Waiter frequently checked on us. Brought refills as needed. Overall had great service.

It's right on the water, so you get a fun view of the channel. We went with the in laws. We had crab balls and and fried mushrooms, both pretty good. I had the grilled stuffed shrimp, my husband had the fried shrimp and flounder. My mother in law had 1/d pound of boiled shrimp. The service was very disjointed, they were training new servers, so it was understandable. We'll definitely go back when in the area. read more

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Cody B. took care of myself and my family on my birthday today 6/22/25. He was quick and friendly. The food and atmosphere is amazing. We are from out of town and he brought out a surprise dessert. The whole restaurant sang happy birthday to me. Thank y'all, we will be back!! read more

Stingaree - Surprise birthday dessert - Seafood Near Me - Crystal Beach, Texas

Try the Redfish Louis at least once. The steaks and burgers are good too! The view is hands down the best around.

We always venture to the Stingaree at least once every trip we make to Crystal Beach. Food is always consistent and tasty. This time I ordered the whole fried flounder special and it was spectacular!! It was perfectly cooked. We also ordered the Mediterranean crab fingers. I wish there were more crab fingers but still very tasty. The blueberry mojito was refreshing and not sweet which is how I like my mojitos. Overall a very good meal read more

Stingaree - Fried flounder - Seafood Near Me - Crystal Beach, Texas

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As a local, I've eaten at this place several Times. Their fish tacos are always good, the fried shrimp are large and fresh. Prices are a little more than other places but it's a must visit if you want a real local experience read more

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There are 2 separate restaurants with different menus at this location: Stingaree up top and the Cafe Down Under at the bottom. We tried both. CAFE DOWN UNDER: We ate at the Cafe Down Under for Lunch on the Friday. It was super cute and not very busy at this time. There is a walk up bar, outside seating, and live music at times. We all got the burgers or chicken tenders, which were great! The burger and fries were both some of the BEST I have ever tasted. STINGAREE UPSTAIRS RESTAURANT: We ate here for the Saturday night. The food and drinks were great at the Stingaree. Service was pretty quick even with them being busy. Be sure to be prepared for a good bit of a wait for weekend dinners, especially in the summer months. The Cafe Down Under can help pass the wait time though. You can order drinks, snacks, and listen to live music under the Stingaree to keep busy while you wait. Larger groups do beware, they may split your party up without being made aware of that until after they call your group up. Our 16 person group was split up, when we asked not to be. We all made our way up when called, only to be told only 6 seats were ready. This was obviously not made aware to us before hand, so the host got frustrated with us trying to figure out who was going to go in to eat first and who were going to wait even longer for another table. It would have been more appropriate to be made aware of this before hand instead so that we could've split ourselves up more reasonably. Just be sure to ask about the seating arrangements when you are going with a big group. All in all, the restaurant is great, just a few bumps in the road here and there like all places will have. read more

Fun vibes, great music, food was amazing and a fun family place to eat! Staff was great and service was awesome!

Everything was delicious and the service was great! Casual family setting. Definitely worth the trip.

Food was amazing Service 5 Great atmosphere for family and then at certain times for adults. It was absolutely fantastic. read more

We absolutely have no reason to EVER go back. Roxey, our waitress, was having a bad day, or just didn't want to be there. She wasn't happy, and every table she waited on knew it. The food was just barely eatable. We had an assortment, from pecan crusted red snapper, $35+, that was awful. Honestly, I didn't know you could make Snapper taste that bad. I ordered an assortment of fried catfish, oysters, and shrimp with beans and rice. The most eatable on my plate was the fried catfish and beans & rice, they were pretty good. The oysters & shrimp... Just blah. Save your money. For what they charge, there are a lot better places in the area. They do have a nice location. read more

Wish we got here sooner - Sun had just set - but still soooo beautiful - view was spectacular. We ordered the shrimp avocado with gumbo and salad - the gumbo was dark just right! Hubby had the etouffee - he added extra rice - oh are appetizer was the blackened bar trash - really good! Could be a meal since dirty rice was under all that seafood! And lastly we shared the key lime pie with Oreo crust yum!! Tart and fresh tasting read more

Stingaree - Key lime Pie ‍ - Seafood Near Me - Crystal Beach, Texas

The food, drinks and service were excellent! My favorite place to have a great drink and food in the entire area.

Hands down the best place on crystal beach, the food has been great for 40 years at least, great service, great views. Love the live music!

Down at Crystal Beach? This place is a must stop to get some delicious Cajun seafood! We tried the crab cakes, which we've had better, so no big deal there! We also had the fried seafood platter which was packed with crunchy seasoned goodness of a great variety of shrimp, crab, oysters, and fish. We also tried the redfish which was also seasoned to perfection! The staff was friendly and the place had two floors of goodness! Go check them out! read more

Everything about this place is on point. The view is nice, atmosphere fun... but the food is so delicious and the wait staff... particularly Dane our waiter was exactly what you hope to get but most often do not.. It was such a nice treat to have a waiter who pays attention and gets you what you need before you ask for it... if you go to Boliver eat here and ask for Dane. Let him know Brenda and David from Austin.. (airport) sent ya!! read more

We have been twice and this food is delicious! The seafood is so fresh. We had the most amazing appetizer! Filet with bacon and blue cheese crumbles and fried oyster each serving sitting in garlic butter. quite a combo so we had to try it. 5 stars! Last time we had oyster poboys and a cup of gumbo. This time we had fried Oysters, shrimp with hush puppies and Coleslaw. Our server was Arin. She was very knowledgeable and very nice. Great service. read more

This place is SO GOOD! I never leave reviews but everything about this place was amazing! The food, the service in the front & at the table was so friendly, the atmosphere, watching the boats go by -- SO COOL!!! read more

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My husband and I came down specifically so he could get the all you can eat oysters! We had missed the last few times. They did not disappoint. He loved them and definitely got his moneys worth. I got popcorn shrimp which were really just regular shrimp with no tails. They were also delicious. We had a wonderful waitress named Kacy K. Very sweet and helpful. Never had to wait for anything. Of course we will be back. Highly recommend Stingarees! Views are spectacular also. We have been in the evening. Sunsets are beautiful. read more

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Food was very bland.... Shrimp tasted like was frozen, salad was room temp.and soggy. Margaritas were good.

Me and my girlfriends family went in to eat and my father in law spoke so highly of this place saying it had been a few years since he's ate here but remembering it being really good so I came in with a lot of high expectations only to be disappointed the fish on my fish tacos felt and tasted like rubber the onion rings I got didn't come until after I finished my meal and our waitress didn't ask once if we needed a refill on drinks I had to stop her and ask if I can get some more water so overall the food was very mediocre and the service was just as bad as our waitress seemed like she wanted nothing to do with us please do better. read more

This place hops on the week nights so get there early or expect a long wait. We dropped by one night and were told the wait was an hour and a half so opted to return the next day instead for lunch. Not sure what the allure was but the lunch was ordinary fare and a bit pricy. Must be the waterfront views as the menu didn't feature any standouts and the service was just adequate. We ended up with a Greek salad with shrimp and the lone and well hidden burger on the lunch menu. Both were okay. The boudin balls were also okay and fairly large. We took a burger to go for our boy and while he ate it, he wasn't impressed. read more

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Food was good and the outside patios are dog friendly. Service started off shaky however it turned out to be good.

Good music and good food. I would definitely go there again. Especially when I am in the Galveston area.

Amazing food Always try n get in there to eat when we can. It's very busy but with the wait. read more

Terrible experience with the owner after 20 years of patronage. The owner is rude and crude and swearing at a client for parking two inches off his liking. Mark your lot properly and stop being a jerk and calling paying customers names. Who would want to work there for this kind of behavior.?? Avoid.. Plus the food is mediocre. Good place to launch but not worth the baaaditude! read more

I have been coming here for years. It really seems as though they don't care anymore since they are always packed anyway. Why would you serve gumbo if you serve it like this. Seriously, I thought I was about to wear it. The filler amount of whatever that is on the inside of the bowl is silly. The shrimp disintegrate in your mouth. The crab balls should be renamed stuffed balls because I could not find crab. The two stars are for drinks and views. read more

Stingaree - Gumbo that is not good. - Seafood Near Me - Crystal Beach, Texas

When we are in Bolivar, we have to eat at Stingaree! Enjoying the view plus the lively conversations! Our server is great! She even found something my dad would eat since we just had breakfast. Must start with the Mermaid Water cocktail, sweet and refreshing! Then we had the Shrimp Avocado Salad, our favorite! The shrimp salad comes in an avocado on a bed of lettuce with spicy dressing. It is also served with gumbo! Just as good as I remembered! read more

Stingaree - Shrimp Salad Avacado - Seafood Near Me - Crystal Beach, Texas

Very good casual experience. Food was very good at reasonable prices for quality. Service was very friendly. A bit on the slow side but this is not a joint you would come to in a hurry. Good beer selection. Great view of sunset. Kid friendly. Plenty of parking. This is a joint worth checking out. read more

We went to Stingaree our last night of beach vacation on recommendation. Our server Matt was very sweet, though a little bit harried with lots of tables. Food was good - iconic Bolivar spot, glad we checked it out. I would say it's spectacular, it's what you expect from a place like this. read more

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