Had to take my daughter to the hospital for food poisoning after getting a combo pick 3 here. I notified the store manager, she laughed at me like I was lying to her. I was not taken serious at all by this manager. Food safety is not a top priority at Surfing Crab. I'd suggest eating somewhere less risky. read more

Service and food was good. Met with the owner had a pleasant conversation. Foods was good I would had like marina for my calamari

Snow crab 4/5 Black mussels 5/5 Shrimp 4/5 Crawfish 4/5 Sausage 5/5 Potatoes 4/5 Corn 4/5 Water 1/5 the water tastes funny Friendly staff Plenty of inside seating read more

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This is the second time I try dinning at this establishment only for the bigger hostess to be rude and quote me 45 minutes. absolutely horrible demminer and attitude. i walked in, the bigger hostess looked at me then looked back down. i walk up to her and say hello first just for the skinnier hostess to have to take over the interaction. read more

Food is good, tbh depending on when you Go it's hit or miss with the service staff first time we went was good waitress would check in on us and get us drink the two other times I've gone the waiter never came to check on us and I had to flag him down to get a refill read more

Surfing Crab - Crawfish, shrimp , corn, sausage - Seafood Near Me - Brownsville, Texas

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Came here on vacation with two friends. We went twice in the same week. First visit: Mussel and headless shrimp in my boil tasted really fresh but the surfing special medium sauce really tasted like a lot of nothing. The sauce was serviceable but not as good as places in Louisiana. My cousin makes a better sauce in her kitchen. I also tried to order a piece of catfish since the waiter at the bar said that people loved it but she forgot to bring it out to me. My friends enjoyed the crab cheese fries and fried shrimp both visits. Pepsi was flat. I left this visit full. Second visit: I decided to get the catfish platter this time and it was absolutely horrible. No seasoning and the fish WAS NOT cooked all the way through I would not recommend. One of my friends decided to order a seafood boil surfing special spicy and he said that the seafood was fresh (crawfish and shrimp) but the spicy sauce was not spicy at all. Lol I wonder what the mild sauce tastes like. Water tasted like tap water straight from the sink if not scooped from out of a puddle. I left this visit kinda starving. Atmosphere was cool, but the area by the bar smells worse than the other half of the restaurant. They played The Weeknd on the speaker. ITS OK BUT NOT THE BEST read more

Surfing Crab - Mussel and headless shrimp boil - Seafood Near Me - Brownsville, Texas

First they gave me a ton of dead mussels, I sent them back and they brought me the same ones back cracked ... besides trying to feed me dead mussels my corn in the boil was bitten!!! I'm disgusted at such poor food and service . Don't trust the food they serve read more

Food was sub standard. Do not recommend. Oysters were old and chewy, corn was hard and tasteless.

Love it! Loaded surfing fries and surfing special medium spicy, delicious! Service was good waitress checked on us regularly.

I'm a seafood lover! Hands down this place is the best! The seasoning for the crab is spot on! The service was great and so is the environment. This is a win for us seafood loving customer's! Enjoy read more

Surfing Crab - Crab boil spicy - Seafood Near Me - Brownsville, Texas

Our kids gave us a dinner here for Christmas. We ordered the lunch shrimp and calamari with corn, sausage and potatoes. We had all the seasonings mild. It was amazing! Loved it. The. We had desert. We forgot a picture but split the lava cake! It was rich and chocolatety! Our server and staff were attentive. read more

Surfing Crab - Shrimp and calamari boil! - Seafood Near Me - Brownsville, Texas

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Very delicious! Reasonably priced tasty seafood boils, and a nice selection of other foods.

Great service, great drinks, and great shrimp (not overcooked or rubbery or veiny, just yum). We also got crab legs, which were delicious too. Definitely a good spot! And locals hang out there, so that definitely says something about the place. read more

Food was good. That deserves 5 stars. The wait felt long, but I can't fault them since everyone else seems to have felt the same about the food. read more

Food is top tier. If you are craving a seafood boil, this is the place to come. They have all sorts of options to choose from. They also have a bar area and their drinks are a decent price. It's a good place to eat and have some drinks. Amazing staff. They are very attentive and treat you like family. Don't be scared to get your hands dirty!! You won't regret it. read more

Surfing Crab - Shrimp boil Only pic I have lmao... I just can't wait to dig in most of the time. - Seafood Near Me - Brownsville, Texas

First time eating here.... May very well be the last.... Three different people came to our table so I wasn't sure who was our waiter, the food well it "looked good" but it didn't have very much taste.. husband had a boil I picked at his and I felt like the seasoning was missing something or maybe it was all the garlic that was used...the rest of use had fried baskets ..menu said jumbo shrimp...(noting jumbo about overly breaded shrimp.)it's a nice place for a cheap lunch or get together. It's fine really at least it's something a little different for this area not many Cajun options down here. read more

Service was the best part of the dining experience here. The food was mediocre at best. Calamari appetizer was over fried. Calamari in shrimp boil was inedible for a person in our party. Chicken fried rice was beyond bland and tasteless. Fried shrimp basket was ample yet amount of French fries were way too large - wasteful to say the least. Not worth the 50 dollar plus bill for two people. read more

First time visiting Surfing Crab and was highly disappointed with the shrimp boil. Shrimp had head on and was not deveined causing them to be very mushy. Being a seafood restaurant it should be known that when leaving the heads on they contain an enzyme that can quickly turn the flesh mushy if not separated from the body immediately after harvesting. Also the server took 32 minutes before coming to our table claims the delay was due to a shift change also provided incorrect menu price which was a shocker when we received our bill. I will consider to give a second try because I did enjoy the crab legs I will just request them steamed only since the seasoning was very salty. I am hoping this critique will help improve your service. read more

Surfing Crab - Seafood Near Me - Brownsville, Texas

We went on a rainy day, and literally no one was there except me and my girl. But in all honesty I thought this place was pretty good. The vibe of the restaurant was nice, our waiter (Chris, shout out to the homie) was really good. We both got the #2 combo and we finished that thing! So I suggest y'all try it out for yourself but it was good for me, although it is a little pricey but not as much as Joe's crabshack. read more

Surfing Crab - Combo #2 - Seafood Near Me - Brownsville, Texas

We went to the Surfing Crab for my first time. Adrián, our server provided excellent service and made ordering easy. I had the Fried Shrimp & Oysters and awesome cheese cake for dessert. We had fun reading the walls. This is a great place to entertain your out of town guests! ​ read more

Clam chowder was ok. Fried oysters were overcooked and over/breaded. Mediocre food. Would not recommend!

Food 10/10 Service 10/10 Joseph 10000000/10 Sang happy birthday a little off key but the spirit was definitely there!! Am I coming back? Absolutely! read more

Everything frozen. They advertised fresh/live seafood at an extra charge and it was all frozen. When I brought it to managers attention I was told that the food tasted rubbery and bland because it comes from different regions lol and removed a dollar charge from my bill. Our server was excellent and was the best part of our experience there. read more

Overall it was fine. We went for lunch. I had the fried shrimp and my husband had the blackened flounder and shrimp. Pro: you can get any fried platter grilled or ask for blackened even though its not on the menu, though the cook was confused, the server was very good and straightened it out. Service was good, friendly. Husband said the flounder was good. Con: Food was rather boring. I was hoping there would be some spice or something in the fried shrimp but it was rather bland. Their cole slaw definitely does not taste home made. I'm glad I went, but I really would not go there again. There are better places in this area where shrimp is king of the world :-) read more

Ate here today for the first time. I've eaten Mr Crabby's in McAllen numerous times, so I had hopes it would be good! It was TERRIBLE! Our waitress was just okay, she was very young and didn't have any knowledge of the menu. My food (shrimp boil) was terrible. NO flavor, bland, and the prices are very expensive! I don't mind paying for good food, but not horrible food! I been told our waitress the food wasn't good, and she said NOTHING! Won't ever go back! read more

Ordered curbside here, and 7 days later still dealing with the side effects of food poisoning so obviously don't recommended.

Went here with a work friend on my last night in Brownsville. Every day when we went by here, the parking lot was always packed, so we figured it had to be a good place to get some seafood. My friend got a crab boil which was brought out in the plastic bag and had the seasonings mixed right in front of him before being poured out on his plate that was roughly the size of a trash can lid. It looked really good! I got the fried shrimp, which was ok. If I had more cocktail sauce (which was my own fault for not asking for more), it would have been better. But the side of corn on the cob I ordered....absolutely perfect! The atmosphere is what you would expect for a seafood joint. Which was perfect as well. Giant paper table cloths, as well as rolls of paper towels on each table to use as napkins that really came in handy, given the amount of sloppy eating that occurred. Good service, good food, good beer, good times! When I'm Brownsville, check it out! read more

This place used to be my favorite, we would go eat at least once a week. Lately they've been slacking it with the seafood boil. The boil will be too watery and not enough seasoning, and when we told the manager about the seasoning they took the boil back and just made it spicy . It's been a while since I've gotten a good boil from this place now, so if anyone has a new recommendation on where to go to get an actually good well seasoned boiled I'm open for suggestions. Other than this they have good music and a good piñacoladas. Please do better surfing crab. read more

Good we ordered 2 seafood boils crawl fish and crab it was amazing the waiting was not long for the food and it was great will come here again 5/5 read more

We have been waiting for the Surfing Crab to open in Brownsville. For opening week, the customer service was quick and smooth. Recommend the snow crab and shrimp with the Surfing Special (all flavors) and Cajun fries. Looking forward to returning! read more

I went there yesterday for lunch and the boils had no flavor and over cooked crawfish. Later that day my stomach was hurting bad and made me vomit read more

11-8-2021 Just left surfing crab restaurant. SO SO DISAPPOINTED. I ordered the rice with shrimp, chicken and beef. It actually had a ton of fried, DRIED rice, 3 shrimp, pieces of chicken and beef were extra dry. Not worth 14.99 Husband ordered crawfish, calamari With potatoes, corn and sausage. He actually got 6 crawfish, two small potatoes, 6 sausage slices, two corn on cob and a handful of thin calamari's for 14.99 At those prices at least filter your water. Please tell your servers not to over do their perfume. read more

Surfing crab is ok. A little over raided and kind of expensive. There is better in town for the price...

Had the fried catfish and got food poisoning, almost got hospitalized. Don't expect to return.

Had a wonderful time going to this establishment for the first time. Was anticipating the grand opening and it did not disappoint... the food DELICIOUS! Our server Joseph was very attentive and helpful in explaining the menu and making sure we had a great time! read more