Great customer service, great food, great vibes, and tons of space. This is a huge location with friendly and attentive staff who are always checking on you, even while you're playing pool, which I really appreciate. One of the biggest things for me is the space. When you're playing pool, you actually have room to move around unlike a lot of bars where you feel cramped. I also like that they have full size pool tables. Since I'm a bit taller, it just makes the whole experience of playing pool that much better. There's regular events and even a pool league on Tuesday nights, so there's always something going on. If you are not familiar with Garden Grove, this place is definitely a hidden gem. The food is top notch, but honestly the ambiance is what sets it apart from your average billiards bar. It is extremely clean, which is important to me, and there's plenty of space between you and other people whether you are playing pool or sitting down to eat. It really does feel like a playground for adults in the best way. I also like that it is family friendly. There's large tables that are perfect for crab boils and similar meals where they lay down wax paper and everyone can sit together and enjoy. When I was there, there was a group of kids celebrating a birthday, and at the same time there were adults playing pool and hanging out. The place is so big that it almost feels like there's separate areas for kids and adults, but it is all in one space and you do not even notice each other. That's how spacious it is. I have been here on Sunday afternoons, Tuesday evenings, and Friday nights, and it is always busy with great energy. The music selection is great too. And this next part is insane to me since I'm a huge fan of famous pool players. The legendary GOAT Efren Reyes is going to be there on April 26th playing pool and interacting with fans. I saw the flyer on the wall and immediately grabbed VIP tickets. I'll be lucky enough to say hi to him up close from the VIP section and watch him work his magic in person, which is just unreal to me. Definitely check out the Wharf, you won't regret it. read more

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The wharf is located in a cute little downtown (Main Street) we went when there was a car show going on and that was pretty nice. The restaurant was relatively empty when we went so we were seated immediately. There was only one man running around taking everyone order, but he was nice and attentive. The restaurant is spacious, there are also many pool tables on another half of the restaurant and bar seating. Now, the real deal is food. I have pretty high standard for seafood boil, and this did not meet that standard at all. However, it's all up to preference. Cajun seafood boil (we got crawfish): very bland. You can barely taste the Cajun. I like the punch of the savoriness of Cajun but this has barely any coating on the crawfish. It's not juicy, it's not marinated. The crawfish meat is also pretty bad, tasted close to spoil for some. I understand it's not seafood season, but I've been to other seafood places that can maintain their seafood quality even during off season, this is just not one of the places. Crawfish Mac n cheese: very cheesy, duh. But that's really it to it, not much flavor profile. Just cheese, Mac, and crawfish. And back with the dead dry crawfish that made it off putting. The Mac n cheese itself is pretty decent though, but don't expect a flavor explosion when eating it. Think of it like a dish for kids. Sweet potato fries: jyst my go to sides with my crawfish. It tasted like any sweet potato fries, yay! read more

Shoutout to Anthony , linh and Tammy for the hospitality. My favorite for seafood, good drinks and great clam chowders. Setting is inviting and good music, especially on Fridays during the car show nights! read more

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If you like your food cold this is a perfect place for it. Got onions rings, calamari and blood clam on hot plate. Waited like 25 minutes for food to come out. Looked pretty good but the moment you dig in, it's cold as hell. Onion rings and calamari was room temperature. Clam on served on hot plate but it was cold as hell. Tell me how it's sitting on a hot plate and it came out cold to the touch. Food is so bad that it makes me not wanna come here again. Alcohol is good is decent for the price. TELL ME HOW FOOD CAME OUT ON HOT PLATE AND IT WAS COLD. THE HOT PLATE WAS COLD TO THE TOUCH. WTF ??? read more

Hits and misses. Friendly staff. Our waitress was wonderful. Billiard tables were nice and in great shape. Atmosphere was friendly. Seafood was NOT GOOD, but the fries and burger were delicious! - 2 lbs crawfish combo wild style. There was no flavor. Just spicy. Everything was so bland. Crawfish was likely frozen and not fresh. Even dipping in the wild style sauce added no flavor. Bummer. - Fish and chips - only the fries was good. The fish was rubbery and had a smell. - Grilled Bloody Clams - overcooked and shriveled. My husband had these a few weeks prior and was raving about them so I think we came on an off night. - Crawfish Mac & Cheese - decent but needed more salt. We could've done without the crawfish. - Clam Chowder (New Brunswick) - it was ok. A bit watery, but not the worst. - Pork Belly Burger - I think they made us just a regular beef cheeseburger with bacon, which I'm glad they did because it was delicious. Thankful they left off the shrimp. - Garlic fries - delicious Overall, for a place called The Wharf, I expected better seafood. It seem like not much was fresh. It's unfortunate because the staff was so nice and the venue is well maintained. I hope they improve the seafood recipe or bring in more fresh ingredients, especially since it's currently in season. read more

the service seems to be bar based, so having a table isn't probably the best idea if you're looking for good service. we got the snow crab shrimp and crawfish combo.... honestly the worst seafood boil i've ever tasted. the shrimp and crawfish were overcooked the crawfish was rubbery, shrimp was so hard to peel since it was overcooked (I shouldn't have to peel the skin and the shrimp is falling apart) the snow crab was the only thing that was maybeeee okay but still hard to peel as well. the sauce was more oily than its flavor based and the total was around $120. the atmosphere is more bar based with pool tables and beer and drinks. read more

The Wharf - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Garden Grove, California

Food: 4/5 Had a few drinks and appetizers dishes. The chicken wings were very tasty, ask for a side of Serrano chilies for added heat. The Cajun flavor French fries were season well and tasted great! Ordered the sidecar and old fashion, can never go wrong with an old fashion! Service: 4/5 Quick, nice, accommodating. The staff at the bar were helpful and attentive, great team. Ambiance: 5/5 Place looks great, bar looks awesome. Loving the entire vibe, also the brand new pool tables are awesome!!! read more

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Food so bad Clams fully don't clean & mud in these shells Unbelievable - want to throw up with that smell & black mud read more

The Wharf - Clams & mud - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Garden Grove, California

First thing I would like to comment on is the service. From the moment I walked in, I felt at home. Tammi, Lynn and Anthony are doing what everyone else is lacking which is customer service. 9 diamond bar box pool tables in great shape and two 9 ft diamonds for the more advanced players. On top of that, the food is great. On a scale from 0 to 10 I would rate the food an 8, the pool tables condition and overall atmosphere a 9 and the outstanding service an 11. Highly recommend this establishment read more

Had the fried fish Po Boy! Never need to try another ever again. Hands down the best!

Unfortunate that they were so severely understaffed that night. A lot of us had to wait so long that others were already done with their meal before the second half of the table got their meal at all. I'm happy with the lobster Mac and cheese for sure, but fair warning everyone, as you can see it's INCREDIBLY cheesy. Drinks are normal.... I did like that they had a lot of options for food, but man, if that's what's contributing to the long food waits.... I'd go back for a casual, unexpecting and lazy meal read more

The Wharf - Lobster Mac and cheese - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Garden Grove, California

The food was great we had 24 oysters, 2 lbs of seafood boil , kids shrimp and fries, spring rolls, wedge salad, clam chowder, garlic noodles, buffalo wings and rice. Servers were super nice. She told us that it was just her as server, busser and bartender. We were understanding and willing to wait. She was attentive and pleasant. Surprising the food came out real fast. The seafood was fresh and tasty . The price was not too bad neither. Regulars were helping her but really friendly. It was kinda cold and didn't seem cozy but it was raining. We definitely will come back. read more

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I haven't been here in a while, but I when I walked past it a month ago, I did notice the change with the pool tables. I'm not sure if they switch management or not, but this isn't the same as I remembered. It seems like they half rebranded to be more of a bar vibe. Their menu still seems about the same as before, and I do appreciate the really nice happy hour menu. I got 1lb of crawfish, wild style, at the spiciest level, a side of lemon pepper fries, and the crawfish mac n cheese. The crawfish sauce is noticeably different from before. It isn't as flavorful and for it being the spiciest and wild style, it lacked any spice. The mac and cheese was a good sized portion and overall tasted alright. Fries were your standard thick cut fries. There was only one server and one bartender there that night, but we still got great service. While I used to love this place for their seafood boil, I think it's time to find a favorite spot. read more

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I love playing pool, grabbing a drink and eating yummy stuff at the Wharf.. the vibe is great, and its not too busy like a pool hall or run down a dive bar... their menu has a huge selection of choices from sea food to nan-pizza. read more

Popped in for lunch with a couple of friends. I don't think they are really set up for lunch because the food took forever, with only 7 people in the restaurant. Lone cook and lone waitress, trying hard, but still. The food was decent. Fries were good, My tuna melt was OK, my friends sandwich looked far better, and my other friend's pasta looked OK. There was tons of pool tables, but they were all covered up. I guess it get shopping in the evening, not as a day time stop. read more

The Wharf - Sad tuna melt, good garlic fries - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Garden Grove, California

Food sucks. Service is nonexistent. The place is huge and has a cute theme but thats it. I guess it's mostly a bar posing as a restaurant. It has pool tables in front so maybe it's supposed to be more of a bar, I'm unsure. read more

Excellent food. Exquisite menu with a seafood extravaganza. Best Old Fashioned whipped by bartender Sam. This place has great drinks, great food, music and lots of pool tables. Highly recommend it especially after a night at the Garden Amp. read more

The Wharf - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Garden Grove, California

Very nice place!!! With Diamond Tables I felt very refreshed leaving this place. Great location not too far from the ocean. Clean place! Nice bar, food and pool table set up. It is a little gem in Los Angeles. read more

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Great happy hour and great service!!! I've always seen this spot but never tried until recently on a Thursday, when they had happy hour all day luckily. They had $2.50 oysters with a bunch of other apps as options + drinks. They also have a pool table so the place can be a great spot for groups! Tbh I'm a sucker for a good happy hour and I def think this place has great deals + food. I believe my credit card also provided reward points if I dine here which is a nice + haha. Overall, it's located in a great plaza with a ton of parking + other spots to walk around, will def be back here! read more

Update: New Management in 2024? This restaurant unfortunately changed management sometime this year I think and is now half filled with billiard tables as "home of the pool sharks" with some menu changes. The place is more of a sports bar now and with bright lighting so no longer has a rustic goth feel. Of note, their cajun seafood quality has drastically gone down. The combo two pounds of Cajun mussels we ordered came out with barely any seasoning and not mixed. The mussels were white and simply looked boiled. We asked the server and she came back from the kitchen with a little plastic cup of separated seasoning saying anymore would have to be charged. I unfortunately didn't take any pictures as I was just trying to get the servers attention. She was the only one tabling so I felt bad for her. It was definitely the kitchen's error and fault. The two stars were for her great service despite being in that situation. It was very disappointing. I won't be coming back. read more

The Wharf - Happy Hour Menu June 2021 - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Garden Grove, California

I tried this place out shortly after they opened in the fall of 2023 and thought it had potential. I revisited today and sure enough I was right! They have an extensive menu with choices for everyone, from Cajun seafood to chicken tiki masala nan pizza to specialty burgers. Just too many items to name. In fact that's the only downfall, choosing what great meal to have! They also have a very nice bar that serves standard as well as boutique cocktails and 8 pool tables. Add friendly employees to the list of great attributes! There's a nice neighborhood vibe, it's a great addition to downtown Garden Grove. I'll be back for sure and won't wait as long between visits! read more

I'd like to say this place is amazing the staff are really polite the food is amazing my favorite thing is the house wings those are delicious I'd say it's a great place to play pool have some drinks and meet new friends. read more

Fuck, hire some more bartenders. You guys completely understaffed tonight (Louies also) your bar. I know this place changed hands recently but stop cheating out on the talent. We spent hundreds of dollars in you place tonight and the poor bartender ( not Tammy) was super overwhelmed. She was crazy busy and the poor girl could not keep up with business. We could have literally walked out on our bill tonight, but we didn't. Hire more fucking bartenders like Tammy. I'm super mad, and feel sorry for the other bartenders. You want a great, NEW Warf? then accommodate and take care of the people spending lots of money in there. read more

Fun little spot in downtown Garden Grove, near the Costco. Fairly spacious, we had no problem getting a table immediately on a Sunday afternoon. Lot of pool tables set up, with people bringing their own pool sticks so safe to assume they take it very seriously there. Decor leans hard into the wharf concept, with everything being nautical. The food is a lot of fusion concepts. They had naan pizzas, plenty of Cajun/creole food, and a ton of seafood options. The portions were generous and the food was very tasty. Special shout out to the chicken tikka masala naan pizza. The drink selection was good and everything was reasonably priced. Absolutely recommend this place to everyone. read more

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They had to roll me outta there. Seriously though it was good and the staff were great! The crawfish Mac and cheese was delicious (personally I could have used a little more kick) and my wife had the shrimp po boy which was great! Lots of food for the price you pay. read more

As soon as we arrived, we were seated immediately. The interior decor is quite lovely and has a bit of a vintage vibe to it. I can tell that thoughtful efforts were put into the decorations to ensure a beautiful ambience for the customers. The food was absolutely delicious. The garlic Cajun edamame was probably the best edamame I've ever had! Juicy and delicious filled with flavor. The No Penny Benny Po Boy sandwich with fried shrimp and Cajun garlic fries were 10 out of 10!!!! I was so impressed with the serving portions! Like wow!!! Almost everywhere you go there shrinkflation, but this place is generous with their portions. I give them five stars just for that. My husband ordered the chicken tikka Masala pizza! Superb! Never knew it could be done. I also ordered the vacation days cocktail drink. It was very nice. We will definitely come back We enjoyed our food read more

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Hello! My brother and I went to the Wharf for lunch the other day and it was delicious. The food, the atmosphere, and service were great! I've been there before and I have never been disappointed. Our waitress was knowledgeable and friendly. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone who wants american food and a good price. Thanks again! Greg read more

Service was amazing. Got the crab legs & shrimp boil in a bag. Calamari was good. Clam chowder was good read more

The Wharf - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Garden Grove, California

-1 for the rude female bartender. Like, really rude. Great food and ambiance. The other patrons are obnoxious but it's fun if you're chill. Sad for the malasadas. PLEASE BRING THEM BACK. read more

I've been to this restaurant a handful of times prior to covid and used to love their $1 oysters for happy hour. However, after yesterday's visit, I left so disappointed. I understand now why this restaurant never has a wait and am surprised that they are still in business after all these years. Ambiance: Very spacious and almost divey. FOOD - Cajun Fries 3/5: Somewhat decent seasoning and they serve a decent amount. - Oysters 4/5: Decently sized and they provided us with plenty of lime/lemon, cocktails sauce, horseradish, and tabasco. These were $30 for a dozen, which was a bit odd because I noticed their new happy hour menu offers oysters at $2.50 per, which is basically original pricing. - Number 2 Combo 2/5: These combos used to have set pricing listed on the menu but they changed it to MP. We ordered 2 lbs of crawfish and a 1 lbs of clams with the wild medium sauce. They skimped out on the sauce. There was barely any in the bag, but that may have been a blessing because it was overly sweet. We were excited to see that the crawfishes were jumbo sized but they way overcooked them. They were so dry and tasted like they were frozen - was not fresh at all. So dry that they kept soaking up my salt, pepper, and lime. The clams however were juicy and decently sized. They used to give out free dessert at the end of the meal, but I guess they no longer do so. Sad to say I won't be coming back here. read more

The Wharf - Oysters, Cajun Fries, Combo #2 - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Garden Grove, California

One of our favorite happy hour spots in GG with some of the friendly staff in town! Hubs and I are lucky to just live down the street so we walk here pretty often. Our go-to's on the menu: - seafood eggrolls - fries (ALWAYS wonderfully seasoned and super crispy) - oysters - crawfish mac and cheese (we typically have leftovers of this because it's so heavy) - grilled bloody clams (with extra fish sauce) - wash things down with their delicious beers One of these days we'll actually do a bag of shrimp and/crawfish for the whole experience! read more

The Wharf - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Garden Grove, California

We went there on a Friday night. We spent about 3 hours at the bar had so much fun, Tam and Lin both are amazing bartenders full of energy Tam is spontaneous and has an amazing sense of humor. Food was delicious too. Will come back for sure. read more

Horrible service...Disrespectful waitress, I won't waste my money at a place where they can't even give any type of acknowledgment or direction of self sitting or waiting on someone to sit us. Smfh. Do better. If you're under stress and can't handle it, work elsewhere. read more

Taste, not bad. Portion was too much! even server said they couldn't finish. Felt like I wasted food. Portions didn't make sense.

Came on a Tuesday evening for happy hour which is between 5 to 7pm. The happy hour menu is slightly different now due to a change in ownership back in March. We were able to be seated right away and the servers were very attentive. Oysters- 5/5: These were the highlight of the meal. The oysters were very fresh. It came with cocktail sauce, horse radish, lemon, and lime. It was $2.50 a piece. It was so good we ordered them twice. Sharks special house wings- 4.5/5: These were really good. It tasted like an Asian stir fry. The sauce was very sweet and had a very mild spicy kick. White tea fun shot- 3.75/5: This one tasted coconuty and like the Malibu alcohol. It was the best of the three fun shots I tried. Mexican candy fun shot- 3/5: Tastes like a sweet watermelon gummy candy especially with the tajin on top. Jolly rancher fun shot- 0/5: The initial taste is very sweet but the more you drink it, it tastes strongly like Robitussin. I wouldn't recommend this one. read more

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Came here on a Thursday night around 10pm, place was empty, had a few customers. Ordered the 3lb combo with shrimp mussels clams 2 potatoes 2 corns 5 sausage wild style spicy and a order of bloody clams. The bloody clams was really good, would definitely ordered it again. The 3lbs combo, it was way too oily, felt like I was just eating and slurping oil, and it was not spicy at all, even though we order spicy, flavor wasn't too bad. Service was good, bloody clams was bomb, it was really really hot, i normally can eat hot stuff but I had to spit it out bc it was burning my tongue. Overall food was ok for me. read more

The Wharf - 3lb combo mussels clams shrimp - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Garden Grove, California

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3.5/5 Food was good, they have a wide selection of food and we tried a little of everything from the happy hour menu. Wasn't amazing but it's not bad. I really appreciated the server Jared, he was juggling all the tables by himself and accommodating and checked how everything was often. We had an issue with the fried chicken but Jared handled it well, so it was much appreciated. The vibe of the place is really nice and family oriented. I really liked the interior design of the place and the bar. Def have to come back to try the crawfish and mussels! read more

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Amazing service by Sam! We were here for our friends Birthday party. The food was delicious and the vibe is awesome!

UPDATE: (Oct. 2023+) It's under new management & the happy hour has been hacked at to less items & frequency. My favorite fish & chips/fries are no longer on the list. Since Oct. I've given it about 3 tries & even suggested a friend to "enjoy" the food. Coincidentally each time something wrong happened with the order; there was a late/forgotten order, cold food, little burned...or the opposite. The manager tried to compensate us with redo-ing the order or a discount on the food. Good efforts by management, but it's not worth the trouble that I might encounter, ... ESPECIALLY with No fish & chips on the happy hour to upgrade to garlic & parmesan fries. The fries itself were the only good & consistent item from both managements. PARKING: It's still easy & across the street behind the buildings for all of the establishments on that street. 5 to 2 star review, update. ______________________ The Happy Hour has amazing choices! Oysters for $2!?!!! Sunday has all day happy hour. I like places with multiple happy hours. [Refer to image] The food comes out quickly & in a good portion. The music choice is chill too. Nothing obnoxious. (Lol yeah, I know it's subjective.) The servers are more genuine with their approach & don't have that giddy customer service inflection. If u like garlic & parmesan on ur fries, this place will not disappoint; it will astound. I gleefully chuckled cuz most places sprinkle; The Warf will top it with scoopSSS. There is PLENTY OF SEATING, so there is rarely a wait time. We found this place near a local theater that we can have drinks prior to the GEM Theater performance in WALKING DISTANCE. Next time, I'll try their shots~ read more

The Wharf - Updated menu (Oct. 2023 +) Hacked down happy hour menu with new management. - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Garden Grove, California

My family and I were greeted as soon as we walked in, everyone was all smiles and super friendly. Seemed like a terrific start. We ordered an appetizer and 4 meals. My sons meal came first, then almost 30 mins later the appetizer came out. Wasn't too pleased about that, told my son to keep eating, didn't want him waiting and having to eat cold Mac and cheese. Took about another 15 mins before 2 more meals made their way out, and the final one about another 10 mins after that. Waitress was nice and kept checking in on us, told us she even had the owner go check what was going on. We did receive a discount because of the delay. I would give them another try, the food was great, the atmosphere was nice and chill, loved the music they were playing too. read more

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