El Rey Crawfish & Oyster Bar — Restaurant in Lockhart

It has a nice atmosphere, and the bacon wrapped shrimp with jalapeños was delicious. The drinks were the best I've had in a while. I am giving it a 3 because of the crawfish etouffee and service. The etouffee was not hot, and the crawfish did not taste good it was very fishy tasting and a bit mushy. The color of the crawfish was gray and pink. I didn't end up finishing it. The server was not attentive until half our party was already gone. I can't speak for the rest of the menu as I did not order anything else. I wouldn't choose this place but if someone else wanted to come here I'd go again and try other things. I am strictly basing this review on what I experienced this specific time. I will try again and write another review in hopes of giving this place a better review. Maybe the server was overwhelmed or something was going on. Maybe it was just the etouffee I didn't like. I will get something else...

We dine in at El Rey's at least 2 to 3 times a month. I am HOOKED on the Cajun Ramen! This is a hearty bowl with a little bit of sausage, potatoes, corn, hard boiled egg and crab legs and shrimp in a lightly spicy broth with ramen noodles and let me say you can't get anything like this anywhere that I have eaten in San Antonio or Austin ~Delicious 🤤 and add 1 or 2 of the best tasting margaritas on the rocks as a pairing of a fine meal. You can't go wrong with anything on the menu. The jalapeño tilapia dish is my second fave! My husband loves the alligator bites and with the fried seafood plate ( catfish, oysters, shrimp, hush puppies and crinkle cut fries ). Service is 5stars and these ladies always get the orders accurate and check in on you frequently there is not a dry glass In the house. Everything about this place is a must try forsure and you will not be...

I do NOT recommend this place. I mean, if you’re in the nightclub next door, too drunk to care how your food tastes or the portion size OR If you just need some food to sober up and this place is attached to your bar, then maybe. I CANNOT recommend driving over to eat here tho. The atmosphere is okay and the employee was nice but that’s where all the good things end. I looked at the menu before going and the prices seemed fair but after ordering I found out that the prices were not fair for the tiny amount of food you get. $9 Calamari had 5 small onion ring sized pieces that may as well have been a battered rubber band. The Boudin Balls flavor was overshadowed by the massive amounts of salt in it and the shrimp Ceviche was probably the best tasting thing we ate but they were small and uneventful....