OHot Cajun Seafood & Bar — Restaurant in New Carrollton

I had high hopes for this meal, and I love supporting local businesses, but it wasn’t my favorite. The music in the entry area where the bar is is SO loud we couldn’t even stand having a drink there. We went ahead and asked to be seated the farthest away possible in the restaurant. It was still so loud we couldn’t even stand barely hear our server.

We ordered an appetizer and two drinks, one of them a glass of Merlot. The server had no idea what Merlot is. (The menu has it listed as Merlot, not by a brand name.) After we asked for it 3 times she nodded as if she understood, then sent the bartender over….who also had no idea what Merlot is. We finally got the wine and it was horrible. Thankfully, it is nicely priced.

We ordered fried calamari for an appetizer, then three types of seafood and asked for two sauces on the side. The calamari was good. Lightly fried, nicely cooked, and good flavor. The seafood arrived with one side of sauce and the other in the bag, which we specifically requested not to happen. The shrimp were cooked nicely and the sides (potato, corn, sausage) were solidly good. The clams and scallops were a bit tough. Different cooking times don’t work well in one bag.

It took about 20 minutes to get the check after we asked for it. Twice. Then we had to ask her to ring us up. Service really needs work as there were only 4 tables of people in this big place and there were 3 servers working. It was not busy at all. We probably...

I'm going to just give this place 5 stars and follow behind the other positive reviews on this one. Best seafood spot I've been to in the area. My expectations for seafood spots in the area have been pretty low. Places like Hook and Reel are mostly owned by Asians and they can careless about quality service or food. Too many times the seafood was overcooked and rushed out. You can tell by the texture and color of the eggs and corn. My fiance and I tried a brown owned spot in Laurel. The service and food was a poor representation of the potential we have to do and be better. The only thing good I had at Red Crab House in Laurel was the broccoli. NOTHING ELSE. I didn't have to deal with that mess here. We went closer to closing time this past Saturday. Food was well seasoned, fresh and PROPERLY cooked. The eggs alone said someone in the back knows what they're doing. The server was great. Very pleasant attitude. I knew the owner just by how she looked into the dining area. She looked like she don't play and that's what I like! She looks like she has some high standards and I appreciate that. We'll be back. Best wishes and much success as the seafood restaurant business is...

quiet place to go to around 2pm everything was going good until my sister found a roach in her shrimp and she went up to tell the manager and the manager told lies that it was part of the shrimp that it was a vein which clearly it isn’t I been to bunch of seafood places and never have I witness a roach in any of the food and I’ve work in a seafood dining place before which made no sense for a roach to end up in there, we return it back and was just fine for what I had order , we both was still shaken up about the situation I made sure there was nothing in my food everytime I took a bite and I shouldn’t have to I should be able to enjoy my food peacefully but definitely was Unacceptable maybe next time make sure to check your food cause you might be eating bugs which isn’t okay or maybe people who work there need to expect the food and make sure it’s all good to go before giving it to the customer and I don’t remember my server name but she definitely was understanding about our situation and took care of us very excellent and always check in if we’re okay I...