Crawfish Cafe — Restaurant in Texas

Crawfish Cafe is a hip, cool, and laid-back establishment serving up seafood favorites and great customer service in the greater 290 Cypress area. This is not a fancy restaurant or a quiet and serene dining establishment where famous French Chef Helene Darroze is creating a magical dish consisting of lobster with carrots, citrus, and tandoori spices. It is in fact, the exact opposite, which is not a bad thing at all. It merely depends on what type of atmosphere one is in the mood to experience.

My husband, daughter, and I became acquainted with this business on a Saturday evening around 6:00 pm and the dining room was half full. Our host, Frankie, who also turned out to be our waiter for the evening was extremely hospitable, professional, and welcoming. So, five stars rating on the customer service. It was awesome!

Next, the dining area was nice and clean and I did not see or feel any food crumbs underneath my feet because the floors were clean. The overall presentation and ambience of the restaurant was inviting and highly energetic with nice musical tunes spewing out of overhead speakers. The music noise level was moderate to slightly noisy which made one speak a tad bit loudly to be heard in conversations. So, with that being said, the presentation, ambience, and cleanliness is a four star rating.

Moreover, we started the evening with two starters, crawfish egg rolls and crawfish mini empanadas. For our drinks, we had the frozen peach and watermelon margaritas which were very tasty but not enough on the liquor. So, 3 stars out of five on the margaritas. The crawfish egg rolls were delicious, so 4 stars out of five, and the crawfish empanadas were okay, a little on the salty side, so 3 out of five.

Next, for our entrees, we ordered the boiled snow crab legs with corn, crawfish, and potatoes, the fried catfish po boy with sweet potato fries, and a fried seafood platter consisting of oysters, shrimp, catfish, hush puppies, and fried rice.

My husband said that the catfish po boy was okay and could have been better with more fish. There was not enough fish to bread ratio which made the experience a little dry, so 3 out 5 for the poboy itself. However, he said that the sweet potato fries were the showstopper of his meal, so 5 out of 5 stars. I tasted one of them myself and they were absolutely delicious, fried to perfection, not too crispy and not too soft, and the sweet flavors were boasting with every bite.

My daughter had the boiled crab dinner and she said that it was good, not the best she's ever had in her life, but good enough to enjoy, so 4 out of 5.

I had a fried seafood platter with a side of fried rice and hush puppies. This entree was almost amazing to me but it missed the margin by a slight few points. The shrimp were fried too dark for my liking and almost tasted like frozen shrimp from the frozen section of the grocery store, so 2.5 out of 5 stars. It could possibly be the type of batter that they're using on the shrimp that's not quite right. However, the fried fish, oysters, hush puppies, and fried rice were absolutely delicious and fried to perfection! The fish and oysters were lightly fried and flavorful but not salty, so 5 out of 5. The hush puppies were amazing, so 5 out of 5. Lastly, the fried rice was wonderful and full of distinctive flavors, so 5 out of 5.

Overall, we enjoyed our experience and will most likely visit again in the near future. Customer service was great and service was fast, 5 out of 5 stars for the host/server, Frankie. He checked in on us several times during our stay making sure we were comfortable and satisfied. I recommend anyone who enjoys this type of cuisine to give them a try. It's not absolutely authentic creole food. It does not possess the original creole/cajun flavors of true down-on-the-bayou Louisiana cuisine, but it's good...

We came in here and they told us 30 minute wait, we gave them our number and walked back to the car and immediately got a text that our table was ready. We walked back in and the couple who walked in behind us as we walked out were already seated in the two person booth. They tried to sit us at a six-person table in the middle, and when I asked to sit at the six person booth the lady was hesitant. That's slightly pissed me off because you already gave my two-person booth away to the people behind me. She gave me the booth.

I ordered the hypnotic margarita frozen, with a sugar rim. They brought it with a salt rim. When I told her it was salt, they replaced it, but when I drank it you could take the salt in the bottom so all that they did as pour my drink into a different cup, taking the salt with it, instead of remaking it.

My husband ordered the pound of snow crab which typically is two clusters. They said one cluster is $26.99 and a pound is $36.99. They brought one cluster and one leg for the pound. They also didn't bring him any tools or utensils for his crab legs, but it was okay, he doesn't typically use them. When questioned about the legs, they said they usually weigh it out and it's usually one cluster and half another cluster or a little bit more and maybe the waitress misunderstood. So the lady went back to ask for clarification, it took a while but eventually somebody did come and say they were going to bring him another cluster. I'm glad they did make it right. They brought another cluster which was the same size as the first they brought, and this time it had tools on it lol.

We also had the crawfish egg rolls which were pretty good. Sweet potato fries and okra were good, along with the fried shrimp. My husband enjoyed the turkey neck. He got the lychee Mai Tai as well, which he enjoyed.

One lady was here by herself eating, went to the bathroom, and left her purse and all her food, came back they had cleared off all her food smh. So she paid, waited again and they remade her food and she waited at the seats by the door.

The waitress didn't come back to check after the food was delivered. Had to look around for somebody for the check, then she saw and came. We requested the boxes and check...

Then she brought us the wrong check, and when she brought the thought one, had to go get the extra cluster they brought removed because they added it to the bill... She said they did it to show they gave it to us 🙄.

I'm not sure what's going on there, but it's a mess, at least this time round. The waitress was nice enough, but the trip def left a bad taste in my mouth and I won't be back for...

We absolutely adored the Cajun food here and would definitely go back. Here’s what we ordered:

Crawfish eggrolls - they were pretty good, but the sauce was the star of the show. I might not order them again, though.

Cajun calamari - these were deep-fried calamari rings, and they were delicious with the sauce. I was hoping the calamari had a Cajun flavor even without the sauce, but it didn’t quite hit the spot.

Crackling queso - this was a unique dish - pork rinds with queso (instead of tortilla chips). It was okay, but not really my thing. (Not pictured)

King crab legs - these were a bit pricey, but they were totally worth it. I had them with the original Cajun flavor, and they were absolutely delicious.

Combo 1 with Texas Cajun flavor - this was a great option! It included crawfish, shrimp, potatoes, and corn, and it was all so yummy.

Crawfish smack pack - this was hands down the best thing we ordered! It was a Cajun rice dish with crawfish tails and sausages, and it was absolutely delicious. I highly recommend it!

Garlic noodles with crawfish tails - this was okay, but it wasn’t our favorite dish. It was a bit too buttery-flavored...