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Crabby Daddy's opened in the The Woodlands, Texas, area in the Spring of 2000, a natural growth result from the bustling Woodlands Seafood Market, right next door. Louie and his brother Nick are 3rd generation seafood dealers. While we specialize in Gulf Coast Seafood, we fly in the freshest seafood from the East & West Coasts, Central and South America, Europe, The South Pacific, Alaska, Hawaii, and New Zealand.
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Rob Lounsbury
Jun 16, 2022
Well if you used to come here for all of the amazing seafoood, you might want to rethink that. New owners and, the crab cake is not the Maryland style the previous owners used to make. My wife was happy with the crawfish. She said they were seasoned well, not too salty, and fresh. That's the only reason I went 3 stars. They only have a soft menu but I don't think I'll be back for the full menu. Unfortunate that the previous owner passed away. RIP
Lia
Jun 12, 2022
First time here, our waitress Robin was super nice! She was very helpful with the menu. I ordered the special Bloody Mary and it was pretty cool with the crab legs and shrimp. Flavor wasn't too bad, wish it was a tad bit spicier or had that option. Jambalaya was flavorful and not overly salty, I ate the entire thing! Calamari was what we expected it to be.

Also ordered a dozen oysters which were fresh and delicious, didn't even get a pic before we ate them all Crawfish were tasty but only had one level of spice and it was a bit too spicy. I'd recommend adding different spice layers for the crawfish, but otherwise they were pretty good.
Natalie Bates
Jun 07, 2022
We hadn't been here before but our server let us know it's under new management. Well, despite the limited menu (which I think is temporary) it was great! I got grilled oysters and a cluster of crab legs, all very good. My husband got fried shrimp and fries, and both were good but it was crazy how good the fries were. They also tasted like the fry oil was fresh, which made me realize restaurant food never tastes that way to me. Our server was good too. We'll come back again. I hope the new management keeps the giant crab outside, and if possible makes it even more ostentacious.
Nikki Muuu
May 26, 2022
If you just want to visit the waitstaff then this is your place. The food isn't seasoned just spicy ( hot ), the batter on the fish wasn't cooked all the way through. 2s given because our waiter was super friendly so we tipped her but only paid for the drinks. Check out Drunken Oyster for super good food. Never disappointed $70 well spent
Nicole Bennett
May 22, 2022
New ownership is a game changer! I swore this place off years ago but gave it a chance when I saw they had reopened. The food was EXCELLENT and the service was just as good! The crab was so good that I ordered more to take home. I rarely leave reviews but if they keep this type of service/food up then we need to raise their google stars appropriately. I also have to mention that my server loaded my drawn butter with gobs of garlic and it totally made my day :
Susan Donaldson
Apr 28, 2022
New owner and staff are amazing! Still in the "soft opening" stage with a limited menu but in my opinion they are doing an awesome job. The fried shrimp is the best I've ever had! My husband ordered the gumbo and was very pleased. The staff is very attentive to the customer's needs and are very open and receptive to any and all comments and suggestions about the food and service. I love that they have live music and the atmosphere is very upbeat. We're looking forward to our next visit!
Scott Hibbeler
Mar 25, 2022
Great place - grilled oysters were awesome - boiled crawfish really good and spicy Definitely comin back
Frank P.
Mar 07, 2022
Just Reopened, New Name, New Ownership, , Remodeled, Still in soft opening. I had the Fish and Chips, Red Beans and Rice, and Grilled Oysters, all were delicious. Fish Market (Woodlands seafood) is open next door for fresh fish options. Great Staff. Glad to have you back.
Joe Nativi
Mar 05, 2022
New owner and staff are excellent! Upon arriving the waitress informed us that they were under new ownership and that they were currently under a "soft opening". The fried calamari was amazing, followed by the crab cake which was just as good, my wife ordered the fish n chips and loved it. We finished it off with some craw fish that were succulent af. the bartenders are awesome, and the wait staff is very prompt, over all a great experience.
Natalie G.
Dec 23, 2021
I do not recommend this place at all. I came in with a couple of friends and ordered fish and chips, a couple drinks. At first the experience was okay, the service could've been a little better as I felt like we were left ignored at some times when we needed refills or ranch. At the end of the meal, when we were ready to pay, the waiter over charged us for another dish plate we didn't order or didn't see.

The waiter continued to argue and make it seem like we ate the plate and lied about it. Not to mention the friends I were with were black. The waiter was only accusing my black friends of stealing the plate we never even saw come to the table. I quickly came to the conclusion this was a matter of a racist/ stereotypical issue. We left without having to pay for the meal of course, but I will never come here again and will tell my family and friends of this nasty experience. It honestly made me sick to my stomach to witness.
Pepper M.
Nov 22, 2021
Now this restaurant is great. Their food is good their bar drinks are excellent their staff is always open and friendly. We go there on a regular basis and will continue.
Kim R.
Sep 29, 2021
I've been to Crabby Daddy Seafood & Steak House a few times now. I've had a few different thing off the menu and I still haven't found anything that I didn't like. The crawfish during crawfish season is cooked and seasoned perfectly. I haven't had it outside of crawfish season, but they do have it just about year around. The crab legs are also cooked and seasoned perfectly.

They have become quite expensive, but if you have a crab leg craving that you can't shake, its a good place to go to satisfy that craving. The stuffed mushrooms are wonderful. They are full of crab meat and cheese. YUMMMMM! My boyfriend usually gets the red beans and rice, or the gumbo and he says that both are good. They also have a seafood shop right next door, so if you want to take some seafood home to cook for yourself. it's fresh!
Kimberly Quinn
Sep 16, 2021
Great food. Neat little place kinda hidden but worth the find. Service was amazing. Live music by Kenny Cooper and Kevin Lamar. Happy hour Menu Tuesday thru Friday 4 to 7 with a variety of options to choose from. Lunch Special Menu Monday thru Friday 11 to 3 with reasonable prices. I included photos of the menu.
Rayna Willenbrink
Sep 16, 2021
This place was incredible! I highly recommend the Daddy's Hot Pasta (pictured) because the scallops were amazing! The Pontchartrain topping was also great on top of fried oysters. & Thank you, Zack, for being an awesome server! We'll definitely be back.
Cecilia M.
Sep 14, 2021
It's a good environment with good people for sure, but I don't feel like the food is seasoned enough, and The crab legs are often almost empty. The food is okay, I'll eat it. but definitely not amazing.
Sunshine S.
Aug 20, 2021
Family came out for lunch today. baby girl got chicken Alfredo, hubby and I got crabs and the fried feast everything came out in a timely manner the food was great and service was great
Jamie Yang
Aug 03, 2021
Food there was great and fresh, staffs are so kind and passion, love it, will definitely back for the food again. :
Joyce C.
Jul 31, 2021
3.75 stars. For starters they were out of steak. We started with a shrimp cocktail, very nice presentation, the shrimp were large and well Cooked. The cocktail sauce was thick and flavorful. I ordered crab cakes. Please be sure to clarify prices as the menu ha so different prices for the crab cakes and our bill came and it came out even more. But they were good.

My meal was served and it took forever for my husbands to come out. My food was cold and I was almost finished until his was served. He had the stuffed shrimp. They were very nice. The snow crab legs were nice. Live music was nice. If they were open later with a dance floor, it would be a nice date night location and we would have stayed longer for a cocktail and to listen to the music.
Stefanie Schallhorn
Jul 24, 2021
Great servers and great atmosphere! Just the kind of place we wanted to eat at. The steaks didn't need any A1 sauce and the crab legs were superbly delicious. Don't get me started on the crawfish. The dining room was clean and the host were really friendly and inviting. If you want a great place to go. This is it!
Jillian C.
Jun 24, 2021
Meh. Called here four times this evening with menu questions, no answer. This isn't the first time. The last couple times we have went the food quality, cleanliness and service has all declined. I ordered to go crab fingers the other day and was charged a $2.50 "to-go" fee. Wasn't told prior about the charge and didn't receive napkins, plastic ware or plates so thought that was a bit tacky. I've given this place my last try. Sad because we were once very regular customers.
StanleyRay C.
Jun 01, 2021
This was a nice find for us. The customer service was good. Food was delicious except the crawfish. (We ask the waiter if they were Texas or Louisiana style and he told us Louisiana style) so we ordered and they were Texas style. We informed him of the difference for future reference. Other than that we had a nice experience here and will definitely return.

My wife ordered the oysters on the half shell grilled with the fish and chips plater. We got 1lb of crawfish and I had the catfish dinner. (Depending on your taste) I would suggest asking for extra crispy. Also the waiter got out crawfish taken off our tab.
Matt H.
May 19, 2021
Awesome local place. Food is good along with the service. I will definitely be coming back.
Javier Hinojosa
May 12, 2021
The food was good! It had really good flavor and seemed reasonably priced. I only which they had their full list of sides avail. We arrived on a Friday early evening and they were out of the deviled egg potato salad, didn't carry the tater crawls and also did not have coleslaw. Basically my only option was fries. Service was a bit slow, it took several minutes before we were able to order after being seated right away.

The servers and food runners seemed a little lost. Wrong food delivered to tables, not sure who ordered particular items. We would definitely go back. It was our first time but the food is really good. I want to try that potato salad and maybe even one of their boils! Maybe it was just a bad night, I'm hoping that it was. I wanted to give it 4 or more stars but it just wasn't there for me. Hopefully next time. Expect a second review after we go back. I got the gator po boy and oysters. I recommend both. Sorry I only got a photo of the oysters
James S.
May 11, 2021
Not a great way to spend mother's day. Took half an hour before anyone even took our drink order. Dinner was served before the appetizers and every time we asked for something it took at least 15 minutes to receive it. By the time my wife got butter her food was cold. I don't mind waiting on my food because it's busy I mind waiting for any semblance of service. We literally stacked the menus to leave before anyone waited on us. Next time I'll go next door to what I believe ro be Popeyes drive through. Very dissatisfied.
Carletha W.
Apr 10, 2021
The food here was great it was seasoned well and tasted good my only issue is the waiter it took 15 min for condiments and when I asked for a soda he took 20 min and never brought the soda omg I'll just order to go next time
Lina A.
Mar 31, 2021
Let me start by saying this place deserves more stars and recognition AmaOmf food great restaurant Big and spacious and clean And let me tell you about the service we got from Summer she is amazing very friendly and helpful and over Please don't go ordering burgers Go with the real deal
John L.
Mar 28, 2021
I tried not to read the reviews and assume the worst, still went for it and placed an order. Should have believed the reviews: My order was 5 pounds of crawfish, garlic bread, and hush puppies. Crawfish was fine, tasted great and though the majority were small there were some decent sized crawfish that tasted great. Didn't check the bag in the way out which again, I shouldn't have trusted this place but I did.charged me $58 for 5 pounds of crawfish, no garlic bread, no hush puppies and literally 2 potatoes and 2 corn cob halves. The garlic and butter tossed are no different than the regular crawfish by the by. The only reason they get the two star is because their staff are super friendly and nice!
Byron H.
Mar 27, 2021
Crabby Daddys is attached to a wholesale seafood market so expect your seafood to ALWAYS be fresh. Along with guaranteed freshness all of the seafood was cooked perfectly. Seafood is their business and they do it well. We'll be back!
Devin Else
Mar 22, 2021
Omg! First time here! This place was amazing! The service was good, our server did an amazing job! They have live music right there out on the patio! And the food was absolutely delicious! We will definitely be going back!
Jonathan Wood
Dec 08, 2020
Went to Crab Daddy's for lunch, it was delicious, girlfriend had the crab daddy feast and i just had the crab daddy bucket, as you can see form the images, these meals were fit for a king for sure, the price was on par with Red Lobster but as you can see, we got a real meal here, we have sworn off red lobster and if you read my last review of one, you can understand why.

At Crab Daddy's, they do it up right, you get shrimp that is larger than Red Lobsters Lobster, the crab is perfect, the snow crab was great, the king crab was great, the blue crab was great, the shrimp was huge, both of our meals came in under $100 including drinks, if i recall it was literally around $80 - $90 + tax and we always tip very well. The waiter did a fabulous job, although he had to leave at one point, i think some personal home issue, then we had a different waitress who also did an excellent job at taking care of us.

Unlike all of the other restaurants we visit often, we never saw a manager, probably either busy or off shift, no clue. For safety, all sitting was very spaced out, tables were clearly marked where you could and could not sit, all employees were wearing masks and the place was kept very clean. If you are out and about and are craving seafood, do not go to Red Lobster, go to Crabby Daddy's Seafood, you will definitely get your moneys worth!
Trisitn Carr
Oct 28, 2020
After debating what we were going to eat for 30 minutes we ended up at crabbydaddy's. Let me tell you, between the food and live music I don't know what was better lol. I do not remember the name of what we had but the price was $29.99 and was a combinationation of boiled seafood, we had crabs, shrimp, corn sausage and potatoes for the entree. Gator bites and some of the most delicious mini crab cakes I have ever had for our appetizers along with a sunset drink and a split. Our waitress Lisa was so sweet and attentive. I am so glad we decided to try this little gem out. Everything was fantastic
B. Michele
Sep 26, 2020
If you have a taste for Some Cajun seafood I would definitely recommend Crabby Daddy! We ordered the Gator tails as an appetizer and they are the best I've ever had! So juicy and the crust was really good. For my entree I decided to go with the Crawfish po boy. The sandwich was so big, I barely put a dent in the first one. The atmosphere was relaxing as well and family friendly.
Nena K.
Sep 21, 2020
Burger was okay but not really all that good. Beef patty was really sweet and crab dip was the worst I've ever had. It wasn't good. It was always served with pita bread which didn't really make much sense to me.
Brooke L.
Jul 13, 2020
If i could give zero stars i would. Would not recommend eating here unless you enjoy being served by people who think racial slurs are acceptable. Their very own bartender and manager named Tess made a statement calling a hispanic family "mr and mrs beaner". Hopefully owner sees this and can take care of their trash that they call an employee
Rhonda Alvarez
Dec 13, 2019
The service was excellent, but the food was highly lacking. The crab fingers were the best thing we ate. The alligator was rubbery due to way over cooking. The photos on Google map did not reflect the true vibe of this restaurant. We thought we were going to a nicer place. When you walk in the smell of seafood is overwhelming. (This was not a good sign.old seafood came to mind).

It felt and looked like an old run down restaurant. The carpet (never a good idea in a restaurant) was worn and tore. It felt like we were in a night club that happened to serve food during the day.
Lynn L.
Nov 21, 2019
Went here for some oysters during HH. They had tons of seafood to choose from. I shared some fried calamari, fries, and hush puppies. They came out hot and fresh. The calamari was great, the breading was light and the serving size was ample. The fries and hush puppies were standard but delicious. The oysters were pretty clean and they tasted fresh.

We even ordered another dozen afterwards. The place was pretty empty though, even though their HH prices were reasonable. I will come here again for happy hour. The service was great and the waiter was very attentive and helpful.
Lauren B.
Jul 11, 2019
I ordered the French quarter shrimp and scallops and they sauce was so good! Seasoned well, a hint of spice but not overwhelming. Huge sized scallops and nicely grilled shrimp. I also ordered hush puppies for the kids and they loved them. I added the deviled egg potato salad, it was good. This order was through door dash so I wasn't able to confirm or deny all of the negative reviews about the condition and smell of the dining area.