My son is a big fan of tenders, and since it's his birthday, we decided to check out this place we've known about for ages but never tried. The interior was clean, quiet, with TVs showing different programs. They even have arcade games like Pac-Man etc. We sat in a booth like area, and our waiter was friendly and attentive. My son got the tenders, my daughter had the shrimp basket, and the adults tried the pho. The tenders were delightfully crunchy, and my daughter loved the shrimps. The tenders came in a basket of two with fries, while the shrimp basket had four shrimps and fries. The pho had tender meat, clear broth, and diced meatballs. We also enjoyed a dessert that tasted like a sugared donut with a side of chocolate. Overall, a great experience, and I'm eager to try more items from the menu. read more

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This is possibly the worst dinner I've had in a very long time. I ordered the king crab admirals dinner, and what I got was one king crab leg that was atrophied... eight shrimp that were rubbery,and sides that were basically a joke served in a bag. All for $65.00! To top it all off I had to ask the server ( Shelly) to clean off the area I was sitting in after approximately.10 mins as she was too busy on the phone to be bothered. Then while attempting to eat this lousy meal I observed servers handling money and food at the same time. This is a disgusting little place that's way overpriced. I will never go to this dump again. read more

We've been here a couple of times for supper and everyone has always enjoyed the food, drinks and service. Abby's parking and dining room is plenty adequate. We've had the same top notch waitperson, Tuan, both times and he remembered my tiny 87-year old mother-in-law - likely because she ate 18 raw oysters on her 1st visit. It's worth trying out. read more

I did not have high hopes on this place, but oh boy! It really surprised me! They did not skimp on the portions. I'm gluten/dairy free and they were very accommodating. The food is fresh and very well seasoned. The shrimp was perfectly deveined which is always a big concern of mine. My daughter had the poboy and she was glad. Hubby had the catfish basket and I could see how flaky the fish was. Prices are very reasonable. We will be back for sure! read more

Abby's Crab Shack - Blackened Shrimp Skewer with white rice and steamed vegetables - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

Great food and look at these drinks!!! If you haven't been here yet you need to check it out. If you have visited this spot than I know you will be back. read more

Abby's Crab Shack - A whole bunch of yum!! - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

Not sure how this is getting 5 star reviews. The service is terrible, slow, and understaffed. Do not go unless you have 3 hours for lunch.

I freaking love this place more and more every time I come here! Ladies night drinks, crab cakes and boil bags that are so amazing... it's just the best read more

Ordered from here it was delicious. Haven't had the chance to sit and eat inside the establishment yet. But the food was good.

Ok, ok, ok. So I needed mudbugs in my tummeh, and I'm not in my general neck of the woods... so naturally I think, "yelp to the rescue!" We head over to Abby's after a call to verify said 'bugs are available... and upon arrival we were immediately seated & cared for. The staff were all masked & helping customers at tables that appeared well-spaced (socially distanced). We ordered the Cajun Captain platter with combo French garlic butter & Cajun spices, in medium spiciness (2nd of 4 levels of increasing spice level)... and we could feel the heat from the 1st bite! --note: my 5-year-old ate some tails but stayed away from the boiled veggies [potatoes & corn] due to spice concentration concerns. The fried shrimp basket was plentiful (8 shrimp & a generous serving of seasoned fries). We tried the beignets for dessert- basically a French-cajun version of Sopapillas, drizzled in honey, chocolate & powdered sugar. Service was excellent & the staff really went the extra mile teamwork-style to take care of us, made us feel like family! Great recs & attitudes with excellent food. Perfect combo for repeat patronage... oh, we'll be back! read more

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Wanted to try this place out fresh seafood and a mailer coupon? Sure let's try it! Walked into a homeless guy sitting in a corner staring at us, no other customers and one waiter and the place smelled like a port-a-potty. Definitely not appetizing at all. We walked out. read more

This is a fun, casual place as you can see by the pictures of decor I've included. There is bar seating as well as numerous tables and chairs with bench seating along the side wall. The tables are topped with paper for easy clean up. It was our first time there, so we weren't sure what to expect. The seafood is market price, so there aren't a lot of prices on the menu. There is a lunch menu with set prices, but it didn't include the crawfish boil, which is what my son and I came in for. It was odd that the drink menu didn't include prices either, but the massive frozen hurricane I got was definitely worth it's $11 price tag. That thing was huge! It was fruity and light, so paired well with our medium spicy Cajun sauced seafood boil. The menu didn't have a crawfish and crab combo, so we ordered a la carte and added potatoes and corn. The combos they offer would be more economical, but my son really wanted crab and crawfish, and neither of us wanted the sausage that came with the crawfish combo. We ordered 1 snow crab cluster with 2 pounds of crawfish, and it was the perfect amount of food for the 2 of us. The Cajun sauce was delicious. It was spicy with a little sweetness that complemented the seafood perfectly. Our total at the end was more than I would normally spend on lunch, but it was a delicious experience, and we will be back. Note: if you pay in cash, they give you a discount. I was lucky enough to have cash on me which saved me about $3 on my total. read more

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Don't like giving bad reviews but I have to say this was a poor experience. We got three pounds of boiled crawfish and one pound of boiled shrimp for the two of us. To be honest we always get mild because so many places are heavy handed with the seasoning so I won't gig them for the the seafood to be not seasoned at all. The kicker was they way they are served. The man asked my wife what sauce we wanted. Sauce? Thinking he may mean cocktail sauce, no. They have a Cajun sauce they pour over the entire order. I have no idea what that stuff is. Looks like purred seasoning, possibly onion, garlic, celery, brownish green mush. The crawfish had no crab boil seasoning flavor at all and were overcooked to the point the tail meat was mushy. Never have I had anything like this in boiled seafood and I was born and raised in New Orleans and was 60 before moving here. I know Cajun seafood cooking. This ain't it. read more

Abby's Crab Shack - Dinner? - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

Friends in the restaurant business told me I must come here and I am glad I did. The first time was for a friday night dinner. I started with a vodka martini and it was good but tiny olives. Sorry I love my olives. As an appetizer I ordered hush puppies, these are my weakness. They did not disappoint, so crunchy, corny, and plain old delicious. I also consumed a half a dozen oysters. A couple were sandy but overall good. Beware the horseradish, it was potent. Onto the entre, I had the blackened shrimp with mixed vegetables. There was about a dozen shrimp on a wooden skewer. These were very tasty. I kept eating one after the other until half were gone. the vegetables were nicely steamed but could have used more seasoning. I took half home and they reheated very well. Finally the dessert. OMG those Beignets, four covered in powdered sugar and drizzled in chocolate sauce. I highly recommend even coming in just for these and cocktails. Next time was a lunch of fried shrimp and fries and slaw. The slaw was creamy and crunchy, very good. The shrimp and fries are addicting. You can't eat just one. When I went, it wasn't super crowded but it was filling up fast. Word has it they may get the space next door and open for breakfast. I can't wait read more

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I enjoyed my steam pot the one time I was here. Dos Equies amber on tap. Dog friendly... I'll go back..

I tried this place for the first time. I ordered the crab clusters boil with the sauce with everything that had a little bite. From the sounds of it, Abby was at Louisiana Crab Shack and decided to go on her own. The clusters were very tasty however disappointed with the size. I'd give them another try. read more

I am not often in the mood for this kind of food, but when I am, I am so glad Abby's is now in Cedar Park! From the outside the restaurant is a relatively non-descript corner of a strip mall,but once inside it feels like your typical crab shack. Minimal decor, country (and western) music on the stereo and a few TV's scattered around with different sports playing. We were seated promptly in a table near the back and our orders for drinks were quickly taken. Here's why we have to give Abby's 4 stars though - the service. People were friendly but the service was spotty. Sure, they forgot to actually give us the beers we ordered, but that's not such a big deal if we felt like the rest of the service made up for it - it really didn't. It's hard to put my finger on it exactly but it seems like they may still be working the service kinks out. So let's put that behind us and get to the food...delicious! We started with the shucked oysters and we were not disappointed. Fresh and plump they went down smooth with their tasty cocktail sauce and horseradish. We also got an order of boudin balls that were crisp on the outside, soft and warm inside and delicious all the way around. But the real treat was the boil. I had the shrimp and sausage boil with bottom of the sea seasoning and it was insanely good. It came with a couple potatoes, corn and a boiled egg. All fantastic. I went mild and still found it had some kick so be careful if you opt for medium or hot spice. We capped the meal with some warm beignets covered in chocolate and caramel that were a great way to wrap it up. Will I come back? Definitely! read more

Ok, I never have left any good or negative feedback on restaurants but I will make an exception. I ordered lemon pepper chicken wings and my wife had the fried rice with crawfish. I took one bite of a chicken wing and it tasted awful and I can't believe they would serve it and it looked really bad also. My wifes fried rice was bad also and way too salty and very little crawfish in it. I will never go back there. read more

Expectation vs reality. I ordered this from Uber eats and it was so disgusting I returned it in person. Be warned of the wings. AND these bad boys will cost you $26.49. read more

Abby's Crab Shack - This is what was advertised on Uber eats. - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

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The snow crabs were really good! Also the service was friendly and fast. Ambiance was also good. It was nice to try gumbo but I hope they have more portion tho. read more

Abby's Crab Shack - Snow Crab - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

When we walked in the whole restaurant smelled like a restroom but the gumbo It was okay... the only thing good on their menu. Wings looked boiled should have been fried Kids Catfish fried TOO hard no seasoning shrimp boil bag nooooooo asked for it to be deveined and wasn't it didn't have any flavor. The service was great read more

Abby's Crab Shack - Henrys Gumbo - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

The restaurant has gone from 4 star rating down to 2 stars. All cooked food the was ordered was way over cooked. Fried shrimp was over cooked. The egg rolls and fried rice was over cooked. The restaurant had a smell like sewer gas. Very unpleasant. There was only 2 people waiting on customers. One waiter and the bartender. I have eaten there many times and really enjoyed the food and service. This visit was not good. read more

Clean environment with friendly staff. Grilled oysters were done perfectly and seemed fresh and tasty. Fried shrimp with sweet potato fries were very tasty. Shrimp was nicely prepared and sweet potato fries were crispy. Music was a bit loud and dining room was cool to my taste but there are tables outside of you prefer. Overall, a nice change and I would go back. read more

Abby's Crab Shack - Grilled oyster and shrimp basket with sweet potato fries. - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

A great addition to the Cedar Park/Leander area. Friendly Service, decent parking, clean restrooms and COVID practices are in play. Huge portions and good flavor. The spice level is a little iffy, I got medium but it was more hot than I like. The sausage are sooo good. I didn't care for the boiled egg, needed to soak in more of the seasoning. The potatoes were inconsistent some hard some soft. Overall, I will go back. Nothing was terrible and I enjoyed everything. read more

Abby's Crab Shack - Ask for a bib - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

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Our families 1st time here and what a great experience with the food and the staff! The gumbo and fried shrimp was on point!! read more

Abby's Crab Shack - Fried Shrimp and Catfish. - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

Andrew was my server! Totally amazing guy, we will be back because of him! We had raw oysters, shrimp boil, crawfish boil, french fries, charbroiled oysters, margaritas, piña coladas, jalapeño margaritas and Dos XX. The shrimp boil could have been more spicy but it was really good. The music was awesome! Spent like 3 hours there because it was such a good atmosphere. I will be back!!! read more

Different seafood "cooking/serving" style then what I'm use to. But over all pretty good, nice family atmosphere!

So Christmas Eve, I pick up my kids from the airport and we are on our way back. No one is open except Abby's crab shack. I've already had one bad experience with this place so I did not want to go here, but nothing else was open. First, my son ordered the chicken fried rice. To my knowledge, this is a crab and crawfish boil restaurant so the fact that they stepped out of their norm and try to do chicken fried rice was somewhat idiotic to me. My son did not like it whatsoever. The waiter brought out his food first 10 minutes before everyone else's food came out. He said that they did not have a heat lamp back there in the kitchen, so that's why he had to bring the food early. I am a chef and that excuse did not fly with me. When he brought the other food, I politely suggested to him maybe next time wait until the other food is almost ready before you start the chicken fried rice. That way everyone gets their food at one time and we all eat together as a family. He proceeded to tell me some BS excuse but the fact that a matter is my son got his food 10 minutes before everyone else got our food and he was almost done when we did get our food. Very, very, very professional Abby's crab shack. You guys are definitely on my shit list of places to never ever go again. Thanks for making my Christmas Eve dinner miserable. read more

Located in a spot that's a bit hard to find, Abby's welcomed us with friendly service and hospitality. Sadly, the decor is fairly bland. Bright lights, paper covered tables, it doesn't feel like a place you'd like to drop $60-$70 - Even $125 or more for a meal. It's fairly cold and stark. The floor seems dirty. It's cold and not very welcoming. Ok, so there's that. Our server was a really nice gal. We tried the fresh oysters, and while they were shucked, they weren't removed from the shell. So you had to pull & scrape with your fork. No knife. There's that. They were very irregular in size, too. Some big, some medium & some small. We all ordered the Second Mate. My friend's clusters were bigger and looked fresher than mine. We also all ordered the garlic seasoning. One friend didn't care for it, I sort of liked it but it needed salt. Next time I'll try the lemon or plain. Lots of these crab places popping up. They'll need something to set one above the other. This one needs some work. read more

Great service Great Prices Great Food and Great Drinks. I've been here about 5 times now and they are very consistent. Always smiling. I'll keep coming back read more

Abby's Crab Shack - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

Yes Abby's!!!! Hidden golden spot in Cedar Park for an amazing seafood experience! Has a full bar, tons of food choices for big groups, and good environment. If your looking for your fix of a crawfish boil, they have what you need. Also had the shrimp, Dungeness crab, fried calamari, and all the fixings within the crawfish boil-corn, hard boiled eggs, potatoes were incredible. The oysters were really fresh and delicious. Nice to have a good spot in Cedar Park to get all your shelled fish needs. read more

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Meh. I visited several months ago because the ratings seemed to be pretty good. I got crab cakes and fries. For a place to be named crab shack I expected more. It did not live up to the ratings but maybe it was just those items. I could have purchased some frozen crab cakes and fries from Costco and had a better meal. Very disappointing because I love crab and seafood as a whole. But I won't be back. read more

Service was great! Place was clean and food was good! What's there to complain about! Prices were also pretty affordable as well! read more

Abby's Crab Shack - Second mate w/ pound of craw fish Boil bag - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

I have been to Abby's 10+ times! We have always loved this place. We just got back home from Abby's. I paid $134 for 3 alcohol drinks and 2 sodas with the "buy 5lbs get 1 free" of crawfish. Mind you I've been here 10+ times. They brought our food, taste is amazing! Here's the issue....we ate all the crawfish they brought between me, my wife and 7 year old and we're still starving. I go to the waitress and ask "are they still cooking the rest of it?". She responds "that's all of it sir." I was quite confused. I respond "all of what? Crawfish? That was 2 MAYBE 3 lbs at most. I have 5 crawfish boils myself every year, and go out to eat it once or twice a week during season. We come to abbys countless times each season. Crawfish our favorite food by far and I know the weights like the back of my hand. Please don't tell me that was even half of what I ordered!" She responded saying they weighed it and it was 6. I told her I'd be leaving a review and never be returning. I also spoke to the manager about this. The manager has the audacity to say "we will give you another lb for free. The crawfish are small this year." I (confused as heck) proceeded to ask "if it's by weight, why would the size of them affect it?" Our absolute favorite restaurant screwed us so severely I'll never be returning. It's sad that they would do this because the lack of crawfish this year. But they won't be taking advantage of us again. I may actually go back tomorrow to order a couple pounds and bring a food scale with me to prove this so maybe I can recoup some of my $135 back. By the way. This is the FIRST REVEIW IVE IVER LEFT FOR ANY COMPANY EVER. I'm no Karen, I'm no complainer. I'm furious that I was taken advantage of. The picture attached is "half of the 6lbs." Please don't tell me this is 3lbs of crawfish. I'm furious! read more

Abby's Crab Shack - "3lbs of crawfish". I bet it would weight around 1lb maybe! - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas

Probably one of the cheaper per pound crawfish restaurant options - $8.99 per pound (some places in Austin charge $15!). It's more Viet Cajun; I got ours with garlic butter (still kind of spicy for me) and then another pound simply steamed with butter on the side. The gulf oysters are on the pricey side $2.50 per oyster ($29.99 for a dozen). Our server admitted that the key lime pie wasn't made in house; however, it was delicious (not too tart). read more

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This was by far the worst seafood we have ever had. We were so excited to get crab legs and it was gross. The crab was straight mush. The shrimp were so rubbery and tasteless. The sauce was ok but pretty bland. I ordered a pound and a half of crab legs and it was so small and then they said they go by the cluster. We couldn't even eat the crawfish because it was so mushy it wouldn't come out. We will never return and we are so disappointed. read more

I've debated on this review and I'm going to go ahead and write it. Before y'all come at me for not supporting local and blah blah blah...I did try to support local and you'll see below why I won't be back to Abby's. 1. The server was nice HOWEVER (prices weren't listed for King Crab nor did I think to ask) when I ordered a crab pot dish and a lb of king crab legs to share with my kiddos, I really think the server should have at least mentioned, "king crab is $84.99 a lb"...yes that's EIGHTY FIVE DOLLARS for like 2 king crab legs...because that would have definitely steered me away from getting them. 2. The meal was....just ok. The kid's shrimp basket was ok but her fries were cold and there were like 5-6 shrimp in there. 3. The crab pot was pretty bland...we got the mild heat and garlic butter but even then...it was pretty bland and not super hot (temperature wise). The crab and shrimp werent seasoned and it was just bland. 4. We ordered dessert and they were both frozen but placed on hot plates SO the bottoms were melted and icky but the top was frozen. We didn't end up eating one of them because it was just weird and hot and melty yet frozen on top...not the ideal situation for cheesecake and tiramisu. 5. The bill was a huge surprise. I did not expect our bill to be $148 for 2 drinks, a kids meal, a crab pot (1 lb of snow crab legs, 10 shrimp, 1 half corn cob, 2 potatoes, 2 pieces of sausage, and a boiled egg for $29.99) , a lb of king crab legs, and 2 frozen desserts. All in all, the meal was ok...wouldn't come back and I think that sticker shock is a driving factor in that as well as a mediocre meal. Like I said, before y'all come at me...just think about how you would feel and how you would have acted as both the server when someone orders something that could be sticker shocking and then think how you would feel when you think the bill will be around $50 and then it's $148. read more

My first time here. I was skeptical at first, but my server Joe was super friendly, very charismatic and eager to explain everything they had to offer. He was super forthcoming with suggestions and makes a great Mexican Martini. I ended up ordering 2lbs of crawfish with the fixings and enjoyed every minute of it. Just enough spice to feel like your living but not so much that you regret it in the morning. The atmosphere was refreshing and the size of their staff is large enough that no one should feel neglected. Very impressed with this place and I will absolutely be visiting again! read more

The shrimp was over cooked, the crab cakes have too much batter and little flavor, and the corn had no flavor. I did enjoyed the hush puppies! The waitress was very friendly and attentive. The restaurant charges the customers extra for using credit cards which is ridiculous. The restaurant and bathroom were very clean, lots of natural light, open and bright. For King crab the price was very fair. I will probably not go back. read more

Great food, OK service. Takeout is OK. Portion size is good for fried, not so much for blackened.

Two stars because the service was nice. Came in today and ordered calamari, 2 cluster snow crab 1/2 lb shrimp and 1lb crawfish garlic butter flavor mild. Straight from the sea. Not in a good way. Seasoning was like water butter w no flavor, not even a little salty or garlicky, snow crab was fine without flavor but the shrimp and crawfish were inedible. Really disappointed in the "flavor". Waitress comped the crawfish and shrimp but the total was still $60 for calamari and snow crab. Disappointed is an understatement. Won't be coming back as this is the 2nd bad experience at this location. Gave a second chance and completely regret it. read more

Abby's Crab Shack - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Cedar Park, Texas