Food was great plenty of appetizers were wonderful and our waitress Esmeralda was great! we accidentally found this place and so sad. There's only one in California, but 85 others in the nation. Esmeralda made our night with her sweet personality I don't recommend different items on the menu. I'm so thrilled that we found this place. You've gotta try it can't wait to come back. read more

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i drove over an hour for crab n spice but for some reason they weren't open & this was the closest backup. it was my first time here, the inside was very nice & the customer service was amazing! azaria was my server & she was the absolute sweetest. the music was amazing, lots of one direction which i love! my only complaint would be that the sauce was a bit on the salty side & not quite as spicy as it gets at crab n spice & my sides & my boyfriends dish took a bit longer to come out than my main dish. otherwise everything was great. even the bathroom was very hygienic. i would come back here (: read more

We've stopped by a few times now and what I appreciate is the consistency of good & friendly service, food was fresh, arrived hot to the table, place is clean and sports is on the giant TV's. The $1 oysters on Mondays is legit and raw oysters tasted fresh. They need a good creative accompaniment but also they tasted good with just a splash of lemon. The Dungeness crab was fresh and cooked well. We've done a few different combo of boils. Black mussels, clams, shrimp...all good. Plenty in the bag and flavor mix was good! The Garlic noodles were better than expected which is nice. Worth the trip and time to enjoy a nice meal. Friendly and good service goes a long way to getting us to return. read more

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This place opened up recently so we were excited to try a new seafood boil spot in the area! The restaurant is spacious and accommodates a lot of seating so I feel like this place will become popular over time. There is a section on the menu for their seafood boil but there are also other options if you don't want to get your hands dirty. Items ordered: - 1 lb head on shrimp with hook and reel blend, mild spicy: Came with a good amount of shrimp, at least 15 pieces! The hook and reel blend was great, I wish they had filled up the bag a little bit more with the sauce but I was still able to dip my shrimp in the sauce. - Cajun fries: Portion was a little small and fries could have used a little more flavor. - Garlic noodles: Noodles are pretty thick and generous portion. However, the dish was lacking in flavor and I didn't get a strong garlic taste from our dish so I was a little disappointed. read more

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Came here for the crab boil it's always so delicious. The ambiance is great. The customer service is really good here and the server Shay deserves special recognition she is amazing!! Super attentive and goes above and beyond. Thank You Shay for making this experience so enjoyable. read more

Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar - Crab Boil seafood restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Sacramento, California

Great food but loud music. They think its a freaking bar. Way too loud and they wont turn it down. Dont go!

Had a very Friendly Service experience right when we walked in. We did have a big party attending and the waitress was very attentive

100 percent would not recommend to any friend . Loco moco was a hockey puck for 18 dollars. Come here if you like being disappointed

Update to my previous review about the oysters, giving me food poisoning Christina recently responded to my review asking me to give the store a call so this issue can be addressed directly when I ended up calling the store Brenda the other manager picked up. When I mentioned the situation to her all she said was "okay " in an awful tone. So I asked if Christian was available ( which she wasn't) all in all Brenda's tone was awful. I told her that I really don't appreciate her tone and that I would call again for Christina tomorrow... then all I hear is " WELL I DONT KNOW WHAT YOURE TALKING ABOUT" so I hung up. read more

Food was a great price and delicious. Our waiter was amazing and super fast. The atmosphere was super relaxed and family friendly. Took a while for the dollar oyster, but I am not complaining. They were delicious and HUGE. read more

Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar - Dollar oyster - Seafood Near Me - Sacramento, California

I am going to be honest and say it was 3 star worthy. I have always wanted to go to Chasons but have never had a chance. So we decided to go here for me and my wife anniversary. We did a boil and got hook and real flavor and it was just ok. We also wanted the steak plate but it came with country potatoes and it was dinner. They said they could not substitute the potatoes for anything. So I asked if I could just order the steak al a cart since who wants breakfast potatoes for dinner. They said sure great news they can serve us the steak by its self but the same price made no sense lol. Any way was also not a fan of their garlic noodles as well. read more

We celebrated my husband's birthday here before, we love the fresh seafood and service here. We will be back again to celebrate another birthday year, this place does not disappoint. read more

If you're looking for places other than boiling crab, there's no point. It took us about 5 mins to get seated when we walked in because the girl up front was busy sitting with her friends in a booth. Usually, I don't really care but it also took unusually long for a server to greet us. The food itself was underwhelming. The sauces were more on the watery side. The crawfish were pretty small, maybe about a half inch of tail meat. The shrimp was average. However, the snow crab was surprisingly good. The size of the clusters were pretty good and the meat was really sweet. The corn that came free was also pretty good. When we finished our food, we went up to pay (I asked a server for a check and they must have forgot). The lady up front was an asian lady with dyed hair. I tapped my card and then she walked away ??? No chance to sign or even tip. She literally never came back lmao. Overall, the food was average, but the service was pretty terrible- nobody checked on us even once. Please do yourself a favor and go to boiling crab read more

Angel was an amazing bartender! He made the best White Russian! Closely followed by Melanies on Wednesday! I found my new favorite bar by dad's! read more

Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar - White Russian - Seafood Near Me - Sacramento, California

Not bad for seafood boil and other Cajun food. All of the food was excellent - delicious and warm. The chicken tenders basket with Cajun fries was great too. Easy parking and good service when coming here with a group on the weekend. read more

Came here to celebrate a birthday! We've been to several seafood boil spots like this on the East Coast and a few here in California, but this one was different. It was bright, clean and included a sports bar to the right with several TVs. The host and waitresses were super nice and everyone was welcoming! The menu was expansive, but not too crazy. It was nice to have a menu that was. Seems like they run special during the week night. Think it was Tuesday was lobster or crab, Wednesday was clams / head on shrimp. etc. We got the dinginess crab with garlic noodles and it was SO DARN GOOD! read more

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First time here and food was delicious. Calamari was seasoned and fried well. The seafood boil was yummy and the drinks were amazing! And omg the steamed oysters were just to die for!!! read more

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First time at Hook & Reel. They're less than a mile from me. Alex, the bartender was AMAZING!!! every drink we got was superb...and it's rare that I would ever say that. Food was delicious. My mom and my daughter enjoyed it all. Next time yall go, ask for Alex. Best bartender around! Thank you, Alex! read more

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Gotta be joking me. Came in at 7pm on Super Bowl. Asked the server what the price of live crawfish is, they didn't have any which is expected. Frozen crawfish is 28$/lb. I walked out. Insane. They have a private party the microphone which blasted throughout the restaurant which was annoying but hey it's the Super Bowl I get it. read more

The crab cake bite that I received. Burned and hard. Not worth the money. Would not get it anymore read more

Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar - Crab cake - Seafood Near Me - Sacramento, California

Not Satisfied, quantity of food was not a lot and price was very expensive. We had two people waiting on us and yet they forgot to give our water. Customer service not satisfactory. When we were ready to order, we were trying to get the waiters attention at the bar and we can see the he saw us and still not giving us attention. The place wasn't even busy. read more

My husband and I been wanting to try this seafood boil restaurant for a while because my cousin was telling me that the food is bomb. The restaurant is very clean, gives off a club fun vibe and everyone is super friendly. Our server is the coolest but I forgot his name. Everything we ordered went beyond what we expected. All the food and our seafood boil was seasoned to perfection. The alcoholic drinks were very satisfying. Our cravings were fulfilled and most likely we'll be coming back! read more

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Ambiance was nice. I would have given it a five stars but our waiter took forever to come take our order and not once did he ask how everything was. No refills on drinks either. Our first time and we still tipped 20%. Would come again. read more

Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar - Calamari - Seafood Near Me - Sacramento, California

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The best seafood in this part of town! Warmly welcomed by the hostess and ordering was easy. The food was so delicious! Ordered the seafood boil and oh my! The crab meat was so tasty I don't know how they get the seasoning through the shell! Just muah! The portions are great and will definitely be making another visit soon. read more

Upon arrival it felt more like a sports bar/sports restaurant. They play the fight or game live on TV...No music on the day I came by. Food was ok...I ordered the Seafood Pasta. I feel like it lacked flavor but maybe next time I will try the seafood boil instead. Our Server was amazing and attentive. read more

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This place was okay, but pricey. We got a create your own crab boil with a pound of kind crab which cost $89 and we only got one and a quarter of a leg. The salt and pepper wings could have been better, had the jalapeños and onions been chopped smaller and not served as huge chunks. The service was exceptional. Everyone was really attentive and friendly. read more

This location looked clean, the guy that helped me was very friendly. I hadn't previously tried this place but I figured all crab boil places had similar sauce. I was wrong. I do not like their sauce at all read more

The best boil I ever had and very flavorful. Make room for the lava cake and vanilla ice cream!

This was our second time back and food was just as good as the first time!! Most seafood boil places close by 7/8 so we were really happy to see that they open until 11pm. We got the ceviche, garlic noodles and a seafood boil bag. Ceviche: DELICIOUS!! I'm not super into the raw ceviche so this was perfect for me. The flavor was great and it was spicy, which I loved. I also love that they make their own chips!!! Fresh tortilla chips taste so much better than store bought ships. Garlic Noodles: I'm a little picky with garlic noodles but these had so much flavor!!! They put so much garlic too. One of the best garlic noodles. Seafood boil: We ordered 1lb live crawfish, 1lb shrimp head-on and 1lb new zealand mussels with the Hook N Reel fusion sauce in mild. The boil came out steaming hot and was so flavorful. I love that each protein comes with 2 potatoes and 1 corn!! Usually those are additional costs. We also added sausage and they gave so many pieces! Most places only give you 2-3 pieces. I only gave 4 stars bc I love Firehouse Crawfish a little more but this is a great second place!!! read more

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Came back to try some more dishes. I tried the walnut shrimp this time, which was tasty and was wonderfully crispy. I also reordered the garlic noodles and I have to say my first visit was definitely better! As for the service and overall ambiance, the vibe felt different than my first visit. My first visit made me want to come back, but this second experience doesn't have me reaching for more. The shrimp seafood boil I had, the sauce was on the watery side and the shrimp was a bit overcooked. Perhaps the place just needs more time to build consistency.. read more

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Walked in on a Saturday afternoon about an hour after they opened. Ambience was quite nice, music was at a great volume, nice cool air, only a few other tables were there. The restaurant decor and aesthetic was top tier . No one was at the front desk when we entered and it did take a few minutes for us to be greeted. Once our server came she was super sweet and instantly sat us, plus took our drink order. We ordered a Passion Fruit Sunrise and it came out a few minutes later. I'm a big fan of gin! And it tasted great. Great balance of juice and gin. We started our early lunch with Fried Calamari. It was deep fried with onions and bell peppers and it was absolutely tasty Next we ordered our main course meal 1lb of crawfish with Cajun Garlic Butter Sauce, Gumbo Loco Moco, and Beef Short Rib Plate with Garlic Noodles. The crawfish tasted fresh and the sauce was absolutely to die for. I think it might be my favorite seafood boil sauce of all. I don't think there was enough but I do like my crawfish extra juicy. The crawfish was NOT over cooked and tasted fresh. Very enjoyable 10/10, would return again to get the crawfish. The Beef Short Rib would get a 5/10, nothing really to die for (Tbh, I was trying to order something else but I guess I ordered wrong , all is well.) Even so, beef short rib tasted like how it should and the garlic noodles as well. It was basic and nothing noteworthy but still extremely edible Last but not least, was the Crab Meat Gumbo Loco Moco. The egg was perfectly cooked sunny side up, the meat patty wasn't dry, and was cooked to a medium rare which was perfect. The gumbo itself was tasty, but there wasn't a thick texture and was a bit watery. No sausage or chicken, but you could add it for extra charge. Either way, it was pretty good for the most part , but probably not something I would return for for seconds. Check out, bathrooms, and restaurant service was quick, clean, and superb. Enjoyed my time! Would return for the seafood :) read more

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Food was tasty! Price was right. They were having a party and the DJ was playing all the 90s/2000s! Thank you Ana N for your excellent service. We'll be back! read more

I'd say it's more like 3.5 stars but because it was Mother's Day and they haven't been open very long and still working out kinks, I rounded up. With that being said, it was busy and service was slow. Took about 30 minutes to get a table, which isn't that bad. Once sat, it did take awhile to get waters or our drink orders. Our water and sodas were brought out in the to-go cups because they ran out of clean glasses. My husband ordered a Bloody Mary and it took close to 20 minutes to get. Food also arrived fairly quickly. We had honey walnut shrimp, lemon pepper wings with sweet potato fries, lobster garlic noodles and 2 different bags. My husband and I shared a bag and since he likes super spicy he asked for a side cup of sauce and a small cup is an additional $5. For our bag, we opted for the Hook & reel seasoning with mild spice. It was so watery that none of the flavor stuck to any of the seafood. Even with medium spice, I detected no spice level at all. I ended up dipping it in my husband's side cup to get any flavor/spice. Garlic noodles were good and the whole lobster on top was a decent size. My kids enjoyed their wings and honey walnut shrimp as well. My other daughter got her own bag with Cajun seasoning and medium spice and hers tasted much better than ours as her seasoning stuck to the seafood and actually had some kick to it. Overall, aside from the slow service and the lacking flavor of our seafood bag, it's a fairly decent option for a seafood boil. It's a tad pricey, but so are most things nowadays. read more

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Thank you, Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood for helping me celebrate my husband's birthday. The service was amazing, Susan was so nice and helping me get everything arranged. She even offered the VIP room which was excellent and fit all of our guest. Brenda are hostess with the mostest was so attentive and patient with our large party. I think we ordered everything on the menu and everything came out spectacular. The food was great. The drinks were even better lol For this to be a neighborhood, Bar & Grill ambience and location is great! We will definitely return again thank you! read more

Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar - Birthday cake - Seafood Near Me - Sacramento, California

You can tell right away that this restaurant is related to/similar to Chason's. The menu is almost identical. We came in around dinner on a Saturday night. We were thankfully seated right away, but shortly after they got really busy. I'm not sure if they were short staff or not, but it took a while to order. The food came out timely. I thought all the food had great flavor. I loved the sauce for the seafood boil. The calamari was very good too. The price is high, but it is understandable because this is seafood. But I'd be willing to splurge here once in a while. read more

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Hate having to write bad reviews but this place was terrible. It falls poorly in the service area and food area. The restaurant itself has a typical seafood boil vibe , however the big tv is a plus. So let's start with poor communication, we had called a few weeks ahead to book for a birthday party, the manager I believe she's a young Asian girl said it's a $100 deposit for cleaning ! That's right $100 for a cleaning fee , I surely that was ridiculous, so I called them back and spoke to someone else, they explained it was to hold the table and would be used towards the check. Okay fine. So the of the party comes , have a party of 7. It was a bit busy so things were moving a bit slow. Let's get into the drinks. The table ordered drinks , all the drinks were watered down , it was like drinking juice. We explained this to the waiter and she then spoke to the manager, the manager says if you want it stronger they need to order extra shots. This is just unacceptable. You have a party of 7 , correcting drinks is extremely cheap and should be done without hesitation. Terrible. Next comes the food , the fried fish basket was good , as well as the lamb chops. The seafood boils were my least favorite boil I ever had. The quality of the seafood is good but the sauce is way too sweet , they have no concept of spice and flavor, the prices are ridiculous for such poor tasting food. The chicken tender salad was a complete mess , the chicken was way over cooked , they only gave you lettuce with the spine so it wasn't edible. The burger was completely overcooked and tasteless. The salt and pepper shrimp were cooked well but again no flavor or spice. The jalapeno poppers were just terrible, absolutely no flavor or spice. After the check comes and the manger explains the $100 deposit is used for the table and the remaining balance was $30 to be given back to my sister but on a voucher! So you mean you take deposits and make people return by not giving their originally payment of cash or card ? You guys out to be ashamed , that's terrible business. I would never recommend this place. You get much better service and food at captain crab, boiling crab or Mr.Grab. read more

The food was amazing and our waitress, Shay, was sweet and assisted us well while we were ordering and gave us great recommendations on what to order whether it was a popular dish or a complementary dish! Overall the food was excellent, 10/10 would come again! read more

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So happy that I found this place. It's very spacious, clean, and well decorated! I was greeted almost immediately and offered a complimentary sample of Thai Iced Tea which was delicious. Our server/ Bartender was Sarah! She is such a hard working , real, down to earth woman. She made great recommendations and even offered to box up my leftovers. Everything on the menu is reasonably priced with good portion sizes. I had the Caesar salad, crab stuffed Jalapeño Poppers, Garlic clams, and Coconut Shrimp for my appetizer. For main course I enjoyed the Gumbo (which I had never had before!) all I can say is ...it tasted like HOME, like comfort food, like Grandma put her heart and soul into it, so compliments to the Chefs and to the establishment for incorporating good recipes into all of their Dishes. Before we finished our meal, the owner KIT came to our table to ask how our experience was. What a nice touch! I would encourage everyone to visit during their official GRAND OPENING on Saturday June 8, 2024 starting at noon. I wish this establishment many years of success! 888 With Gratitude, Vanessa read more

1000/10 this place is a whole vibe from the food to the drinks and the music it is a must try. Garlic noodles 10/10 mini boil is just enough and taste amazing. Tired lemon pepper which had real lemons in it and fusion which is sweet and garlic also amazing. Sausage is sliced up which I loved and garlic noodles had big chucks of fresh garlic which I loved. Drinks I tried lychee martini and Hennessey martini both delicious. Customer service was beyond amazing and incredibly helpful. I will be coming back for sure. read more

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The garlic noodles and fries were so delicious!! Also ordered the house special sauce live crawfish which was so good as well! I would come here over boiling crab any day. Garlic noodles are also better than firehouse crawfish. Service was exceptional as well, the servers were very attentive and sweet. read more

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