Food was ok but there was only one person being waiter+chef+cashier, so there was almost no service and you have to go to ask for things. Although other restaurants in the same plaza were busy for weekend lunch, this place only had two tables. Not a good sign for seafood restaurants. read more

I ordered clam with Cajun spicy level. It is pretty good and have kick but It is considered too salty for me. The taste like other Cajun restaurant I went in San Jose. One part which I don't like is the garlic still raw and chunky. I love garlic a lot but having raw garlic in this doesn't fit. We paid tip but serving is non existence. The price is the similar to Cajun style restaurant in Downtown San Mateo but you eat with plastic utensil and paper cup for rice. For me if the price same as other restaurant provide same style of dishes, the serving should be the same or better and please no plastic utensil. This is like fast food restaurant with regular restaurant price. read more

Everything is so fresh and yummy! The good food is not limited to lobster. The crabs are so fresh, and shrimps are plumped and the fried cods are fresh and thick. I am so glad I found a place in San Mateo for delicious seafood. read more

Me and my best friend ordered the 2 crab special and it's was so delicious! Great customer service as well. We will definitely be coming back. read more

Lobster Chef - Demolished it. It's was sooooo gooooooood. - Cajun/Creole Near Me - San Mateo, California

Very fresh seafood!! Services are great, my son just went to dental office to pull his teeth can't eat. Staff there offered ice cream to him to make him feel much better. read more

My wife ordered from here knowing that I'm a fan of crawfish so we went for it, ordered 2lbs with cajun sauce/mild with corn and sausage. (Togo) The sauce was great and I just really wish there was more in my experience if the bag isnt atleast half full of sauce the food inside will dry out especially the seafood. No garlic noodles though but they said they are working on it. read more

I will give it 3.5 stars. The staff is very friendly. The sauce is pretty good. The crawfish is a little bit dry, maybe because it's frozen. I will try crab. Hope it will be better. I miss the canjun food in Louisiana! So tasty and affordable! read more

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Expensive($88 including tax) for a combo, including shrimp, clam, sausage, crawfish and a small lobster tail; sounds like a lot but not enough for two Taste, quite plain. They recommended garlic butter, basically no flavor (except butter) for crawfish or shrimp at all. I can't finish them, especially sausage. Maybe Cancun flavor could be better? But I won't give another try considering the value. read more

Thank you Raymond for the exceptional customer service and super yummy food. We enjoyed the crab and lobster tonight.. yummy!! read more

Lobster Chef - SUPER SPICY BUT OH SOOOO GOOD - Cajun/Creole Near Me - San Mateo, California

The staff here are always amazing and attentive! They have such a welcoming attitude and I've been coming here since they've opened. Appreciate all the hard work that they do and how fast they adapted to COVID restrictions in the area. The food here is tasty and always scrumptious. Some days you're really craving seafood in garlic Cajun sauce and this place hits the spot. Their garlic noodles are great as well. You can tell they truly care about their business because of how they package your order. It comes with all the needed things so I won't get my hands, clothes, or even table dirty! 5/5 in all areas. Come try this place! read more

First time here and the quality of the food was so good! My husband and I enjoyed ourself here and enjoyed the food! It's pricey but it matches the quality of the seafood, so delicious and definitely recommend people to come here for some good quality seafood. You'll be seeing us here again read more

Found out there was a soft opening of a Cajun restaurant and decide to give it a try. Not expecting too much because it was after all a soft opening, I was pleasantly surprised. When we first got to the restaurant, we decide to sit down at a table not knowing we were supposed to order first at the cashier. As I ordered my food with the cashier, I was shocked (but in a good way) that they did not have lobsters available that night. According to the worker, the lobsters were not acceptable and so it will be returned to the vendor. I think it is good that a restaurant refuses to serve food that do not meet a quality standard that they have set. We decide to order a hodgepodge of other items. First came the soup which was decent. The next items that came were the fried items. The fried foods were crispy on the outside and moist in the inside - definitely a great frying job. Finally, it was the bagged seafood. We ordered clams, a crab, and shrimp. I must say those clams were amazing! Those were the plumpest, juiciest clams I have ever eaten. In the Cajun sauce, which was a little spicier than I expected, it was definitely a tasty treats. For a Cajun restaurant, the food hits the spot. Their menu is not too extensive but I hope one day they will have more, especially garlic noodles since I felt that would of had completed our meal. read more

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Went here for Mardis Gras. Got shrimp with and without head, corn on cob and potatoes. Everything was delicious! Shrimp was fresh and juicy. We got one pound of shrimp for each person and it was just the perfect amount. Loved this place, will definitely be back! Highly recommend this place. read more

We got the Dungeness Crab with the house sauce (mild) garlic noodles, shrimp cocktail and the sides (corn, sausage, potatoes and onions) to go. It came with paper for the table and some bibs. Grab a roll of paper towels and dig in. The sauce was full of flavor, spice-based sauce created a paste that clung to the sweet crab perfectly. Potatoes in the side were so good my husband and I fought over them. We paired it with a sparkling, put on some music and we had a great Friday night. read more

This place for eating lobster etc. you spend some money there so you expecting the restaurant is decent, this place looks like a fast food cafeteria, maybe the owners need to learn how to run a restaurant. Don't use paper and plastic utensils. Looks kind of cheap and not comfortable to enjoy your food. We use to go the "red claw fish restaurant in San Mateo downtown, they also served Cajun food. The place was comfortable and delicious)Remember we are eating lobsters crabs and seafood etc...., read more

I placed my order online the night before, my order was ready at the agreed time,everything was delicious, I will definitely order again soon read more

It's not boiling crab but it will do! Their Cajun mix is good and seafood is fresh. The chowder is amazing as well.great option instead of driving to SJ. Will try again read more

This place is good! The garlic is too big for my liking but that wasn't a big deal. I purchased the shrimp mussels and corn. It was perfect! I'm so glad I don't have to travel to SJ to get my fix. All they need is some tasty garlic noodles and some wangs read more

Really enjoyed their clams - they were very meaty and tasty. The shrimp was also very good!!! The leftover cajun sauce in the bags was great over some rice. read more

Lobster Chef - shrimp with head, cajun sauce - Cajun/Creole Near Me - San Mateo, California

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I've always been a fan of boiling crab and these hold up!! I think it's even better they offer the option with no head and deveined shrimp. So they are a step up in that sense. I got the Cajun medium pound with rice thank you to the chefs and workers offering good food during SIP. read more

We were tired of having Asian food and wanted something different that wasn't a burger either. This place caught our eye on Yelp and we decided to give it a try because it was very different from the area and the menu looked interesting. It's a very non-descript place in a strip mall, very unassuming. Instead of getting an entree we ordered six different appetizers. We were made to feel very welcome and the service was outstanding. While this was not the best Cajun food I've ever had, it was very tasty and the portions were very big. It was a great value and wonderful experience. I would definitely go back again and bring my friends. read more

Finally an amazing cajun seafood place! Owners are super nice, food is fresh and sauce is excellent. Been ordering to-go and it comes with bib, gloves, and even table cloth for an at-home feast! read more

Fun place. Seafood was cooked perfectly. Shrimp was plump and juicy. Spice was on point. Service was great, very attentive.

Only thing bad about this place is that there not open everyday. The sauce is great and shrimp is soft not like most places where it's hard.

I love eating seafood boil!! My friends and I decided to try this place out even though it just opened and we love it! The food was delicious, I especially loved the clams. They were so plump and juicyThere's different levels of the spice which is neat, the spiciest is named "you'll be sorry". Definitely will come again. read more

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Not too bad if youre craving for some seafood. Its a little pricey but its seafood. I will definetely go back and try their other menus. Only thing is they only have one bathroom, good thing there werent a lot of people when we went there. Oh and make sure you order before you sit on your table. Parking isnt too bad. read more

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Nice and friendly place!! We ordered the C-1 lobster Tail combo, which had Shrimp, Crawfish, clams, Sausage and Mussels. The food was tasty and full of flavor, but unfortunately I got extremely sick the next day. I think it may have been the mussel's because my wife didn't eat those and she was fine. This could be a fluke but I'll pass on this place for a while before I try it again. read more

So glad this restaurant is open during the pandemic! Me and my family ordered a pound of shrimp and clams and the shrimp were ENORMOUS?! they weren't overcooked or undercooked, was perfect! Also the cajun sauce is so good and might be better than boiling crabs!? week later: they added garlic noodles (very recently) it was delicious!! i love it, i recommend it to people who like garlic noodles read more

Good food, great costumer service and amazing schrimp! If you go there you won't regret :)

We ordered for pick up today and while we were waiting for our food outside, I saw a few concerning food safety issues. The cook who was cooking the lobster was wearing gloves, however he touched his phone at least four different times. He did not change his gloves or wash his hands after touching his phone. He then proceeded to use his hand to pick up the lobster and did not use tongs. I also saw him lower his face mask as he used his hand to place food in his mouth. read more

Yes, it's pricey for "carry out in a strip mall", but Wow were we pleased with this special "treat" dinner, as we all shelter-in-place!!! Check the website for updates, but they're currently offering dinner Thursday-Sunday. I called shortly before opening and got a VERY helpful set of recommendations for building a dinner for 4 off of a great Combo meal (Cajun lobster tails, clams, mussels, shrimp and sausage) to which we added a nice 2# crab, some rice, corn and delicious Cajun Fries. Wouldn't change a thing! Exceeded $100, but think about the quality seafood you're getting (and remember how easy it is to pay more for a mediocre dinner for 2 at lots of places in San Mateo). Sure hope this place survives the shutdown, as we all agreed that we'd do this again! read more

Ordered takeout via phone. Ended up with 2 lobster tails with garlic butter, garlic noodles, corn. The lobster tails were cooked well and juicy. Garlic noodles was light not too potent garlicky flavor, but you can still taste it. Its good that they do take out. read more

The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because they got my order wrong ( I ordered on their official website). Besides that, the food are very tasty. The quality of the food are very good too. My little one loved their garlic noodles. Will still consider to order from them in the future. read more

Went here on a Saturday night and were seated immediately. Not too crowded, but not empty. It's cool that you order at the front then choose your own seating. If you've ever been to boiling or kickin crab, their menu is pretty similar. My girlfriend and I ordered 1/2lb of mussels and 1/2lb a shrimp with head. It was pretty tasty and on par with boiling/kickin crab. Definitely would come back. read more

They are brand new so I understand everything wasn't perfectly ran. It's kinda of pricey. They didn't have rice. Their pound seemed a little less. read more

Ordered takeout, which thoughtfully came with bibs, a tablecloth, and gloves. Order was ready right on time & food was delicious, especially the crab. read more

This place has one of the best Cajun flavor I've ever had! We didn't expect a lot since it is a soft opening but they were very friendly and accommodating. We ordered the crab soup and it was great! It was served with a buttered Hawaiian roll which was soo simple yet so delicious. We did wait longer but it was understandable. The shrimp with mild Cajun sauce was phenomenal! I just wish that there's more sauce. The same goes with the mussels with garlic and butter sauce! We also ordered fried oysters (yummm), Cajun fries and sweet potato fries. The food was so good that we ended up ordering the lobster!! And I asked them if I could have a side of the Hawaiian bread that they served with the soup. They said it's noT on the menu but they would gladly give me some on the house! Oh my god, the lobster with the buttered Hawaiian bread together?? Absolutely delicious! They should for sure add the bread on to the menu as an option. We will definitely be back!! read more

Loved the food! Crab was fresh and tasty! The Cajun sauce and butter garlic was perfect! Will try the lobster next time.

Staff was very friendly and order was quick. Boyfriend and I got the crab and shrimp with Cajun sauce. We added the Cajun sausage and corn as a side. The food was bomb! Everything was delicious! We will definitely be back. No need to drive all the way to SJ and deal with the long line. Found a new seafood spot! read more

It's tasty, but service is really slow. Needs some refinement on service and menu selections. To be fair, they just opened so they may need a little time to fine tune things a bit. read more