Decent food, poor service! Overpriced, need to replace broken dishes! Nice view of sunset, live music is good addition read more

Louie's Backyard - Sports Bars Near Me - South Padre Island, Texas

We were there last week. Myself husband and 2 kids. My husband and myself ordered buffet and the kids had regular menu items. Ordered a few cocktails too. Watched the fireworks. It was great! But Imagine my utter shock and embarrassment when your waitress comes running after us full force yelling these words exactly " did you plan on paying your tab?!?!" In front of everyone outside in the parking lot After I spent 10mins searching for her to pay the tab and couldn't find her. So when I realized I had the ticket on the table I simply asked the female security guard at the front door who I could pay since I couldn't find my waitress and was ready to leave. She pointed me to a gentleman behind the bar where I not only paid my $200 tab but also left the waitress a tip despite the fact that at this point it was no longer busy and the fireworks crowd had already cleared out, she had ignored my inquiry completely about a bunch of weird black stuff in the bottom of my cup, and continuously was no where to be found. Then when I respond with "girl, I paid it already and left you a tip, you need to get out of my face being loud, wrong and embarrassing.... and if you don't stop yelling at me I might have to smack you in the mouth." (Wrong I know, however I was incredibly embarrassed and had just dropped a decent amount of $) so she responds with "my dad's the manager! Do you want to talk to him?!?!" Still yelling. Girl, YES! YES I do want to talk to your father the manager so I can tell him how much he fucking failed with you and your training. I can understand a waitress freaking out for a second, but the words used were embarrassing and unprofessional asf considering I had indeed paid my entire bill plus tip. Someone teach that girl that "excuse me maam, I assume you handled your tab?" Is way better than screaming publicly whether I intended to pay something I had already paid. read more

We went on a Friday in early April (no spring breakers). They had live music and the patio is perfect for drinks and lounging. The drinks are average.....don't expect to call any top shelf liquors. It was a Thursday and they have a special on ribs. The ribs were excellent and a pleasant surprise. There were several servers are solid and they were friendly. read more

Louie's Backyard - View from the lower patio - Sports Bars Near Me - South Padre Island, Texas

Only 1 star because I can't put 0 stars. Ordered the southwest chicken with salad bar, garlic potatoes (which was actually a twice baked potato) and veggies. Family ordered tasteless rice pilaf. Flies all over the salad buffet, chicken very dry with no salt (only strong spice rub), twice baked garlic potato was baked a lot more than 2 times because it was very dried out, rice pilaf was basic white rice with no flavor, definitely not rice pilaf. Never again. Edit: manager was sincerely apologetic about the entire experience. read more

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THIS WAS ONE OF THE WORST EXPERIENCES I Have had at a restaurant in SPI. The service was bad, food was worse, cold baked potato not cooked correctly, served practically cold and tasteless, minimal amounts of butter and sour cream. ONLINE MENU INCORRECT, The only good thing was the view. Different menus offered for separate areas of dining. FOOD WAS BAD, SERVICE WAS BAD PASS ON THIS ONE! read more

Good service. All you can eat salad bar and mushrooms. The baked potato and mushrooms are huge. Looking forward to sals bar. Crab legs looked good. read more

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Very surprised that this place is open! VERY overpriced for the food that was served. Buffet is offered, however the food looked like it had been sitting out for hours and staff gave strange looks after every time we served our selves. The fried food was bland and tasteless. Pasta was unseasoned. Choose this restaurant to eat at for a beach front view, however the moldy/fishy smell that fills the air is crazy! Both the hostess ladies and the server need to change their facial expressions when communicating and serving clients. If I could I would give this place no stars I would. read more

We were really excited to check out this restaurant, but ended up having mixed feelings about the service and the food.. First for the service, while we didn't have a reservation, we were told we would be called in 15 minutes so we waited around near the bar, as they told us to wait there..they never came to get us so we checked in multiple times with the hostess and were finally seated after almost an hour of waiting.. As for the food, it was alright..a bit overpriced because you are more so paying for the atmosphere. The steak was a little dry and had minimal seasoning..the garlic potato was good though! read more

Louie's Backyard - 6 oz Steak with Garlic Potatoes - Sports Bars Near Me - South Padre Island, Texas

Terrible! Went with our family and two of the meals had hairs in them, my rice had a long white string in it, chicken and burgers were all over cooked, and they don't de-vein the shrimp! Server was nice, as was the manager. But it took a VERY long time for them to decide how to handle it- they removed some of the items from our bill. The bathrooms were disgusting, couldn't even change the baby in there, too nasty, in the men's- hair net sitting out, and just very dirty conditions. Very disappointed- it's such a great location with a gorgeous view! read more

Louie's Backyard - Dirty bathroom with a hair net from staff on hand towel dispenser - Sports Bars Near Me - South Padre Island, Texas

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The food is awful and cold! The wait staff and buffet servers do not speak any English at all! They guard the food at the buffet and serve it to you bits at a time, like they're afraid you're going to get some! Then when you do get some, you certainly don't go back for more because it's inedible! Seriously we paid for nothing! $75 for 2 ppl. We hated every bit of it! Its that bad! The place is filthy dirty and old as can be. I have photos this place needs some serious help. read more

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Ok where can I start? We went for the fireworks but tried to stay for the food. We decided to go for the fish tacos so had to go up to the bar.. weird.!! My husband ordered fish tacos that were decent and he actually liked them. I ordered wings since I figured it's the easiest thing to order. Well we waited over an hour.. for only one other table there, that seems alittle too long. We had to ask how much longer on our food. Which doesn't make sense since again we were the only other table there. When my good finally came my fries were stale and cold which was disappointing cause we were really hungry at this point. My wings were Sweet Chili which was ok but the wings were dry and didn't taste fresh. And was that ranch?? Who even knows. The bar area wasn't bad as we did get to watch the fireworks and also the World Cup games. It was loud downstairs but seems like they also had an event going on. I just don't think for the price.... It wasn't worth the visit. Definitely a bust!!! Ok and what's up with the feathers on my chicken wings??? read more

Food. Ambiance. Fireworks! With family for New Year's Jan 2026. It's a little chilly for TX read more

Very pleased with the service and food. My last review indicated the enormous presence of Waterbugs. They did away with the wood tables! No more Waterbugs! The live music was good, the food was great! I'll be back to your Backyard. read more

The buffet is great. All you can eat crab every night. They have great music every afternoon so give them a try!

Great ambiance with sunset views and live bands!! Not dog friendly but a wonderful place to eat or just drink and enjoy the music. Shrimp cocktail was outstanding and mahi tacos were bueno!!! read more

You come here for two things and two things only.... All you can eat crab legs and the sunset views. The buffet food isn't the best. We keep coming back when we crave crab legs. The servers always come to our tables to pick up our dirty plates filled with empty crab leg shells. The indoor section always feels a little cramped. However they do offer plenty of outdoor seating. read more

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My fillet was amazing cooked just like I like it, with this huge baked potato and fresh salad bar was included! Happy hour margarita wasn't the best but for $4 bucks what can you expect. Services was kind and my food came out quickly. The outside seating was amazing also! I'm shall return read more

Louie's Backyard - Sports Bars Near Me - South Padre Island, Texas

Hungry for seafood? All you can eat seems to be the winner here! $35 scallops, shrimp crab boil, filet mignon too. Salmon was my winner winner. Cooked perfect. Blackened. Be Hungry! Worth it read more

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Terrible service. We were there an hour before being waited on. Waited another hour and was informed that our order had never gone in. Got up and left. Food looked good if we could have got some! read more

Food was wonderful. Love the view of the bay. We go every summer. They have a great buffet. read more

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We came here on Sunday 11-30-25 to watch our team (Seattle Seahawks) just crush their opponent 26-0. Not only was the game great, but the food, service and all the tvs made it a great experience. I had the club sandwich and my wife had the rib plate special. We both loved it and will definitely be watching future games there when we come down to visit. read more

Wait time to get a table was fine. Food was okay at best. Line for the buffet was too long, they could have it set a lot better. Service was ok, had to ask for refill of water. Atmosphere was nice, got to see the fireworks across the water. read more

Louie's Backyard - Me and my girl - Sports Bars Near Me - South Padre Island, Texas

Food service was good and the security guard in the front I believe his name was Apango 10/10 very respectful and needs a raise! Thank you for keeping the community safe ! read more

It's a staple on the island, but rest its reputation on the previous owner. There needs to be more accountability.

They have specials every night tonight was 1/2 rack of ribs with French fries and a real small amount of Cole slaw every thing tasted great the rib meat falls off the bone's we were on the bar area and the service was excellent read more

Love the environment and the customer service was the best one in julio.You must come see and ask for them.They will give you the best service while you're on the island period and scarlett is also a wonderful customer service and Josh. They make you feel welcome. If I could I would give them a 100 stars... I will be back. read more

Would not return. Went for dinner and ended up getting the buffet. Wish I would have looked at the offerings because I let the waitress recommend it. Food was warm at best, not many options. Fish had no flavor, the potatoes were hard, the ribs were rough in general. Was pretty disappointed read more

The most homophobic rude people I have ever have met I have never put a review in general but must put a review for the worst and nastiest service I have ever had In my life the most over priced drinks for the worst and rudest people you could meet on top of that my phone got stolen by the security stood there for 30 mins to be serviced at the bar wish I could give a 0 review read more

Came in on a super sunny day and half of our table was in the sun even though there were plenty of shaded tables around. When we asked to move to a different location we were no and the hostess walked off. So, we moved our table to be out of the sun. Our waitress was nice but took awhile to come to our table as she spent most of her time talking to her friends working the bar. We ordered our drinks, and food, because it took her awhile to wait for our drinks, she had to come back and ask us what we ordered. read more

Louies, Excellent food, service and plenty of ambiance with a huge seating areas on deck to enjoy the beaty of the SPI bay laguna side of the island. Take a break from the wind and sand with the light breeze. Great live evening singer. Fresh nice choices on the salad bar! Enjoyed the mexican shrimp cocktail and salmon too got a photo of my own custom salad but so buzy gobbling it up and forgot to take photos of the rest....oh yeah try the passion fruit margarita on the rocks w salt, fantastic! read more

Louie's Backyard - Salad bar yummiest - Sports Bars Near Me - South Padre Island, Texas

Food is delicious! I tried the prime rib and am very picky when it comes to the meat but I can say they nailed it. Buffet didn't look as appealing thinking they didn't have a lot of options but everything they had was tasty and cooked well. Our waitress was very friendly and kept up with our drinks. Over all ambiance and service including the food was a 10 read more

Great place great food for the price with a great view of the bay and bridge. The sunset is amazing from here. One of the best places to dine and enjoy read more

Food is decent, Drinks are awesome Service is good when you can get it during most regular days/hours. It's a fun place and definitely has earned its place as one of the go to party spots for Spring Break. This includes holidays & special occasions (not sure how much it occurs anymore, but concerts & karaoke were always great)! During crowded occasions...do not go alone or ya might get lost. Huge Backyard ! read more

Used to be a lot better! Some of the peel and eat shrimp was bad(mushy,stinky,rotten) I'm surprised more people don't wind up sick. They run out of food(prime rib, crab) and you have to wait for 20 minutes in line. Line is super slow. For $35 I could have a better experience elsewhere. read more

The food was fantastic. We had the buffet. Very awesome. Service was great and live music on the patio.

Flew in from San Diego/Orange County to visit family around the area. Came in on a Friday night for dinner and was the were able to easily seat our table of 11. SERVICE - Server was friendly, but wasn't as attentive and had some hiccups taking our orders. I do appreciate that she was able to split our checks accordingly though. That was very helpful. AMBIANCE - Very nice. Right next to the water, amazing view, an live music playing. We luckily had good weather to sit outside too. FOOD - It was mediocre at best. It was a little confusing to differentiate the lines for the Seafood Buffet vs Salad Bar because they were right next to each other. Seafood seemed AIGHT. Their rice pilaf...is not pilaf. Their grilled scallops were on the very edge of being undercooked, and the red snapper was skimpy for its price. PRICE - It sort of surprises me that my Surf 'n' Turf meal of 2 meats was less than the Red Snapper Plate. It's a bit steep for a plate, so I'd recommend doing the Seafood Buffet. It was $33 where as the Red Snapper plate was $34 and my Surf 'n' Turf plate was $32. The ambiance is what helped this place a lot. read more

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Not a good experience. Called a little after noon, asked if w could make reservations for that evening: "No, you won't need them." Arrived at 7:15pm to wait in line to get on the wait list. After 10m we had not received the "confirmation text". After another visit with the hostess, who then took down our cell number correctly, we did receive our confirmation text that it would be 35-45m wait. We waited upstairs where we were served our drinks promptly. The service upstairs at the bar was terrific. After about 40m, we were finally seated... sort of. The hostess had an 8-top prepared for our party of 9. But rather than adding another small square table to the end--which they immediately did for the next party of 9 that was seated beside us 10m later--the hostess just shoved all the chairs on one side together to "make room" for one more on one side. Keep in mind, the place was at 40% capacity at best. There were empty tables everywhere. After she walked off, and since no could get into their seats on the crammed side of the table, I added one of several small square tables available in the area to the end of our two tables to make room for all 9 in our party. Within a couple minutes our waitress--friendly as could be but nearly impossible to understand--took our drink order. In a few more minutes we had our drinks, but didn't get to order our meal until the next time she came around, about 10 minutes later. Several tables around us received their meals despite having arrived much later. After 45 minutes I inquired if everything was alright; within 5-10 minutes we were served our meals. The burgers were good but the seafood wasn't anything special: nothing more than what you'd find in the frozen section at the local Sam's Club. It was fine, but well short of exceptions at their price point. We attended on a Tuesday night which included a 9:15pm fireworks show. Definitely the highlight! Would we recommend or go back? No. Was it terrible or gross? No, not at all. Service--except at the bar upstairs--was well below average. Burgers were great, but the seafood... not so much. Ambiance was aided by the fireworks, otherwise a little dilapidated. Just not worth the price. read more

The only good part about this place is the live music we happened upon on Sunday night. We walked in and the hostess took us to an area and was unsure about seating us there so they proceeded to walk around the restaurant until finding a table directly in front of the band. Our server got us a round of drinks, it was just two of us. I got a frozen marg with a dos xx in it. The marg was watered down margarita mix with what felt and tasted like no alcohol. The beer was the strongest drink I had there. As a bartender and someone who has been in service for 5+ years you can tell when somewhere is trying to save money. I got a Tabasco bottle that had definitely been mixed with chalula or something of that nature, It didn't not taste right. We proceeded to order the chicharrones which came with guacamole and tortillas (3, not even close to enough) the guacamole was the best part. After that we shared a pound of shrimp which took a while to come out and was over cooked and mushy served on ice and overall not that good. Our server was sweet. It was extremely overpriced and we got 2 mixed drinks, 1 beer, and 2 apps and our total was $100 after tip. I would not recommend trying this place unless you are going for beer and a man that knows how to shred the guitar. read more

We had the buffet; the food is mediocre- if you like crab legs then it's probably worth the $35, otherwise, it's probably better to order off the menu. Lesson learned. The view is beautiful at sunset & the fireworks were great, but I definitely wouldn't return just for the food. Our server was very attentive at first but as they started getting busier, we didn't see him for a while. Overall, it was ok - could be better, could be worse. read more

Louie's Backyard offers all you can eat prime rib, seafood, and ribs every night. For a reasonable price of $30 per person. I would recommend getting there as early as possible too. The line backs up fast and you may be waiting awhile for crab legs or ribs. The food and drinks were pretty mediocre but I wasn't expecting a lot from a buffet. You can sit outside and get a great view of the sunset and they offer live music options. For affordability this is a great option to have some fresh seafood. read more

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