We had a group of 6 (4 adults, 2 grandkids) and ate here for dinner one night. Granted, we didn't have reservations, so we had to wait about 15 minutes. It's a nice laid back place. Nothing laid back about the food though! Seriously good! Butch is all about grouper, and they make a fabulous grouper sandwich. He's previously had it (in Florida) beer battered and fried. Here it's cornmeal batter and fried. He LOVED IT!! Indeed, he wanted it again for lunch today, but they're closed on Tuesday. I suspect we'll go again tomorrow. Meantime, I had the fish tacos with pineapple pico de gallo and spicy ranch dressing on the side to drizzle if you wish. I also had the sweet potato fries, and they too were wonderful. We ate on the patio, and yes, there were lots of kids running around yelling. I would think eating in the bar might be quieter? They had a sign up telling folks to mind their children, but apparently some parents don't care? read more

Very disappointed overall. The inexperienced waiter was trying hard, but has a bit to learn. He recommended the ribeye steak special. He assured us it was thick and could be cooked medium rare as ordered. It was thin, overcooked and tough as leather. The shrimp were excellent! I'm sorry but we won't be going back. read more

Moondog Seaside Eatery - Ribeye steak special, ordered MEDIUM RARE! - Seafood Near Me - Fulton, Texas

We came in with a larger party (9) and was seated in less than 5 minutes. We ordered chips and salsa since it's easy and something to put in our tummy's while waiting for the meals. We figured this would be needed after reading the sign at the reception stand that warns you in advance that the food takes a while to come out (and it does). Everyone at the table enjoyed their meals. I have the brisket nachos and they were really good! read more

Was a great salad! And a delish margarita. Sat outside in the deck and watched the boats come in. Lots of shade on the deck about 3 pmish. read more

Moondog Seaside Eatery - Patio view of the boats docking. - Seafood Near Me - Fulton, Texas

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Arrived back in Fulton Bay last night. Wanted a, as my child put it "knife and fork" kinda meal. We had not been to Moondog yet so we ventured inside. It's your typical seaside eatery. Open to the great outdoors, right on the gulf. It's a pretty big place, not a lot of patrons at that time. If you don't like cats ‍, don't go, but they are sweet and don't bother the patrons. The menu is simple but has a good choice of everything. I had the tacos minus the cilantro. They were pretty good. The fish was a bit dry so I shared it with my feline friend. The mango salad was dry and not sweet, but still good. I also ordered calamari and it was surprisingly delicious. The sauce was hot and runny which was odd but still ok. Crunchy! Yummy. My son ordered the Alfredo with gulf shrimp and he said it was very good. The shrimp was big and grilled. Good serving sizes too. For us, the service was quick and easy. Some others were complaining but they had only been seated a few minutes prior. The issue was quickly resolved once the employee was enlightened. We will go back. Mostly for the feline company....but also to try other items on the menu. read more

Group of 4 -- 2 adults and 2 kids -- on a Sunday afternoon at 3pm. Not very busy, but still a 20-minute wait. Sat outside on a nice patio overlooking the water and a server came up right away. It went downhill from there. We ordered waters and soft drinks and then waited, and waited. And saw our server bring drinks out to other tables. The bartenders on the patio were having fun with the local patrons and cussing loud enough for all to hear...plus sitting and vaping and being loud and obnoxious. After 15-20 minutes, still no drinks. Made eye contact with the server and he acknowledged that we were waiting, but then we waited longer. Finally got up and left. Went to the Irish restaurant down the street and had a great experience! Won't be visiting Moondog again. read more

Had a great time at Moondogs tonight! Our service from Stephanie was terrific and so appreciated. We came for happy hour to relax and sat inside to be cooler. We enjoyed super cold mugs for our bottle beer that was great. Calamari was spot on with tender fry and excellent sweet spicy sauce. Hubs got peel and eat shrimp which he really enjoyed. Not too spicy and served hot. Both appetizers were large enough to be meals. We enjoyed watching boats come in from the days fishing. Look forward to coming back and sitting outside at the bar. read more

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Went to Moondogs today for lunch because we had our dog with us and they are pet friendly if you want to sit out on the patio... Of course, my husband went rogue and had the burger that has a crispy tortilla in the middle with green chilies (that is way out of the box for him) but he thought it was great and he gave me a bite and it was so juicy. I almost wrecked my shirt. Lol I had the shrimp tacos and the shrimp was cooked perfectly with cabbage and mango salsa. They were awesome. I also had sweet potato fries with their spicy ranch and standby people. It will kick you in the face. ( it really sneaks up on you, but I like it that way) I also have their grand margarita which was awesome and my husband had their bloody Mary, which was also really good! I was going to give only four stars cause the service was a little slow but it was absolutely freezing outside and I didn't want to blame her for not wanting to come out there lol so I'm gonna give a five star!!!! Also, she brought a big bowl of water for the dog, so Lexi was happy.!!! Beautiful location right on the water. Just check the weather before you takeoff and go.!!! read more

Moondog Seaside Eatery - The view! - Seafood Near Me - Fulton, Texas

Great food and service. Yes, there was a wait, but it's busy. I would rather eat at a place everyone wants to go than not. It made our time special especially since we could bring the pups. Our waitress was great. read more

This is the best place to go as far as I'm concerned. I've never had bad food here.. the service is great.

Popped in for a light lunch with some apps and drinks. The food is 10/10. Would definitely recommend the crawfish queso and the side of fried okra was huge! Big enough to be an app in itself. Definitely would return and want to try more of their menu! read more

Moondog Seaside Eatery - fried okra, crawfish queso, and a paloma - Seafood Near Me - Fulton, Texas

Only thing going for this place is the ambiance. For a seafood eatery being on the water, it was one of the worst places we have eaten in Rockport-Fulton. The food was bland, the service lacking. Waitress was MIA for a time, our appetizers which was just the crawfish queso came with our entree, we asked for sweetener for our tea, never came, our crawfish queso was late, our alcoholic drink had no alcohol. How can a place on the water serve food that has NO FLAVOR. Our drinks were bad. Do not go, not worth the wait. read more

OMG ... A Shit show from beginning to end. Thats from moment you walk in until you leave. Riblets arrive on large plate with 2oz sauce. Terrible presentation! Service even worse. Staff party and laugh louder than customers can. So good luck getting their attention to order something. Don't go there if you value yourself and your money. We won't be back. Ever. read more

Moondog Seaside Eatery - Riblets $14 - Seafood Near Me - Fulton, Texas

The wife and I were visiting Rockport and stopped at Moondog for a bite to eat. We both had the Grouper Sandwich (cornmeal), sweet potato fries, a Shiner Bock and then an Old Fashion cocktail. We are used to beer battered grouper sandwiches in Florida, but this one rolled in cornmeal was excellent. The buns were fresh & good and the sweet potato fries were great especially with the spicy sauce. The Shiner Bock was nice and cold and the Old Fashion cocktail was among one of the best we've had. You could actually taste the alcohol in it. The service was great and they brought out water for our old dog while we dined on the patio looking out over the intercostal waterway. read more

Our waitress, Allie, was amazing! Great service, good food, and a good ambiance. Highly recommend the mahi tacos and the cheesecake for dessert! read more

Would definitely go back! Service great! Food great! Chicken sandwich with Brie and apple was sooo good. Blackened grouper was some of the best I've had! Homemade key lime pie (one of my all time favs) was truly the best I've had in forever!! Great atmosphere!! Sat near water just enjoyed it all!!! Hats off to the owners and staff!! read more

I've been eating at Moondog's for ~10 years now and they're still one of my Top 5 places to eat in Rockport-Fulton. I've tried many menu items in that time span, but I keep coming back to their delicious shrimp tacos with sweet potato fries and spicy ranch. I would eat this dish multiple days a week if my wallet and my waist could afford to do so. Fish tacos are equally good. They have some menu items featuring "brisket," but IMO stay away. As a Texas BBQ fan, their brisket dishes fall way short. Even still, Moondogs is a solid food stop if your visiting or vacationing in Rockport-Fulton. read more

Moondog Seaside Eatery - Shrimp tacos with sweet potato fries - Seafood Near Me - Fulton, Texas

We always prefer a waterfront restaurant when in an area that has that option. Moondog delivers with covered and uncovered options along with inside with limited water view options. Menu choices plentiful enough to satisfy a family of picky diners. We had excellent service. The restaurant only had a few patrons when we arrived but volume increased and more staff available to handle the surge. Moondog is not fine dining but a place we'd return to support a local business and enjoy the view. read more

Returned a year later for our annual fishing trip and gave Moon Dog another chance and again we were disappointed. How to you ruin fried shrimp? I had the fried fish and I'm pretty sure they used a whole box on corn meal for the breading, uneatable. my son had the mango fish tacos and did not want to finish them because they had more Cole slaw than fish. I can grantee we will never return to this overpriced piece of crap restaurant. There's to many restaurants in the area that serve quality food than waste my money here. read more

Food is decent but the service varies between mediocre and awful, and count yourself as lucky if you get the mediocre service since that's the best they have to offer and is apparently only for special occasions and/or VIPs. The kitchen is not the problem as they seem to be the only ones that know what they're doing. Management? They maintain invisibility if they are there at all. I've visited about five times over the last three years and service has been consistently bad, having never once reached what one would expect at any basic restaurant. They blamed covid for a while but it was bad before then and that excuse ran out of gas quite some time ago. A 50 dollar lunch shouldn't consistently be an exercise in frustration and irritation. I'm going elsewhere next time. read more

Tourist trap. Nice view, staff was abrasive and inattentive. Asked for silverware and water twice, but I had to get up and see the hostess for silverware. Water came while we almost had our overpriced main course finished. Had the Ahi Tuna Salad, it was just not worth $23. Tuna was already cold again, salad was some greens, 3 cherry tomatoes and 5 mandarin slices from the can. read more

Moondog Seaside Eatery - Ahi Tuna Salad - Seafood Near Me - Fulton, Texas

My great grandson suggested moondogs , and I laughed because I thought it was a bar/lounge on the water by the harbor. So I opened Yelp to check out the moondog. Sounded like my great grandson knew what he was talking about. Service was very good even tough they were busy put my name on wait list and 10 mins later it was called. We sat outside and it was breezy but comfortable. GGS had shrimp ,GS had the pulled pork sandwich, I had the oyster poorboy. all were very good and plates were dressed nicely. We willi return for another round from moondogs. Our server was ver good sorry no name , fast and efficient knew the menu, and kept our tea n Dr Pepper full. read more

This place needs new management. As soon as you approach the door, there are many signs explaining what's acceptable and excusing why the service is going to suck and letting you know you will pay more if you dare pay in a 21st century method. How about "Welcome to Moondog, glad you are here!" That's not what you get so don't expect it. The servers are untrained and try their best (I guess). As I left they were all sitting together vaping while there were multiple tables still in the restaurant. The wait staff was friendly, but didn't understand customer service. I swear every-time they can't by they said "thanks for your patience", "appreciate your patience" , "sorry for the delay". It's like they breed a culture of victims instead of teaching service skills and problem solving. At one point a waitress said the "cook is having a mental breakdown". The food was actually pretty good and I'd give it a 4 out if 5. The grilled grouper sandwich was very good and my wife got the mahi tacos which were fine. The place is on the water so the ambiance is cool. It's weird that there are at least 3 different cats roaming around the place. One walking above us on the rafters clearly scratching its fleas constantly. Kinda gross. To summarize: Food 4 Ambiance 4 Service 2 Management 0 If they would figure out simple management things they could be unbelievable. But as it is now, 1)stop throwing rules and excuses in my face as I walk in 2) train your staff to be competent and take responsibility 3) take the cats off the property, fleas are gross. Also some people are allergic. Either way, cats getting behind your bar is a health code violation. 4) actually have a manager cruise the floor to see how things are. Ask the dude smoking next to my table to go outside... know what's actually happening in your restaurant. Simply put: food is fine to good, service sucks, manager sucks, but hey, you are on the water! read more

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This place has went to crap, the service is bad they are slow and forget about things you order. We ordered 1 order of ribbers 1 queso and a order of nachos, it took over 45 mins to get and mean time I had a Jameson and water before we had gotten our food and I had food in it. This place was awesome before Harvey but it sucks now. When we got our food it was all cold. This place needs new management or just needs to close its doors.. read more

Moondog Seaside Eatery - Food in my Jameson and water!! - Seafood Near Me - Fulton, Texas

Our waitress was sweet and attentive but the hostess was not. Maybe they shouldn't put the grumpiest person on staff up front to greet customers. I did enjoy their outdoor patio with marina view. It was shaded and there's an indoor and outdoor bar available for drinks. read more

Food was good - I had the Amy burger and my husband had the soft crab blt. He also had a bowl of their gumbo - it was spicy just like he likes it. I had sweet potato fries and they were hot and delicious. Our server was attentive and friendly. At entrance, we thought we might have been a little ignored by the hostess? Looked like no one was going to greet us but eventually did. read more

What a disappointment! We have been going to Moondogs every 6 -8 weeks since before Harvey and always had good food and at least okay service. Our visit on Sunday, the 28th, was a total disappointment. I had gone in on Thursday to make arrangements for a large group dinner and was shown how we would be taken care of that Sunday evening. We arrived at 7:00pm and were seated immediately in the area for large groups. After about a 20-25 minute wait our waitress showed up complaining that she had not had tables in her area seated. She finally took our drink orders and left....no water, napkins, silverware....NOTHING. Our drink orders arrived at different times, and we finally had everyone's by 7:50 drinks! When she brought the last drink, she finally took our food order which consisted of most in our group having the trout that we brought to be cooked. By 9:00pm they were putting the closed sign on the door and after 3 trips to find out about our order it arrived....lukewarm, no condiments, silverware or napkins. The restaurant was not crowded and there was absolutely no reason for the delays! The worst thing was when we asked for the bill they charged us the 20% tip because we were a table over 6 and ran the card before it was brought to me for approval. I'm sure I could have disputed the tip, but I didn't. It will be a LONG, LONG time before our family returns. A TOTAL DISAPPOINTMENT with the service and the food. read more

Really wanted to like this place but it's a miss and not worth the price. Started with calamari. It's thick cut strips. It comes with a sweet and spicy sauce that's tasty but different. The salad was yummy with great ranch. We got seafood arrays. They were out of quite a few things. The shrimp were very rubbery and the fish was mush. They were out of oysters. I had a baked potato that was undercooked. My daughter got asparagus. The serving was three measly spears. The kids got nuggets which were typical greasy frozen fare. Because we totaled 6 with the baby, we were charged a mandatory gratuity of 20% and a fee for using a credit card. Dinner for 4 plus two kids was roughly $225. Honestly could have done Van De Kamps or Gortons at home for the same experience. read more

Had a GREAT EXPERIENCE at the Bar!!! While Amber was working... She is a Great out going employee..

This is one of my required stops any time I'm in Rockport. It's right on the water, the staff is friendly, and the food is very good. The atmosphere is comfortable and very welcoming. read more

We like sitting on the patio here, but their wine list leaves a lot to be desired. Not many choices and not very good. The pepper shrimp is very, very good as an appetizer. The service needs improvement. read more

Was on table about this place due to reviews but no complaints here. Food was delicious. Service was excellent. MmmmMmmm good.

We ate at Moondogs in Fulton, TX on Saturday July 13,2024. We have been there in the past and had wonderful experiences but this night was horrible. My wife and I ordered the Seafood Platter with Fish, Shrimp and Oysters...the fish was so undercooked basically raw. We have decided to never eat there again due to poor service and the food being horrible sad yo see a wonderful restaurant go to the dogs. I give them a negative star rating of -5. * Ambiance was ok. ** read more

Taste of the food was it all right at first,but then it became soggy from excess grease. Service was OK but wait time was very slow, as was receipt of check. They will not split the check among parties and will only accept cash or card. Not a combination of both. So one person will have to pick up check unless all pay cash. Don't think we'll be going back. Shame, we've eaten there for years. Probably OK as a bar. It looks the part. read more

Beautiful day to sit out side on the deck. Food was tasty, beer was cold, service was excellent! Very enjoyable. Portions are large and food was served hot. read more

The food was awesome and the service was great. I would definitely recommend. We each got a different dish and we all loved it. Try the fish tacos with mango pineapple salsa. read more

We ate dinner here and had Ian as our server! It was real busy but he handled it like a pro! It was our first time in as we were just in the area visiting and I asked for his opinion on the Mahi Tacos, and he said they were good and recommended the sweet potato fries as a side. He wasn't lying! They were so good! Even my son tried to trade me for my dinner all the staffed was moving fast to give everyone the best service they could and they kept a friendly face while doing so! Wasn't a long wait at all for our food. The host was also very nice and after seating us she would have a server over to us as soon as she could if we didn't mind being patient and that was greatly appreciated by me! If we were locals this would be our go to spot! Had a nice window view too! Will definitely be back when visiting again! Thank you for being you Ian! read more

Moondog Seaside Eatery - Mahi Tacos - Seafood Near Me - Fulton, Texas

The service was great. Thanks Roxy L! Good good and drinks. Liked the patio to eat from, was nice with a breeze

Loved the outdoor seating and view. Will go again for sure. The staff was lovely, super welcoming and just seemed happy. We loved the food, nothing too fancy, but quality and fresh. Recommend the soft shell crab belt and the brisket tacos! read more

Nope! Never again. I was so upset with my dining experience tonight. The margarita was horrible to say the least. Service .... Ok Probably won't go back there! Oh and the trash cans were over flowing in the ladies room and the place barely had people there. read more