Wow for the food alone! Visit date 9/4/26. Came for dinner since we were craving seafood. Great…read morecustomer service from the young man in front as soon as we walked in. Told him it was our first time and he gave us time to look over the menu. We got the signature combo ($31.95) that came with a lobster roll, a side, spring mix salad, and cup of soup. Got the maine lobster roll, fries as the side, and clam chowder. We also got a classic butter lobster roll ($21.95) with salad since we weren't too hungry and shared the fries. For such a decent price the lobster rolls had a very good amount of lobster meat and not too heavy handed on the mayo and butter. The buttered roll was not too thick and held the fillings perfectly without breaking apart. We enjoyed the crunchy battered fries and the dressing on the salad was perfect. The spring mix was really fresh as well. The clam chowder had a thinner consistency than what I would prefer but it had a rich seafood flavor. The items we got did not include drinks but we prefer water anyway. For the total price we paid, it was a great meal and we left very full and satisfied. Rated 10/10 for the food, flavor, amount, and price. Oh and the customer service too! There's a good amount of tables mostly for groups of two or four. It was a nice place to grab a casual delicious meal and enjoy the food without feeling rushed. Highly recommend and can't wait to go back to try more items.

Tried Lobster Guys and decided to do a little lobster roll taste test! We ordered the Maine Style,…read moreConnecticut Style, and Classic Butter Lobster Rolls. All three were loaded with a really generous amount of lobster, definitely not skimpy, and at around $22 each, I thought the portions were pretty good for the price. The Connecticut Style was my favorite. The lobster is served warm and poached in butter, with just a touch of mayo, green onions, and Old Bay. I really liked the combination of the warm buttery lobster with the creaminess from the mayo. The Maine Style is served cold with lemon aioli and celery, while the Classic Butter is warm buttered lobster with Old Bay. Both were good, but I'd order the Connecticut again without hesitation. If you're a lobster lover, this is a fun spot because you can try the different styles and actually taste the difference. Connecticut Style = the winner for me!

Folks always talk about how there are certain types of restaurants they avoid. Mostly it's because…read more they don't like the taste of the cuisine. Or maybe they like the cuisine, but for health reasons they've been told to avoid eating it. I know for me I just haven't come around to a lot of Asian cuisines that are focused on high vegetable and low protein content. But to this day Toby and I have never shared a seafood boil together. She has a germaphobe reaction to eating food with her hands and there's no easy way to knife-and-fork stuff like shrimp, crawfish, crab, or lobster. She's offered to get something else like fish n' chips or a plain steak or something, while I get myself a boil. However, one of the joys of boils is digging into a mound of Cajun-flavored seafood together as a group effort. A wondrous temple to the art like Roux Seafood Kitchen would be wasted on her. I couldn't get enough of their shrimp and crawfish. They were both plump, flavorful, and disassembled easy in my hands. At a lb. each, I was more than stuffed at meal's end. I think the only thing that could've made it better is if I had ordered a lobster tail in there. That would've been my ideal order. The service was great here for my party. The drinks were refilled quickly, the food was brought out in an efficient manner, and even the order taking was controlled in what kind of have been haphazard conditions. I liked the ambiance too. The dining room was a spacious and accommodating. The music was low. And the crowds were busy but not super full, which is where I like it. Nobody was on top of each other at neighboring tables and the noise level wasn't drowning. All in all, I think this is the perfect example of a seafood boil joint. The only thing that could've made it better is if my oldest eating buddy (and ex) could've miraculously gotten over her condition and joined me. That's the dream.

This festive News Orieans-inspired resto with Asian flair in Huntington Beach did not disappoint!…read moreIt's a few miles away from the beach, but it is on busy Beach Blvd! We just ordered two staples: Jambalaya & Shrimp Etoufee. Entrees came out in about 20 minutes hot, fresh & amply sized. They're reasonably priced, too! I'm glad we didn't order any apps b/c the entrees were more than enough food. Thought about getting the beignets, but I could not find any more room to fit them in! I had a glass of KJ Chardonnay to accompany the meal and it was pleasant. Service was very friendly and helpful from both servers working today. 5% discount if you use cash! Plenty of parking in the lot. Peace.

Exceptional experience tonight. Found restaurant on open table but decided to just drop in, was…read moreseated immediately. Sam our waiter was very attentive. Food was good value and excellent. The manager checked in with us which elevated our evening. I would highly recommend!!

We've been to Hook & Anchor once before and it was so good, couldn't wait to come back…read more Clam chowder, amazing. Calamari, amazing. Burger (I know, seafood house.. but SO good!) Service was a bit slow tonight. The staff was on it and very accommodating! They obliged us with bread pudding () and also accommodated our bill. The manager was phenomenal! If you haven't, stop in! Amazing food by people whom care about your experience

Such a beautiful presentation and delicious way to eat pho! It's brilliant to put it in a hot…read morestone! Service is prompt and fast! It was quite empty when we went and we they had lots of seating available so hope this place gets crowded in the future! Definitely recommend coming to try it out! Pho was made so fresh and tasty!

Restaurant has lots of seating for big groups!…read more Great concept that keeps your Pho super hot - but it was too hot for my liking. I wasn't able to eat too quickly because of that and my noodles were pretty soggy. They give you a LOT of noodles so two people could definitely share a Hot Stone Pot. The meat is very good but the only redeeming quality about the Pho because the soup was super bland and watery. The Cajun seafood platter was way overcooked so all the seafood inside was mushy AND bland. Service was really quick and the staff there was quick to help. If you're starving and have no other late night options, this is an alright spot but not recommended otherwise.

impressed again. they have a large menu and such affordable prices…read more excellent seafood options too curries

I honestly almost gave this place a 5 star review until I went up to pay my bill at the end and…read morethis place showed they're just another stereotypical terrible Vietnamese-style customer service place. Ambiance is spectacular - interior is absolutely beautiful and they have amazing attention to details. Restrooms were very clean and nice too. Location is perfect - on Brookhurst in a great Vietnamese plaza off McFadden with tons of other great businesses around as well. Came here on Sunday of Labor Day weekend for dinner with a friend. We conveniently arrived around 430pm, and they surprisingly have Happy Hour on weekends as well. We ordered the Deep-fried salmon bellies, Oxtail tacos, Garlic noodles, Oysters, and later Whole Mussels Skillet all from their Happy Hour menu. We were pretty excited since they looked like really good deals. Salmon bellies, oxtail tacos, and Whole Mussels Skillet were all good. Garlic noodles - bland, needs more seasoning and greens with them such as cilantro and green onions, more cheese - something. Service - a young boy and girl, Mason and another girl helping us were very sweet. And to what made you guys lose 3 stars - "Oyster (Oyster minimum order is 1 dozen) $2" My friend and I thought this was some Happy Hour only special promo, so cool. I asked and they're just raw oysters - honestly they weren't that good, should've been cooked and seasoned in some way. Basically they didn't have to try much for these, besides ensuring they're clean and safe for consumption, but I thought it was a good deal so worth a shot trying. Then I got the bill and was like WTF? And the worse part was the lady's attitude about it, saying how it's common sense (ie you're stupid for not understanding). The obvious right way to write that is "Platter of a Dozen Oysters $24 and $2 for each additional oyster", not "Oyster (minimum a dozen) $2" - WTF, and she acted like I'm the first to call her out on that. Said she can't do anything, it's obvious, but sure she can tell someone to make a note to update the menu and seemed to roll her eyes. Mason, the young server was nice and understanding, but I couldn't stand the basic Vietnamese woman with HEAVY makeup working at the front. My friend I had dinner with found her extremely rude too. Would I come back? Not likely anymore. Would I recommend them? If you're willing to pay for nice ambiance, decent food, but GOD-AWFUL SERVICE, then be my guest. As a Vietnamese person myself, I'm ashamed of people like these for perpetuating the cheapskate Vietnamese stereotype.

We had reservations for dinner on a Saturday and were sat right away. Food came out fairly quickly…read moreand everything was pretty good. The scallop dashing risotto however was extremely fishy smelling, so that was my least favorite, but my gf really liked it. It was also $30+ for not a very big portion. The pizza was surprisingly good. The crust had a really nice sweetness to it.

Came back again for a birthday and got to try the puff bread, the crab roe spaghetti, and the…read morematcha berry tiramisu. The puff bread was a bit too flour-y for me but I loved the honey butter it came with. I really hope the crab roe spaghetti stays on the menu because it was delicious, great portion, and had amazing crab flavor. The pasta was also well cooked and sauce not too creamy. The berry part of the matcha berry tiramisu was the strongest so I didn't detect matcha as much. They were kind enough to provide a small slice of chocolate cake a la mode with a candle for the birthday and it was actually a great balance of flavor, not being too rich or heavy in chocolate. I would order this again separately as a solid fudge sundae. The beef carpaccio, squid ink uni pasta, spicy miso carbonara, mentaiko pizza, and sticky toffee pudding are still solid as usual. Came back yet another time, and got the beef carpaccio because I just love the truffle flavor, the two sauces, and the arugula/apple bites in between. The only improvement would be smaller slices to make it easier to eat since the larger ones are hard to pick up. The crab roe spaghetti I had to get again for the summer menu in case they decide not to keep it for fall/winter because the crab flavor is so good. My friend ordered the seafood malfadine which I was apprehensive about considering my previous experience but WOW I was surprised by how different it was this time around because when I tried a bite, they REALLY turned it around. I'm so grateful my friend decided to order it because after trying theirs, I might start ordering it again for myself now. Not sure if I had it on an off day previously or they changed the recipe but it now is actually as flavorful as the spicy miso carbonara and might actually be even better. The sausage flavor actually adds a lot of richness without being heavy or overpowering, the spice is a good kick without being actually spicy, the shrimp is delicious, but I kept going back for the sauce. INI Ristorante is one of very few restaurants I consistently keep coming back to instead of trying other new spots in the area because I can't choose my favorite out of so many good things on the menu and just want them all so I need to come with bigger groups or rotate each time I visit. A great problem to have. Their dishes are innovative, pack full flavor, and are unique enough to not find elsewhere. I never have to worry about finding parking and I love being able to reserve in advance since it gets busy. They're the spot I keep bringing friends and family to.

Food, service and ambiance exceeded expectations. Our waiter, Robert was attentive and upbeat.Will…read morebe back soon!

Had the fish N chips and lump crab cake. Never grew up with seafood. Tried places throughout the…read moreyears. This place is great quality. Im not a bot. I highly recommend this place and will be coming back. Staff is amazing!

Was in town for a wedding and wanted to get all the Vietnamese food I could get while I'm in the…read morearea! I can never find snails or "oc" in Colorado so I was so happy to come to Oc & Lau! My family had really great things to say about it and they did not disappoint! My favorites were the snails in coconut sauce and the snails in tamarind sauce. Space was very clean and the staff is constantly running around making sure everybody is happy and doesn't need anything which is great for my family cause they always want something lol! Make sure to join the waitlist EARLY if you want to eat at a reasonable time. Our table of 8 waited about 90 mins for a table but luckily you can join right here on the Yelp app! I can't wait to come back when I'm visiting family. I'm drooling just thinking about it

Have been here three times and every single time I've enjoyed it very much…read more We always have the Chilean sea bass hot pot and grilled king scallop. The your dishes, we mix it up to try new things. All is so good! The service is good. Dishes come out fast and accurate. Very lively restaurant, since it's always busy. Bright and clean restaurant, very important.

I went in there to see the fresh seafood and let me tell you, this is the REAL DEAL! He even the…read morebag of ice into the carry out to keep everything FRESH! 1 lb salmon 12 scallops 1 masago for sushi and topping for scallops sounds good to me! Talked to the guy at the counter and he had a TOMAHAWK steak, Yes please! got that as well. Good deal! This is going to be a nice BBQ and Seafood feast for the 250th - 4th of July! Interesting Ambiance, old school Fish Market place, awesome :-)

Found this place by accident when I was craving A5 Wagyu. Stopped by this place before heading to…read moreanother and boy what a hidden gem, needless to say we got everything we wanted here. The quality and prices are comparable to others but what I loved about this place the most is the SERVICE. Danny is amazing. We asked for his recommendations on some of the seafood and man, let's just say I trust him 100%. I enjoyed our experience there so much so that we came back 3 weeks straight. The seafood tastes so darn fresh! The uni was to die for and the oysters tasted like it was fresh from the sea. I had to come back a third time to put my friends on his fresh seafood and they were blown away too. This is now my go to spot for A5 and oysters. Oh, we met Bruce and shout out to him too. He's friendly and gave us good recommendations too. So I trust these guys. Given the nature of the high prices I'm happy I can trust these guys and know that it's worth every penny spent there. Give this place a chance to earn your business and you won't be disappointed!!!

Delicious seafood boil! Very reasonable pricing, huge crawfish, yummy fried oysters, and the combo…read more1 is huge! I came with my friend and we couldn't finish the 3 lb of crawfish, shrimp, & mussels Will definitely be coming back!

Quite possibly the last seafood boil that offers combo packages!…read more Came at 5pm and there was only one table aside from us. However, the service was quick and the ambiance was clean and casual. We ordered the #2 combo which was $72 (crawfish, shrimp, lobster, sausage, potato & corn) was included. The crawfish was live so they charged an additional $3 which brought the total to $75. The lobster tails were decent and cut in half. The restaurant was kind enough to bring a side of the torpedo sauce for us to dip. The seafood was fresh so no complaints!