Who dat was OK the last time I was there. Charlotte Plummers has gotten just plain nasty. Overcooked fish, undercooked hush puppies, tired old slaw and some of the worst service I have ever had on the coast.

Crab-In between Aransas Pass and Rockport is the best for cooking your fresh catch. They also do many good plates of their own. Gets crowded in the evenings so get there early or don't be in a hurry.

Castaways on Port A is also good with fresh catch, but can be hit or miss as previously mentioned.

Big Fisherman is OK. Good portions and decent food for the price, but nothing too special.

Upscale dining in Rockport should include Latitudes. Excellent with their daily specials.

Breakfast at the Bakery Cafe in Aransas Pass across from the HEB cannot be beat.

The Boiling Pot has been previously mentioned and is very good IF you like a literal boiling pot. They will boil crawfish, shrimp, crab, potatoes, corn, crab, etc all in a pot and then dump it out on your table (with a new, clean paper covering of course). Good for fans of this type of cooking and spicy seafood fans.

Hemingways is another upscale dining place in Rockport that does good steak as well as good seafood. I personally feel their prime steaks are better than their seafood.

Marcel's in Port A.

Hemingway's in Rockport

Los Comales in Rockport is an excellent choice. Get there early or it's a while for a seat. Very reasonablly priced as well.

I have to agree. Around 15 years ago I ate at the Big Fisherman and it was OK but nothing to write home about. Lot's of fried stuff, I ordered something not fried and it was mediocre at best.

I went back around 5 years ago, ordered the fried because I remembered the baked wasn't so good and I figured that no body could mess up fried shrimp. But they figured out how to do it. Use old freezer burned shrimp from Taiwan or China. That'll do it.

Not going back.

Big Fisherman---Bleagh!!! Ate their ONLY once. Overspiced and undercooked blackened fish. Lukewarm to cool food. Old slimy fishy smelly oysters. Dried out grilled shrimp. I have eaten in almost every restaraunt mentioned in this thread and the Big Fisherman was the absolute worst place I've eaten in the area.

Drive down to Rivera Beach and try Kings Inn. Always been good and the seafood is always fresh when I have been.

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one of my fav places

We were at the boiling pot in Fulton last week, great service good food and the cold beer!!!

Tex

San Juan has great breakfast and lunch specials and dang tasty. Crazy Cajun and Castaways in Port A are my favorite, Castaways will cook your catch and it is Awesome.

Just FYI.. Dont walk into Hemingways in Rockport, unchanged (casual elegant) and unshowered, after a long day fishing the bays. You'll definately be embarrassed!! I learned the hard way. Our rent cabin owner suggested we go there. We had been on the bays from 5:00 am to 7:00 pm and we just wanted some laid back seafood before we headed to our cabin. Unfortunately, we didnt stay long enough to try the food. Maybe I'll try it again next time.

Went to The Big Fisherman last weekend. What a bunch of junk. Lots of food but it is just bad. Long John's is better than that.

Just ate at Latitude in Rockport. Family owned, fine dining. Simply fabulous. Don't wear your fishing clothes in there, however...little more dressy than Magellan shirts and shorts. And, you might need to make reservations. +

The last time I went to the Big Fisherman, I asked them if they cleaned the entrails and excrement out of the fried soft shell crabs. The waitress told me they did, so I order them. When I got them, the did not have the intestines removed and cleaned as promised by the waitress. She told me the kitchen made a mistake and resubmitted my order. By the time I get my order again, my wife is almost finished with her plate. Sure enough, then didn't clean the guts and poop out of the soft shelled crabs belly. I gave up. I'll never eat there again. If that's the way that they prepare their soft shelled crabs, I understand. I just wouldn't have ordered them. That was such a bad experience, I'll never go back.

Carlos in Austin

Los Comales is the best we've found here. If you like spicy, try their stuffed eggplant. Not so spicy, fried stuffed avocado. We tried Crazy Cajun on the island, and I knew when they didn't have an LSU banner on the wall they couldn't be Cajuns. I don't like my gumbo or etoufee in paper bowls. Plus, both foods tasted nearly the same. I just can't rate them very high. Boiling pot; food is OK if you like the atmosphere. Seems pricey to me. A friend was served a sponge crab in there. BTW, they have a good business; I can look out my window and see the Boiling Pot. Big Fisherman; terrible food and service. I'll never eat there again. I've heard good things about Moon Dog's on the water here at Fulton Harbor; never eaten there myself. Ate at Charlotte Plummer's a couple weeks ago. Had the fried soft shell crab and it was great. Tried Hu Dats in Fulton also, food was great, but I prefer a little cleaner restaurant. JMHO

Los Comales hit the spot last night. I had the fish tacos which were good. My dad had the Fish Cancun or that is what it used to be called. It was really good as well. We got there pretty late, if you go on the weekday be warned, they close as 9:15pm

Just returned from Rockport and can report that the softshell crab Po' Boy at Moondog's is outstanding! Fun place as well, great views and friendly staff.

I just walked by Moondog's this morning. I sure wish they would clean that area up over there. They repair the yachts in the yard next door. There is some type of fluid all over the ground running on the side of the street toward Moondog's place (from the dumpster in the yacht yard). Wonder what it is? They do a lot of painting at the yacht yard.

I had a party of eight in the Big Fisherman 3 weeks ago,,,,,,BAD and then I got mad. Long story short...........here is the #361/790-0121......Count health Department, They do restraunt inspections..... Cold watery fish, and It was supposed to have been fried. Cold to the touch, red, bloody steak, was supposed to have been Well Done......

Mike, the Big Fisherman has really gone downhill in the last 11 months. We moved down here in September 07, and food and service was reasonably good. In my opinion, it is plain sorry now.

Dude. I just sold my place at Rockport that we owned since 1973. We were eating at the Big Fisherman back before he burned down and that was when he had all the big lion/tigers/monkeys and other animals in window looking at you. We even went to bat for him to reopen, and signed the petition, to get him back in business. (Some of the locals fought against him reopening because of the animals, apparently the fire department didn't know what to do with a tiger or lion during the fire> So a few animals got injured) It has been going down the tubes for the past year and it was like family tradition to eat there. Every time we came down, we ate there, Fact is, 2 years ago, on my wifes birthday, we drove to Rockport just to eat there and drove back the same day. Well, That Ain't Gona Happen No More.......

For the last few years I had been hearing how great the Big Fisherman was. So, last weekend I stopped in and tried it.

The food was about the worst seafood I've ever eaten. Service was fair at best as well. I will never eat there again.

Places I normally eat:

-Boiling Pot (mainly for the atmosphere. food is good, too.)
-Los Comales
-Latitudes
-Crab'N

Here's one not to go to: China A by Ace Hardware on Hwy 35. We wanted Chinese a couple evenings ago. Was that place a dud. We had the buffet and most of the food was not hot. Surely the ice cream is good. Wrong. It tasted like it had melted and been re-frozen.