Christie's Seafood & Steaks

12/07/09

Satisfied my Fish Hunger!

by wadester at Citysearch

We thoroughly enjoyed our recent venture to Christies after doing some Christmas shopping at the Galleria. I had the old fashioned seafood sampler, while my fiancee had the chargrilled fish fillet with baked potato.

The house salads were wonderful; without a doubt, Christies makes thier own blue cheese dressing. Yum, is all I can say! We also tried the oysters rockefeller, along with the oysters with cheese, crabmeat and wine sauce. The latter were absolutely wonderful. The oysters rockefeller need a little more of a spicy kick; adding a tad of Cholula, chopped onion and cream cheese would make them five star quality. I truly appreciated thier homemade remoulade and fried shrimp batter; both were delicious. We had a great waiter who was very knowledeable and attentive. My fiancee also loved thier homemade dinner rolls, which were hot and fresh out of the oven.

With a little updating to thier dininr room decor, a tad more kick to thier oysters rockefeller, and more specifics on which type of fish comes with each meal, Christies would get a five star review from me. But nevertheless, they earn a solid four stars! We loved the food. :) (PS: Maybe add a skylight to the ceiling to get some more natural light in the dining room.)

• Pros: Freshly battered shrimp
• Cons: Dining room a tad old-fashioned

09/05/09

The worst restaurants I've been to!!

by jmc1279 at Citysearch

Just left from having dinner there and will NEVER go back. Was expecting a great dinig experiance and left very disappointed. Where do I begin? The atmosphere was a big zero. The place was dark and old. I felt like I was in a retirement home cafeteria. I wanted to order a bottle of wine but the neither the waitress nor bar staff was familiar with any selections. They brought a tasting of the most bitter wine I have ever had and the the waitress said she would be back with something else and never returned. The dinner salad were okay but the italian dressing was completely watered down. The steak was very fatty and the lobster was tuff and overcooked. I can't say anything positive. I could have gone across the street to the Palm and had an excellent meal for my money. Don't bother with this one.

• Pros: None
• Cons: Everything

07/25/09

Nice place

by Adal0916 at Citysearch

We went here the other night and started with drinks which came out promptly and were good at a reasonable price ($5.75). We ordered the oysters rockefeller for appetizer and they were some of best we've ever had. They were prepared in large shells and most had at least two oysters in each. The bacon bit on top was a bonus. For the entree I ordered the grilled fish (redfish) with vegetables and she ordered the calimari topped salad. My fish was a prepared with olive oil as it said in the menu and turned out delicious. The calimari was just right on her salad. We will definately come back. The service was excellent. There are better places for a lot more money, but if you want well prepared food and good service at reasonable prices, this is the place.

• Pros: Service, food, drinks, parking
• Cons: traffic on Westheimer