Denis' Seafood House

10/12/09

Great Restaurant

by PCJ at Citysearch

We went with some friends to Denis, and we all loved the food and atmosphere. It is the best place we have been.

I would recommend everyone try it. The appetizers are great and the food was awesome. TRY IT!!

• Pros: the menu
• Cons: none

10/12/09

The best!

by mirgayle at Citysearch

Great food and wide variety menu. Atmosphere is wonderful. Wait staff was polite and very helpful.

Will not go anywhere else!!

• Pros: spinach artichoke dip
• Cons: NONE

10/10/09

Love this place!!!

by Denimac at Citysearch

We've eaten at Denis Seafood many times and I can honestly say we've never had a bad experience. Their crabcakes are to die for. Especially the jumbo lump crabcakes. For a true-blue crab lover like me, they are perfection. For appetizers, we had (what else?) the blackened crab claws and they were amazingly fresh and cooked to perfection.

I love the ambience of the inside, it's very "woodsy" and cozy and the bar is always packed. We reserved the wine room once for a big group dinner and it was perfect.

However, the outside patio is my favorite place to dine at Denis. You feel like you're miles away from all the hustle and bustle of Houston. My favorite table is just a few feet away from the fountain. We've always had good service and the staff makes us feel so welcomed.

If you've never tried Denis Seafood, I highly recommend it. In fact, it's been a few weeks since we've been. Hopefully, I can talk my husband into taking me tonight!

• Pros: Great staff, deLICious seafood!!!
• Cons: Won't want to leave the patio :)

10/08/09

No Reason To Go Elsewhere

by smz24 at Citysearch

This place has it all...fresh delicious food, excellent service and a kickin' atmosphere! I've tried all the other seafood restaurants in Houston and they don't hold a candle to Denis'. Management is constantly trying to improve on the already stellar dining experience and should be commended. Two thumbs up!

• Pros: fresh seafood, excellent service and awesome atmosphere

10/08/09

Great place for Seafood

by Bterfli30 at Citysearch

My husband and I have eaten here many times for special occassions or just for a great meal! The service and staff are top notch! The seafood is very fresh and the menu has a large variety . We always get the seafood salsa as an appetizer which is wonderful and their bread pudding is amazing! We would recommend to anyone!

• Pros: food and service is excellent
• Cons: none

10/07/09

Seafood?

by ljay01 at Citysearch

Family dinner - 7 people, selected variety of dishes; steak was small for 32.95, overpriced, not cooked properly, too rare [moo!]. Chicken dish w/seafood topping, dry & little taste. Catfish, not fresh at all. Salmon was Ok. Fried scallops Ok. Shrimp dishes were Ok. Nothing was really memorable about the food.

For the money, expected better food, service was very good and attentive.

• Pros: Nice atmosphere
• Cons: Seafood selected wasnt very fresh

10/06/09

BEST FRESH SEAFOOD IN TOWN

by Malline at Citysearch

WE LOVE THE WHOLE FRIED CATFISH! CAN'T SEEM TO FIND IT ANYWHERE ELSE.

• Pros: BEST MENU

10/06/09

Survival of the Great Legends

by Crandell at Citysearch

With all the great seafood restaurants born in Houston, this one is still providing the freshest fish. I hadn't visited since the old Westheimer location, and I was re-introduced to one of my favorite seafood legends forgotten. My server actually had worked at the old location, and much to my surprise there were others as well.

Rick waited on me, and provided a wonderful dining experience. We had the stuffed Flounder and he served tableside. A beautiful presentation. Wine was $10 off a bottle (already reasonable prices) and the bread pudding was a perfect ending. My old neighborhood destination is a bit further to drive, and well worth it. With many of Houston's seafood restaurants becoming chains, I'm glad I re-discovered someone who does knows seafood Louisiana style.

• Pros: Fresh Fish and Ingredients
• Cons: Dark but a lovely patio

03/09/09

Best Seafood in Town

by jmh0616 at Citysearch

My husband and I thought we would try out Denis Seafood for the first time because our neighbors go there often and we had a great experience. We arrived at 7:00 on a Friday at the place was packed. We were seated immediately and our server named Renan was fantastic. He promptly greeted us and we had drinks and a wonderful Jumbo Lump Crabcake that we split. I got the Golden Tile with the lemon butter crab topping which was out of this world and my husband got the filet with a stuffed potato. He said it was better than the high end steak places by far. We finished the evening by splitting a fabulous bread pudding.

We will become regulars.

02/18/09

Looks aren't everything!

by biggeoff at Citysearch

Denis' Seafood House has great curb appeal. It looks like a fortress so I thought maybe the food is as good as gold, but I was mistaken. First of all the hostess did not greet us happily. She made us feel like we had interrupted her break. The server was very pushy and insisted we have cocktails so I ordered a drink and he never brought it. I was O.K. with water but it struck me as funny after all of his effort. The servers were all grouped together and talking so I had to signal them with eye contact to take my order. My server eventually came over and apologized, and asked if we were ready to order even though it was obvious. I looked at my watch at that point and it was 7:39. The food took forever to come out and it was incorrect. The waiter informed me that he would have it corrected but it may take a few minutes because the kitchen was shorthanded. I waited and I waited and I waited. Finally it came out and the food was not worthy of the wait. The fish was dry so I think they used the same piece of fish and just put the correct sauce on it. Our water glasses stayed empty most of the time. I was tired of the struggle and did not enjoy the visit at all. I had been looking for the manager and finally spotted him as we were leaving. He asked how our dinner was. I told him not good and he should be more involved in the dining room because the service was terrible. I looked at my watch at that point and it was 9:20. I let him know we had been there for 2 hours and not because we were relaxing. He did not offer any kind of apology, but rather gave us the excuse that they were short handed. I hope they are not shorthanded when you choose to visit Denis' because they will be taking the night off at your expense. When it comes to management, service and food quality Denis' Seafood is seriously lacking to say the least.

• Pros: We do not have to go back there.
• Cons: We already waisted one night there.