Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar

Decided to take my wife out on the town and hit up some Cajun style steamed seafood.
So we drove from Edison NJ to the Staten Island location.
There is one in Linden but I'm more familiar with SI.
First off outside it looks nice but you can't really tell until you walk in.
Atmosphere is great , music playing some old school music to some disco and other genres.
Our waiter Moe was very attentive to our needs and always had a big smile on his face.
Drinks were great as I had the red sangria.
The bar tender/manager Anthony was super friendly and funny as he continued to make us laugh and feel comfortable.
Overall I'd definitely recommend people to try Hook and Reel as I'm already hooked and will definitely come back

Owner response

Took my son on a Friday night for some seafood and we loved it.
He had the lobster tail boil, with a corn on the cob, roasted potatoes, a side of rice and I had the Flounder Po boy sandwich & Cajun fries, with a crab bites appetizer.
Everything was delicious.
He loved eating with his hands.
The service was great.
Parking was good.
No wait to sit when we got there around 630 pm.
We'll be back

Owner response

My first time here at this place.
Surprisingly the food was very good here.
Seafood places generally are hit or miss and Staten Island usually manages to mess up even the best places, whether they are a chain or not.
Making regular trips to Maryland, the snow crab legs, clams, oysters and mussels we ordered were better than I have had there.
$56.00 for The Reel Catch Combo boil was pretty good price wise for the amount of food you get.
The Cajun and Hook and Reel Special Blend sauces are what we had which were both very good with not too much kick.
So why the 3 stars you ask? Well when I walked in with my 9 yo daughter I was offered a kids menu, only then to be told she could not eat off the kids menu because she was too tall!!!! Uuummm… what?!?! The hostess actually attempted to measure her up against a piece of molding placed in the middle of the wall.
I said don’t bother, we are not ordering off that menu anyway, but for people who will, I would have lost my mind.
This is especially nonsensical considering their kids menu says kids 12 and under.
This is one of those Staten Island usually messes things up scenarios I mentioned earlier.
If they continue to push that on families going there to eat with young kids I can guarantee this place will be closed within a year…like every other place that opens on Staten Island that doesn’t know how to treat customers.

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