Katie's Seafood House
$$ • Seafood Restaurant
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Great experience! Manager made sure to show me the gf menu. And they he said they could pretty much do anything gf.
Highest recommendation = the ceviche, so dang good!!!
Massive menu but only a handful of GF options. Ordered the grilled shrimp tacos and they were yummy. Have had grilled fish tacos at previous visit and they’re good, too. Both served with GF beans.
We decided to eat at Katie's based off reviews on this app and we're not disappointed! It was great!
Hostess seated us on the patio over looking the boat docks and server was attentive and supplied me with a GF menu card when asked. He was knowledgeable and helpful with my questions. He doubled checked with chefs and kitchen to ensure my order was possible without cross contamination.
I ordered a side salad with ranch, 3 Blackened Fish (whatever the catch of the day was) Tacos with rice and beans. I had server check if seasonings for blackened fish were safe for me and he confirmed it with chef.
The fish tacos were huge and delicious!! I could barely finish 2! The sauce on them was amazing!! I didn't really care for the rice and black beans but they tasted fine.
I really appreciated the efforts they put in to ensure I could eat safely since my Celiac is very reactive. I didn't get sick at all!!
Definitely recommend Katie's if you have Celiac Disease! Great safe option!
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We eat here every time we come to Galveston and I have never had symptoms. The manager came out to ask about my level of sensitivity to cross contamination last time so they are really making an effort on the gf front. The food is always delicious as well! The negative reviews about the long waits or food not being up their standards are confusing to me. 1. If there is a long wait, it’s because the food and ambience is good. 2. If you’re going to be that picky about your meal, eat somewhere else or leave a review on a different app. The food here is delicious and the staff go above and beyond to keep us safe. What more can we ask for?!
We sat on the patio and it was lovely. The service was wonderful, and the seafood was wonderful. The portions were huge, but the food overall was not that good.
The vegetables were not seasoned, not buttered, anything. It was like a bag of frozen veggies was cooked, with nothing else done with them. The Greek salad tasted like it had bottled Italian dressing. Not very good.
Highly recommend!! Knowledgeable staff and they have a gluten-free menu. They have large portions so eat early. :)
The food and service were amazing! They do many gf options, the prices were reasonable and the portions were huge. They also asked about food allergies FIRST thing!
I’m totally impressed! The waitress said, “Before we start, does anyone have any food allergies?” After that, the appetizer and food was amazing to boot!
Manager came out and ensured that the kitchen was taking precautions.
Oh my goodness! I’m here to say that this place blew me away! I’m not only celiac but have a shellfish allergy, which includes shrimp. My partner adores shellfish and shrimp, so we try to hit places in coastal areas where the catch is good. I mentioned the celiac and gluten free need as well as the shellfish allergy and our waiter pulled the gf menu from his apron pocket, ran us through the menu, then left to give us some time to look everything over, and sent the manager (or who I assume was the manager) to our table. I explained my needs again. He verified that I could have fish and walked me through some options. I ended up with fish tacos, with a crema sauce, Mexican coleslaw, pico on the side, with rice and black beans and corn tortillas. The fish was golden tile. It was so beyond delicious. They took such good care of me that my partner was impressed and stated so several times. I have leftovers because I filled up on two tacos. My partner had the fried shrimp and oyster platter and cleaned his plate as well. (Lucky duck can eat anything.) I would eat here again in a heartbeat.
Great experience. Ordered the fresh fish made Galveston style and had no issues.
Just ate here and it was so good!!! Wilson the manager, along with our waiter and kitchen staff all took time to come to the table, explain the steps taken to prepare my meal. They even came back to the table when they realized something specific needed to be substituted. I highly recommend!!!
They said the soups were thickened with corn starch so they were all gluten free so I got the lobster bisque and it was very good. They is quite a few gluten free options and the server was very helpful and had a tiny gluten free menu they keep on them since the menu isn't marked. The fish was also good. My family members who are not celiac say this is in their top 3 places on the islands.
My food was delicious, and the service was great. The first thing the server asked was if anyone at the table had food allergies. When I said gluten, she whipped a GF menu out of her apron! Everyone who came by the table (server, manager, server who brought the food) was extremely knowledgeable about what was and wasn't GF. I had the grouper platter with golden tile subbed for the grouper (server's suggestion), and it was divine! Katies also has fish market next door and own several shrimp/fishing boats. The fish is water-to-table fresh! It's also dog-friendly on the patio!
Fish was overcooked and smothered in spices and butter. Had an hour wait to get a table and over a twenty minute wait for the server to come take drink order. No gluten free menus and limited choices
Outstanding experience for my celiac child and dairy free family members. Great service from waitress, manager and kitchen to ensure safe food for everyone. Will return the next time we are in town.
Wonderful food! Best coffee I’ve had in this trip. Amazing server with Daniel! Was there at 10:30 am and already getting busy. Daniel was attentive without being intrusive. Very knowledgeable and informative!
Very disappointing. Long wait time for very overpriced mediocre meal, and unfriendly service. They do have a separate gf menu if you ask the waiter. I’m celiac and I got the Galveston bake and substituted the Mashed potatoes for the cilantro lime rice since I’m also dairy free. Felt like eating in a cheap cafeteria but they charge $40 a plate.
The servers have a gluten free menu that you can ask for when you are seated. Food and severs were amazing. The manager came over when I told them I was celiac and made sure that everything I ordered was safe
I had a great experience! I had the catch of the day Galveston style, some Mexican shrimp cocktail, and a seafood soup. All were excellent. I let the waitress know I had celiac and the kitchen manager came by to talk with me. Everyone else from my family ordered regular items and also enjoyed their meals. The portions are big so we could have split a few things.
We ordered off the Gluten free menu, explained to 3 staff that we had Celiac and they verified we would be taken care of. I ordered the bisque and spinach Rockefeller and was sick shortly after eating. Very disappointed as we were on vacation and being as cautious as we could
Have a gluten free menu, and a very knowledgeable server. After I ordered, the kitchen manager came out to reassure me that it was gluten free and there was no cross-contamination. I got the house salad and boiled shrimp.
I had the chowder. It was creamy and flavorful. They had quite a few things to pick from. Didn’t get sick.
Had the crab bisque and the Caribbean style baked red snapper. Very good and no reaction.
Wow! What a find! They have a limited GF menu but enough to make anyone happy. I ordered a special after my waiter went back to the kitchen to verify that it could be prepared GF. The manager came by to confirm my order and went back to the kitchen to confirm that it was prepared GF.
I had the clam chowder and the crab fingers. Soooo good.
Manager came and helped me with menu. WOW! Chowder is gf!!!! Everything is locally sourced.
Everything that I have had here is delicious.
There IS a separate GF menu! Our friendly waitress had it on a little laminated card. Everything I ordered was delicious — Mexican shrimp cocktail, garlic butter crab fingers, Caesar side salad. Drinks were amazing. Inside was a bit noisy but dining outside on the deck was very relaxing. Highly recommended!
Gf menu… several GF choices. I got land and sea which was delicious. Very friendly service. They said it was a 40minute wait to sit wharf side but it was only 10.
Well, it is rated as the best seafood in all of Galveston, so... need I say more about the quality? They literally catch the fish on their boats and serve it... now the GF portion of the menu has many of the main dishes with a good amount of sides other. Enjoy a great experience.
Our waiter was very knowledgeable about what to recommend for a gluten free meal- it’s been 3 weeks and 3 states ago so I don’t remember if there was a specific gf menu- I had grilled fish, plain white rice , and a wedge salad…my preference, I just like a wedge plain with ranch dressing on the side… the restaurant makes their own salad dressing and the ranch was gf and extremely good- you could tell it wasn’t commercial from a bottle…. My meal was delicious and I had no problems afterwards… when I told my waiter that I have celiac and extremely sensitive, he and the cook staff took this seriously… it was a long wait time to be seated- Spring Break, go figure, but definitely worth the wait!
