Hempstead Seafood & Steak

It was actually very good! The building needs work and a better AC unit but great prices and a lot of seafood combos to choose from! I was pleasantly surprised! The patron saying the grilled veggies were nasty sounds like a picky girl, they were actually recommended by my little sis and ordered around the table and everyone liked!

Spend $ 140 and they wanted to over charge me on my ticket. Been there several time and always over $ 100. Bad Business Decision.

My husband recently started working in Waller and his new boss brought him here for a get-​to-​know-​you lunch, as well as several times since then. He’s been raving about it and kept saying he needed to take me. Today he finally did. We seated ourselves and our drink orders were taken immediately and since my husband had already told me about some of the menu items, we placed our appetizer and entrée orders as well. He got chicken fried chicken with a potato and I got the 4 piece fried catfish with onion rings. Both entrees came with a salad and our appetizer was fried okra. Then we ate off of each others plates. The chicken fried chicken was pounded thin, breaded well and was tender and moist with some lovely country gravy for dipping. The catfish was outstanding! Buttery, flaky, moist and light. Not greasy at all. I thought the 4 piece might not have been enough for me, but I ended up taking half home, the portions are very generous! The onion rings were disappointing, out of a bag, I had been hoping for homemade, but that’s okay. The fried okra was also yummy. Everything must’ve been made fresh to order because it was all extremely hot when brought out, but we were still digging in anyway. The prices are extremely reasonable, especially since the portions are so large and you’ll more than likely be taking home leftovers for a meal later. I will DEFINITELY be going back!

So I was looking for a spot to meet some friends somewhere between Bryan and Houston. We found Hempstead Seafood and Steak with mixed reviews on Unilocal.We met up there with our friends and were seated with no waiting. The décor was nothing to write home about but the place was clean and we had plenty of space to be quite comfortable. Our waitress was very friendly and promptly took our orders. Drinks and appetizers came out right away. Having not been there before, I was a little leery about the oysters on the half shell but was pleasantly surprised that they were fresh and ice cold. For our dinner we ordered fried shrimp and catfish and a broiled seafood platter. We also ordered sides with coleslaw and fried okra. I was very pleased with the seafood. It was fresh and fried perfectly with no greasiness at all. The seafood was really about as good as anyplace I’ve been. The catfish was very mild. The portions were very generous so I couldn’t quite finish everything. I had 2 pcs of catfish and 8 shrimp. And NO the shrimp did NOT taste like Long Johns. The Okra was very satisfying and the coleslaw was excellent. This is not the best seafood restaurant that I’ve ever been into so I debated about a 4 or 5. Considering all things; we were seated quickly, comfortable, friendly waitress and good food. Don’t know what else I could ask for. Thanks folks, you get a 5!

I am in little Hempstead, TX on business for two days. I stopped by Denny’s last night because I didn’t see anything else in town. I was leaving Denny’s, and noticed next door was Seafood and Steak. I stopped in and me the friendliest waitress, Ashley. I had a nice glass of wine, some fried alligator and french fries. I will go back again tonight to try the steak and maybe some other seafood.
I definitely suggest stopping by if you are near this restaurant.

Its off highway 290 west behind the Dennys. its a little side street that is only one way. The building itself needs a little work inside and out, it looks like it was thrown together at the last minute and no bothered to fix the cosmetics after its grand opening. Reminds me of a hole in the wall type of setting. You seat yourself at anyone of one the booths or tables. the building was hot!!! tha ac was not blowing. The server looked overworked and tired, but there werent too many customers for her to look that way. She greeted us, and she gave us the menus and ask for our drink order, before we had the chance to open the menu. Then she vanished for like 20 mins and came back and ask for our entrée order. I order the grilled shrimp with dirty rice and grilled veggies. my friend order the 2 catfish fillets 6 medium size shrimp and fries. her daughter had the gumbo. the food came out luke wam. the shrimp i enjoyed, the dirty tasted as if it came out of a box. the salad came out of a bag! the tea was blah. asked for lemon got the tiniest wedge in the world. the shrimp tasted well prepared and fresh, but luke warm. The vegetables were horrible and tasted rancic, they were cooked beyond hope and covered in some type of brown sauce or au jus, that left a funky taste in my mouth. i stopped after one bite of the carrots. I tried to flag down the waitress with my eyes, but she looked at me and keep walking pass. Finally when she came back to my table I asked her could she replaced the veggies with some other vegetable that wasnt covered in anything, she told me that i would be charged for additional side. I told her (and my friend, because she tried them too) the veggies tasted funny. she told me she would charge me an extra side. told her nevermind and just take the plate i was done. my total with drink was 14.56 give or take with No TIP!!! Good time with a friend, bad food!!! with an attitude.

We found this place quite by accident. We were driving home from Houston and were starving, but no one wanted Denny’s. We were going to turn around on the frontage road when we happened upon Hempstead S&S. Having missed an opportunity to go to Galveston while in Houston, we were in the mood for some seafood and seeing that the parking lot was full, we ventured in. We opened our menus and were absolutely blown away by the selection and the prices. I’d never seen so many seafood combination available and the prices were more than reasonable. My mom ordered a combo of 6 oysters, 6 shrimp, and 6 scallops, I had shrimp and a crabcake, and my son had popcorn shrimp. Our salads came quickly, and they were cold and crispy. Our food came soon thereafter, and I couldn’t believe how high the plates were piled! My son’s plate of popcorn shrimp was enough for two people, at least. The breading on the food was light and crispy, yet not overwhelming. The seafood tasted just-​caught fresh. Had I not known this restaurant faces 290, I’d expect to step outside and be walking on the beach! This is the best seafood I’ve ever had inland. Next time we drive to Houston we will definitely stop in. It’s almost worth the drive from Austin!

Substancial quantity of food for the price but quality taste more around the lines of Long John Silver on a bad day. The fried crawfish i had was rubbery and. quite dry. Coleslaw was fresh and crunchy as well as the fries but the restaurant does not say Hempstead coleslaw and fries does it? They need to up their game if they want to survive as a seafood steak restaurant.

Hempstead has gotten lucky with the opening of a Baytown Seafood Restaurant. I believe BS is a franchise and the franchise is controlled by different members of the same family. The owner of the restaurant in Hempstead also owns the one in Richmond/​Rosenberg. Their seafood, grilled or fried, is outstanding. Service is prompt and polite and prices are reasonable. Do stop by this piace, you will not be disappointed.