Bayseas Restaurant

First time here and being from south Florida, I'm a seafood connoisseur. This seafood was amazingly good and flavorful. The restaurant seemed very clean and all tables were full, so I can tell it's a locals favorite here in Texas! The staff were quick and professional, also very nice!

We recently tried this place after seeing they opened a location close to us. We LOVED IT!!! We were greeted as we walked in. There were places to sit. Our drink order & appetizer orders were taken within a few minutes. We always had a full glass of tea & someone always checking on us. I seems like they may all contribute to taking care of the customers, it didn't seem there was just 1 waitress assigned to any particular table. There was a steady amount of business coming in & out the door, whether to dine in or people picking up food. NOW, our food?.... Our Food. Was. Delicious!! There wasn't 1 thing we didn't like. I had the shrimp & catfish plate. Came w/ coleslaw, french fries, a slice of bread & both tartar sauce & cocktail sauce for dipping. I'm always leary about catfish b/c I don't like the "dirt" taste, but I couldn't even tell I had catfish on my plate...it was really clean! Nice size big, thick cuts of fish. No dirt/mud taste whatsoever & my shrimp appeared to be butterflied & maybe flatten out some, which I liked better than having a thick round piece of shrimp (mainly when battered). Coleslaw was unique, but very good & super creamy (which I like). SUPER reasonable in price, especially w/ the amount of food on the plate. (It was $13.99). My boyfriend had a bowl of their homemade Gumbo for an appetizer & the 30 piece shrimp plate. I had only tried Gumbo 2 prior to trying a bite of his & didn't care for it all that much, but the bite I had was yummy!! My guy's pretty criticizing when it comes to things like gumbo, etouffee or things alike & he really, really enjoyed the bowl he had. Of course, he enjoyed his shrimp plate asuch as I enjoyed the shrimp on mine. His was a bit pricier (obviously), but he said it was well worth it!! I gave it a 5 star rating b/c the food, service, time we got our food & pricing were all great! There were, however, 2 things that were maybe a bit of an "eh" & 1 of them is really not a bother to asuch as it might be to some others. 1.) unfortunately, there isn't much parking at this location. It's a GREAT location, but notuch parking & it doesn't help the situation when some people think the world revolves around them & had no consideration for others & just park in the middle of 2 spots as if they didn't care other people needed to park. 2.) food was served on styrofoam plates. Now, I don't care much about this, but I know there are people that might. Im sure they are just trying to cut down on extra staff to have to constantly wash plates & this is easier for them as a small family business & as is, the parking situation. This is a company just starting at this location & this area & I'm sure they need to test the waters before investing 10s of thousands of dollars into a build in as good of a location w/ more parking. (Just my thoughts ). With all that said...we will definitely be going back to Bayseas in the future!

This place is phenomenal! You get sooo much bang for your buck! The catfish is always fresh and crispy with tasty batter. Fried shrimp are great and their hushpuppies are some of the best I've ever had. The service is excellent as well, you will be well taken care of.

Great small Texas place with amazing shrimp and catfish. Food cooked to order and covering the plate. Staff are friendly and helpful.

Wonderful service. Mouth watering food. And speedy service! Stopped in for lunch and I'm glad we did! Im a Bayseas Gumbo fan myself, but this day I enjoyed the catfish and shrimp special with coleslaw and onion rings. I was impressed with the service everyone was polite and personable. I was also very happy when the server brought a reasonably sized water pitcher and left it at the table. The amount of food fed me for lunch and dinner. And the size of the shrimp is just another enjoyable bonus. Here are a couple quick shots I took of the plate right before I chowed down.

We decided to give Bayseas restaurant a try after an appointment near by. They did not disappoint! After carefully considering all the wonderful sounding options on the menu i opted for the Trout and Shrimp special. It came with fries and coleslaw. My favorite wife went with the large bowl of New England clam chowder which was very good. She also helped with my plate as well, which I definitely needed considering how much food they gave me. Everything was excellent, the trout was done just right and the breading was perfect. The shrimp were large and tasty. The coleslaw was made the way I like best, creamy but not too sweet, and the fries were crisp on the outside and tender inside. What made the excellent meal even better were their tarter and cocktail sauces. I took our servers recommendation and added a bit of malted vinegar to the tarter sauce and it was even better!! All the staff we spoke with were friendly and very helpful with our questions. We are already looking forward to going back and trying more of their menu!! I am includind two pictures of my plate since it was piled so high I needed to work my way down some to show the rest. I highly recommend giving Bayseas on 1316 Pat Booker Rd, Universal City, TX 78148 a try.

My waitress was amazing, So polite and helpful she went above and beyond and the food was fresh, hot and delicious. The atmosphere was welcoming. Definitely going to try some more items on the menu

FABULOUS FOOD. HUGE QUANTITIES. FRIENDLY SERVICE. My in-laws took me here for dinner and I was so pleasantly surprised by the whole experience. A real hole-in-the-wall in the best of ways. MUST TRY!