Babin’s Seafood House Willowbrook - Permanently Closed

4.3

215 Reviews

$30 and under

Seafood

Good for special occasions
Romantic
Good for groups

Babin's Seafood House offers you the finest taste of New Orleans, where we deliver a unique brand of hospitality, culture and cooking. South Louisiana customs come alive with authentic recipes, generous helpings and our Bon Temps hospitality.

There is nothing like soul-satisfying New Orleans style seafood. Sample our world-famous gumbo, made with dark brown roux and the Cajun trinity (bell peppers, onions and celery). Blue crabs from the Gulf of Mexico, catfish from the Atchafalaya swamps, oysters shucked to order and a whole fish filleted in-house bring New Orleans right to your table.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Seafood, Creole / Cajun / Southern, Creole
Hours of operation
Happy Hour Sun 5:00 am–5:30 am
Phone number
(281) 477-9300
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
17485 Tomball Parkway, Houston, TX 77064
Neighborhood
Willowbrook
Cross street
N. Gessner Dr.
Parking details
Private Lot
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Creole Gumbo
Seafood, shrimp or crawfish, okra
- Small$5.99
- Large$8.99
Crawfish Bisque
- Small$5.99
- Large$8.99
File Gumbo
Seafood, shrimp or crawfish
- Small$5.99
- Large$8.99
"Cream Style" Crawfish Bisque
- Small$6.99
- Large$9.99
Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
- Small$5.99
- Large$8.99
"Cream Style" Crab Bisque
- Small$6.99
- Large$9.99

Appetizers

Cajun Sampler$25.99
(Serves up To 4) Stingrays, cold boiled shrimp, crawfish tails, boulettes, crab & spinach dip, fried onions

Hot

Fried Green Tomatoes$7.99
Homemade marinara
Stingrays$10.99
Fried jumbo jalapeños stuffed with shrimp & Jack cheese
Crab & Spinach Dip$11.99
Tostada chips, pico de gallo
BBQ Shrimp$11.99
Traditional style, French bread
Cajun Fried Alligator$13.99
Roasted jalapeño ranch, spicy voodoo sauce
N'awlins Crab Cakes$13.99
Blue crab, stone ground mustard sauce
Fried Calamari$11.99
Tossed in Parmesan, marinara, remoulade
Crawfish & Boudin Boulettes$8.99
Louisiana boudin, crawfish tails, Jack cheese
Natchitoches Crawfish Pies$9.99
Spicy voodoo sauce
Boudin$9.99
Spicy Louisiana sausage, white rice, crackers
Stuffed Shrimp Enbrochette$11.99
Bacon-wrapped, seafood & spinach stuffing
Seafood Fondeaux$14.99
Shrimp, crawfish & mushrooms baked in sherry cream sauce, blackened oysters

Cold

Boiled "Peel & Eat" Shrimp$11.99
A dozen big'uns
"Peel & Eat" Shrimp & Oysters$12.99
A half dozen "peel & eats" & a half dozen oysters on the half shell
Shrimp Cocktail$10.99
Cocktail & remoulade sauces
Shrimp, Crab & Avocado Cocktail$12.99
Pico de gallo, roasted jalapeño ranch, lump crabmeat, tortilla chips

Oysters

Fresh Gulf Oysters
On the half shell
- 1/2 Doz$8.99
- Doz$14.99
Oysters Bienville
Baked with crabmeat & shrimp
- 1/2 Doz$13.99
Oysters Vieux Carre
Fried oysters, lemon butter, crawfish gravy
- (8)$12.99
Oysters Rockefeller
Baked with creamy spinach, crabmeat & bacon
- 1/2 Doz$13.99
Char-Grilled Oysters
Garlic butter & Parmesan gratin
- 1/2 Doz$10.99
- Doz$18.99

Signature Salads

Louisiana Caesar$12.99
Blackened chicken breast
- Blackened Shrimp$13.99
Old Fashioned Chicken$13.99
Lightly fried, crisp greens, cheddar cheese, bacon, eggs, croutons, tomatoes, cucumbers, honey-ranch dressing
Greek$13.99
Shrimp (6), crisp greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, black olives, Greek feta dressing
Fried Crawfish$13.99
Crisp greens, remoulade, cheddar cheese
Shrimp$13.99
Boiled shrimp, crisp greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, seafood dressing
Seafood$15.99
Pan-broiled shrimp, scallops, crawfish tails, crisp greens, balsamic vinaigrette

Sandwiches

Crispy Chicken BLT$11.99
Jack cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, Creole mayo, onion strings, fries
Bacon Cheeseburger$11.99
Cooked smash style, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, Creole mayo, onion strings, fries
Fried Seafood Po-Boy$13.99
Shrimp, crawfish or catfish, tomatoes, cabbage slaw, po-boy dressing, onion strings, fries, coleslaw

Fried Favorites

Served with onion strings, fries & coleslaw. Add a House, Caesar or Greek salad $3.99

Shrimp & Chicken Tenders$18.99
Jumbo Stuffed Shrimp$17.99
Shrimp & seafood stuffing
Cajun Stuffed Crabs$16.99
Blue crab stuffing
Soft Shell Crabs
- (2)$21.99
- (3)$24.99
Oysters$17.99
Cornmeal breaded & fried
Shrimp & Catfish$19.99
A classic Cajun combo
Shrimp$19.99
Fried to perfection!
Catfish$17.99
Lightly breaded & crispy fried
Coconut Shrimp$17.99
Creole marmalade

Acadiana Specials

Served with your choice of a House, Caesar or Greek salad

Crawfish Étouffée$16.99
Lafayette style, steamed or dirty rice
Crawfish 1/2 & 1/2$18.99
Crawfish étouffée, fried crawfish tails, steamed or dirty rice
Atchafalaya Blackened Catfish$18.99
Crawfish, lemon butter, dirty rice
Red Beans & Rice$16.99
Andouille sausage, fried catfish bites, steamed rice
Shrimp & Grits$17.99
Gumbo butter sauce, Cajun grits, bacon, cheese
Shrimp Lafayette$19.99
Crabmeat stuffing, Jack cheese, bacon, pico de gallo, green onions, garlic lemon butter
Chicken & Sausage Jambalaya$16.99
Spicy andouille sausage, dirty rice
Bourbon Street Pasta$18.99
Blackened shrimp, crab, crawfish, andouille sausage, fettuccine, Cajun cream sauce
Zydeco Pasta$17.99
Blackened chicken, mushrooms, green onions, tomatoes, basil, fettuccine, creamy Alfredo sauce
- Blackened Shrimp$18.99
Pasta di Mare$17.99
Lump crab, shrimp, scallops, angel hair pasta, spicy arrabbiata sauce
Shrimp Creole$16.99
Onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, mushrooms, steamed rice

Broiled Seafood

Served with your choice of a House, Caesar or Greek salad

Large Sea Scallops$19.99
Drawn butter, Creole green beans, dirty rice
Grand Isle Stuffed Shrimp$18.99
Shrimp & seafood stuffing, Creole green beans, dirty rice
N'awlins Crab Cakes$19.99
Blue crab cakes, Creole green beans, dirty rice, stone ground mustard sauce
Pan-Broiled Shrimp$18.99
Basted in garlic butter, dirty rice, Creole green beans, lemon butter
Shrimp Scampi$18.99
Angel hair pasta, Creole green beans
Shrimp & Salmon Kabob$18.99
Grilled skewer of shrimp & salmon, mushrooms, squash, onions, bell peppers, dirty rice, lemon butter

Platters

Served with your choice of a House, Caesar or Greek salad

Beer Battered Fish & Shrimp$19.99
Alaskan cod & shrimp, onion strings, fries
Big Easy Shrimp Platter$22.99
Broiled stuffed shrimp, shrimp enbrochette, stingrays, fried shrimp, onion strings, fries
Fried Seafood Platter$24.99
Catfish, shrimp, oysters, stuffed crab, stuffed shrimp, hushpuppies, onion strings, fries
Babin's Mixed Grill$25.99
Our featured fish, lemon butter, crawfish, stuffed shrimp, broiled shrimp, scallops, crab cake, dirty rice
Cajun Trio$22.99
Crawfish étouffée, shrimp Creole, chicken & sausage jambalaya, steamed & dirty rice

Steaks & Chicken

Served with your choice of a House, Caesar or Greek salad. Add a Shrimp Skewer (broiled, blackened or fried) $5.99

Ribeye$24.99
12 oz. Certified Angus Beef®, baked or sweet potato
Surf & Turf$26.99
10 oz. Certified Angus Beef® top sirloin, 5 fried shrimp, baked or sweet potato
Chicken Evangeline$18.99
Blackened chicken breast, creamy spinach, chopped red bells, cilantro, melted Jack cheese, dirty rice
Top Sirloin$21.99
10 oz. Certified Angus Beef® center cut, baked or sweet potato
Blackened Chicken$16.99
10 oz. chicken breast, dirty rice, lemon butter

Fish Your Way

See Chalkboard. Our chalkboards show today's features, market selections & specials. All of our fresh fish are hand selected, filleted in-house & true to their name. Served with your choice of two sides

Fish Your Way
Choose your Favorite Fish & Have It your Way: Blackened, Broiled Or Pan Sautéed

Lagniappe

Add any of these to your fresh fish selection $5.99

Babin's
Shrimp, scallops, crawfish, mushrooms, tomatoes, white wine butter
Pontchartrain
Shrimp, scallops, crawfish, mushrooms, brown butter wine sauce
Piquant
Shrimp, crawfish, blackened oysters, spicy sauce
Louisianne
Rich sherry cream, shrimp, scallops, crawfish
Crabmeat
Capers, lemon butter
French Quarter
Blackened shrimp, mushrooms, artichoke hearts, lemon basil cream
Seafood Stuffing
Blue point crab, shrimp & fish stuffing, lemon butter, capers
Florentine
Shrimp, scallops, crawfish, spinach, white wine cream
Leah
Shrimp, scallops, crawfish, mushrooms, tomatoes, white wine sauce
Bienville
Chopped shrimp, mushrooms, green onions, creamy cheesy wine sauce, fried oysters

Fish Our Way

Pecan Crusted Rainbow Trout$22.99
Zesty lemon butter sauce, Cajun fried potatoes, Creole green beans
Redfish Lasalle$24.99
Panko crusted, crawfish & boudin stuffing, crawfish tails, diced tomatoes, dirty rice
Blackened Catfish Étouffée$19.99
Creole green beans, dirty rice
Salmon Oscar$24.99
Lump crabmeat, sliced asparagus, lemon butter, sautéed vegetables, steamed rice
Peppercorn Crusted Tuna$21.99
Orange chili sauce, Creole green beans, steamed rice
Mahi Mahi Tacos
Blackened or fried, guacamole, pickled cabbage, pico de gallo, jalapeño ranch, red beans
- (3)$15.99

Salads & Sides

Substitute a side with asparagus $4.99

Dinner Salad$3.99
Choice of House, Caesar or Greek
Iceberg Wedge$4.99
Red Beans & Rice$3.99
With sausage
Onion Strings$3.25
Dirty Rice$3.25
French Fries$3.25
Cajun Fried Potatoes$3.25
Baked Potato$4.99
Baked Sweet Potato$4.99
Stuffed Potato$3.99
Creole Green Beans$3.25
Angel Hair Pasta$3.99
Asparagus$6.99
Sautéed Vegetables$3.25
Coleslaw$1.99

What 215 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.3

4.3 based on all time ratings

4.4Food
4.3Service
4.2Ambience
4.1Value

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215 Reviews

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BobS
Houston
3 reviews
1.0
3 reviews
Dined on February 24, 2020
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Restaurant is permanently closed! sss sss dd ff
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OpenTable Diner
Houston
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on February 16, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food was amazing. First visit. Definitely wouldn’t be the last.
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KennethG
Houston
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 15, 2020
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The only issue we had with our visit was we went online to make a reservation and weren’t seated until 30 mins after our reservation which caused us to run late for our next engagement. Other than that the food and staff were both a pleasant experience.
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OpenTable Diner
New Orleans
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on February 15, 2020
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
Highly disappointed last night. Made a reservation for Valentine’s Day specifically to avoid the chaos of last minute long lines for the holiday. Booked a later reservation (8:15) to further avoid the chaos. Instead upon arriving, my fiancé and I discovered a line almost out the door, mostly other people also waiting for their reservation. One lady had already waited over an hour for her *reserved* table. Unacceptable. We enjoyed a Valentine’s Day meal at one of the many other restaurants just minutes away. Babin’s needs to work on their seating and reservation management before I’ll be back for any special occasions.
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StephenA
Houston
9 reviews
4.0
9 reviews
Dined on February 15, 2020
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Super busy Valentine Day dinner where Open Table reservations went out the window. Babin’s hosts worked very hard to manage the crowd and ‘hangry’ people. We ended up only an hour late for our reservation, so I am not too unhappy about the wait. I do believe the food quality suffered due to the crowds.
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TomR
New York City
2 reviews
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 15, 2020
1. Overall 1
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
Could not get in. Arrived for 7PM reservation at 7PM to find a line 20 -25 people deep waiting to check in for reservations. Waited approximately 15 minutes and the line had not moved. Bailed and picked up something on the way home
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NicholasL
VIP
San Antonio
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 15, 2020
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Valentines Day. Reservation at 6:45. Seated at 7:28. Service was ok. Food was pretty good.
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AndrewJ
VIP
Houston
9 reviews
3.0
9 reviews
Dined on February 15, 2020
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Arrived 5-10 minutes early for 6:30 reservation. Stood in line about 45 minutes to get checked in, then another 20 minutes for a table. Seated about 7:20. With a 6-year old who ended up sleeping through her Valentine's Day dinner.
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GibS
Houston
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on February 15, 2020
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
While Valentine's night is a big challenge we had a party of 6 with 3 adults and 3 children (10, 11 and 13). The children were served about 40 minutes before the adult meal arrived. Made it impossible to enjoy the meal. In addition, the food was marginal.
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RobertB
Houston
2 reviews
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 15, 2020
1. Overall 1
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
With reservations we had to wait in line for 45 min. The food was fine but over priced. When we we tried to check in they told us we had to go to the back of the line. So why did we even bother to make a reservation?
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Babin’s Seafood House Willowbrook - Permanently Closed is rated 4.3 stars by 215 OpenTable diners.

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Google Map for Babin’s Seafood House Willowbrook - Permanently Closed

17485 Tomball Parkway, Houston, TX 77064

Additional information

Cross street
N. Gessner Dr.
Neighborhood
Willowbrook
Hours of operation
Happy Hour Sun 5:00 am–5:30 am
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Seafood, Creole / Cajun / Southern, Creole
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Private Lot
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Phone number
(281) 477-9300

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Babin’s Seafood House Willowbrook - Permanently Closed

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Gumbos & Bisques

Creole Gumbo

Crawfish Bisque

File Gumbo

"Cream Style" Crawfish Bisque

Chicken & Sausage Gumbo

"Cream Style" Crab Bisque

Appetizers

Cajun Sampler$25.99

Hot

Fried Green Tomatoes$7.99

Stingrays$10.99

Crab & Spinach Dip$11.99

BBQ Shrimp$11.99

Cajun Fried Alligator$13.99

N'awlins Crab Cakes$13.99

Fried Calamari$11.99

Crawfish & Boudin Boulettes$8.99

Natchitoches Crawfish Pies$9.99

Boudin$9.99

Stuffed Shrimp Enbrochette$11.99

Seafood Fondeaux$14.99

Cold

Boiled "Peel & Eat" Shrimp$11.99

"Peel & Eat" Shrimp & Oysters$12.99

Shrimp Cocktail$10.99

Shrimp, Crab & Avocado Cocktail$12.99

Oysters

Fresh Gulf Oysters

Oysters Bienville

Oysters Vieux Carre

Oysters Rockefeller

Char-Grilled Oysters

Signature Salads

Louisiana Caesar$12.99

Old Fashioned Chicken$13.99

Greek$13.99

Fried Crawfish$13.99

Shrimp$13.99

Seafood$15.99

Sandwiches

Crispy Chicken BLT$11.99

Bacon Cheeseburger$11.99

Fried Seafood Po-Boy$13.99

Fried Favorites

Shrimp & Chicken Tenders$18.99

Jumbo Stuffed Shrimp$17.99

Cajun Stuffed Crabs$16.99

Soft Shell Crabs

Oysters$17.99

Shrimp & Catfish$19.99

Shrimp$19.99

Catfish$17.99

Coconut Shrimp$17.99

Acadiana Specials

Crawfish Étouffée$16.99

Crawfish 1/2 & 1/2$18.99

Atchafalaya Blackened Catfish$18.99

Red Beans & Rice$16.99

Shrimp & Grits$17.99

Shrimp Lafayette$19.99

Chicken & Sausage Jambalaya$16.99

Bourbon Street Pasta$18.99

Zydeco Pasta$17.99

Pasta di Mare$17.99

Shrimp Creole$16.99

Broiled Seafood

Large Sea Scallops$19.99

Grand Isle Stuffed Shrimp$18.99

N'awlins Crab Cakes$19.99

Pan-Broiled Shrimp$18.99

Shrimp Scampi$18.99

Shrimp & Salmon Kabob$18.99

Platters

Beer Battered Fish & Shrimp$19.99