Reviews for Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar in Kearny, NJ

Had a great experience and staff was awesome. Our waitress Emily was the sweetest hostess. The food was amazing and they Help... celebrate my son Christian's Birthday and surprised him with Singing and Cake. Read more

This was my first time having Seafood Boil in NJ and was excited to try Hook & Reel in Kearny! It was a really nice and clean... space. Very friendly Staff especially Yanni my server who was so welcoming and checked-in often to make sure I was doing well.The complimentary shrimp crackers was a nice touch! I had the seafood boil with snow crab cluster and 1/2 pound of shrimp withhead on and "Fire" spicy level House blend sauce. The shrimp and crab were fresh and tasty! I wish the blend sauce was morespicy given that I ordered "Fire" and I've had tastier house blend sauce but all in all I did enjoy my experience and liked thefood and would definitely come back! (7/10) thanks Read more

First time visiting and we had such a great experience. From the moment we walked in the hostess greeted us with a friendly... demeanor and took us to our table. We had the dungeoness crab boil with potato, corn, and sausage. It was delicious! Our server,Anthony G, was super attentive. He checked on us often, made sure our buckets did not overflow, and came by our table frequentlyto make sure we didn?t need anything. Overall an awesome dining experience at Hook & Reel. Read more

First time here and I loved it! Cali was an awesome server. A large amount of food. They also have great drink specials. Happy... hour 12 until I forgot when which is a great length of time! They have a bar, tons of tables, and a large parking lot. This isa great casual spot to come with some friends you feel comfortable getting dirty with. They do provide bibs and gloves. Read more

First, the prawn crackers (at least that's what I think they were) are delicious. Wholly recommend trying them as a thing in... general. We had calamari, a shrimp po'boy, and an oyster basket, with sweet potato fries. Everything was pretty solid. Hot andfresh. The shrimp were delicious and the oysters were perfectly juicy. Our only complaint is that our meals could havebenefited from a little more salt. Read more

Visited for my first time on Sunday and the food and ambiance was amazing. we ordered the fried calamari which was nice and... crispy and my boil was very flavorful. I'm not big on spicy so I was happy to see that they accommodate the level of spice toyour liking. I only deducted a star because while the drinks are pretty and taste amazing, I didn't feel that there was anyalcohol in my margarita. My friend said the same also. Other than that, I had a great time, the music was great and our serverwas very attentive. Read more

Packaya was a great server. Food was good as well. The loud music is a definite turn-off. For the reason alone I will not... return. I was under the impression I was in a restaurant not a damn club. Menu fonts too small to ready. Lighting in you boothsis dark which makes it almost impossible to read the menu. 18% gratitude which was added to my bill is a disappointment. For 2people was a bit much. Read more

First time here and my waitress Asa was AMAZING. She was very helpful and knowledgeable. I told her I was from out of town and... she made me comfortable with our menus. She knows the ins and outs of the menu. What deals & drinks are worth your money. Thefood was great, well seasoned and fresh. Definitely a 5/5!! Read more