Given the reviews, my wife and I had great expectations for this restaurant. Alas, we were disappointed. The seafood gumbo sort of looked like gumbo, but it didn’t taste like gumbo—at least the gumbo we’re used to. A can of Blue Runner seafood gumbo base...to which you add seafood is much much better. The grilled seafood platter was okay, but a bit over-salted. The seafood was served on a bed of crinkle cut fries. Maybe okay for fried seafood, but not grilled, which made the fries mushy. Would we go back there again? No, not before trying other Galveston establishments. Two neutral thumbs—neither up or down.More

Excellent seafood gumbo with tasty flavor that was not overloaded with heat. It included shrimp, crab, oyster and steam white rice. The oyster poboy was massive with plenty of meat and it came with shredded cabbage instead of boring lettuce. Will definitely returm.

Top Notch. We come to visit several times a year and after visiting last year, we decided to come back, and got top-notch food and service once again. We got to meet Dave the manager, who we could see was busy making sure everyone was...100% satisfied, and creating great teamwork with his crew there. Our waitress Ali, and the hostess Teri, were all about service. The food was terrific, as well as the atmosphere. 100% recommend this stop for your Galveston visit.More

I’m not sure I was expecting much from this restaurant, but I was very pleasantly surprised. We went for dinner and shared Little Daddy’s special—blackened catfish with crawfish etouffee. It came with rice and a generous portion of grilled zucchini and yellow squash. We started...with the Greek salad, which they were kind enough to split. Our entrée and salad were delicious. We ended with beignets, which were meh, so I’d save your calories there. The next day (and the following day as well) we got a shrimp po’ boy for lunch. It was pretty good as well with a fair amount of shrimp large enough to share if you have a smaller appetite. Little Daddy's Gumbo Bar became our measuring stick for cajun restaurants for the rest of our 40-day road trip and most other fell short.More

We ate here recently during Galveston Restaurant Week after staying away too long. We ordered the large bowl of seafood gumbo and were shocked at how large the bowl was. I doubt anyone could finish it. It was full of shrimp and some oysters plus...okra. The star for us was the dark roux. Those that like a lighter roux will be disappointed as this is the only roux they offer. However they have lots of other good great things on the menu and it is a fun place to hang out.More

Wow. All I can say is wow. Cool small restaurant fantastic staff and the food was outta this world good. I wasn’t expecting the service and food to be so good. But everything we tried was fantastic.

I was disappointed after reading all of the awards the restaurant has received,but the seafood gumbo was the worst gumbo I’ve ever eaten. There was no flavor or texture or just anything I normally associate with gumbo. The chicken and sausage gumbo was a little...bit better and all of the other food was “ok”, but the seafood gumbo during our visit was just not up to par. Maybe it was an off night?More

Stopped in one Friday night for dinner. Was seated quickly, but it was 8:30 in the evening so big rush was over. Ordered the Little Daddys special of blackened catfish with rice ad shrimp étouffée on top. It was very good, seasoning was great. My...husband got the large order of the shrimp gumbo which he said was also very good. Nice dark brown base. Just wish it would come with bread instead of crackers. Have a decent beer selection, but it all comes in bottles. If you want to watch your favorite sports team, they also have plenty of TV through out the restaurant. Would come backMore

The half-n-half shrimp and crawfish po'boy was delicious. So were the Bloody Mary and Shark Bite cocktails. Great menu and service. Reasonable prices. Street parking. A little outdoor dining available. In an attractive part of downtown Galveston. We highly recommend it!

Simply stated, the shrimp gumbo was mediocre. The oysters on the half shell were fresh and delicious and our main entree, blackened shrimp with fries were acceptable. Hand cut fries would have been better. We asked that the oysters be brought out first then they...gumbo and finish with the shrimp. The gumbo came 1st. Yikes. The staff and manager were most pleasant. A nice place but if your looking for New Orleans style gumbo try elsewhere.More

This is a great little restaurant. The food was great, great service, large portions and a great atmosphere. I would highly recommend this place if you like Cajun or seafood.

This is definitely a hidden gem. We found this place through the Hilton App (We were booked at a Hilton and their app is awesome). I had a Little Daddy bowl of crab, shrimp and oyster gumbo and it was out of this world tasty...and it was huge. (I bet 4 cups in a bowl) !! I can’t imagine how big the Big Daddy serving is!More