Crazy Alan's Swamp Shack in Kemah

Gabby our server was fantastic in meeting All our culinary requests. The oysters, catfish and po'boy hamburger were quite tasty. I tried the Miami Vice cocktail on Gabby's suggestion and it was spot on

The food was horrible. The shrimp was soft as if they weren't fresh at all. The oyster Rockefeller was burnt. The only thing good for me was the calamari. The party of 8 all disliked the food but we ate what we could because of the amount that we paid for it. It'll be awhile before I return

I had received a coupon for a free appetizer from Crazy Alan's Swamp Shack.  I had been hanging onto it for quite a while with full intentions of going but then Covid happened so I'm just now getting around to using it.  The coupon was good for the Baybrook location or the Kemah location. We decided to go to the Kemah location. For lack of a better description, I would consider this restaurant a place where you get Cajun bar food. We chose to go on a Saturday night because they have live music starting at 6:30 PM. It was a solo singer playing his guitar. He was actually fairly decent. Played a hodgepodge of various styles of music. We enjoyed listening to him on the outside patio. The staff was friendly. Our primary interaction with anyone besides the hostess was our waitress. She was very personable, slightly sarcastic (which I fully appreciate), and very efficient.  According to my receipt her name is Samantha K. I do recommend her. For my free coupon appetizer, we decided upon the fried pickles. It is one of the few appetizers you're allowed to get that was under the dollar maximum that you can use with the coupon. They were the typical sliced pickles that you get at other restaurants. They were pretty good. I would order them again. The couple that was with us ordered a stuffed shrimp jalapeño appetizer that was better and I would recommend it more than the pickles. However, it was over the dollar value that I was able to spend with my coupon. Our entrées included the seafood enchiladas and...