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Katie's Seafood House

Katie's Seafood House is a waterfront restaurant in Galveston, TX serving only fresh, boat-to-table seafood on a spacious dog-friendly patio. Guests with dogs must see the hostess first to be shown an alternate side entrance to access outdoor seating. Enjoy menu items such as seafood nachos or ceviche, burgers, poboys, seafood platters, as well as other meat and chicken dishes. Visit Website

Or call (409) 765-5688 or email info@katiesseafood.com for more information.

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Katie's Seafood House has received a rating of 4.3 out of 5 bones by 18 canine critics on BringFido and 4.5 out of 5 by 203 guests on TripAdvisor.


Visitors praise Katie's Seafood House for its delicious seafood, pet-friendly patio with water bowls, and scenic views of the harbor. Some travelers note that the restaurant has specific rules about dogs that may not accommodate all pet owners.

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  • Kristina
    Oct 12, 2024
    Not dog accomodating!

    Although Your babies are aloud to sit outside on the patio they are not aloud to have any water or food on the property.

  • Carol
    Apr 17, 2024
    Not overly Dog friendly

    A sign outside says No dogs except service dogs but I asked anyway and they said it was fine on patio. Although my waiter said he wasn’t supposed to give her a water bowl but he did cut a takeout container so I could give her some of mine. Stella didn’t like sitting right on edge by water and boats but eventually got used to it. Not much room for her to sit. I should have asked to move. Food was expensive if you bought the special. Not sure if we would go back

  • Paula
    Mar 30, 2024
    Top Dog Eatery for Humans with Canines

    Katie’s Restaurant was recommended to us by the captain of one of Galveston’s other dog friendly attractions, “BayWatch Tours.” He said the fish was right off the boats moored behind the eatery. Since the dolphin tour was great, we decided to try it and were not disappointed. The spacious outdoor dog patio is very comfortable for humans and the view view gives you a feeling of truly visiting the harbor. The menu offers a wide variety from full delicious dinners to lighter salads and snacks. Remember to bring your pet’s water bowl. We will visit again so. So should you.

  • Marlene
    Mar 23, 2024
    Very Pet Friendly

    We returned to Katie’s for dinner again. There was no problem bringing along our puppy! He was even provided with a bowl of water on the deck. The food is delish! Sitting on the deck also provides a great view of passing ships! Don’t miss the fresh seafood available for sale next door! Also if you’re a Pittsburgh Steeler fan, wear it proudly! There is a very delightful gentleman that works at Katie’s, who likes to joke about the Steelers! He’s a gem!

  • Hannah
    Mar 23, 2024
    Amazing!

    Great food easy in and out beautiful view

  • Jack
    Oct 1, 2023
    Good stuff, we’ll be back!

    Took a quick trip to Galveston Island to clear my head and got hungry so we had a late lunch at Katie's Seafood House. Ceviche to start. Chef’s special with recommended toppings for main. All their seafood comes from next door at Katie's Seafood Market. Found them on BringFido and they were so accommodating with a beautiful patio spot overlooking the water and various vessels. Teddy seemed to like the view.
    Good stuff!

  • Jessica
    Jul 19, 2023
    Good food & dog friendly

    Dog friendly! We had to go up the side entrance to the patio for seating with our 95 pound Labrador retriever - we couldn’t bring him inside. But once seated on the patio he was given a bowl of water while we were waited on. The food came out all at once and it was delicious! We got crab mac & cheese, kids fried shrimp, kids chicken nuggets, skillet mashed potatoes, mediterranean style grouper, and golden tile fishersman fricassee(?).

  • Brittney
    Jul 16, 2023
    Friendly

    Allowed us to walk pups through restaurant to aid paws getting burnt from heat. Never brought dog water but was shaded and nice atmosphere

  • Marian
    May 26, 2023
    Great food, service and pet friendly

    Katie’s is top rate seafood, great location and very dog friendly.

  • Damon
    Jul 23, 2022
    Best place for Fido and his humans

    Staff is very friendly! ♥️ They brought Fido his own bowl of ice water as soon as we sat down. Everyone loved and made over him. There is even a grassy area outside the restaurant to take your furry friends potty! Food was wonderful and is fresh caught every day! Would highly recommend for fur babies and their humans!

  • STEVE
    May 23, 2022
    Disappointed

    1. Way over priced
    2. Heavily breaded on shrimp
    3. Ala Carte for 48.00? No salad, side, barley could get water.
    4. All good restaurants bring bread none.
    5. Again to pricey for what the meal consisted of.
    6. Catch to table is the hook, but all the restaurants in the area use same vendors.

    Location great, food thumbs down. Definitely not a go back, Willie G is way better!!!

  • Carla
    Apr 9, 2022
    Good food!

    I ordered the Lunch Fresh Fish and Shrimp Basket served with Fries and Cole Slaw. Fried to perfection. They brought Tillie a bowl of water. It was a mild windy day, but protected on the patio and the propane heaters made it very comfortable. We watched the seagulls and the boat traffic on the water. Very enjoyable.

  • Steven
    Oct 30, 2021
    Depends upon what dogs you have

    We took our two little Yorkies to spend time in Galveston and decided to visit Katie’s Seafood due to the dog friendly reviews.

    Our little Yorkies are 5 and 9 pounds. When our table was ready we asked if we needed to go the dog entrance, but due to the stroller they were in and their size, we were allowed to walk (push them) through the restaurant to the outdoor seating.

    The hostess and waitress were very accommodating and stopped by several times to interact with our dogs.

    We ordered drinks and appetizers, the smoky boudin balls and the garlic cheese toast with crab and shrimp.

    Shortly thereafter, we ordered an unseasoned chicken breast for our pups, which we have done numerous times at dog friendly restaurants. Our waitress came back and said that they couldn’t cook the chicken breast for our pups, because they couldn’t eat at the restaurant. We were somewhat surprised, because this was the first time that this has ever happened to us.

    Before our appetizers arrived, we pulled out our portable water bowl and filled it and set at the corner of the table. Our dogs were able to reach this from the stroller. So they were able to drink up. Within minutes, we were told that we can’t have the water bowl on the table, so we removed the bowl as not to cause any issues.

    It’s a health code thing they kept saying. We did what we could do to respect that.

    Our appetizers arrived and were very good except we thought the garlic cheese toast didn’t have enough cheese.. It’s wasn’t stringy when we pulled it apart.

    My wife and I felt that they were watching us and our dogs so we decided to finish our appetizers and move on.

    So the final tally, the food we ordered was a 4, the dog friendly rating was 2 two based upon our experience here -vs- all other places we have visited over the past several years.

    Having said that, we do plan on returning without our dogs.

    Your mileage might vary.

  • K
    Aug 2, 2021
    Very Pup friendly and great food!

    Katie’s has a wonderfully huge deck that provided plenty of shade for about 20+ tables. Water view. The waiter was very friendly and attentive and provided water for our fur baby. Would recommend it highly!

  • Cia
    Jul 19, 2021
    Great spot!

    wonderful food, service and treated our pup great! the grouper was delicious!

  • Joan
    Feb 10, 2021
    Great Place

    we enjoyed lunch looking at the boats that brought in the catch! BamBam Shrimp was fabulous! Our dog enjoyed being with us on the patio. Service was great and prices were too!

  • Peggy
    Oct 27, 2020
    Great Location And Food!

    This was our first time to bring our dog on vacation and to a restaurant. The food was great and they greeted our dog with a bowl of water! it is on the water and our dog loved watching all the activities and birds!

  • Misty
    Oct 21, 2020
    Wonderful food!!!

    I tried the smoked shrimp stuffed boudin balls. They were amazing! I've never had boudin before so a new experience. Dogs are welcome in their outdoor patio.

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