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Cap'n Roy's

1313 Padre Blvd., South Padre Island, TX 78597
(956) 761-9990
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Cuisines: Seafood
Good for: Child-friendly, Local cuisine, Cheap Eats
Dining options: Lunch Spot, Dinner, Takeout
Restaurant details
Good for: Child-friendly, Local cuisine, Cheap Eats
Dining options: Lunch Spot, Dinner, Takeout
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McAllen, Texas
Senior Reviewer
9 reviews 9 reviews
5 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW

I have passed by this place for years and never stopped. Recently I was wanting to try some new places to eat during my trip to SPI, so was reading reviews here. We decided to give it a try based on the reviews and want to thank those who took the time to post them. This place exceeded our expectations!... More

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See 7 more reviews by Jeannean for South Padre Island
Keller, Texas, United States
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9 reviews 9 reviews
8 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013 NEW

This place is nothing fancy but the lobsters were fresh, it's a bit pricey but overall it was great. Both my wife and I had the lobsters so I can't really give you a review about the other items on the menu. Our server was very good and courteous, he attended to our needs at the same time left us... More

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See 2 more reviews by NatOnVacation for South Padre Island
Brenham, Texas
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50 reviews 50 reviews
36 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013

Love the quaintness of this place, the friendly waitstaff and the wonderful homemade food......the quacamole, the brean, the tortillas, the fried fish, the french fries, the fish tacos and more....you can't go wrong here! We've eaten here many times over the years as we used to own a condo on the island. This was our first time back after selling... More

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See 3 more reviews by TexasInnkeeper for South Padre Island
New Braunfels, Texas
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40 reviews 40 reviews
26 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

Ceviche was OUTSTANDING. We saw our fishing guide there the 2nd time we went. He said he eats there 7-10x p week.... Now we know why! Excellent fish tacos too.

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See 4 more reviews by unclegrumps for South Padre Island
San Antonio, Texas
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22 reviews 22 reviews
13 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2013

We drove to South Padre from San Antonio, spent the day at the beach and needed food fast. My wife had the address to Cap'n Roy's from Trip Advisor, I drove by and got their special for take out. It was ready quickly and we liked it so much we ordered again for take out the night before we left.... More

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See 2 more reviews by BrianUSN for South Padre Island
Bellingham, Washington
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40 reviews 40 reviews
13 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2013

We stopped by one day around 5:30 for an early dinner. My daughter had the seafood platter and I had the award winning camaronita diabolito. The food came out very quickly and was quite good. I especially enjoyed the camaronita diabolito. The fish on the seafood platter was cooked perfectly and took up about half of the plate It looked... More

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See 5 more reviews by ru2020bmb for South Padre Island
The Woodlands, Texas
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26 reviews 26 reviews
16 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2013

It's a small place but worth the visit...I stayed on SPI for 7 days in April and returned here for three visits. Food and price was excellent. Try the blackened fish tacos and the fish & shrimp combo....

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See 4 more reviews by BubbaP P for South Padre Island
Houston, Texas
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41 reviews 41 reviews
11 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2013 via mobile

Dinner of bacon shrimp and ceviche. Home style food was tasty. Service was excellent. Locals hangout and unique.

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See 5 more reviews by Geochick_Houston for South Padre Island
Cardington, OH
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11 reviews 11 reviews
7 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

Good fish tacos! Husband had shrimp tacos and he also thought those were great as well. There were eight of us and we all enjoyed our dinner.

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See 3 more reviews by TLCL35 for South Padre Island
St. Michael, MN
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12 reviews 12 reviews
5 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

This is a smaller homecooking type restaurant. The shrimp was outstanding. I had the fajitas and the toritillas were homemade and arrived at the table warm. They also had a kids menu. Everyone had a good meal here.

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