Mud Bugs Bar & Grill

Decided to revisit Mudbugs while we were in the area. I have family from New Orleans, so I have basis for my review or their dishes. This is not a huge place. They seem to get a lot of take-out orders. We had Hush Puppies ($8), Corn bread ($1), two Seafood Platters where you select the main meats for the platter ($22 each). The food was delicious, as usual. I got fried oysters and shrimp, hubby got catfish and shrimp. All were excellently seasoned and not overly breaded. The shrimp were a very nice size and delicious. It had been a while since our last visit, but it was as good as I remembered. Other good choices are crawfish etouffee (not quite as good as Pappadeaux, but more reasonably priced), crawfish dip, Slap Yo Mama cajun pasta (has a little kick, but not overly spicy), Maw Maw's Shrimp and Corn Chowder (one of my favorites). The only miss to me is the Jambalaya, which I don't like the seasonings, but hubby thinks it's okay. Overall, great place to get some really good Cajun cooking. I'm so glad they made it through the pandemic.

Went to the new location in Revel this last weekend. After waiting 10 min for a server and more for our drinks, we ordered food. Twenty minutes later, we still didn't have our food. All we ordered was gumbo. That should have been already cooked and ready to serve. At 25 minutes, I cancelled the order and the manager came over. We informed him of the situation and we left. This is not like the original Mud Bugs that was in Little Elm. The atmosphere, people, and service leave a lot to be desired. To top it off, they raised the prices substantially. Not sure if I'll go back.

We were so excited to come to the location and UTTERLY DISAPPOINTED. The place is so LOUD that we could not hear the wait staff. We were also informed that if we were still there when the next band came on we would be charged $20 a person cover charge because we were in the building. (So slow service & now triple the cost). Very unpleasant atmosphere to try and have dinner. Finished our appetizer and left. Won't be back. We miss our pleasant friendly Cajun neighborhood restaurant.

Since the move to close their restaurant and move into the kitchen at Revel I am sad to say it's not the same..... not even close. I used to LOVE Mudbugs! Why they did not open a new stand alone restaurant I don't know, but what I do know is the food is a shadow of what it was. Had the shrimp Poorboy, it was over flowing with perfectly fried shrimp at the old location. Now it's half the shrimp and they are using much smaller shrimp. I asked the waiter if it was the same cooks, he said yes . However I can't imagine a restaurant merging menus and keeping all the cooks. Soo sad but it's no longer worth anything. Don't come and expect anything close to what it was.

Friendly staff and delicious food. We got 3 lbs of crawfish spicy, perfectly cooked and it came with 2 pieces of red potato and corn. We also ordered the catfish with etouffe, perfectly cooked. I will definitely come back.

I've been watching the raving reviews and pictures for way too long and finally made the decision that today was the day. What took me so long? It is some of the best Cajun I've ever eaten. We were immediately greeted by the owner. The Gumbo was a great starter followed by an incredible Catfish Atchafalaya and the best hush puppies I ever ate. We also had fried crawfish with a side of potato salad. Definitely saving room for bread pudding next time and there will be lots of next times. This place is outstanding and deserves all the accolades it receives.

THIS IS OUR GUILTY PLEASURE. My son and I love this joint. Their PoBoys are overflowing with fried shrimp. Add some Cajun Chef hot sauce and BOOM - freakin great meal. We ALWAYS order hush puppies with two of their sauce on the side for dipping. Mommas pasta is a family favorite. We had it catered for a 20 person party. Yum! However it isn't for those on a diet. Heck, the whole menu isn't for the calorie conscious. Great service with a tiny bit of Cajun attitude.Small and locally owned. Highly recommend.

Used to go to Mudbugs all the time when it was it's own restaurant on 423. Now that it has opened with Revel....just no. The atmosphere is that of Revel (not good). It's loud, smoke filled & not very hospitable. Sorry Mudbugs, you wrecked yourself by partnering with this bar. We won't be back.

This is Revel. The service was non-existent. Mandate your bartender stay behind the bar vs wandering off. 1 out of 4 crawfish were bad. They don't offer seasoning which they badly needed. They also add 4% to pay for their credit card expense...which is more than interchange and what they are paying the merchant processing company. Restaurant and bathrooms are dirty. Long story short, don't come here.

Used to be awesome before they moved to Revel. Now it's not good at all. Atmosphere is not the same. Service is slow. Move it to a small place and get the old place back.