Pier 11 Boiling Seafood & Bar

First time here and everything went well! The ambiance was definitely themed boat-side with the artifacts all around. I ordered a boil bag which had shrimp red potatoes, corn on the cob, lots of garlic buttery sauce and noodles to name a few items. The flavor merged together making it a delicious meal!

Convenient location in the Stoneridge Plaza in Gahanna with a lot of parking. Expansive interior and decorated very well. You feel like you're at the ocean in Central Ohio. R&B/Hip Hop hits were playing on the speakers; which I enjoyed. There was one server on duty and she handled all three tables on a Sunday very well. I've been to seafood boil restaurants before and the food here was a a little underwhelming. The breaded items lacked any seasoning. The actual boiled products did not get favorable reviews from our table and was lacking in the amount of food for the price. I know this chain has other stores in Central Ohio and it may just this store. I can only go off the location that I went to, however.

We were in the mood for shrimp for dinner and stumbled across this restaurant. The service was top rate. Our server had everything out in a reasonable amount of time. She checked on us several times to be sure everything was going well. My wife and I both had the fried shrimp basket. Good size shrimp in a bery tasty breading with just the right amount of spice. Substituting plain fries for the Cajun fries that came with it. Not a super spicy fan. You could actually carry on a conversation without the background noise so many restaurants have these days.

I see they have locations around town; I've been to other seafood boil places but I don't think to any of theirs.Strip-mall, unassuming from the outside, dark and "nautical" on the inside. Nice, not fancy. No frills- because you are going to be making a mess. Paper on the tables, rolls of paper towels handy.I got the basics, their standard boil, L1 I think: shrimp (no heads but peel 'em,) crab (crack 'em,) sausage, with an egg and corn cob and a potato. I could easily have eaten another corn and egg, and the potato came in handy, along with the other extras, to take a break between shoveling seafood in my mouth. Got their house seasoning, which seems like a cross between Old Bay and garlic butter. Went with medium spice; I like heat, but you just never know from place to place.They brought the bag, plus a bucket and bib and gloves. I used the bib as a precaution but would have been okay without it, perhaps by sheer luck. Gloves helped. They brought a cracker and a normal fork; I asked for a skinny fork and they brought one.Loads of food, perfectly cooked. Tender big shrimp, crab with a decent amount of meat in the legs and knuckles, lots of pretty good sausage. The flavor, and the heat, seemed lacking at first. But they both built along the way, either just in my mouth or from the food sitting in the liquid. Mmm. Very good. The heat ended up lower than a medium, I would say. But I like spice so YMMV. I would go up a notch or two next time.Service was friendly and fast, though minimal. I came right when they opened and was the only one there for a bit. Expensive, but it's seafood and a lot of it. Not quite as good as the best boil places I've been to, but pretty good, and I left stuffed with good food.

I ordered the seafood boil with the crab legs. Was not sure which sauce to choose as I did not want to be disappointed. The lady at the counter recommended the pier 11 sauce, and I chose medium spice level. I substitute another potato for the egg. Excellent customer service. I have to say the pier 11 sauce and medium heat was perfectly seasoned. There was plenty of food. The potatoes were a nice size. The corn was overly cooked, but that was okay with me as the sauce gave it a good taste. My only complaint was the crab legs (the most expensive part of this menu item) were kind of mushy/grainy--they were not firm like crab legs should be. I am not sure if this is due to being overcooked or for some other reason, but I would not order again, and would not recommend. Other than that, the meal was pretty good.

I only been to this place 1 times and I personally did not enjoy it. The sauce was not flavorful, the meat did not taste fresh. The meat tasted like soaking socks. The service was good. I waited 20-30 minutes. This was my first time trying a seafood boil and I have not tried one since. The place is really nice inside and decent music.

This is one of my favorite places from the seafood boils, fried shrimp, fried fish all are wonderful, and let's not forget the the alcoholic drinks are really good as well. The service has always been good .The waitresses have been always friendly and prompt. I'm always surprised how fast you get your food and the quality is great as well. They definitely have a fan in me and will continue to do business with this location.

Food was amazing, and I grew up in Virginia and Maryland so ate a lot of crab over the years. It was super quiet on a Wednesday night rather late, but we went for my birthday so can't complain (no wait!) We will definitely return.

Visited February 1st around 4pm....Amazing service, blonde waitress was through explained everything we had questions about and patient with our difficulties deciding on our food choices. We chose the steam pot combo 2, everything was well seasoned and served to us in a very timely manner. Restaurant and restroom appeared to be throughly cleaned. Restaurant was kinda cheesy decorated but it was done in a fun manner. Would definitely come back felt warm and welcomed in the establishment.

This place is excellent! I can't believe it's not swamped. Very Nice Staff! Excellent service and the food is out of this world for Columbus! Price is very reasonable to say the least!