hook gulf coast cuisine

another awesome addition to the coast. not to steal someone else's comment but i'm hooked on hook. two thumbs up on the construction. the inside although new it has a nice rustic feel about it. with the old barn wood on the ceiling and the rustic hardwood flooring it just has a relaxing feel about the place. whether you want to just have a drink at the copper top bar, dine inside or dine outside on the porch you will enjoy yourself. sitting on the porch with the breeze coming off the ocean which is only a block away is very relaxing.

i've been to the restaurant a number of time now and have had several items off the menu. everything i've had was outstanding. the steaks just melt in your mouth, i don't dare to put any steak sauce on the steak it will just take away from the flavor of the steak. i particularly like to go there for the fish. both corry and reuben are excellent chef's. the snapper is to die for. the trout just asgoodas the snapper although i will say the portion seemed a little small but you know what, that's okay too. we american's need to learn what a reasonable portion is. that's one reason why mississippi is such an obese state.

i've read some of the not sogoodreviews and i don't know what to say about those who claim they were disappointed. the menu all though it might resemble some of the food from other restaurants but hey it's the gulf coast. they all have seafood and steaks. they just have their own flare about them. to me hook has it all going on. yes they have had some staffing issues to get over but who doesn't have staffing issues when you open a new restaurant. the wait staff are young. give the kids a break. some of them have never had a job and it's their first opportunity to work with the public. do you remember your first job? unfortunately some don't pan out and you have to let them go. that's life.

all and all i think hook will do just fine. great location, beautiful facility, and outstanding chef's. keep up thegoodwork hook. we'll definitely be coming back for years to come.

a nice addition. i have managed to try this new restaurant a couple of times now. as others have noted, it is completely new and has all new staff. although there is a learning curve that they need to come up, at least the stafff have a positive attitude and they are trying to do agoodjob. cory and laura (the owners) are experienced people and i fully expect that things will continue to do nothing but improve. the food has been fine, but not great. adding the tag "cuisine" to the name could be a stretch, but the meals we have had have been pretty darn good. i am hoping that they will continue to add some more creative dishes and more seafood dishes as they gain experience. the dining more casual then "fine" dining, but being a new restaurant that is owner operated, it has a lot of potential.

i had my first experience at hook for lunch and it was fabulous! aesthetically pleasing and staff is friendly andgoodat their jobs. food was wonderful! i started with a wonderfully flavored cup of gumbo. then had a tasty fried shrimp and spinach salad with a divine bacon vinaigrette. and ended this delicious meal with a to die for slice of chocolate sweet and salty cake! definitely will be visiting this wonderful restaurant again! an excellent addition to a great area in the pass!

good food, although its a bit pricey. service was not the fastest but stillgoodand friendly. i was looking forward to one sandwich i had seen on the online menu but did not realize that you could not order that for dinner. i think that made the experience pretty disappointing since i had my mind made up already. i will have to try again for lunch next time.

disappointed. i have heardgoodthings about this place and just had to go and try it...what a disappointment!! the menu is sparse to say the least, service is slow at best and untrained. i am used to enjoying the food at the many little restaurant's on davis ave, too bad this isn't one of the caliber i am used to. oh and i cannot forget to say that there is hardly any seafood in the place...gulf coast cuisine???

hook is agoodplace to eat if you're in pass christian.  decent sized menu and agoodlocation in the middle of the cute downtown area of the pass.  service is kind of hit or miss though.  food quality is very good.  best fish tacos i've ever had.  in fact, when i go there i actually look forward to ordering something "without meat" on fridays :)  beer selection could use an upgrade.  overall we usually enjoy going to hook and the food is always good, if not a bit pricey.

great lunch spot. stopped b last week for lunch with some co workers. we all ordered sandwiches an po boys. the blackened chicken sandwich and the pullet sandwich were out favorites. i really liked the soft cheddar bread the use on the sandwiches. great place forgoodsandwiches

brought our own fish and got some seafood platters. the chef came out and helped us, gave us agooddeal with extras.
the staff was nice and helpful, and the food was absolutely fantastic.

come eat here forgoodseafood!

just gets better and better!!. every visit to hook is a real treat! this is one restaurant that has thoroughly shaken off opening night jitters and has settled into serving some of the best and freshest food on the coast. the fish is always superb and the pasta light and flavorful. there's not a bad dish in the place!
a great and much needed addition to pass christian and to coast dining.


-----14 aug, 2012-----

time heals all wounds. this week i had my second and third meals at hook, after the first and fairly disasterous dinner the 2nd week they opened. every establishment deserves a second chance, and i'm happy to say hook is on the way up. my two lunches there this week were both very very good...one a chili rubbed burger, nicely seasoned and well presented, and the second a very tasty club sandwich.
the service has also improved markedly, being both very friendly and efficient.
keep up thegoodwork, hook?


-----26 apr, 2012-----

one or two hits and a ballbag full of misses!. gosh, what a disappointment on my first visit to hook!! the restaurant got the decor and feel very right....casual and relaxed without being too chummy, and the building is a real asset to the street. but in the food department, the chef and manager are either completely disinterested in quality or clueless in the operation of agoodeating establishment.
having been forewarned by another patron, i nevertheless ordered the pork brisket. i can't remember when i have had a tougher cut of pork or one that had so little flavor and seasoning. even salt and pepper could not raise that piglet from the grave!
our waitress was very nice , but obviously had been given no training in proper serving of patrons. dishes remained uncollected on the table, a glass of wine sitting on the bar for 15 minutes was never delivered, no recommendations were made....and the list goes on.
every establishment deserves a second chance, and i will try one more time. but i fear unless massive change is in the wind, hook will disappear as quickly as "the one that got away".