i dont even eat shrimp really, but this place has made me start really good and the homemade cocktail is so good, hope to try the crawdaddys next time
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andrew Martin
5 stars — finally, something filled the emptiness he left behind
You know a place is going to be important when it’s called Crawled Hole. You don’t just end up there. You descend into it. Willingly. Like you’re chasing the echo of something you never had—say, a father figure who promised he’d take you fishing and instead disappeared into a Chrysler LeBaron and a new family in Tulsa.
Anyway. The food is really good.
I walked in expecting mediocre bar snacks and the kind of lighting that makes you question your life choices. Instead, I got a basket of wings that tasted like emotional stability and a server who looked me in the eye like he meant it. I’m not saying he’s my dad, but I am saying he refilled my Coke before I asked, and that’s more attention than I got between the ages of 6 and 17.
There’s something about the way the booths are shaped—tight, private, like a place to say all the things you didn’t get to say when he left. Like: “You missed my high school graduation.” “I learned how to change a tire on YouTube, Dave.” “Mom cried into a meatloaf for six years.”
But then your nachos show up and you’re fine again.
At the table next to me, someone was having an intense conversation about boundaries and emotional regulation. At the bar, a guy was quietly writing in a leather journal and sipping whiskey like he was reconciling with a ghost. I didn’t ask questions. We all come to Crawled Hole for something.
The fries were crispy. The air felt heavy in a comforting way. Like someone finally threw a weighted blanket over your inner child and said, “It’s not your fault.”
Would I come back? Already have. Twice.
Still no dad. But at least I’ve got the chili cheese fries.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Keisha Medice Alford
Complete waste of money! Majority of the crawfish they sold us was dead or just heads the tails were missing. So salty that us Cajuns couldn’t even eat them. I do not recommend this place whatsoever worst crawfish experience we have ever had in Mississippi.
Letha Booker Haywood
I love me some crawdad Hole!!!
Matt Landrum
Good people. Water Valley is lucky to have this place.
Regina Groner
I love crawdad hole. The shrimp and cocktail sauce is my favorite.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Donna Barnett
Best shrimp and crawfish around, but shhhhhhhh, don't tell anyone!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Melissa Ann Reese
Absolutely the best crawfish around, shrimp too!! Our favorite hands down for amazing crawfish!
It’s simple really .. crab, crawfish and shrimp - but none taste better than from the Crawdad hole. It’s always fresh and full of flavor and cooked to perfection! Fantastic staff - always friendly, attentive and fast!!
Steve Walker
Great food. Very crowded.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Sandra Arnold
A friend picked up to go orders and oh wow!! Delicious! Perfectly cooked & seasoned shrimp, potatoes, corn and sausage! Loved the cocktail sauce too! Can’t wait to get some more! If you haven’t been to Water Valley for this shrimp you’re missing out!
Food: 5
Dkwilson Wilson
GREAT FOOD!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sausage, Tamales
Sam McGlone
If there were apartments for rent above this place I’d rent one just so I could eat it everyday. I hope they don’t ever run an all you can eat special because I don’t know if I could stop myself from eating any of the food they make.
Impressive from the moment you walk in
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
I love all their seafood especially the crawfish
i dont even eat shrimp really, but this place has made me start really good and the homemade cocktail is so good, hope to try the crawdaddys next time
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
5 stars — finally, something filled the emptiness he left behind
You know a place is going to be important when it’s called Crawled Hole. You don’t just end up there. You descend into it. Willingly. Like you’re chasing the echo of something you never had—say, a father figure who promised he’d take you fishing and instead disappeared into a Chrysler LeBaron and a new family in Tulsa.
Anyway. The food is really good.
I walked in expecting mediocre bar snacks and the kind of lighting that makes you question your life choices. Instead, I got a basket of wings that tasted like emotional stability and a server who looked me in the eye like he meant it. I’m not saying he’s my dad, but I am saying he refilled my Coke before I asked, and that’s more attention than I got between the ages of 6 and 17.
There’s something about the way the booths are shaped—tight, private, like a place to say all the things you didn’t get to say when he left. Like:
“You missed my high school graduation.”
“I learned how to change a tire on YouTube, Dave.”
“Mom cried into a meatloaf for six years.”
But then your nachos show up and you’re fine again.
At the table next to me, someone was having an intense conversation about boundaries and emotional regulation. At the bar, a guy was quietly writing in a leather journal and sipping whiskey like he was reconciling with a ghost. I didn’t ask questions. We all come to Crawled Hole for something.
The fries were crispy. The air felt heavy in a comforting way. Like someone finally threw a weighted blanket over your inner child and said,
“It’s not your fault.”
Would I come back?
Already have.
Twice.
Still no dad. But at least I’ve got the chili cheese fries.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Complete waste of money! Majority of the crawfish they sold us was dead or just heads the tails were missing. So salty that us Cajuns couldn’t even eat them. I do not recommend this place whatsoever worst crawfish experience we have ever had in Mississippi.
I love me some crawdad Hole!!!
Good people. Water Valley is lucky to have this place.
I love crawdad hole. The shrimp and cocktail sauce is my favorite.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best shrimp and crawfish around, but shhhhhhhh, don't tell anyone!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely the best crawfish around, shrimp too!! Our favorite hands down for amazing crawfish!
Restaurantji Recommends
It’s simple really .. crab, crawfish and shrimp - but none taste better than from the Crawdad hole. It’s always fresh and full of flavor and cooked to perfection! Fantastic staff - always friendly, attentive and fast!!
Great food.
Very crowded.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
A friend picked up to go orders and oh wow!! Delicious! Perfectly cooked & seasoned shrimp, potatoes, corn and sausage! Loved the cocktail sauce too! Can’t wait to get some more! If you haven’t been to Water Valley for this shrimp you’re missing out!
Food: 5
GREAT FOOD!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sausage, Tamales
If there were apartments for rent above this place I’d rent one just so I could eat it everyday. I hope they don’t ever run an all you can eat special because I don’t know if I could stop myself from eating any of the food they make.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Casey Jones
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