Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

Reviews

• RR

  Riley

  Nov 17, 2025
  2.0
  Visually very impressive at first glance, with a fun and well-executed Forrest Gump movie theme and a beautifully decorated space. Unfortunately, the experience went downhill fast once the food arrived. The seafood boil was completely flavorless, and the seasoning tasted like it was sprinkled on after cooking rather than actually cooked into the dish. The dessert cake was dry and disappointing, and the ribs were so skinny and lacking meat that they were barely worth serving. The music was blaring and chaotic, making it almost impossible to enjoy the meal or even talk to the person sitting across from me. The only thing that was remotely enjoyable was the clam chowder, and that was only according to the person I was dining with. We spent well over $120, and I left feeling like I had wasted my money and my time. For a place with this much hype and aesthetic appeal, the food should at least be decent. Sadly, it was far from it. I won’t be returning.
• SC

  Steve Cortright

  Nov 17, 2025
  1.0
  This Bubba Gump's is no longer the way it used to be...fun. We had the worst service ever! No one stopped for our "stop sign" at our table but simply ignored it. The atmosphere was loud, no trivia about the movie and no movie showing where we were seated. We will not be returning to this Bubba Gump's ever!
• WH

  Whovian Housewife

  Nov 17, 2025
  1.0
  So extremely overpriced for what you get. Everything was bland. EVERYTHING! And the ranch was legit the thickness of water. It was white with no little dots of season. It tasted like nothing. The Seafood Feast came with a single fish "fillet". It was the thinnest piece of fish I've ever seen be called a fillet. In no way is Forest's Seafood Feast a feast. At least give people two barely-any-fish-in-this-fillet fillets. The staff were all really nice, though. Even if they did forget to bring some of the items we ordered/asked for. I read on reddit that their GM was horrible to work for. Don't waste your money. Visit one of the many other restaurants within walking distance of the aquarium. I wish we had.
• BJ

  Bousquet Jennifer

  Nov 12, 2025
  5.0
  Quel bonheur d’être dans le tout premier bubba gump ! Il est vraiment incroyable, spacieux et avec plus de détails que dans les autres que j’ai pu faire (Cancun & Santa Monica) La décoration est géniale, les différents costumes des personnages apportant un plus! Côté appetiser nous avons pris les calamari qui étaient bons mais sans plus j’ai trouvé la panure trop effritée. Par contre les shrimps Mac & cheese quelle est cette incroyable recette 🤩 une gourmandise que j’aimerais bien me refaire à la maison! Je conseille fortement ! Le cocktail blue Hawaïn est top! En + vous repartez avec le shaker à la fin du repas, quel beau souvenir !
• KS

  Kenneth Stevens

  Nov 10, 2025
  3.0
  What happened to Bubba Gumps! Where is the Gumps I knew. This is the Monterey location. Next to Castroville. The artichoke capital of the world. Yet they replaced the artichoke cheese dip in the Run Around America Sampler with a bland nacho cheese dip. It had a sprig of cilantro across it and a spoonful of salsa in the middle. Tostitos from a jar had more flavor, the hot buffalo chicken stricken strips are gone and replaced with a breaded chicken that was OK. Better at KFC or Wendy's. The bowl of gumbo came really dark with no flavor, the okra was mush, the shrimp was chewy and hard to eat. You could bounce the shrimp. I was told by a gumbo cook friend of mine that was definitely overcooked. The Mahi Mahi was the only good dish I could recommend. Bubba Gumps has their own hot sauce, and back in the day it was on the table. Not anymore. Now, they use a national brand. It is as if they don't have faith in their own hot sauce. The place is dedicated to the film Forrest Gump, yet the film wasn't even playing. They were showing SpongeBob Squarepants. What! It is hard to justify paying the high cost of dishes for the poor quality of what you get.

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