The Pearl Restaurant and Oyster Bar

Our party of 4 really enjoyed our early evening meal at the Pearl. It was mostly due to our very enjoyable waitress, Ro. She made us feel welcome and gave us some good laughs. The gumbo was very good. The onion rings and crab cakes were freshly made. The atmosphere is not fancy but the food is good. We will go back.

It was a good day to be me– red beans, rice, sausage & Dixie beer !! The portion was big, but needed salt & hot sauce. I wish this restaurant hadn’t been remodeled — the old Pearl was fun, really good groceries & was filled with Nawlins charm. I’m holding out hope that the «new «Pearl stays in business.

A 45 minute wait for warm oysters, waitstaff with an attitude, & an overall bad experience. Skip it.

Just OK. I had the red beans, rice and sausage. The sausage was good. The beans and rice were on the bland side.
Service as OK. It was seat yourself. The waitress came over right away. I was waiting on a friend to arrive, when he did, she was back promptly. Though I had to ask twice for a refill on tea. In a good southern restaurant, you’re tea glass is kept full without asking.
I think there’s better restaurants for New Orleans style foods.

Not bad, average for sure. Use the hot sauce and pepper. Service was decent. The place did smell though.

Don’t eat here! Jamba laya was cold and so was the roast beef sandwich. Not what you think of when you think «New Orleans restaurant»

Horrible service, food was cold when it came out. Of all things they got the cheese burger wrong. The local dishes where very poor compared to other places. When we said something to the server no attempt to correct the meal or comp anything was made. Extremely poor service and very poor food. I would not recommend anyone eating here.

Lacks seasoning. Place is empty for lunch. Service was great, food is mediocre at best.

The food really isn’t exceptional. I gave four stars because the staff was polite, we were seated right away, and we got a decent meal at a realistic price which proved to be difficult anywhere else today. My favorite thing about the place is it’s location just outside the quarter which makes for a nice break from the obnoxious chaos across Canal st. I don’t recommend going with high expectations, but if you’re looking for a quiet and comfortable place to eat a decent meal Pearl’s isn’t bad. The décor is definitely dated.

By far a horrible experience. After complaining about shrimp that we’re not deveined in both the po’boy and the fried shrimp platter. We were told the practice was common in all but high end restaurants. The owner or manager did remove two of the five meals from the tab. Two of the other meals (crab cakes & fried fish) went uneaten except for the French fries which seemed frozen not fresh. The salad was a small plate of mostly wilted iceberg lettuce with two cucumber slices and a hint of carrot. The server then seemed put off that we complained at all. It was a $ 58.91 experience that we won’t soon forget and hope that others won’t repeat. I guess it’s our mistake because we didn’t check Unilocal before the experience and two waiters were fighting over which would get our table in a mostly empty restaurant just past 12:30.

The food is sub par, I didn’t order anything fancy, I just wanted some good Olé red beans and rice. I sat at the bar to have faster service. The lady behind the bar was older in age, not welcoming and slow. Her impression was that I was bothering her. Hmm. the waiter was sweet and attentive. The food was bland and I had to pile on salt and hot sauce to get any kind of flavor.

My friend and I were vacationing in New Orleans. We wanted to dine at a different restaurant but there was a line out the door and we were very hungry. We saw The Pearl had a billboard special for Red Beans and Rice for a reasonable price, so we decided to check it out. As soon as we walked in the place, I knew it was trouble. There was ONE other person in there. There were several wait staff working, and the service was awful. We waited a very long time for the menu, drinks, food, and the bill. The food, to put it nicely, was disgusting. It looks like they opened a can of dog food and put it on your plate with cheap white rice. I had a few bites, and I couldn’t even eat it I was so grossed out. Both my friend and I had stomach aches for the remainder of the day from eating here.

This place has an old odor to it. The staff was a little weird to me. Maybe it was because the place was empty and I’m not used to getting that much attention. The waiters seemed like they were in a trance. They called the older Caucasian woman behind the counter ‘Ma’. I could’ve been drinking the kool-​aid (voo-​doo juice). It was really weird. The serving sizes were pretty small and the food tasted like it was frozen. It was okay for brunch. I won’t make this spot part of my itinerary.

The waiter was very nice, but the food was bland. Not great at all. The only reason we stopped in was because Serio’s, the restaurant next door, ran out of all the food items we wanted to order (how does that happen in a restaurant?!). Our belly’s got fed, but our taste buds were left unsatisfied.

This place was horrible. First off our waiter acted like we were putting him out by being there. Then I ordered a coke which came in a can and my husband had the iced tea which tasted like recycled water from the mop bucket. For dinner I ordered the shrimp po boy which was very average and the bread was kind of hard. It came with no fries, those cost extra. My husband had the gumbo and jambalaya plate which was interesting. Needless to say after we were «finished» we went and ate something else after due to the fact that most of that meal was overpriced and not so edible.

Been open since the 20’s, Nice old timey atmosphere. The food is good, not great but good.

Those who dislike The Pearl have obviously missed one of its main attractions.
If you are feeling a little rough in the morning there is no city like NOLA to dish up some guilt-​free hair of the dog to cure you up — and no drink in NOLA like the Bloody Mary at The Pearl. I have traveled all over the US, and had my share of Bloody Mary’s, but I can say with authority that The Pearl has the most awesome life-​giving and restorative morning elixir I have ever had the pleasure to imbibe. There is NO close second.
Thanks for curing me up when I needed it most! Rock on Pearl !

I came in for lunch today, lured in by the dated «OYSTER BAR» neon sign. Arriving around noon, I was surprised that the place was almost empty. It did have a pleasant 60s feel to it. The menu was somewhat limited but I settled on a steak sandwich. The service was pleasant and the manager (owner?) was friendly.
The steak sandwich comes with sweet potato fries, which were pretty good. The steak in the sandwich was thin and not of the greatest quality or flavor, but there was no gristle and was easy enough to eat.
I’m not sure I would race back for lunch again. Will continue to check other restaurants in the area and see what I can find.

It’s a diner…
with drinks…
I spent about 5 minutes here and ran into the Quarter.

The Pearl is located near the French Quarter just off Canal St. It’s been around for 80 years and serves traditional Louisiana Creole cuisine. The menu is simple one-​pager with catfish, oyster, and gumbo appetizers, a variety of sandwiches and po’ boys, and about 10 different entrees.
I tried the jambalaya (seasoned rice with chicken and sausage). The rice grains were thick and fluffy. Chicken and sausage were tender and the plate was surrounded with a tangy red sauce. Overall, it made for an appetizing plate. Also tried the raw oysters — yummy.
The interior of the restaurant reminds you of a 1950s-​style diner with neon lights and curvy architecture. We got fantastic service despite rolling in just as they were about to close. We had a big group of 10 and the waitress was proactive in separating our checks.