What a wonderful restaurant , WOW! The atmosphere was unique,this underground hidden gem was such a wonderful dining experience with amazing seafood and huge portions. We did not see this coming but how pleasantly surprised. The staff was so friendly and it was a cozy place to spend a great lunch with my daughter. We will be back, maybe tomorrow, lol, it was so good
Food was excellent, staff very friendly and extremely efficient, Ample portions , Onion Rings to die for, Family owned and operated, Super experience. Great time all around. Very good value. 5 Star all around. Wheel chair bound and staff was very helpful.
Jasmine Fobb
Love eating at Jack Dempsey! Food is A1 and service is great. My favorite dishes are The Ribeye & Catfish Platter. The Mac & Cheese is Good too. A great dessert to have there is the Bread Pudding. It's a must have!!! For my FAVORITE DRINK is definitely a HENNESY MARGARITA!!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
K D
Jack Dempsey has always been my favorite hidden gem in NOLA. However, on a recent visit, I definitely noticed a decline, especially with the service. Our waiter was very pregnant, so maybe that was why she wasn't really present, but she was never warm or friendly and just seemed aloof during our entire meal. We were celebrating my mom’s last day of chemo and she pretty much ruined our experience. She rushed us to make an order and up charged for everything, including a piece of extra toast for the oysters we ordered. In the past, we've also just been given an extra piece or two for bread (a dozen oysters comes with 4 small slices of bread by the way). She also never came by to refill drinks or offer any condiments with our seafood meal. We constantly had to ask someone else for things and the restaurant was nearly empty.While the food is always pretty good, the chargrilled oysters were very underwhelming. They were just lightly steamed and seemed to just have butter poured on them, rather than being truly grilled. They're also pricer here than most places in the city, so I'd recommend skipping that dish here. The fried seafood platter is always fantastic though and didn't disappoint this time.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Super Seafood Platter, Seafood Platter for 2, Chargrilled Oysters
W D.
Jack Dempsey has always been my favorite hidden gem in NOLA. However, on a recent visit, I definitely noticed a decline, especially with the service. Our waiter was very pregnant, so maybe that was why she wasn't really present, but she was never warm or friendly and just seemed aloof during our entire meal. We were celebrating my mom's last day of chemo and she pretty much ruined our experience. She rushed us to make an order and up charged for everything, including a piece of extra toast for the oysters we ordered. In the past, we've also just been given an extra piece or two for bread (a dozen oysters comes with 4 small slices of bread by the way). She also never came by to refill drinks or offer any condiments with our seafood meal. We constantly had to ask someone else for things and the restaurant was nearly empty. While the food is always pretty good, the chargrilled oysters were very underwhelming. They were just lightly steamed and seemed to just have butter poured on them, rather than being truly grilled. They're also pricer here than most places in the city, so I'd recommend skipping that dish here. The fried seafood platter is always fantastic though and didn't disappoint this time.
Jeremy Thomas
Food was absolutely amazing..... service was A1.....when I come back to visit the hometown, I PLAN ON COMING BACK TO THIS
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood Gumbo
Foodie One and two
Best in bywater, by far. Always up to par!!Great staff, great food.
Food and service were excellent. Onion rings, blackened catfish, baked macaroni and cheese, with bread were perfect.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Onion Rings and Fried Calamari, Catfish
Peter S.
Wonderful NOLA catfish, gumbo, shrimp. Well worth seeking it out. Had bread pudding for dessert, lovely.
gfjchs3n1
Waitress EBONY was very pleasant and served everyone of her assigned tables in an excellent way. She made Valentine's Day lunch a joy. The food was so delicious as it always is. I recommend Jack Dempsey to everyone.
What a wonderful restaurant , WOW! The atmosphere was unique,this underground hidden gem was such a wonderful dining experience with amazing seafood and huge portions. We did not see this coming but how pleasantly surprised. The staff was so friendly and it was a cozy place to spend a great lunch with my daughter. We will be back, maybe tomorrow, lol, it was so good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood Platter for 2, Fried Soft-Shell Crab, Catfish, Seafood Gumbo, Fried Catfish
OMG this is one of the best local restaurants. Everything is incredible and recommend it all: onion rings, okra, platter, Mac cheese, poboy, etc.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood Platter for 2, Fried Onion Rings and Fried Calamari, Crab Balls, Fried Soft-Shell Crab, Catfish, Seafood Gumbo, Fried Catfish
Food was excellent, staff very friendly and extremely efficient, Ample portions , Onion Rings to die for, Family owned and operated, Super experience. Great time all around. Very good value. 5 Star all around. Wheel chair bound and staff was very helpful.
Love eating at Jack Dempsey! Food is A1 and service is great. My favorite dishes are The Ribeye & Catfish Platter. The Mac & Cheese is Good too. A great dessert to have there is the Bread Pudding. It's a must have!!! For my FAVORITE DRINK is definitely a HENNESY MARGARITA!!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jack Dempsey has always been my favorite hidden gem in NOLA. However, on a recent visit, I definitely noticed a decline, especially with the service. Our waiter was very pregnant, so maybe that was why she wasn't really present, but she was never warm or friendly and just seemed aloof during our entire meal. We were celebrating my mom’s last day of chemo and she pretty much ruined our experience. She rushed us to make an order and up charged for everything, including a piece of extra toast for the oysters we ordered. In the past, we've also just been given an extra piece or two for bread (a dozen oysters comes with 4 small slices of bread by the way). She also never came by to refill drinks or offer any condiments with our seafood meal. We constantly had to ask someone else for things and the restaurant was nearly empty.While the food is always pretty good, the chargrilled oysters were very underwhelming. They were just lightly steamed and seemed to just have butter poured on them, rather than being truly grilled. They're also pricer here than most places in the city, so I'd recommend skipping that dish here. The fried seafood platter is always fantastic though and didn't disappoint this time.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Super Seafood Platter, Seafood Platter for 2, Chargrilled Oysters
Jack Dempsey has always been my favorite hidden gem in NOLA. However, on a recent visit, I definitely noticed a decline, especially with the service. Our waiter was very pregnant, so maybe that was why she wasn't really present, but she was never warm or friendly and just seemed aloof during our entire meal. We were celebrating my mom's last day of chemo and she pretty much ruined our experience. She rushed us to make an order and up charged for everything, including a piece of extra toast for the oysters we ordered. In the past, we've also just been given an extra piece or two for bread (a dozen oysters comes with 4 small slices of bread by the way). She also never came by to refill drinks or offer any condiments with our seafood meal. We constantly had to ask someone else for things and the restaurant was nearly empty. While the food is always pretty good, the chargrilled oysters were very underwhelming. They were just lightly steamed and seemed to just have butter poured on them, rather than being truly grilled. They're also pricer here than most places in the city, so I'd recommend skipping that dish here. The fried seafood platter is always fantastic though and didn't disappoint this time.
Food was absolutely amazing..... service was A1.....when I come back to visit the hometown, I PLAN ON COMING BACK TO THIS
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood Gumbo
Best in bywater, by far. Always up to par!!Great staff, great food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Soft-Shell Crab, Chargrilled Oysters
Delicious food, good service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was excellent.Our server, Lindsay, was ? amazing!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crab Balls
Restaurantji Recommends
Food and service were excellent. Onion rings, blackened catfish, baked macaroni and cheese, with bread were perfect.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Onion Rings and Fried Calamari, Catfish
Wonderful NOLA catfish, gumbo, shrimp. Well worth seeking it out. Had bread pudding for dessert, lovely.
Waitress EBONY was very pleasant and served everyone of her assigned tables in an excellent way. She made Valentine's Day lunch a joy. The food was so delicious as it always is. I recommend Jack Dempsey to everyone.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Super Seafood Platter, Seafood Platter for 2, Crab Balls, Stuffed Crab, Fried Soft-Shell Crab, Catfish, Crawfish Pies, Seafood Gumbo, Stuffed Trout
Didn’t stay for a meal….walked in…and
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Excellent place to go the food is
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Super Seafood Platter, Fried Shrimp, Crab Balls, Oyster Platter, Seafood Gumbo