This place is great. Everything from the service to the food to the drinks are excellent. Our bartender is Mika and she is very attentive and quick and all around a great bartender. Joshua is great bartender as well. We got served immediately after sitting down and didn’t have to wait for anything. We ordered raw oysters and jambalaya and drinks and it was all amazing. Def recommend this place.
JeffandFran Jones
Great oysters, service, and atmosphere for a Saturday afternoon in NOLA.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: On the Half Shell
Jay M.
We went to Royal House while walking through Bourbon Street and needing a place to eat. The menu seemed accommodating for our whole party.We were seated immediately in the upstairs dining room.We ordered both drinks and food at the same time.Our drinks came out, honestly they tasted like straight juice. We got the hurricane and the French quarter margarita. The mint julep was actually pretty good.Our food came out. I got the chicken gumbo which was great! It has a nice level of spiciness. It was seasoned really nicely, too. I asked for a side roll but was given 3 pieces of sliced bread and butter ($.50) to dip in the gumbo which was a nice touch. My friends got the fish po-boy which they said was good but wish it was more seasoned. My other friend for the French onion soup which she said was pretty good. It wasn’t monumental but serviceable. We ordered spinach and artichoke dip as an app but it came out last. We had basically finished our meal. It was piping hot. Friends said it was great! We all loved the tortilla chips that came with it which were great!At the end of our meal, things got weird. We gave our cards to spilt the check and apparently our transaction broke the whole system…??? The waiter, Emily, told us twice about the issue which was appreciated. We waited for ~25 minutes before we asked for the manager came over and explain the situation in more detail. It creeped us out that they kept our cards during this whole ordeal instead of giving them back while we waited. They asked if we could pay cash, we couldn’t. The resolution was that we Zelle the manager our bill amount and he will pay the bill later when it’s fixed …??? What also was weird was that other tables were able to pay with cards pretty quickly. Originally they said it was the whole restaurant, then just us, then just 2 tables. It wasn’t clear who was affected by this since the story changed each time. We would think the management would offer something for this inconvenience but we had to bring it up. We asked for some compensation or something. We mentioned that when we were waiting, complimentary drinks could have been offered for us to be social. So the waiter came and took our drinks. We ordered mint juleps but they did NOT taste the same as the first one my friend got. It tasted like whiskey and soda.Overall, I’m 50/50 about this place. I would recommend bringing cash if anything because the food was actually pretty good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Joe Gober-Keller
Bachelor party stopped in for breakfast. The breakfast bowl with crawfish tails and sauce was excellent. Our server Robert was awesome. He has some great comedy material we enjoyed very much.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tatiana Cardenas González
We saw this place as we were walking around the block looking for lunch. After 3 failed attempts to other restaurants we ended happily here.We got the Craw legs appetizer, sorry it didn’t make it to the picture ?.Next, the tortellini and ravioli. Everything came out with a good timing. It looks just like a regular pasta but rest assured it is amazing!!! I am so picky with pasta since my mom makes the best one BUT here they hit the spot ????. Sadly no dessert because it was so fulfilling.Server was ok, nothing special.On a really hot day this spot was amazing with wide open windows, fans.Definitely will be back!
Loved the idea of eating on the balcony.Upon entering, we were promptly seated. I ordered Bloody Mary. It was the better one I had in a while - the proportion of the alcohol to the mix was just right, not too peppery....Waitress took our orders without delay.While waiting for food, we listened to the music band that was playing outside, which reminded me of our trip to Paris. It is def added to the great atmosphere. Furniture on the balcony was simple, but chairs were comfortable enough to sut for a while. Our food arrived with a delay, the restaurant was very busy due to ongoing festivities. The waitress was regularly checking on us, very courteous, and gave us each a complimentary drink for the wait. I had fried fish nuggets. It was absolutely delightful: fish was cooked to perfection, batter wasn't overpowering... would order again. Side order of hush puppies melted in my mouth. Partner ordered grits and said they were the best he had in a while. Overall, cuddos! Great experience
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pat Hensley
Stopped in for a dozen oysters and some drinks which I have done in past visits to the city. Server at the bar was lovely, drinks were good but I was very disappointed on the oyster quality. Out of a dozen I would say 4 were plump the rest looked very unappetizing and were not very chilled. It just may have been an off day. We were disappointed.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Urbans Tattoo & Piercing Studio
Davis Davis was a great bar tender. Recommended the best drinks and show us how to eat the oysters the right way for the our first time. #bloodbrothers
Best bartender in the area Davis served up the best oysters we’ve found. Solid night! We are coming back within the week!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: On the Half Shell, Charbroiled Oysters
anayssa morales
DO NOT COME HERE, FOUND A LIVE WORM MOVING AROUND ON MY FOOD! Manager Chris was rude as HELL and did not want to accommodate anything. They didn’t even issue a damn apology!
The restaurant has a nice setup with a caring staff but I will say the food lack the spice you would think it should have being in New Orleans. The cocktail sauce is a lil thick and missing some flavor
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: On the Half Shell
SA McC
Tourist food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Celeste Lester
Stephanie was fantastic.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tobya Negash
The service was horrible and food was over priced. If it were possible to leave 0 stars I would. Waited 30 mins until someone came to take our order, needed to request a server to come to the table. We asked for waters several times before receiving them. Our very simple order took over an hour to arrive. Several tables around us seated long after we arrived, were waited on, received their food and even left before we received water on our table. Very disappointing food quality. The food I ordered was extremely over salted. One person I was with was also not happy with her order. And the other person in our group was so fed up of waiting an eternity for the food to arrive canceled her order altogether, rightly so. I suggest avoiding this restaurant at all cost!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Chris G
The Royal House is a nice late night place to get a decent bite to eat. It's not very large portions, which is nice so you can try a few things. The crawfish Etouffee was pretty good. The guy next to me was having Chargrilled Oysters, which were massive and looked great. Also the bread pudding is huge and can definitely serve two!
This place is great. Everything from the service to the food to the drinks are excellent. Our bartender is Mika and she is very attentive and quick and all around a great bartender. Joshua is great bartender as well. We got served immediately after sitting down and didn’t have to wait for anything. We ordered raw oysters and jambalaya and drinks and it was all amazing. Def recommend this place.
Great oysters, service, and atmosphere for a Saturday afternoon in NOLA.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: On the Half Shell
We went to Royal House while walking through Bourbon Street and needing a place to eat. The menu seemed accommodating for our whole party.We were seated immediately in the upstairs dining room.We ordered both drinks and food at the same time.Our drinks came out, honestly they tasted like straight juice. We got the hurricane and the French quarter margarita. The mint julep was actually pretty good.Our food came out. I got the chicken gumbo which was great! It has a nice level of spiciness. It was seasoned really nicely, too. I asked for a side roll but was given 3 pieces of sliced bread and butter ($.50) to dip in the gumbo which was a nice touch. My friends got the fish po-boy which they said was good but wish it was more seasoned. My other friend for the French onion soup which she said was pretty good. It wasn’t monumental but serviceable. We ordered spinach and artichoke dip as an app but it came out last. We had basically finished our meal. It was piping hot. Friends said it was great! We all loved the tortilla chips that came with it which were great!At the end of our meal, things got weird. We gave our cards to spilt the check and apparently our transaction broke the whole system…??? The waiter, Emily, told us twice about the issue which was appreciated. We waited for ~25 minutes before we asked for the manager came over and explain the situation in more detail. It creeped us out that they kept our cards during this whole ordeal instead of giving them back while we waited. They asked if we could pay cash, we couldn’t. The resolution was that we Zelle the manager our bill amount and he will pay the bill later when it’s fixed …??? What also was weird was that other tables were able to pay with cards pretty quickly. Originally they said it was the whole restaurant, then just us, then just 2 tables. It wasn’t clear who was affected by this since the story changed each time. We would think the management would offer something for this inconvenience but we had to bring it up. We asked for some compensation or something. We mentioned that when we were waiting, complimentary drinks could have been offered for us to be social. So the waiter came and took our drinks. We ordered mint juleps but they did NOT taste the same as the first one my friend got. It tasted like whiskey and soda.Overall, I’m 50/50 about this place. I would recommend bringing cash if anything because the food was actually pretty good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Bachelor party stopped in for breakfast. The breakfast bowl with crawfish tails and sauce was excellent. Our server Robert was awesome. He has some great comedy material we enjoyed very much.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We saw this place as we were walking around the block looking for lunch. After 3 failed attempts to other restaurants we ended happily here.We got the Craw legs appetizer, sorry it didn’t make it to the picture ?.Next, the tortellini and ravioli. Everything came out with a good timing. It looks just like a regular pasta but rest assured it is amazing!!! I am so picky with pasta since my mom makes the best one BUT here they hit the spot ????. Sadly no dessert because it was so fulfilling.Server was ok, nothing special.On a really hot day this spot was amazing with wide open windows, fans.Definitely will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Baked Gulf Shrimp Tortellini, Crawfish & Crabmeat Ravioli
Loved the idea of eating on the balcony.Upon entering, we were promptly seated. I ordered Bloody Mary. It was the better one I had in a while - the proportion of the alcohol to the mix was just right, not too peppery....Waitress took our orders without delay.While waiting for food, we listened to the music band that was playing outside, which reminded me of our trip to Paris. It is def added to the great atmosphere. Furniture on the balcony was simple, but chairs were comfortable enough to sut for a while. Our food arrived with a delay, the restaurant was very busy due to ongoing festivities. The waitress was regularly checking on us, very courteous, and gave us each a complimentary drink for the wait. I had fried fish nuggets. It was absolutely delightful: fish was cooked to perfection, batter wasn't overpowering... would order again. Side order of hush puppies melted in my mouth. Partner ordered grits and said they were the best he had in a while. Overall, cuddos! Great experience
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stopped in for a dozen oysters and some drinks which I have done in past visits to the city. Server at the bar was lovely, drinks were good but I was very disappointed on the oyster quality. Out of a dozen I would say 4 were plump the rest looked very unappetizing and were not very chilled. It just may have been an off day. We were disappointed.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Davis Davis was a great bar tender. Recommended the best drinks and show us how to eat the oysters the right way for the our first time. #bloodbrothers
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried, Oyster Rockefeller Bombolone
Best bartender in the area Davis served up the best oysters we’ve found. Solid night! We are coming back within the week!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: On the Half Shell, Charbroiled Oysters
DO NOT COME HERE, FOUND A LIVE WORM MOVING AROUND ON MY FOOD! Manager Chris was rude as HELL and did not want to accommodate anything. They didn’t even issue a damn apology!
Restaurantji Recommends
The restaurant has a nice setup with a caring staff but I will say the food lack the spice you would think it should have being in New Orleans. The cocktail sauce is a lil thick and missing some flavor
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: On the Half Shell
Tourist food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Stephanie was fantastic.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The service was horrible and food was over priced. If it were possible to leave 0 stars I would. Waited 30 mins until someone came to take our order, needed to request a server to come to the table. We asked for waters several times before receiving them. Our very simple order took over an hour to arrive. Several tables around us seated long after we arrived, were waited on, received their food and even left before we received water on our table. Very disappointing food quality. The food I ordered was extremely over salted. One person I was with was also not happy with her order. And the other person in our group was so fed up of waiting an eternity for the food to arrive canceled her order altogether, rightly so. I suggest avoiding this restaurant at all cost!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The Royal House is a nice late night place to get a decent bite to eat. It's not very large portions, which is nice so you can try a few things. The crawfish Etouffee was pretty good. The guy next to me was having Chargrilled Oysters, which were massive and looked great. Also the bread pudding is huge and can definitely serve two!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3