I went to French Quarter Grille yesterday for the first time, the food was great, the service was adaquate and the prices were moderate, while it's nice to have a Cajun restaurant in my neck of the woods (Northeast Austin) it's unfortunately not one of the best Cajun restaurants I've been to.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Russ B
Love this place. Great seafood.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
john phillip
We were a party of 5 having lunch on a Tuesday. I’ll start with the food…I had the blackened catfish with étouffée. I order this often at various cajun restaurants. Was cooked well, but lacked seasoning and flavor to my taste. I’d rate 2 stars.Another had the shrimp poboy. Reaction was middle-of-the-road. Another had the shrimp and crawfish pasta. This seemed to be the best dish. Honestly don’t recall what the other 2 had.While the food was fair, the 20% gratuity for a party of 5 really frustrates me. I understand it’s common practice to include on larger parties, but a party of 5 seems excessive. It just feels like an invitation to provide substandard service and is an insult to those that tip reasonably. Feels like the server thinks I’m going to short them. I have similar frustration at places where you prepay and are expected to tip. What service have I received to base my tip onI typically tip between 20 and 30%. I would say the service this day was average, so the tip would’ve fallen in the middle of that. We split the check 2 ways and honestly, the other party typically tips a little better than I do. However, if a server adds 20% to a party of 5, we will never add additional tip. It’s a matter of principle. Gratuity should be based off the service received, not the server’s discretion. So for our experience, the server took approximately 5% out of their pay at their discretion. In my opinion, outstanding servers don’t have to rely on forced gratuity to make a decent living.To sum it up, our experience fell short of the 4.6 star Google average. May consider trying again with different dishes should the owner get the “forced gratuity” inline with industry standards.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Gail Lynn
We eat at French Quarter Grill on a regular basis. The food is good, the atmosphere is pleasant, the staff are efficient and very friendly. We feel like it's a second home. I love the salmon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Key Lime Pie, Shrimp Gumbo
Sabarish Logeswaran
Good food, very less no meat
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Croissant Bread Pudding with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
O. Stevens
I ordered the gumbo, crab cakes, and bread pudding. All three were great, but the gumbo and breadpudding had me licking my lips for days after my visit. Our server, Kassie, was attentive and welcoming and the rest of the staff were just as lovely. I was overly disappointed to discover they are not open on Mondays, but the next time I’m in the Austin area I will be returning.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Croissant Bread Pudding with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Gabi Sarason
Went here for my birthday had a really great experience. The food was amazing! The shrimp was so delicious would definitely recommend. Next time I come back will order a dish that has more shrimp. My husband got the flounder shrimp special and I got the chicken and pesto. Would definitely recommend the chicken pesto. You can tell everything was made from scratch. Was so good very filling. It’s hard to find a place like this in Austin so I’m so happy I gave it a try. Service was great and fast. Also ended up getting the croissant bread pudding which was amazing. My husband got the chocolate raspberry crème brûlée which was great too the portion seemed a little small for the price but great taste. Would definitely come back.
Kaylee Graybill
What a hidden gem! Can't wait to come back. Food was wonderful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Rayn Kingston
Entrées were pretty good, stear clear of the gumbo and étouffée, they were very thin and lacking of flavor. We ordered 3 cups and no one ate more then 3 bites of any of them.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sauce
nate larue
This place is too good. I've eaten here 5 times in the past 2 weeks and have brought 2 coworkers who have also returned. No negatives. Catfish Etoufee is outstanding, red fish etoufee same, shrimp creole the best I've had in a restaurant, shrimp and crab remoulade salad tops, ribeye steak blackened is superb. Good fresh tea, prompt service at peak lunchtime. I'll be working in the area for the next 2 years and already dread moving on. I'll take some photos when I come back next week.
The server was very busy talking to other customer, never got the drink I ordered, we left very disappointed, the food is
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 1
Andria Wilson
Wonderful experience! Myself, my best friend, and my fiancé’s mom went for dinner after a day of wedding shopping, and we absolutely loved it. The food & drinks were delicious - our table ordered the Shrimp Yoli appetizer, 2 of us had a Bloody Mary to drink, 1 had a hurricane, and all were great! For my meal my friend and I each ordered the Shrimp & Crawfish Pasta. My fiancé’s mom ordered the Blackened Mahi, which was melt in your mouth tender. I’m usually not a huge gnocchi fan, but the food truly was wonderful! Our server was very kind, knowledgeable, and took great care of us. I definitely plan to come back with my fiancé for a date night when we make another trip to Austin.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brichae Cole
Pasta was delicious. Service was great. Oh oh oh the dessert was soooo good!! I’ll be back definitely.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vrictel
been here multiple times over the years since i've moved to austin (2019) and i love it! have gone with my grandparents as they love this place and visit when coming into town, and have taken multiple partners to it as well. i don't fit the regular demographic that comes in since i'm younger but that's okay! owner is also really nice and visits with everyone.
I went to French Quarter Grille yesterday for the first time, the food was great, the service was adaquate and the prices were moderate, while it's nice to have a Cajun restaurant in my neck of the woods (Northeast Austin) it's unfortunately not one of the best Cajun restaurants I've been to.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Love this place. Great seafood.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We were a party of 5 having lunch on a Tuesday. I’ll start with the food…I had the blackened catfish with étouffée. I order this often at various cajun restaurants. Was cooked well, but lacked seasoning and flavor to my taste. I’d rate 2 stars.Another had the shrimp poboy. Reaction was middle-of-the-road. Another had the shrimp and crawfish pasta. This seemed to be the best dish. Honestly don’t recall what the other 2 had.While the food was fair, the 20% gratuity for a party of 5 really frustrates me. I understand it’s common practice to include on larger parties, but a party of 5 seems excessive. It just feels like an invitation to provide substandard service and is an insult to those that tip reasonably. Feels like the server thinks I’m going to short them. I have similar frustration at places where you prepay and are expected to tip. What service have I received to base my tip onI typically tip between 20 and 30%. I would say the service this day was average, so the tip would’ve fallen in the middle of that. We split the check 2 ways and honestly, the other party typically tips a little better than I do. However, if a server adds 20% to a party of 5, we will never add additional tip. It’s a matter of principle. Gratuity should be based off the service received, not the server’s discretion. So for our experience, the server took approximately 5% out of their pay at their discretion. In my opinion, outstanding servers don’t have to rely on forced gratuity to make a decent living.To sum it up, our experience fell short of the 4.6 star Google average. May consider trying again with different dishes should the owner get the “forced gratuity” inline with industry standards.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
We eat at French Quarter Grill on a regular basis. The food is good, the atmosphere is pleasant, the staff are efficient and very friendly. We feel like it's a second home. I love the salmon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Key Lime Pie, Shrimp Gumbo
Good food, very less no meat
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Croissant Bread Pudding with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
I ordered the gumbo, crab cakes, and bread pudding. All three were great, but the gumbo and breadpudding had me licking my lips for days after my visit. Our server, Kassie, was attentive and welcoming and the rest of the staff were just as lovely. I was overly disappointed to discover they are not open on Mondays, but the next time I’m in the Austin area I will be returning.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Croissant Bread Pudding with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Went here for my birthday had a really great experience. The food was amazing! The shrimp was so delicious would definitely recommend. Next time I come back will order a dish that has more shrimp. My husband got the flounder shrimp special and I got the chicken and pesto. Would definitely recommend the chicken pesto. You can tell everything was made from scratch. Was so good very filling. It’s hard to find a place like this in Austin so I’m so happy I gave it a try. Service was great and fast. Also ended up getting the croissant bread pudding which was amazing. My husband got the chocolate raspberry crème brûlée which was great too the portion seemed a little small for the price but great taste. Would definitely come back.
What a hidden gem! Can't wait to come back. Food was wonderful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Entrées were pretty good, stear clear of the gumbo and étouffée, they were very thin and lacking of flavor. We ordered 3 cups and no one ate more then 3 bites of any of them.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sauce
This place is too good. I've eaten here 5 times in the past 2 weeks and have brought 2 coworkers who have also returned. No negatives. Catfish Etoufee is outstanding, red fish etoufee same, shrimp creole the best I've had in a restaurant, shrimp and crab remoulade salad tops, ribeye steak blackened is superb. Good fresh tea, prompt service at peak lunchtime. I'll be working in the area for the next 2 years and already dread moving on. I'll take some photos when I come back next week.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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The server was very busy talking to other customer, never got the drink I ordered, we left very disappointed, the food is
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 1
Wonderful experience! Myself, my best friend, and my fiancé’s mom went for dinner after a day of wedding shopping, and we absolutely loved it. The food & drinks were delicious - our table ordered the Shrimp Yoli appetizer, 2 of us had a Bloody Mary to drink, 1 had a hurricane, and all were great! For my meal my friend and I each ordered the Shrimp & Crawfish Pasta. My fiancé’s mom ordered the Blackened Mahi, which was melt in your mouth tender. I’m usually not a huge gnocchi fan, but the food truly was wonderful! Our server was very kind, knowledgeable, and took great care of us. I definitely plan to come back with my fiancé for a date night when we make another trip to Austin.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pasta was delicious. Service was great. Oh oh oh the dessert was soooo good!! I’ll be back definitely.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
been here multiple times over the years since i've moved to austin (2019) and i love it! have gone with my grandparents as they love this place and visit when coming into town, and have taken multiple partners to it as well. i don't fit the regular demographic that comes in since i'm younger but that's okay! owner is also really nice and visits with everyone.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
really good affordable
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5