Morton’s Boiled Seafood & Bar

We did not like this place at all. We started out with Onion Rings, which took more than a half hour to get to our table. They were room temperature and the batter was falling off. Our seafood entrées were also underwhelming. Our server was horrible and our tip to her reflected our feelings for her. She seemed to be preoccupied with talking with her friends at another table. We will not be back, even though we just live down the street.

Morton’s is one of our favourites. we love their char grilled oysters and their bloody mary’s hit the right spot!

We have been visiting amazing food places with a native since we relocated here several months ago, and finally got to come here for supper the other night. I ordered the fried shrimp and they were AMAZING. Everything that everyone at the table ordered was delish and perfectly prepared, and that included the strawberry cheesecake at the end.
Our server was attentive, funny, and very friendly. He made sure we were well taken care of and left VERY happy. We can’t wait to come back!

A very relaxed place to enjoy a couple drinks and share appetizers. We love the outside seating and low key atmosphere. Our last visit was to enjoy fried calamari (request fried crispy) and a couple drinks. I really enjoyed the Bloody Mary. Our waiter, Christopher, was very attentive and personable !

Ordered the fried soft shell crab platter last night, my date ordered the grilled mahi. I’ve never had a bad soft shell crab in my life till this one. The batter was soggy and way too salty, and later I was feeling sick. Terrible. My date gave me a bite of his mahi and I regret not ordering that.

Great drink specials, movie esc location. Apps were above average. My wife told me their fried seafood was good, I got the Mahi Mahi & it was the worst fish I have ever eaten by far.

We stopped here mid-​afternoon on a weekday. There were just a couple of other tables occupied. I ordered a soft shelled crab sandwich that was scarcely edible and tasted like old seafood. it was priced off of the charts which made it even more disappointing. I usually drive past Morton’s as I had never found the food other than old New Orleans fried side as we call it. It struck a new low this trip.

Being new to town we are exploring all the Northshore has to offer! We went for an early dinner, I had the catfish po’ boy and the hubby had the boiled shrimp. We shared the fried crab claws. Everything was very fresh, the batter on the fried for was crunchy and not greasy, seasoning on the boiled shrimp had just enough spice. Location was great, we sat on the patio, service was good as well.

Fried seafood, more fried seafood, and fried sides. If you’re on a healthy eating diet, this might not be the place for you. However, read the fine print: I ordered a house salad with seared ahi tuna on top. The prices are pretty high, too, but they are serving fresh, local caught seafood. The service is also great. The environment is family friendly and right on the water. Parking can be difficult, and you might have to wait awhile, but it’s one of the more popular restaurants in the area.

This trip, to what we hoped to be a restaurant with good crawfish after eating at 2 others in New Orleans with very, very disappointing crawfish, started out with an unexpected trip across that awesome world renowned 22 mile causeway.
Not being from here and knowing that restaurants can have good and bad days, thank god that day was a very good day for us. Some of the best crawfish I’ve ever had, especially at $ 4.50 a pound?
View was good. Service was good. I could see how people could mention price, but price is online and on the menu. We thought for what we ordered, it was worth it.

The absolute best fried shrimp I can find. I do not like thick battered shrimp that seems to be coated in bread and almost all you can find now. Not here. The shrimp was fried perfectly. Oysters were also perfect. I was very impressed and happy. Service was excellent. 3^rd visit so far and I cannot stop thinking about it. Cannot wait to go back.

I have been dining here for 15 – 20 years, when Morton was here. I keep coming back. The absolute finest oyster loaf, but don’t’ forget the crawfish!!!

We had a great lunch today at Morton’s! Best raw oysters I’ve had in years; MUCH better than Acme’s Texas imported oysters. Onion rings were killer — the best I’ve ever had. Didn’t need a drop of ketchup.
The cup of seafood gumbo and half a po-​boy special was also fantastic. Also, I tasted mother’s Seafood Salad which was huge and covered in big shrimp and crab meat. Only reason Morton’s didn’t get a five is because they were out of so many things: chicken, crawfish, etc. It was a long list. Chris our waiter provided great service and apologized for the missing items. He stated it was a busy weekend. 3 delivery trucks showed up during the meal so maybe come after Monday lunch. We’ll be back for the half priced oysters and half priced beer (their Thursday special) soon!

Love this place — it’s kinda like Cheers, everyone knows your name & Trent and Dawn are amazing. The food is fantastic, can beat the service, and did I mention the food? Wow. My favorite is Mortons Seafood Salad … Long Island Ice Tea is the best around and the oysters always taste delicious. Oh, and Trent is awesome …

I’ve been coming here since I was a child. Great place in Madisonville to eat, right on the river. Great food and drinks! Love this place!

Morton’s is a great seafood restaurant.
I hadn’t been to Morton’s in a really long time, but was craving a waterfront seafood restaurant. Morton’s is technically across the street from the water, but it is definitely my kind of place.
Morton’s is a traditional seafood restaurant like the ones I grew up with. If you’re familiar with Bruning’s, Russel’s or Friend’s; it’s that kind of place. They offer nearly every variety of local seafood in a casual relaxing environment.
The one thing you need to be prepared for is a wait. Morton’s is very popular and often fills up. I called ahead when I was nearly there and lucked out with no wait. Shortly after being seated, the onslaught of humanity began. If you are planning on going and don’t want to wait, call ahead or plan to come during off peak hours.
This particular meal was made even more special because I took my mom with me. I don’t know if she realized the significance of us coming here, but I sure did. You see, this is the type of place we went when I was a kid. restaurants like this are permanently etched into my brain. Getting to experience that again with her was really special. OK, enough reminiscing and back to the review.
My entrée was the fried shrimp platter and fries. This is my absolute favorite dish to order in a seafood restaurant, and their version did not disappoint. I didn’t take a count before I started eating, but I’d bet there were almost 20 shrimp on that plate. They were perfectly fried and a great value. Normally when eating fried shrimp I mix up a batch of ketchup and Tabasco for dipping. The ratio is usually three parts Tabasco to one part ketchup and this time was no different. What was different is that I actually used and enjoyed their tartar sauce that accompanied the platter. That is an extremely rare occurrence for me as most tartar sauce gets tossed on the ground forcefully upon tasting.
So even after this awesome meal, why did Morton’s only rate four stars? It was the service. While it was not horrible, I felt like the server was too busy and left us somewhat abandoned.
In summary, Morton’s is awesome. If you find yourself around Madisonville and are in need of some great seafood, give Morton’s a try.

I was over in Madisonville for a family lunch. And this was the chosen spot since visiting family wanted seafood.
The appetizers of onion rings and marinated crab claws were delicious! We had an assortment of dishes so I can’t remember them all. My Mom & Aunt really enjoyed their softshell crab plate. I had the gulf fish of the day (which was mahi mahi AKA Gulf dolphin which is NOT porpoise). My little nieces got a cheese pizza (I know) and a fried shrimp poboy. One of my brother’s had another fish special.
The food was all OK to good. But the location on the Tchefuncte River cannot be beat. Definitely a worthwhile stop if you’re on the Northshore.