Corner Oyster Bar & Grill

We came in here with the intentions of drinks, appetizers, and a meal, but left after the appetizers. I ordered alligator bites, and boyfriend got oysters. My «alligator bites» were actually little pieces of STEAK and an extremely small portion too! The boyfriend liked his oysters. We left without ordering an entrée because we didn’t like being lied to about the alligator.

Love the bloody mary’s. It is punch right in the mouth. Perfect after church beverage.

I’m not one to complain about restaurants and service. However, this experience was absolutely wretched. We went to Corner Oyster Bar & Grill on Saturday night around 8pm. The host, a young man, was less than enthusiastic to seat us, but he did and was told our waitress was Joy. Well… Joy walked past our table on no less than three occasions to let us know our table was next. After several minutes, she did arrive and we placed our entire order… water, beer, and food. She quickly wrote everything down and stated our drinks would arrive shortly. THIRTY minutes later… we still had no drinks (not even water) and we noted that others who had been seated later than us and were served by others were being fed. We tried to locate Joy but could not. We left after telling the host whose response was «ummm, sorry.» DO NOT GO. Or, if you do. do not be seated in Joy’s section. Terrible experience. Just terrible. If I could, this would get no stars.

Got food poisoning after eating the boiled shrimp. The restaurant was unclean and so were the restrooms. Ordered a coke and it had food in it… Should have left then. After eating and doing some shopping in the square I was completely sick. Safe to say, this was the reason behind my illness. Don’t go here, you will have great regrets.

We dropped in here for a quick bite after frolicking on Royal at a few art galleries. The food was great, but our waiter, Joshua, was better. He had amazing energy, kept us laughing, and had great opinions and suggestions on what to order. I ordered Gumbalaya, you guessed it Gumbo and Jambalaya. My girl ordered Catfish Decatur (? After a few glasses of wine earlier in the night, I think that’s what she got lol)!
I had been snacking in the galleries before we made it here, but even still we devoured our food, it was delicious! Add in a couple NOLA Blondes, and we were more than satisfied!
Joshua was very attentive. He checked on us just often enough, and even left a cute note on our bill! I love love love a restaurant that has an infectiously happy and pleasant staff!

Walking in the Quarter and wanted something quick and good with a drink.
I got better than that.
Good/​Strong drink.
Friendly service at the bar.
Bartender worked around my lap-​band surgery needs with my meal.
Food was really good for bar food.
A homeless person walked in and stood at the bar and when if «Veteran’s get a free drink on the 4^th of July?» The waitress politely said, «No Sir, we don’t do that.» and smiled. I said, «Get him any drink he wants and any Po Boy and put it on my bill.» The bartender smiled and took his order and treated him with extra kindness and respect.
Classy move Corner Oyster Bar … It would have been easy to get a to go cup and styrofoam box and push him out the door, but you took care of somebody in need.
I will be back just for the way you treated that person.
Not your usual tourist trap. Give it a try.

Had a great time at The Corner Oyster Bar. Great service and good food. The drinks were very good too. Recommend this restaurant!!!

Po boys are good, and the service is very courteous. Would be a great place for college kids and frat boys to tie a couple off before hitting the town, or getting an early start before hitting Bourbon Street

We stopped in here with 8 of us in tow (3 were children) and were seated fast. It took a while to get our waitress, but they were busy so that wasn’t a surprise. After that, Angie took excellent care of us. The food was good, and the atmosphere added to the ambiance.

I ordered the New Orleans Sampler. Gumbo, Shrimp Creole, Red Beans, Jambalaya, Rice and bread pudding. Can you say «lard ass»? It was so tasty. The waitress was a prime example of good customer service. Very friendly and nice. I would head there again.

Service was friendly-​ordered the fried pickles which were mediocre-​the asparagus and oyster soup and a burger… the soup had an odd flavor-​very unique-​the burger that I ordered medium came out well done… but the part that was bad was within 20 minutes of eating I was overcome with a belly ache and so were the other two people with me:(so something was definitely bad! The location is great the people are nice but the food fell flat.

Worst experience ever! Too many great places for food and drink in NO to bother with this one! Wait staff didn’t know what seltzer water was… but we were served tap water on ice rather than the grey goose we paid for! Would not even give one
Star if Unilocal hadn’t made me!

Do not stop here! Asked for a grey goose and seltzer with lime and got a glass of ice water! Complained to bartender who said grey goose is so smooth you cant taste it! Um, right! Mistakenly thought I had too much to know the difference! Worst experience in NOLA! Rip off.

It was hot outside, the A/​C was cold and the overpriced drinks where ok and in to-​go cups. Right off Jackson Square. It is what it is.

My review is about the Bloody Mary’s and Stephanie (we did not eat). Stephanie, the bartender makes a wonderful Bloody Mary. It was perfect and her secret recipe is something to be proud about. My husband and I came in to relax and plan our NOLA day. We chose to sit at the bar and order a drink. Stephanie was extremely helpful in making a few suggestions on must do’s in NOLA.
We have been to NOLA several times a year and enjoy receiving personalized service and great drinks. Great Job Stephanie! We will be back to see you soon!

It was late and we were wanting some Cajun fare. This place really hit the spot. We stood at the door for five minutes before we were seated but once we were seated the waitress was attentive and a sweet heart.
I ordered the red beans and rice and they were really good. The portion size was hearty and the food came out within 20 minutes. The place felt touristy but we were on decanter so that’s it’s niche. I was very satisfied and would recommend it.

‘Drinks to go’. Waited 5 minutes while the bartender finished three Hurricanes, made a Tanqueray gin drink, spilled it, made another, bartender and another girl cleaned it up, neither acknowledged me or the guy next to me, both of us had our credit cards out. I put mine away, then I was out. The door.
As the other guy had been standing there when I came in, and he hadn’t been acknowledged and certainly didn’t have his drink order in, I was not going to subject myself to their nonsense with an entire French Quarter full of establishments ready to serve me quickly. This was a Friday late afternoon/​early evening, the weekend of Saint Patrick’s Day, which is a HUGE deal in NOLA, and the week after Marda Gras, SO, you would figure these idiots would have their poop in a group. Not so, not so at all.
I wasn’t close to where they spilled the drink thankfully, but it looked like some of it may have spilled into the ice bin, as the BT scooped ice directly below (from my angle) where the gin was spilled. Scooped it with the cup she was serving in, by the way. Yum.

Been here two hours no food yet server just told us kitchen staff can’t read to manager trying to read to them tickets!
Never ever again water even took 30 min
Stay far away from this place

For having the name «Corner Oyster bar & grill» the oysters were very sub par. My fiancé and I were stopping in just to grab a quick snack in between shopping and we wanted oysters so this was the place.
The atmosphere was nice. I will give them that. Very bar like, but it was expected. We sat at a table where we could see the street and the activity so that was cool. Immediately when we sat down, Jesse asked for a Dr. Pepper, they don’t have that? They have a fully stocked bar but no DP… So he asked for sweet tea. Guess what? They don’t have that either. What southern restaurant does not have sweet tea? He got water and he was not happy.
I got an oyster shooter and honestly it was the best one I have ever had. They put the oyster in Bloody Mary mix and it is delicious. Our oysters came out and they were just blah. Not very impressive.
The service was not good. Our waitress never checked on us. We were constantly flagging her down for more water. As soon as she put the oysters on the table she asked if we wanted our check, brought it to us and never came back.
Not recommended.

This is mostly a tourist destination but it is well located in the Quarter. The food is decent but there are far better places to eat. I actually watched the Saints win the Super Bowl in this establishment with a large group so that was a memorable experience. This does make for a decent sports bar as they have many televisions and have a lot of sports memorabilia on display. This probably wouldn’t ever be my first choice but its overall a decent place.