Acme Oyster and Seafood Restaurant Review

Reviewed by me4meats from Austin, Texas on 7/6/09
The char-grilled oysters are to die for - the best oyster dish anywhere! All their food was great - red beans and rice, jambalaya, sausage and sides. The Cajun Sampler is large and you get to try everything. The stawberry shortcake was also outstanding. The sponge cake was light, loads of whipped cream and strawberries served in a giant beer goblet. Crowds can be heavy. I also ate at the Metairie location and the food was just as good in a larger dining room with no wait.

Reviewed by poohgirl39 from New York on 3/29/09
Never thought I would ever eat oysters, but they were awesome, want more right now. The service that we received was excellent. Everything that I ate there was good.

Reviewed by shormk2 from Charlotte on 3/10/09
ACME Oyster surpassed my expectations! Phenomenal Oysters, great service at the bar, very prompt. The Restaurant was packed at 11am on a Friday morning and shortly after we were seated a line formed outside. However, you won't mind the wait when you get a taste of the oysters on the half-shell, the red beans and rice, and the gumbo. We ate oysters several time while we were in NoLa and ACME had the best by far.

Even though they were serving pitchers of beer to some patrons, it was still very family-friendly when we were there.

Reviewed by leslietfj from Kansas City, MO on 2/17/09
Upon arriving into New Orleans we asked the guy at our front desk (the Hampton Inn) for a recommendation close by. He recommended this place, and seriously, we spent the whole rest of the weekend trying to match how good this was. The crawfish boil, pretty simple really, was better than I've ever had. Seriously tasty without being too salty. The gumbo was amazing and my husband LOVED his po boy. We also split a plate of broiled oysters, and there was no trouble accommodating my special dietary requirements. The service was great and we didn't wait at all to be seated. On the other hand, it was in the middle of the afternoon on a Thursday. But then, if you want to eat at a place like this without waiting, go in the middle of the afternoon! I'd eat there again, and I'd definitely (and did!) recommend it to friends.

Reviewed by SAnParis2 from Matthews, NC on 1/26/09
The service was better but the food was off a little. The oysters were awesome. 'Broadway is' still shuckin'.

Reviewed by eli2884 from Appleton, WI on 1/2/09
ACME is among many other restaurants in French Quarters that are over-rated. You always see a long line formed outside the restaurant that makes you believe that their food must be good. Not so.

I have tried three different half shell oysters in FQ and this one is actually rated the lowest.

However, the service is good and the price is reasonable. If you don't care for a fresh oyster platter, this can be a quite fit family choice.

Reviewed by dcgator from Washington,DC on 11/16/08
Went to the French Quarter. Had great Oysters at a great price. Came back the next day. Did it again. Came back on Sunday and did it again. Best value in New Orleans. Don't know why anybody is complaining about this place. It was clean, cheap, and the food was fresh. Best deal in the French Quarter.

Reviewed by dlee9336 from Fort Collins, Colorado on 6/21/08
This is my kind of food. The soft shell crab are out of sight and the hush puppies, Delicious!!!

Reviewed by atlantatravler11 from Atlanta, GA 30303 on 4/22/08
Thought it was going to be good. Turned out to be run kind of like a fridays. Not real professional and food was nothing great. After waiting in line I thought it had to be good, wrong!!! It wasn't terrible just average like a nice applebee's or something. Expected a better experience.

Reviewed by gymrat1717 from Madison, Wisconsin on 9/26/07
Love this place. No-frills atmosphere with friendly waitstaff, and awesome food! Lines get long early so be prepared to eat at an off time or wait in line.

Reviewed by ljzg717 from Miami on 7/25/07
This restaurant was recommended to me and so on Saturday (July 21, 2007) I went to dinner with my group. We totaled 8. The address is 724 Iberville St. The host was nice and we ate pretty well. Once we paid we were planning on going to Bourbon Street and it started to rain horribly. We thought we would have drinks at the bar inside the restaurant and the manager rudely told us we were taking up space and if we were not going to eat at the bar we could not just order drinks. We explained we had just eaten there and since it was raining we thought of having a drink. He said NO. So we stood by the door and he came after us and told us we had to leave the restaurant immediately. We asked if we could just stay until the rain stopped and he told us that if we wanted to we could walk to the next door garage but we must leave. We could not believe that with the rain he was just kicking us out. After all we had consumed over $150.00 five minutes prior. My father said he would leave once the rain stopped and so he called the police officer to kick us out. This experience was terrible. I could not believe he was the manager. He was so rude. Although the food was not bad, my managers attitude was unacceptable and in order to continue having some type of good reputation I believe management needs to be changed.