Pier 51 Seafood Restaurant & Oyster Bar

Best crawfish in around. King and dungeoness crabs too.

We arrived in LaPlace to visit relatives and had time before our visit to have lunch. Google must’ve been playing a joke by sending us here. Red beans and rice were room temperature and tasted like they were warmed up over and over. It was thick and mushy with 3 tiny shrimps and I’m not sure what else was in it. They forgot to add flavor to just about everything. We should’ve known when we we the only ones in there the entire time. We arrived at 2:20. Hush puppies were served with hard butter. My club soda served bottled was frozen and came out like a slushy with no bubbles. We each ordered gumbo which came out first.

The food is excellent. Stuffed crab was full of meat. Fried oysters were perfect. Fried fish was perfectly cooked. Can't say enough about the food.

Great food and great service!! Will definitely be back anytime we are in this area.

Great lil spot, big portions and small prices!! The crawfish was seasoned perfectly!

The staff is lovely—everyone is extremely kind and helpful. I was very disappointed by the food, though. The calamari appetizer that I ordered was very good; all of the fried items had perfect batter, but the food was very unseasoned. I had to add salt and pepper to my pasta various times because the sauce was bland, and the pasta was a bit overcooked. The food would be lovely with just a bit more seasoning!