10/19/09

Good sub for New Orleans

by ZachOnSkis

Pappadeaux has good, fresh and tasty seafood options that remind me of New Orleans. It's not as good as New Orleans but it'll hold me until I can hop on a plane and grab a hot and fresh beignet.

Not a lot to add in my review but a good tip is to not order off the regular menu when they are doing the Sunday buffet brunch maddness. It takes FOREVER and a day to get your meal out to you. Don't fight it, just do the buffet if you are there on Sunday.

• Pros: Fresh & tasty seafood
• Cons: Don't order off regular menu during Sunday brunch maddness

02/28/09

Poor Service

by littletonres

My family and I were excited to take my daughter to Pappadeaux for her birthday, and I have to say this was the worst service I have ever experienced.. The waitress took forever to bring our appetizers and our main meals. Others who were sitted after us, received their appetizers and main meals before we did. It took so long to get our food, we didn't even have to complain to the manager. The manager came to us apologizing for the slow service and offered us two complimentary desserts. We were very disappointed with some of our meals as well. My mom's scallops were not warm. My daughter's Filet Mignon was cooked well done when she asked for medium. My dad's chicken breast might as well have been jerky since he was having a hard time cutting through it with a butter knife. Although the place was very busy, I have been to other restaurants that were just as busy and have experienced way better service. With the prices of the meals at Pappadeaux, one would expect better service. We were VERY disappointed and will more than likely not be going back anytime soon..

• Pros: Nothing positive to say
• Cons: Service, Cost

07/14/08

Worst Dining Experience

by madmom31

I took my family to Papadeaux for a Sunday night dinner. We had to yell across the table to each other because of the noise. There were trays of leftover meals and dirty dishes in several places across the restaurant. The food was costly for the dining experience. We eat out at various restaurants at least once each week and this is the worst experience I have ever had!!

• Pros: I can't think of anything positive to say!
• Cons: It was horrible!!

06/16/08

Wonderful staff, great food

by Luvtink

This was our first experience at this restaurant. We ate at Pappadeaux's for the Father's Day brunch. We had reservations (highly recommended) and only had to wait about 10 minutes for our table. The only negative was when the hostess attempted to give our table away to another couple while we were in the buffet line but that was quickly resolved by my daughter, who had been keeping a watchful eye, as well as our waiter who said he was "looking out for us." The buffet line passed rather quickly considering there were several inpatient people who felt they were an exception to having to wait in line and were breaking into the line at various spots, very annoying! One idiot woman was juggling three plates of food! The food was delicious, very flavorful. Granted, we have only had one other experience with Cajun Food, but the salmon, catfish and alligator (not part of the buffet), were especially tasty. The service from our waiter was outstanding. He did a magnificant job keeping our glasses full, considering how extremely packed with customers the restaurant was. He was most hospitable and gave us background information on the restaurant, the food and the chefs. All of his customers were very well tended to. He did suggest to us that we return for dinner when things were not so crazy because he felt we would truely enjoy the experience much more and he said the dinners are nothing shy of spectacular. Realizing some people are just never happy no matter what, I would hope the previous customers who have left negative feedback won't discourage others from eating at this restaurant, it is by far one of the better restaurants in the entire metro area for service and tasty food. The price for the buffet, $22.95 per person, was very reasonable when compared to other restaurants of the same calibur who charge upwards of $30 to $50 per person for their buffets. We were very pleased overall and will definitely return!

• Pros: EXCELLENT service, very friendly staff, great parking, great ambience
• Cons: hot food was served first, by the time you get through the buffet line the hot suff was no longer hot!

03/14/08

Delicious!

by jensmith13

Great crab finger appetizer, if your someone who loves seafood and a nice atmosphere, you'll fall head over heels for Pappadeaux! Its a little pricey, but absolutely worth it. I often take buisniess clients to this restaurant for lunch, and find the staff always very polite and accomodating.

• Pros: The food!
• Cons: It can get very loud in the restaurant.

12/19/07

Phenomenal Seafood and Service

by nicbo

This was a favorite years ago and this summer's visit was no different. The food was fantastic and all 4 members of the party left full with food still on the plates! Top notch service and setting. Musicians playing in the bar area, great for a different and fun night

• Pros: Great service and atmosphere
• Cons: Slightly pricey (but it's still worth it)

06/17/07

Worst crawfish etoufee

by chadwickcody

I dined at pappadeax's on june 17th with my family for fathers day. It was a huge disapointment--the food was tastlest and exstremly bland, not to mention the worst etoufee I have ever had. In addition to the poor service, there were tray stands left through out the restaurant pilled with dirty dishes for long periods of time. wich is very unsanatary and gross, not to mention not being allowd to sit on the patio because we were having dinner, and not just appetizers. Over all I will never return or recomend this restaraunt to anyone. FIVE THUMBS DOWN ! ! ! !

• Pros: Nothing
• Cons: just about nothing

07/19/06

Bad customer service, things mysteriously lost

by yummyfoodindenver

We had lunch here recently, after many years of enjoying what they had to offer. The customer service was not at all up to par, the food was not as good as it used to be. My husbands phone was left on the table, and when we got to the car realized it was inside. He went in, only to be told that the phone was not there. After attempting to speak with a manager, he was brushed off and told tough luck. Honesty is important to have in all staff, especially servers who work very hard for their money.

• Pros: great oyster trios and mediteranian calamari, and yellow fin tuna
• Cons: dishonest staff, poor customer service by managers, dirty glasses and forks

Part of a popular chain, this is a noisy, New Orleans-style fish house with satisfying cooking.

by Contributor

In Short
Though the decibel level in the dining room is high and customers often wait hour or two on prime nights, people keep coming back for the tasty seafood. The blackened catfish filets are delicious, nicely spiced, charred and moist. The seafood-and-andouille gumbo is a hearty broth flecked with sausage, shrimp, crab and a plump little oyster. Other standbys include versions ofetouffee, po' boy sandwiches and fried, broiled and grilled dishes.

07/10/06

By far some of the worst seafood ever had! The price just makes it worse!

by stevenwarnold

Saturday night 7:30PM, with reservations. FIRST VISIT. 1st the good, seated within minutes of reservation, service outstanding and the specialty drinks we ordered wonderful.

However, the bad: We were quite shocked to discover that the New England clam chowder seemed to have been made from pure salt. My wife always salts her food way too much, no salt added here by my wife and this chowder was so salty that you could chew on the salt. We had to send the chowder back 1st time for us anywhere. We are still enjoying our drinks after appetizers of frogs legs and alligator, and bread all which were just OK, not what you would expect for the price. So you would expect that we would be much more tolerant of the food having enjoyed the extra alchol in the specality drinks. Regretfully, NO!! The main course came and the tuna special was very dry and extremely salty, the soft shell crab tasted like nothing I have ever eaten!

Regretfully even though we had already sent back the chowder ealier and it was obvious that we didn't care for the dinner we still had to ask to see a manager when the bill arrived. After waiting for a manager to arrive, turned out to be a young man around 22 years old (on a busy Saturday night?) arrived to discuss our meal with us. I asked that he remove the 2 dinners that the 3 of us had ordered from the bill. Even though he listened to our review and was quite polite, I still felt like I had to ask him to at least try the chowder, as it seems to me that he was just tolerating us at a minimum. He advised us he would see what he could do for us (thought he introduced himself as the manager?) My wife and sister-in-law became so irritatated with the delay in the return of our bill, that they both left the restaraunt after 7 minutes and I waited at the table at least 12 to 15 minutes to have the bill returned to me!!

What is most distressing is that the Manager didn't seem to care whether we liked the food or not and did not ask us back!

• Pros: Good Service, Great Drinks
• Cons: Lousy Food & on a Saturday Night the Manager looks to be around 22 yrs old!