Desire Oyster Bar

Hit up a Happy Hour dozen delicious oysters freshly shucked and 3 drinks!Great appetizer before dinner!Clean, bar friendly attentive bartenders!

As locals, we know what to expect in terms of excellent service and exceptional local flavor. Today, our service was at a snail's crawl. Our food was bland to normal and not outstanding. This was not the standards of this institution and our meal was not memorable whatsoever. Simply put, if this is a famous restaurant to "wow" tourists, there is much to be desired at the Desire Oyster House. Our server forgot our order, we got gumbo and salad. Not too difficult to remember. We waited an hour and a half FOR GUMBO AND SALAD. What a shame :(

Stopped by Desire for a quick round of oysters. To my surprise, the restaurant gave very quaint diner vibes, with a bar, high and low seating as well as the chefs grill station in the corner. Service was great, and southern hospitality shows. I ordered the chargrilled oysters plus crab cakes. The oysters came freshly garnished with parmesan, parsley, and butter. Their menu doesn't offer many different options on how to prepare the oysters but this was a classic selection.Crab cake order came with 2 decently sized crab cakes, fresh and crispy and over a bed of corn relish. I would recommend it, but if you're looking to try oysters prepped in many ways, consider another joint.

Located right in the Bourbon Street area, I stopped in this cute little restaurant to experience the charbroiled oysters that New Orleans is famous for. I enjoyed a nice margarita at the bar and ordered the oysters, which were very good. Topped with butter and parmesan cheese, I wish I could have had more.

We are staying at Royal Sonesta so it was super close (attached). Needed a snack and the hotdog stand wasn't opened yet so half dozen chargrilled oysters sounded good. Then I saw the gumbo go by and it was love at first smell! Had a cup. Burned we have dinner reservations it I would've gone nuts in there. I make a good seafood gumbo but theirs was next level. I'm gonna have to do better. Can't recommend highly enough.

This place is okay if you want to get away from the crowds off bourbon street. I wanted to get some oysters in before heading out the next morning and this place hit the spot. There's a bouncer outside that makes sure all the riff raff is kept out. I since I was solo it was easy to eat at the bar.Ordered half a dozen oysters and a beer. Service was quick and friendly. The oysters were ok here. Kind of like the oysters you'd find when they are having oyster night at your local restaurant. They could've shocked or presented better but I think it's fine if you're craving oysters.

We ate here twice while staying in NOLA . Great Service and Great Food ! Everything was fresh and tasty ! The Sister servers there are a joy and are a credit to your staff :) Again, Wonderful Place to Eat ! ( in the Royal Sonesta Hotel)

Happy Hour oysters and wine?! Don't you tempt me with a good time. These are a few of my favorite things. It isn't IN the hotel, but it is connected to the hotel. It is not a big place but I love the decor. Our waiter was very nice, but seemed a bit overwhelmed. He got a couple of things wrong and could not remember who ordered what, but it was quickly rectified and he was always polite about it. The oysters were HUGE, cold and delicious. I love that they had them on happy hour and would definitely come again.

First of my group to arrive. After checking in at the royal sonesta, I was informed about this place and how they would accept our free $15 credit. I came for a much needed drink after settling into my room. Despite the hotel check in desk alerting me of happy hour, bartender told me they are currently NOT offering HH at the moment. You'd think that's something important to inform your partnering hotel....Anyways, was offered a menu to peruse the food options. Was served my drink. No one ever thought to follow up on my interest in food though. Someone collected my menu without me noticing and no one ever thought to follow up. Had to flag someone down to place an order their oysters. Decent, nothing special, average 5/10.

Amazing food and service. Prices were reasonable. My family were there more than once during our trip.