The Galley

Food is delicious. We ate fried onions, fried shrimp and redfish. The restaurant atmosphere is amazing a feel of homely calming. Staff is friendly and welcoming. Your tastebuds won't disappoint. Give it a try!

Our second time here and I have to say I I really enjoyed. So nice to eat at a seafood restaurant that you can actually taste the food. Seasoned well and sauces not overly salted. The hush puppies had great flavor but the outer fried shell a little hard. My husband got the soft shell crabs which they are known for. Everything was good. Service was friendly and timely. Would love to go back.

This place has wonderful warm, friendly family like service. The restaurant is spotless and the old warm charm oozes from its pores. Is it fancy or anything more than it pretends to be, no. Is it an old school seafood house near New Orleans, yes. I don't eat seafood, but the few other items they had were fantastic. And clearly the seafood they do serve is fresh off the boat because when you walk into this place, there isn't any fishy smell of any kind; I'm not quite sure how a seafood house can be so clean and the air so pure! The chicken parm was a delight. Definitely encourage anyone who isn't into seafood to enjoy it. The apps were large and inviting and tasty. All in all, this is a winner. It's clean, cheap, high quality and the family that runs it are just wonderful.

I almost didn't come here because of the reviews but I'm glad I did because my meal and service were bomb-diggity.I had crawfish. They had an advertisement in a local free paper and it said "our crawfish are huge" and they weren't lying. And they were cooked to perfection. It was hot but not too hot. And none of them were mushy but somehow the shells weren't too hard either. Then I ordered the duck fingers. This is fried duck that looks like chicken fingers. But they know how to cook duck and they weren't fatty, it comes with a honey-mustard sauce and it was good. I also got ranch. I think I'd prefer a teriyaki sauce but you know, I'm a crazy foodie. Anyway, I already want to go back.And the prices were fair.

Disclaimer: I tried to be fair about this review knowing my politics are not in line with what was displayed at this restaurant. However, it's possible I'm still biased, despite my efforts, so I implore you to make your own decisions about this spot!This was a smaller, but busy restaurant known for their seafood. It was a random weeknight, but it was pretty full. The decorations inside were fun and campy with lots of fishing related décor! Feels like a cute family-owned restaurant... except for all of the Trump supporter paraphernalia sitting around on the front counter. Trump has been out of office for about a year, and we're in New Orleans (a pretty liberal city). Come on... It's unnecessary to have political alignments displayed at a restaurant, and it makes people feel unwelcome. Lost a star from me walking in, but we decided to give this place a try anyway.The waitress that served us was friendly and helpful! She told us that they were known for their soft shelled crabs, so we tried a soft shelled crab plate which came with 2 crabs, a side of mac and cheese, and a small side salad ($38). Since it's crab, it can get a little pricy depending on the market, but even then, I thought the plate was overpriced for what it was. (As another point of reference, the soft shelled crab po-boy was about $25.) However, the portion for the plate was fair, and you won't leave hungry! The crabs themselves were seasoned well and fried. They were good, yummy, but nothing unexpected or outstanding for the price. The mac and cheese was a little bland in my opinion, and the salad was a typical romaine.We also ordered a chicken parmesan ($18). Again, the portion was fair and you won't leave hungry. The chicken was flavorful and fried to a crisp, topped with cheese and sitting on a bed of spaghetti and tomato sauce. Delicious! Just the way I like it! No complaints about this one in terms of taste! Just again, the price is a little much for what it is. I usually get the same quality and portion at a restaurant in Lakeview for $5 less.The thing made me decide to take another star off this review was that they brought us bottled water when we wanted to drink water and charged us $2 per bottle. Why the unnecessary plastic waste? Why nickel and dime your customers for water?One thing that did impress me about this place was the bathroom. It was probably one of the cleanest restaurant bathrooms I've seen in this city!

I have wanted to come here for years because I've taken pilates next door for over five years. Today I smelled the crawfish and tried to treat myself as part of my birthday celebration. I have many regrets.I walked in and there was no sign whether to seat yourself and no one at the counter. I waited several minutes and no one greeted or sat me so I asked another customer also waiting if I was supposed to sit, she said yes.I picked what I thought was the smallest table since I was alone, a 4 top.There were several 4 tops open, over 6. It's still 11:30 so the lunch crowd is trickling in but it wasn't packed, possibly 50 percent full.Immediately someone comes and asks if I'm alone and I say yes and she says she has to move me because it's Friday. She puts me at a two top which is not only in a separate dark back room which is twenty degrees colder but empty and also right next to a busy service entrance.It's hard enough to eat alone in a restaurant without being put literally in a dark corner. I ordered my food to go and when they asked why I told them it was because I felt uncomfortable. They then tried to argue with me for five minutes about staying which made me feel even more uncomfortable. The two stars is because the order did come out quickly otherwise it would have been one.The saddest thing is my bill would have been more than a four top with all I wanted to try and I always tip 25 percent. Don't judge someone based on appearances. Also If you want guests to sit, somewhere, specific, and table management is important to you, then have a hostess. Or the very least someone at the door to greet someone, or at the very very least a sign to tell you to wait, and that someone will be with you shortly.The crab and spinach soup was great, another reason for the two stars but $40 plus tip was NOT worth it for 3 lbs of crawfish and a soup. The place is obscenely priced for what it truly is- a mom and pop local haunt with bad manners.

My first trip to the Galley won't be my last! The service was excellent. The crab and spinach soup was amazing! Everyone at our table couldn't stop talking about it. The shrimp and grits, fried oysters, fried shrimp, friend catfish, and new potatoes were all highly rated. The macaroni and cheese was okay- a touch bland. Overall the prices and portions were reasonable and the food was tasty!

Just had quite the experience here. Walked in for some good, hot crawfish for lunch. When the waitress came to my table, who looked bothered to even be there, asked what I want. I asked her if the crawfish hot and fresh? Not really expecting a response other than "yes"...she says "no, we boiled them yesterday but I'll wam them up for you." Being a local,that's pretty much a sin. I asked how much? Her response..$11.00/lb! Wtf! 11 bucks a pound for yesterdays crawfish that have been sitting out?! NO THANK YOU. I ordered a gumbo while looking over what to order on the menu. I don't know who they fooling with those prices, but,$26 for a shrimp salad and a $24 for a shrimp po boy..cmon. After watching her make my gumbo straight from the microwave in plain sight ..i decided to cut my losses and go get fresh boiled crawfish elsewhere. Never going here again

If you're willing to pay the pretty high price, it's arguably the best soft shell crab poboy and definitely the best oyster poboy around. Seriously, nobody does it better. The staff is always super friendly and I've never been disappointed with this place. The interior is really nice too. Their crawfish is great as well but when it comes to fried Seafood this is as good as it gets.

One of very favorite spots in the New Orleans area . Fantastic food coupled with great service. Family owned and operated The Galley is a Big Easy classic!