Another 5 Star review, two in one day...man have gotten soft or just had a couple really good experiences? No, just good experiences!! In town for work and found this on Yelp, love that! Took an uber here since I wanted to have a few cocktails and it was really the food that sold it for me, had a glass of wine since it became all about the food once we sat down! I will start by saying we had the best server I have had in a very long time! She was a great salesperson, knew the menu and what to recommend and the kitchen did not disappoint from what she was telling us! This was such a find. Small little family place, great food, great service and then more great food with more great service! We started with the Crawfish Boudin...delicious!! Followed those up with some grilled oysters with crab meat and cheese....I was getting full so did a 1/2 oyster po-boy which was huge, delicious and huge! some Hush-puppies thrown in, some wine...man...everything was amazing! Highly recommended and of all the places I have eaten in New Orleans this is one that I will definitely be back too! KT read more

I have only been here once, for a sendoff lunch for a coworker who is retiring. A coworker who has lived in Harahan all her life recommended Charles for our group. Perfect! We had ten people at lunch and the whole experience was wonderful. Zero complaints.(!) They were able to seat us all together in a separate room. The service was great despite the large party. Our waitress was organized and efficient. Glasses never got empty and she kept the meal well paced and moving. She was very friendly and answered all our questions. At the close of the meal, she offered to divide the bill up into separate checks(!). I think there were about five checks total for the entire group. The food was very good. I had a daily special which was BBQ shrimp & Jambalaya Grits. If you wonder what Jambalaya Grits are, think "jambalaya with grits instead of rice". It came with a little side salad that was cold and fresh. Onion rings and firecracker shrimp appetizers were tasty and very nicely done. Anecdote: coworker says that all the locals call this place "Charlie's" even though it is actually "Charles Seafood" like it says. Whatever you want to call it, I call it great. I wouldn't hesitate to go back. read more

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Charles Seafood is a lovely little restaurant in Harahan that serves authentic New Orleans cuisine or American style dishes. The roast beef is flavorful and tender, the PoBoys are loaded with your favorite items whether it's seafood or roast beef or a muffuletta you won't be disappointed. Servers are polite and ambience is a seafood type restaurant. read more

Wonderful food with friendly staff. Great neighborhood restaurant. Best and biggest fried soft shell crabs in the area.

Awesome seafood. We will be back. Catfish was great. Crabs were good. Crawfish not so much. read more

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This place was recommended to us and WOW, it didn't disappoint at all!!! All of our food was amazing, portions were plentiful and service was excellent!!! The oysters were hands down the BEST, jambalaya grits were like nothing we've ever had before and so good and the bread pudding was to die for!!! Loved it all!!! We were seated right away and tended to by an amazing server who was pleasant and friendly! 5 s no question! read more

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I had seen a review of Charles Seafoid and social media and they really enjoyed it so decided to check it out. We went for lunch and the restaurant looks nice from the inside and the service is decent, although it did take a while for us to get seated. once the order was placed, the food came out very quickly. we ordered the onion rings and charbroiled oysters to start and then the Charlie seafood platter plus shrimp poboy for the main; the platter came with salad and gumbo. the portions are huge - the onions to the platter to the poboy were in big portion size. while the portions were big, flavor and seasoning was a bit lacking. the seafood in the platter were big pieces but the breading and the seasoning was lacking for our tastes. standouts included big portion size and the seafood gumbo. read more

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Family and I had lunch here. Outstanding seafood and catfish, reasonably priced and great service.

I had this place for the first time at work and came again with my husband. They serve consistently good food. Both times I got the Cajun shrimp burger cooked medium, easily one of the best burgers I've ever had. We also got the jambalaya grits for the side and they were really good. Staff were all nice and helpful, very hole in the wall feel which we liked. read more

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An absolute local favorite. Fast, friendly staff. Ice cold beers. And some of the best seafood in Harahan; possibly tri-city areas. read more

Charles Seafood - Fried Seafood Platter - Seafood Near Me - Harahan, Louisiana

While on the prowl for fried fish, I stopped here to give this place a try. There was a little crowd forming at the entrance waiting to be seated.  The lady seating people was on the move. She cleared the entrance  relatively quickly, and we were seated almost immediately. The  restaurant has a family-friendly and hometown feel to it. I was greeted by several of the wait staff just in passing, which was great. They all were very pleasant. My waitress Loraline was awesome and attentive. She took my order almost as soon as I was seated. I ordered the fried trout platter and an Arnold Palmer. They have a fully stocked bar, but I opted out this time. My wait time was understandable ( about 25 minutes) given the volume they were dealing with. Most of the tables were filled, and there were also call-in orders that they were handling. This is a nice size restaurant with comfortable and excellently spaced seating. It's very clean also. When my food came out, my fish looked appealing with the garnish of lemon on top. However, I was disappointed at the portion. One piece of standard size fish and a few fries.  For $20, the portion was not enough for the price.  I was quite ready to eat, and l started slicing away before I remembered ( oh yeah, a picture). It was tasty enough. It satisfied my fried fish craving in the moment. read more

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Great Food, Excellent Setvice, Wonderful local eatery Ambiance. Will definitely eat here again !! read more

Can you say onion ring heaven? I don't know how I haven't dined here before but that's been a very big mistake. This place is great, the food is delicious, and the service is laid back and cool. We ate here with a group of 6, was supposed to be a group of 8 but 2 couldn't make it. We had made reservations too by the way. It was a lenton Friday so the place was packed even at 5:30. Not really an easy to find parking space outside. But that's a really great sign when you're dinning at a restaurant right? So we were seated immediately. And greeted with smiles. I was very impressed and grateful when they allowed us to split checks since that never happens in the nola area. They made sure our drinks were filled. We were there a total of 2 hours but we were a group of 6 after all. One ordered Royal red shrimp which is one of my favorite shrimp dishes and he said they were pretty darn good. And I ordered the blackened fish and had some of the fried fish and onion rings. Those onion rings are HUGE. You really don't need to order more than one order. There were maybe 15 fairly big sized onion rings fried to perfection. Everything on the menu said seasoned to perfection, but I say fried to perfection because the star food was the fried onion rings and the fried fish. I loved the decor; it was all fun seafood themed. It's not a big place but they can at least accommodate 8. And like I said parking may be an issue. I already plan to go back with my mom for more of those onion rings. Thanks for being pretty amazing. read more

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The return of a classic seafood restaurant location with new ownership that still honors New Orleans traditional seafood classics along with some good Italian dishes. Fresh, live, fried and boiled seafood is offered along with alligator. Muffulettas, po boys and hamburgers are also on offer (my last burger experience left a lot to be desired but everything else has been fantastic). A great spot to check out for lunch or dinner. My video review of Charles Seafood is here: https://youtu.be/F5bhwqLYDfA read more

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Stopped in for dinner Saturday night, hoping softshells were on the menu. Lucky me. We started with 1/2 lb royal reds served with garlic butter. These lobsterlike shrimp are never a letdown. Followed with softshell crab plate. My crab was cooked perfectly, crispy and delicious. Not our first visit and surely not pur last. read more

Charles Seafood - Softshell plate - Seafood Near Me - Harahan, Louisiana

Food is great. Location is good. My only issue is the past few times we went there it was closed. It's been a while since we tried again but could just be luck or maybe they shut down randomly for different reasons. read more

Do NOT miss this place. We came in by the skin of our teeth with 15 minutes to close, but despite our apprehension we were welcomed! Now the feast- little succulent crawfish babies by the lb Yup we will take what the kitchen has left Blue crab- $4.99 each steamed, yes please send us those too Soft shell crab special - yup, those too! Now these babies had a nice body, which makes for even better happiness in my mouth. Y'all, I'm a raised in the south, but born in Maryland, I don't play 'round with my blue crab. And soft shell? Oh my gawd. I could eat these molting babies every night. Sides were occupying my tummy space. So had to stop with those. Thank you my friend Rudy for this rec :-) read more

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We went there - the fried fish had no taste - this is not the restaurant it used to be to be - I will not go back - there are to many other places that are a lot better read more

Food and service are excellent. Very tasty reasonable priced will definitely visit again.

We arrived today at about 5:30 with a party of 8. The two hostesses were talking among themselves, one said to put two tables together. The second one said no, don't do that. Tried to offer us a later time to come back. No thanks. We went somewhere else, were accommodated right away, had a great seafood meal. Spent a lot of $$. read more

Seafood is delicious. Staff are friendly and helpful. The atmosphere is comfortable and nice.

The gumbo is more of a creole style with lots of flavor and the seafood platter was just right. Overall I'd give this place a thumbs up! read more

Charles Seafood - Bowl of Gumbo - Seafood Near Me - Harahan, Louisiana

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went to Charles Seafood for my grandsons 14th birthday. he ordered the steamed Lobster, snow crab & shrimp bucket. it was inedible. over steamed the crab was mushy and the lobster was dry. the shrimp were ok but over seasoned. my grandson did not eat it. we sent it back. they came out with the bucket saying they could not remake the order but the shrimp in the bucket we're fine. I was not happy because he was hungry and complaining. then another waitress came over with a platter of the crab claws. again. these were overcooked. he would not eat it. when presented with the check, I asked if they could remove the $59 seafood bucket charge and they said no. I then asked how about 50% off the price. waitress came back and said no. I asked for the check. and deducted the $52 from the bill of $152.09. so I no paid $100 cash and left the waitress $20 tip and stormed out. one of the guys from the back of the place came running out front to get me but I was already in my car with my grandson and left. I have been a business owner since 1980 I would never let one of my customers leave unhappy. all they had to do was remove the cost of that dish. I had to take my grandson to a pizza place to appease him. Geesh. bad business practices for sure. read more

My utmost favorite restaurant. Never had a bad dish ever. From the seafood, the muffalettas, hamburger steak, pasta... every dish is great! If you are an artichoke person, try the stuffed artichoke soup. You won't be sorry! And the jambalaya grits...melts in your mouth! Fresh and hot and always great! I wish they would bring back the fried pickles! read more

We loved it! Cozy, family friendly service and delicious food! Stuffed crab was so yum.

Awesome crawfish boil. Next time, I'll order 3 lbs! to start. Their grilled oyster is a hit or miss. We had some burnt ones. The service is immaculate. read more

Can I please give more than 5 stars! Our meal this evening at Charles Seafood was truly memorable. I can't say enough about how wonderful the experience was. I'm originally from New Orleans and come back often. Forget going to the famous restaurants in the Quarter. The real dining experience in New Orleans is in neighborhood restaurants. You will never find one better than Charles in Harahan! My wife and I joined friends we've known for ages to eat at Charles. We got seated right away because we had reservations. Make them if you're planning on going. This place is where locals go! Our waitress Leslie could not have been better. Her suggestions for what to order were spot on, her humor infectious and her attentive service fantastic. I hope you have her serve you. We ate 5 pounds of crawfish, 2 pounds of boiled shrimp and a dozen charbroiled oysters. Actually there were 2 kinds of shrimp. One that tasted like lobster. Bourbon pecan pie for dessert. By that point anything Leslie recommended we ordered. And glad we did. The charbroiled oysters were just okay but everything else was perfect. Also I recommend the Mo-Jack beer from Abita. Probably misspelled. We all had such an enjoyable evening. Even magical. If you want a real New Orleans eating experience, definitely try Charles Seafood. read more

I went to Charles a few weeks ago when my mom was craving crawfish. I wasn't very much in the mood for crawfish so I decided to split something I hadn't had in a long time, fried soft shell crabs. They're my favorite seafood but they can be so expensive so I never end up getting them. Well, I'm so glad I decided to spilt the platter with my aunt because I can say that they were some of the best I have had in New Orleans. They were a pretty big size and I loved the fry they fried them in. I also tried some of the crawfish that were pretty good but a little too spicy for my liking. The servers were so nice and patient with our big table and I love how cute, clean, and new the inside looked! It was also bright inside when I find some places dim their lighting which I'm not a fan of. I will definitely be back to try some more of their seafood dishes! read more

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Finally! After hours of "New Orleans" restaurant research and reading endless reviews, Lisa and I just concluded we needed a new avenue of discovery. It was then I met my "Bon Ami" Weasel (Dave), a local resident in River Ridge LA. After a thorough discussion on the farming and the harvesting of the native crawfish, he suggested Charles Seafood on Jefferson Highway and we are so happy he did! ALLONS! As it is the beginning of crawfish season, we took a trip out to this little hideaway. Parking is not too bad, as the street is large enough to accommodate. Our server Araina was cute, lively, and very friendly. She was very enthusiastic to teach us about the local culture and cuisine when she learned we were from out of town. Lisa decided on the original muffuletta. I went with the NOLA muffuletta. We split a pound of crawfish (mud bugs) and the seafood filé gumbo. FIVE STARS! The portions are huge. The crawfish were served cold and absolutely delicious, as well as seasoned perfectly. "Pinch da tail, suck da head!" The NOLA is roasted beef, thick and tender, debris "dressed", and served on a crispy toasted sesame seed roll. The original version is a healthy portion of ham, salami, cheeses, and comes with an olive salad topping that is absolutely amazing. The seafood gumbo is one of the best I've ever had. They seem to employ an adequate amount of staffing and everyone seemed satisfied with the quality of the service. The atmosphere is very delightful and the floral aromas are really quite pleasant. (No fishy smells). The multi level dining areas are very clean and comfortable with quaint decor. If you "wanna pass good time" and enjoy authentic local LA cuisine and maybe a "Lagniappe" then I say check out Charles Seafood. "Laissez Les Bon temps rouler"! read more

The best crabs we have had since childhood. The stuffed crab, stuffed shrimp are delicious. The grits are a wonderful addition to the stuffed shrimp. read more

Charles Seafood - Seafood Near Me - Harahan, Louisiana

My wife and I went on a Saturday and were sat in the small back room. The only times our server came to our table was to deliver food. She never asked how our food was. Never checked on drinks. We had to go find her to get the check. Now, on the flipside the food was fantastic. The house cut and battered onion rings were awesome. We also had a shrimp poboy. Perfectly battered and cooked. The bread was delicious and was dressed well. We'll try them again because of the food but will refuse to sit in the same room. read more

Food wasn't fresh. Everything seems to be fried in old oil. I couldn't finish my meal. What we ordered tasted the same

Food was really good , the gumbo was good and firecracker shrimp was fire . The grits were tea good and I normally wouldn't eat that but it was good here . read more

Charles Seafood - Seafood Gumbo and crab/ Shrimp platter. - Seafood Near Me - Harahan, Louisiana

I like this place! Great portions I had the charbrolied oysters they were good. I think I ask for then to be well done next time. I also had the Charles special m so good great portions. Loved the jambalaya grits. The gumbo was decent very salty. read more

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This is a great little place that has been here for ever. Great lunch special each day. I love all the things on the menu. They shuck oysters to order so you know they are fresh. read more

Great Service and "most" things came out truly hot.. However, if you were thinking about getting a MUFFULETTA there, skip it.. The bread isn't toasted as it should, was barely warm when served and the sandwich doesn't have the proper quality combinations of meats and cheese upon it to be a TRUE Muffuletta and oh my goodness, the olive salad applied was so meager, that the only thing you really tasted in their version was the bread and olive oil.. I was truly disappointed. Hungry and ready to dig in only to find, well BLAH.. Fries and Onion rings were pretty darn good.. read more

Great food. Don't sleep on this place in Harahan. I had the catfish platter while my better half had the fried shrimp. And their charbroiled oysters. Mmmmmm. Simply amazing. Great friendly wait staff also. Will be back! read more

Love their crawfish, and their fried foods are done right. Great service at a top tier neighborhood family restaurant

Best seafood in Jefferson Parish. There is a reason this place is always packed with locals. Friendly staff, clean environment, FRESH LOCAL shrimp, oysters crawfish ONLY. No import or out of state seafood. read more

Went to Charles Seafood today don't know why I always want to call it Charlie's , no matter the food is very good. Wife and I ordered oyster poboy and shrimp poboy and swapped halves. Oysters fried to perfection, and loaded on soft French bread dressed yum yum , same for shrimp. Service was good. The next time I'll get soft shell crab. read more