We went to this restaurant one night while driving around the north shore.The restaurant was located at a fantastic location with the view of the river. It was a lovely night and we sat outside. The restaurant is spacious with adequate seating I ordered Oyster and Artichoke soup , grilled salmon with the stuffed mushrooms, potatoes for the entree. The entree came with a house salad. First about the soup, it was not very good. It was hard to tell it was oyster soup and the artichoke they used was very sour(from the can), the soup was curdling and it was really sour. However the waitress saw the discomfort and she switched me to a different one which was decent. Thanks to her. Second, the entree was satisfactory. The salmon wasn't flavored or seared but it was definitely not bad, just a little bland to my liking. The stuffed mushrooms and potatoes were also good. Maybe the place has decent fried seafood and other items, just what I tried wasn't as good as I expected. The wait staff and people at the restaurant were very friendly and hospitable, so if I am around there I'd visit the place and try something different for sure. 5/5 for the ambience, 5/5 for the staff, 5/10 for food. read more

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Location; looked in Madisonville which was my first visit to this small and cute town, the restaurant you can't miss limited parking, may need to park down the street. Super down to earth feeling inside, with very traditional tables, and cushion ish chairs. Food; Started with Hushpuppies, which were crisp, warm and good. My fellow dining mate we decided to share a platter and everything was fresh and with perfect flavor. Full bar, had a dirty martini which was made perfectly. Service; He was friendly enough possibly new at restaurant, but overall he was good. read more

Been going here since he opened. Stopped going around early 2000's. Went tonight, done going again. Ordered boiled shrimp, 13 crabs, a dozen oysters and other random stuff. Asked for raw oysters first before the crabs. Came opposite. The boiled shrimp were un- peelable. I tried to send them back, she says wait until they cool a little. Never heard of this in my life. Been peeling shrimp for over 50 yrs. But I waited, then tried again. Shrimp falling apart bc they could not be peeled. Sent em back. Manager tried to say that happens. The oysters my son got had some pearls in them. He asked her to pack up those shells bc I make stuff out of them! Never got those shells. She put em down in the kitchen and they threw them out. Then after we asked where they were she brings two bags of empty shells that were random. Plops them on the chair and says "there ya go". Manager never comped a thing except for taking my shrimp off that I could not eat. Horrible service! read more

Luckily, we hit this spot on day with $4 martinis and half priced raw oysters. The oysters were large and tasty and served with the perfect hot sauce and horseradish sauce. A dozen was a lot. The charbroiled oysters were wonderful as well. I don't recommend the onion rings. Expensive and the coating was doughy, not crisp. Service was great. Young waitstaff was trained well. Friendly, knowledgeable and attentive. We just hit upon this place while in the area, and glad we did. read more

Morton's - Seafood Near Me - Madisonville, Louisiana

Atmosphere. Good service. Clean. Stellar food. Nice folks. Ask for Vivian. Right away she was so wonderful from start to finish. The best server I ever had in my entire life. Truth. Everyone enjoyed themselves. We had a great time in a great atmosphere, with great food and great service. What more do you want. Vivian smiled and made us feel good. She was attentive. You don't get that much these days. read more

Stopped for lunch with my family. The food was yummy and reasonably priced. Enjoyed a few dirty martinis in this cute place on the river. Our server Our adorable server Mea was attentive and helpful. Will return read more

We enjoyed a cucumber martini and Cajun iced tea. We started with a large onion rings app and side salads. Main course was the steak special and the blackened redfish special. Staff was helpful and very responsive. Great atmosphere. Afterwards, we walked thru the neighborhood and the local park. Lovely dining experience. read more

We started off with the crab claws appetizer. The crab wasn't good. Previously frozen. Tough!! My husband had the seafood platter, and bloody Mary's he thought were good. I got the seafood salad. Shrimp and crabmeat. The crabmeat was scarce and the shrimp had no flavor. Our waitress was very nice and attentive. Not sure we'll be back. read more

Love this place. A regular, multiple times a week, but big price increases on the new menu. I'm going to have to cut back my visits.

Good fried oysters and onion rings great service. All in all everything we had was great

We waited for over 15 minutes for a table for 2. Had our name on the list. A girl walked in and gave her name and she and her friend for seated right away. I went to the girl with the list and complained and she says oh I forgot. I said oh you forgot? Our name is on the list . How could you forget? This is just rude so go make them move. She said she couldn't do that. I yelled and said why would you do that? We left and probably won't go back. Terrible treatment! read more

The food Fabulous Great location Service could've been better There appears to be a theme of poor service, I still rated this place 5 stars But when I return if service is still lacking with all this feedback they have received ~ I would rate it a 2 at best IF the food is as good as it was read more

Morton's - Photo Charbroiled Catch Of The Day - Seafood Near Me - Madisonville, Louisiana

This place never disappoints. The location is right off the water, so there is a beautiful view and lovely houses surrounding. The restaurant is a great down home feel and the tchefuncte rum punch is a great starter drink. The food! The food! THE FOOD! Is amazing. I usually start with the charbroiled oysters or crawfish (when in season) followed by the gumbo and 3 way basket. Hint: if you dip you fried food in the gumbo...life changing experiences will happen. The service is always top tier, the waiters are helpful with the menu, provide the specials, bring your food hot, and let you know when there is a delay. This is a place you don't want to pass up on! read more

Went tonight and while we used to come here a lot, this was our first visit in several years and unfortunately our last. The fried mushrooms were over cooked the side salad nothing tonwrite home about and my husbands seafood salad had a very strong fish smell. To top it off the gumbo was not edible. It was sour! I had to ask the waiter to return it to the kitchen. The manager came out and agreed that the gumbo was not "right" and they took it off my bill. Just sad to see a local favorite lose its quality read more

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Ducked in here yesterday during a monsoon shower. Parked right in-front, seated quickly during Noon hour. I had the soup & po-boy lunch special; was very good. Wife had the seafood pasta special, which was mediocre. Nice waitress, fair prices, full bar. read more

Rip off chinese shrimp poboy. Not fully cleaned softshell crab poyboy. Chinese shrimp bisque. $90 for 2 gas station poyboys and a kids chicken tenders. Never again avoid like the plague. read more

Morton's - Seafood Near Me - Madisonville, Louisiana

Great food, great time! Great selection of menu options and the portions are very generous. Their mojito is fire. So many sports on the tv too love to see it. I did not snap any pictures, but the seafood be seafooding read more

I was in town visiting an old friend and craving a softshell crab poboy! We sat at the bar. The soft shell crabs were fried perfectly and French bread was fresh. The atmosphere is fun and casual. We watched the LSU baseball game while we ate. The service was friendly. Always consistently good food! read more

I have been going to Morton's since the 80's. Last night we there to eat & our meal was very lack luster. I had grilled mahi-mahi with an eggplant casserole and a side salad. The salad was none appealing it looked like it had been sit on the plate for days. The best things was the salad dressing, it was the one with spinach. Very unusual but very tasty. The grilled mahi-mahi is supposed to be an 8oz fillet ( this is what the owner told me). Either she needs to raise the price on the dish or get rid of the dish. Oh yea I forgot to mention another great thing was our waiter, and he really cared about us. I paid $18.95 for my meal. I only wish I would have taken a pic of the salad. I am still trying to find the rest of the fish it never has shown up. Look at the pic y'all will not believe I was served this last night and paid $18.95 for fish that was not on the plate. I would have been better to go to Chick-fil-A there I would've gotten a decent meal for the money 8 ounces would've been 8 ounces not 4 oz. The plate should always be served looking full. I will include a pic because a picture is worth a 1000 words. This is no 8oz fillet. This restaurant has really gone down hill. Also the menu has even gone down hill. read more

Morton's - One crappie meal - Seafood Near Me - Madisonville, Louisiana

Wonderful seafood place. We got the calamari as an appetizer. There was plenty of food for 4 people. I ordered the redfish dish which was outstanding as well. I wanted to take advantage of their raw oysters special but nobody else wanted any. I will be back! read more

Todays visit to Morton's Seafood Restaurant in Madisonville has been a total cluster. The first thing our waitress, Brittany, said to us was don't you want to sit at a two top table outside. Well no if I wanted to sit Outside I would have requested it. There was no mad rush that needed a bigger table inside. Then gave us wrong information about the boiled shrimp. Which was not Fresh as there was no juice in the platter when they came out. Evidently microwaved as were the potato corn and sausage since it was still cold in the middle. read more

What has happened to this restaurant. The service is horrible. My wife and I ordered 2 Oyster PoBoys. They brought out 2 Shrimp PoBoys. There was no apology and no offer to bring out the 2 Oyster PoBoys. We specifically travel from the south shore to Madisonville to get Oyster PoBoys. They are really good at Mortons. We are very disappointed by their response to their issue. We will think twice before going there again read more

Morton's is a great seafood restaurant. I hadn't been to Morton's in a really long time, but was craving a waterfront seafood restaurant. Morton's is technically across the street from the water, but it is definitely my kind of place. Morton's is a traditional seafood restaurant like the ones I grew up with. If you're familiar with Bruning's, Russel's or Friend's; it's that kind of place. They offer nearly every variety of local seafood in a casual relaxing environment. The one thing you need to be prepared for is a wait. Morton's is very popular and often fills up. I called ahead when I was nearly there and lucked out with no wait. Shortly after being seated, the onslaught of humanity began. If you are planning on going and don't want to wait, call ahead or plan to come during off peak hours. This particular meal was made even more special because I took my mom with me. I don't know if she realized the significance of us coming here, but I sure did. You see, this is the type of place we went when I was a kid. restaurants like this are permanently etched into my brain. Getting to experience that again with her was really special. OK, enough reminiscing and back to the review. My entree was the fried shrimp platter and fries. This is my absolute favorite dish to order in a seafood restaurant, and their version did not disappoint. I didn't take a count before I started eating, but I'd bet there were almost 20 shrimp on that plate. They were perfectly fried and a great value. Normally when eating fried shrimp I mix up a batch of ketchup and Tabasco for dipping. The ratio is usually three parts Tabasco to one part ketchup and this time was no different. What was different is that I actually used and enjoyed their tartar sauce that accompanied the platter. That is an extremely rare occurrence for me as most tartar sauce gets tossed on the ground forcefully upon tasting. So even after this awesome meal, why did Morton's only rate four stars? It was the service. While it was not horrible, I felt like the server was too busy and left us somewhat abandoned. In summary, Morton's is awesome. If you find yourself around Madisonville and are in need of some great seafood, give Morton's a try. read more

Morton's - Shrimp Platter - Seafood Near Me - Madisonville, Louisiana

Went for Father's Day got seated and watch two tables after us get service had to go find a waiter and let them know they forgot about. Us. She came and apologized and said our waiter had another big table ! Well over staff if you know u going to be busy . Anyway food good got the shrimp plate and artichoke dip , so if you are not picky about service try it read more

This place has been my family's and myself go to place for over 12 years but our last recent visit was the worst experience we have had here ever we went this past Thursday February the 20th and it may have been our last time we ordered 5 seafood platters and have always been pleased with it but this time the portions were smaller than normal for the price you pay the fish had a mud taste due to the skin left on out of 5 platters no one was satisfied with it which is the first time in over 12 years I can say that my wife and daughter always go with the crab legs clusters they charge 30 something dollar's for two clusters and 70 something dollar's for four they always in the past been satisfied with it but this time they each ordered 4 clusters which were very small clusters they had the small legs on but none of them had the large claw legs those small clusters were definitely not worth $70 something dollar's for two orders of 4 clusters very small and very disappointed we spent over $400 as we always do and this time was very dissatisfied and this after all these years may be our last time this place used to be the best place on the northshore but not so sure after this experience this was the only time we were disappointed in the visit however the waitress was very nice but unfortunately the food was not read more

A group of my friends went there and said the prices were outrageous, the food was mediocre. They did say the service was good, but $27.00 for a pound of boiled shrimp is highway robbery. Now I have no intention to go there. read more

Another restaurant that used to be great is no longer what it used for be. I hadn't visited Morton's in almost a year and I must say I will no longer be a returning customer. My little sister loves seafood so we went on Monday to eat for her birthday. The seafood is mostly fried they don't have a lot of fresh options so we mainly ordered Poboys. My little sister ordered hers fried shrimp and My older sister, my dad and myself ordered grilled. My little sister's fried shrimp were tiny tiny and mostly breading. I got the grilled shrimp poboy and you can tell it's frozen shrimp it's tiny and it had a very fishy smell to it. My sister and dad who also got grilled shrimp agreed. I also ordered the gumbo and by far it is the worst sour tasting gumbo I have ever had. I wouldn't even call that gumbo it was li sewer water. I truly don't understand how a restaurant who used to have delicious food doesn't feel ashamed to serve and sale customers this disgusting food. I see it happening all around town. Restaurants begin making delicious food then all of a sudden start buying cheaper quality products and slowly start losing business. I wouldn't be surprised if they closed down with in 6 months. If you are looking for tastes full food that is quality worth this is 1000% not the place. If you like frozen season-less fishy shrimp and sewer tasting gumbo then this is the place to go. read more

Fantastic and flavorful oysters. Had a party of 15 and the service was quick and on point.

I was headed to Mandeville, LA when a small, quaint town caught my eye. Madisonville. Located on the riverfront with yachts docked along the side. I found a restaurant called 'Morton's' (no, not the inevitable chain), but a nice restaurant with a lot of pizazz. The atmosphere is friendly and inviting, my server (Blair) was knowledgeable with a friendly smile. I ordered a 'Morton's Cajun Ice Tea' to start. Lemon vodka, sweet tea vodka, homemade tea and a lemon. Then I ordered oysters in 1/2 shell (served with horseradish, crackers and cocktail sauce... all of the accoutrements) to start. They're HUGE and delicious. Next: the crab cakes served with shrimp cream sauce. They're delectable. Crunchy outside with a crab filling that was mostly crab. Finally! Haha. To finish, 'homemade bread pudding with rum sauce. I'm going out on a limb on this one, but when in Rome.... It was the proper ending to a great meal. Amazing sauce with apples and cinnamon. All in all, I highly recommend Morton's if you ever come this way! read more

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We had a great meal here today:) We loved the boiled shrimp and crawfish, catfish nuggets and onion rings! Can't beat the relaxing view and great service! read more

For the second time in as many months, we were very disappointed with the service. The food is ok though. Last time, like this one, after being seated, I went to the hostess to ensure we had a waiter or waitress assigned after 15 minutes. After listening to the waitress make excuses the first time for the delay, I asked again for a waiter or waitress. A young waiter was ready to swoop in and help, but he was shut down by another waitress. After specifically asking not to send the pre-existing waitress, she continued to return and disappoint. I was looking forward to their boiled crabs this season, since last year's was wonderful at Morton's. Good luck. read more

Place is gross, food is gross, and they are so cheap they over charge you for the food then charge extra to use a credit card. Stay away, not worth your time or money. read more

I've been coming to this place since they opened. I grew up in the area and my family is still nearby. The location is incredible. The service is always excellent. The food is generally good, but I have a complaint! Last summer I took a large group of people from out of town there and I recommended the oyster po boy. many people had one and the bread was really bad, very stale. I was so disappointed, but I wrote it off as a bad day and a one off kind of thing. However, I went back today and had a po boy served on very stale bread. I am a native of the area. I've eaten 1 million Po boys. I know what fresh po boy bread should be like. Really bummed me out because I want this place to be great. And I know it's possible to get good bread in this area. Are you getting quality bread and just serving it after it is stale or is it not good bread from the get go. I've had po boys from Frady's and Domelise recently and you guys should make a sandwich that's up to that standard. I've had it before ar Morton's many times when it was great. I know you can do it again! read more

We love stopping in these parts of Madisonville when on the way home from a raid trip or if out in that area. The view is nice. The restaurant, well not so much as far as taste. The place itself is nice. I like the waterfront dining view. This particular stop we tried the gumbo and I had the chicken salad. The dressing was bland. The gumbo was so so. I ordered Tchefuncte Martini that sounded like it would colorful. Wrong LOL. My husband said he figured it looks just like the river it's named after. Hahaha. It tasted good though. All in all, the food was okay. It was edible and we were hungry. Maybe we could have chosen something else. Can't complain about the service. Nice young man helped us and was attentive. We like the vibe of the place so I know we will be back. Just might have to try a seafood platter instead of the plain chicken Caesar salad. read more

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The food was excellent. Our waitress was attentive, polite, and correctly filled our orders. We sat outside on the porch and the view was nice. The Tchefuncte River runs almost right in front of the restaurant. You can watch the boats go by and the bridge opens every hour on the hour. The bathrooms were clean and stocked. The prices were high. You'll pay $18 for a basic charbroiled white fish, $16 for a fried catfish plate, and $5 per crab. That said, the portions were good. My fish plate came with some sort of brown soy-vinaigrette sauce that tasted unfortunate. I declined to use it and instead opted to squeeze a provided lemon slice over the charbroiled fish. Tasty! The side salad seemed pre-made. It wasn't what I'd call crispy fresh. Recommend the Twisted Chargrilled Oyster appetizer. They come with parmesan cheese and crab meat on top. read more

Morton's - Catch of the day. - Seafood Near Me - Madisonville, Louisiana

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I have been going to mortons since 1990, never really had a bad experience until today. What a sad and pathetic menu to put out for fathers day. We drove 48 minutes to dine here just to get greeted with this pathetic menu. I don't care what the reasoning was for this trash tier menu, it was a slap in the face. I saw multiple people ask several waitresses if that was the whole menu just to get up and leave after. I wont be coming back after this. We could have just stayed on the southshore if we knew this was gonna be the menu. The picture of the menu doesnt show(didnt fit in the pic) it but you could only pick one seafood choice for the fried platter, total rip off. You guys really dropped the ball today. read more

Morton's - Disappointing and flat out dreadful Fathers day menu. - Seafood Near Me - Madisonville, Louisiana

Terrible service! It started with our drinks. She failed to bring our drinks out and didn't remember what we ordered. Our food came out wrong multiple times and when we got the bill, there were multiple things on it that we didn't order. It was funny because she stated they were going to take a couple things off because of the poor service. She attempted to fix it three times before finally getting it right. Terrible service! read more

Very pretty location .. can see the water from the restaurant. Great service... meh food! It was good.. not great and not impressive presentation. The redfish was a Thursday special and did have a few random small crawfish laid on top. served with the typical bagged lettuce called a salad. read more

Morton's - Blackened redfish with potatoes and broccoli.. - Seafood Near Me - Madisonville, Louisiana

Went there tonight (Sunday) evening around 7 pm. Waitress comes to the table ask for our drink order and we asked about getting some charbroiled oysters. She tells us, we are out of fish, out of crabs, out of oyster and out of shrimp and we are about to close. We asked what do you have? She didn't come back after 10 minutes so we left and went to elsewhere (Chimes..which had plenty of oyster!!) very upset Needs to be zero stars but can't give a review with no stars. read more

This place was a a jewel to find. The food was just as amazing as all the reviews say. My husband had been there before and he's not a seafood eater so if he says it's good it must be. We got the charbroiled oysters. Wow!! They were so good. This place is a must when your in town!!! read more

Morton's - Charbroiled oysters and Bloody Mary. - Seafood Near Me - Madisonville, Louisiana