We had a birthday get-together in the upstairs room, and I highly recommend this for anyone looking for a private dining area. We had designated servers who took great care of us. They were great to work with in planning it and provided everything we needed. The food was great, the atmosphere was great, and the service was great, all at a reasonable price! read more

Hot, fresh food and friendly service! Do yourself a favor and give them try--you won't be sorry!

Great food and great service! Love Rusty Pelican! Both locations are great (Mandeville & Cov)

Burger was terrific. I've never had their burger, so I decided to try it and was not disappointed. We are actually eating there again tonight. read more

Just had my first and last Rusty Pelican meal. Awful would be too kind. Crab cake should've called bread cake or a hush puppy that sat next to a crab! Shrimp should be declared weapons they were so hard. PLEASE, there are numerous restaurants in our area that are trying, this place is not. Ship it! read more

We highly recommend the fried green beans appetizer. We had the pleasure of sitting outside on a Saturday evening, the weather was beautiful and the picnic tables are comfy. We got salad and fried shrimp to share. The shrimp could use a little more seasoning in the batter, they were kind of bland but still delicious. The Buffalo fried chicken salad was fresh but who ever made it poured the last of the croutons contents on top and the salad was mostly crouton crumbs which took away from the fresh veggies. We have been here before and we will be back!!! read more

As a recurring customer, I regularly order the fried catfish. perfectly spiced tartar sauce, and the best onion rings in St Tammany.

I have been here multiple times! I have had fantastic service and food every single time. I'm so glad they brought Rusty Pelican to the area! read more

This is a cute spot in the middle of a planned community. Food was reasonably priced, service was good. Husband got shrimp and fries, I got the very large chicken parm sandwich, one daughter got a grilled shrimp salad that she loved, and littles got grilled cheese. The restaurant was clean and family friendly. We weren't sure if we were supposed to bus our own table or not because there were big trash cans around, so we cleaned up ourselves. Would definitely try them again. read more

A awesome hideaway for great friend seafood! Got it to go everything was homemade and delicious. Great seasoning on the fried stuff. Yum. We will be back! read more

Ordered takeout. Customer service is terrible. Does not answer phone. Minimal eye contact when order in person. Wait time on food is selectively longer for different groups of people. read more

Great fried shrimp sandwich on French roll dressed. I liked it with the sweet potato fries and a cold beer. Friendly service in a very casual sports environment in this franchise restaurant. Self seating. read more

The crab cakes, cheeseburger + seafood gumbo are amazing! We absolutely love this place! The food is super fresh as well. I am so happy the new location is super close to my house :) read more

The fried jalapeños were so good, not greasy at all. I had the shrimp tacos, grilled, and the shrimp were seasoned so well. We'll be back!

Hands down the best place in Covington to get food made to order - great atmosphere & this place rocks ! Bacon cheeseburger is always a favorite when I'm there & the appetizers are fresh & hot ! read more

Food is great, and service is amazing. Also, it is very reasonably priced. Had the shrimp basket and it was perfect. Gotta get it if you're nearby. read more

We had the Firecracker Shrimp sandwich and it was one of the best buffalo shrimp, jalapeño, bacon and pepper Jack sandwiches ever!! Fried mushroom appetizer with homemade ranch dressing was delicious! We will be back! read more

Rusty Pelican has delicious food however, DO NOT place an order online. About a month ago, I ordered online and picked up our food at the given pickup time. We only live a few miles away and the food was cold when I got it home. Today, I placed an order requesting an 11:45a pickup. I arrived at 11:30a, 15 minutes before my requested pickup time. My order was being placed on the counter as I walked in. What really got me though was that the pickup email from RP stated my order would be ready at 12:15p, 45 minutes after I arrived and saw my order being placed on the counter. There is nothing worse than cold food, especially cold fried food... read more

Amazing food, outstanding customer service!! Whenever family is town they always request a visit to Rusty Pelican. They never disappoint.

You'll find this tucked back in a woodsy area, so don't pass it up because it's not in the center of town! You'll be happy with the looks, the feel and food. I ate agrilled Mahi sandwich with a cold draft beer. Since the open kitchen is directly behind the bar, the chef had the chance to ask me about my food (great!). Blond, varnished woodwork makes this place look light and clean. Fast prep (well above "fast food") is an obvious attraction - I saw many call-in orders prepared. I'm sad this may be the only time I'll be in this neighborhood as I travel. Give them a visit!! read more

my brother and I had lunch the other day and let me tell you that our food came out in less then 10min and everything came out pimping Hot that was awesome I recommend everyone come and try this experience. read more

Staff is incredibly rude here and take out orders are NEVER correct. Don't even bother calling to get it rectified because I can assure you, they don't care. It's unfortunate because I really wanted to like this place but I can't give my money to rude people anymore. read more

Everything we have ordered from here is delicious!! The fried mushrooms, fried artichoke heart, eggplant spears, cheese sticks(more like logs), fried green tomatoes and the fried pickles are all favorites in our house and we usually fight over the mushrooms everytime!! I haven't tried the burgers but my husband loves them, I usually always get the Jive Bird(Buffalo chicken) sandwich and it's the perfect amount of flavor and heat along with their homemade ranch dressing. If you're looking for a good Resturant where the food is always fresh this is the place. We usually get take out, but live in ponchatoula and the food is always still hot by the time we get back home with it, so I don't know what the complaints are about the food being cold when picked up, these people must have left their orders sitting there for a while before going to get it. read more

Really good hamburgers! The jacked up burger is my favorite. Also, we love the fried pickles and the salads.

love this place ...the gumbo is delicious !! The fried combo platter is very good at a great price for what you get !!! Def recommend !!

This place has some of the best ground beef I have ever tasted and the fried pickles are just amazing like the customer service

Gumbo was watery, roast beef poboy rubbery and server forgot to pack our second side order.

overall the food was great but my biggest problem that would stop me from going is the fact that they play with your food right infront of you. i watched my entire meal be made with no gloves, the cooks touching the same dirty rags and clothes then touching the food, cleaning tables then coming back to touch the food. not one time did they use anything besides there hands they picked up cheese, lettuce, everything with there bare hands and it was pretty gross. read more

This is the time of year where seafood is more requested (during lent) and you are able to find many restaurants serving shrimp and seafood selections. My family decided to try the Rusty Pelican tonight and were extremely disappointed. I'm not a person who normally does reviews but this restaurant needed one desperately. I'm enclosing a picture of the shrimp and crab cake dinner, the crab cake appetizer and the fried eggplant. I have lived in Covington since 1994 and have been to MANY seafood restaurants. The food portions were simply pathetic, crab cakes were dry, mostly bread with little crab and the fried eggplant was not even edible. I'm not posting this to discourage customers but to alert management to make a change immediately. My mother attempted to talk a manager about our order but was not concerned and only put the blame on the delivery service instead of listening to our concerns. If you are looking for a good shrimp dinner with decent portions try Columbia Street Seafood!! read more