First impression is, it's a bar/restaurant or visa versa. It has your typical news and sports TVs…read morecovering the walls. I arrived a little after 3pm and there were just a few people inside. I was waited on pretty quickly, I think the waiter was just waiting to see where I settled. My waiter Aaron was friendly and attentive, and *tried to suggest something. The problem was, there were too many things I wanted to try! I settled on the fried oysters with a side of cajun fries. The oysters had a delicious seasoning and were well cooked. My only complaint was I felt they had too much breading to appreciate the oyster inside. Again, the breading was delicious - just too much. You get about 10 oysters.The fries were well seasoned as well, and quite plentiful. For dessert I had the caramel banana pie. It looked delicious, but for me, it was just too over the top. For the expense, I certainly would not order again. Speaking of "expense", this place is more in the "medium" price range and not something I would go to on a regular basis for lunch. It was good, and definitely maybe more of a dinner spot. Nice change of pace kind of place!

We first visited this restaurant in February and periodically visited. It is located in the middle…read moreof a strip. Is simply decorated with New Orleans themed. We have tried a variety of menu items and they have all been great! Poor boy (fish or oysters), tacos, shrimp étouffée, and more. The wings are the best, especially with the special! The service is good, however there are very few wait staff, if you go on Tuesday or Wednesday, expect to wait a bit more.

The food was phenomenal! The Joey Bishop's Pasta was creamy and delicious! Staff were amazingly…read morekind. The food may have taken a bit to come, but it was worth it! If you're someone that's looking for a chill pub, this is the place. I highly recommend this!

The restaurant is beautiful outside, we got there on a Monday afternoon, wasn't busy at all. The…read moreinside is very cozy, they have books, paintings on the wall, a great bar. Our waitress was super nice and friendly. Our food came out super quick, everything was delicious. Kid friendly, they have high chairs. Loved this place!!

I have to say I was a bit of a skeptic when we drove up and went inside. But the parking lot was…read morefull and so was just about every table. Lots of chatter amongst the patrons and I can guarantee no one left hungry. My husband had the pulled pork sandwich with fries and a hot dog with cheese and chilli. Our friend had the MONSTER burger and I had sliders. Also to start the fried green beans were amazing. Our drinks were always full and the servers were very friendly. I'm sure we will be back to explore more of the menu. And the bonus is it didn't break the bank! I'll be back!

$10 for 8 wings, fries and a soft drink is an excellent deal in today's world! My husband…read moresubstituted fries for sweet potato fries which were yummy. I had the grilled cheese sandwich. Comes on toasted bread, sliced cheese and blue cheese, spinach, bacon and tomato. I asked for no bacon. It was still very good. I read reviews that service was slow but friendly. It wasn't slow, but it definitely was friendly. The parking lot was full. Inside there were plenty of people having a great time! The music isn't so loud that you can't have a conversation. The TV's has some sort of football game. Idk. I don't follow football lol Overall I would come back and also recommend this place. Side note: they have bison burgers and alligator bites if you're interested.

Food hot. Food very good…read more Burgers juicy. Quesidillas really good. Service fast Service friendly Clean atmosphere. A bit pricey.

We're not from So. Padre. This Sunday evening, our group decided to try Bar Louie / South Padre…read moreisland based on a review for seafood gumbo. Clicked on review to get directions / map. A short 3 mile drive and GPS took us directly to the parking lot for "Clayton's" (NOT bar Louie). We pulled in, asked about Bar Louie, and were directed to the Courtyard by Marriott (bar Louie inside...a fact that is barely mentioned in all SM). Asked if we could park, "sure for $20!" We exited the lot, made a U Turn in Friday night SPI traffic and went next door to Courtyard. Parking lot full, no parking attendants anywhere, no ability to valet, AND no signage about BL. So we returned to Clayton's, paid $20, and walked up the ramp for Clayton's. No signs for Bar Louie anywhere that we could see. As we approached the beach, we saw "Mariluna's" which appeared to be a bar and restaurant at the rear of The Courtyard. Asked a security officer at Clayton's about Bar Louie, and he said "it's right there", pointing directly at Mariluna's. I confirmed his statement by saying "that's bar Louie?" (pointing at Mariluna's) He confirmed! I thought "Did BL take over Mariluna's without changing the signage". Starving and thirsty, we continued walking. Observing employees with "Mariluna's shirts inside the Mariluna's building, told me we were NOT at bar Louie. Still ...no signage anywhere pointing the way to our destination. We decided to walk toward the hotel. This is where we saw a small sign (first picture in post) showing the way to BL. Finally got seated, server took drink and food order. Food arrived and we received a grilled chicken sandwich instead of the grilled cheese sandwich we actually ordered. Easy mistake, Server corrected. Food was acceptable with the exception of the seafood gumbo, which, as a featured dish definitely calls for revisiting the current recipe). Restaurant was virtually empty. Our discussion returned to the difficulty we'd just experienced trying to find, park, and navigate our way from Clayton's to BL. The sparseness of customers became obvious to us. NO ONE CAN FIND THE FRIGGIN PLACE!! Finally, we speculated that either Marriott doesn't need BL to be profitable / successful, or the employees don't need the tips and are averse to making money. Based on our experience...Courtyard and BL are doing a great job keeping the location of bar Louie / SPI a secret from travelers to SPI.

Food and service were good! They 15% for the burger of the day. I had the frito pie burger and it…read morewas very good!

AMAZING BURGER SPOT!!!!! We stopped in for lunch and ordered the BMS and Meat Lover AND WOW!!! we…read morewere seated right away and the waitress was kind the place is kind of like a sports bar but smaller and has great music! I will definitely come back and tell friends about this spot! Very happy with everything especially the sweet potato fries

Great restaurant! They have innovative Menu options and great service. I definitely recommend any…read moreof the burgers and those wings! Oof! Enjoy a great meal here and tip your server and bartender well, hard working and friendly staff.

Food is great! Definitely going again! Did not expect the fries to be Delicious! I loved them! Went…read moreduring lunch so it wasn't crowded at all, got my food fast! Billiards and tvs all around. Gives a Bar vibe. Going back!

Very nice spot. The servers and bartenders engage with customers in a genuine way. The food is…read moregood, but the staff rocks! Stop by this place!

This is a great place to wind down. The young lady bringing drinks did a great job and there was…read morean adequate selection.

Raspberry beer was good. Food was ok. I had called earlier in the day asking if they had coconut…read moreshrimp as my 5 year old really wanted some. They said we normally only make those on Thursdays but let me check with the kitchen. They said yes no problem we can do it. Ok cool so we get there come to find out they won't make it for us , so now we have a crabby 5 year old who I told would get coconut shrimp . He ended up getting the pizza but I wish they would have just told us no so we could have gone somewhere else .

Food was sooo good, we were a group of 15 and they had our food out so quickly. Service was great,…read morevery helpful. The whole place was so clean! If you are in South padre this is the place to be! Flatbread was delicious , the balsamic and ranch were maybe the best I've ever had. 10/10, it was worth the 5 hour drive down

Been to JR many times, even on the cruise there is as one. This place is not ran at all. Friday…read morenight and it took a very long time to get food, which 1/2 of it we watched under the heat lamp for 20 min saying I hope that is not ours. The three total people working were working hard. Appears someone decided to not show up or maybe several, who knows. Wont be back before it closes for sure!

Stopped in on my way to the hotel, nice sign, retro decor and tunes, that's about as good as it…read moregets. They weren't busy, maybe 4-5 tables, 12-13 folks, took forever! I'm alone and it took over an hour for a burger, fries, and a soda! COVID, fine, but could have had better at DQ, much cheaper! Sorry folks, wasn't worth the time or the $20!

Blackbirds sing in the dead of night.. but I could eat at blackbeards EVERY night!…read more After a day of fun in the sun on the Island, we enjoyed a delicious meal at blackbeards. I had the catfish po'boy and it was one of the best I've had! Great/friendly service and cool atmosphere. Try it!

I Honeslty have NO idea why people like this place. I will say our server was top notch though! He…read morewas on top of everything without being an annoying hawk. Walking in my son was like this has a great vibe, it's going to be so good! Walking out he said... well we got tricked. We ordered raw oysters, they were super gritty I had to pick sand and stuff out of my mouth, I gave up after the second one. Clam chowder was like white water with seasoning on top. It had zero flavor and was so watery. Luckily our server had just brought us a sample so we didn't lost any money, just said no thank you, but thank you for the sample. Dinner we had kids chicken which was a thin tender that was over fried so more like rubber. The kids shrimp was alright, I would for sure do that over the kids chicken, but they didn't get finished either. The hush puppies were also over fried, I was so excited to try them but the outside and most of the inside was just pure grease fry and just a tiny spot in the middle was still breading, I've literally never seen a hush puppy like it. I was so sad lol. I had a side of blackened shrimp that had good flavor but the shrimp were over cooked and again sort of rubbery. My son had the shrimp poboy, there was no sauce on it, sandwich was so dry he ended up picking off the shrimp and eating them alone. He did not care for the bread they used either which surprised me because he is a carbaholic with a bread obsession. I should have looked at photos before ordering the onion rings. I'm sure some people love the thick cut so it's a total preference thing but the for us no one cared for them. It was cool to see them we were all like whoah! But after 1-2 bites each we were all like meh. The onion slices inside was like eating an apple, they were so thick and now possibly under fried so was like eating a breaded raw onion. After tip I think we spent $140 and I was just disgusted. We've been to the island maybe 6 times and this was by far the worst meal we've had. I was so sad we "wasted" a meal on our trip, there are so many places to eat here. We've driven by the spot for 3-4 years and always wanted to try so what a disappoint. 1 star for food, 5 stars for service, so a 2 star review.