Food gets 3 stars, service a 1. No order of service, auctioning food at table side, poor timing, missing food, etc. maybe they were short-staffed (did not appear to be) but being short staffed should = slow service, not terrible service. read more

This is a great family friendly reataurant. The decor is relaxed with outside seating available on a porch that overlooks a bayou. There is a nature walk that patrons can take if they want. I went with 2 friends on a Sunday about 12:30. We had no wait time for seating. The brunch menu and lunch menu were both available. I ordered catfish with crawfish etouffee. It came with a house salad and I had the remoulade dressing that is made in house. Very good. The entree had 3 large fried filets over rice. I ate one and took home leftovers which were tasty even reheated. I ordered a mimosa and it was also yummy. I gave 4 stars because our waitress seemed to be distracted and inattentive. Could have been her first shift to work that was busy or something else. I bet the next time I go it'll be 5 stars for sure! read more

Second visit, as bad as the first. You can't accuse me of not giving them a chance, in spite of a disappointing experience nearly two years ago. Ironically, nearly the same issues related to service (training?) and timing of orders from the kitchen. Sunday evening. Party of five for early dinner. 5pm reservations. Warmly greeted. Seated promptly. Super friendly server, although most likely new, and in obvious need of training, Took drink orders, but not at all knowledgeable about the bar. We got our cocktails, beers, etc., with no issues, and placed a couple appetizer orders. So far, so good. First red flag. Server stops by a couple times and suggests we place our orders, prior to either appetizer having yet arrived. Ok, we'll get that out of the way. A few minutes later the spinach artichoke dip arrives (great starter, with cool little deep-fried bowtie pasta instead of chips). Second red flag. Salads show up in the 10-15 minutes between appetizers. We go ahead and let them stay, but point out that we still don't have our second appetizer. By now, beers and cocktails are consumed. No water offered. Third big red flag. Entrees appear in the loving arms of cute little bubbly food runners in short shorts. This is where my tolerance wears thin. When she says, "Ok, who has the tuna?", I respond, "Me, but not yet, as we're still between appetizers and have not yet touched our salads." She looks horrified and heads back to the kitchen. Server stops by to apologize. A minute or two later our boudin balls arrive, with the entrees in quick pursuit. Ok, now we've got a little spinach artichoke dip, appetizer plates, untouched salads w/bleu cheese dressing, an entire order of untouched boudin balls, and empty beer/cocktail glasses. We go ahead and make room for the entrees, knowing that bubbly short shorts girls are probably tired of holding them just inside kitchen door. As entrees are dropped, I suggest waters for table. Server asks, "How many?" Seriously, nothing to drink on the table, and there are five of us. Seems like such an easy question. We ask for condiments. No offer to refill drinks, however one guest who was more assertive than I, ordered another cocktail. It finally arrived from the bar. We asked the bar runner if she could round up the condiments. Nothing like your fried shrimp getting cold, while waiting for your cocktail sauce, as your boudin balls chill and your bleu cheese dressing waits in limbo. Fortunately, the server was approaching with waters and condiments, once again apologizing for the timing. Credit to this guy, he did his best with a smile and kept coming back to be sure "everything was good". Bless his heart! Now would someone, for the love of God, please offer him some training?!? That could be a huge first step, because then maybe he could control the timing of the kitchen? I'm no restaurant expert here, but someone needs to connect the dots. Way too much potential at stake with a beautiful, high-budget building in a nice little parklike setting, with pretty damned good food, great beer selection, and friendly staff, but quite possibly a case study for the most lackluster management/training in the industry? read more

Wife and I dined here based on the recommendation of a friend that lived in Covington. Food was good, not fantastic. I had the Half and half fried shrimp and catfish. Beer selection is fairly extensive although they were out of a couple of the wheat beers listed on the tap menu. We chose to sit outside on the back patio and even with the heat and humidity it was comfortable with the fans going and the noise wasn't that bad, we were able to have a comfortable conversation. Make sure and take a minute to walk the boardwalk down to the river and don't miss the goats and chickens in the fenced in area along the way. read more

The Chimes Covington - Half and half - fried shrimp and catfish plate. - Pubs Near Me - Covington, Louisiana

I usually come here when I crave chargrilled oysters and it doesn't disappoint. I've tried a few other menu items like the spinach and artichoke dip(Very good), their burgers are just okay (wouldn't get them again),the gumbo and red beans are waaaayyy too salty for my taste buds, the seafood lasagna has been a hit or miss for me(sometimes too much sauce so it's too rich),Mac and cheese is okay but also can be too salty. I do like some of the chef's specials(They change daily) but I don't think I've had a bad chef's special. read more

Hour long wait to be seated when restaurant was half empty. Terribly slow service after that. My wife actually got her raw oysters pretty fast. I ended up filling up I. The crackers that came with them just to keep from starving. Horrible. read more

We love the Chimes for what it is. And it's the perfect way to show guests and visitors a taste of our side of the lake.

Had a couple of appetizers and a couple of beers and really like the place. Next time going for the main course meals but, I really like the service. Great servers!! Going to come back. read more

This restaurant is great one of the best in Covington. My favorite are the following: etouffe, chargrilled oysters topped with bacon, cheese and jalapeños, stuffed mushrooms, and the bread pudding. The serving staff is always really friendly. I can always count on having a great experience at the Chimes. read more

Love coming here, always got great food and environment! The seafood is awesome and I enjoy the variety offered.

Horrible service. Food is okay but not great. The Chimes is overrated. This is a very political restaurant. They cater to the politicians, police, judges, lawyers etc. everyone else gets crappy service. (Unless you have "the look") read more

I'm posting this review here because the Chimes in Covington deleted my review from their Facebook page. Rightly so because it was true and to the point. Had lunch with my family on the 20th. We sat out on the deck and it was great!!! The service was great as well!!! However, the food was gross. We had to fight off the flies the entire time so they would not land on our food. The shrimp Poboy was terrible. The shrimp were the small frozen ones and the bread was below average quality. The roast poboy was terrible as well. We literally did not eat our food and left it on the table. We did find a very long hair in the bow tie pasta. We left with a $90 bill. SORRY Chimes. read more

We were visiting from Houston and decided to try The Chimes out, and I'm so glad we did. We ordered the boudain balls, catfish perdu, and the red beans and rice. Everything was excellent, very fresh and had excellent flavor! The service was great as well, and i love the atmosphere with the outdoor seating and beautiful view. We will definitely be back! read more

Excellent food ! Could use additional bartenders to keep up with volume of restaurant orders and bar patrons. Appears the bartenders were stressed out ... no smiles.. forgot small details. read more

I always like the food and atmosphere is great. Need to work on to go orders on busy days. Probably not good to have food sitting on counter behind check out for 10-15 minutes per your employee while I sat and waited for the food. Rating i strictly based on regular visits, but improvement needed there. read more

The first time I ate at Chimes was in Baton Rouge and the food was delicious. This time, we decided to try the one in Covington. The service was great, but I wasn't impressed with the seafood pasta I ordered. It was very bland and needed additional seasoning & sauce. I will definitely have to try a different dish the next time I go. read more

These fries make me wish I lived in Covington. Service is always great, the outdoor sitting and views outside are really pretty. The food is tasty and the atmosphere is lively. read more

Hey we came back to this restaurant after a few years bc we live on the other side of the parish and it did not disappoint. I had duck and sausage gumbo which was delicious and my wife had a dozen oysters which were huge! She felt so bad she had to cancel her soup order. Our waitress was great and attentive. It was an all around great lunch experience. read more

Wow! We had heard great things but until we came to see the beautiful space, atmosphere, dine on the beautiful patio and watch the sunset we just couldn't have known. The food was so delicious and such great quality that we completely enjoyed the entire experience. I highly recommend the pork chops with Abita Root Beer sauce! The kids loved the grilled shrimp!! Sorry, no pics... we ate it all up. read more

It's chimes. You should know already. They serve food and beer. It's good. Been probably one thousand two hundred fifty two times. Will go again. read more

Great place for big groups who like lots of beer. Although they have a full bar, they have a plethora of taps and are pretty quick with service despite the huge crowds they draw. Their food is also spot on; I had the pasta alfredo and boudin balls and they did not disappoint! All of our north shore friends go to Barley Oak, but I think I prefer the Chimes! read more

Cool environment and awesome deck! This place is huge! Food was decent but the drinks were entirely too expensive for the restaurant. $12.00 a shot? I would expect that at a high class place but not a giant sports bar. My wife and I spent well over $100 which isn't too much but like I said... for the menu provided the liquor is too much. I'll still give 4 stars for the view alone. read more

When you complain and the person at the next table high-fives you.... We waited forever. Luckily they have good beer. We ordered a tiger shrimp thing off the "grilled" menu. It was $10...FOUR SHRIMP. Not kidding. I complained and was told "I don't set the prices" it was also over cooked. Strategically he doesn't cook the food either. He walked away shaking his head like it was the 14th complaint of the night. Maybe it was. When he left the table our neighbors came over and said how their food sucked too. Very disappointed. Go to Acme about a mile down the road. It's not Middendorf's or White's but it's better than starving...on four shrimp. read more

Didn't eat the food but the beer selection seemed decent to us. We had a really good few local beers out on the patio. It was very hot, but also nice to be out there. Our server was very nice. read more

Service is terrible. Food is average. Go to chili's. Your time would be better served.

Fun for drinking, awful service! Awful management. That pretty much sums this place up. My burger took 30 minutes longer to come out than everyone else's food, then it was all wrong. Thats pretty bad. I always consider how the manager handles a mistake before getting upset, and they didn't do anything about it. I will go for drinks in the future with my friends but never if I'm hungry. read more

I'm very disappointed with our visit this evening. I had family here from out of town and wanted to give them a good Louisiana experience. We waited over an hour to be seated, weren't given silverware or small plates for our appetizers. The only drink refills we received were the ones we had to ask for. One of our entrees came out completely wrong, which the manager did comp from our check and I appreciate that, but the rest of the food was just okay. Definitely not worth the wait. I wish I had taken them somewhere else as they are not here for long. read more

Pushy waiters. Mediocre food. Noisy to excess. Not a nice vibe. In and out approach rather than a place to make an evening of.

Literally still sitting here waiting for my check. We had 6 people in our party. 4 out of the 6 ordered a protein (3 burgers and a steak)...every single one was undercooked. All pasta was bland. When we spoke to the manager he did not seem that concerned about it and basically said he was "sorry to hear that" and that was the end of it. We then had to pay for our undercooked, bland food which we barely ate. Not a good experience at all. read more

I'm obsessed with this place. It's so gorgeous. Great beer selection. Food is good. Nothing AMAZING but it's definitely not gross either. Highly recommend read more

Great place to have some drinks and try local beers. Great appetizers. Entrees are average. Not my first choice of restaurant, but definitely a top pick for appetizers and drinks. read more

New Year's Eve four of us went early and waited the usual 45 minutes. As we walked to our table I noticed 6 or more tables empty- I asked the hostess why and she said that they were under staffed. Really? Hiring is easy. A person is a no show you replace them. One server for the whole back patio is a problem- we waited and ordered appetizers- after 10 minutes we were told the kitchen was out of the dip and boudin , two of the main dishes. we just skipped it all. We quickly ordered our meals knowing there was a wait. Wife ordered a large salad which she enjoyed. I had the ribeye - very good - the steamed vegetables were not cooked and was cauliflower and carrots only. Did not eat them- $25 for a steak only is a bit pricey- we will consider next year a different location-. read more

I've been to the Chimes restaurant many times now on visits to Covington and I have to say that their char grilled oysters are the best I have had in the area. That plus the ENORMOUS selection of craft beers is my #1 reason why I keep returning. Their menu has a wide variety of seafood and regional food choices and I have never had a bad meal. Service has always been friendly and attentive, even on busy evenings. On nice days you can sit outside and enjoy the large deck area. Be aware that lots of folks bring their kids to sit at the outside deck (which by the way you can walk down to the river and maybe spot a gator or turtles). It can be annoying if the parents allow the kids run rampant around while others are trying to enjoy the outdoor atmosphere. If you are into sampling a variety of craft brews, then this is a great place. Take a seat at the bar and strike up a conversation with the servers. They always have been able to suggest something to fit my taste! read more

Awesome patio area next to the river. Traditional American dishes that compare to most big chains.

Went into the chimes for some drinks and a relaxing night. I became way more than that. The people were either all from LSU or Tulane University. Many young college kids. Beer selection was great but service was mediorce due to it being so busy. The atmosphere was a very young college bar atmosphere. Id definitely go back if I was in the right mood. Parking sucked as well. read more

So disappointing. I ate here when it first opened and liked it... Im pregnant now and decided to give it another try. I placed a to-go order for a burger plain, and some fries. When I got home I cut the burger in half and it was red and still cold in the center, and the bun was soaked in blood. I should have taken a picture of it, but didnt think about it until now. Being pregnant, I most definitely cannot eat raw meat. The fries were fine. I'm not sure if it was just because it was a to-go order but I assumed it would be the same as if I were to eat in the restaurant. I may try it again, but as of now it kind of ruined this place for me :( read more

Awful, awful, awful. We got there and were immediately seated in the back room where two people were shouting across tables with their laptops and paperwork spread out clearly doing business of some kind. Once being reseated, the waitress took AGES to do everything and the food tasted bland at best. The place has serious potential as the scenery is beautiful. But without a new wait staff and a better set of recipes in the kitchen, it'll be a one-star-wonder indefinitely. read more

Since I moved to Louisiana 4 months ago, this is the best food I've had in any restaurant. I've dined in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Shreveport, and Lafayette. By far, this is my favorite restaurant. The quality and taste of the food is amazing. The cocktails are second to none. read more

Great Restaurant with nice employees and atmosphere. I visited yesterday and this location is absolutely beautiful.

The only reason I came was as a request from my best friend. Her request was to meet for lunch on her birthday, so my hubby and I drove the hour to meet her and whet hubby for lunch. I have to admit that the BBQ Shrimp Po'boy was not that bad. The other things left you wondering why. No one can do chargrilled oysters like Drago's, but these were no where close. It took forever for our oder to arrive. We were only a party of three. We kept ourselves entertained, so it wasn't so bad. However, we should have to wait too long for a po'boy and chargrilled oysters. Our server was good, but she forgot about us somewhere through the meal. I ran out of water, and never got a refill and neither did my BFF. We actually ended up sharing her sister's water. We all had a great time because we were together, but not because of the food or service. Save your money and try out other places. This place is overpriced and the food is not that great. read more