Acme Oyster House - Metairie

The parking area is small and if you park anywhere near by you'll get towed. So find good parking. The atmosphere is great it's exactly what you'd expect to see inside. Nothing fancy it's all about the food. Food is pricey. Ordered a dozen oysters char-grilled and half a dozen. They had too much chesse which made them to salty. My wife agrees. (she's always right) and ordered rice and beans which to my surprise were very good beans tasted smokey thick. Over all service was great as well. Will … – show

They let us start by getting drinks at the bar and sitting in the waiting area for a half hour or so before our table was ready. They accommodated 13 on short notice and were patient with us.

The chargrilled oysters were over cooked and small and the fried oyster Caesar salad that I had was very soggy and very overpriced. It was underwhelming and probably will never go back again. The server was great though.

NOLA Native (yat) and my husband is a blue blood Cajun. He’s also been a chef for 20+ years with 2 culinary degrees. -Just setting the scene. We are moving to Chicago soon. Great food for what they have but it’s kind of a limited menu. Also, they cant handle the seasonings we have. Either that or they just don’t know how to season. Either way, we know we need to get our fix in before we go. For seafood platters and quality items, holy smokes, come to Acme. Don’t go to the one in the quarter. I … – show

Real French bread and well done shrimp got me. The service was great…limited alcoholic drinks. Will return.