pêche seafood grill

we went for a late dinner on a friday night, fortunately for us we had reservations because the place was packed out!  after getting our first apps we could see why.  in particular the oysters and crab claws were incredible.  we got the whole red fish for the table and it was amazing as well.  we really liked this place and would gobackthe next time we are in nola.  worth checking out for sure.

impressive new place. super fresh fish simply prepared. good sides. too much char left on the grilled onions made some of the dish inedible. when we asked for some bread we were told that they were not aloud to give bread even though there was some crusty loaves in the kitchen. it would have been great with the eggplant side we ordered. the waiter seemed to be embarrassed that this was the party line. other than that bit of lameness i was really impressed and would definitely bebackif i lived here.

a quick walk up magazine street from the convention center, both the louisiana children’s museum and national wwii museum not far away, peche seafood grill has quickly ascended to the same lofty status as other donald link restaurants by way of the beard award for best new restaurant and best chef: south in 2014, a wednesday lunch showing the space dedicated to seasonal, costal seafood to be a bit more pricey than it could be, but still pretty great.

continuing a downtown trend to invigorate the warehouse district, chef ryan prewitt given the reins to a semi-open kitchen and raw bar overlooking worn wood tables and a room bathed in blue, those entering peche will quickly notice a nautical theme referenced by everything from the bar décor to the wall-art, the service loose but professional in describing a handful of daily specials atop a menu also prone to frequent change.

seated at a lengthy banquet withbackto the kitchen, the bar and dining area quick to fill with a suited lunch crowd of businessmen and convention-goers, it was with an eye on variety that the decision was made to eschew large plates in favor of snacks and small plates, the first round of dark seafood gumbo alongside pepper-infused shrimp fritters each impressive in their complex interplay of textures as well as spice profiles best described as piquant or bright as opposed to ‘hot.’

a bit more hit and miss with course two, the hush puppies amongst the best ever seen with a golden crust that actually crackles overlying a soft center of cornmeal and chives without a hint of oil, the $13 trio of “crab stuffed” shrimp proved barely-so, the version at jacque-imo’s only $8.95 for nearly twice the portion of both shrimp and stuffing with a far more interesting pimento cream sauce.

already impressed by chef maggie scales desserts at cochon and cochon butcher, several similarities seen on the peche menu, at least in terms of ingredients and concepts, salted peanut pie here was served much like the traditional pecan version over a sticky-sweet base with a topping of salted peanut ice cream and dark chocolate sauce, the steamy apple toffee cake walking a fine line of spices and sugar with a pudding-soft texture alongside a ball of tangy sour cream ice cream.

this place was the best. great service and amazing food. couldn't eat enough. i want to gobackso i can try everything on the menu. so fresh and so yummy!

amazing food! started with the seafood platter and the fried bread - both were delicious! shared the while redfish for dinner and will definitely be comingbackto order that again. best meal of the trip to new orleans.

this was definitely one of my favorite places to eat in new orleans, and i'm looking forward to comingbackwhen i'm there next.

it's not the cheapest, but the service is impeccable and the wine and food are fantastic. you really can't go wrong with anything you order here, as long as you like seafood (if you don't, you've found yourself at the wrong place). i can definitely see how they got a james beard.

my personal favorite: the whole fish.

mahi ceviche


-----27 sep, 2014-----

nice new spot on my list now..... not on my favorite list yet but certainly had a good start as i tried them out on a weeknight while in town.

scored the last seat at the raw bar as a solo diner as the bar was already full at like 6:30 pm.

loved sitting here as the action was fast and furious and oysters and desserts flew by me like planes out of louis armstrong.

the raw bar guys talked it up with you too and gave some recos as well. i was noshing on this evening and ordered small plates and some seafood gumbo. and everyone knows there are a few gumbo recipes. purists like me who grew up on the best gumbo ever in ocean springs, mississippi know that a seafood gumbo is not degraded with chicken, sausage or anything but copious amounts of seafood. the roux here was as close to my recipe(my grandmas actually) as i have tasted over the years. dark and short of burned but very rich and buttery.

i also had smoked drumfish with butternut squash and some spice along with other friends. marinated crab claws in chili vinegar were tasty as well but for $14 i would like a few more of them on the plate please. i finished with a lush dish of housemade pappardelle pasta with shitake and chanterelle mushrooms and bacon. as this is one of my fave pasta's i was in heaven here and stuffed after finishing up all these.

i noticed that a few folks bemoaned not having any bread service and i think i will have to agree with them on that count. one of my fave things is the crunchy, hot, fresh bread at mr. b's where you can butter it, dredige it in gumbo or bbq shrimp juice, etc. please add it.

i had two great local brews with my dinner: parish canebreak(a new fave) and nola brewery blonde.

no room for dessert but comingbackwith the wife and getting the peanut butter choice.

hope to make it a fave after next trip and glad to have a new spot in no to visit!

rushed out. my wife and i had dinner at peche a couple of weeks ago for our anniversary. the dinner was great. we also ordered a bottle of wine. we finished our dinner and were finishing our last glass of wine. as soon as we paid the check, the waiter stood by our table told us have a good evening. we were not finished our last glass of wine. my wife and i were not happy about being pushed out as soon as we paid the check so that they could seat another couple! food was good but restaurant was loud. will not gobackagain.

disappointed. i've been hearing great things of peche and have been looking forward to finally experiencing it. needless to say i am let down. nothing here was bad; however, there was nothing particularly good neither. we had the following with our thoughts of each:
the smoked tuna dip - average; all we could taste was smoke and spice. there wasn't much flavor to this other than that
fish sticks - very well battered and fried; fish was amazing texture along with the batter; however, there was practically no flavor
hush puppies - good, but they're still just hush puppies
seafood gumbo - i liked it a lot but the wife not so much
corn/shrimp bisque - exact opposite, the wife liked it and i didn't
lamb skewer - clear winner of the group! was very good. tasted like a fine sausage. it just wasn't anything to make us say we are comingbackor even that the food was worth the cost.

overall this isn't a bad place, but it's definitely not worth the price. if it were in the $5 app $10 entree range, we would probably go back. the problem is this is a high end restaurant with mid level food. i don't recommend it.

the emperor has no clothes.... my husband and i had been looking forward to dinner at peche for months. we travel to new orleans once a year and spend the better part of that year reading about the newest in restaurant options while always frequenting our favorite old standbys. this year we again booked a reservation at restaurant august (our fourth outing there) and clancys in uptown to which we had never been but had long heard was a favorite among locals. but our most anticipated outing was sure to be peche seafood grill, recently awarded the james beard for best new restaurant. not in new orleans. in america. wow. we were pleased to see the converted warehouse as we entered and intrigued by the sandblasted old brick, high ceilings and distressed wood. casual. welcoming, not stuffy. what fun for new orleans! unfortunately it was almost immediately apparent there was a problem. it is literally the loudest restaurant to which we have ever been. not loud in a fun, or familiar or spirited, energetic way. it's like having a meal next to a jet engine. the noise level makes it an almost impossible dining experience. we had hoped the food would make up for the noise. alas, that was not the case. the gumbo was solid, but we were a little disappointed that there was no sausage from sausage king donald link. that must be a recurring surprise for guests as our waiter brought it up proactively before we ordered. my husband had the crab with capellini and gulf shrimp. the shrimp were large and tasted fresh, but the capellini was overwhelmed by the starch in the noodles and very bland. i had the drum which was so spicy that the fish was completely in the background. we had been led to believe we would see fish being cooked over an open fire which was to be part of the dining experience. instead we saw dishes being handed to wait staff over a tall counter top. after an hour of trying to converse and repeating ourselves over and over, we finally gave up, decided to forego dessert which unfortunately looked to be quite good and headbackto the windsor court for coffee and dessert in the lounge (where incidentally the pecan pie was very good). the meal at peche was above average but did not stand up against either august or clancys. how disappointing. if this is the best new restaurant in america, the process must be highly politicized and celebrity chef driven rather than earned on the merits. take a pass on peche or come with your expectations in check.

  call me too cheap, too proud, or maybe just too plain stupid to spend the extra $80 a week on the gps system the rental car company wanted to sell me. navigating the byzantine streets of new orleans (where north, south, east and west don’t apply when it comes to directions – but rather uptown, downtown, lakeside or riverside – if you’re lucky enough to understand how those are situated, can be a frustrating experience. it means i get lost a lot when driving there. asking for directions in this city full of tourists doesn’t help much either. when i drove around searching for a way to getbackon track after losing my way in the under-construction zone that is the warehouse district a couple of weeks ago, five out of the six people i stopped to ask to point mebackto julia street while driving along magazine street, had no idea where it was, and the sixth one sent me in the wrong direction. oh well, i justify it by telling myself that’s the best way to learn my way around. perhaps… un

the atmosphere is wonderful..kinda laidbackand relaxed. blue point oysters are divine as are the mint-chili crab claws. the royal red shrimp with garlic butter is also very.impressiv. you do need to shell them but its worth the work. friend of mine had the seafood gumbo also. was a bit spicy for him but seemed fine to me it came with a crab claw which.was devoured. i had the drum with.tomatoes ans ginger which was amazing. the service was really too notch. they checked on us without being over bearing and were informative on the menu and wines. a+ will definitely be going back