Drago's Seafood Restaurant - Hilton New Orleans Riverside

Best experience ever! We ordered the charbroiled Oysters' regular style and well done. And they both tasted amazing!! I could have done a 3rd dozen and was well satisfied with the bread and butter. We sat in front of the grill where the magic happened, and seeing how many Oysters they go through is an eye opener. The place was packed on a Friday night, so we had to get creative on finding good seats. Obviously, food servers were busy all over, so I recommend ordering everything ahead of time and spec delays, but will get it patiently.

Came here right away when they opened. Service was great! Juan was super sweet and attentive. We ordered a variety of item. Ordered charbroiled oysters, lobster Mac and cheese, chicken/sausage Gumbo, seafood Gumbo, and wedge salad. The charbroiled oysters were delicious. Perfect size for oysters and not overpowering. The bread/baguette was just perfect and crunchy. It was great bread for dipping in the sauce the lobster Mac and cheese was cheesy a d good. The top layer of cheese had a nice crust. The wedge salad had the perfect amount of toppings to eat with the wedge. A little too much dressing, but not complaining! The Gumbo was just OK. Good size, but needs a little more flavor. This place was convenient for food and surprisingly decent!

Excellent bar ! Grilled oysters out of this world! We were walking around playing tourist in our own city. Usually this place is so packed. You can’t even get in the door so when we noticed, we could get a seat at the bar we tucked in. Ordered our favorite beverages and my vodka martini was excellent. Ice crystals, and everything. About the time I was midway through my martini, our chart grilled oysters showed up. So the challenge that normally comes with char grilled oysters, is that when you try to soak up the butter with your bread, you can get char pieces that you can’t chew. I don’t know how they did it, but I was able to eat the oysters with the butter and the bread and had no crispy bits. If you’re from out of town, don’t be afraid of bread, butter, and oysters - it’s like the Trinity for your taste buds. Magical flavors and pretty much only get here in New Orleans.

We came here with a group of 5 friends. The location of the restaurant is inside of a Hilton, but their main entrance is from the left side of the Hotel’s entrance. It was a bit confusing for us, and we went through the lobby of the Hotel. To get to the seating section of the restaurant, we had to walk across the whole restaurant, which would have been fine, but the tables were so close to each-other we had to leap around. We ordered waters, sodas, and cocktails. They all arrived pretty fast to our tables, except the cocktails. We had to wait about 10minutes for them to arrive. For appetizers we got 12 charbroiled oysters and alligator tail tacos. They were presented beautifully and tasted amazing. They arrived fast too. For entrees, we got seafood angel-hair pasta, seafood pasta with grilled shrimp, fillet mignon steak, and the “Mac Daddy Trio”. They arrived fast seafood and the pasta were tasty and delicious, big portions. The steak was smaller portion, tasted good and cooked perfectly for the way we asked. The “Mac Daddy Trio” was not what we expected. The lobster it came with tasted plain, we didn’t get any butter with it. The steak was good but the lobster Mac and Cheese tasted weird. It was way too salty and the lobster tasted like it was old. Presentation wise all our foods were presented beautifully. For deserts, we got their cheese cake. It was delicious, although it did not look like a cake what so ever. The service was okay, nothing special though. Our waiter was slow and not very professional as a waiter with the way he talked to us. The atmosphere of the restaurant was very crowded and loud. The tables were way too close to each-other. Overall the place was clean and had some cool decorations and televisions on the walls.

The food catfish was so crunchy on the outside and flaky and moist on the inside. It was some of the best catfish I've ever eaten. The fried alligator bites were crunchy and delicious. It was my first time trying charbroiled oysters, and they were amazing. The rice in my cousin's shrimp creole was undercooked and crunchy, so the manager took it off the bill. The service was amazing! Will definitely be back next time I'm in New Orleans. 😋

Drago’s was recommended by many people. I will say I made it my business to explore the menu and I must say I was not disappointed. I will be honest and say may be a bit overrated but overall it was a great experience. The oysters were a 10/0. There is valet parking restaurant is very opened and spacious with a full bar.

The Charbroiled oysters came highly recommended and oh boy did they not disappoint. I originally ordered 6 and planned on getting a dinner selection but that plan took a pivot and it was another order that became my dinner. I couldn’t stop at one order. From the first slurp to the last it was perfection. The bread soaking up the butter and completed the meal. Highly recommend and plan to go back in a day or two.

Tailya was excellent and patient with us!!! We had so many questions and she came not only with the answers, but recommendations based off experience, texture, and what we said we preferred (even our hunger levels). She was quick and efficient with getting the orders (despite how long we took) and the food rolled out quickly and was DELICIOUS!!! We will definitely be coming back!!

Best experience ever! We ordered the charbroiled Oysters' regular style and well done. And they both tasted amazing!! I could have done a 3rd dozen and was well satisfied with the bread and butter. We sat in front of the grill where the magic happened, and seeing how many Oysters they go through is an eye opener. The place was packed on a Friday night, so we had to get creative on finding good seats. Obviously, food servers were busy all over, so I recommend ordering everything ahead of time and spec delays, but will get it patiently.

Came here right away when they opened. Service was great! Juan was super sweet and attentive. We ordered a variety of item. Ordered charbroiled oysters, lobster Mac and cheese, chicken/sausage Gumbo, seafood Gumbo, and wedge salad. The charbroiled oysters were delicious. Perfect size for oysters and not overpowering. The bread/baguette was just perfect and crunchy. It was great bread for dipping in the sauce the lobster Mac and cheese was cheesy a d good. The top layer of cheese had a nice crust. The wedge salad had the perfect amount of toppings to eat with the wedge. A little too much dressing, but not complaining! The Gumbo was just OK. Good size, but needs a little more flavor. This place was convenient for food and surprisingly decent!

Excellent bar ! Grilled oysters out of this world! We were walking around playing tourist in our own city. Usually this place is so packed. You can’t even get in the door so when we noticed, we could get a seat at the bar we tucked in. Ordered our favorite beverages and my vodka martini was excellent. Ice crystals, and everything. About the time I was midway through my martini, our chart grilled oysters showed up. So the challenge that normally comes with char grilled oysters, is that when you try to soak up the butter with your bread, you can get char pieces that you can’t chew. I don’t know how they did it, but I was able to eat the oysters with the butter and the bread and had no crispy bits. If you’re from out of town, don’t be afraid of bread, butter, and oysters - it’s like the Trinity for your taste buds. Magical flavors and pretty much only get here in New Orleans.

We came here with a group of 5 friends. The location of the restaurant is inside of a Hilton, but their main entrance is from the left side of the Hotel’s entrance. It was a bit confusing for us, and we went through the lobby of the Hotel. To get to the seating section of the restaurant, we had to walk across the whole restaurant, which would have been fine, but the tables were so close to each-other we had to leap around. We ordered waters, sodas, and cocktails. They all arrived pretty fast to our tables, except the cocktails. We had to wait about 10minutes for them to arrive. For appetizers we got 12 charbroiled oysters and alligator tail tacos. They were presented beautifully and tasted amazing. They arrived fast too. For entrees, we got seafood angel-hair pasta, seafood pasta with grilled shrimp, fillet mignon steak, and the “Mac Daddy Trio”. They arrived fast seafood and the pasta were tasty and delicious, big portions. The steak was smaller portion, tasted good and cooked perfectly for the way we asked. The “Mac Daddy Trio” was not what we expected. The lobster it came with tasted plain, we didn’t get any butter with it. The steak was good but the lobster Mac and Cheese tasted weird. It was way too salty and the lobster tasted like it was old. Presentation wise all our foods were presented beautifully. For deserts, we got their cheese cake. It was delicious, although it did not look like a cake what so ever. The service was okay, nothing special though. Our waiter was slow and not very professional as a waiter with the way he talked to us. The atmosphere of the restaurant was very crowded and loud. The tables were way too close to each-other. Overall the place was clean and had some cool decorations and televisions on the walls.

The food catfish was so crunchy on the outside and flaky and moist on the inside. It was some of the best catfish I've ever eaten. The fried alligator bites were crunchy and delicious. It was my first time trying charbroiled oysters, and they were amazing. The rice in my cousin's shrimp creole was undercooked and crunchy, so the manager took it off the bill. The service was amazing! Will definitely be back next time I'm in New Orleans. 😋

Drago’s was recommended by many people. I will say I made it my business to explore the menu and I must say I was not disappointed. I will be honest and say may be a bit overrated but overall it was a great experience. The oysters were a 10/0. There is valet parking restaurant is very opened and spacious with a full bar.

The Charbroiled oysters came highly recommended and oh boy did they not disappoint. I originally ordered 6 and planned on getting a dinner selection but that plan took a pivot and it was another order that became my dinner. I couldn’t stop at one order. From the first slurp to the last it was perfection. The bread soaking up the butter and completed the meal. Highly recommend and plan to go back in a day or two.

Tailya was excellent and patient with us!!! We had so many questions and she came not only with the answers, but recommendations based off experience, texture, and what we said we preferred (even our hunger levels). She was quick and efficient with getting the orders (despite how long we took) and the food rolled out quickly and was DELICIOUS!!! We will definitely be coming back!!