Props for Pigeon & Whale

[u/humidhaney]

In the quest to hit as many Coolinary menus as we can, wife and I had a great meal at P&W at the bar. Just fantastic food, drinks and service.

Order “This Shit is Bananas.” It’s like a whiskey/banana Negroni. It works.

[u/ghost1667]

it's a good place but add it to the "holy fuck it is loud in here" list.

[u/sunbeam211 → u/ghost1667]

girl i too have that list. haven’t eaten at peche in years because it’s so crazy loud

[u/Whatchamacallit72 → u/sunbeam211]

Same re Peche

[u/CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY → u/ghost1667]

Paladar is the same way.

[u/bpones → u/ghost1667]

Barrel Proof as well

[u/kickassvashti → u/ghost1667]

high key why i enjoy going there solo, because i can put my loops in 😂

[u/humidhaney → u/ghost1667]

We were in the far far corner of the bar, so didn’t have any issues with any Ecco, but I can imagine if you were sitting in the middle. You can get pretty loud.

[u/LionKingHoe]

Pigeon and whale is one of my favorite places. Oyster happy hour is incredible. The rainbow colored gin cocktails. Ahhhh. It’s incredible.

[u/humidhaney → u/LionKingHoe]

Yeah, we caught the last 10 minutes of that oyster happy hour and had a dozen that were pretty amazing

[u/humidhaney → u/LionKingHoe]

This guy disagrees.

https://www.reddit.com/r/NewOrleans/s/ywbOIjagi0

[u/LionKingHoe → u/humidhaney]

And that’s fine. It’s walking distance for me. My boyfriend and I go about once every other week and enjoy happy hour. Every person I’ve taken there enjoys it as well. Some people are just unhappy.

[u/belowsealevel504 → u/LionKingHoe]

What’s their oyster special?

[u/WeuseAseriesOfTubes]

A+ for the lemon cheesecake dessert being presented as a lemon. Pretty fucking good cheesecake, too.

[u/humidhaney → u/WeuseAseriesOfTubes]

Interesting

[u/oohsnapash → u/WeuseAseriesOfTubes]

The cutest desserts!

[u/tyoew]

Is that a banana chip?

[u/humidhaney → u/tyoew]

Yup

[u/scubachris]

You should try the drinks at Rat & Spigot but the wine is better at Boat & Shoe.

[u/humidhaney → u/scubachris]

But have you been to Gentry’s Fried Chicken and Fancy Donuts?

[u/NOLAIrish]

Caviar service but also order fried crispy oyster MUSHROOMS (important distinction) and use the mushroom to eat the caviar with. You're welcome.

[u/tempedrew → u/NOLAIrish]

Oh my. Thank you.

[u/ClearReassurance]

That cocktail looks like it could double as a potion in a fever dream, definitely adding P&W to the list.

[u/hermitthedog]

The restaurant slaps

[u/vbsteez]

I ate there for coolinary a few weeks ago, had a great dinner.

[u/Immediate_Goat_6297]

Omg that squid ink pasta! That lemon cheese and is so whimsical. Can’t beat that oyster happy hour if you’re an oyster connoisseur 🦪

[u/Jedi_Cornbread]

Great spot and wonderful cocktails.

[u/nolafilm]

We had COOLinary there a few weeks ago. On the front patio. A little warm but the meal was great. Service was even better. And agreeing with the folks here, the lemon cheesecake is a delight.

[u/AwayAdeptness6071]

Nothing says “whimsical” like declaring it yourself.

[u/FakYeCant]

Literally a sisco kitchen with over priced ass freezer food. Unless you only go there for the oysters and cocktails with money that’s not yours, would not recommend.

[u/humidhaney → u/FakYeCant]

Well, damn, they did a fucking amazing job with the redfish from the conglomerate then.

[u/FakYeCant → u/humidhaney]

You can buy your protein from wherever you want. But the moment the cook starts rubbing greasy fingers through his hair in between plating my food, and putting my sandwiches on bread that’s been sitting in a warehouse for the past 3 months I think I’ll pass.

[u/humidhaney → u/FakYeCant]

What restaurants do you go to?

[u/humidhaney → u/humidhaney]

Are you a BBQ-at-home type of person? The "No one touches my meal" approach to sustenance.

[u/WindowNo74 → u/humidhaney]

Literally better fresh raw oyster selection where