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The Pelican Club, New Orleans, LA

The Pelican Club

4.7
4.7
4488 Reviews
$31 to $50
Creole / Cajun / Southern

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2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 57 times today
Experiences are available.
  • Good for special occasions
  • Charming
  • Good for business meals
The Pelican Club is a contemporary New Orleans restaurant located on historic Exchange Place in the French Quarter. Since opening the doors to the renovated 19th century Creole townhouse in 1990, chef and owner, Richard Hughes has offered a diverse menu based in south Louisiana tradition with French, Italian, and Asian influences reflecting the rich culinary culture of the city.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Fine Dining
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Creole / Cajun / Southern, Seafood, Contemporary American
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Wed, Thu, Sun 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 am–9:30 pm
  • Phone number
    (504) 523-1504
  • Website
    http://www.pelicanclub.com/
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Executive Chef
    Richard Hughes Jr.
  • Catering
    Catering Available
  • Private party facilities
    Located in a 19th-century townhouse in the French Quarter, The Pelican Club offers three classic dining rooms and a large bar for all types of private events. We can accommodate groups from 20 to 250 for events from cocktail parties to 4-course seated dinners with menus customized for your event.
  • Private party contact
    Linda Thomas: (877) 283-4198
  • Location
    312 Exchange Alley, New Orleans, LA 70130
  • Neighbourhood
    French Quarter
  • Cross Street
    Bienville Street
  • Parking details
    We offer partial validation at the Solaris Garage located at 721 Iberville. Upon arrival please inform the parking attendant that you are going to the Pelican Club. They will valet park your car. Current pricing (subject to change) is $5.00 for 2 ½ hours.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Experiences

  • Christmas Eve Dinner

    US$95.00 per person

    Dec 24, 2024 only
    The Pelican Club is renowned for their holiday specials and Christmas Eve will be no exception! Please join us for a remarkable 3-course dinner starting at $95 or 4-courses starting at $103! Vegetarian, Vegan and Gluten Free options included! Price is per person, plus beverages, tax, and gratuity. A la carte menu not available. 20% gratuity added to parties of 6 or more. No separate checks, but we accept up to 5 different forms of payment.

  • New Year's Eve 2024

    US$135.00 per person

    Dec 31, 2024 only
    On New Year's Eve, we will be serving a special four course menu starting at $135 per person, plus tax and gratuity.

  • Thanksgiving 2024

    US$75.00 per person

    Nov 28, 2024 only
    On Thanksgiving, we will offer a special three course starting at $75 per person (plus tax and gratuity).

Menu

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What 4,488 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.7Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4.5Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

  • New Orleans / Louisiana

    Creole / Cajun / Southern

  • New Orleans

    Creole / Cajun / Southern

4,488 Reviews

  1. Lauren

    San Antonio

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    We sat outside and the weather was beautiful. The quarter was unusually quiet but we enjoyed the peace. Our waiter was sweet and attentive but the back waiters could’ve used a bit of training. Just simple things like putting the plates down and pouring coffee were going wrong. The meal was amazing. We had the beet salad, oysters, short ribs, and fried chicken. Everything was delicious and cooked perfectly. We will definitely be back.

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  2. Diane

    Philadelphia

    18 reviews

    5.0

    18 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Delicious...we ordered most of the appetizers and they were delicious. The beet salad was so good. They were a little short staffed, but everyone pitched in to help.

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  3. Dan

    Key West

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 27, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Our server (JT) was on point. He had us laughing within 5 minutes of being there. It was like having a comedian as your waiter. Double Bonus!

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  4. Reto

    Toronto

    19 reviews

    5.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on September 26, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Magnificently great food in a wonderful environment.

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  5. JamieM

    Mississippi

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on September 22, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food and drinks were AMAZING! Service was great as well, very attentive and quick. The restaurant itself is also very beautiful.

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  6. Mark

    Seattle

    9 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on September 21, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Everything was fantastic except the food. The duck was served dry and hard to chew and the rack of lamb was more than slightly overcooked, but passable. Sadly will have to pass from this point on. The ambiance is fantastic, the server was top notch. Change the chef.

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  7. Michael

    Kansas City

    21 reviews

    4.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on September 20, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Our Pelican Club meal was delicious and delightfully unfussy in comparison with meals at other restaurants who seemed to be competing solely on how many superfluous ingredients they could overwhelm a dish with. The roasted duck was the best. Our server, Randy, was attentive and helpful. We would return to the Pelican Club in an instant as part of any New Orleans return trip.

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  8. Ben

    Chicago

    10 reviews

    4.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on September 8, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    The restaurant was extremely noisy but the food and our server Jeremy made this a magical experience. He was very attentive to our needs and made sure that we would return.my wife and I ordered from the Coolinary menu enjoying the oysters, duck, salmon, and borratta. If you are planning on going the crème brûlée and espresso martini are a must to end your meal.

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  9. Rachel

    Charleston

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 7, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Gorgeous historic building, enjoyed being in the cozy wood paneled dining room. The coolinary menu had multiple options for all 3 course. Everything was delicious! (and large portions) so left stuffed. Service was amazing with a very high end atmosphere. highly recommend and would definitely come back at our next visit.

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  10. Alexandra

    New Orleans

    4 reviews

    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on September 7, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 2
    This was my first visit so I wasn't exactly sure what to expect, but I had high hopes as we've been thoroughly enjoying Coolinary and have had some incredible meals at some of our favorite places in town last few weeks! Now, I'll preface this by saying my boo and I are truly "foodies" (even though I hate that term). Lets say we are culinary-inclined and have pretty refined palates. He cooks I would say one of the best steaks I've ever had in my life. Among many other things. So that doesn't exactly help my discerning perspective. For starters, Alex was an excellent server and that part of it was fabulous. Some pointers for Pelican Club: Play some music--This is New Orleans. Burn a candle or two. And take care of the mold smell. That place has obviously flooded a few times and there's probably nothing can really be done but they should be TRYING to mitigate the smell-- walking in and smelling mold is pretty damn unappetizing. Now, everyone there was very nice from the hostess to the server. But the food quality was hit or miss. Soups: pretty good! Salad: absolutely foul -- whoever is reading this, PLEASE for the love of God fix that dressing! Gag -- anchovy was overwhelming -- I'm not easily grossed out -- but that was BAD. Like REALLY bad-- EASY fix. Gorgeous little gem lettuces, ruined by dressing. Might have been rancid not sure. Tasted a bit like bad oil. BUYER BEWARE. Scallop appetizer: very odd, just discombobulated. Just go cliche southern gulf style if you have to, hell, throw a buttery corn succatash on the plate and call it a day. But the weird boiled asparagus thing...no. Also put a little sear on your scallop and give it a nice crust. Flavor-wise the actual scallop wasn't awful. Desserts, bread, cocktails all good. Steak was underwhelming, and come on, those were instant mashed potatoes. For $250? Y'all can do better. You're so CLOSE! Great piece of real estate though-exchange place is a lovely quiet little respite, so much potential!

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FAQs

The Pelican Club offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (504) 523-1504.

The Pelican Club is rated 4.7 stars by 4488 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 57 times today
Experiences are available.

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for The Pelican Club

312 Exchange Alley, New Orleans, LA 70130

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    Bienville Street
  • Neighbourhood
    French Quarter
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Wed, Thu, Sun 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 am–9:30 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Creole / Cajun / Southern, Seafood, Contemporary American
  • Dining style
    Fine Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    We offer partial validation at the Solaris Garage located at 721 Iberville. Upon arrival please inform the parking attendant that you are going to the Pelican Club. They will valet park your car. Current pricing (subject to change) is $5.00 for 2 ½ hours.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Richard Hughes Jr.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Website
    http://www.pelicanclub.com/
  • Phone number
    (504) 523-1504
  • Catering
    Catering Available
  • Private party facilities
    Located in a 19th-century townhouse in the French Quarter, The Pelican Club offers three classic dining rooms and a large bar for all types of private events. We can accommodate groups from 20 to 250 for events from cocktail parties to 4-course seated dinners with menus customized for your event.
  • Private party contact
    Linda Thomas: (877) 283-4198

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