Crescent City
(215) 627-6780
900 South St
Philadelphia,
PA
19147
39.9365
-75.1548
Neighborhoods: Bella Vista/ Southwark, South Philadelphia
Price:
$$$
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In Short
Rich burgundy and pewter walls, Brazilian cherry wood floors and an open kitchen complement the champagne-colored linen tables that fill the open dining room. Couples and families sample authentic Southern cuisine, including fried oysters and barbecued shrimp. The menu also features a fried seafood platter, Bouillabaisse and striped bass with garlic mashed potatoes. Osso bucco, ribs and filet mignon are some of the meat choices. For dessert traditional bananas Foster and peanut butter pie are offered.
User Reviews
jackhole101
August 07, 2007
Atmosphere is just horrid, No one talks, people boozing in and out. Priced way to high, and take unbelievable amount of time to get your food. I went to this place a while ago, better service, and it was new so it was ok. The restaurant's personality has now grown into the annoying, "regulars" type place and is definitely not a place for families.
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def5199143
August 06, 2007
I have to say, the first few months were fantastic. Then, like happens too often, it goes down. The turn-around time for food is unreal, at least 50-55 minutes to get a burger, let alone a fancy dish. The bar crowd is now the worst. I experienced 1 harassing situation that lasted 35 minutes with no one in the place helping at all. Leading me to have to leave the drunk man who continued is negative attacks simply because it is "his place to drink". The next visit netted an attack by one of the bar crowd saying children should not be allowed at the bar. While sitting at the bar in restaurants where the average entre' is $25-$30, is hardly the place to have a beligerant drunk making such deteminations in the middle of the bar area. Again, no help. While I have to say the food is very good, this is no place to go for the prices they charge when you need to endure the wait and bad element which frequents the restaurant. If you want to pay for good food and not have to endure such uncomfortable situations, try NOLA Cafe on Head House Square, guaranteed to not have the bad element.
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carnivalrex
May 07, 2007
This place is terrible. My girlfriend and I dropped by for Sunday brunch to find the large dining room mostly empty. The hostess was flustered and suggested we sit outside, since "it's just crazy inside!" She mentioned this emphatically several times throughout our meal, how nuts things were inside, as an excuse for a long delay. I promise you there were only a couple of small groups with mostly empty tables and plenty of wait staff. I was looking for flooding or something seriously chaotic, but everything seemed calm. How unprofessional is it to keep harping on what a tough time they're having serving us? We should have known to just leave (don't want to feel like a burden, just want brunch), but we stuck it out. They didn't have any of the sides we wanted to order. My oyster po-boy was mediocre, and we ended up paying about $8 for my girlfriend's sandwich, which couldn't have taken more than 30 seconds to throw together (though in all we waited more than half an hour): her sandwich was a few slices of bread with huge thick blocks of cheese and a tomato in the middle. The presentation was awful. When I asked the waitress/hostess what was so "crazy inside," she kind of laughed (must have realized how ridiculous it was) and replied that they had served one large group earlier that morning. With such a large a dining room, it doesn't seem to me that should have been a problem, especially with the ample wait staff working. Maybe the kitchen was overwhelmed? In any event, this was a truly disappointing experience. I can't believe I fell for it. Don't make the same mistake.
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Online reservations can be made through www.opentable.com.
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Payment Methods:
Gift Certificate, American Express, Visa, Discover, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Romantic Dining, Fine Dining, Brunch, Outdoor Dining, Business Dining, Lunch Spot, Date Spot, Group Dining
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Smoking Permitted:
No
