My husband and I met a friend at Crescent City while passing through on a road trip, and while we were told it was good by some of the locals, we weren't expecting just HOW good! Our server, Cameron, was kind, patient, and attentive as we waited for our friend to arrive. He was also extremely knowledgeable about the menu, and offered great suggestions based on his personal favorites. We started with the crabmeat wontons, which I was expecting to favor traditional rangoons, but these were crispy gyozo dumplings, filled with a savory and smooth blend of crab and cream cheese, and served with sweet chili sauce. They didn't last long on the table :) Even my husband, who usually doesn't like seafood, dug in! Intrigued by the subtle twist on a classic, my husband chose the fried chicken and beignets. I was allowed a bite :) and it was hard to stop there! The flavor of both components was outstanding, and the crispy texture, perfect. I wasn't quite as hungry, so I asked if I could do a classic Caesar salad and add creole shrimp. When I say this was the best salad I've ever had, I'm not exaggerating! The flavor of the dressing was so simple yet rich, the croutons were light and tasted freshly-made, and the shrimp were deliciously savory, with a blackened flavor that exceeded my expectations. All in all, a great dining experience that we will share with others traveling through the area, and will repeat if we're ever back! read more

Food was so-so, soggy wyagu burger bun, dried fries & a 45+ minutes wait for just a burger & fries at 7:45 pm when nobody was there. No wonder most tables were empty! When it comes down to it, it's about the food! The server was a nice young lady & that was about the only saving grace of my over priced & long wait supper. This place looks cool but I want better food, more fair pricing & faster service. I'd recommend you look elsewhere if you want a tasty meal. Don't let the "cool vibe look" deceive you! read more

If you're looking for authentic Gulf Coast flavor in Hattiesburg, Crescent City Grill delivers. The gumbo was incredible--deep flavor and clearly made the right way. On the bartender's recommendation, I ordered the Catfish Plaquemine, and it was phenomenal. Perfectly prepared catfish with a sauce that really brought the dish together. This place has the feel of a classic New Orleans-style restaurant with consistently strong seafood. Definitely worth a visit and I'll be back. read more

If great restaurants were graded on atmosphere and service alone, Crescent City Grill would be sitting near the top of the class. The staff is attentive without hovering, professional without feeling scripted, and they genuinely make you feel welcome. The ambience hits that sweet spot -- energetic but still comfortable, making it an easy place to settle in and enjoy your meal. Now let's talk about the real headline act: the cheese grits. Absolutely out of this world. Creamy, rich, perfectly seasoned and the pepper Jack cheese added a wonderful touch-- they weren't a side dish, they were the star of the show. If they sold those by the gallon, I'd consider questionable life decisions. I ordered the shrimp po'boy. The shrimp themselves? Fantastic. Fresh, fried just right, and piled generously. The toppings and that homemade remoulade (or whatever magic sauce they're whipping up back there) were bright and flavorful. The only hiccup: the bread. The ends were toasted with the intensity of a NASA heat shield. I needed jaw strength training to get through the first few bites. Once you navigated past that crunchy barricade though, it was smooth sailing. I finished with the deep dish apple pie à la mode. I'm not sure if it was made in-house, outsourced, or assembled by a dessert engineer in a lab somewhere -- but I don't really care. It worked. Warm apples, flaky crust, walnuts, brown sugar, and cold ice cream melting into the whole situation... excellent flavor combo. Bonus points for a strong bourbon selection at prices that don't require a small loan application. That alone will get me back in the door. Four stars because of the bread battle, but I'd absolutely come back -- especially for those grits and a good pour of bourbon. read more

Crescent City Grill - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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This is probably the all around best restaurant in the Hattiesburg, MS area. I've eaten here many times over the years but it had been awhile since my last visit. Crescent City Grill had undergone quite a renovation since my last visit (they still had half the building as a Mexican restaurant the last time I had visited years ago) and the bathrooms design had changed substantially. They now have some quite heavy doors with substantial metal handles in the bathroom and somehow the door managed to swing back rapidly and smashed right into my forehead with the tip of the very large and tall metal handle. I thought I might have cracked my skull I was hit so hard and I was bleeding quite profusely for a long while (speaking as an old rugby player that has been cracked in the head really hard many times). I thought I had finally got the blood stopped but when I went back to my seat in the restaurant the waitress informed me I had started bleeding again. So while I've always enjoyed the food and environment here I'm not a fan of these new to me massive doors with huge metal handles that are head level being put into such a tight space as where the bathrooms are located. Overall good food with skull cracking bathroom doors... Four stars for the food and service negative stars for the skull cracking! read more

Crescent City Grill - Blackened Catch Orleans with fruit and creamed spinach. - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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I ALWAYS make it a point to stop in and eat on my road trips to the coast! I am a little biased to all RSJ restaurants as a former employee, but that was 25 years ago! Still excellent food, service, and a healthy dose of nostalgia to go along. I love the beer selection, and there is always a nice special to enjoy! Or stick to the classics and have a Marco Gras pasta or some jambalaya. Buy a cookbook on your way out too! read more

Food was delicious, always consistently great during both visits here. Service is great as well, we had a large party and they managed it well. Vibes are great, we were in a back private room, so we were tucked away from the rest of the restaurant. read more

Crescent City Grill - Pork ribeye - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Since our first visit in 1994, a meal in Hattiesburg at any Robert St. John restaurant never disappoints, but today was extra special at our number #1 Cresent City! While we continue to miss the blackened shrimp pie, blackened shrimp poboy, and the BBQ shrimp, the sloppy roast beef poboy is a standard order for the family leader. Now, I vary my order upon our 6-month visit when traveling through town as long as a shrimp is involved. Today, it was the shrimp poboy and fried green tomatoes, but something was different. I may have heard angels singing on the first bite into that fresh, warm bread. What in the world? The manager verified it's a bun made fresh daily by the local bakery. What? How did we miss a new Robert St. John storefront, and how far away is it. Needless to say, when we found out the bakery also supplied the homemade chocolate cake, we had dessert, too! Two very pleasant experiences on Hardy Street and one more Robert St. John cookbook later, our travel plans continued, but where shall we stop on the way back through Hattiesburg? Odds are....another round at our beloved Crescent! Hands down the best lunch or dinner spot in the state of Mississippi that we continue to recommend to our friends. read more

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I have visited this restaurant many times over the years. This week, we stopped in and enjoyed a wonderful meal...large group...variety of dishes. I had the redfish (catch of the day). It was perfectly cooked and seasoned lightly with Cajun spices. Service was excellent. If you haven't been here, go ahead and plan a visit. I think you'll like it! read more

We went here last week on a road trip for our vacation. This is a beautiful restaurant, the foyer area with the host desk reminds me of an old hotel. The food was exquisite. We had the smoked duck spring rolls, the corn and crab bisque, the Caesar salad, the crawfish étouffée, and the blackened catch of the day which was monkfish I believe. Everything was delicious and that corn and crab bisque was amazing as were the duck rolls. Our server was Weston and he did a very good job of taking care of us. I highly recommend this place. read more

Crescent City Grill - Dining area - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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Loved the food and the service. Will eat there again the next time we visit Harrisburg.

Nice cajun restaurant in Hattiesburg . We entered through the bar area outside and it was beautiful! They had an outdoor movie area, a big bar, lots of seating, and fire pits. Inside was huge with 3 more bars and lota of festive Christmas decor. We looked up the menu before and went specifically for Cajun food and fot the grilled oysters. But when we got there the waiter told us they did not have any oysters (I do not know for how long). The server was very nice and did a great job making recommendations and describing the fish of the day. We asked for a gluten free menu for my husband which they provided which was nice. We started with the Crab Wontons which were tasty. They had a creamy filling and were crunchy with a sweet chili sauce for dipping. I thought the presentation was lacking and they would have been nice with a garnish or something like a slaw but overall they tasted good. We also got a bowl of the "signature" corn and crab chowder. I was hoping for more cajun flavor and definitely more crab , maybe even some crab on top, but it was more of a basic potato corn chowder with a hint of seafood and no spice. My kids loved it though. Next time I would try the gumbo. The rest of our meal arrived pretty fast and the server was good with refills and clearing plates up until then. I got the Chicken Cobb salad as recommended by the server. I asked for no tomato and dressing on the side. It arrived mixed up, not with the ingredients in rows like some salads so it was hard to tell what was on it and it looked messy. But when I started eating I found that it was covered in chopped tomatoes and was completely missing the avocado. I told our server I would just pick out the tomatoes and he did go get me a side of avocado. Obviously a kitchen mistake and pretty frustrating to have 2 things wrong with one dish. My daughter got the shrimp poboy and fried green tomatoes and loved it especiallythe remoulade sauce! We got a slice of pumpkin cheesecake to go and it was pretty tasty too. Service was great until we got out food and then our server disappeared. It was around 8 and we were thr only ones left in the room so it felt.like he was cleaning and forgot about us. We all need refills and the check but had to wait about 20 minutes. Other than that wait the server was great but I think at the end of the night that happens often and makes customers feel ignored. Overall, I think we will definitely be back. I know restaurants constantly update their menu but I was really hoping for a oyster poboy or debris poboy as pictured online but neither were on the menu. I will cross my fingers that they have grilled oysters next time b/c that would have made our meal so much better. read more

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The Fried green tomatoes needed salt & flavor. Didn't care for the tomato-based sauce on the tomatoes. The catfish plaquemine was very flavorful, however it was too spicy for my taste buds. If you like spicy, this dish is a must try!! Lastly, the shrimp and grits were tasty, but very soupy & oily. YUCK!! I would not recommend this dish. The blackened catfish I added to dish was quite oily too, won't order it again. We ordered the Mardi Gras King cake bread pudding for dessert, WHAT A TREAT!!! The best tasting bread pudding I've ever eaten!! If you like bread pudding, this one is a MUST TRY!! You won't be disappointed. I love the decor & the ambiance of the restaurant & the bar is a nice place to kickback. Next time I'm in the area, I may try something different. Hopefully, the next dish will be better. read more

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Solo dinner on a work trip This place is neat! What fun spot to hit with some friends, sit on the bar side or the way cool patio. Nice menu choices I had the corn and crab bisque and crawfish etouffee. The soup should have been warmer but tasted nice First time trying an etouffee, it was very tasty sauce over rice. I wished for more sauce and less rice. Loved it Server was friendly and helpful. Go and sit the bar or patio. What a great ambiance read more

Crescent City Grill - Crawfish Etouffee - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Cajun enchilada and jambalaya. A lotta cream sauce and only 1 enchilada with jalapeños pepper and shrimp read more

Crescent City Grill - Cajun Enchilada - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Visited my hometown for a few days and decided to visit this town staple for brunch. I've been here many times and their dishes do not disappoint. This time I had the fried green tomatoes..very good! Loved the southern, cajun combination of flavors. We sat at the bar and let me tell you...Luke, our bartender, did not miss! He really meant bottomless mimosas! Lol! I never saw the bottom of my glass! Great service! I always enjoy this intimate, French quarter style bar setting. read more

Beautiful rest. Excellent fresh seafood . Definitely go again. Had the fresh catch flounder very fresh and flavorful. I liv at the beach so very use to fresh caught fish. Server Owen provided excellent service . read more

Well, we travel every other year to Houston for Thanksgiving with the family! We often stay the night in Hattiesburg, Ms so we can enjoy a delicious meal at Crescent City... Tonight my issue was different menu, after question our great server asking to see main menu, we were told menu had been downsized. We ordered our number one favorite item for appetizer which has always been fried green tomatoes with shrimp sauce. Well the shrimp were not fresh, it's frozen.. that was first disappointment. Very limited menu... anyway.. after second glass of wine we ordered dinner... waiter comes back to tell us ...sorry we are out of that! We ordered our meal but were greatly disappointed. It was just okay, more like you were in college town serving kids with low budget. Over the years of always having an awesome meal and after your first bite .. you would say OMGod this is amazing food! It's like being in New Orleans. You ask for the good , bad and Ugly... so I will tell you , you best pull out the old menu if you want to keep your doors open....disappointing customer! read more

It would really be great if you guys had Uber Eats delivery. Excellent food should be shared everywhere. This is definitely excellent food.

We had a party of 8 which I understand is a large party. We ordered efficiently and didn't do appetizer's in an effort to streamline the process. We ordered water and that took 45 min to get. We waited 2 hours for a food and we got salad at the same time as our meal. The food was cold. The server was friendly but was overwhelmed and poorly trained. read more

Slow service food is not fresh or made from scratch as advertised shrimp is definitely from frozen.

Amazing food and service! The owner came out and made us feel at home, even invited us back for some evening entertainment and dinner! Will definitely be back! read more

Crescent City Grill - Catfish and shrimp! - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Hattiesburg, Mississippi

This was my first visit to Crescent City! We ordered the fried green tomatoes for an appetiser. They were good but I would not order them again as you only get three tomatoes and in my opinion the price is high for that and we had to split the third tomato between the two of us. For my entree, the decision was difficult but I decided to try the Catfish Plaquemine dish since I love seafood. The menu did not state the dish came with sausage so that was a surprise and I gave my husband most of those pieces. The flavour was divine, though! I wish the dish came with a side salad by default. Grimm was a wonderful server! I will definitely go back to try another dish next time I am in the area. read more

Crescent City Grill - Catfish Plaquemine - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Second visit. Today we ordered Crawfish Flatbread but I forgot the pic before we ate the whole thing! It was delicious. We also ordered Crawfish etouffee. It was spicy but delicious. Our server was very nice and super quick. Loved the music and candlelight at the table. read more

They had a special dessert called the King Cake Bread pudding. Was so amazing. I would go and get it before the season ends. They sell out of it daily read more

Crescent City Grill - King Cake Bread Pudding - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Good experience, the people I went with got like 5 mimosa kits so that was something, outside had a piano player and good experience read more

Crescent City Grill - Blackened Chicken Sandwich - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Too good for 3 stars, too many miscues for 5 stars. Ordered Tito's & soda, but out of Tito's. Ordered steak & frites for my wife, but they were out of flatiron steak. Wanted steak so got ribeye instead, which was good but twice the size she wanted so much of it was wasted. I ordered the speckled trout that was catch of the day with Ponchartrain topping; fish was very good, but lump crabmeat topping was mushy. I was expecting a light topping with pieces of crabmeat, mushrooms, green onions, and lemon, but this was very heavy. Our salads were delicious and when they were brought to us I ordered a glass of wine apiece to go with our dinners, but the wine didn't arrive until we were halfway through with our entrees. Tab was $150 before tip. We may be back, but we'll try a couple other restaurants first. read more

Food was terrific, oyster on half shell large and seasoned well Salad house dressing perfect, crawfish etouffee was full of crawfish and flavorful, crab and corn bisques was good but a little thick and cool for my taste but that didn't change the ranking. Service was exceptional and very informative This is a great spot check it out. read more

We got seated in the room to the left of the front door as you walk in. The room stunk like a garbage dumpster and was so dark I could not see the menu. This immediately put me in a bad mood. I ordered the French onion soup and 1/2 dozen grilled oysters. The French onion soup was ok except in stead of a slice of bread beneath the melted cheese it appeared to be salad croutons. The oysters were horrible. They were over cooked and literally the size of a dime. They needed some fresh garlic for flavor. I think this was my last visit to the CCG. read more

Crescent City Grill - French onion soup - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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Everything about it is always right. Staff, service, food, and atmosphere. This, and its neighbor The Purple Parrot Cafe, lit the candle for Chef Robert St John. He "made" the Hattiesburg Restaurant Scene what it is!! read more

We've been here before, but not around Mardi Gras. Great decorations to match the great New Orleans food!

Food was mediocre, service was good and waiter was attentive. Prices were high.. Probably want go again.

My husband and I always stop by every time we are in town, it's our go to place! The crab wontons are my absolute favorite, I could eat a few serving of those and be perfectly happy! read more

Food was good. The grilled black drum didn't need the sauce on it. It made it mushy textured. Not a lot of salad options. Service was good. Wait staff very pleasant. The lighting was horrible. Couldn't read the menu fine print. I had to use my phone flashlight. read more

Crescent City Grill - Caesar salad with blackened shrimp. - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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Huge peacemaker sandwich. Triple IPA on menu... hope to come back for dinner sometime. Happy to share this gem I found while traveling read more

Crescent City Grill - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Hattiesburg, Mississippi

I am giving this restaurant 4 stars, but it really is a 3 1/2 star. We were a party of 7 guest and didn't have a problem getting seated. We started off with Moscow Mules cocktails and Fried Green Tomatoes. It was a different, but good, take on fried green tomatoes. They were topped with sautéed shrimp and mushroom and a creole beurre rouge. For my main dish I ordered the Crawfish Monica. It was very tasty. My dad had the Crescent City Nachos Au Gratin. He thought the cheese sauce was very good. It is a different way of serving nachos. Although the staff were friendly, service was okay. The food was good but wasn't "wow". It was good enough that I would return if I am in the area again. It is a good place for family, friends, and dates. read more

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Walked into the bar area, posted up with a tv that had the game I wanted to watch on and asked for a menu. Male bartender said they weren't serving food in that area, despite two women clearly eating a few seats down. Selectively choosing who you serve isn't a good look, I guess I'll take my business somewhere else. read more

Simply my favorite restaurant in all of Hattiesburg. I eat here every single time I drive through. The place is always clean and has a distinct New Orleans feel and vibe. The menu is diverse- featuring great Cajun and creole dishes. The service this last trip was slightly slow, but I think this was a new employee. Grilled oysters on the half shell, gumbo, crawfish étouffée are all amazing. The bar is a place I could go to every weekend. And the outdoor patio would be a great place to hangout on a nice summer night. read more

This is my new favorite place in Hattiesburg, Mississippi when traveling the ambience is superb Shai behind the bar is amazing and she makes the best old-fashioned. Their food is absolutely perfect. read more

Skip this one! The ambience of this place is nice, maybe a little too dark. Mahi mahi was not good. Could have gotten the same texture and flavor if I had peeled the breading off of some wal mart fish sticks I made at home. The steak was simply not a cut of meat that justifies 44 dollars. The broccoli was good and the fried green tomatoes. Service was not great! Never got steak sauce I asked for. Everytime we were waiting for the waiter he was up front talking away with a colleague. In this economy if food and service are not justified people won't be back. read more