We have been in Augusta for 25 years and French Market Grille has been one of our favorites. Our last trip may have been our last. The ambience has changed, the food quality has changed and serving sizes have definitely decreased while prices have gone up. A favorite go to has been their Crab Chop. We ordered the fried green tomatoes for an appetizer, two orders of Crab Chops and steamed oysters. When the fried green tomatoes arrived they were not the quality we have received every time visit. The breading was a different flavor and texture, the tomatoes were not hot. They seemed to have been prepared earlier that day. The steamed oysters we ordered were delivered to the table raw. We sent them back and when they were delivered again they were prepared correctly but they failed to bring any horseradish or lemons. Our Crab Chops were overcooked, not warm enough and borderline tasteless. Rather than embrace ourselves in front of our guests we let everything slide. Apparently new management has taken over and as a result food quality and ambiance has suffered. read more

Inside is very regal feeling . The host got us to our table and the waitress was there immediately. I love that she gave us suggestions since it was our first time at this restaurant. Service was Amazing throughout the entire experience, so Kudos to the establishment for that. The food looked great but tasted okay. There was no flavor. We had to do a lot of adding salt, pepper, & sauces to make it palatable. I was expecting it to taste like I was in The N.O. For meals to be as expensive as French Market Grille has them, you would expect better. The dessert was good. I will definitely not rush back to eat more, but I will one day try them again in hopes of better tasting dishes. read more

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I am from out of town and staying with a friend. I found this restaurant today and had lunch and brought the friend back for dinner there. Absolutely amazing food, having lived by New Orleans for several years I was so excited. The food was on point and reminded me of my favorites from when I lived by New Orleans. read more

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Great food. Great service. Local charm. An Augusta classic. We've been going there for 30 years.

Tonight I finally tried a spot I've been eyeing for years, and babyyyy the experience had some highs and some "now why y'all ain't season this?" moments. First off, the service? Top tier. Everybody was warm, friendly, and genuinely welcoming. Our waitress was on it -- waters down quick, drinks right after, and super attentive the whole time. Hospitality gets an A+. We came for dinner and the menu had a nice mix of options. The sweet tea was just... tea. Not sweet, not strong, just vibes. But it worked. They surprised us with salads that apparently came with the entrées, which was great because we were craving veggies. The salad itself? Fresh but flavorless -- iceberg, cucumber, a little tomato, and that was basically it. My avocado ranch dressing tasted like... air. Had to doctor it up with pepper and a little fried green tomato sauce just to give it a pulse. Solid 3/10. The fried green tomatoes looked amazing -- golden, crispy, gorgeous. Fresh tomatoes, light breading, no grease. But again... no salt. No flavor. Pretty, but quiet. A 5/10. Rolls? Warm and soft like they should be. Another 5/10. Now the entrées rolled in looking like a magazine spread. Me and my friend got the stuffed fish: shrimp, scallops, creamy sherry sauce, rice. Beautiful colors, great portions. Everything cooked perfectly: fish crispy, shrimp and scallops tender. But... the seasoning packed its bags and stayed home. No salt, no spice, no herbs. I could taste the seafood itself and the sherry, but nothing else. My friend had to salt hers. I refused on principle. My daughter's chicken po' boy? Looked amazing. Super crispy chicken, fresh bread, fresh veggies, great sauce. But the chicken and chips also suffered the same fate: crunchy, gorgeous, and absolutely none of the flavor you expect. Then came the curveball: my friend found what looked like a coarse blond bristle in her fish. We flagged the waitress down (she was so apologetic and sweet) and the manager came right over. He explained it was a brush bristle from basting butter. He apologized, offered to replace it or get her something new immediately. She reordered the same meal. They fixed it quick, but the flavor situation stayed the same. After we paid and left our wonderful waitress a well deserved tip, we were greeted at the door by a nice gentleman who opened the door to let us out and wish us safe travels. Once we get the leftovers home, we will give them a little extra support. We plan to add a seasoned sauce or a simple flavor blend to help elevate the dish and bring out the potential it clearly has. The foundation is there; it just needs that finishing touch. Overall? Presentation: 10/10 Freshness: 10/10 Service: 10/10 Seasoning: missing in action Taste: 6/10 Total bill for two: about $80, and I definitely expected more flavor for that. I don't even like salty food; salt sensitive actually... and the fact that I was looking for salt tells you everything you need to know. Left the restaurant with zero aftertaste: no garlic breath, no onion, no flavor, no nothing. Just vibes. Great people. Great plating. Great potential. But the seasoning need to come out of witness protection. read more

We love this restaurant. My sister and I enjoyed the Seafood gratin . I highly recommend This place for a nice lunch or dinner. read more

Went today for Brunch with a reservation. My husband and I have gone a few times. Each time it just seems to get worse. We were a table of 4 - my husband and I along with my son and mother. They had specials listed at the hostess stand when asked they were "out." The main brunch dish was of the filet kabobs were also out. The food we did order was mediocre. My son ordered the French toast. He's 16 and eats anything. He didn't like it. My husband ordered red beans and rice and I ordered the jambalaya. The rice was crunchy. My mother ordered the Cajun Benedict. She found a hair in her food. read more

A group of 4 of us came here to eat on a Saturday evening. We didn't have reservations and they were able to seat us right away. Our waiter was Philip and he did superb taking care of us throughout our meal. We had an order of fried green tomatoes as our appetizer. Then we ordered our main course. I got the seafood au gratin and it was delicious! Everyone was happy with their food choices and would visit again! read more

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Went here when I was Augusta craving a taste of home. I did not get that taste. I had the seafood stuffed trout. Overall very bland. The fish was cooked well, nice and crisp but just bland and so was the seafood stuffing. The best thing there was the house made honey something salad dressing. Ended buying a jar of that. But everything else was bland. No salt and certainly no creole or Cajun seasoning. I the service was good and quick and the place was chill. But food not good enough for me to go back. read more

French Market Grille - Seafood Stuffed Trout - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Augusta, Georgia

Went after church for brunch. The She Crab soup was better than you get in Savannah or Charleston. The chilled salmon plate was well crafted and huge portion and the shrimp Po Boy was juicy and also bounteous in proportion. Our server was available but not intrusive and she was a delight. This is a a neighborhood gem busy but not loud! read more

There are many other places to choose in Augusta, would not recommend going there. Food had no flavor; aside from being bland it arrived cold. Anyone who has ever been to New Orleans would be sorely disappointed at the quality. Service was terrible---over an hour for as server to make his first appearance, only showed up sporadically when food came out which was very, very late after we placed our order. Would never come back here. read more

It's Saturday afternoon Here with our friends Ambiance... place busy busy busy Chicken salad salad. A bit salty to taste after the meal. But Quiche... excellent, even the crust was good Sea food crepes. Everyone ate from this dish. Plate ....finished. Jambalaya Very good, hot and spicy . Maury says he loved it read more

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Enjoyed dining with coworkers at The French Market Grille Augusta location for Mardi Gras on Fat Tuesday. If you want to experience a little piece of New Orleans locally this is the place to go! There was live music and everyone from the waiters to patrons were decked out in Mardi Gras attire and beads. I would highly recommend making reservations or getting there early. The food is always delicious and worth the wait. read more

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Never disappointed. Food is always good . Service is always great. A good place to bump into old friends.

Food is good and good service. Price is reasonable as well. Ordered crawfish popcorn, she crap soup and cajun benedict Crawfish popcorn is okay, kinda lots of flour making it hard to taste the crawfish flavor. She crap soup (bowl) is huge amount, if you like creamy then it's good. Light taste of sherry. I'd personally prefer the one at Abel Brown closed by, less creamy, more crab and more flavor of sherry. Cajun Benedict is delicious. The poached eggs are good, crab chops are made really tasty, kind of like hashbrown. read more

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Seriously if you know anything about seafood or Cajun food please don't waste your money. We went there and my wife ordered Etoufee and it was nothing but RUE( the beginning of gravy just paste) our waitress warned her. But it was the worse food I have ever eaten. My wife is from New Orleans and know how this is suppose to be. read more

A little piece of new Orleans in the surrey Center. I love the portion sizes of the meals. The service is always good and attentive. The ambiance is just like 504. The parking situation js effortless, and it's in the surrey Center, so there's other options to go and visit after without having to get back in your car. I love the little piece of Cajun and Creole vibes that fresh market grille offer read more

We were told that this was a good restaurant, the food was good the service was very slow over all probably will not return

My husband and I visited this place a few weeks ago and it was better than we anticipated. We got the fried green tomatoes for an appetizer. They were crispy but they lacked flavor. We got the stuffed salmon and the blackened seafood pasta for our entrees and they were great. Both were well seasoned and fresh. The best thing about this place was the waiter. He was kind and attentive, even though he was the only waiter working and the place was pretty busy. This is a great place for a date night or just a nice dinner. read more

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Ambience. B Service. A Food. A Price. A Late lunch at 1:00...lots of parking in private lot, albeit, can get full as surrey center has lots of businesses. Not much as far as decor has changed in ambience in 40 years. They have extended out for more window seating areas that looks out into the parking lot. Host was quick in greeting and appeased me picking my own seat. Server was quick to greet and serve and take order. I've been here Ordered fried oysters. $17. Comes with drink and salad. Avocado dressing is creamy and light. Fried oysters fried crispy outside and some a little over fried chewy oyster bites inside and some were moist morsels, albeit quite small size portions. I got 7 small oysters for the r lunch plate with nice pilaf rice and housemade tarter sauce. I'm still a fan! Remind me to call periodically to see if they have soft shell crabs on the menu!!! read more

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We have noticed a decline in quality in the French Market Grille food since Chuck retired and new owners took over. I ordered fried oysters and they were so chewy as to be hard to eat. Largely muscle. The "dirty rice " was lacking in sausage so it was pretty plain. Salad greens not crisp, and avocado dressing lacked any chunks of avocado. She-crab soup served lukewarm and mostly thickened sauce-very few morsels of crab. Disappointed since we have eaten there for years and always enjoyed it. Service was a bit slow even though there were few diners. Ambiance changed with the decor. Cheap-looking chairs, blowing white curtains and lack of black-and-white checked tablecloths lowered the appeal. Too-loud music-not of New Orleans style. read more

Their 40 year tradition makes perfect sense because the food is wonderful and the service so quick. My husband and I stopped in after a day at the Masters and it did not disappoint. He ordered the gumbo, we both had the seafood crepes and I ordered the Frozen Turtle Pie. All our food was excellent and the only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was because our entrees were only lukewarm not hot. Everything tasted great and the food came out REALLY fast, but our waitress explained that it was because it's Masters week and they had extra food runners working. All good to us and we will definitely be back. read more

French Market Grille - Frozen turtle pie with whipped cream and walnuts. - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Augusta, Georgia

My mother-in-law decided that she wanted to eat here for her birthday. After reading some reviews and against my better judgment, we decided to take her. I am not from this area and not as familiar with the restaurants here. Augusta, this is NOT it!! I understand they have been in business for years and can get pretty crowded on Friday nights but there must be something else better around here. The waitress was nice. That's the only positive that I have to say. Gordon Ramsey would rip this place apart. The ambiance needs to be upgraded. The food had no flavor and was cold. My husband ordered a chicken po boy and he has a dairy allergy so he requested no slaw or tartar sauce. His sandwich came out plain...so we thought. It was evident the cook made a mistake and put cold slaw on the sandwich but then tried to scrape it off. Evidently he has gotten away with this in the past. They took the meal off of the ticket and tried to offer my husband something else. He kindly declined. I ordered a shrimp po boy with vegetables. The vegetables tasted as if they were stored in a container and microwaved. Don't waste your time or money. This place is NOT WORTH it! read more

First time visiting last night. The food was good but it tasted like I could've made it at home which is fine for when you just don't want to cook. Our server was very sweet and the place was packed full of people. The only downside I have is that it's extremely outdated. It was opened in 1997 and I don't know if there's been an upgrade since. It's very dark in there. Hard to see the menu or your food. I am going to try it again during the day and see if my review changes. read more

The food was pretty dang good here-and service too! We were able to eat outside which was awesome considering COVID. The restaurant gives you New Orleans in SC vibes, but with a unique twist. We had the Crawfish Pie, Crepes Louisiana, Seafood Gumbo, She Crab Soup, Cajun catfish and Fried Oysters. The only thing I would not recommend from that lineup is the She Crab Soup. It was pretty sweet and just had a weird taste. The side of rice wasn't amazing either, but you can probably sub it for something else. The best things that we ate that day were the crepes and the fried oysters. The service was good, food came out fast and hot, and I would definitely come back. In total our food came out to about 70$ (4 entrees, two soups + tax and tip). Give it try if you're ever craving Louisiana inspired dishes! read more

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Food is delicious. I absolutely loved the oysters they were fresh. The spot has an authentic feel. The service is pretty GOOD. I guess honestly a lot restaurants in the CSRA have pretty good service compared to other places I've visited in Georgia in general read more

Food is OK. Service is good. Ambiance is ok. We'd come back to try their other dishes. The hot bread is awesome.

Haven't been here for years and the locals say it has really gone down hill. We went anyway for late lunch on Saturday before Masters week. We sat at the bar and our bartender was super friendly. I had the seafood crepes and they were outstanding! The others had a salad, rolls, gumbo and red beans & rice and they also indicated that their food was very good. Place could use a good cleaning and updated bathrooms. read more

What a great dining experience!! Michelle, our server, provided outstanding service despite managing multiple tables. My party of 7 ordered the crepes, salmon, spicy shrimp, seafood au crab, gumbo, she crab soup and crab chop. Everything was absolutely delicious! The food came out quickly and had great flavor. We ate every bite and finished our meal off with the lemon pie, bread pudding and chocolate espressos - SO good. We left with full bellies and totally satisfied. read more

French Market Grille - Oysters appetizer - Fresh and flavorful - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Augusta, Georgia

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Overall excellent food and drinks here. Definitely a little more expensive, but I find it to be well worth it. From beginning to end, all the food I ordered was fantastic. The soups were delicious especially the she crab soup. The rest of the table found the gumbo to be a little spicy, but it's gumbo it's supposed to be spicy. For starters we had the fried green tomatoes (the table also thought that the accompanying sauce was spicy) and the crap chop. The crab chop is a staple there for a reason. I got the tuna, which was the special that night. I didn't really like my dish compared to the rest of the tables. The tuna was kind of bland. The rest of the party had gotten the seafood crepes, seafood stuffed trout, and a shrimp Po boy. I felt that the seafood crepes and stuffed trout were good but the taste was pretty much interchangeable. I also thought it was laughable that they limit your drinks to one refill only. It seems a little cheap for a higher end restaurant. read more

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I have been going to the French Market Grille for over 20 years. It remains one of my favorite places in Augusta. The pate is delicious, and the crawfish pie is the dish I have missed most when I have lived out of town. Well done for not letting the times change your quality and menu! read more

Our waitress Sonya was amazing! She truly amped up our dining experience. We made a reservation and were seated promptly when we arrived. Waters, bread, and bread plates were served immediately. Our other beverages and appetizer were brought out almost as soon as they were ordered (peak dinner hours) and our food was delicious. No complaints! I really appreciate when a server takes unused/discarded plates and glassware as soon as they are no longer needed. Sonya was an A++ server and I'd love to be seated with her again :) read more

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The French market grille is a jewel in Augusta Georgia. Just had the she crab soup. Delicious!! Small shot of sherry to add at the table. Wow! Haven't seen that in a long while. Having a roast beef ok-boy. Would have shrimp but I'm allergic. Food is freshly made and so tasty.Keely has been my server. Nice smile , even with the mask on! Very attentive. As a bonus got to speak with the owner, Walter! He is always of good cheer. Everyone is so nice. This will be my go to when I'm in Augusta! I almost forgot, hot rolls came with the soup. Yummy. read more

Used to be able to rely on the steak salad for take out dinner. Told today they no longer have the steak salad and that they had beef tenderloin as well. Bring it home for dinner and it's half the portion allotted from the steak salad I used to depend on. Will not return for takeout. read more

French Market Grille - Paltry Portion - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Augusta, Georgia

We had an amazing time celebrating my sisters 50+ Surprise birthday dinner. The food was great but the service made our experience more memorable! Thank You Carmen!! read more

French Market Grille - My sister and oldest sibling!! - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Augusta, Georgia

Lunch today with great friends was awesome! We decided we all wanted Seafood Au Gratin. It's not on the lunch menu but if requested they will definitely hook you up as they did our crew... The meal is a pie that contains scallops, shrimp, crab, Cajun seasonings,aged cheddar sauce and it's topped off with a crispy crumb topping. It's served with rice and a salad. Wow was it delicious! My favorite was the crumb topping and they weren't skimpy on the seafood...You will definitely need a to go box especially if you try the rolls. Our server Cody was outstanding! He kept out drinks flowing and checked on us several times throughout our visit. read more

French Market Grille - Salad - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Augusta, Georgia

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Absolutely amazing. The decoration and the atmosphere was excellent for tonight. The food of handcut french fries and red potatoes was great and the service excellent. The place is very pricey so be sure to bring extra extra cash with you. I cant wait to come back for dessert and cocktails. read more

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My wife took me and my kids here as she was super excited because she was craving some spicy creole food. I wish I had more hands, I give this place 4 thumbs down. We ordered Mac and Cheese for our toddler and when the "Easy Mac" hit the table my 2yr was not having it. It looked dry and nothing about that says $6 for Mac&Cheese. I ordered catfish thinking I would get a whole catfish or filets for $22...it looked like 3 chicken tenders. It was overly fried and hard. The rice lacked flavor and the seasoned veggies were not fresh. My wife had shrimp étouffée that was laughable. It lacked spicy, flavor and all the toppings you look for in a traditional étouffée. Safe to say, DO NOT visit this establishment if you're looking for good food. The food is just bad. read more

We went to dinner tonight (Fat Tuesday) our drinks were great I had lemon drops & my husband had a really tasty Long Island. Appetizers were she crab soup, steamed & raw oysters, & smoked salmon. I would love more crab in the soup...but overall very tasty. The oysters were delicious & the smoked salmon too. I ordered the blackened filet and asked for a side of blackened shrimp...I was saddened by dry, burnt tasting shrimp. It would have been so much better with less of the seasoning (which to me wasn't spicy) & more actual spice for hotness... my filet was cooked perfect...medium rare. Added a side of mushrooms & it came with potato & veggies. Overall dinner was good. read more

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Love their fried green tomatoes! The service is always great and the food is so delicious. Definitely recommend if you're looking for some Cajun flavors. read more