Perla's Seafood and Oyster Bar

Name: Perla's Seafood and Oyster Bar
Address: 1400 S Congress Suite B100, Austin, TX, United States, 78704
Telephone: (512) 291-7300
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 4.8

4.8

3395 Reviews

$31 to $50

Seafood

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Perla's offers fresh fish and oysters flown in daily from both coasts with an emphasis on sourcing from the gulf and locations around the world. The bar makes delicious coastal cocktails and the wine list is stocked with fun sparkling, rosé & white wines.
Perla's has Austin’s prettiest oak-shaded patio and a comfortable airy dining room featuring a huge saltwater fishtank, poured concrete oyster bar and open kitchen.

Learn more about McGuire Moorman Lambert Hospitality and their family of restaurants at www.mmlhospitality.com.

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Dec 8, 2023

7:00 PM

Booked 90 times today

Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Seafood, Continental
Hours of operation
Brunch Sat, Sun 10:30 am–3:00 pm Lunch Mon–Fri 11:30 am–3:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 5:30 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:30 pm–11:00 pm
Phone number
(512) 291-7300
Website
http://www.perlasaustin.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Cody Leonard
Private party contact
Fallon Gaskamp: (855) 482-0732

Location
1400 S Congress, Suite B100, Austin, TX 78704
Neighborhood
Downtown
Cross street
Gibson
Parking details
There is validated parking in the garage located behind Perla's.
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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4.8

4.8 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.7Service
4.8Ambience
4.4Value

Noise • Moderate

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Austin
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3,395 Reviews

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jws1
San Francisco
24 reviews
vip
4.0
24 reviews
Dined today
Overall4Food4Service5Ambience5
Very nice, attentive server and good drinks. Food was good. Prices are quite high, for food received. Outside ambiance was lovely; the indoor area smelled like cleaning solution.
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MaryM
San Francisco
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 1 day ago
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
Our lunch was fabulous. The staff could not have been more hospitable. We were late, yet they held our table. They put a birthday card on the table. Our friend was so pleased. Just a wonderful experience.
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Brittanysmith2017
Western NC
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 1 day ago
Overall5Food2Service2Ambience4
We had a date night last night and was out of sea bass, Broccoli and New York strip. I had ordered the ribeye and it wasn’t that great. The scallops dish was kinda cold. It was the worst experience we have ever experienced there. Probably won’t be back for a while. I felt like our server got offended when she had to take back the ribeye plate. We had to asked for hush puppies and they were even hot.
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ScottM
New York Area
14 reviews
vip
5.0
14 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience4
We got two fish dishes and the flavors were outstanding - very delicious. The serving staff were great and went above and beyond to accommodate us.
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AlexA
Austin
3 reviews
vip
5.0
3 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
Perla’s is always amazing never disappoints one of the best in ATX
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DianeS
Austin
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
This was a celebration lunch marking a birthday and a promotion. We all loved the food, the service was casual but impeccable and the sound level enabled us to converse with each other easily. The server especially helped me picking out a cocktail and finding gluten free items on the menu. Definitely an A+ luncheon.
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OpenTable Diner
Atlanta Metro
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
Overall4Food3Service4Ambience4
Great ambiance. Service was great. The shrimp cocktail was delicious. The key lime desert was tasty as well. The lobster roll was okay and the red snapper was okay as well.
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OpenTable Diner
Miami
2 reviews
vip
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
Best seafood spot in Austin. The clam chowder green curry was also next level
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Alwayshungry
Charlotte
20 reviews
vip
5.0
20 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
Very good good and service. A bit expensive, but worth
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OpenTable Diner
Central Texas
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 7 days ago
Overall5Food5Service4Ambience4
Our fried oyster appetizer was the best ever - as were the freshly fried hush puppies that were presented as we sat down at the table.
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OpenTable Diner
Dallas
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 30, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
Always an amazing experience. Servers are knowledgeable. Staple in Austin.
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jennifer
Austin
84 reviews
vip
5.0
84 reviews
Dined on November 27, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
I always love Perla’s. Tried the shrimp Cobb salad today and it was great.
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Bartholomew
Houston
12 reviews
vip
5.0
12 reviews
Dined on November 24, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
Perla’s is one of our all time ATX brunch faves… My go to are champagne with PEI oysters and their renowned lobster roll. Perla’s team is knowledgeable, timely, and courteous. Ideal location in SoCo!
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JohnnyA
Chicago
15 reviews
vip
5.0
15 reviews
Dined on November 22, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
Group of 4 loved each of our meal choices - tuna melt, crispy grouper, burger and lobster roll. The food was prepared well and served hot. Service was very good. Will certainly return
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OpenTable Diner
St. Louis
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 22, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
Amazing food, everyone loved their meals and appys & the drinks were great too! We had Lost Paradise which we loved. 10/10 would come back!
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MikeH
Austin
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on November 20, 2023
Overall4Food4Service3Ambience3
Very good sea food. But since we felt rushed to finish, it made the experience less enjoyable. I also made a special request while completing the reservation (on OpenTable) that we were there celebrating our daughter's birthday. At no point did anyone mention/acknowledge this or offer to put a candle on her dessert. What's the point of having a special request section on the reservation if the restaurant ignores it?
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DD
DbDb
Austin
18 reviews
vip
5.0
18 reviews
Dined on November 17, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
Always delicious food and attentive personable service!
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OpenTable Diner
Austin
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on November 15, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
Poboy sandwich’s are the absolute best. And the best bang for your buck from my experience with the menu. Will be back for another Poboy for sure!
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Pete
New York Area
21 reviews
vip
5.0
21 reviews
Dined on November 14, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience4
Our second visit to Austin and Perla's is a must every time. Excellent, fresh seafood with a nice variety of options, all wonderfully prepared. Waitstaff is friendly, knowledgeable & professional.
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OpenTable Diner
Austin
14 reviews
vip
2.0
14 reviews
Dined on November 12, 2023
Overall2Food3Service1Ambience4
Perla is normally not my favorite. There are better choices in town like Eddie Vs, Clark’s, Monger and even Salt Traders, but we were nearby and they had a table. Starting from the host asking me to spell my name (it’s Stafford Wood, yes it’s different but it isn’t unintelligible) and the other host pointing her to it on the list, our service experience seemed to be “the one that got away.” The host who could read and smiled at us was replaced by the sourpuss who needed help. We were seated and told as a parting comment “good idea to sit next to each other, it’s really loud in here.” Exactly how you want your host to welcome guests, but at least she was friendly and actually seemed concerned that we have a nice dinner. Our server, on the other hand, was not. She was apparently “taking care of other things” so a very nice man came and took our drink orders. That was the end of service worthy of the fine dining moniker. She “didn’t hear” that we ordered a wedge salad to share even though we asked if the kitchen could split it and she nodded. She generally was distracted, rarely made eye contact and never smiled. We ate one of our terrible Brussels sprouts and she neither asked about them nor offered to box them when she bussed them hardly touched. The crab cake was underwhelming. The fish was blah. Everything used to be better. The worst part of the whole thing was when I bit into an unreasonably spicy jalapeño and my eyes teared up. We flagged her down for a sip of milk. She said “there are definitely peppers in there.” Not oh my goodness I’m so sorry. Or oh dear! (As an aside I’m from south louisiana and eat spicy things all the time, sometimes you just get a crazy hot one, it happens). So she leaves to saunter and eventually bring me milk… and then charged me $4 for the milk. Our meal was $247. The $4 wasn’t a big deal, but it was an insult. We went down to Vespaio for dessert and promised ourselves to never go back to Perla.
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VickiA
Austin
2 reviews
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 11, 2023
Overall1Food1Service1Ambience3
We went for an afternoon birthday celebration. Service was not very good. The shrimp and grits was way too spicy and when I asked for bread so I could manage to eat some of it, I waited 30 minutes, so we just packed it up and took it all home when it finally arrived. It was ridiculous! There was no birthday cupcake, piece of candy or anything and we spent almost $200 for lunch for 2.
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PatrickJ
Seattle
8 reviews
vip
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on November 11, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
We had a great brunch. Fabulous selection and our server shared great recommendations and insights into our choices.
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MichaelP
Las Vegas
3 reviews
vip
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on November 7, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
It was a great day to be on patio! Service and food are always second to none. This time of year- watch out for falling acorns.... 😀
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Ladflorida
West Palm Beach
28 reviews
vip
5.0
28 reviews
Dined on November 6, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
We had a fantastic meal! Everything from start to finish was amazing! Our waiter was very knowledgeable and accommodating as well. Would highly recommend!
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OpenTable Diner
Austin
9 reviews
vip
5.0
9 reviews
Dined on November 5, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
Amazing Sunday brunch, as usual. So delicious. Will be back.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Austin
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 5, 2023
Overall5Food5Service3Ambience5
Sat outside , just beautiful. Food amazing. Our server had way too many tables and the bar took forever to get our coffee out. It’s not their fault, your lack of staffing or planning set them up for a bad day.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Austin
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on November 4, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
Food was amazing- everything was delicious and good
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OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 3, 2023
Overall5Food5Service4Ambience4
Great food, service was okay. Drinks came out after our food, and second drinks took some time. After finishing oysters, second and third dish took some time to arrive. Overall good experience, but service could have been better.
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OpenTable Diner
Dallas
7 reviews
vip
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on November 2, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
Always have to eat here when I’m in Austin. Fun patio and great food. The lobster roll is amazing.
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OpenTable Diner
Austin
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 30, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
Service was great, suggestions were on point. We loved everything we ordered.
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fer123
San Diego
4 reviews
vip
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on October 29, 2023
Overall4Food5Service4Ambience4
All good except too noisy !
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RossellaD
New York Area
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on October 28, 2023
Overall5Food5Service4Ambience5
Wonderful place and food…as usual!! Perla’s is my favourite place when I come here from Italy
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OpenTable Diner
Austin
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on October 26, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
Awesome everything!! The Crab Louie was unreal! Amazing staff as well!
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OpenTable Diner
Greater Boston
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 26, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
Couldn’t have been better to celebrate with my wife. Service and care taken was impeccable and of course, food recs by our host/server were spot on. A must recommend !
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RossM
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 26, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
Great service. Hospitality was impeccable. Food was fresh and delicious.
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DouglasP
Austin
8 reviews
vip
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on October 25, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
The food was simply perfect all the way through. The lemony spinach was so tasty and the crispy snapper was cooked perfectly.
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TonyA
Charlotte
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on October 23, 2023
Overall5Food4Service4Ambience5
Great experience, great food. Watch out for falling acorns!
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MichaelB
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on October 23, 2023
Overall4Food5Service5Ambience5
Acorns falling from trees on outside patio broke open one head with blood, another acorn landed in i and old fashioned and destroyed the drink and the third acocon landed in the seafood dish and knocked off a crown from a tooth. Other than that great service and food.
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Sandra
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 22, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
It was wonderful to see a card greeting at our table that celebrated my birthday. We sat close to a window so we were able to enjoy an outside view. I was happy to be able to get a reservation for my birthday. We've been wanting to try this restaurant for a long time. It was amazing!
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Emma
Houston
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on October 22, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
Perla's is a great Austin institution. It is not cheap but it is seafood in a landlocked city so what do you expect. I have never had bad service here or bad food.
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FAQs

Perla's Seafood and Oyster Bar is rated 4.8 stars by 3395 OpenTable diners.

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

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Dec 8, 2023

7:00 PM

Booked 90 times today

Google Map for Perla's Seafood and Oyster Bar

1400 S Congress, Suite B100, Austin, TX 78704

Dining areas

Additional information

Cross street
Gibson
Neighborhood
Downtown
Hours of operation
Brunch Sat, Sun 10:30 am–3:00 pm Lunch Mon–Fri 11:30 am–3:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 5:30 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:30 pm–11:00 pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Seafood, Continental
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
There is validated parking in the garage located behind Perla's.
Payment options
AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Cody Leonard
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.perlasaustin.com/
Phone number
(512) 291-7300
Private party contact
Fallon Gaskamp: (855) 482-0732

Perla's Seafood and Oyster Bar

Make a reservation

Dining areas

Additional information

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Overall ratings and reviews

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