Dry Dock Café

I had an opportunity to eat at the Dry Dock Cafe and I was pleased with the experience. The waitstaff are very personable and took good care of me. The food was good, not gourmet but good. The atmosphere is very casual, friendly and welcoming. This is not a fancy restaurant but it does provide good food and service.

Decided to finally take the ferry and check out Algiers Point while visiting NoLa. We have been coming to the city yearly for 13 years and have waited 13 years too long. This restaurant is phenomenal. The atmosphere is so friendly from the employees to the patrons. Super cute restaurant too. The food: Soooooo goood!!! The wings were the perfect level of crispy and the sauce was perfect. Not too spicy! Burger was amazing. Hubby loved the tamales. Go here. Take the ferry and go here. We will be back!

We rode the ferry over to Algiers Point and walked 2 minutes to this place. Great atmosphere, fabulous food and awesome service! We had the shrimp platter and the special of the day which was a buttery garlic shrimp linguine with peppers and onions and toast. Fantastic!! We would definitely come back!!

Was there for a New Year's Eve. Literally everything was wonderful! The Dry Dock is great local bar off most visitors' radar. Their menu provides a good selection of local and traditional dishes, with daily specials. The staff was very friendly. Everybody seemed to enjoy what they were doing, which was refreshing. The band that night played great music for listening and dancing to. And it had the. best. view. of the fireworks over The French Quarter. We're looking forward to spending another NYE there!

On the banks of the Mississippi, in Algiers Point, there's a place called the Dry Dock Cafe. It’s old New Orleans, sitting right there, greeting those off the ferry with the smell of seafood, the kind that speaks to your bones. It’s more than a cafe. It’s a piece of the city's heart, tucked in the second-oldest ward. You walk in, and it’s like stepping through time. The walls, covered in things from the sea and bits of the past, set a scene. But it's the food that grabs you. Gumbo, thick with what the river offers; po' boys, spilling over with taste; burgers that fill you up and stick with you. The drinks, too, the kind locals nod at, rounding off each bite just right. But Dry Dock, it's been there since 1901. It's not just about what's on the plate. It’s the stories, the ones that weave into the fabric of this place. Every person who walks through the door, they're stepping into a story that's been told since before their grandfolks were born. It turns visitors into folks who keep coming back. I walked into the restaurant on a quiet Wednesday afternoon. It had just opened. At first, the room was empty, silent except for the sound of my own footsteps. Then people began to fill it, quick and without ceremony. They talked as if they'd fought wars together, their voices warm and familiar. The bartender smiled as he took my order. Soon, a bowl of Seafood Gumbo came, steaming. The scent of it was honest and promising. It was filled with shrimp and sausage bound together by a roux dark as the river mud and just as deep. Each bite was like a Faulkner Noval, simple and profoundly crafted. I ate slowly, the gumbo was good. It filled me. I was already planning to come back as I scooped the last of it from the bowl. At first taste, the bread pudding brings you back to an old kitchen, back at your parent’s house when you were small. The dish is a marvel of indulgence, rich beyond the ordinary bounds. Its base, a dense custard, soft and full of a deep sweetness that fills your mouth at every bite. In the rush of life, the Dry Dock stands as a reminder. There’s joy, and there's community, right there at a table in Algiers Point.

I stopped in and had a slice of pie. The owner was extremely nice and accommodating. It was early in the day and not much else was open. There were a few patrons. This place is quaint and reminds me of a place you would see in a television show. There is ample seating and a real old style bar. It's like a step back in time. I recommend this cafe.

We enjoyed it here. We took the RTA ferry (don't get on the wrong ferry) at Canal Street and the river from New Orleans to Old Algiers. That was fun. It's a short walk, to the RIGHT when you get off the ferry, not straight ahead. You'll pass a BIG statue of Louis Armstrong. The bar and restaurant are clean and the drinks are good. Much better prices than across the river. Just don't miss the last ferry!

Great local dive bar and eatery located across the river in Gretna. Take the ferry across. $3 all day pass [80 cents for Seniors] 2 minute walk from ferry dock. Had the Chicken fingers and french dip. Both very good.