Several people suggested that I revisit Pappadeaux and since it's close and I often eat seafood out I did.
I had a very different exsperience this time. I sat on the patio this time and I found the patio very pleasant and comfortable.
We started with the in house made Hot Smoked Salmon appetizer. We received a generous portion of salmon topped with a mustard herb sauce and seasoned thin crisp bread toasts. The salmon seemed like it was slow cooked as it just melted like butter in your mouth. I also liked that it was lightly smoked and not too much so you could get the yummy taste of the sauce with it. I thought this was a masterfully prepared dish and this one really wowed me as I would like to get it again some time.
We received our dinners. My husband ordered the Gulf Coast Redfish Pontchartrain and I got the Halibut with spaghetti squash. I taste the redfish and this one is perfect, it's fresh, tasty and prepared perfect. Then I taste the Halibut and it's overcooked and dry. I sort of feared sending it back since it was still edible but my husband convinced me to do so. We flagged the waiter over and he took care of it right away and sent the manager over. The manager and the waiter were extremely kind and didn't at all make me feel guilty for sending the fish back. They also remade my husband's dinner so he could have a fresh one with me and also gave him the option of nibbling on the current one he had if he wanted to. The manager even suggested having some salad or soup while we wait he really couldn't be more hospitable.
We receive our new dinners and both were very good. My Halibut was MUCH BETTER as it was tasty and flaky and moist. The Spaghetti squash was good it was slightly sweet and buttery and the redfish was nailed perfect again, it was really delicious. The manager checked on us and said we could have dessert on them. We enjoyed the dinners very much and over ate a bit so we didn't have room for dessert but we saw someone walk by with a dessert tray and they looked really good.
This was an educational exsperience for me.
I know I can come back to Pappdeaux because the food will be good or they will do their best to make it again right for you.
I will try to be a better diner and say something to my server if I need too.