employer cover photo
employer logo
employer logo

Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen

Is this your company?

Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen reviews

3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

(1,165 total reviews)

Christopher and Harris Pappas

55% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,165 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews
2.0
Mar 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible scheduling. Can give up, pick up, or trade shifts however you want.

Cons

Working as a bartender used to be very lucrative until the company decided to cheap out and started requiring bartenders to split their money amongst the service bartenders. In other words, going from splitting tip money 2-3 ways, we now split it 4-5 ways. Less money. Terrible decision. No longer worth the lengthy closing responsibilities.

1.0
Dec 16, 2024

Absolutely Terrible

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-the other servers and server assistants are nice

Cons

-Schedule too many servers -Front and Back of House Side duties plus silverware -Will get yelled at for not running food, even thought you have to go greet a table in “45 seconds” according to their rules -management is all push overs let anything slide -they “pick out of a bowl” to have you food run, once a month, but they lie there is no bowl and they will make you do it twice -Pay checks are not a thing, it’s all on a “pay card” which you get charged a fee to use -The customers are excruciatingly awful -Anyone who complains get a free meal, therefore no tip is made -Tip out of server assistants but then have to find them to clean your table or make sweet tea… crazy! -All white uniforms, so stupid, makes your look dirty when someone accidentally spills something on you -I could go On and On, but the worst thing about it all, is you have 27 steps you have to follow, and still only walk out with $100-200, not worth it at all, feel like you would be better off at a chili’s or something *this place is way over priced and gross in the back, the dishes aren’t cleaned properly, and the silverware*

1.0
Jan 21, 2022

Don’t Get Comfortable

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The only pro for me would be the regulars and high tabs, which unequivocally equals a reliable and stable income. Management is lacking in numerous ways. As a result of their shortcomings and lack of communication skills, they tend to put the blame and stress on their employees instead of taking responsibility for not setting clear guidelines and expectations. Misogyny and abuse-of-power are alive and real in the realm of management at Pappadeaux. It’s only a matter of time before their disrespect and power hungry managers find themselves in a serious predicament. The turnover rate is high as a result of maltreatment and misdirection in the workplace. Don’t get comfortable with your shifts, ie; management will punish you and hold your shifts over your head if you are not meeting their levels of standards and excellence (which is highly ambiguous and really depends on how well-liked you are, not your job performance). Bartenders especially, are not treated with an equal level of scrutiny amongst each other. Simply speaking, if your general manager has a personal vendetta against you, you will likely be dealing with daily hell no matter how hard you try, while everyone else gets away with murder.

Cons

abuse of power -misogyny -lack of communication skills amongst management -ambiguous expectations and standards -favoritism -high turnover rate -lack of trained, professional managers -managers refusal to take responsibility in their shortcomings, but quick to take it out on employees -hiring inexperienced and unqualified people as supervisors to conceal the fact that they are short on managers -short on managers because it is clearly a toxic place to work

Viewing 1 - 3 of 1,165 Reviews

Glassdoor has 1,180 Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen reviews submitted anonymously by Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen is right for you.