Maison Pucha Bistro

I tried this restaurant a few months ago and I was so impressed I invited my family to try it out. We were there on 11/25 we had a great experience and they loved the food. The waiter James I believe was his name had the nerve to check his tip and say that it wasn’t enough. I’ve never had an employee say that to me let alone check it before the patrons left. My check was $165 and I gave him a $20 tip as did the other guest on their receipt. This really didn’t sit well with us upon leaving. I told him what I tip is based off of the service and I explained that the first time I was there I tipped the waitress $50. He was very rude at this point but we we’re already leaving.

What a great restaurant! When we walked in we were floored by how gorgeous the inside was. Very elegant and modern without feeling like it was too upscale. The hostesses was very nice and sat us close to the bar so we could take advantage of the happy hour specials. $7 -$8 drinks that were fantastic, $1 Gulf Coast oysters and $1.25 East Coast oysters, and a $30 14oz steak special that included fries. The service: literally top notch. So friendly and quick and everything you could want it to be. Atmosphere: like I said, gorgeous place. Food: okay, so the only critique I have is that the steak came out a bit overcooked than we asked for (we asked for med-rare and it was pretty much med-well). The steak tasted very good especially with the garlic butter and chimicuri, and even being med well was still quite tender. The shrimp ceviche- maybe it just wasn't what we should have ordered and other people would like it, but the the shimp were whole, the onions were sliced thin but long strips, and it was very juicy (like a bowl of juice) and served with plantains. Everything tasted good, just awkward to eat cause we had to cut up the shrimp. Drinks: really good. Highly recommend, can't wait to go back.

This place is definitely a 10/10. My bartender's name was Victoria and she is a very kind person and helped me with anything I needed. Chef Juan was great, he presented this lovely pumpkin pie dessert that was smoked... Delicious. Did mention the Happy Hour.. This place is def made for the oyster lovers. Go check them out.