Black Pearl — Restaurant in Tyler

Sometimes, you just have to treat yourself!

THE BLACK PEARL. located on the square. a member of RICK'S ON THE SQUARE family.

A very high end classy oyster Bar for a lack of better words. but let me tell you, very down to earth feel and amazing, friendly staff. .

open since 2016. How I didn't know it has been here that long, as much of an oyster guy I Am, surprised me.

Mind you, not just one type of oysters. . they carry many east coast varieties. . to be able to order oysters and to be able to specify which ones you wanna try. AMAZING. salty mariners, black Berry's. China sea, the list goes on. all with with different salinity levels and flavors. . and my favorite. Served with a Nice vinegar sauce and all the normal condiments on packed crushed ice. Super chilled and fresh and accompanied with some wonderful lavash crackers.

There's only 16 Items on the menu. . .and they do them so well. I tried 5 out of the 16 Today. Lol. don't judge me. ha ha . .and all of them were excellent. maybe more than 5 if you count two orders of oysters. 4 at a time. 2 each flavor of the ones I tried. .Oh and plus one oyster shooter as well. . so I had 5 different types of oysters Today. It was fantastic. I also tried the creole seasoned jumbo shrimp. Excellent spice amount to them. The crab stuffed boiled shrimp. Very tasty with the lemon cream sauce over them. The shrimp and crab ceviche was so fresh and light and bursting with flavor. All that was my snacking finger food so to speak. .Lol. But for my main dish. I went with the carpaccio. It was beautiful as much as it was tasty. Done Oh so perfect with the choice of toppings they did it with, very much in the traditional sense. However one twist I found pleasant, was the fried capers. It added a Nice crunch and salty pop to go with the rich taste of the Raw beef. And the garlic toast points were a Nice addition to the dish.

So for all you oysters lovers or anyone with a taste for classy food and flavor. this is the place. and surprisingly. . for all that flavor? All that food? and 4 ice cold beers and an oyster shooter with vodka. . my tab was right under a hundred bucks. . . without tips of course. but not as costly as you would think for Such quality.

I'm highly Impressed and very Happy with this, soon to be my favorite food spot in Tyler Texas.

Give them a try. you won't regret it. . .only open Tuesday through Saturday. and only after 4 pm.

Tuesday by the way. . Half price oysters. So for you folks on a beer budget but craving champagne quality food? That's your day!

enjoy...

Just left one of the worst restaurant experiences I have probably ever had. This is clearly a bar, but the service isn’t even as good as a bar without food should be. After coming from Ricks, knowing they were owned by the same place, one might expect better….

Save your time money and sanity and go to Ricks on the Square considering my tab for 5 drinks and 1 dozen oysters was over $100.

The picture is the oyster that is standard for $39 a dozen, and that’s what you should expect from them according to the server that wouldn’t share his name… He also failed to provide napkins with the food until the third request… We even had to ask someone else to close us out our tab because he didn’t take it the two times he past...

I hesitate to write a great review only because it will become more crowded…..but at the same time, I hate to NOT share such a gem in Tyler. This restaurant never disappoints. The staff are wonderful/on point/creative/attentive and just PERFECT! The drinks are the best in Tyler (old fashion) and the food is unlike anything else you will find here. The oysters are so fresh, the tuna tartare is delicious and their beef carpaccio and lobster bisque can’t be beat…..we just LOVE everything about this restaurant/bar. If you haven’t been, do yourself a favor...