We went to PCG with four family members to celebrate two birthdays last night and had been greatly looking forward to our evening, as we remembered the excellent dining experiences in past years but this celebration was stressful and terribly disappointing. Landry's has changed the...seating so they can get the maximum number of people in for dining such that there's only enough room for one person (wait staff) to pass in between each table. When we walked in our jaws dropped open and frankly, it now looks and sounds like a cattle car. Unfortunately we sat next to a large, loud and inebriated group of approximately 16 people also celebrating a birthday. These folks were shouting from one end of their table to their friends at the other end (they took up two tables). We were having to yell across our table to converse and asked our server if he could ask this large neighboring group to quiet down, as we couldn't hear each other across the table. Nothing happened as I'm sure their waiter didn't want to lose the tip. They left a few minutes before we did and the restaurant was still incredibly loud. Our group of six consisted of 25 to 40 year olds and two 67 y/o people..... we're not just a bunch of grumpy old folks. The food: I'm told the steaks were very good, the rack of lamb was on the fatty side with one of the two sections under cooked, and the chicken dish had dry sections. Waiter: Our waiter's name was Adam and he did a fantastic job under the circumstances. He was knowledgeable, attentive. and apologetic for the delay in food (they were slammed of course) and for our "neighbors". BTW, we presented our parking ticket for validation but because we had to wait so long for drinks, appetizers and our food, the comp didn't fully cover the 2.5 hours we were seated. We enjoy other Landry restaurants such as The Chart House, The Original Stanford's and we have reservations at the Claim Jumper for next week. To sum it up, if we wanted all the noise and cattle-car experience we would have eaten at a McDonald's that has a Play Land attached to it, though that would probably have been less noisy. Needless to say we won't be back.More