Cena; Hammond

Not only was the food amazing, but the service was stellar! Savannah was our server and she was absolutely outstanding! She made us feel immediately at home and was so friendly and funny. She gave us great tips on ways to make our delicious dishes even better. Savannah clearly goes out of her way to make sure her guests have the best night out. I will definitely be back, and I hope I get Savannah again!

Finally went to Cena last night - and was not dissapointed. We got lucky and scored an inside table with no reservation right before the dinner rush. We started with a watermelon martini and an old fashioned. Neither of us are drink conisseurs but found both to be good. We ordered the fried caciocavallo to start. It's fried cheese. It's not going to blow you away, but it won't hurt your feelings. The included chili sauce - a little goes a long way. The honey is there but for my tastes I'd liked it to be a little more prominent - but overall it was a good starter. I had the pork osso bucco and it was excellent. The pork fell from the bone easily but still maintained great texture and was not mushy. Was perfectly flavorful and when combined with the risotto made for an excellent comfort food

Nic was our waiter, and he provided us with a great service! Everything was beautifully plated and had a complexity of flavors. We ordered from their special menu a thick slice of bacon with fried oysters. The catfish meal was also very good!

Born and reared in New Orleans but now residing in Houston (grandkids). We have a home here in Hammond and return every few months. We absolutely love Hammond and every time we return we make it a point to visit our friend Chas (owner) at Cena (pronounced Chaina) restaurant. It's our favorite here in Hammond and there is NOTHING like this where we live! The service at the bar (shoutout to Bailey) is top notch. The ambiance is always great. The food (the best and local) is prepared and presented in the grandest way. The turtle soup tonight was fantastic and every good as the best we've had in NO (Mr. B's). The Beet Carpaccio (appetizer) was delectable too. The seafood special (entree) tonight (Friday) was the Mahi-Mahi served with mixed vegetables topped with a delectable cream sauce and wa

Just ate at Cena for the first time tonight for my birthday dinner. I’m so happy we gave this place a chance. Everything was wonderful from start to finish. Everything we had tonight were specials and not on the regular menu. We had a smoked pork belly appetizer that was actually being entered in a bacon competition in Gulfport tonight and definitely worthy. It had fried shrimp and melted cheese on the top. My only complaint would be the crust on the shrimp. Just a little too hard for our liking but that’s being picky. It’s the type of crust that’s so hard it falls off when you cut into the shrimp. The smoke on the pork belly though was perfect. We ate it all before I could get a pic. For our entree’s, my husband had a filet and I had gnocchi which is the very reason I wanted to eat there.