Mandina's Restaurant

Mandina's is another long time culinary destination in New Orleans. Be careful when you order, as the portions are enormous! The calamari appetizer was delicious and enough for 4 people. So we knew to split the Veal Parmesan. The photo is only half a portion. They plate it for two, in the kitchen. It was scrumptious as always, over the years. And always a pleasing experience.

Mandina’s will always be one of my favorite New Orleans restaurants! The gumbo tastes exactly the same as it did when I first started eating there back in 1995 — rich, flavorful, and full of memories. I also love their po’boys and daily specials. Great food, great people, and that timeless New Orleans charm that keeps me coming back! 🍤🍞💜💛💚

On a Friday night party of 6 a reservation is best. The food and service is excellent. The portions are large and only 2 of us finished our meals. The veal parm was very tender and very much enjoyed the stuffed shrimp. The open faced roast beef is excellent also. A definite must go when in NOLA!

Service was very good. Bar staff were great. Unfortunately the food was terrible. Shrimp creole had no flavor and bordered on being a can of tomato sauce. Eggplant creole was a smush glob of stuffing with no taste. The buster crab remoulade was just OK…almost seemed like Thousand Island dressing poured on top of deep fried soft shell crab. Everything needed salt and seasoning. Sad for a city known for its flavorful food.

I really wanted to love this place! I have been waiting years to eat here & finally made it happen on my most recent trip to New Orleans. While the food was just okay, their service left a lot to be desired. There was no greeting from our sever or mention of any specials. Everyone in our group of four commented that the server clearly didn’t want to be at work or waiting on our table. We asked the server to help us pick between two appetizers (crab fingers or shrimp remoulade). She recommend the most expensive appetizer which is a $30 sampler platter. This platter doesn’t include either appetizers we were interested in so this really made no sense & just felt like a poor attempt at upselling. The server kept disappearing for 15-20 minutes at a time which made it very hard to get refills or