Bienvenue translates as "welcome" in French and they definitely welcome you here with their delicious offerings of contemporary Creole cuisine and variety of fresh Southern dishes. This Creole restaurant is noted for their great daily specials and is very popular for their brunch lunch and dinner offerings. They also have quite a notable burger you might also consider sampling. The service here has also always been really friendly and great here. Overall this is a really great option and they constantly offer different specials along with their regular menu. My video review of Bienvenue is here: https://youtu.be/QpBWp_GMl7U read more

Stumbled upon Bienvenue with a customer and glad I did. It's become a go to for my dad for his annual Oyster Po Boy on his birthday. My choices have varied on each visit but when they have them, the BBQ shrimp Po Boy is quite tasty. The servers there are friendly and quick and keep checking on you. It's a neighborhood restaurant and it shows as it seems everyone is a friend once inside. Give it a try if you're looking for something comforting. read more

Getting to Bienvenue on a Sunday morning was a little underwhelming. What brunch place is dead on Sunday morning? I liked the vibes - the low volume music, the wood accents - but there were hardly any other people. The reason for that, I can only assume, is the food. Everything was fine - nothing actively bad and each item was fairly well cooked - but it was all under seasoned. The best thing was the toast followed by the crab cake Benedict. But overall everything seemed pretty under salted. So it is probably a great place to go if you're watching your salt intake. read more

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Great service and the wait staff was wonderful taking care of our orders. I had a hot sausage poboy, delicious. Not too hot, right size, hot French fries. Very very good read more

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Okay, off the bat, I would've never thought to go here only because it's in the middle of nowhere. HOWEVER, it was freaking so good! This restaurant is like a Cajun Creole concept family friendly type. Definitely something for those days you don't want to cook. The service was good, fast and efficient. Food was comforting especially the steak sandwich. It wasn't a typical steak sandwich, shaved steak pressed but it was phenomenal with the au jus. I could've drank that au jus. Next, the catfish were fried to perfection and the crab cakes were FIRE! I don't usually love crab cakes so this is saying a lot. read more

Bienvenue - Crab cake on the bottom; shrimp wrap on left; steak sandwich on right; fried catfish on top - Seafood Near Me - Harahan, Louisiana

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I've been twice and both times everything we tried had great flavor! I was on the fence about the fresh fish with cream sauce because of the corn in the sauce. I do wish you could order without the corn, but it doesn't seem to affect the flavor. One of our family members said the hamburger steak is the best he's ever had. I personally wouldn't order the almond crusted shrimp- the almonds are just too chunky and does affect the flavor. Highly recommend the boudin balls, debris fries and crawfish egg rolls read more

This place gave us a great surprise . First of all,I was having a bad day and they had to deal with my sad face hahaha but the service was really good, the place has new orleans art elements and overall a family calm ambiance. We had the onion rings which were GREAT. My husband had the steak dinner, great flavor, good portion ...but our wao moment was with the new orleans wrap..OMG! Firm and fresh wrap filled with rice and beans and a good portion of fried chicken and sausage...new orleans in a wrap. Great flavour, the wrap fills you up cause it's actually FULL of the rice and beans, the chicken is white meat with a thin fried layer and delicious sausage, great fries as well. Really good price for the portions.the staff is really nice and fast service. I absolutely LOVED it read more

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Discovered this place by accident on the Yelp app. We had never been here or heard anyone mention it. My wife and I like trying new places. We were pleasantly surprised. The menu looked good and our food was excellent. The staff were very friendly and customer oriented. The place is not fancy but reminds of old buildings in the uptown and Tchoupitoulas area. The place is not overly noisy and you can have a conversation without raising your voice. Our server was Sidney and she was a pleasure. The parking is little tight but manageable. Overall we like this place and will bring friends back. read more

I came here for brunch this past weekend with a few friends. Crawfish beignets and blue crab, spinach, and artichoke gratin... PERFECTION. The crab cake Benedict was yummy. My biggest disappointment of the dish was the poached eggs. They weren't runny and weren't actually poached. They were cooked in what seemed like a a ramekin. The side was enough potatoes to serve a small family, but they were nice and crispy. I ordered a mimosa but it tasted like 90% orange juice, which was unfortunate. Overall, it was a good meal and the appetizers blew my mind with deliciousness. read more

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This was my first time checking out this restaurant. First I ordered the shrimp étouffée. The roux was a seasoned well, but a bit too salty for me. I didn't try the catfish platter with french fries and garlic bread. That was pretty tasty. My mom ordered the oyster po-boy which she enjoyed. The service was really good. I wanted something to drink that wasn't on the menu and my waitress offered to make it for me. I will be back. read more

Bienvenue - Fried fish platter. - Seafood Near Me - Harahan, Louisiana

They weren't ready to serve about 30 women. The table wasn't set. One woman was told that if she got up one more time that the server was going to lose it. Rude behavior by the young girl that seemed to be a helper. Really sad day for the group's Christmas lunch read more

This place was delicious. The Marrone sandwich is amazing. The 12 inch is enough for two people to share. The onion rings were spot on. Crab cakes are way more crab than stuffing. Previous visits I have gotten the the hamburger steak which was fine and the big easy wrap similar to what Popeyes use to have. Hubby got the voodoo shrimp and grits and said it was pretty good. Would definitely go back. read more

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The wife and I stopped in for Lunch on a Sunday. It was serving Brunch. My wife got the Crab Cake brunch item and I got the "Couchon De Lait Eggs Benedict. Both were incredibly good. They were short staffed as so many restaurants. The owner was bussing tables. Not an empty table in the place. Service was very good. It truly is a little hole in the wall kind of a place, but very welcoming. We shall be back. read more

This place was pretty decent! Came here for lunch and I had the Swiss shroom burger with a side of fries while my husband had the jambalaya pasta. The burger was delicious to me - cooked perfectly to medium rare as I requested but the fries were a little too crunchy and fried to me. And that's not to say that others wouldn't like them, they're just not my preference of fries. The jambalaya pasta was very liquidy and cheesy but again, not to say others wouldn't like that but just not our preference. All in all, it's a good place and the service was great. Very nice people and I can see the hospitality of the family owned business there. Definitely a place I feel like we could come back to soon! read more

Bienvenue - Swiss shroom burger with fries - Seafood Near Me - Harahan, Louisiana

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In NOLA for 4 days this place was close to our RV park. The Service was top notch the Bienvenue Salad was so good I'd definitely get that again and the bam bam shrimp wrap was pretty tasty. Beer was cold and fries were hot. We'd go back if in the area. read more

Bienvenue - Beinvenue Salad - Seafood Near Me - Harahan, Louisiana

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Highly recommend! Visiting on business staying in "airport" hotel. This quaint little restaurant has a family feel, great service and a place I would definitely return to. I had the crab and corn chowder as well as the Catch Noel (which happened to be speckled trout tonight). Both were very flavorful and excellent! The roasted veggies some of the best I've ever tasted! Thanks for a great experience Jimmy! Nice to meet you! read more

Bienvenue - Catch Noel - Seafood Near Me - Harahan, Louisiana

Good food, ok service/ambience. A little pricey for what it is. I have a Cuban sandwich, it was pretty good. The onion rings were also very good. read more

They closed thirty minutes early and we had to go somewhere else. We didn't get to try the food. From the outside it looked dark and cheap furniture. read more

Fantastic food & great service! I recommend the crawfish eggrolls & red beans and rice!

I had a pretty solid meal here for a weekday lunch. My husband and I got: the bang bang shrimp wrap with Mac and cheese and the New Orleans wrap with sweet potato fries. The shrimp wrap was very tasty and the Mac and cheese is delicious. The New Orleans wrap was just okay. A lot of red beans and rice, which made the chicken soggy. The sweet potato fries were good. My main dislike was that on the side of each piece of wrap there was this one-inch thick piece of just rolled up tortilla, which so just left on the plate. The service was good and safety measures were in place. read more

Bienvenue - New Orleans wrap with sweet potato fries - Seafood Near Me - Harahan, Louisiana

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Great place! The staff is great and food is amazing. Taco Tuesdays and get the fried shrimp. You'll thank me later!

As a newbie to Cajun food I will say that this place was great. Had the Boudin Ball that were delicious with a little heat. Next was the crab boil. OMG I could really get addicted to this. read more

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I was hunting for an accessible lunch spot on a Saturday with the parents. Someplace that did plate lunches and not just sandwiches and this place was a great homey choice. There is a ramp into the restaurant so it was easy for my seniors to access. The menu had enough variety to keep us all happy. Mom had the cochon de lait cuban and loved it. Dad had the hamburger steak and I had the fried shrimp plate. Our food was all tasty and well-prepared. The portion size was good and we had leftovers for them. The server was great and she checked on us a couple of times and was very helpful. A good choice if you're in the area. read more

My husband and I split an order of crawfish egg rolls and the Drum Stack. Just enough for us both and delicious! They are open until 7:45 on Wednesday!!!! read more

I had been to Bienvenue on Hickory once before with my husband last year. We had two burgers and split them in half so we could each have some. We had the Hangover Burger and the Tailgater Burger. We also had the fried shrimp with blackberry jam. These dishes were so good, that we were excited to get them again! Fast forward to last week: We wanted to go out to eat before seeing a movie. We talked up Bienvenue to our friends, but after reading some recent reviews, I saw they had a new chef and our favorite items on the menu were not there anymore. I still had hope and decided to take our friends. We had the Almond Crusted Gulf Shrimp to start with the Crystal Onion Rings. The Almond Crusted Shrimp tasted like there was no seasoning in the batter. It wasn't that bad when paired with the apple slaw, but it definitely wasn't as flavorful as the last time we had fried shrimp here. The Crystal Onion Rings were ok, but also once again, not very flavorful. There was only one burger on the menu, and it was just a regular burger (we didn't order it). My husband and I decided to split the Combo Fried Seafood Platter and our friends ordered the Dumpsta Fries and the Jambalaya. I felt bad that I had been saying Bienvenue was so good to my friends when I could tell they felt the food was pretty "meh." The meat on the Dumpsta Fries was pretty dry and the blue cheese pairing felt a little forced. The Jambalaya was very watery and our fried seafood platter needed more seasoning. I'm sad that our experience was not nearly as good as last time we were here. The wait staff is so nice, but the food was not nearly as good as it used to be. read more

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Decided to try this place on a weeknight whim and was not disappointed. Huge portions, decent prices and tasty options. Started with the boudin balls and they were HOT (and delicious). "Mile High" Sandwich was, indeed, a mile high. Had to take half of it home, but it made for excellent leftovers. Staff seemed a bit rushed (which was odd since the place was essentially empty) but that's pretty easy to overlook with food this good. Looking forward to returning. read more

Bienvenue - "Mile High" Sandwich w/ Fries - Seafood Near Me - Harahan, Louisiana

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It was good for the price I would come back. The mimosas were good. It was very clean restaurant.

We were under the impression that it would be open until 9 pm, but when we arrived at 8:10, the doors were already locked and the staff had gone home. We had been looking forward to spending our evening at this restaurant, and feel as though we were misled about the hours that the restaurant was actually open. When we called to see why the employee on the phone said they closed because they had no customers. That's poor business and if they continue this practice they won't be around too much longer. I hope in the future that the staff can be more reliable about their stated hours of operation to avoid disappointing customers. read more

Really nice local place with a good selection and happy hour. Daily specials like the pulled pork tacos on Tuesday!

The location is very convenient. The food is very good, especially the Bang Bang Shrimp wrap and the Filet. The front end manager Stacie and all of the staff are very pleasant and attentive read more

I hear they are in the midst of ownership transition so there is no more piano bar nights here as far as I know and the large aquarium that used to be below the bar is gone. I must say the decor is nice though. It feels like an uptown dive bar feel but very welcoming. I came here for lunch and the experience was ok. The service was excellent and very attentive. The food was hit and miss. I ordered the fried bang bang shrimp wrap, which was just ok. I have had a better bang bang shrimp dish at Bonefsh Grill. The boudin balls were just not very good. I feel it is unfair to compare boudin from the boudin capital in Scott, LA, but that is unfortunately what I compare boudin to and it just was not good. There is only a handful of places in NOLA that can really make good boudin balls like Gillory's or Freret Beer Room but this is not one of them. The asparagus was overly pickled and I generally do like pickled foods. The onion rings on the other hand are what I may come back for. Those things were thin and had such a nice light batter on them with a delicious dipping sauce. I really enjoyed those so much. The other two people I was with ordered a catfish sandwich and another sandwich which they both enjoyed. This place seems like a cool hang out and I would like to visit it again when ownership is complete. Overall great service and nice ambiance. read more

Bienvenue - The best light battered onion rings and sauce. - Seafood Near Me - Harahan, Louisiana

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Stopped in on our way to swamp tour and I'm so glad we did. The food was delicious. Wish I had a microwave at the hotel to eat leftovers tomorrow. I ordered the Brie and Crabmeat Soup and a side of veggies, my kids orders chicken tenders with Mac and cheese and fried catfish with Mac and cheese, the husband ordered the pasta jambalaya and a bowl of gumbo. The food was delicious would definitely visit them again when we come back to New Orleans. read more

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I absolutely love Bienvenue! The few times I have eaten here have definitely been memorable because of their delicious and traditional takes on southern and creole cuisine. I feel as though their prices are reasonable for the quality of their food and the staff has great recommendations! I recommend their blue crab, spinach & artichoke au gratin appetizer as well as "The Marrone". I enjoy their atmosphere and I look forward to enjoying their food sitting in their outdoor seating area. I cannot wait to go back! read more

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This was my first time dining at Bienvenue. We had a party of 2 for dinner. Service was okay. Not a big deal, but the server had the personality of a table! Being familiar with the fact that most local restaurants believe the more salt they use the better, this is NOT the case for me. I asked the server to please tell kitchen not to add any additional salt to my meal. I ordered the Drum stack, fish layered with crab cakes and topped with a cream sauce. The presentation was , and the overall meal was tasty, although I couldn't really enjoy the food. The salt overpowered the taste of the meal. My friend had the pasta jambalaya. I tasted it, and it was average in my opinion. He thought it was okay, but not outstanding. read more

I should have written this review a while back, but I kept going back to try another item on the menu. We've eaten out on the patio when the evening weather was cooler, in the bar area, and the main dining room. They all have their good points. First meal there was their awesome shrimp platter. Second time I thought I would try their catfish. Went back to the shrimp platter the next time. When I don't want seafood, I've been bouncing back between the Marrone which is a 12" prime rib French dip poor boy and the Canal Street Club wrap which is bacon, turkey, ham and provolone cheese topped with a honey creole mustard. Both sandwiches are great. It just depends on what you are hungry for at the time. I tend to upgrade and get the onion rings over the fries. We keep coming back for more. read more

Bienvenue - Shrimp platter - Seafood Near Me - Harahan, Louisiana

We came on Sunday for brunch & definitely will be back! Very low key place & reasonably priced! The bloody Mary's were great! The hasbrowns were pretty bland. The omelet tasted just like an omelet should BUT the crab cakes Benedict is AMAZING!!! So much creamy flavor in every bite!!! We also really enjoyed the boudin balls! read more

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NEVER AGAIN. I Should have checked my food before I left but it was late and I was starving. I went to my room only to find hair in my food. Contacted this place the next day and was told "call back in an hour we're busy". I called back but the manger was not available Here we are on Sunday...they told me they couldn't find my order EVEN THOUGH I PAID WITH A CARD ANDDDD HAD THE TICKET STILL STAPLED TO THE BAG!!!!!! At this point I'm not even mad because it takes a lot to get me to that point. Went through the drive through... it was the same girl who took my order (which she told me she took my order) HOW TF YALL CANT ISSUE A REFUND OR MAKE THE FOOD OVER?? She could t do anything she had to talk to the manager "I knew there was no resolving at this point. I spent a good amount AND TIPPED. I contemplated on writing this review but ITS SAD. I should have walked out when I didn't see anyone black seated or WORKING lol. I'm CONFIDENT This would have been resolved to if I was white. And I never go that far. manager and staff should be ASHAMED. read more

My husband, son and I had brunch here before Covid. It was our first visit and didn't forget!! I can't remember what we had specifically but everything was great and the service was professional. The Bloody Mary variety was nice! We came today for lunch and were just as satisfied. Started off with the Almond Shrimp - the batter is lite and crispy, the sauce of slightly sweet but compliments well. The Apple slaw is sooo good!! I had the HUGE combo platter with fries and Mac n cheese was delicious. The fries were fried perfectly, crispy on the outside and delicate on the inside. My husband had the Mile High, he said we weren't leaving until he finished the whole thing. My 2 year old munched from my seafood platter and he relied with "delicious!" With every bite!! If you're in the area, or not, give this place a try!! read more

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So, I did what this guy asked ( I wasn't looking for a free meal) and heard back (again) that the manager would contact me. Then crickets, even though I emailed him again. It's been a year- probably not gonna happen. It's okay- like I said before, too many good restaurants in Harahan. Epic fail on the customer service... read more

I've been to Bienvenue 3 times and each time has been consistently good! Another great restaurant for the River Ridge/Harahan peeps. Upon entering you can't help but notice the large aquarium bar. The main dining area is one room with about 8 to 10 tables so not huge. They have another bar area on the right side for overflow seating with high top tables. If you have a big party you will do better calling ahead. They have covered outdoor seating as well, which is a great option on a nice day. They also have a drive thru for daiquiris and drinks, and is also the pick up window if you order food to go ahead of time. I love the convenience of being able to get good food and not have to get out my car. The bar serves daiquiris with some unique flavors on the menu and stays open late on the weekends. The Marrone is their specialty sandwich and its just that. Special! The Marrone is a decadent prime rib sandwich served with gouda cheese, horseradish mayo and a smoky au jus. The menu lists market price and each time I've been its either $21 or $22 for the full12 inch size. If you are trying to decide between the 6 inch or the 12 inch just ask yourself, are you here for a long time or for a good time? The bang bang shrimp wrap is a another good go to for me. You can get it with grilled or fried shrimp. I've had it both ways and to be honest, I do not have a preference in either. It comes with a crunchy green apple slaw so you really don't NEED to have deep fried shrimp in the wrap since you get the good crunchy texture from the slaw. The pepper jack cheese and sauce brings it home and makes it a solid choice. We've never had bad service. Each time we we were greeted immediately by a friendly host and the servers are all super sweet and accommodating. It's great to see so many new and good places in the area. Definitely check it out and get the Marrone! read more

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