There's something so sublime about sitting way up above from it all, sipping on a cocktail on a warm summer night. I feel like New Orleans was a little late to the game with these types of places, but now we have a decent array (typically at hotels like this one). And like most of the other rooftop bars at hotels, you don't have to be a hotel guest to take advantage! This past Saturday evening was surprisingly quiet up there, possibly due to White Linen happening on the other side of the CBD. I wasn't complaining, believe me! It was perfect out there for me and just when I thought things couldn't possibly get better, I saw the cocktail menu. Frosé, baby! Passionfruit frosé, yes please. Also, prices are not as high as you'd expect. My guy got a $3 Modelo. Frosé was $8. Pretty views of the surrounding buildings, fairy lights against the dark summer sky and a slight breeze... living my best life with a glass of frozé in mah hand. Thanks, Catahoula! read more

Catahoula Rooftop Bar - Frose - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Popped up as a wine bar in Yelp but it's a hotel rooftop. The space is nice but the drinks are just ok. I got served wine in a plastic cup. I guess it worked out since we came late and walked out with our drinks. The pisco punch is with tequila and not a traditional pisco. read more

The Tito sours were to expectations. However, the barmaid pilfered my new Maui Jim's. Left on the counter for a half a minute, came back: Oddly enough she didn't know where they were, she was the only other person in the bar. Not going back. read more

Nice chill rooftop bar hidden from view with beautiful piece of open sky above. Vibin' music playing over a patio mixed with sofas, small tables and chairs. A place for everyone to find a comfortable spot to hold court. The duck confit is excellent!! read more

Stop into this hidden bar with a friend on a bike tour of Happy Hours around the city. Catahoula offers cocktails you may not find anywhere else in NOLA with its Peruvian influences. Though the cocktails are still rather expensive even during the happy hour compared to other happy hours the fact that they are not your typical sazerac makes up for it. The food menu is pretty good for happy hour with half price off appetizers. The star of the show is the upstairs rooftop bar. Very cool as you dont off see roofs used much in the hot climate of New Orleans. read more

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I love the Catahoula! I have been here numerous times. I feel like there's a magnetic force drawing me here each time I come to NoLa as I just always happen to stumble upon it. It is a very fun rooftop atmosphere. They often have a DJ playing. We recently stopped in around 9pm on A Friday night and it wasn't that busy surprisingly. But it was nice to sit outside and enjoy the music. Attentive and friendly service, good drinks, and fair prices. Plus, the view from the beautiful rooftop cant be beat! read more

I love rooftop season!! So as soon as I moved back home, I decided that touring NOLA's rooftops was a high priority (probably second only to the brunch tour)! I'll start by saying that I wanted to love this place so much more than I did... Moderate in size, the decor definitely made you feel at home with options for more chill, comfortable group seating, side tables for date night, or high chair bar style seating for girls night. The view was suboptimal at best. Like sure you can see the sky, but mainly the place felt like it was drowning in a sea of buildings. I've been to shorter roofs before, but they normally featured something like a unique, albeit partial, view, a pool, or a waterfall that made it feel more worthwhile. At this place, if you looked away from your conversation, it generally felt like staring out the window of an office building. The drinks were great- strong, tasty, hand crafted, but the service was deplorable. So anytime you go somewhere where the bartender/mixologist is more so creating art than throwing together drinks, you can expect a delay in service bc each masterpiece takes time (as it should). The rooftop bar had three major flaws that I witnessed: 1. Lack of bar personnel- one bartiste isn't enough when it takes 10-15 mins to make one drink. There was a second person working on the rooftop, but her job seemed limited to ringing ppl up & keeping the bar area clean. 2. Disregard to first come, first served- if you're averaging over 5 minutes per drink, it's imperative that you keep up with the order in which people arrive & order their drinks. That's the only thing that eliminated the disparity of one person waiting 15-30 mins for a drink and another waiting over an hour. 3. Insufficient ingredients- if your handcrafted beverages require special ingredients, you can't run out!! Especially not for your bestsellers. Especially not early in the day. Especially when you're not super busy. A couple ladies who were visiting from London ended up bartering with a guy for his drink when he got the last once... Sad days indeed. The aroma in the air made it clear that this roof is 420 friendly. Not what I was expecting nor my thing, but just FYI in case that's what you're hoping to find or avoid. In a city where great drinks are a dime a dozen, this rooftop bar leaves far too much to be desired with slightly more costly drinks, a view that's mediocre at best, & service that's substandard by far. Effectively removing it from my rooftop list & adding it in with the patios for now... May try it again later in my tour, but I'll be sure to keep my expectations to a minimum. Will update this review PRN... But don't hold your breath for it. read more

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Really enjoyed the general atmosphere at this place. Stopped by on a Sunday and it was quiet and not crowded. However, the biggest problem we had is that the bar on the rooftop wasn't open. Basically you had to order your drink from the first floor and then take the elevator up to the third floor seating area. So, while the third floor seating area was lovely, and the seats were comfortable, having to take the elevator to and from the bar to get another round meant we cut our stay shorter than planned. Beer and food selection are both fairly limited as well. Good for a drink, but that's about it. read more

Catahoula Rooftop Bar - View from the upper bar at the Catahoula - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

As far as hotel bars go, this place is great. There's technically two bars, one in the lobby and one on the third floor/rooftop. The hotel specializes in cocktails containing Peruvian pisco which is a native liquor that has a warm and rich flavor. They have happy hour specials that make you wonder why isn't very one at happy hour. The rooftop area is nice, quaint, and unpretentious but I don't think it could fit more than 150 people comfortably. If you're looking for a clean bar to grab a drink at with friends, this is it. My coworkers and I will surely be back. read more

Catahoula Rooftop Bar - What a fun bird! (that comes on your drink) - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Nice and cozy tucked away rooftop bar. The bartender Sean is also a DJ. There's a nice selection of refreshing fresh fruit based-drinks to go along with incredible music to get you in a good mood. read more

Catahoula Rooftop Bar - Lounge - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

***Review for Rooftop Bar Movie Night Only*** I am a NOLA local and saw they were playing The Ring at Catahoula Hotel Rooftop. My cousin is in town and, oddly enough, had never seen the movie so we decided to give it a try in spirit of Halloween. Let me preface by saying the rooftop bar was very inviting, atmosphere was great and it had a very cool laid back vibe. The bartender was extremely friendly, we ordered a refreshing bottle of white wine to enjoy with the movie. She also informed us they do movies up there every Wednesday, how cool! Something was wrong with the sound of the movie on the digital copy or the wiring of the speakers and the entire movie skipped and sound turned off intermittently. No one ever tried to come and fix it even though multiple people complained. I did hear the bartender say she had alerted her manager to the problem. We decided rather than be upset about it to sit any enjoy our $30 bottle of wine and laugh it up with a nearby couple watching the movie. I did however feel bad it was my cousins first time seeing the movie and she had to kind of just guess what was going on with the sound skipping and cutting in and out. The bartender had mentioned they were playing Hocus Pocus on Saturday. We were excited to possibly come back and enjoy that Halloween favorite but after that poor display of a movie night we will save the $30 and watch it at home on Netflix. read more

Loved this place! Lovely rooftop space, and tasty drinks. Try all the house created cocktails, they're all delicious! Also, if you're visiting New Orleans, it's a great place to start. The bartender (a friendly city native with red hair) gave us several recommendations for dinner and every single one we tried was fantastic! Can't wait to go back! read more

If you are looking for a little more classy, yet fun place, you found a great place. This hip rooftop bar offers many interesting blended drinks. But they also have a few beers and some decent wine. Snacks are very lovely, some Peruvian style dishes. We happened to stop by before a Burlesque show. The girls were great dancers, and fun. On a gorgeous night, this place is a welcome change from some of the NOLA crowds. read more

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We saw this place around the corner from the hotel we were staying at decided to come here before heading off to the airport on our last day. We were able to grab a seat at the bar for 3 and ordered 3 Pisco Sours since it was national Pisco day! It was very tasty....after that I ordered the pisco punch which was ok...but the Heuvo drink was amaaazing! I highly recommend that one. If you're in the area I would def say stop in grab a seat and have Wates make you up a drink! read more

Had an awesome time at this rooftop bar. Spent time chatting with Lydia who told us about the drinks and local attractions. Couldn't have had a better time. read more

Catahoula Rooftop Bar - a woman preparing a drink - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

The best part of staying at the Catahoula is the proximity to the rooftop bar--hands down! The cocktails and beer selection (not to mention local recommendations) by Sean, our bartender, were unparalleled by any others that we came across in NOLA. A cozy, tasteful getaway tucked just outside of the French Quarter. read more

Awesome hidden rooftop bar in the CBD. Great twist on conventional cocktails by using a blender with fresh fruit!! Definitely has a tropical tiki bar feel. Very cool. Only downside is that it's not on the beach :) read more

Catahoula Rooftop Bar - Brown chicken, brown cow cocktail - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Stopped in here for a happy hour drink on a summer weeknight and it was lovely. They have good happy hour deals, and it was significantly less busy/loud than Monkey Branch down the block, where we started the evening. The rooftop itself isn't huge, but it's cute with some string lights and benches/seating areas. The bar has a Peruvian influence, so there are speciality drinks made with pisco, which you don't see much in NOLA -- pisco sour, chilcano (pisco + ginger beer), pisco tonic, etc. They also have some beer and wine options. read more

Really good happy hour deals! The staff was friendly and was good at explaining what different drinks would be like. The rooftop bar is small, but it wasn't crowded on a Friday late afternoon. The succulents are pretty to look at as well, so it's pretty nice. The bar downstairs didn't have as great happy hour deals, but they did have a few. We went down because we just needed some air conditioning. Overall, I would recommend this as a chill spot to bring guests. I'll definitely go back, and the food menu looked good so I'll have to try dinner there. read more

Catahoula Rooftop Bar - Sangeree - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

This is a bit of a hidden away space where you might want to sneak into if you determine your quest necessitates you to escape the crowds of Bourbon Street. This is a very concise venue with some craft cocktails to encourage some higher prices. The ambiance leans towards a bit of a tiki bar theme. The target audience seems to be the hipster folk. It could be an alright place for a few drinks but I don't think it would ever rate on my regular rotation. read more

Came here for a company function. Service was fine, it was hot but there were fans at every direction so was tolerable. Building was very historic. The bar tender kept our drinks going so all good read more

Stumbled on this place via yelp & we went during a week trip to NOLA. It was by far one of our favorite parts of the trip. The bartender was incredible & we loved the "Porchlight" drink that he actually came up with himself. Came back the next night for the same thing. Definitely recommend! read more

Came here on the night of a concert and it was within walking distance of good parking and the super dome. You can get here by walking through the hotel downstairs. It is super quaint and they have fans to keep you cool on a hot evening. A little cat wanders around as well!! Seemed to be very friendly and sort stayed away from the bigger groups of people. They had fun drinks and lots of seating. Would have given a 5 but I felt there should have been another person behind the bar to help service be faster. Couldn't really get the bartenders attention for a few minutes because of their chat with locals. read more

Came for a drink stayed for dinner. A very cute hotel with a warm and cozy atmosphere. It is a small and intimate rooftop. It was raining so we spent most time at the bar downstairs. Service was great! Bartenders & kitchen. Accommodating and pleasant. Food was great! We had two different salads and the beet hummus. All was incredibly delicious! Also had one of their non-alcoholic drinks with passion fruit- yum. So good- definitely will go back! read more

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Lydia is awesome and the atmosphere and drinks here are amazing. Definitely coming back soon.

It was nice maybe I need to come back on a different day. Apparently the menu changes all the time.

We met locals for drinks to start the evening. Nice drinks very tropical. Nice place to really hear yourself talk. Rooftop bar with teakwood furniture. The QB drinks were served with a fresh pineapple bird, totally cute. read more

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My friends and I went there for their happy hour specials and the backyard like atmosphere. Definitely one of small roof top bars in the city but the ambiance was so relaxing! A great place for a get together after work with some coworkers and enjoy some drinks. Check out the drink of the day too! read more

I went here expecting the the fun tropical drinks that are depicted. I was disappointed to find that they do not do that anymore and it is just a wine bar. The bartender was not friendly enough to get us to stay despite the change in concept. If you're expecting the same fun cocktails be advised that they do not offer them. read more

Sean knows what's uppppppp Best bartender in town- he knows what you want before you do read more

This is a hip little spot on a roof that is nestled in between some other buildings. Although the view (if your trying to see the skyline) is not the best, it really is cozy and interesting. The bartenders are attentive and quick while the cocktails are imaginative and tantalizing. Definitely would recomend this as a stop. read more

Just recently visited from los angeles, and went around 7 to get a little pre snack on the rooftop with a drink.. the roof had a ton of bugs and ants crawling all over the bar top it was absolutely disgusting. & the bartender was a woman, who was actually pretty rude with answering questions.. she also owed my friend like 75 cents or something and asked if she really needed it because they don't use change? lol i didn't understand but it she said it a little more nice, and with clarification us getting change back wouldn't have mattered.. read more

The atmosphere of the rooftop bar was very cool, but the drinks were not tasty and the bartender was very unenthusiastic. I would not recommend this place to anyone I know. read more

I walked all the way across town for an authentic Pisco Sour, after reading the reviews on Yelp and A travel guide. This is an out of the way but very cool hotel/bar/cafe. They hadn't started serving food yet up on the rooftop bar so I didn't get to sample anything but the menu sounded really interesting. But back to the Pisco Sour....really good, as close to the original as I've ever found in the USA. And the rooftop bar was quite, comfortable and relaxing. I'll definitely visit again. read more

When the bartender tells you that the "designer" is "delicious" don't trust her. It's awful. Basically, just skip this stop and go across the street to the Nopsi. read more

Was excited to visit this new rooftop bar but unfortunately the service was rude and lacking the friendliness usually found in New Orleans. Tried getting a couple drinks after being told they were $4 each. After they were poured, we were told they're now $6. No apologies were given, just a silent nod of the head giving the inclination that we had no say in the matter. Will be going to the Ace hotel in the future. Nice atmosphere though. read more

First time in New Orleans and was I excited about this vegan option. Called the hotel numerous times to inquire about a reservation however no one answered the phone. I finally took a walk to the hotel and spoke to a young lady who advised that the restaurant would be open on Christmas Eve from 5:00pm-8:00pm. I arrived at the hotel at 6:30pm Christmas Eve and was advised that there was no more food left, just an hour and half after open. The young man at the desk advised that he would look into it for me but never did, he simply stepped away for a personal call. Customer service overall is a must for this place. read more

My friends and I went for drinks on a Wednesday and it was great. The drinks were delicious and the happy hour deal is worth trying. They also show movies on the rooftop! It is a smaller size rooftop bar, so I can see how it can get really crowded on a weekend. Week night was perfect read more

Very chill roof top bar. Would bring my friends next time in town.