While in New Orleans, the best thing I put in my mouth was Mulate's bread pudding, surpassing those at twice the price. Ask for Red the next time you go - great waitress - friendly AND efficient - welcoming us like old friends. read more

This was my first meal in New Orleans. If I had had my way we would have eaten there every night. We had pretty much everything on the menu. The fried alligator was my highlight. I will be returning the second I get back to New Orleans. read more

We've eaten a lot of amazing food in New Orleans. Mulate's is the BEST!!!! Nothing disappointing in any of 4 meals! read more

Mulate's - Cajun/Creole Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

The food is bland and over priced. Something you can get at any fast food cajun themed restaurant.

The food here was ok, but our service was great! I'll start with the food: most of it is fried, though there are a few grilled options. I had the grilled Cajun seafood platter and the crawfish tails were virtually tasteless; the rest was mediocre. The one exception in this meal: the turtle cheesecake...awesome! The service and the atmosphere, however, were great! Our server, whose name I cannot remember, was really honest about the menu and had some good advice on what we should order and how it should be prepared (he likes everything blackened, but if you're not into spicy that may not be a good choice for you). He was funny and chimed in on our conversation whenever he came over, but he wasn't annoying and didn't hover unnecessarily. The live music is also great! There's a little dance floor in the back right in front or the band so some adorable couples were doing a little Cajun two-step--a good taste of NoLA. read more

Excellent Gumbo and the grilled seafood platter was a great value. My wife's Shrimp Salad was a little gummy and they took it off the bill, no questions asked. read more

Was absolutely amazing! Will definitely be back! Local food... Huge portions! Local band playing great jazz with several people dancing, laughing... Flavor of NOLA can be seen everywhere! read more

Crawfish Au Gratin was delicious! Everything seemed a little overpriced for what you got. Service was good.

Ugh. This place is awful. Mulate's, first impressions are SO important. You should think about hiring a hostess who will make a great first impression, because the one you have now made a terrible first impression. She asked us how many in our party and told us the wait was 15 minutes, then asked if we would like to put our name on the wait list. We did not answer quickly enough for the hostess and she gave us a death stare that spoke of how much she wanted to squash us like little bugs beneath her feet. We opted to wait since 15 minutes is not bad at all considering the busyness of New Orleans this weekend. I started writing this review in my head as we waited. The rude hostess was a -1 star automatically. The wait ended up being less than 15 minutes, so that was a plus. Unfortunately, it was the only plus for Mulate's. Our waitress was nice and professional--not super friendly or helpful/attentive, but she was pleasant enough. Not enough to make up for the rude hostess though and not enough to be considered a plus. Now, the FOOD. I hoped the food would be delicious and awesome and amazing. It's priced in such a way that I expected good, quality food. My dad ordered the Crawfish Cajun Quartet and my mom and I split a Seafood Pasta and Stuffed Mushrooms. The food came out within 30 minutes of ordering and we were immediately impressed with the size of the stuffed mushrooms. The breading looked good and the mushrooms were HUGE. There were only 4 of them (for $10.99!!! Ridiculous.), but the size and quality seemed to make up for the lack of quantity. I bit into a mushroom expecting a mushroom with crab stuffing and ended up...with mush. Yep. Mush. I don't even know what it was. The GIANT stuffed mushroom we had been served was about 90% breading and mush and 10% mushroom. I couldn't taste the supposed crab stuffing at all and had to dig through thick mush and breading to even find the actual mushroom. It was terrible. I ended up cutting the second one in half and digging the mushroom out, leaving the breading and mush on the plate. Also, pointless bed of iceberg lettuce under the mushrooms was weird. The seafood pasta smelled cheesy, which was to be expected since it was an alfredo pasta. I took a bite and it tasted like I had eaten a whole stick of butter. I took another bite and consumed another stick of butter. I stopped at 3 bites, because I have a personal rule to consume no more than 3 sticks of butter per meal. The pasta was limp, squishy, definitely overcooked (probably boiled in butter, then tossed in butter and cheese...), and COLD. We asked the waitress to reheat the food and she very kindly took it back for us. The seafood in the seafood pasta was miniscule and didn't taste fresh at all. We left more than half the pasta untouched and didn't even consider packing it to go. Our family is a "eat every last bite, don't waste any food!!" type of family, so that's a big deal. My dad did not enjoy his meal either and described it as "not bad" and "so-so". The two bites I took of his crawfish pie and twice baked potato were unimpressive, so I'm inclined to agree with him. TL;DR--pleasant waitress vs. angry, mean hostess and expensive, nasty food? Sorry, Mulate's, you suck. read more

I would give this place a 5 star rating just for the service. We ducked in here to escape a huge downpour. We are a family of five with 2 of the kids under 3 and still in strollers so we take up a lot of space. The hosts showed us a nice spot to wait until a table was ready. It didn't take long to get a table which is nice when you're trying to keep babies entertained. Our server, Tanya, was extremely nice and engaging. She paid the perfect amount of attention to us without hovering. The food was maybe 1 star at best. I guess it's because of the location and this being more of a tourist location. The food was so bland. I'm from Louisiana and am used to flavorful, spicy food. This was neither. I will definitely not go back. read more

Best food! Down home cooking. If you are ever in New Orleans, must eat here! Will be back! Plates are so huge, could have shared. Come hungry read more

Mulate's - Fried chicken wings and jambayala - Cajun/Creole Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Went with high expectations..... My husband has been before and loved it... BUT..... This time he was very disappointed. The beans and rice were good as was the étouffée. The major disappointment was the seafood platter. It was so over cooked that it lost alot of flavor and was rubbery. The half filled baked potato's skin was so tough and dry, it was inedible. This platter cost 24.99$ What a disappointing meal. read more

Very good service and food was very good as well. Not a formal restaurant but still very nice

Only a few hours in new Orleans and we yelped our way here it didn't disappoint we walked from the Lafayette hotel and it was a great first experience read more

I wouldn't recommend anyone eating here. I ordered the house salad and seafood gumbo. Half of the shrimp in the gumbo were overdone, with the consistency of paste. When I mentioned it to my waiter he said, "Yeah, they've been sitting for a while. That's okay?" Umm, what?! The house salad was a mix with chopped egg, cheese, tomato, cucumber and croutons. Meh. To get some sustenance, I couldn't continue with the gumbo, I order the pecan pie. IT BURNED MY MOUTH IT WAS SO HOT. I've never had hot pecan pie. After it cooled, however, it was pretty good. If you're looking for Cajun/creole food and a New Orleans experience, avoid Mulate's. read more

Food was good, beer was good, service was good. Lost a star because signage leading to the ladies room could be better: twice I tried to open office doors thinking they were the restroom. read more

I give this restaurant 3 stars. Kind of pricey but you get a lot of food. I didn't like I chose not to include mayo on my fried shrimp po boy and asked for a different sauce. I was charged 2$ for a little bit of sauce. Waitress stood in the corner and gossiped the whole time with what looked like the ?manager? Won't be returning... read more

Tried this place for the first time last night. When I told the hotel doorman where I was headed he said "Good choice" with a big smile. Place is huge and was not overly busy for a Wednesday night. Zydeco band playing was good. Big menu. I had a cup of Jambalaya, cup of Gumbo and order of onion rings. Jambalaya and Gumbo were both good, but not great. Best damn plate of onion rings I have EVER had. Prices are a little on the high side, but I would come back here for a nice dinner and the music. Zydeco Tornado (rum punch) was a solid offering. I ate at the bar and the service was so-so. Polite, but not real attentive. read more

It took us almost 2 hours to get a table even though there were plenty of open tables. They would not take reservations when we tried to make one earlier in the week. They only split the bill 5 ways, which was a big problem for us attending for work. The food was okay, but not good enough to make up for the price, wait and rude front staff. The place is very loud with flickering lighting. With so many amazing restaurants in New Orleans, choose somewhere else. read more

This was the worse place we visited this time in New Orleans. The Hostess was rude. The food was awful. The music was NOT professional or good. We love Cajun music that you can dance to, but this music was boring. On a weekend night, there were a couple of elementary school age kids pretending to dance with their relatives. A pitiful experience, that we will not do again. read more

Wonderful time! Not many places in New Orleans lets you bring kids but this is mostly a restaurant with live zydeco music. We had our teens with us and we all wanted the NOLA experience. Excellent PoBoys were huge, could not finish it all. Live band and a long dance floor with lots of space for everyone. Looks like mostly locals. Rustic but clean. Not a tourist trap like some French Quarter places. read more

Mulate's - Huge fried shrimp PoBoy they're falling out - Cajun/Creole Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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Ordered the jambalaya and it was so-so. The waitress brought it out literally 2 minutes after I ordered it...about as fresh as subway. Seemed like a fun place in the warehouse district but ended up being very underwhelming. Lots of better options in this area. read more

Staff was really nice. Waitress was super friendly and informative. Food was good. Very convenient to the convention center.

Great food great service, and to top it off our waiter Jeremy was sooo AMAZING! We plan on an annual visit just to see him again...oh and the food and drink topped it off. read more

I liked this restaurant very much. Exactly what we were looking for.. reasonable pricing, decent portions, music and dancing. Low key and not dressy which was just fine following a day filled touring the bayou! read more

Wow! Outstanding meal and service!!!! Tried blackened alligator as appetizer. The only way to go. Enjoyed the fried shrimp po boy platter with fries and slaw. Finished the meal with pecan pie and key lime pie. Our waiter, Rahsaan made excellent recommendations. He was outstanding. read more

I was not impressed with the food here. The people are nice, but the food wasn't as good as some claimed it to be, and its over priced. No one in my party was satisfied with her food. I was disappointed. Perhaps it was an off night, but I'm not willing to try it again. read more

Mulate's - Cajun/Creole Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Servers could use some education on proper discussions held in front of customers. Don't bash your customer they effect your tips.

Food was disgusting! So bad, only time I've ever refused to pay for the food which was inedible.

Disgusting: the shrimp gumbo (along with crunchy rice) and the muffuletta were both really bad, and the BBQ shrimp were beyond rubbery. Save a lot of money and skip this place! read more

Had the crawfish étouffée and it was delicious! I highly recommend trying it. It seems to be a local favorite.

I was told if we wanted to have cajun food Mulates was the place to go! So we did! I was a little disappointed that the live music didn't start until 7pm, we were there at 5. The drinks were expensive. On the plus side, we got to try most of the food we hoped to try. Our waiter lacked personality, but I guess everyone isn't happy all the time. read more

If I could give zero stars I would. We were seated and no one came to take our order at nearly 20 minutes. Staff is rude.

I have been coming to NOLA for years and know what Cajun food should taste like. Went to Mulate's Sunday evening, Memorial weekend. My friend and I both ordered the gumbo and crawfish etouffee. We started with the crawfish etouffee, it was very light beige in color and tasted like flour. I chewed on a nasty, spoiled crawfish and had to spit it out (put it in a napkin). Then we moved onto the gumbo. It was dark black with barely any seafood and tasted like someone burnt the roux, extremely bitter. It was the worse gumbo I have ever had. One spoonful and my friend and I were mortified. What if this was someone's first time eating gumbo and crawfish etouffee? Regardless, restaurant had to know the gumbo was burnt and the etouffee wasn't cooked correctly, why didn't they just tell the patrons that they were out and offer something else? When we left and walked passed tables with plates still remaining, but the patrons gone, each plate had half the food remaining. Very disappointed. read more

Very forgettable food, but comfortable Cajun atmosphere. The food was not fresh. Cold catfish and shrimp and gummy jambalaya. Popeye's has no worries. read more

Excellent food but seriously overpriced. My blackened redfish was incredible. Wife had the soft shell crab which was also awesome. But $110 for 2 meals, 1 beer and 2 deserts is ridiculous. read more

Service and food were nice and fast but holy moly this place over priced for absolutely underwhelming food.

Waited forever for a table, then they skipped over us. Food was just okay and bill was incorrect.

The place was less than half full and the hostile hostess would not seat three of us at a table for six because our entire party was not there. Tried to reason with her, and she got worse. I hope their food is better than their customer service. read more

I've been coming to New Orleans once a year for 20+ years, and have never had a really bad meal anywhere in the city until tonight at Mulate's. In a city where it's hard to get a bad meal, we truly regretted coming here. All 3 people in my party ordered different things, and all 3 of us were extremely disappointed. Lousy food, over-priced. Great food is everywhere in New Orleans - go anywhere else! read more