Food is always excellent here. Staff is friendly and atmosphere is on point. Highly recommend checking this place out. Make sure to get reservations as this is a limited seating restaurant.
Ujjal G.
A lovely intimate spot in an Old Town San Diego house, with delicious creole cuisine. Only a small number of seats, and limited opening hours, so reservations are a must.
Jin N.
We ordered the gumbo and crawfish étouffée. Both were flavorful. Price is a little steep but most creole places are.
Charles Bankhead
Some of the best Creole food I have eaten outside of New Orleansm, and better than some I've eaten in New Orleans.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Angela Campbell
Found this little gem when I was waiting for my tour at the Whaley House tour. I only had the French Onion soup, but it was delicious. It is perfect for a quiet romantic dinner away from the bustle of Old Town.Parking: Old Town has free parking lots
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Onion Soup
Cedetric J.
Whoever is writing good reviews are friends or family. This is by far not close to any New Orleans style restaurants. The food is very very very bland. You cannot cook jambalaya and add meat to it. It needs to be cooked with it. My shrimp tasted like it was boiled and dropped in the jambalaya, which had no taste to it. The owners are in desperate need of a cook. This was my first and last time. If you have not tasted New Orleans-style food, stop comparing this place. This is not it. Since when did creole food taste like water?
Melanie M.
awesome place with an intimate and cozy dining room. ate the gumbo. service was great! only thing i'd recommend is some more spice but, hot sauce did the trick! next time will be trying the craw fish etouffe.
Najee Jenkins-Smith
Really enjoyed the food and atmosphere very cozy and authentic. There was one guy who was serving & cooking. Super nice. Food was great too! I got the gumbo and etouffe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crawfish Etouffee, Dark Roux Gumbo
Cloven H.
This place is unique in its own little way. Overall the food was ok and some things were a hit and some weren't. The Crawfish Etoufett was great but the Gumbo was not all that great. The food is priced on the higher side for what you get. Overall the experience was fine.
Leesa Latimer
I do not know if these other reviewers have been to Louisiana and had real Cajun/Creole food. I got the gumbo and the base was burned. It was to go and came with 4 shrimp, cup rice and brown burnt gravy! Huge waste! I know this is your family’s recipes….. well you should of never served a gumbo with a burnt base.
This was absolutely amazing. I recall Gordon Ramsay once saying a key to running a great restaurant is picking a few things and doing them better than anyone else. New Orleans Creole Cafe nails it. I've only been here twice but both times it reminded me of Disneyland's Blue Bayou cafe. The gumbo is something else, but my favorite was the crawfish étouffée. Mark Bihm is a great host and Humberto Villegas is an absolute master in the kitchen.
Jerry Duncan
Really good food. If you're in Old Town and don't want Mexican food you won't go wrong. Had the blackened alligator sausage, red beans & rice and crawfish étouffée. All three were fabulous!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Alligator Sausage Appetizer, Camellia Red Beans & Rice with Andouille Sausage, Crawfish Etouffee, Mini Green Salad
Valerie K.
Delightful this place is! Living in Old Town, there is an abundance of Mexican restaurants so this establishment stood out as I kept seeing the signage from the street behind the Whaley House. What a gem of a place it is. On this chilly night, the crawfish etouffée was right up my taste palate; not spicy and flavorful enough that I didn't need to add salt or pepper and the bread pudding for dessert was delectable; hats off to the service from Humberto and chef Mark for a memorable dining experience in the ambiance of an intimate and lovely space!
Rose B.
Very cozy and charming atmosphere with an intimate setting serving delicious food and friendly service. It's the perfect place to celebrate a special occasion. We really enjoyed the jambalaya and crab Etouffee and save room for the dessert, as the bread pudding with whisky sauce is amazing!!
Teri Lyn
Havent back in awhile, food was just as delcious and waitstaff was wonderful.
Food is always excellent here. Staff is friendly and atmosphere is on point. Highly recommend checking this place out. Make sure to get reservations as this is a limited seating restaurant.
A lovely intimate spot in an Old Town San Diego house, with delicious creole cuisine. Only a small number of seats, and limited opening hours, so reservations are a must.
We ordered the gumbo and crawfish étouffée. Both were flavorful. Price is a little steep but most creole places are.
Some of the best Creole food I have eaten outside of New Orleansm, and better than some I've eaten in New Orleans.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Found this little gem when I was waiting for my tour at the Whaley House tour. I only had the French Onion soup, but it was delicious. It is perfect for a quiet romantic dinner away from the bustle of Old Town.Parking: Old Town has free parking lots
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Onion Soup
Whoever is writing good reviews are friends or family. This is by far not close to any New Orleans style restaurants. The food is very very very bland. You cannot cook jambalaya and add meat to it. It needs to be cooked with it. My shrimp tasted like it was boiled and dropped in the jambalaya, which had no taste to it. The owners are in desperate need of a cook. This was my first and last time. If you have not tasted New Orleans-style food, stop comparing this place. This is not it. Since when did creole food taste like water?
awesome place with an intimate and cozy dining room. ate the gumbo. service was great! only thing i'd recommend is some more spice but, hot sauce did the trick! next time will be trying the craw fish etouffe.
Really enjoyed the food and atmosphere very cozy and authentic. There was one guy who was serving & cooking. Super nice. Food was great too! I got the gumbo and etouffe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crawfish Etouffee, Dark Roux Gumbo
This place is unique in its own little way. Overall the food was ok and some things were a hit and some weren't. The Crawfish Etoufett was great but the Gumbo was not all that great. The food is priced on the higher side for what you get. Overall the experience was fine.
I do not know if these other reviewers have been to Louisiana and had real Cajun/Creole food. I got the gumbo and the base was burned. It was to go and came with 4 shrimp, cup rice and brown burnt gravy! Huge waste! I know this is your family’s recipes….. well you should of never served a gumbo with a burnt base.
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This was absolutely amazing. I recall Gordon Ramsay once saying a key to running a great restaurant is picking a few things and doing them better than anyone else. New Orleans Creole Cafe nails it. I've only been here twice but both times it reminded me of Disneyland's Blue Bayou cafe. The gumbo is something else, but my favorite was the crawfish étouffée. Mark Bihm is a great host and Humberto Villegas is an absolute master in the kitchen.
Really good food. If you're in Old Town and don't want Mexican food you won't go wrong. Had the blackened alligator sausage, red beans & rice and crawfish étouffée. All three were fabulous!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Alligator Sausage Appetizer, Camellia Red Beans & Rice with Andouille Sausage, Crawfish Etouffee, Mini Green Salad
Delightful this place is! Living in Old Town, there is an abundance of Mexican restaurants so this establishment stood out as I kept seeing the signage from the street behind the Whaley House. What a gem of a place it is. On this chilly night, the crawfish etouffée was right up my taste palate; not spicy and flavorful enough that I didn't need to add salt or pepper and the bread pudding for dessert was delectable; hats off to the service from Humberto and chef Mark for a memorable dining experience in the ambiance of an intimate and lovely space!
Very cozy and charming atmosphere with an intimate setting serving delicious food and friendly service. It's the perfect place to celebrate a special occasion. We really enjoyed the jambalaya and crab Etouffee and save room for the dessert, as the bread pudding with whisky sauce is amazing!!
Havent back in awhile, food was just as delcious and waitstaff was wonderful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crawfish Etouffee