Was in town for the first time with my husband and 2 sons. This place just so happen to be a few steps from our Airbnb. When we stumbled into this place we were looking for a brunch spot. What caught out eye was the advertisement outside that stated they offered a $4.50 breakfast plate. Score! That's exactly what my husband ordered, I ordered their breakfast grits bowl, and my sons ordered avocado toast. My grits bowl was everything I needed it to be. Being from CA you won't find grits on a breakfast menu too often. So I was pleasantly surprised! We came for dinner on another night because we just didn't want to venture out. Besides we had already been here, and we were treated so well by the server, food was delicious and we didn't need to wait for a booth. For dinner my husband ordered their Spanish style carne asada, I ordered the shrimp and chicken alfredo, one son ordered fajitas and the other a chicken salad because we split our meals between the two of us. Again, we were completely satisfied. Both times we went in we were seated right away. I don't know why this place doesn't get more packed. Thank you for your hospitality and for the yummy meals! read more

Chapin's Cafe - Grits Bowl and the $4.50 breakfast with added ham (+$3) - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Can't wait to never visit this place again. The place is managed by a bunch of foul-mouthed children. We stopped in fresh off the road, as it was convenient to walk from our hotel. Nobody to greet us and nobody even in the seats. Three people sitting at the bar (all workers) told us to sit wherever. A server came over (she was nice,) and we ordered a water and a beer for my husband while we looked at the menu. No sooner did she leave our table that a fight broke out in presumably the kitchen between two workers, an older male and a younger female. Both shouting in heated and profane language, hurling insults at each other while the female was presumed to kick the male out of the restaurant. Yelling at each other THROUGHOUT THE RESTAURANT as he was walking out. No apologies to us for making such an obnoxious scene, the female walked back to the bar area, back biting her coworker calling him a b***h repeatedly. We ordered a catfish platter and a half muffuletta. We got a catfish po boy sandwich and a muffuletta. The menu said they were rated best new muffuletta place by muffuletta.com, but all I tasted was salt. Their bread was decent. The server comped my husband's second beer for messing up his order, which was kind but unnecessary. I feared for the family of 6 (4 kids all under 12) that just walked in as we got our bill, as who knows what next erratic display of aggression was going to pop up next - but we will never be back here again. read more

Chapin's Cafe - Catfish Cajun Burger Po-boy - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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Do not underestimate this place. I came in and it was surprisingly empty. Frankly, the decor is a little eclectic and doesn't read as the truly phenomenal restaurant that it is. I was feeling skeptical as we sat down, but we got our cocktails (Pimms Cup, Sazerac) and I couldn't have asked for more balanced drinks. By the time happy hour (6$! Every day!) oysters came with the best garlic bread I think I've ever had in my life? I was locked in. Ordered the stuffed mushrooms and they came out huge, hearty, hot, and delicious. Super meaty and the chorizo was full of flavor. Someone in my group got the build your own nachos which is perfect for vegetarians and fun to pick the pieces. She was pleasantly surprised at how good the salsas were! Now we reach the magnum opus of this meal: the seafood boil. By GOD I've never had a boil that good. It came with brown sugar butter and I will happily die of clogged arteries if only that could be added to every meal I eat from here on out. It was packed to the gills with crawfish, muscles, and crab. I was actually almost disappointed at how little corn and potatoes there was; that's how much value the seafood is. The spice is a slow creeping heat with such a burst of flavor that soaks right into all the seafood. I will absolutely be coming here again and telling people about it. Jocelyn, our server, was so lovely and also mixed all our drinks! This place just rocks, get over there! read more

Overall the service here can be slow. I'm not sure if this is a new establishment but it felt like it. Also a lot of the food is cooked to order and that can explain the wait time. Also they have a good deal for happy hour and a boho margarita. Double check menu for hours that apply. I will say it wasn't worth greeting the oysters. But overall I will return. read more

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I didn't try the food here but the drinks are on point! Great service and a chill atmosphere. This is my second visit in two days. I will definitely drop in again on my next Nola visit. read more

Chapin's Cafe - Mango Margarita - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Stopped in this place on Mother's Day. It was completely empty, so I didn't have high hopes initially. boy was I wrong!!! Best breakfast I've had in years. Service was good too!! I will definitely be back. read more

Chapin's Cafe - Steak and eggs with a side of French toast - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Please consider visiting any other restaurant than this one. I am typically prepared when it comes to finding a restaurant that has good reviews and enjoyed by many people. I made the mistake of not checking online reviews before giving them a chance. One star is for their bloody Mary because it was really good, but service was not very good and I didn't even get what I ordered. I asked for a breakfast sandwich with scrambled eggs on whole wheat toast. I received a breakfast sandwich with a fried egg on white toast. It had already taken a significant amount of time to get our food and we did not have time to request them to remake it. My boyfriend and his friend ordered breakfast burgers and had requested the burger to be served medium. This burger came overcooked and dry and tough. read more

Chapin's Cafe - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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Ok... Stumbled on this place for dinner a year ago. We ordered oysters and drinks from a nearby restaurant and paid an arm and a leg. We left without ordering dinner.... f* that. Walked a couple blocks to this place and ate for days on authentic Cajun food. Seafood, shrimp po boys with tons of shrimp, and crawfish etouffee. Raw oysters on a half shell - a dollar a piece! Are you kidding me! In downtown New Orelans. Freaking awesome. Came back today a year later. The food just as good. Oysters and crawfish. Fresh!. Full bar! I'm back one more time before I leave. I didn't want to write this. I'm torn. Should people know about this place?!.. Or should I keep it all to myself ;) read more

Chapin's Cafe - Crawfish - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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My friends and I came here before the Bingo Loco Event. Nice lil spot for a bite to eat. It was happy hour and we got raw oysters and chargrilled. I only ate the chargrilled oysters and I thought it was okay. Maybe should be more charred or more seasoning. It wasn't the best I had. I also got the Southwest Chicken Bowl which was good. It was very fresh and the chicken was seasoned well. There were a lot of stuff on the menu to choose from. It's kinda like a cajun/Mexican kinda vibe. It had New Orleans dishes but also fajitas, tacos, birrias. The service was a little slow but I think it was only one server working. She was great though! Always had a smile on her face. read more

Chapin's Cafe - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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Tons of build your own options for us picky eaters, lots of variety, good portions on seafood platter, bread pudding came with strawberry topping - it was beautiful presentation but I dug in before i could get a pick. No IPAs or draft beer but they have daquiri machines and a happy hour! I would come back here in a heartbeat, great mexican and traditional nola options. No wait, great service. read more

This is a cute little restaurant/cafe/bar downtown. It's new and I hope it does well because the food is really fantastic here! They have a huge menu and it seems that everything is very reasonably priced! I tried their shrimp scampi ($15) and it was perfect. White wine sauce, tons of seafood flavor, generous portions for being priced so well too. Delicious, great quality, and you go home full. What's not to love? I also got to try their boiled crawfish, and OMG it was SO good!! Salty and juicy, it was just how I like 'em! Plenty of juice to suck from the heads and super satisfying. Not insanely spicy, but for me, it was just right too. I definitely recommend coming by for their menu items as well as their crawfish! Check out their happy-hour deals too, they have some good ones! read more

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Our experience here was great! And to think, we almost walked on by. It's off the beaten path so on a Monday night, not a lot of folks there. But we went in. Jocelyn met us with a smile and seated us. Ok, the food we had was a dozen chargrilled oysters. Man, they were outstanding!! Great flavor and you'll want to sop (that means let the bread soak it up) the juices in the shells. They are that good. I also had the gumbo. Very good with excellent flavor. My wife had coffee and beignets. She says they were very good!! We highly recommend this gem of a place. And Jocelyn is a gem of a hostess and waitress!! Outstanding service. And hats off to the folks in the kitchen! Stop by when you're in the neighborhood, it's just a very short walk from The Roosevelt Hotel and other nice hotels in the area. Don't let the place fool you, it's worth the time and your hunger. We will be back when in NOLA. Enjoy!! read more

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One thing that's nice about New Orleans is that most of the good locations for us tourists are centrally located around Canal street and the French Quarter making everything a simple walk to and from location to location. When visiting we like to try various local establishments, from classy to hole in the wall as we like to experience the various flavors that are offered even from similar dishes, as one dish can taste one way at location one yet taste totally different at location two. This was one of those experiences, it was a 6 block walk from where we were and the flavors were different but pleasant. The Shrimp Po Boy was our first try at a this sandwich and it was good. Shrimp is lightly seasoned and tasted good, the veggies in the bread made it taste very light and not heavy like cold cut sandwiches can tend to do, at least for me. The fries were good and well salted. This I would eat again. The Red Beans and Rice was the difference in taste. This one was spicier than others we had tried. Other locations tends to seems to focus on the flavor of the beans and sausage, this one had the bean flavor with a bit of zesty zip on the tongue. Yet it wasn't a build up spiciness like you'd get with jalapeños or cayenne peppers, it was a light simple zest that maintained a specific level and never got hotter as it builds on the surface of the tongue. First few bits it was questionable if it would get hotter, tho it never did and really turned out to be a nice meal. The sausage comes pre cut, so no hacking into casted meats with a spoon. We added the Boudin Balls as well, which sadly were extremely small and seemed to have some cheese in it. Others we have had were large and worth the cost and had zero cheese to influence the many texture and flavors of the boudin. It tasted ok, but wasn't something I was crazy about. Location is like 95% of the other locations in the tightly packed limited parking downtown, French Quarter, and French market .... Well, like most of New Orleans. We did find street parking for free, tho there are parking areas in this area that charge some pretty steep fees to stay at by the hour. The store is narrow and long, bathrooms all the way in the back. There is a glassed in court yard halfway back, this appears to be a very old converted home of some sort based on the layout, they do have room to grow if desired. Staff was limited as was the crowd, but the waitress was very kind and nice. Very clean place. Would definitely go again. read more

Chapin's Cafe - Shrimp Po-Boy - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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We came here during happy hour and tried quite a few items. The grilled oysters were not the best quality hence the price point. We have eaten grilled oysters in 4 different spots before heading here. We wanted to try the crawfish boil and were disappointed as well. The corn was still cold in the center and the crawfish was okay. Again, we have eaten at multiple places for crawfish. All it all, this was a big miss for us and was our least favorite place we tried. read more

Chapin's Cafe - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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This a short 10 minute walk from our French Quarter location. We decided to try based on Yelp recommendations. They had 40.00 all you can eat crawfish with purchase of any beverage. Saw several go by...looked and smelled delicious but not my husband's thing so had to pass. I got a half muffuletta which was loaded with olive spread. Crispy bread..half was big enough I brought half back to the room. My husband got Jambalaya which he said was good. Place was off of the hustle of Canal and was very clean and well decorated with friendly staff. Good prices...great experience..would definitely recommend! read more

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Service was outstanding. The ladies at the bar were exceptional! For takeout, I ordered the chargrilled oysters and seafood platter. The chargrilled oysters were a good size and well-seasoned. The seafood platter was coated with panko breadcrumbs and deep-fried to perfection. Compared to other restaurants, Chapin's shrimp were remarkably larger in size. We also received a generous portion of fried oysters. The seafood platter would be enough for two people. The only thing I would suggest to the restaurant is to make sure you give us dipping sauce. I received utensils but no dipping sauce. The take out was going directly home so it was not a problem for us but might be for someone who's ordering during their lunch break or a tourist ordering to go back to their hotel. Over all we enjoyed our take out. read more

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Came here to grab charbroiled oysters and the famous drink,hurricane! Both were exceptional.

My family and I came here, first place we stopped after making our way into New Orleans. The restaurant was absolutely empty. We were the only party there. We were there during happy hour. The place looked promising from the outside. When we came in, I know that I was personally very underwhelmed. There was one waitress. It looked like she was on her phone. But then again, I can't blame the girl since there was nobody else in there until we walked in. When she came over to our table, she brought us a few menus and walked us to a booth.I don't know if it was the case, but she seemed like she spoke very limited English. Either that or she just really doesn't talk very much. No matter, we ordered. Two people in our party ordered quesadillas. After having left the restaurant, they kept raving about it. So, I guess the quesadillas were really good. I am a creature of habit and ordered the sausage. Breakfast burrito. It wasn't bad but the potatoes were not what I was expecting. These were like giant breakfast fries that were just put into the burrito. I don't know. I guess it just wasn't what I was expecting. Happy hour prices were great. My little one had a grilled cheese with a side of fries. She wasn't too fond of the fries either. I don't know if they lack seasoning or if they just weren't that good. But then again, my kiddo seems to be somewhat of a snob. She's pretty picky. I feel like the pictures of my food give them a lot more credit. I mean, nothing really was wrong. But like I said, I was just very underwhelmed. For it being a Mexican or Tex-Mex restaurant, I was really shocked to find that they did not have Horchata. I was literally shocked. One thing that I did notice that was kind of odd to me was that every time the waitress approached our table, she came over, not only smiling with the biggest grin, but she was always giggling. I have no idea what she's giggling about, but it's just something that we noticed. My husband ordered oysters on the half shell. They were on happy hour. I don't remember exactly the price, but they were something ridiculously reasonable. He said they weren't bad, but they weren't great. The number one biggest thing, at least he did not get sick from them or anything. It's a good thing that we were a low maintenance party. Once the waitress brought our food over, I don't even remember her coming back to check on us except to bring us the Bill. Like I said, overall just underwhelming. read more

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Service from Layla was amazing! I ordered the chicken fajitas and they came sizzling and delicious!! Of course I had to try the crawfish and they did not disappoint perfect amount of spice and full of flavor I will definitely be making this my go to spot read more

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We are in New Orleans for the weekend and wanted to grab a quick brunch that had cocktails available. We stumbled upon this little resturaunt off of our street and though we would give it a shot. We were the only ones in there when we arrived, and our server politely told us to sit anywhere and brought us drinks and menus. I ordered a frozen margarita hurricane and the waitress warned me it was a little strong and I agree but it tasted amazing! My husbands Irish coffee was also great, but the fireball shot he had afterwards tasted a little funny. The problem was mainly the food. I did the build your own omelet, potatoes, and toast which was also good. However, my husband did the steak and eggs. The steak seemed to have been flash-thawed. It was very chewy, lacked any seasoning, and was well done despite asking for medium rare. Overall, our server was great, the drinks were great despite the one shot, the food was your basic breakfast you would get in a small town, but the steak was a definite no-go. The only other issue was the decor. We weren't really sure what theme was going on. There were blue felt booths, a mirror with a strip light LED grid, a little bit of mardi decorations on one wall, Cops Live playing on the TV, and country music playing. read more

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Happy hour oysters, strong Hurricane, excellent muffuletta and shrimp fajitas - all a hit! Everything tasted great, was very timely and service was excellent. If you're staying in the Fairfield across the street or anywhere nearby - pop in and get some grub. read more

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I will never be going here again they treat the locals like shit, the reason why I usually go there is because I can get the early bird special and be on my way to work but now they making to where you have to dine in to get the early bird special which is insane then I get all the way to my job and realize that they didn't put my eggs, sausage or toast in the bag, I went to go tell them about the issue and they proceed to charge me extra for something that should already come with the plate. will not be investing my money into this company no longer read more

OMG! This place is so amazing! Great vibes, great food! They have a $4.50 Early bird special 8-10 everyday & bottomless mimosas 10-3 + breakfast all day. Happy hour is from 3-6 with buy one get one free. Laila was our server & she was so sweet. She is a jewel. They have a huge menu, so be prepared. lol. Oh, the music is a vibeeeeee!! read more

Ordered boudin and literally got negative boudin uncalled for!! Only two small pieces of sausage in the box for $13. read more

Chapin's Cafe - Seafood Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

The best crawfish boil in city. The kitchen knows how to season! The prices were super reasonable for the area. The menu had a great mix to choose from. The cocktails were great too. I tried the hurricane. it was great balance not too sweet - perfect to go with crawfish boil. read more

Visiting from Hawaii so we relied on yelp to help us find a good place for breakfast. We didn't see any waitress around so we sat ourselves. The waitress finally saw us and brought some waters. We ordered the early bird special which we thought was gonna be a good deal...then we proceeded to wait for 45 mins. Other tables got their food so we inquired. The waitress said she saw one plate waiting to be dropped but couldn't find our order. We left. We walked a few steps and found a breakfast spot that served us food quickly. I'd avoid this place. read more

This place is amazing and exactly what we were looking for. The boiled crawfish had so much flavor, was piping hot and spicy. We also had raw oysters on the half shell and they were so good. We went two nights in a row while we were in town. Fast service and reasonable prices. read more

LOVED THIS HIDDEN GEM!!!!! The food service and hospitality was amazing!!!! Jocelyn and Laila were great hostesses! can't wait to return! the owner was so accommodating!!!! read more

Very good food, we had chicken, burgers and steaks. All of our party were very happy with the quality.

Great menú and service was provided. We went for brunch and were able to pick a variety of items like crawfish, grits and beignets. Nice and clean too. read more