N'awlins Bar & Grille is back open in NH after a 7 year hiatus, this time in Concord, in the former Chuck's BARbershop space. N'awlins Grille was formerly located on Elm Street in Downtown Manchester from 2013 to 2016. There hasn't been a Cajun/Southern restaurant in the Concord area in 3 years, so N'awlins Grille fills that void. This Cajun restaurant & bar is a speakeasy bar located in an unmarked building near Eagle Square. Same as before, upon walking inside the front door on Low Avenue, look for the phone to the left in front of the mirror and pick up the phone to be let inside through a discreet door by staff. This bar and restaurant has a chill vibe with string lights across the ceiling, painted jazz musician caricatures on the walls, and exposed brick walls. The long full service bar lit up in pink & purple, booths and tables, and a small performance stage in the back corner with piano. They will feature live music on certain nights, including jazz and zydeco. Upbeat jazz music plays over the speakers. The food menu offerings include a decent variety Cajun style dishes including jambalaya, crawfish etoufee, po boys, red beans & rice, gumbo, okra & tomato stew, plus appetizers (fried frog legs, fried pickled vege, snow crab clusters, shrimp remoulade, hush puppies, alligator andoulle), burgers, chicken sandwiches greens salad, and desserts (beignets, cakes). The prices are moderate, most entrees in the $15 to $26 range (in 2024). The food menu 10 years ago seemed bigger, and the pricing in 2013 was about half, per my old Yelp posting in October 2013. I enjoyed their crawfish pie and alligator bites at the old Manchester location. The bar offers 8 draft beers, can/bottle beers, wine, and cocktails. After hearing that N'awlins Grille was back in open in a new location, I had to check it out. After I was let inside from the cold night, I took a seat at a booth directly under the heater. The staff introduced themselves and I was asked if I've ever been to N'awlins Grille when it was open in Manchester. I've been there a few times with my buddy back when he was still living in Manchester. We were also greeted with bead necklaces there. I took about 5 minutes to finally decide on the Jambalaya ($21 plus tax) served with skillet cornbread. The Jambalaya came out 5 minutes after ordering, nice and hot. The jambalaya "stew" had a mix of shrimp, vegetables, tomatoes, seafood, chicken, andoulle sausage and spices over rice. The dish had good mild spicy flavors, and the sweet cornbread balanced the flavors out. The shrimps were very soft to eat. For the dessert, I got the Beignets ($7 plus tax), which consisted of 3 fried dough pillows smothered in powdered sugar. This hot dessert was a great choice to end the meal. I haven't enjoyed Cajun food since last summer on my cruise. I'll try some of their other Cajun dishes and Po'Boys next time! read more

Ok. I lived in Louisiana for 16 years. Did not have high expectations so I only ordered hush puppies and the salad (winter salad). My date had the parm fries. Holy guacamole, people!! Salad- perfection Parm fries- literally best I've ever had. Hush puppies- ok here's where things get a little weird. They are AMAZING. BUT, they aren't traditional. They are lighter with a finer grain and crisp and I am absolutely sure there's room in my life for both puppies. I will be back to try the real food and review then! read more

not N'asking anymore, visited a month ago thinking we'd finally get to try out their food, but walking into a random pub style restauran. Food was mediocre, and not sure why they would sell a restaurant and not even post online anywhere that it closed. read more

Very cool speakeasy So much fun to find it and then figure out how to be granted access but no spoilers here, just go and enjoy!! read more

Very friendly staff. Cool vibes on the inside. Drinks are well crafted and food hits the spot!

Food was great! Highly recommend if you're looking for something special in Concord. Don't forget to look behind you when you call the phone... read more

Have you never been to Louisiana? Have you never left New Hampshire? If you have no idea what Cajun cooking is supposed to taste like than this place is for you. First the positives. The speakeasy vibe is cool. Password to get in the door and the great decor had me excited for the meal to come. And the frog leg appetizer was great. That's where the excitement ended. The waiter came over in his filthy black shirt and took our order. Each time he came by the shirt got more and more food covered and disgusting. Now for the food, because that's what a restaurant is supposed to be about. The crawfish étouffé was most certainly NOT crawfish étouffé. In fact, it bore no resemblance to any crawfish étouffé I've eaten in dozens of trips to several localities and restaurants all around Louisiana. It was a horrific abomination. Listen, you can't take a McDonald's hamburger and tell me it's a ribeye, just cause they both have beef as a common ingredient. One ain't the other. And their crawfish étouffé was more like that McDonald's hamburger than the ribeye. So, for what I got, and the price I paid for it, this restaurant deserves zero stars. Yes you read that right, zero stars. It's getting one for the speakeasy theme which was really good, and one because the frog leg appetizer was both unique and very good. Other than that, the experience sucked. I won't be back to give it a second chance and will do my best to discourage others who might think this place is where they should experience Louisiana cooking. read more

First impression: nice little 'speak easy' vibe with a quiet and comfortable ambience. Food was tasty, but shockingly steep for what you get. Bartender was friendly but a distracted with the goings on elsewhere. A few times my glass was dry longer than it should have been without an ask. There wasn't a lot of competition for his attention. I'd like to see some additional themed decorations. As a new spot, I get it. There are some nice drawings on the wall, but a few fire items to pull the space together may help. A live act frequents the scene but the should have some sort of entertainment for when there is none - a tv perhaps? It's worth a shot if you're craving some Cajun food, but the prices are, as mentioned, too high. I'll see what a second visit brings and adjust accordingly. It's still a new enough addition to the scene to be working out the wrinkles. They should come around to expanding the menu to some cross cultural items like wings, and some fried chicken or a steak to choose from. read more