We came here for Sunday brunch with another couple. First thing I noticed was the nice decor, with a great mural on the wall above the bar. Our server, Savannah, was absolutely top-notch. She managed to keep checking on us without being intrusive. The food...was really good, too. My husband and i each had their goat cheese omelet, and it was scrumptious. I especially liked the crispy potatoes, which I dipped in the accompanying sauce. Really adored the music, too.More

I have been obsessed with going to Cafe Sbisa (open since 1899) and we were happy to get a Friday night reservation. We weren't sure what to expect from an old-school place right on Decatur, but it was wonderful. First, the building is really cool,...with a gorgeous mural above the bar. The service was efficient but very warm. The food was really good, if a bit rich. We had Oysters Sbisa, Gumbo and Trout Eugene, all really tasty. Good cocktails, too. Go there!More

I was in town for a conference and found this restaurant on a Friday night with no reservation. The guy at the front made an effort to find me a table; I am so sorry I can't remember his name. I got nice table upstairs...with a nice view of the place and great service.More

My third visit to NOLA and each one I've made a point to eat at Cafe Sbisa. This is a favorite for both my wife and I, and once again it did not disappoint. We went to the Sunday brunch with live music - we...shared a Maison salad, Louisiana crab cakes and Bananas Foster - what a feast! What made this meal a 5 star experience was the service provided by Our server Kevin assisted by Quon. Our super fresh salad and crab cakes were served first, Kevin separated the salad for sharing AND gave all of the goat cheese to my wife which we requested, and the champagne vinaigrette was superb. The Louisiana crab cakes were equally great, moist and flavorful. The icing on the cake was the Bananas Foster a huge portion which we took away to finish later. Kevin gave us excellent advice on portion size and presented our food in an easily consumable fashion, we thoroughly enjoyed this meal and will come back!More

Their pasta Jambalaya was a large portion and very tasty. Bottles of wine are priced nicely and overall, their food prices are reasonable. Kevin our server was very good and friendly.

This was my husband's and my first time at this restaurant and we were very pleased. We both had the pasta jambalaya and really enjoyed it. The portions were huge so we didn't have an appetizer or dessert. Kevin was our server and he was...fantastic. He was friendly and attentive without being obtrusive. There were two tables with 8 or more people at each and we never felt we were being ignored. We sat upstairs and I would recommend this on the nights they have entertainment. The restaurant isn't large and the music can be loud. Sitting upstairs allows you to hear the music and still have a table conversation. We will definitely return to Cafe Sbisa on our next trip to NOLA.More

Cafe Sbisa what can I sayyyyy. You have a piece of my heart and I already can’t wait to come back and dine here again. I loved everything about this place. From the lovely hostess greeting us, to being able to meet the chef and...to the amazing food. Hands down one of the best meals I’ve had in my life and that’s a bold statement. The BBQ shrimp dish is something that dreams are made out of. It’s delicious, messy, saucy and the shrimp are huge and cooked to perfection. The piece of bread that comes with it is clutch so you can soak up all that delicious sauce. I wish there was a way I could teleport back there and have the dish again but since that’s not possible I will just have to rebook a trip back down there to experience Cafe Sbisa again.More

We had a wonderful experience at Cafe Sbisa. We made reservations prior to leaving for New Orleans and requested a balcony table. The weather was beautiful the night we ate there so it worked out great. The staff were friendly and were very attentive. We...ordered cocktails and they brought out garlic bread. We started with the turtle soup which we had never had. It was really delicious with a bit of a kick to it. My husband had the pasta and I had the Shrimp and grits. Both were really good but very rich. Of course we had to have dessert lol. We chose the flourless chocolate cake drizzled with raspberry sauce. Yum! We lived in Seattle for over twenty years prior to starting our gypsy adventure and while we were eating a Seattle Seahawks parade came down the street so that was a fun addition to our meal lol. We would not hesitate to recommend this restaurant!More

I'm not exaggerating when I say having dinner here was unanimously the worst dining experience anyone in our group has ever had (there were 18 of us, to give you some perspective). Many of us worked in the service industry for years and all of...us are sensitive to the challenges COVID has presented to restaurants in terms of staffing. We were in town for a girls weekend and had a dinner reservation here on a Saturday night for 20 people. We ended up being 18. We were seated at our table on the mezzanine and everything went downhill from there. It took the waiter over 20 minutes to come take our drink order. About 20 minutes after that, we looked down onto the bar and saw the bartender chatting away with some servers and our tray of drinks half-made on the bar. When they finally arrived another 15 minutes later, we were still waiting to order our food. We ordered a bunch of appetizers and our dinners at the same time. Then began our long quest to flag down a server or busboy for more water, going to get our own, and desperately trying to order a second round of drinks to no avail for about an hour and a half. We were given several apologies from the waiter and told we would be "taken care of" which you would think translated to that round of drinks at least given the level of "service" we received, but they only comp'd ONE SINGLE DRINK for the bride-to-be. Much of the food came out undercooked (the oysters also made several people sick) or incorrect. The worst of it all was how long everything took - even when the restaurant was mostly empty we were still sitting there waiting for our food over TWO HOURS after we were seated. It was excruciating and ruined our evening. Several of the appetizers never arrived, which we shrugged off, but then showed up about 15 minutes after our DINNERS had come out. When we said we didn't want them at that point, they said just leave them on the table. When the check came, they charged us for them all. When we asked to speak to a manager, we were given what I can only describe as a sob story about a chef quitting the day before, and though she claimed it was an anomaly experience that we had, we were told nothing would be taken care of off the check. The manager was not someone who should be dealing with customers - 3 separate people from our party tried to speak with her very nicely and she was incredibly rude and dismissive - seems that type of service is the norm for her. Avoid this place like the plague.More

This is my kind of place. I love the authentic atmosphere and historic nature of the building. It is fun having it on one of the interesting streets in the French quarter. Then, it’s so nice to have waiters classically dressed in Black and white....The cocktails were absolutely amazing and each had a New Orleans flair to it. Then we all enjoyed the crabcakes, Cray fish been yeas and oddly fell in love with the fried spicy pickles. Onto the main courses we had the breaded veal on a bed of spaghetti which was phenomenal. I had the trout almandine with crab on top and again it was delicious. One of our friends had the petite fillet which was cooked to perfection. This is simply a fun and entertaining evening out in New Orleans. You can’t go wrong here.More

Wow! You can’t go wrong here! We stumbled across this restaurant not knowing its high ratings. Had Sunday lunch which we wanted to keep simple - salads and soups. I had the lettuce wedge salad with seafood gumbo and my wife had tomato mozzarella salad...with turtle soup. All of it was amazing with just the right amounts of flavor, spices and heat. All this with a small live jazz band playing in the main dining area. Don’t pass this one up!More

We booked our dinner reservations a few weeks ahead of trip to NOLA & decided to eat here on a Thursday night before heading over to Rock n' Bowl for Zydeco Night. We were able to easily book through Open Table. I had the oysters...Sbisa as an appetizer - oh man, those were great - I could probably eat about six or seven of those. My wife had the Citrus and Herb Roasted Chicken - it was last month and she is still talking about it! (We live in San Diego, so we likely won't be back there anytime soon, but I would love to get my hands on their recipe!). I had the Trout Eugene and I can't believe how good it was. The service was wonderful, the ambience quiet and romantic, a great spot for couples. Quite the change from the chaos on Bourbon Street. Whenever we get back to NOLA, this will be the first place we go. Highly recommended.More