NOLA Restaurant & Bar

Great food, great drinks, great decor.

Yelp won't let me post with that short a review. But that's all you need to know, other than the weird QR menu system where you order through your phone.

Such a fun place that has proper NOLA vibes ! Their ambience and decor with the colorful beads takes it up a notch.

Have been here twice so far! Great place for group celebrations for sure. Their drinks are good and have interesting dishes as well.

Starters like Fried Tomatoes are something that needs to be tried.

Was really excited about this place - has heard nothing but good things. Decided on 2 in a Sunday

TIP: If you want bottomless mimosas & or brunch come before / they switch menus at 2:30. Many of the dishes are available at both times.

I appreciated the lunch menu it had some of my favorites


My order:
Crescent city cooler (non alcoholic)
Baked bubba oysters
Beignets
shrimp po boy
Crab Cheesy bread
Shrimp & crawfish etoufee

First I shared my food with my son and we tasted a little everything. The shrimp on the po boy we're colossal, I mean it they we're huge.  We enjoyed this

Beignets yummy and comes with three dipping sauces

My highlights were the cheesy bread & oysters. I will return just for these two alone

Now the etoufee it looks right!!! It's has the color & all the fixins BUT it was loaded with lemon / citrus flavors. New Orleans is by far one of my favorite places & I love Cajun food but this was not that.

Service was cool and although you do order through the app - you may request someone to talk to you about the menu.

A taste of New Orleans in Palo Alto! When my fiancé and I first arrived we were greeted and was seated in the booths outside of the restaurant on a warm/ sunny day. Loved how there was beaded necklaces decorated above us just like how they do for Mardi Gras! With the sun beaming on us, one of the employees was kind enough to bring up the huge umbrella to allow a more comfortable experience. We were advised that we'll have to order and pay through a QR code at the table. My thing is that I love that it's convenient in that sense... but when it comes to being first timers like ourselves it was a challenge to ask about some items on the menu and what is highly recommended without going back & fourth on Yelp.

WHAT WE ORDERED:

Havana Mojito (2.5/5) Since Happy Hour is 3-6PM on weekdays, we ended up ordering 2 mojitos to start with. Although it was super refreshing and delicious, there was literally so much ice to the point that we were able to enjoy a good 4 sips out of it. In the future, we'll pass on the drinks and just get them else where!

Spicy Jambalaya (5/5):
All in all we loved the Jambalaya and how you could adjust choose your spice level from regular, spicy or smol in' hot! After years of not having Jambalaya I'm glad that I found it with Nola. Overall great dish!

Mr. T's Famous Skirt Steak (4/5): Although the Skirt Steak was cooked to perfection, even though we are both sweet tooth's the marinade was too sweet for our liking for steak. Overall we enjoyed it along with the onion strings, asparagus and mashed potatoes it comes along with.

Beignets (5/5): One thing you can't do is leave Nola without ordering Beignets, A MUST! In most cases for desserts at some restaurants give a small portion would be given-- so that's what we expected. Nola said otherwise and gave us Beignets in a basket with 3 dipping sauces to choose from raspberry, chocolate and caramel! We especially loved it with caramel. 100% would be top tier if it was little more fluffy!

Overall we had a great experience at Nola and could say it left me wanting to go back New Orleans! If you're ever curious about Cajun/Creole food and don't want to take the flight I recommend you to try Nola for the atmosphere and vibes. Otherwise, New Orleans has all the authentic foods

Came to NOLA during a Palo Alto day trip. As the restaurant name suggests, it focuses on southern/Louisiana cuisine. We ordered the Milagros Guacamole, BBQ Shrimp and Grits, and Chicken Chilaquiles. They were all conventional dishes, but overall a solid brunch choice when visiting outside of San Francisco.

Ordering is done through their online site only, even for dine-in.

Visited this place for the first time this past weekend and I'm so glad I got the chance to do so. On a Saturday night it was about an hour wait but my group didn't mind, it was easy to kill time by walking around the university Ave area.

Upon getting seated, you would utilize their QR code on the table to order your food online and pay the tab online as well. Our server would still check in on us from time to time which was nice.

The menu items were interesting, I liked my order of the salmon bowl. The food was decent but I loved the atmosphere the most. The restaurant itself is beautiful, way bigger than I anticipated! When you walk deeper in, there are two levels to the space. I would come back again just for the vibes.

I came here for brunch with my friend on a saturday afternoon. I was excited about this place but I was not greeted nicely.
Service 1/5: I had three girls who just seemed like they wanted to be anywhere else but there. Yeah i get it, it's hot and you prob want to do other things. But can you at least be nice? Stop rolling your eyes and be friendly.
They forgot utensils, never checked in, and never refilled our water container.
Food 3/5 I got the breakfast burrito and it was a bit underwhelming. There was too much bacon and it was making it a bit salty. It would be nice to have an option of maybe doing sausage instead of bacon too. Wish there was more avocado in it. It was a pretty thin burrito as well which was a bit sad. The hash brown in it was good at least. Would not get this one again. It was okkkayyy.

Yummy chips and guac and sangria!!! Happy hour 3-6 pm. $7 cocktails $6 chips and guac. Chips p salty but nice seasoning.
Toast tab is convenient.
Bring back the hurricane to the happy hour menu tho

From the decorations to the service to the food..nothing but great vibes. Once I arrive, the ambience just gives me feelings of good times to look forward too. The customer service alone lets me know it's going to be a great time. And the delicious food and drinks made it even a greater time! Everything I've tried so far from here has been so good.
I remember one of the most hilarious times I was here was for a cousin celebrating her birthday and you know how some restaurants give you like some type of a dessert for the birthday celebrant..well they brought her a birthday banana split..rated mature eyes only..I wish I took a clearer picture but I couldn't help laughing so hard..but you most likely can figure it out..

The food was very good and we loved the atmosphere- it felt like New Orleans. The only reason I took off one star is there is no personal customer service. Food is ordered on your phone and delivered by the workers. You have to order more drinks through the app if you want it and close the tab on your own. They then offer 15% 25% or 30% tip options..why are we tipping?