Cajun Cabin

Came here last Halloween. This place has the best chicken sandwich ever, sucks that I can’t have on a regular basis since I live in California. The service was great, the waitress was on her A game.

Been here a couple of times in the afternoon.
Reasons to go:
1) Convenient if you’re already on Bourbon St.
2) I really liked the food quality.
3) The food and drink selection was good.
4) Friendly staff from the waitresses to the greeters; always smiling even though they seem to be stressed.
Reasons to avoid:
1) The sex show across the street; it was distracting and the ‘parent of the year’ nominees that bring their kids down Bourbon St… ugh…it bothered me.
2) The staff was friendly but nowhere near manned like it should be. Long wait on service, drinks, getting your check, etc.
–These 2 reasons were enough to knock down a standard 4-​star restaurant to a low-​range 3-​star

I had one of the worst service experiences ever. Had a group of 8, they refused to push two tables together because the two open tables belonged to different servers. So much for customer service. Funny thing is, the same server ended up serving our two separate tables. Then they did not want to honor the Unilocal coupon that was available when you checked in, finally got that cleared up. The server was rude and seemed put out.
Then, the charged one of my friends credit card for $ 70 instead of $ 20!
With all the places in French Quarter begging you to come into their restaurant, don’t waste your time here.

When my father came down to visit me for vacation we went to Bourbon st. We decided to check this place out. When we went in we were greeted by a very friendly and attentive staff. We had a seat at the window looking out on scenic Bourbon. The food was pretty awesome here, Still a bit pricey. But compared to other restaurants in the french quarter I would say fairly reasonable. This wasn’t exactly my favorite restaurant but my dad still talks about this place so I guess it is good enough to give a positive review.

3 Stars mostly based on service. The staff was very patient and attentive for our group. Unilocal checkin offer was a bonus.
Would say it is mostly a touristy location, clean, and I think location is good for anyone visiting Bourbon street and needs a place to park their butts or to fuel up their tanks. Prices were a little higher than I would have liked.
Nothing spectacular for me to visit again, but wouldn’t turn it down if a group wanted to come here.

The fries is what pulled the rating up to 3 stars. I had the Creole brown jambalaya which was bland and the rice was overcooked. Hubby had the peanut butter burger (pictured here) and they made the peanut butter too sweet.

Food tastes awesome, portion size was amazing, staffs were friendly and cool, but I am giving 4 stars because they forgot that they seated us and did not even get drink order for like…20 minutes? but oh well, I have no complaint. I loved the food there and if I do visit NOLA again, I will comeback for their food :)
My boyfriend has a cowboy burger and omg, it was HUGE! Sometime when people make food for portion, they forget about the details in flavor combination. BUT the chef at cajun cabin did a FINE job making sure all the goodness in the burger work together marvelously and the meat in the burger was ooohhhhh so juicy :)
Seems like new manager took the place about 6 month ago.

Came here while attending the French Quarter Festival. Wasn’t too hungry so my friends and I just grabbed a few appetizers to share. We got the debris fries which were delicious. We also got the alligator bites because none of us have ever had alligator. It was good and does in fact taste like chicken. We sat upstairs, outside, which was awesome. We were able to see everything happening on bourbon st.

I like this place. The downstairs is set up like a swamp. The upstairs has a balcony, which is perfect for people-​watching and enjoying the insanity of Bourbon. The small soups are teacup sized — don’t order those. The food’s pretty great! This is a great place to bring the tourists. Sit upstairs.

The Cajun Cabin is a real taste of Louisiana with their Cajun Jambalaya, Crawfish Étouffée, Chicken and Andouille Sausage Gumbo, Fried Alligator Bites. Zydeco Salad, Blackened Shrimp Pasta, Gouda Tasso Grits and Cajun Chicken Sandwich.
My husband and I ate here several times while we were on our Honeymoon in NOLA last September, and we would have come every day if it were up to me, but Husband said «we have to branch out»! My must try dishes are (in order) the Gouda Tasso Grits, the Fried ‘Gator Bites, the Cajun Chicken sandwich and definitely the «Taste of New Orleans» sampler. Try and get a window seat on the restaurant side to watch all of the action on Bourbon Street!
I can’t wait to get back to NOLA for Carnival, I am going to eat my face off at the Cajun Cabin!

My husband and I need food ASAP and just came here randomly. I normally look at Unilocal reviews but this time I didn’t due to drinking a few too many drinks and needing food. My husband and I ordered our first hurricane drink since touching down in New Orleans. The drink was okay but found better places that make it. For our meal we split crawfish nachos and alligator po-​boy. The food itself was just okay. I liked the nachos more but the alligator po-​boy just tasted like popcorn shrimp out of a box. Would I come here or recommend it to anyone? Nah, unless you want some crawfish nachos.

We didn’t try the food, just popped in for a quick drink and to hang out for a bit. It seems like a nice place and next time we’ll have to try the food!

After driving all over the NOLA metro area trying to find a place to get something in our bellies at 10 pm, a friend and I gave up and landed in the Cajun Cabin.
It is a welcome respite from the noise and hustle and bustle of Bourbon Street. There was also an electrical outlet next to our table, which allowed me to juice up my phone, which was nearly dead from the drive over from Pensacola and the GPS usage trying to find the recommended-​by-​friends eateries… all of which were closed. WTH?! It was 9 – 10 on a beautiful summer night!
Anyway. I started with a hurricane and a bottle of Miller Lite. Typical of Bourbon Street, I had just spent $ 12 ($ 8 hurricane, $ 4 long neck) before I looked at the menu. The hurricane was good and it was loaded with ethanol of some variety, which is a better use for that elixir than mixing it with gasoline and burning it. Just say no to that waste.
I ordered the red beans and rice (see bad cell phone pic), which were just fine. Nothing exceptional, but totally worthy of ordering again. My one whine, if I had to come up with one, is the quality of the snausage. You can see the snausage as two lumps, one on either side of the mound of rice. That snausage is tough and filled with gristle. Don’t get me wrong, it was tasty, but the texture reminded me of something that I’d purchase out of the meat case at a discount grocery, labeled with a generic description.
Ah, one other general complaint about the rice served at restaurants. WTH is the deal with using parboiled rice? It is just nasty. It doesn’t stick together and it is hard (–er than «real» rice). I realize that it has a longer holding time, but regular rice will hold for quite a while in an automatic rice cooker/​steamer. Parboiled, Uncle Ben’s-type rice is an insult to grains. Do something about that, m’kay?
My friend got some pasta dish that had crawfish and alfredo sauce, topped with a soft shell crab. He raved about it, but I didn’t taste it.
The staff was great, the place was clean. Prices were higher than I would have liked, but we were out of options and it is directly on Bourbon Street, so there’s that. I’d go back, but I wouldn’t drive from Pensacola just for the food.

Crawfish Nachos is more crawfish than nachos. yum!
We stopped here to try and sober up with some greasy appetizers before we head out for dinner. It was our first night here and we wanted to try some authentic dishes we never had before, but at the same time we didn’t want to get full since we were heading out to another place for dinner. Plus, we were hoping to get a balcony view to ppl watch & to give away our beads…=)
We ordered the Crawfish Nachos & the Alligator Bites. Both were new dishes that i’ve never tried before. I didn’t think nacho cheese would go well with seafood/​crawfish but it really did. The alligator bites taste just like chicken, but much more tender. The best part was it wasn’t that greasy! NIce!!! Sometimes when its too greasy i tend to lose my appetite. I was really surprise at how much i liked them. I swear i ate more than my fair share, but hey if you snooze you lose right?
Well, we didn’t find anyone to throw our beads to, but its still a great place to stop over to get a quick bite, view the scene below and taste some New Orleans hospitality!

During our latest trek to New Orleans, my friend and I ate lunch here on two separate occasions, with neither of us having anything bad to say about the place.
Food: The first day, I had the crawfish po-​boy and my friend had the muffaletta. My sandwich was overflowing with fried crawfish tails (almost annoyingly so) and my pal couldn’t stop raving about his meal. Day two, I opted for the beef brisket sandwich (which I highly recommend) and my buddy went with the bourbon street hamburger. Again, we had no complaints about the food.
Service: The bartender, whose name escapes me, is a very friendly and attentive lady. She had my glass of water filled before it was even empty and made sure to check on us multiple times. I can’t speak to what it’s like in the dining area, since we only ever sat at the bar.
All in all, this is probably a place we’ll return to every year.

The Cajun Cabin is one of my regular spots in the Quarter. I rarely have a bad meal here and the service is pretty good esp. at the bar when Claudette is there. Claudette is one of the most attentive, helpful, and down-​to-​earth bartenders I know in the Quarter.
Pros:
— Delicious ribeye steak that is served with jambalaya and corn
— Ribs are very good
— Big open dining room with great view of Bourbon St.
— Lots of tv’s here (I come here and sit at the bar when I’m in the area and wanna watch a game)
— Crawfish Nachos rock!
— Bananas Foster Cheesecake! Nuff Said!
Cons:
— Gets crowded after 7:30pm except a few times during the week
— There are a few servers there that don’t pay enough attention and you have to seek them out to get service promptly

This place will be the last place that we eat on Bourbon Street. It is a tourist trap. We had the gator bites which were OK but really could have just been fried balls with nothing in them. Not really much flavor to them. We also had the shrimp maque chox, which was disgusting. We only finished it because we had a few drinks and were starving. If I hadn’t had anything to drink, I would have sent it back and left. Will not return.

This place is located right in the french quarter where all the action is. It is a great place to kick back and have drinks with friends or a lover while watching all the excitement on Bourbon st. The oysters were really fresh tasty, and have to try the craw fish platter complete with craw-​fish bisque and craw-​fish cakes, or fried seafood platter with a little sample of it all !!
–The is definitely a tourist trap. But it is a mighty fine tourist trap that serves up some good Cajun style food.
–The drinks are really good but only come in a $ 10 tacky souvenir cup if you are in that sort of thing, which I am. It’s fun to walk around Bourbon street with your drink in your hand wearing crazy beads and stuff– it has a Vegas feel.
–A GREAT TIP! Go to
and look up this restaurant or other ones in the area and they usually have $ 25, or $ 50 gift cards for under 10 bucks! No joke, but here are some restrictions. be sure to check if alcohol is covered in these coupons, because that can change alot ;)
–If you would like to go to a place for local cuisine with a non-​touristy feeling, this would probably not be your best bet, but it does certainly have awesome food. But it is a good tacky tourist place, but fun time! After all, that is why people visit Bourbon st., right?

SEAFOOD PLATTERS
A touristy spot. But we couldn’t resist after being told «the service sucks, but the food is good» by the host.
All our food turned out delicious. The shrimp platter had perfectly fried and plump shrimps. The beef brisket plate had the most sweet and tender brisket. The trio of New Orleans included tasty samples of gumbo, jambalaya and crawfish étouffée.
Very filling portions!

**3.5 stars**
The self-​acclaimed original Cajun restaurant is located right off Bourbon street.
The coworkers and I came here for lunch and was pleasantly surprised by the tastiness of the food here.
I got a shrimp pasta in a cream-​based sauce. With a few dabs of good ol’ Louisiana hot sauce, the pasta was delightful. Sadly they don’t have any local beers here, so I opted for a Belgium one instead ($ 7 for a beer!).
Overall, not a bad place for Cajun food. We all left full and happy.