Namese

If you are in Mid-​city and craving Vietnamese then Namese is the place to go. I have been here many times and never been disappointed.

Great atmosphere for a medium sized group. Lovely outdoor seating. The appetizers and food are presented very well and everything was super tasty. And the entire place was very clean.

Whaaat? 4 stars out of 5??? Who wrote these reviews???
I’m pretty easy going and I’m a traveller which mans i know how to adapt to simple food. This place is quite nice aesthetically but I don’t go to a restaurant only for that: the food literally sucks.
Don’t like writing bad reviews but this is a favour to the clients who will maybe read this post so they know what to expect, and to the owner so they can improve the food. The service is courteous.
Asian food is traditionally good because it’s simple but made with good engredients. My experience is totally negative beccuse the fpod i got was untasty and not really cheap. It can hardly get 1 star.

This is our absolute favorite Vietnamese restaurant in New Orleans. The atmosphere is modern and very well designed.
The staff has always been friendly, prompt and courteous.
The outside porch is wonderful to sit and enjoy a cool beverage.
My favorite dish is the vermicelli noodles with grilled pork and I add an egg roll on top. Also, I can highly recommend the spring rolls with the avocado as an unusual & delicious twist.

Crappy experience. The food was alright.
The place was empty. A mom, grandmother, and two tiny children were sat right next to us. The two monsters screeched, not screamed, screeched about being hungry. They were immediately brought noodles and the children then proceeded to take off their shoes and climb all over the furniture. Right next to us.
The grandmother was quick to politely ask the children to sit down but nothing changed. Kudos Nana, you tried your best.
Mediocre food was shoveled down our throats as we attempted to run out as quickly as possible.
I can’t believe no one told these heathens to put their shoes back on. Or asked this lady to please have her children not climb upon other customers. The shoeless monsters were a breathing health hazard and they would have been cited from the Health Department.

Namese is a newer restaurant along the Tulane Avenue Corridor at the intersection of Carrollton in Mid-​City.
Product: The name gives it away — Vietnamese fare. They have interesting lunch combo plates, such as a half order bowl of phở and a banh mi. I thought the food was average as far as Viet cuisine goes, but I did like the plate options. 3 stars
Service: This is a sit-​down casual dining restaurant with full wait service. I though the service during my visit could’ve been a bit more speedy, even though it was lunch time, because there were so few patrons in the restaurant. Maybe they had a lot of «to go» orders that kept her busy? I dunno. She was nice enough when speaking with us. 3 stars
Facilities: A new build on what was formerly an empty lot at Tulane and Carrollton. The owners have progressively updated the building over time, adding awning and (if I recall) outdoor seating. The interior is typical post-​modern in style, with lots of metal, wood, and glass, that is popular in dining establishments currently. Bathrooms were clean. 4 stars
Overall: A decent Viet cuisine shop that isn’t extraordinary in any particular way. If you’re in the area, check it out. It’s so hard to give a Viet restaurant in New Orleans anything more than an average rating with the plethora of choices we are blessed with here. 3 stars

Namese, hip, cool, TASTY!!!
Met a friend here for lunch and at 12:15pm the place was packed so I knew I was in for a good meal!
We sat at the bar and were greeted by a very friendly and knowledgeable bartender. Our two Vietnamese coffees came out right away and they were perfect!
My friend recommend that we have the Phở & Ban Mi combo with an order of spring rolls.
The spring rolls came out fast and they were fresh and delicious with a peanut sauce that’s just makes you want to lick the plate.
The combos took a while but I completely understand since the place was packed.
My (mini) Phở was hardy and packed with meatballs and the freshest herbs and jalapeños ever.
The roasted pork Bánh Mi stole the show! The sear on it was perfect and the bread was light and crunchy like it had just come out of the oven. Defiantly one of the best I’ve had in the city.
I will say the $ 45 dollars was a little pricey but I think worth it.
Definitely keep this palace in mind for lunch or a casual dinner out with friends or your better half.
Ps. Sorry but no photos was too busy catching up with my friend ;-)

Namese, naw mean? Namese sounds like some sort of slang so naturally I gotta start the review off with that pun.
Namese is a modern, hip, obviously fusion, Vietnamese joint. We stopped by for a quick bite because it was just a few streets away from our Airbnb.
I was really indifferent about the grilled shrimp banh baos, not a fan of the sauce as it didn’t go well with everything else.
Shawn C. was a fan of his phở and the filet mignon that came with it. However, the portions were teeny tiny pathetic, but that’s probably because we’re spoiled with California portions. There was also no tripe in the bowl as advertised.
Service was friendly, but food was average and a bit underwhelming.

The food tasted real good and the service is just perfect. My favorite is Avocado Bubble Tea!!! Highly recommend!

Great food!!! Great service… the calamari is AMAZING!!! The brisket phở is amazing. The spring rolls are amazing.

Okay, I’m catching up on my reviews. :-)
My husband and I ate at Namese for the first time a couple of weeks ago. I am normally not a fan of Vietnamese cuisine but I really enjoyed it. We sat on the Patio and the ambiance was so nice. The waiter was great and very attentive (so sorry I can’t remember his name). This restaurant is pretty special.

The manager delivers the food to us at the bar just beaming with pride! She loves what she does! The bartender was completely knowledgable about what he was serving. Phở is the way to go.

Fresh and delish! I first stumbled upon Namese after a workout class. I was searching for Vietnamese food open after 9pm. This was my only option, and was I glad. I had the grilled chicken spring rolls with their housemade peanut sauce and the chicken vermicelli. Both were great made with obviously fresh ingredients. When I picked up my takeout order the manager on duty told me that they deliver!!!
He handed over a takeout/​delivery menu and said that they delivered to midcity and Lakeview neighborhoods! Had our first delivery tonight! Yummy! Combination vermicelli is awesome!

I have been dying to try this place and what better way to experience your birthday dinner than celebrating here! We were able to make reservations for a group of 7 for dinner. The whole dining experience was fabulous and the server was super attentive, but almost annoyingly attentive… Now to be fair we are a big group of girls who are indecisive with ADHD. oh look squirrel. so I’m sure the server was trying to do her best trying to get everyone to make a decision. I ordered the coconut chicken lemongrass curry and it was delicious and so much food that I took a to go box home with me. The other girls ordered a variety of other things with huge portions. Vermicelli was spot on and yummy but the phở missed its mark. Others remarked that it wasn’t very flavorful…
I would like to try this establishment again. Great for a group (if you sit outside). There is a heater outside so you won’t be freezing in the 3 weeks of cold that New Orleans has to offer.

We had a fabulous lunch here. They were very busy and even short handed on staff, but you would never know it. Everyone was super friendly and service was great. We had the calamari for an appetizer, the lemongrass curry, and the sweet and sticky ribs. Everything was delicious!

Great Phở, great service and the new enclosed front porch makes you forget you’re sitting on N. Carrollton and Tulane. Even the tofu is good here.

There’s not enough words to express how delicious the food is here and how jealous I am of people who get to eat here frequently.
They make and prepare almost everything in-​house and it shows. The duck on our bahn bao (Vietnamese tacos) was brined and braised then coated in a fantastically spicy BBQ sauce with just enough heat. The phở had a rich, anisey bone marrow broth and the crêpe we had was crispy, creamy and filled up with succulent roasted pork, shrimp, and bean sprouts.
Everything we had was a winner but the real star here was the bahn mi. Great bahn mi has been a struggle for us to come by and this hit it out of the park. The bread (one of the few things they outsource) is perfect and the sandwich was amply stuffed with roasted pork, fresh jalapeños, cilantro and other veggies. It was so good we got one to-​go. And you know when you’re visiting New Orleans that there’s no shortage of fantastic things to eat but we had to taste it again!
Do yourself a favor and come here ASAP.

Brought a new friend here to try, we had the following:
— Mussels — mussels sautéed in a basil coconut sauce — delicious and light, they give you a banh mi to dip all the delicious coconut sauce in there
— Sauteed Calamari — lightly fried in a special sauce with onions, bell peppers, and garlic — delicious and fried to perfection
— Crêpe Lettuce Wrap/​Banh Xeo — a Vietnamese crêpe filled with shrimp, pork and bean sprouts — crêpe was okay, did not have much filling, nothing to rave about.
— Phú Quõc Wings — delicious as always!
— Five Spice Fried Tofu — Crispy fried tofu cubes — really delicious and light, simple yet so delicious
— VIETNAMESE TACO /​Bánh Bao — Steamed rice flour buns, filled with your choice of meat, Asian slaw and special sauce (2 buns per order) we chose braised beef and pork belly — the banh bao was really delicious
— 3 Way Pork Banh Mi — Our house cured bacon, Vietnamese pork meatballs, & roast pork — I thought this was mediocre, nothing much to it but three types of pork in a banh mi
— Ducky Cuban — again, delicious as always!

Oh yeah. I have to say when they were opening the place up I was skeptical whether it would be taking a chance on it, but as a Unilocaler (even if I am a noob), I felt compelled.
The Phở is on point. And I’m a snob when it comes to Phở. Noodle to broth ratio is perfect. Love the presentation. However I’m not impressed with the$ 3.50 limeade. Nothing special enough to charge that much.
The place is very clean an modernistic for a Vietnamese Phở resteraunt. Very impressed. Pricing not too bad. Comparable to most other places. Just glad this is near the house.
Enjoy!

Walking from Xavier University every once in a while to get some nice authentic Vietnamese food is definitely satisfying, especially when it comes from Namese. I tried the Cuban duck Banh Mi and it was amazing, bread was fresh, duck was tender and juicy. The pickled cucumber makes the flavors really pop, it’s a wonderful experience.
The place is kind of small, so parking may be a little difficult during the night time whenever it’s busy. Other then that, the interior is clean and the servers are nice! Definitely a good experience all together, and my friends and I go during special occasions when we can. :)

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