Russell’s Marina Grill

Love this place! Even though it was packed the wait wasn’t bad and our food came out really fast. The fresh squeezed OJ is a must. Everyone there is friendly and our server Louis was phenomenal. They definitely know how to run a restaurant and you can’t beat the food for the price!

This is the best little brunch spot! Located in Lakeview it has a big parking lot which is super convenient, great service, and excellent food. I often take people here after I pick them up from the airport as its a short detour on the way back into the city.
My favorite thing to get is the «Eggs Lafitte», Eggplant rounds, fried green tomato, and a poached egg topped with lump crab meat… if you aren’t already drooling, check out this pic. Ordering it with an ice cold glass bottle of Barq’s sends it over the edge.

Food is solid and a decent variety. Always something good and breakfast all hours.
But the real kicker for this place is they are accommodating to young kids. With 3yo twins they always get their order early and get the food out fast for them. Wait staff really seems to go out if their way for you and everyone is very friendly and accommodating.

Visiting NOLA as we do every year.
We love to try different reastraunts.
We ordered the Onion Mumm. It was so darn delicious!
Very friendly service.
Large portions!
We would go back on our next visit.

Had the Eggs Lafitte with a side of alligator sausage! YES! I finally hit jackpot. Delicious. Highly recommended! A real signature dish. Will be back soon.

Breakfast is awesome. Service is good. Lunch so so. Fried shrimp were horrid. Chicken fingers were ok. Service is great for price point!
I had the eggplant, green tomatoes dish. My children had your pancakes.

I love the food here– especially the breakfast/​brunch! The prices are a tad high, but you get what you pay for. The portions are big and the food is delicious and well prepared. The shrimp and grits is amazing– just ask for extra sauce! The benedicts are all good, it’s hard to go wrong. Yummy!

My husband and I were looking for a breakfast spot one Sunday morning and stumbled upon Russell’s Marina. It was delicious and quick! I wouldn’t go here if you are looking for a place to spend a relaxing Sunday brunch, but if you are looking for something quick and good, this is the spot! Plus they serve breakfast all day, which is always a plus!
I got the chicken fried steak which was enough for 2 meals and my husband got 2 eggs over easy with the chicken fried steak and homemade sausage gravy. You couldn’t beat the amount of food we got for the price!
I will definitely be visiting again and next time trying the onion mumm that they are known for!

The food is always on point! Had their amazing crab cakes with poached eggs.
Service is excellent.

I am in town to visit our new grandson. My daughter suggested Russell’s for a breakfast place. I am certainly glad that she did. I have to say that I had the absolute best breakfast I have ever eaten in my 56 years. I thoroughly enjoyed the «Eggs Gentilly» which consisted of a English Muffin, wilted spinach, poached eggs, topped with hollandaise sauce and pecan bacon crumbles. There are many many delicious choices on their menu. I high recommend this great place.
Bill Rode

I can’t believe it took so long to go here! This place is like an institution, and it deserves it’s reputation. We waited about 20 minutes for brunch on a Saturday. Not a lot of tables, there are a few more outside.
Ordered a bloody mary (apparently they’re famous?) which came in a signature plastic cup. Good and spicy, lots of salad. Breakfast is served all day and the bacon was fantastic. One of the folks I was with ordered a hamburger, which she claimed to be under-​cooked (I would’ve eaten it, but I like mine mooing.) They took it back and brought her a whole new burger! Nice to have good customer service, especially at such a busy time.
Another one of our party got a milkshake — it’s served «old fashioned» style in the metal mixing cup. Pretty cool!
Pretty affordable spot for brunch and has a good home-​y feel. Great customer service and well worth a wait on the weekends.

We had the shrimp and grits, catfish Monica, fried green tomatoes, fried eggplant sticks, and egg Benedict gentilly! All were delicious!

Very good diner style food. Music fun, casual, great staff and smiling patrons. Stick with basics you’ll be happy. Diner type food don’t expect more than that.

Stopped here because I was playing golf in City Park and I figured with a name like «Russell’s Marina Grill», that it would be in the marina, on the water… NOPE. Oh well, the food was still very very good. It was the typical run-​of-​the-​mill diner food, but with a little extra local Nawlins’ flair.

Lovely place! Friendly staffs– you got to try this place. I ordered Egg# 9 and it was delicious.
The only thing is that there was a wait of 30 minutes. They asked us if we want to sit outside or wait longer. We decided to eat outside even though it was hot. The chairs outside are not comfortable but we really enjoy this place.

I came here yesterday, after having driven by on several different occasions, finding it busy or closed on most other times. The outside is clean, plenty of parking. Walk inside, and it is as if you walk back in time 30 years, however it is very neat and clean. Spotless. I had the sweet tea (almost too sweet), and the salmon kk. The salmon had an orange glaze that was light and delicious. The corn grits were in an odd square block that was fried, and despite the oddness, it tasted pretty darn good. The corn bread muffin was really good, and freshly made. The spinach appeared to be from a can.
This was an interesting place to go, as the appearance of a greasy spoon diner on the inside contradicted the good (mostly freshly-​made) food.

First off let me say, I rated this place based on what this place is (a diner), and my experience there.
I’m not comparing to other restaurants.
We got there Sat, Feb 28,2015. The place was jammed packed, but we maybe 5 minutes for a table. Staff was friendly from beginning to end.
I will be back to sample the rest of the menu.
One thing that caught my eye on their menu was their vast healthy options. Being considered a health nut by some when it comes to my eating habits on my day to day basis, this diner offers a whole section if their breakfast menu with lean options.
Today was not the case.
For now my only regret is not coming here sooner because Ive seen this place a trillion times.

My friend and I had brunch here on a busy Sunday morning. We only waited for about 20 minutes (it was predicted to be 45 minutes). The staff were friendly and accommodating. The service was also quick! I had a crab cake poboy and my friend had Eggs Lafitte. They both tasted great! So were the peach Bellini and mimosa!
Such a good addition to the area! I’d go back!

Russell’s appeared suddenly in the 1980s when I lived down the block in a carriage house apartment behind a row of tidy shotguns.
The shotguns and the old carriage house have been replaced by high rise condos, the bars and restaurants in West End were washed away by Hurricanes Georges and Katrina, but Russell’s remains. I stopped in recently for the first time in 28 years.
The Onion Mumm still figures prominently, and I remember enjoying it despite its being more about the fried and less about the onion. This dish, as noted by other reviewers here, was one of the first instances in recorded history (as recorded by this writer, at least) of a split-​open onion fried into a greasy but tasty appetizer. Outback Steakhouse was still years away from populating every suburban exit when Russells was serving these.
I also remember thinking that if you crossed Camellia Grill and the Tiffin Inn Pancake house, Russell’s would be the offspring.
That turns out to be faint praise for the Russell’s of today. The menu has quite a few salad options now, with generous portions of meat or shrimp. The Cobb salad won praise from two in our party (and by the way, shame on both y’all for ordering the same thing. Don’t you know I write for Unilocal?!I could have evaluated another menu item, but you both had to have the Cobb. And yes, I *am* entitled to sampling your food, because, you know, I write for Unilocal).
I had a decent omelette. No one was interested in the Mumm, unfortunately for this review.
Russell’s has kept a good bit of its vibe from the age of disco and new wave. If you were in your teens and twenties in the seventies and eighties, Russell’s is decent way to relive those years.
Right next to Russell’s you can view the trace remains of the lock that was a gateway to the New Basin Canal, a central feature of New Orleans for a century (There’s more about that in my review of Gracious Bakery and Café).

I love Marina’s Grill. There’s never a time was I ever disappointed with the food. This time I ordered the one of the specials of the day, the shrimp bisque, beer battered fish and chips, with the blueberry pie. The soup was good I loved it! The fish and chips portion was huge omg! One huge piece
Of fish on top of the fries. I’m
Thinking it’s just all batter and the piece of fish is smaller inside but no, it was a huge piece of fish so good. Such a big portion. One thing I didn’t like was just all the oil I was biting into lol. First bite and it was like that grease was gushing in my mouth. I’m surprise I didn’t puke after bc I’m not use to a lot of oil but it was good. My friend bad the eggs Gentilly which was divine! Poached eggs with bacon and fried oysters and spinach. It was good. I love this place! Closeby school for me and work. Convenient!