Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro

I had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Charlie Gabriel here. We sat in the upper gallery, where the view was unobstructed and we could do a little bit of delighted whispering. The seating was like a cocktail lounge, with low chairs & tables, and high chairs & tables. The rest of the audience was thrilled to be there, a mix of grey hairs and the young. I love looking at their calendar to make notes of who’s coming to town. The restaurant is downstairs, and separate from the stage - to eat at the restaurant, I advise arriving early, and then moving to the music area. We wound up getting a charcuterie board for dinner, which is the only food they serve upstairs, along with a short wine list, and mixed drinks from the well.

Snug harbor This jazz bistro on Frenchman street in New Orleans is a great place to stop. We made reservations on a Thursday night to see Bon Bon Vivant play the main stage. We had dinner before the show and it was exceptional. If you have read my reviews before, you might know I gauge a restaurant in Louisiana by the quality of their gumbo. This was very good seafood gumbo. It helped that is was a chilly December night. We also had the fried green tomatoes. They were very well made with shrimp on top and a nicely spiced remoulade. My wife had the bbq shrimp. If you have not had bbq shrimp, it is a southern delicacy. The sauce was spicy and the shrimp were large and well cooked. It had a lot of rosemary, which I love, but fresh instead of dried would really make this better. The staff is extremely courteous and professional. Overall, this is a bistro that I will return to for the food and the music. If you visit New Orleans and don’t make your way to Frenchman street, you are missing the soul of the city in my opinion.

We enjoyed an absolutely incredible live Jazz Orchestra, the venue is very small and cozy, and staff came through regularly to make sure we had drinks. Music was phenomenal and volume was kept in control as well which was a really pleasant surprise for such a small space. We will absolutely book more shows in the future should we return to New Orleans

Great menu, similar to Port of Call with their burgers and drinks. Also, more sides dishes if you want to mix it up! Great ambience of live jazz music on the video monitors while you eat. Bartender and drink staff made for great conversation and tasty drinks! Do yourself a favor and come by for the fun!!

This was good! The food was excellent and very fairly priced. The Rib Eye for around $50 was prepared to perfection, my wife’s fried chicken was top! Service was a little slow, but understandable because they were packed before the show. Then we went to the back for the jazz performance. It was good, but man…was it serious. I suppose those were some accomplished jazz musicians and maybe my ears were not really worthy of such performance. Those 4 guys took themselves way too serious for my taste. Everyone there was very friendly and if I had friends in town again, I’d probably go again.

Had an amazing experience at Snug Harbor. We went to specifically see Charmaine Neville, and she did not disappoint. We got to meet her before the show and, in fact, when she talked to my grandson and his grandpa and realized he was a 1st year student studying jazz at UNO, she asked him to sit in. She called him up in the middle of her set, and he played with the band. She even gave him a solo in the middle of the song. It was an incredible thing to do for a brand new jazz student. She was kind and gave him some really good advice. The night was very special for these grandparents who have been fans of the Nevilles for a long time. What an amazing experience for our grandson. We can't thank Charmaine or Snug Harbor enough. We enjoyed Charmaine's music and even got to see her son, Damion, who joined her on stage for the last song of the set. Man, what a night! Our hearts and souls are full!