Henry Batiste has been in the food business since 1985, when he opened his first restaurant in New Orleans.
NOLA Voodoo Tavern & Perks, Batiste's latest bar, debuted in late January 2015 with a full b…
First time trying this place and will definitely be ordering again soon! Everything was delicious and well seasoned without being too salty like some New Orleans style restaurants can be. I ordered the catfish and it's nice thick filets but personally think the batter wasn't as crispy as I like and not that seasoned. I had it with hot sauce and tartar sauce and it was good just not the kind of catfish that you'd want to eat without sauces. The Jambalaya and Red Beans And Rice were both really good! Like I'll be ordering again soon just to get a bigger portion of the Jambalaya since I only had a side to try it this time. And like I said their fish is cooked well and nice portions but after trying my wife's Blackened Seabass that will definitely be my order next time. Very generous portion of the fish and you can choose your side but she got it with the jambalaya which they just served the fish over the jambalaya and it was a perfect combo! The jambalaya has great flavor, very well seasoned and a good amount of smoked chicken pieces and sausage throughout. The red beans were just as flavorful with sausage as well and the beans stewed down just the way it should be. Everything was hot and fresh and well packaged. Look forward to ordering again soon so I can order the Blackened Seabass this time rather than stealing from my wife's plate. Oh nice Hush Puppies as well, honestly no real complaints at all and eager to try other things across the menu!
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Allison H
Emerging Expert • 19 contributions
Loved
• 4/9/26
• DoorDash order
The 1 Pound- Boiled Crawfish was so good! I'm from New Orleans and have been homesick for authentic crawfish boils and this hit the spot! Nice and spicy just the way it should be, and the corn, potatoes and sausage were perfect too. I will absolutely order this anytime I'm craving crawfish!
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Brett B
Emerging Expert • 14 contributions
Didn't like
• 7/4/26
• DoorDash order
Vivian's Rice Gumbo (Bowl) only had one small piece of chicken and was very similar in flavor to the progresso canned gumbo with some extra spice, also the rice is already mixed in. overall it was more like a spicy sauced rice with sausage than a Cajun gumbo.
Pecan Pie was great.
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Ron C
Local Expert • 139 contributions
Liked
• 5/31/26
• DoorDash order
Fried Catfish Dinner not much flavor like it has no seasoning. Not much quantity for the price<<taggedItemId=29947420716>>.
Fried Alligato<</taggedItemId>>r is very bland and the quantity again is not much for the price.
I'm a first time customer and honestly was not impressed. I would not purchase from this store again.
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Silas S
3 contributions
Liked
• 4/4/26
• DoorDash order
Food was great but the portion size for the fried alligator was criminally small for the price. They were all little pebble nuggets that would barely get a 6 year old full. HOWEVER!! the gumbo was amazing and i will order it again. Overall great food all around but portions need to be increased considerably for the price.
