Sweet Lorraine's Jazz Club — Restaurant in New Orleans

Okay, I do not like to leave bad reviews so if I leave a 3-star review then you know my experience was just okay. So on our second day in New Orleans, we visited Sweet Lorraine's Jazz club based on the reviews that I've read about the entertainment and the food. Our show started around 9:10pm, we were seated at around 8:55. My husband and I definitely were looking forward to a good meal here based on the reviews, we we're definitely hungry when we arrived and ready to order shortly after being seated. We waited until 9:20 until a server actually acknowledged we were there. He dropped off some waters and left. Shortly after, we moved to another table because where we were sitting it was extremely cold, the air conditioning and a fan were blowing directly on our heads. In our new area, we sat for another 30 minutes until another server actually came by. I asked her about the salmon tacos, she didn't really know a lot about that, I asked her about the vegan gumbo and again she didn't know a whole lot about that either so I asked her if she can ask someone, so she left and it was another 20 minutes or so before we actually ended up ordering and waited even longer to get our food. The show was from 9:00pm until 11:00pm, we ended up getting our food at around 10:45 p.m. I ending up ordering the salmon tacos which were very delicious and a hit, just wish there were more of them, there were only three. I also ordered the vegan gumbo and unfortunately that was a miss. My husband ordered the wings and unfortunately it was a miss for him as well because he said it tasted like it was cooked in old grease. But on the brighter side we did enjoy the entertainment, but it was hard to fully get into the show when you're extremely hungry, cold and feeling neglected which is the reason for three stars. The sad part about the situation is there was another server working around our area, she clearly saw that we were just sitting there, she passed us numerous times. I even asked if she knew anything about our food and she shrugged her shoulders and kept it moving. Not once did she offer to assist our server who was working our area and was clearly...

My dear friend and I, visiting NOLA as part of a conference, had our hearts set on music and dinner for our last evening, having read the reviews for Sweet Lorraine's. Arriving to the club, we were a bit disappointed to find the music was canceled for the evening and they were not serving dinner. The owners were so kind and realized that we had made special arrangements to get there and understood our disappointment. To our complete surprise (and delight), they offered 2 vegan dishes for me and ribs for my friend, along with beverages. They were so gracious and wanted us to feel taken care of. We surely were! The food was absolutely DELICIOUS! As a vegan, these were the best fried mushrooms and vegan crab cakes I have ever tasted. My friend could not stop raving about the ribs. Get yourselves to Sweet Lorraine's - but call ahead to ensure they will have music and dinner. It will be well...

We were in town for the 2019 Essence Music Festival and my wife, being a N.O. girl and me from the mighty Chi - Town, wanted to hear some live music in a more intimate setting. The Music, musicians performing, and featured guest (Tone Tony Toni) was excellent! Very very nice performance even without Raphael Saddiqui! Bar and drink service was absolutely horrendous including long wait times for very marginal drinks served. Great atmosphere with an involved, appreciative, responsive 40 plus crowd! Keep them coming back by hiring a knowledgeable responsive bartender that knows how to prepare drinks! Although we didn't order food, from what we saw served looked very appetizing! We will be returning as we support African American owned establishments nationwide as African American professionals, it is our responsibility to uplift and assist growth in our own...