Ignatius Espresso Bar & Cafe

NEW OWNER ALERT
We stopped in this evening for dinner and they’ve actually changed over from being a restaurant to a coffee house. They do have sandwiches and salads, but it’s nothing like what it used to be. Definitely disappointed In the change. We didn’t actually stay to eat, so I can’t vouch for the food.

Yes, this was an excellent lunch! At my table, we had the pesto pasta, fried green tomato salad, macaroni and cheese, and well more that I can’t all recall. Everyone loved their meal.
Excellent food. The pesto pasta was prepared perfectly. The service was also excellent. I wished I lived nearby, I would come here often.

Ignatius is the best. We came here starving and ordered half the menu. Everything was fantastic, and our bill for five people was still under $ 100.
All of the small plates are delicious, and my favorites were the fried green tomatoes, which are huge and served with a nice dipping sauce, and the alligator sausage, which was wonderfully spicy. The po boys are incredible, as are the catfish sliders available during the (four-​hour) happy hour. The creole jambalaya and the Crawfish Ignacius were wonderful entrees that I am still thinking about a week later. For desert, the bread pudding was lovely, and I could drink gallons of the bourbon sauce that covers it.
The service was wonderful, the bartender was friendly, and our food came out super fast. If I lived in New Orleans I would eat at Ignacius at least once a week, because I love this place.

This place is awesome and super affordable. Great service and nice atmosphere. We had the Mac and cheese to start which was amazing. Baked and topped with bacon. Then we got the sampler plate with red beans, gumbo, crawfish etoufee. Drinks were on point md not expensive my. Highly recommend

Ignatius Eatery is located in the garden district off magazine street. This is the place to go to get some good authentic comfort creole food between Po’boys, Fried Green Tomatoes, & Boudin stuffed meatloaf. You won’t leave empty or unhappy !

I can’t say enough about my love for this place. It is everything I’ve ever wanted in a #NOLA bistro! The ambiance, the friendly service and the killer food makes this my number one go-​to on Magazine St. Don’t miss the bowl of red beans with a side of alligator sausage!

Recently visited some friends in the garden district with my fiancée and we ate at Ignatius twice in three days if that says anything about how much we liked it. In an age of small plates and portions, Ignatius was very generous with theirs, from the soups to salads to entrees. Our favorite was the fried green tomato salad, hands down! The bloody marys were nothing to sneeze at either. The restaurant wasn’t crowded either time we went (once for brunch and once for dinner) so that was a plus. A good friend on Magazine!

A large group visited Ignatius several times over a long weekend. We enjoyed the 3121 cocktail several times.
Overall, a great and relaxed environment with lovely staff. Wonderful place on Magazine.
We will return!

My husband and I stopped by on a whim and it was the best choice we made all day! He got the sampler with a side of chicken gumbo and I got the shrimp poboy. Great drink selection and our waiter, Paul, was so helpful!

Really enjoyed the food here! Was my first time eating here. (I had the Crawfish Étouffée). It was the best I’ve had ever! Also tried the stuffed bell pepper which was ok. Service was a little slow, but they were really busy on a weekend night. Definitely will visit this place again.

Great place, great food. Went here on Lundi Gras and it was a bit busy but there was still seating available. I wasn’t sure about getting creole food on Magagize Street, so I decided to check the place out.
The menu has lots of authentic creole dishes available and has a full bar. After seated, we get a little brown paper bag with 4 cut pieces of French bread and butter. I got the bowl of crawfish étouffée and a friend got the red beans and rice. Both were excellent.
The wait staff were polite and I think the owner or GM was even helping out with the daily tasks. Clean, friendly, quick place to eat. I’m ready to try some other dishes at this place.

Appetizer = Ignatius Mac N’ Cheese w/​shrimp = good
Fried shrimp on the side, good flavor
Entrée 1 = Basil pesto w/​chicken = passable
Basil overpowers the meal
Entrée 2 = Ignatius shrimp = good
Many grilled shrimp, spicy, and hot
Drink 1 = Primms Cup = Too strong for me
Both with the flavor and alcohol
Drink 2 = Iced tea = Also too strong
Prefer more ice

Two words: shrimp Ignatius. In my dad’s words: «I want to be buried in this sauce». It’s seriously that good. The redfish is also great. Casual, cute atmosphere. Great happy hour prices, although we sadly missed it. It’s in a great area of Magazine too with lots of bars for after-​dinner drinks nearby.

This place is good. Not really on the top of my list when I’m thinking about going out to eat, but there isn’t anything wrong with it. Food was good, service as good, drinks were good, prices were good. Nothing really to write home about though in a city with a million and three restaurants.

We visited Ignatius during our most recent trip to New Orleans, and we were not disappointed! From the sausage appetizer to the fried green tomatoes, to the amazing jambalaya and to-​die-​for Mac & Cheese, my husband and I were quite pleased with the food choices.
What set this place apart from the many amazing restaurants in the NOLA area, however, were the Pimm’s Cups. By far THE BEST we’ve ever had.
We will definitely return to this quaint little spot during our next trip out!

Crawfish étouffée, jambalaya. It was good, not over salted, but overpriced and small. We left not feeling satisfied. Would not recommend coming here.
The service is fine, the waitress was attentive.

The crawfish étouffée is fantastic. We’ve been going to the place for several years (even at the prior location on Magazine). Great servers and great happy hour. It would be nice if they used biodegradable containers for leftovers.

Ignatius for weekend brunch — mimosas and bloody marys were fine. Like the décor — very nice. The food is bland. Jambalaya was cold, eggs bene were borderline overcooked. Staff was nice and space is pretty but wouldn’t recommend the food.

Starting with the good things:
— nice atmosphere
— nice waiters
— the food was tasty
The bad things:
— we waited 45 minutes for a couple of Gumbos
— Service is not organized (food is waiting for minutes to be served)
— the Gumbos were barely warm
— waited another 5 minutes to get it warm only.
— we found much better places in New Orleans

Lovely menu and nicest service — will come back again — redfish and trout were amazing and very generous happy hour options.

I came here with my husband and parents over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend during the afternoon. We sat outside and were very happy to have an outdoor seating option to watch the action on Magazine street and enjoy the warm weather. Our service was very good as well.
We ordered a lot of food so that we could try some creole classics: fried green tomatoes, shrimp and grits, red beans and rice, crawfish étouffée, jambalaya and the pesto pasta made with pecans rather than pine nuts. The only dish we did not love was the pesto as it was a little bland (needs salt or at the very least some Parmesan). Everything else was excellent and despite ordering so much food, we ate every bite. I love that this place has so many classics on its menu because it was more challenging than I would have thought to find more than one or two of any of these dishes anywhere else. I really loved that they were all delicious as well.

Great service — bland food = maybe come back with out of towners but not for me
Came here the other night with family and they ordered red beans and rice and liked it a lot. I on the other hand had the fried tomatoes which were pretty tasteless and the pesto pasta (im a vegetarian) and it was also tasteless. Not impressed but might come back again if family from out of town wanted New Orleans food as others said their food was good.

The best martini ever and not because it was just $ 2!!!
Catfish Po boy was so fresh. I never understood how fried food simultaneously could be fresh, this was.

One of our favorite places to eat in NOLA! Just had the Corn & Crab Bisque and the Shrimp Remoulade Poboy. Both outstanding! Have had the Roast Beef Poboy before and it’s equally good.

We arrived at a pretty quite time, subsequent subsequently ther was no issue with seating and the server was attentive.
Really enjoyed the red beans and rice and the Bloody Mary was outstanding. We will definitely be back.

My friends and I were visiting New Orleans for the first time and wanted to try some traditional dishes. This place did not disappoint! We had a little bit of everything, the sampler, the fried green tomatoes and the mussels. So delicious!

Came in by chance on a Monday. Joshua and the staff were truly amazing and attentive. Craft cocktails made to order and at reasonable prices. Delicious Red Beans and Rice and Onion Rings. Definitely will be back again. Highly recommend if you are hungry or thirsty on Magazine Street.

My friend and I came here to try some NOLA dishes like red beans and rice, shrimp & grits, and crawfish étouffée. Shrimp & grits, and crawfish étouffée are a must get! They were both so good! Red beans and rice were good but kind of boring, which is to be expected. I mean how exciting can beans and rice be right? Seriously though, shrimp & grits and crawfish étouffée were so good and am so glad I got to try some NOLA staples.

Came in here for lunch an had the alligator po-​boy. It was ok really, but what I really enjoyed was the atmosphere and the views. Ignatius is located right on Magazine street and the people watching is phenomenal. I would most definitely come back and try something different, potentially the dinner menu which looked more appealing to my tastebuds.

Went here with a group of friends on a Friday night. The setting was great for a group, couples or even kid friendly.
All of the staff were very attentive and super cheerful! We were greeted by each employee with huge smiles, I thought that was awesome!
Everyone at the table ordered something different, I had the shrimp and grits which were savory and delicious. Every time I order shrimp and grits from anywhere new they seem to out a different spin on it and this place was the same. This particular order had a more savory, gravy taste and i enjoyed every bite. We received an order of fresh baked bread at our table prior to our entrees and the bread was perfect to dip in my grits!
I also must point out that they have a house made drink called Dr. Nut on the drink menu which I assumed was another variation of Dr. Pepper, I’m glad I asked because it wasn’t even close. It was muddled strawberry and mint with lime and Club soda. It was the most refreshing tantalizing drink I’ve ever had! So happy I ordered it and it a must try!
Overall, great experience would return next time I’m in NOLA!

The atmosphere and service was great. It felt like a very local New Orleans diner – bright and yellow.
I got the jambalaya Omelett during their brunch hours and it was pretty delicious, especially the shrimp creole sauce on top. My sister got the crawfish étouffée and didn’t like it. I had some and it was a little bland with very little crawfish meat, considering it was close to $ 15.

This place has good food and a good atmosphere.
Went on a sunny Sunday late afternoon, which meant not many were inside the restaurant, but we really enjoyed the street-​side seating (Magazine Street).
The food options were all mouthwatering descriptions.
Great choice for creole food.
I had the alligator po-​boy which was good, but boy, they went reallllly heavy on the salt.
My friend had the crawfish etoufee which was made to perfection. So creamy and tasty, but probably 1000 mg of salt and 90 g of fat. It was an extremely rich dish.
However I would also say the corn macaque choux was nothing to write about. Plain corn (maybe from a can)
We were very pleased with the refreshing Pimms cup, Bellini, and the waiter service. Glad they know how to do customer service right.
The interior was very nice and looked like the old-​style restaurants back in the day. I appreciate that ambiance.
I wonder if other dishes were also as salty. Also the value was what I expected from a place directly on Magazine street.

Ignatius, the character from A Confederacy of Dunces, doesn’t particularly piqué one’s appetite, what with foul humors wafting warmly in the folds and the issues with his «valve». (Read the book).
Notwithstanding that, Ignatius the restaurant on Magazine does well with some standard local dishes. The crawfish etoufee was good, a moderate sized bowl that would cost more downtown and less at Picadilly (and I’m serious; Picadilly has great étouffée).
The fried chicken fingers served as a kids’ meal (to an actual kid, no less) were surprisingly good – crispy, hot, well seasoned. The fries were thin-​cut and perfectly prepared.
The menu offerings are trying to cover many of the high points of popular local cuisine. Nothing wrong with that, except that it leaves one with a mild aftertaste of tourist. So, too, does being asked, «Y’all from around here?» I guess that’s the new normal for Magazine Street. And since I’m technically a tourist anywhere that’s not New Orleans, I shouldn’t bemoan that feeling.
Their late closing time on a weeknight were what brought us here in the first place, and that’s appreciated.
The décor takes inspiration from all the early 20^th century plaster-​wall and tile-​floored places with pleasant wood trim. The lighting is especially warm, which is a nice change from the stark LED illumination that’s growing in popularity.

Informal restaurant good for po’boys. The shrimp po’boy was very good, and the alligator sausage po’boy was amazing. A little bit pricy.