701 Bar & Restaurant

A great place to start your day in New Orleans! Fun atmosphere; great drinks and awesome food… and Alian the bartender is great — good conversation and some good tips for the area. We haven’t traveled here for over 10 years but had to come back to this spot as a great place in New orleans to sit and enjoy!

Great place to hangout with the locals, get away from the tourists areas of Nola, and experience the area with the people that make this city so great. They have the best ever loaded nachos. The staff is friendly. It’s a must stop when your in the area!

This is Lucy’s Retired Surfer bar, they changed the name to 701 «Chapatoulas». Taco Tuesday’s.

— Ordered 2 hot teas and both mugs came dirty around the rims
— chips were very salty and the salsa tasted old
— the breakfast burrito was bland and full of scrambled egg and huge chunks of potatoes
— the fish tacos were okay but the tortillas were cold and hard
— the server was nice however she spent a good amount of time sitting at a booth talking to someone so we had to search for someone else to help us get the bill.

The Really Good:
–The fries. They have the really good, seasoned, crispy fries. The fries everyone should have.
The Pretty Good:
–The breakfast burrito. It was a breakfast burrito. Eggs, cheese, tortilla, guac, sausage. I like these things. I’ve had better, and I’ve had worse.
–The shrimp and grits. Lots and lots of grits, enough shrimp, and decent flavor. Could’ve used a little more moisture (sauce, butter, something).
The Not So Good:
–The service. They were slow to take our order, slow to bring anything we needed, slow to bring a check. Our waitress was kind enough to tell us that she wasn’t going to be back for a while (bathroom break, dropping off another check, helping another table)…but I’m not sure if that makes it better or worse.
–The Bloody Mary. Just wasn’t up to par.

I was surprised to see Lucy’s wasn’t at five stars. We’ve had the worst time finding a decent lunch place and this restaurant was a pleasant surprise. Excellent and friendly service. Yummy vegetarian options. Highly recommend.

Went for dinner with 2 others. Sunday night, 7:30 pm the weekend of comicon (we were there for a science conference). We were seated right away. Great atmosphere — character — but not what you might expect in NOLA — beach themed Mexican.
It was loud with the music, a bit tough to have a conversation.
Food. 2 words… Fried Avocado. order it! Fantastic.
Chips and salsa — thick chips, just the right amount of salt.
Tacos were ok… avoid the beef (chewy and generally not great). Chicken sandwich, good — sauce on the side was tasty. Sweet potato fries were a tad bit undercooked but still tasty.
Our server was fantastic. Friendly, helpful and chatty but not to the point of being overwhelming.
One person we went with said she goes for lunch regularly and really likes it. If we are back and i have the opportunity to visit for lunch will check it out for sure!

Ok really wanted to try this place as it has been suggested by the hotel concierge as a family friendly place. At least one were kids under 21 could get in. First try so noisy and no «hostess» available. Went to another restaurant to eat.
Day 2 tried again. This time no problems getting a seat. Staff was nice. Same manager as night before. Ordered the boiled crawfish as it is usually awesome and in season early. Nothing to write about less then stellar, actually all small, over cooked, and mushy. Cool they also had a sign to have a discount for comic con folks. Asked about it was told had to be in costume. Mind you both kids are dressed up, but we have changed. Ok no problem guess they decide what is your costume and if you qualified. Should have been my first clue Ok!
Guess the bottom line is this if you are looking for mediocre food. Don’t get the grilled cheese for kids tasted like burnt plastic. This is your place!!!
Waitress was great mostly attentive. Make sure and read the fine print on your receipt. Spoiler there is a surcharge for using a credit card. Understandable but at least tell me before you bring me the bill to sign.
You will be charged for everything even if they don’t tell you. Husband asked for some salsa expecting it with the $ 13 burrito as they sauce was gross. When the bill was brought $ 3 for the salsa. Actually it was not the pricing that was an issue it was the communication. Tell me if it will cost me. Got mad enough by the end cause any one item would be ok, but all together ridiculous. Paid bill and left. Husband stopped to talk to manager Ed. He appeared to try, but I believe it was a lost cause. I was not impressed with the food and the deception by the staff. Be warned. Maybe and I am hoping that it was a one off.

Kinda kitschy and kinda cool
Alice was the spawn of the public school
Lucy however surfed all day long
And at day’s end knew where she belonged
In a place with drinks where mermaids are swimming
And visitors come by before and after their gyming.
Grab a cold brew and a burger at the bar
Do a quick shot but let someone else drive the car
This is a place where the keeps know your name
And in return they ask just the same.
They’ll see me again even though I don’t surf
But this place is fun where it sits on dry turf
Tell em I sent you and see what they say
I doubt anything at all but oh well what the hay

Came here right after we settled in our room, I took my oldest boy with me on a business trip. This was the first place we ate. The food was great, this isn’t anything spectacular as far as décor, but the food made up for it. It is good bar food. The service was one of the best things about this place! The people working at this place make it totally enjoyable. We didn’t see any surfers though!
–Brent

The lunch was good, and the service was excellent — very dog friendly, they paid as much attention to the dogs as they did to us (that’s a good thing)!

Very nice bar/​restaurant!
Waitress (Sarah) was great. Food was good. Drinks were legit. Dessert approved by 14y.o.

I got the shrimp and grits and it was fabulous. The waitress was very nice and had great suggestions for everyone.

We came here after a Pelicans game on a Tuesday night after watching my Grizzlies win (Go Grizz!), and decided after perusing a number of local spots open at 10:15pm on the Unilocal!app, we decided to try Lucy’s. My significant other has lived here for 6 years and had always wanted to try it, and I was getting hangry (anger resulting from prolonged hunger) so we decided to try it out! It’s a hoppin’ corner spot with a nice patio on the sidewalk and a large patio in the back/​atrium area. Sadly, it was raining and chilly so we were sat at a table in the restaurant area in the room behind the rambunctious bar area. I wish I was in the mood to indulge in a few cocktails, because this definitely seems the place and the atmosphere that I adore!
So, the only reason I took a star away was for the service. I’m a service industry veteran, so I have patience and empathy for service industry employees out the wazoo. We were greeted by another server who took and brought our initial drink orders, as well as the table next to ours. Our server didn’t appear for another 10 minutes, and it was a rushed process henceforth. We started out with the cheese dip, and contrary to another review dashing it to pieces, we found it to be amazing! The spice is different, but delicious. My S.O. got the fish tacos (taking a cue from the Unilocal!suggestions), and I ordered the pork tamales — both entrees with beans and rice. The fish tacos were devoured immediately, and the pork tamales were AMAZING! I only wish we had a server around so I could’ve added some hot sauce! It took us another 15 minutes to get the check, but we were in no rush.
Great food, great ambiance, glacially slow service (on this night). The food is worth it!

I never really thought of Lucy’s as a «restaurant»… rather just a neighborhood watering hole that was popular by luck. BUT, as it turns out, Lucy’s does serve food… and Lucy’s is about as Dive-​y as a bar can be & I will still consider eating the food. That said, the food is fine, the drinks are fine, the place is fine… it’s in an exceptionally good location. The other thing that sets this place apart is that it is super dog friendly & even has a dog menu. The first time I ordered food here, it was for my dog. He loves the chicken breast!

We walked by this place several times on our way home from the convention center, and finally stopped by to try it. We loved the surfer/​relaxed feel inside, and the interesting decorations, it’s quite different from the other places we’ve been to so far. It’s a good place to go for happy hours ($ 4 cocktails) or with friends on a taco tuesday.
I ordered the shrimp fajitas with a few modifications –I had a double order of black beans instead of rice, and they brought our an extra order of shrimp for me by accident. The shrimp was delicious, a little spicy, and I really liked the black beans and guacamole. The onions and peppers were a little too oily and greasy for my liking, and I think since my body’s not really used to such rich fare, it made me a little uncomfortable after the meal. However, the portion was huge and I had enough for a second meal ($ 12).
The server was really friendly, made sure we had everything we needed and made sure to come check up on us.
I can’t really remember what my friends got, but I would definitely recommend ordering seafood since that’s what New Orleans is known for.

Great if you like beer, all-​American burgers and country music. Fine if you don’t. A good happy hour place to go with your friends and pretend to be in college.
Food: 4 stars
I ordered the Cali Purger. It was fresh and filling. Food came fairly quickly (~15−20 min). They were very accommodating when we asked for menu substitutions.
Atmosphere: 3 stars
Clean enough but nothing special. Bathroom wasn’t terribly dirty.
Service: 3 stars
The waitress was average-​friendly but she didn’t say much.

Best tortilla chips I’ve ever had. Made in house alittle thicker and don’t get mushy like others I’ve had. I ordered the nachos with black beans and crawfish talis. Although it was 14 bucks, it could easily serve 2 and possibly 3. Extremely good and the fish tacos are also excellent. Love this place! And tons of beautiful women on weekend nights

The food is consistent. That’s pretty much the best that can be said about it. Nothing outstanding just consistent.
The best part of this place are the drinks. Brunch specials on the weekends and Wednesday night happy hour is on point.
Pretty frequently gets packed at nights almost taking over the whole block, but it’s still pretty fun even after having to wait a while for a drink.

Honestly there was nothing impressive about this place. It is your typical bar that serves typical bar food. In addition, the service was that of a typical bar which is less than average service.
The food was just okay. I’ve had better crawfish enchiladas so it doesn’t rank in the top 10 places for crawfish. The positive side is if you are looking for typical bar food with good prices, this is your place.

Eines von den guten Lokalen. Tex-​mex mit einer Auswahl von 40 Bieren und nettes Personal.
Hier fühlt man sich gleich willkommen und das Personal ist sehr zuvorkommend, man kann auch draußen sitzen.