Restaurant La Louisiane in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (NDG) serves Cajun and Creole cuisine with infulenes from Southern-style fare. Some specialties include: hushpuppies, (fried cornmeal dumplings), shoestring onion rings, chicken and crawfish, jambalaya, southern-style pasta (penne magnolia), grilled shrimps in a cream sauce and market-fresh fish. For dessert at La Louisiane, try the bread pudding, a sweet delight.
Reviews of La Louisiane describe a lively, welcoming spot where bold Cajun flavors like gumbo, jambalaya, shrimp, crab cakes and hush puppies frequently delight, though a few visits note overcooked chicken, a heavy tomato base in seafood jambalaya, and occasional inconsistency in quality. Starters such as spinach and artichoke dip and the bread pudding and pecan pie get praise alongside menu items that diners want to try again. The service is repeatedly praised as excellent and attentive, with friendly staff, an engaging atmosphere, and a bar vibe that many find appealing. Ambiance and music contribute to a distinctly New Orleans feel, with many calling it a favorite place to return to; the decor and overall mood are often highlighted as a highlight. Some guests feel the menu changes or timing affect the experience, citing longer waits or dishes that fall short of previous standards, yet others reiterate that certain dishes and sauces remain outstanding. Overall La Louisiane is viewed as a place with signature dishes and a strong sense of place that keeps many patrons coming back, despite the occasional hiccup.
Food was really well seasoned & tasty. Prices are really not bad considering what you get. The banana foster dessert was insane, the fries are seasoned with Cajun seasoning & are really good too. The service we got was also friendly & quick. Would definitely go again!
Food was great just the service size is on small size for the price . This only fault with our dinner last night. Food,atmosphere & service was outstanding.
Incredible food & great service. We had the spinach & artichoke dip, crab cakes, & coconut shrimp to start, & then the seafood jambalaya & chicken paneed. Every dish was 10/10.
Oh yeah!!! Enfin! Une expérience qui en vaut la peine. Qui vaut le détour. Où on a envie de revenir. C'est excellent! La qualité. Le goût. J'ai envie de tout essayer sur le menu. J'aurais voulu entendre plus de jazz mais Suspicious Mind de Elvis m'a comblé! Merci à Diana pour son merveilleux service & au propriétaire (oublié son nom). Une belle soirée.
Feb 13, 2026
on Google
🍽️
Know where to eat in Montreal before everyone else.
Get the first look at the hottest openings, secret menus, and RestoMontreal.ca's weekly top picks. Join 50,000+ foodies.
Delivery: jambalaya was good, wish they replaced the zillions of mussels with different seafood though. The shrimps were nice.
Friend chicken was disappointing, too salty & slightly charred.
Bread pudding was delicious. Perfect texture & sweetness with that sauce even after travel time.
Un endroit resplendissant!! L'ambiance est agréable mais ce qui selon moi a fait toute la différence c'est notre serveuse. Markeisha a été impeccable! Un service remarquable!
Excellent Service !!! Incroyable .. Jérémie est tellement dans son élément.. Magnifiquement à l'écoute 🤩 Nous savons maintenant où passer les moments heureux!!
we discover this restaurent in the 90s my wife & I used to go a few times a year it was always amazing but the last few times we had dinner there we where not impress with the foods at all,we keep coming back because it was so amazing back then but now the menu change, the blacken chicken was over cook & dry,the shrimps in my wife pasta was also over cook,the crab cakes are ok,the hushpuppy are very good i think its because of the dipping sauce that amazing,i would say the last 3 times we visited we where not happy with the food,i think we are done for good this time.
That spinach dip !!! So good I've been thinking of it ever since ! The gumbo broth was amazing found it could have used a bit more meat. Jambalaya seafood was pretty good liked the muscles & shrimp were nice & big. Id definitely go back for that dip & the muscles :)
My husband & I have been going to this place for over 10 years , this was the first time the food disappointed us. The shrimps were really small & over cooked , the sauces had changed & tasted canned . The sweet potato fries were wedges overly coated in nutmeg & cinnamon so much so I couldn't finish even one. Plus the menu was cut in half , not sure what's going on but it's not the same restaurant as it was ☹? service was excellent but the meal took forever to arrive. Would think twice of going back sadly.
Hush puppies & crab cakes were over cooked in old oil. We had Blackened Chicken & it was not spicy enough & not blacked enough. Usually Cajun blacked protein have a black spicy crisp side. The Cajun limonade was very good so was the double chocolate pecan pie
