Mena's Palace has been feeding the French Quarter since the mid-1950s, when it got its start on nearby Exchange Alley before settling into its current corner spot on Chartres and Iberville. Over seventy years later, it remains a locals' fixture in a stretch of the Quarter otherwise dominated by tourist traffic.
The menu covers breakfast and lunch: fried Creole tomatoes topped with shrimp remoulade, shrimp and crab gumbo, hot roast beef po-boys, fried chicken with potato salad, and a Creole tomato salad with feta. Breakfast runs fresh daily, with pancakes and french toast among the regulars. A full bar and rotating daily specials round out the offerings.
Regulars keep coming back for red beans and rice, the po-boy line, and the breakfast service — treating Mena's as a dependable stop tucked into one of the city's busiest neighborhoods.
The menu covers breakfast and lunch: fried Creole tomatoes topped with shrimp remoulade, shrimp and crab gumbo, hot roast beef po-boys, fried chicken with potato salad, and a Creole tomato salad with feta. Breakfast runs fresh daily, with pancakes and french toast among the regulars. A full bar and rotating daily specials round out the offerings.
Regulars keep coming back for red beans and rice, the po-boy line, and the breakfast service — treating Mena's as a dependable stop tucked into one of the city's busiest neighborhoods.