Nina-P's Cafe

This is a very cute restaurant. It was very busy with a fairly long wait for lunch. The food was good and there were some unique options. The family liked the crawfish beignets and the burgers and shrimp poboys.

Enjoyed my time here w my boyfriend. The Food was amazing ✨✨ Had the Fried Green Tomatoes w crawfish sauce & VoodDoo burger ❤️

Easily one of the best in Lake Charles! I can't believe I've been going there for as long as I have without having their fried green tomato appetiser! C'est bon!!

I've always loved the Voodoo burger but finally had a chance to sit and try other dishes. We had the Stuffed Redfish Magnolia & the Mardi Gras Stack. If you're wanting to splurge a bit, these are just tries!

I must say that this was truly a little taste of home for me. Being from New Orleans, I usually avoid restaurants that claim to have authentic New Orleans cuisine. I was very pleased with my meal. I started out with the gumbo which was excellent. I also tried the fried green beans which were different, but very tasty. I had a burger and my friend had one of the many red fish dishes without any complaints. You have to try the egg rolls.

This is such a great restaurant, the food is delicious and the wait staff is so kind!
My family and I went to Nina P's after a long day and the staff here blew us away. My mom has a gluten allergy and she told our waitress about it to make sure that what she ordered would not contain gluten. The waitress took her allergy EXTREMLY seriously, she made sure that there was no gluten contamination in her food by telling the chef to clean and cut everything fresh for my mom. It is so amazing when wait staff take food allergies so seriously! Even though our wait was long, it was well worth it due to the allergy accommodations being made.
The food was delicious, I had the fish and it blew me away! I almost always end up with food to take home after eating at restaurants, but the food was so good I ate every bite.

I'm from Texas and had just left my little dog at Pet Emergency Clinic near by. We'd never tried this restaurant before, so my daughter and I stop in to eat before we head back to Texas. It was Friday night around 8:40 p.m. We were seated and we both ordered the Nina Burger with fries. Then we decided a few minutes later to add some Fried Green Tomatoes to our order. As we were waiting for our food, we noticed the place was clearing out. We looked on our phones to see what time they closed and saw they close at 9 pm on Friday nights. We apologized for coming in so late and were told that it was fine because they stop seating people at 9 pm. I wish they would have told us when we came in that they closed at 9 pm instead of seating us because my daughter and I have never felt more uncomfortable and rushed at a restaurant before. The whole experience was just awkward and unpleasant! The waitress, whom never introduced herself, brought out our burgers on a plate and said they were waiting on the fries. Who brings out a burger without the fries? Usually restaurants wait until all the food is ready and bring it all out at the same time. It makes the presentation of the meal more appetizing. We ate our burgers that looked like they were just thrown together as fast as possible. They didn't look very appetizing all alone on the plate. The whole time we were eating we were getting dirty looks from the employees while they swept and cleaned up for the night. Finally, when the fries and fried green tomatoes came out we were done with our burgers. We were so uncomfortable I just asked for some to go boxes and the ticket. I paid the $60 owed for the meal that we couldn't even enjoy. The food looked nothing like the pictures on the menu we looked at prior to going in. We will never go back and definitely won't recommend the place to anyone.

Food was decent, but nothing to “write home about.” Service was not good tonight. We were quickly seated, but I noticed a lot of trash on the floor throughout the restaurant in route to our table. They need to do a better job of cleaning the restaurant. I ordered the tail on jumbo fried shrimp. The menu stated a dozen and I was served 10. I informed our server and she replied, “it’s either 10 or 12 shrimp that comes with it.” I advised that I had read a dozen on the menu, she said she really didn’t know because they have a new menu. I asked her to get a menu and let’s confirm. Sure enough it was a dozen shrimp printed on the menu. She brought two more shrimp to correct. We finished our meal and my husband was ready to pay the bill, so Melody returned with the bill and I asked if she’d remove the dirty plates from our table; as they had piled up and she did not offer to clear them until I asked. She said, “sure”. So, I excused myself to the ladies room and when I returned to the table the dirty dishes were still on the table. I prepared to leave while we awaited for Melody to return with the bill. Once she did, I inquired again about cleaning off the table, Melody sarcastically responded, “Well, I only had one hand available.” I told Melody to ask management to provide her with a tray to clear the dishes properly. Management needs to provide more training with their young wait staff and offer a cleaner dining environment/experience to customers. Sweep the floors and train waitstaff to clear tables in a timely manner. I should have taken pix to post because seeing is believing. We will not be back!

I am so tired of Nina P’s. I was in town for 3 days and ate there twice. This is most definitely our every time go to. Seventeen thumbs up!

The servers were very nice and cheerful. The food was served timely. The ambiance of the restaurant is nice. I ordered the gumbo and fried chicken wings. The shrimp in the gumbo were teeny tiny small and very mushy. The chicken wings were obviously pre-battered frozen chicken wings that they warmed up and served. I am hoping that I just caught them on a bad day. If I visit again, I will update this review.