Been meaning to come here for a while and finally managed to today. All in all it was a decent experience.
Had a bunch of stuff and their gumbo was their stand out item personally. The fish was ok but had a few pieces that were a bit too fishy.
Rest of it was fine but nothing spectacular, still at their pricing I'd visit again and try something else on their menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Monique Lisa
Always a great time at The Poor House Bistro. Live music, dancing, yummy food.
Julio Arevalo
Great spot
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lauren
What the heck is going on at this restaurant? The gumbo had the distinct flavor and appearance of an ordinary tomato based canned soup. Jambalaya beyond overcooked with no cajun flavor whatsoever. Beans and rice flavorless and forgettable. Sub dollar store quality dirty cutlery. Definite no return.
graciela albini
Very good tasty food. Big portions. The blackened chicken wings are delicious. The 3 dishes we choose were all great. Will come back when in San Jose again. Nice atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cynthia Biank
Poor House Bistro offers authentic New Orleans-style cuisine, live music, and a lively, welcoming atmosphere — perfect for great food and good times. 🎷🍤✨
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ashley hellcat
Cool place, amazing service, free live music, good food but could use a bit more flavor. Some things were amazing, the crawfish pasta, corn bread, and fried shrimp were fantastic, but the shrimp gumbo needed a bit more flavor. The cocktails were great too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crawfish Pasta
Michelle Holcomb
We came upon this restaurant by accident. It turned out to be such a treasure! There was live music playing and the audience was so friendly to each other. The wait staff was really nice and helpful. The food was ok but the atmosphere more than made up for it
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Susan Bocchini
Great food. The fish was so flavorful and crispy. Really good clam chowder in large bowl. Coleslaw delightful. Wonderful creole music. Outdoor seating. Good shade.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Celine Chan
Improved w more outdoor seating, limited parking, need to vary the menus for group parties
I had an excellent experience the food is very delicious. If you want to take a drink see and hear a live music you have to visit this familiar place
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chris Morris
Truly tasty authentic menu, full, fun bar. Fabulous musical acts,including a great house band.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
G Lee
I’m no expert on New Orleans and Cajun food but I like the food here! I personally had The Poor House which comes with ham and roast beef. Great of you like a ’meaty’ sandwich. Be prepared this thing will fall apart all over you. But messy be good too!
I shared some of the crawfish pasta with someone. Creamy and yummy. AMA this is the best way to eat crawfish cuz otherwise they’re too hard to peel!
Shrimp po boy was good but I prefer grilled instead of this mattered and deep fried way. And the fries were hella top salty.
They actually got my order wings which I didn’t realize till the food was ready after 15 minutes. So I had to order again! But they made it the next priority so I’ll give them service points for that.
Had a few drinks… vodka shots and wine. I know weird combination right? About $10 bucks each. And I enjoyed their live band. Cool courtyard and festive atmosphere. In fact, a few folks dancing. Mostly older folks here. I’ll come back on the right occasion.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Eric Graber
Fun place for music and drinks, day and night
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
keith duncan
A hole in the wall for sure but all 3 of our lunch meals were great. Pozole soup, shrimp gumbo and muffata sandwich. Place was almost empty on a later Wednesday afternoon but we stayed uninterrupted for a leisurely lunch.
Been meaning to come here for a while and finally managed to today.
All in all it was a decent experience.
Had a bunch of stuff and their gumbo was their stand out item personally. The fish was ok but had a few pieces that were a bit too fishy.
Rest of it was fine but nothing spectacular, still at their pricing I'd visit again and try something else on their menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Always a great time at The Poor House Bistro. Live music, dancing, yummy food.
Great spot
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
What the heck is going on at this restaurant? The gumbo had the distinct flavor and appearance of an ordinary tomato based canned soup. Jambalaya beyond overcooked with no cajun flavor whatsoever. Beans and rice flavorless and forgettable. Sub dollar store quality dirty cutlery. Definite no return.
Very good tasty food. Big portions. The blackened chicken wings are delicious. The 3 dishes we choose were all great. Will come back when in San Jose again. Nice atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Poor House Bistro offers authentic New Orleans-style cuisine, live music, and a lively, welcoming atmosphere — perfect for great food and good times. 🎷🍤✨
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cool place, amazing service, free live music, good food but could use a bit more flavor. Some things were amazing, the crawfish pasta, corn bread, and fried shrimp were fantastic, but the shrimp gumbo needed a bit more flavor. The cocktails were great too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crawfish Pasta
We came upon this restaurant by accident. It turned out to be such a treasure! There was live music playing and the audience was so friendly to each other. The wait staff was really nice and helpful. The food was ok but the atmosphere more than made up for it
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Great food. The fish was so flavorful and crispy. Really good clam chowder in large bowl. Coleslaw delightful. Wonderful creole music. Outdoor seating. Good shade.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Improved w more outdoor seating, limited parking, need to vary the menus for group parties
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
Restaurantji Recommends
I had an excellent experience the food is very delicious. If you want to take a drink see and hear a live music you have to visit this familiar place
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Truly tasty authentic menu, full, fun bar. Fabulous musical acts,including a great house band.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I’m no expert on New Orleans and Cajun food but I like the food here! I personally had The Poor House which comes with ham and roast beef. Great of you like a ’meaty’ sandwich. Be prepared this thing will fall apart all over you. But messy be good too!
I shared some of the crawfish pasta with someone. Creamy and yummy. AMA this is the best way to eat crawfish cuz otherwise they’re too hard to peel!
Shrimp po boy was good but I prefer grilled instead of this mattered and deep fried way. And the fries were hella top salty.
They actually got my order wings which I didn’t realize till the food was ready after 15 minutes. So I had to order again! But they made it the next priority so I’ll give them service points for that.
Had a few drinks… vodka shots and wine. I know weird combination right? About $10 bucks each. And I enjoyed their live band. Cool courtyard and festive atmosphere. In fact, a few folks dancing. Mostly older folks here. I’ll come back on the right occasion.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Fun place for music and drinks, day and night
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
A hole in the wall for sure but all 3 of our lunch meals were great. Pozole soup, shrimp gumbo and muffata sandwich. Place was almost empty on a later Wednesday afternoon but we stayed uninterrupted for a leisurely lunch.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
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