Such a great afternoon at Pat’s! Best onion rings ever! My husband thoroughly enjoyed the shrimp only. Said it was the best ever and he is picky. And the pompano was excellent. Our server, Maddie, was fantastic, making great recommendations and conversation. Could not have asked for better food and service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Onion Rings
Hannah Grace Mchugh
This place was great, the food was wonderful. My husband and I will be back soon!
Papa J
We had a good experience. We went here for Valentine's Day and chose to use the special menu so I'm not sure if this review will be representative of this restaurant as a typical experience.
We started with bacon wrapped shrimp. It came with a ranch-like sauce. Not sure if this was the best flavor combination but this was fairly good. Then we had gumbo and corn & shrimp bisque. They were both tasty, though I would have liked some seafood pieces in the gumbo. It did have a good dark roux.
My wife had the petite filet medium rare. It was the proper temperature and had a good char. It came with seasoned potatoes and green beans with bacon. These were very nice sides. I had the Tuna Two Ways. Both tunas were excellent. One had like a peppercorn outside and the other like a batter friend sushi and not overcooked. It came with a soy based sauce and a horseradish (or maybe wasabi, think strong nasal passage clearing) based sauce.
We finished with dark chocolate covered strawberries with (probably raspberry) sauce. As far as this goes, this was some of the best I've had.
The service was fairly good. The servers were well dressed and professional. We were not rushed as we were there close to 2 hours.
I don't give away 5 star reviews easily, but this place could possibly earn it after another visit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Sue Medus
Need a location for a special occasion. Hadden house at pats restawhile if perfect. Good food nice atmosphere looking out to the lake and ask for Madeline for your server. She was wonderful.
Amber Cashio
Delicious Brunch and great view of the lake.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anna W
Pat's Rest Awhile: A Refreshing Experience We had a less-than-stellar dining experience at another restaurant in Mandeville earlier in the day, where we encountered poor service and even had food spilled on my dress. Needless to say, we were feeling quite disheartened.
However, our experience at Pat's Rest Awhile completely turned our day around. From the moment we arrived, we were impressed. We were seated immediately, and finding parking was a breeze. The restaurant itself has a wonderful, chill atmosphere with a fantastic view of the water.
The service was exceptional – attentive, friendly, and genuinely welcoming. The food and drinks were delicious, and we thoroughly enjoyed our meal. The charbroiled oysters were the highlight of the meal.
Pat's Rest Awhile was the perfect way to end our day out and about in Mandeville.
I highly recommend Pat's Rest Awhile to anyone looking for a fantastic meal in a beautiful setting with top-notch service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nichole Suzanne
Came to have raw oysters only to be denied service and kind acknowledgment by the bartender. Yes they gave us menus. Yes they told us that they're short-staffed and is holiday but they did not come back for another half hour while we waited. Was never able to order drinks and never came back to ask us if we need anything. They wait on three other people arrived after us. Never had conversation. Never asked how we were doing. Never asked if we're needing. Unacceptable. Do not spend your money here.
Food was ok for the price. Also charged a fee for using AM Xpress.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Christy Tarhuni
I specifically wanted to leave this review about our waiter, Jesse. He was outstanding! He was courteous, efficient, polite and friendly. We were there for a family birthday dinner and he was very helpful for pulling it together. Everything we ordered was delicious, the ribeye, cajun pasta and fried shrimp..only complaint was the skirt steak..very overcooked and dry. However we didn’t complain..things happen.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Claudia Miller Eads
We had our wedding reception at Pats rest a while last month. The venue was amazing! We started off in Sophia‘s Tavern for cocktails before moving to the Hadden house for dinner. We had the full menu and the food was awesome! The host and the servers were excellent! The setting was perfect for photos. I love this place and highly recommend it!
Trey Matula
From the oyster bar in the back for football games to Sophie's bar for date night you can't beat this place in the North Shore.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rhonda Beals
Beet salad and burger are delicious. Good pours on drinks. Beautiful atmosphere by the lake.
Such a great afternoon at Pat’s! Best onion rings ever! My husband thoroughly enjoyed the shrimp only. Said it was the best ever and he is picky. And the pompano was excellent. Our server, Maddie, was fantastic, making great recommendations and conversation. Could not have asked for better food and service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Onion Rings
This place was great, the food was wonderful. My husband and I will be back soon!
We had a good experience. We went here for Valentine's Day and chose to use the special menu so I'm not sure if this review will be representative of this restaurant as a typical experience.
We started with bacon wrapped shrimp. It came with a ranch-like sauce. Not sure if this was the best flavor combination but this was fairly good. Then we had gumbo and corn & shrimp bisque. They were both tasty, though I would have liked some seafood pieces in the gumbo. It did have a good dark roux.
My wife had the petite filet medium rare. It was the proper temperature and had a good char. It came with seasoned potatoes and green beans with bacon. These were very nice sides. I had the Tuna Two Ways. Both tunas were excellent. One had like a peppercorn outside and the other like a batter friend sushi and not overcooked. It came with a soy based sauce and a horseradish (or maybe wasabi, think strong nasal passage clearing) based sauce.
We finished with dark chocolate covered strawberries with (probably raspberry) sauce. As far as this goes, this was some of the best I've had.
The service was fairly good. The servers were well dressed and professional. We were not rushed as we were there close to 2 hours.
I don't give away 5 star reviews easily, but this place could possibly earn it after another visit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Need a location for a special occasion. Hadden house at pats restawhile if perfect. Good food nice atmosphere looking out to the lake and ask for Madeline for your server. She was wonderful.
Delicious Brunch and great view of the lake.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pat's Rest Awhile: A Refreshing Experience
We had a less-than-stellar dining experience at another restaurant in Mandeville earlier in the day, where we encountered poor service and even had food spilled on my dress. Needless to say, we were feeling quite disheartened.
However, our experience at Pat's Rest Awhile completely turned our day around. From the moment we arrived, we were impressed. We were seated immediately, and finding parking was a breeze. The restaurant itself has a wonderful, chill atmosphere with a fantastic view of the water.
The service was exceptional – attentive, friendly, and genuinely welcoming. The food and drinks were delicious, and we thoroughly enjoyed our meal. The charbroiled oysters were the highlight of the meal.
Pat's Rest Awhile was the perfect way to end our day out and about in Mandeville.
I highly recommend Pat's Rest Awhile to anyone looking for a fantastic meal in a beautiful setting with top-notch service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came to have raw oysters only to be denied service and kind acknowledgment by the bartender. Yes they gave us menus. Yes they told us that they're short-staffed and is holiday but they did not come back for another half hour while we waited. Was never able to order drinks and never came back to ask us if we need anything. They wait on three other people arrived after us. Never had conversation. Never asked how we were doing. Never asked if we're needing. Unacceptable. Do not spend your money here.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Love the view over Lake Pontchartrain.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Cedar-Plank Redfish, String Onion Rings, Seafood Gumbo
Atmosphere rules,food is delicious, drinks at the Sophie Bar are awesome!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tuna Two Ways, Boneless Wings, Cedar-Plank Redfish
Amazing meal, great service, definitely recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grilled 8 Oz Marinated Hanger Steak, Key Lime Pie Mimosa, Grilled Swordfish
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Food was ok for the price. Also charged a fee for using AM Xpress.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
I specifically wanted to leave this review about our waiter, Jesse. He was outstanding! He was courteous, efficient, polite and friendly. We were there for a family birthday dinner and he was very helpful for pulling it together. Everything we ordered was delicious, the ribeye, cajun pasta and fried shrimp..only complaint was the skirt steak..very overcooked and dry. However we didn’t complain..things happen.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
We had our wedding reception at Pats rest a while last month. The venue was amazing! We started off in Sophia‘s Tavern for cocktails before moving to the Hadden house for dinner. We had the full menu and the food was awesome! The host and the servers were excellent! The setting was perfect for photos. I love this place and highly recommend it!
From the oyster bar in the back for football games to Sophie's bar for date night you can't beat this place in the North Shore.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Beet salad and burger are delicious. Good pours on drinks. Beautiful atmosphere by the lake.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: String Onion Rings
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