Bistro Orleans

3216 W Esplanade Ave, Metairie
(504) 304-1469

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Customers' Favorites

Fried Green Tomatoes
Chargrilled Oysters
Blackened Redfish
Pasta Marinara
Fried Catfish
Baked Oysters
Veal Parmesan
Caesar Salad
Bayou Stack
Seafood

Menu

Over the Top Appetizers
Oysters Sausage
Brie with crispy oysters and applewood bacon.
Baked Oysters
Louisiana oysters baked with lump crabmeat, bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese served with French bread.
Crabmeat Au Gratin
1/2 lb. lump crabmeat with sharp cheddar and cream.
Eggplant Pontchartrain
Golden brown eggplant topped with lump crabmeat.
Cajun Jacked Up Fries
Served with shrimp, applewood bacon, and pepper jack cheese.
Big Easy BBQ Shrimp
Shrimp peeled and butterflied, then sauteed in a classic New Orleans-style BBQ sauce.
Crab Cake Pontchartrain
Crab cakes cooked until golden brown and served with a smooth artichoke sauce.
Orleans Sampler
3 of our favorites: onion rings, eggplant fingers and hearts of artichoke on a toasted garlic crust.
Fried Green Tomatoes with Blackened Shrimp
Combined with spice and a hint of butter and cream.

Big Easy Starters
Onion Rings
Freshly sliced and piled high.
Eggplant Fingers
Breaded with Italian breadcrumbs and served with marinara sauce.
Calamari
Fried crispy and served with marinara sauce.
Hearts of Artichoke
Tossed with Italian breadcrumbs, fried crispy and served with a marinara sauce.
Fried Crawfish Tails
Served with tartar sauce.
Fried Green Tomatoes
Breaded medallions served with Remoulade sauce and red onions.

Soups and Gumbo
Seafood Gumbo with Okra
Chicken and Andouille Gumbo
Cream of Oyster and Artichoke

Salads
Toasted Almond and Oyster Salad
Served with toasted almonds and crispy oysters in a classic Caesar dressing.
Shrimp Remoulade
Over a dozen chilled shrimp with a tangy sauce.
Shrimp Cocktail
Over a dozen chilled shrimp with a classic sauce.
Caesar Salad
Crispy romaine lettuce, Parmesan cheese, and croutons tossed in a Caesar dressing. Add extras for an additional charge.
Italian House Salad
Iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, olives, salami and mozzarella cheese tossed with Italian dressing.
Garden Salad
Spring mix, tomatoes, cucumbers and croutons. Add extras for an additional charge.
Caprese Salad
Fresh Roma tomatoes, mozzarella, onions and fresh basil. Add extras for an additional charge.
Wedge Salad
Served with applewood bacon, tomatoes, and blue cheese. Add extras for an additional charge.

Oysters
Oysters on the Half Shell

Charbroiled Oysters
Classic Charbroiled
Char-grilled in garlic butter and Parmesan cheese.
Oysters Esplanade
Grilled with applewood bacon, pepper jack cheese.
Oysters Pontchartrain
Topped with lump crabmeat and mango salsa.

Kick Off Your Meal!
Absolut Creole Bloody Mary
Start your meal with our delicious absolut creole bloody Mary.

Bistro Signature Dishes
Shrimp and Italian Sausage Pasta
Sauteed shrimp and Italian sausage tossed with olive oil, tomatoes, peppers, onions and selected herbs served with angel hair pasta and French bread.
Pasta Carmella
Fettuccine pasta tossed in a spicy cream sauce with lump crabmeat and Italian breaded shrimp.
Crawfish Madeline
Sauteed crawfish and artichoke hearts in a cream sauce served with eggplant medallions, fettuccine pasta and French bread.
Bayou Stack
Blackened redfish, eggplant medallion and crab cake piled high over angel hair pasta topped with spicy crawfish sauce.
Pasta Ya-Ya
Shrimp and andouille sausage tossed with fettuccine pasta and a spicy cream sauce, topped with fried Des Allemands catfish.
BBQ Shrimp Pasta Almondine
A twist on the classic served over angel hair pasta, topped with toasted almonds.
Blackened Pork Chops
Served with mango salsa, pecan sweet potatoes, jambalaya and slaw.
Bistro Fettuccine
Served with crispy oysters, applewood bacon and Brie cheese.

Cajun-Creole Selection
Fried Catfish and Jambalaya
Crispy catfish with shrimp and sausage jambalaya.
Creole Shrimp
Butterflied and grilled shrimp with Creole sauce and rice.
Blackened Redfish
Served with jambalaya, pecan sweet potatoes, coleslaw and French bread.
Blackened Chicken
Two blackened chicken breasts served with jambalaya and sweet potatoes.
Speckled Trout Almondine
Pan seared speckled trout with toasted almonds and garlic butter sauce and served with angel hair pasta.
Bayou Catfish
Crispy catfish topped with lump crabmeat in a light cream sauce over angel hair pasta.
Oysters Bordelaise
Crispy oysters tossed with angel hair pasta and bordelaise sauce.
Creole Redfish with Crispy Crawfish
Blackened redfish with creole sauce and fried crawfish over rice.
Crabcake Pasta
Served with angel hair, lump crabmeat in a spicy cream sauce.

Italian Pasta Favorites
Eggplant Parmesan
Fresh breaded eggplant with home-style marinara sauce, topped with melted mozzarella cheese and served with angel hair pasta.
Veal Parmesan
Baby veal with home-style marinara sauce, topped with melted mozzarella cheese and served with angel hair pasta and french bread.
Chicken Parmesan
Breaded chicken with marinara sauce, topped with melted mozzarella cheese and served with angel hair pasta.
Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo
Sauteed chicken breast served with parmesan cream sauce and french bread.
Fettuccine Alfredo
Parmesan cream sauce with fettuccine.
Italian Sausage Pasta Marinara
Italian sausage served with home-style marinara sauce and angel hair pasta and French bread.
Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo
Shrimp and Alfredo sauce.
Breaded Veal Cutlets
Served with fettuccine and your choice of home-style marinara or Alfredo sauce.
Shrimp Parmesan
Breaded in Italian breadcrumbs, served with marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese and angel hair pasta.
Pasta Marinara
Marinara sauce served with angel hair pasta.

Fresh from the Dock Seafood Platters
Bistro Orleans Extravaganza
Golden fried butterflied shrimp, thin-cut catfish, crispy fried fresh oysters, crispy fried calamari, and crab balls served with french fries, coleslaw, and French bread.
Shrimp Platter
Golden fried butterflied shrimp, french fries, coleslaw and French bread.
Des Allemands Catfish Platter
Fried Des Allemands catfish, french fries, coleslaw and French bread.
Oyster Platter
Crispy fried fresh oysters, french fries, coleslaw and French bread.
Crawfish Platter
Crispy fried seasoned crawfish tails, french fries, coleslaw and French bread.
Combination Platter
Select any two of the above seafood platters, french fries, coleslaw and French bread.
Speckled Trout
Two filets of trout served with french fries, coleslaw and French bread.
Stuffed Crabs
Two crabs with french fries, slaw, and garlic bread.

Classic Seafood Boats
Oyster
Catfish
Shrimp
Combination
Choice of 2.

Steaks
Filet Mignon
8 oz. filet served with choice of side and Caesar salad.
Blackened Ribeye
10 oz. ribeye served with choice of side and Caesar salad.
Grilled Ribeye
10 oz. ribeye served with choice of side and Caesar salad.

Burgers
Charbroiled Angus Burger
8 oz. Angus beef burger.
Blackened Angus Burger
8 oz. Angus beef burger.
Charbroiled Cheeseburger
8 oz. Angus beef burger with Swiss, American or cheddar.

New Orleans Comfort Food
Red Beans and Rice
Home-style slow cooked red beans served with a choice of grilled smoked sausage, hot sausage or a pork chop either fried or grilled. Also served with French bread.
1/2 Po Boy and Gumbo
Choose any po-boy or soup. Add oyster for an additional charge.
Grilled Chicken Tenders
Served with french fries and coleslaw.
Fried Chicken Tenders
Served with french fries and coleslaw.
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Breaded Pork Chop
Breaded and served with a baked macaroni and cheese, vegetable and French Bread.
Grilled Pork Chop
Grilled and served with a baked macaroni and cheese, vegetable and French Bread.

Poboys
Shrimp Po-Boy
Catfish Po-Boy
Oysters Po-Boy
Crawfish Po-Boy
Meatball Po-Boy
Gravy Po-Boy
Hot Sausage Po-Boy
Chicken Parmesan Po-Boy
Fried Potato Po-Boy
Fried Gravy Po-Boy
Italian Sausage Po-Boy
Marinara Sauce Po-Boy
Shrimp Parmesan Po-Boy

Wraps
Chicken Caesar Wrap
Grilled chicken tossed with Parmesan, romaine lettuce and diced tomatoes.
Blackened Shrimp Wrap
Romaine lettuce, diced tomatoes, blackened shrimp, fresh mozzarella and spicy mayo.
Italian Wrap
Ham, salami, mozzarella cheese, olive salad, romaine lettuce and Italian dressing.
Grilled Shrimp Wrap
Grilled shrimp, romaine lettuce, diced tomatoes and spicy mayo.
Blackened Chicken Wrap
Romaine lettuce, diced tomatoes, blackened chicken, fresh mozzarella cheese and spicy mayo.

Sides
French Fries
Garlic Bread
Red Beans and Rice
Vegetables
Potato Salad
Mac and Cheese
Coleslaw
Jambalaya
Sweet Potato with Pecans and Cranberries

Kids
Kids Spaghetti and Meatballs
Kids Grilled Cheese with Fries
Kids Burger with Fries
Kids Chicken Fingers with Fries
Kids Fried Shrimp with Fries
Kids Fried Catfish with Fries

Coffees
Regular
Decaf
Cafe Au Lait
Cafe Au Lait Mocha

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Recent Reviews

Absolutely Excellent food! We picked the Best night to come too! Got here early and we were one of two tables. At one point we had the restaurant to ourselves. Then it started to pick up. Highly recommend this place! Food, music, staff, and owner were all awesome! We came here by chance and are extremely pleased!!

Charbroiled oysters were ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🤤
Bayou Stack ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🤤
Salmon and broccoli ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🤤
Banana...
September 2025
My husband and I went on a whim one Saturday. Service was slow. No one greeted us for about 15 mins. Took over 45 mins to get our food. Now, softshell crab was FANTASTIC!!!! Hubby got crab cakes, it was terrible and doughy.....full of breading. Do not recommend. Waitress wa very sweet. They didn't charge is for the crab cakes....BONUS. Will go back again.
August 2025
Overall food was really good!! My boyfriend had the chargrilled oysters and seafood gumbo! He said the gumbo was the best he's ever had! My daughter had the bayou pasta and loved it! I had the crabmeat au gratin and wasn't a fan unfortunately. They took it off the bill which was very kind, but i wasn't asked if I'd like to order anything else so I technically didnt get to eat dinner.
June 2025

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Bistro Orleans

3216 W Esplanade Ave, Metairie, LA 70002
(504) 304-1469