A great little local pub. Nothing crazy.Cheap drinks and bar food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
JD
This place is definitely one to avoid if you are looking for a nice drink in Le Vieux Carré. I would truly leave a rating of 0 if I could; it is well earned. A 1 will do. I would really recommend checking out Oz or Lafitte in Exile instead - both have top tier staff who are kind, prompt, and fun to talk to.
I have been coming to Crossing for three years now. My experience in 2022 was so good that it prompted me to seek out Crossing whenever I could, sit down, and have a drink.
Fast forward to today - 2024 - the experience could not have been worse. My partner and I entered the bar during a downpour. There must have only been 4 customers in the bar besides us (so 6 total). Looked like a slow day for this business.
I approached the bar to give the bartender our order (based on how 100% of bars operate and how this particular bar has operated in the past). He gruffly told me to sit down and then he would take the order.
Okay - I thought - no big deal. We can't get bar service at this bar but we will sit. Then came the shenanigans. We waited for approximately 20 minutes for the bartender to take our order. We watched as the bartender made conversation with the other four patrons and mixed two drinks for them extremely slowly. No other customers entered during this 20 minutes. Now, I noticed the other customers were placing their orders directly at the bar with the same bartender who told us to sit down.
Okay - I thought - now this is getting odd. It seemed like my partner and I had missed invitations to a very exclusive club. We watched the bartender gruffly dote on the every need of the other patrons offering very utilitarian barside service. Meanwhile we were treated like a segregated customer segment.
After the slowest (and what I can only imagine to be most thorough) pour of two drinks I have ever seen, it was finally our turn. Yay!
My partner placed his order. The bartender did not ask his choice of spirit, nor did he acknowledge the order. Then he turned to me and didn't say anything, just stared. I put in my order for a mint julep (staple New Orleans cocktail). The surly, old bartender very rudely told me "We don't serve that here" AND WALKED AWAY FROM US. He did not explain (something as simple as "Sorry, we don't have fresh mint today"), he did not offer an alternative, and he did not even take my order. We had to get up and walk out after wasting nearly a half hour of our lives on this establishment.
I actually feel bad for this bartender. He clearly is living in misery and seemed certainly miserable to be working here. It is so unfortunate that this man's pain has to affect his customers. I hope he can find something that speaks to him and maybe free up a spot for a server who enjoys it. Praying for you man.
What I find the oddest of all through this is how Crossing can possibly market itself as an inclusive bar. The experience I had there was nothing short of New Orlean's own version of the Stanford Prison Experiment. One of the least inclusive, most cliquey feeling places I have been in a while.
My partner and I went to Oz shortly after and had a great experience. The cute bartender took our order and made conversation right when we walked in. Would really recommend any other place in NOLA over Crossing.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Jeff Decker
This place is definitely one to avoid if you are looking for a nice drink in Le Vieux Carré. I would truly leave a rating of 0 if I could; it is well earned. A 1 will do. I would really recommend checking out Oz or Lafitte in Exile instead - both have top tier staff who are kind, prompt, and fun to talk to.I have been coming to Crossing for three years now. My experience in 2022 was so good that it prompted me to seek out Crossing whenever I could, sit down, and have a drink.Fast forward to today - 2024 - the experience could not have been worse. My partner and I entered the bar during a downpour. There must have only been 4 customers in the bar besides us (so 6 total). Looked like a slow day for this business.I approached the bar to give the bartender our order (based on how 100% of bars operate and how this particular bar has operated in the past). He gruffly told me to sit down and then he would take the order.Okay - I thought - no big deal. We can't get bar service at this bar but we will sit. Then came the shenanigans. We waited for approximately 20 minutes for the bartender to take our order. We watched as the bartender made conversation with the other four patrons and mixed two drinks for them extremely slowly. No other customers entered during this 20 minutes. Now, I noticed the other customers were placing their orders directly at the bar with the same bartender who told us to sit down.Okay - I thought - now this is getting odd. It seemed like my partner and I had missed invitations to a very exclusive club. We watched the bartender gruffly dote on the every need of the other patrons offering very utilitarian barside service. Meanwhile we were treated like a segregated customer segment.After the slowest (and what I can only imagine to be most thorough) pour of two drinks I have ever seen, it was finally our turn. Yay!My partner placed his order. The bartender did not ask his choice of spirit, nor did he acknowledge the order. Then he turned to me and didn't say anything, just stared. I put in my order for a mint julep (staple New Orleans cocktail). The surly, old bartender very rudely told me "We don't serve that here" AND WALKED AWAY FROM US. He did not explain (something as simple as "Sorry, we don't have fresh mint today"), he did not offer an alternative, and he did not even take my order. We had to get up and walk out after wasting nearly a half hour of our lives on this establishment.I actually feel bad for this bartender. He clearly is living in misery and seemed certainly miserable to be working here. It is so unfortunate that this man's pain has to affect his customers. I hope he can find something that speaks to him and maybe free up a spot for a server who enjoys it. Praying for you man.What I find the oddest of all through this is how Crossing can possibly market itself as an inclusive bar. The experience I had there was nothing short of New Orlean's own version of the Stanford Prison Experiment. One of the least inclusive, most cliquey feeling places I have been in a while.My partner and I went to Oz shortly after and had a great experience. The cute bartender took our order and made conversation right when we walked in. Would really recommend any other place in NOLA over Crossing.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Curtis Hasse
Great happy hour specials!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hamburger & Fries
Rene Wright
The drinks were high even though it was Happy Hour. We had asked for a shot of peppermint schnapps on the rocks. It wasn't quite a shot and tasted watered down, and I ended up having to ask for a glass of ice.
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 3
Katelin Schey
Bartender was fabulous! LOVED the boudin balls! SO yummy!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
mike wolfsprit
I really missed this
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
DeAra Whitehead
I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT HERE...every bartender is A-EFFING-MAZING? ?
Great LGBTQ+ friendly bar. Friendly staff. Karaoke is a bit loud for my taste. The karaoke MC position needs new blood in my opinion. Just too loud and crass. Needs new auto tune technology. But everything else great. Beautiful and classy up grade from the old Double Play.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Mrz Ross
Shoutout to our favorite bartenders EVER Quan, Jeremy, and JariC? we love yall
A great place for a happy hour
Service: 5
A great little local pub. Nothing crazy.Cheap drinks and bar food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is definitely one to avoid if you are looking for a nice drink in Le Vieux Carré. I would truly leave a rating of 0 if I could; it is well earned. A 1 will do. I would really recommend checking out Oz or Lafitte in Exile instead - both have top tier staff who are kind, prompt, and fun to talk to. I have been coming to Crossing for three years now. My experience in 2022 was so good that it prompted me to seek out Crossing whenever I could, sit down, and have a drink. Fast forward to today - 2024 - the experience could not have been worse. My partner and I entered the bar during a downpour. There must have only been 4 customers in the bar besides us (so 6 total). Looked like a slow day for this business. I approached the bar to give the bartender our order (based on how 100% of bars operate and how this particular bar has operated in the past). He gruffly told me to sit down and then he would take the order. Okay - I thought - no big deal. We can't get bar service at this bar but we will sit. Then came the shenanigans. We waited for approximately 20 minutes for the bartender to take our order. We watched as the bartender made conversation with the other four patrons and mixed two drinks for them extremely slowly. No other customers entered during this 20 minutes. Now, I noticed the other customers were placing their orders directly at the bar with the same bartender who told us to sit down. Okay - I thought - now this is getting odd. It seemed like my partner and I had missed invitations to a very exclusive club. We watched the bartender gruffly dote on the every need of the other patrons offering very utilitarian barside service. Meanwhile we were treated like a segregated customer segment. After the slowest (and what I can only imagine to be most thorough) pour of two drinks I have ever seen, it was finally our turn. Yay! My partner placed his order. The bartender did not ask his choice of spirit, nor did he acknowledge the order. Then he turned to me and didn't say anything, just stared. I put in my order for a mint julep (staple New Orleans cocktail). The surly, old bartender very rudely told me "We don't serve that here" AND WALKED AWAY FROM US. He did not explain (something as simple as "Sorry, we don't have fresh mint today"), he did not offer an alternative, and he did not even take my order. We had to get up and walk out after wasting nearly a half hour of our lives on this establishment. I actually feel bad for this bartender. He clearly is living in misery and seemed certainly miserable to be working here. It is so unfortunate that this man's pain has to affect his customers. I hope he can find something that speaks to him and maybe free up a spot for a server who enjoys it. Praying for you man. What I find the oddest of all through this is how Crossing can possibly market itself as an inclusive bar. The experience I had there was nothing short of New Orlean's own version of the Stanford Prison Experiment. One of the least inclusive, most cliquey feeling places I have been in a while. My partner and I went to Oz shortly after and had a great experience. The cute bartender took our order and made conversation right when we walked in. Would really recommend any other place in NOLA over Crossing.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
This place is definitely one to avoid if you are looking for a nice drink in Le Vieux Carré. I would truly leave a rating of 0 if I could; it is well earned. A 1 will do. I would really recommend checking out Oz or Lafitte in Exile instead - both have top tier staff who are kind, prompt, and fun to talk to.I have been coming to Crossing for three years now. My experience in 2022 was so good that it prompted me to seek out Crossing whenever I could, sit down, and have a drink.Fast forward to today - 2024 - the experience could not have been worse. My partner and I entered the bar during a downpour. There must have only been 4 customers in the bar besides us (so 6 total). Looked like a slow day for this business.I approached the bar to give the bartender our order (based on how 100% of bars operate and how this particular bar has operated in the past). He gruffly told me to sit down and then he would take the order.Okay - I thought - no big deal. We can't get bar service at this bar but we will sit. Then came the shenanigans. We waited for approximately 20 minutes for the bartender to take our order. We watched as the bartender made conversation with the other four patrons and mixed two drinks for them extremely slowly. No other customers entered during this 20 minutes. Now, I noticed the other customers were placing their orders directly at the bar with the same bartender who told us to sit down.Okay - I thought - now this is getting odd. It seemed like my partner and I had missed invitations to a very exclusive club. We watched the bartender gruffly dote on the every need of the other patrons offering very utilitarian barside service. Meanwhile we were treated like a segregated customer segment.After the slowest (and what I can only imagine to be most thorough) pour of two drinks I have ever seen, it was finally our turn. Yay!My partner placed his order. The bartender did not ask his choice of spirit, nor did he acknowledge the order. Then he turned to me and didn't say anything, just stared. I put in my order for a mint julep (staple New Orleans cocktail). The surly, old bartender very rudely told me "We don't serve that here" AND WALKED AWAY FROM US. He did not explain (something as simple as "Sorry, we don't have fresh mint today"), he did not offer an alternative, and he did not even take my order. We had to get up and walk out after wasting nearly a half hour of our lives on this establishment.I actually feel bad for this bartender. He clearly is living in misery and seemed certainly miserable to be working here. It is so unfortunate that this man's pain has to affect his customers. I hope he can find something that speaks to him and maybe free up a spot for a server who enjoys it. Praying for you man.What I find the oddest of all through this is how Crossing can possibly market itself as an inclusive bar. The experience I had there was nothing short of New Orlean's own version of the Stanford Prison Experiment. One of the least inclusive, most cliquey feeling places I have been in a while.My partner and I went to Oz shortly after and had a great experience. The cute bartender took our order and made conversation right when we walked in. Would really recommend any other place in NOLA over Crossing.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Great happy hour specials!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hamburger & Fries
The drinks were high even though it was Happy Hour. We had asked for a shot of peppermint schnapps on the rocks. It wasn't quite a shot and tasted watered down, and I ended up having to ask for a glass of ice.
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 3
Bartender was fabulous! LOVED the boudin balls! SO yummy!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I really missed this
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT HERE...every bartender is A-EFFING-MAZING? ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mozzarella Sticks, Cookies, Tachos
Very cool place
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Worst gay bar in the quarter.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Great LGBTQ+ friendly bar. Friendly staff. Karaoke is a bit loud for my taste. The karaoke MC position needs new blood in my opinion. Just too loud and crass. Needs new auto tune technology. But everything else great. Beautiful and classy up grade from the old Double Play.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Shoutout to our favorite bartenders EVER Quan, Jeremy, and JariC? we love yall
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pint Half & Half, Cookies, Pork Cracklin, Falafel, Tachos
Neighborhood
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Great Staff!Vegetarian options: Beyond Burger
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tachos