Shango New Orleans Bistro & Wine Bar

Awesome unique food options that you don't get other places. This is a perfect place for a date night.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Shrimp PO Boy, Seafood Stew, Blackened Salmon

Disappointed. I have been coming to Shango for years and have always enjoyed the food, service and atmosphere. I am writing this review while I am still sitting at the table because of how disappointed I am. It pains me to write this because the food is very good, but it's amazing how the service and atmosphere can ruin the taste an entire evening. My boyfriend and I ordered and then the flood gates opened. With a couple minutes the soup and salad where served... perfectly fine, but then the appetizer came out and proceeded to get cold while I finished my salad. And then, you guessed it, just after I started the appetizer, out come the entrees. I proceeded to feel extremely rushed, very uncomfortable, and actually just wanted to get the heck out anyway since my relaxing Friday night dinner was over In a matter of minutes. I would have addressed this in person on not via online review had the waitress ask us how everything was, but she never came over to check. In my many years of dinning out, I have complained less than a handful of times, I am usually not comfortable saying anything negative but this experience can't go unaddressed. Unfortunately, I have no interest in ever experiencing that again and will not return.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 4

Service: 1

A wonderful evening for happy hour and dinner a Shango. Jim and his staff are great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very nice restaurant tucked away on Main Street and across from a college campus. Great atmosphere and very good service. The food was AMAZING and we'll definitely return. Thank you for a great experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Bartender and food are always great!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Shrimp and Grits

Will is quite literally in my top 5 favorite bartenders of Buffalo.

The food is always spectacular,
The Service is out of this world fantastic,
And the atmosphere is 15/10.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Shrimp and Grits, Blackened Salmon

It was a struggle to give this 3 stars which is a shame because I remember when they first opened and the food was fantastic. I should have known better because the reservation was very easily available on a Friday night and when we got there it was initially empty. We were the only ones there. Back in the day you NEEDED a reservation now it’s just for show. The food was mediocre relying on sauces to convey taste instead of the ingredients themselves. I had the salmon which tasted salty and bland. The rice was meh and whatever the little round thing was i took one bite snd spit it out. We had two appetizers which were deep fried and more deep fried; and two dinners.I didn’t even finish mine and definitely didn’t want the leftovers. My companions dish looked worse than mine. Overcooked pasta and frozen shrimp the sauce was watery and only decent thing in the bowl was the sausage. He didn’t finish his meal either. The interior looks tired and the garage door was open which brought in a ton of flies. We spent as much time swatting flies away as trying to eat. I almost knocked over my glass of wine trying to swat one very aggressive fly away from my face. We left without dessert and really wished we had gone somewhere else. This restaurant needs a rethink fast or they aren’t going to be around for long. Really a shame overall.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Literally everything we ate was delicious. The grilled broccoli, the pork belly, the calamari, the fried chicken and the blackened salmon were out of this world. Service was fantastic as well. Love this place!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Buttermilk Fried Chicken, Fried Calamari

My boyfriend and I went there last night for dinner! It was his first time and we both loved it. We got the calamari, ceviche, shrimp and grits and the penne paste! The calamari is by far the best I have ever had! The bartender Will was amazing and made our dining experience that much more enjoyable! We cannot wait to go back!

We were blown away by the food here! It was truly outstanding. We’re from Toronto where creole food is virtually non existent so it was such a treat to be able to have some incredible creole food! Right up there with what I’ve had in New Orleans. The bread with honey butter, the shrimp and grits, and the creamed corn were so so delicious. The service was excellent as well!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

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Casual and relaxed atmosphere with a nice and airy outdoor / window area. The food was spectacular! Clearly they take pride in the details. I had two dishes and both came on cast iron dishes to keep them piping hot throughout the meal.

A big plus is their vegetarian options! The lentil stew was out of this world. Everything about it was perfectly cooked.

Check them out! You won't be disappointed. The staff was very friendly as well.

Vegetarian options: Lentil Stew
Small plates
Local foraged vegetables

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Mac and Cheese

Overall a great environment and dining experience. I like how friendly the staff is. We had a big group of people but our server Julian was so patient and friendly.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

We stumbled upon this place when heading back to our AirBnB after a long day visiting Niagara Falls. The restaurant has a nice atmosphere but it’s very dark so hard to see and the booths are tight. There was also no AC. We got the Burrata for an appetizer and it was mediocre. For our meals we got the shrimp poyboy which came with delicious sweet potato fries that had a honey glaze and the salmon which came with jambalaya, which my mom really enjoyed. (She is hard to please when it comes to food) My dad got the seafood stew which had good flavors but the seafood was all overcooked. My sister had the seasonal salad which she finished. (She never finishes her meals) We also got the Mac and cheese side and it was pretty good. Overall, it was a pretty good restaurant but I’m not sure if I would recommend it

The atmosphere was nice. The server was wonderful. The food was okay, but I was not impressed enough to refer. I had shrubs and grits.The grrits were two loose for my liking Occasion sauce. That's good and the shrimps could have been seasoned and cooked.Just a little more dessert was great.Drinks was wonderful

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5