This place is so good! The menu has so many appetizing options! If you love Latin food, this is the spot. First and foremost, it’s a small eatery with friendly customer service.The food is made hot and fresh to order, so be patient. The food is bursting with flavor. The appetizer was my favorite!! I ordered the seafood tostones. Now my dinner dish was the shrimp curry, which was good but the shrimp were a little over cooked.Their drink options (non alcoholic) were limited as they were out of things.Overall, I would 100% eat at Mayas again. Great owner and employees! Definitely worth a try if you are in the New Orleans Area!
THIS IS THE DEFINITION OF A 5 STAR EXPERIENCE. The owner/chef/bartender is a Superman - somehow made the best mojitos we’ve ever tasted while simultaneously cooking some of the most tasty food we’ve ever had. Amazing cocktails, food, and service! They even had an espresso martini waiting for us on the way out.
The food was AMAZING! The only thing we didn’t personally care for was their complementary salsa which is honestly like a sweet & sour dipping sauce and not at all like a salsa. We thought it was sort of “out of place” given the rest of the food. If you don’t get the Dorado fried & spicy then you’re missing out!!! They did overcook my steak also but it was marinated so well and was still very tender so it surprisingly didn’t matter!
Good food but not inattentive service. We had the flank steak and curry. Good size portions. Watched the server touch all the eating parts of the silverware while she was rolling.
The food here is delicious. Don’t get me wrong- I will be back. Everything was fresh and the serving sizes are huge with a super flavorful menu.However- don’t come here for the service. Our waitress actually told us she couldn’t seat us without a reservation while we were staring at 7 empty tables. We then booked an open table of which had every time slot imaginable and 2 minutes later got seated begrudgingly by her and ignored to order or brushed off until 30 minutes in. She then forgot to put in our appetizer and had to also come back to the table for the second round because she forgot the dinner orders (it was two of us). Getting the check alone with only two tables left seated took 20 minutes. Long story short, I’m hoping they were short staffed because a quick dinner turned into a three hour affair.
Hands down the best meal I’ve had in awhile. Best food and experience in New Orleans so far as well. Brunch is amazing. We had the guacamole, Carne Asada and huarache. Delicious! Super fresh ingredients, beautiful presentation and service was outstanding. Thank you guys!
Instead of cooking Christmas dinner, we decided to dine out. I did a quick search to see who was accepting reservations on Christmas day (that wasn't attached to some big hotel charging $100 a plate), and saw that Mayas was going to be open. This place has been on my list of places for a while now, and I figured now was a good time to go.This restaurant smelled amazing soon as we opened the door, the decor is lovely, I'm really into to the art they have displayed. The Christmas decor was really pretty, too. We were enthusiastically greeted, checked for our Vax card, and seated. The server we had was very knowledgeable, really nice, and professional.Now, the food.... everything we had, from the complimentary chips and salsa to the entrées was delicious. Their salsa isn't a traditional tomato salsa, it's a sweet and spicy mango salsa that has a similar flavor profile to the dipping sauce often served with pot stickers in Asian restaurants. It's so good, they really should bottle it up and sell it.We ordered the black bean and chorizo empanadas, let me tell you these are the best empanadas I've had in years. I used to buy my empanadas from a sweet El Salvadoran lady daily on my way to culinary school years ago, and aside from hers the ones at Mayas are the best. I had the Jamaican curried shrimp, and my daughter ordered the grilled chicken with black beans and rice with mango salsa, both meals were delicious. The servings were large, I ate all of my shrimp but couldn't finish the rice and veggies. My daughter took her meal home as leftovers she could have for lunch the next day.I don't normally condone texting at the table during meal time, but I made an exception during this meal, because the food was so good I was texting my best friend about it and sending her pictures. We'll definitely be back. I highly recommend this restaurant. Make reservations, wear your mask, and bring your vaccine card. They are following city guidelines.
The food was phenomenal. Kind of Nuevo Latin with flair from all over the region. Tried a few appetizers and dishes and they were all excellent. The drinks were great as well.
Really enjoyed the food. Cuban egg rolls and calamari were REALLY good, and the service was accommodating. Recommend for sure.
Had dinner with the family on New Years Eve. The staff was hustling but friendly. The food was above average and fresh. Overall a good experience and worth trying when in New Orleans.