Reviews for Nola Bistro in Lansing, MI
Been here multiple times thinking my previous experience was a fluke, but alas.. this place is a miss. They never ever have the... bourbon dip, just take it off the menu at this point. Don't have the wings. Pork Bahn mi is legit atleast, but this is a veryvery small silver lining to the glaring issues in this restaurant. For example, the server who barely serves. She dropped offthe food reaching over my empty water glass, and turned so fast I couldnt ask for a refill. Never asked how any of the food was.She just sits in the corner on her phone with the other staff. Had to flag her down to pay... Just be more attentive. I usuallytip very well, but this server absolutely didn't care what so ever. I work hard for my money, not giving it to someone whodoesn't work hard for theirs. Read more
I?m visiting from Los Angeles, and was happy to find this place! I?m Vietnamese and grew up eating my grandma?s pho. Got a bowl... of pho here and it had full-bodied flavor and was authentic. Also had the gumbo which had a lot of flavor. Both were nicelysized portions. Read more
Super unprofessional. Yrsa had no idea how to help me but called me back and forth 3x about my order being wrong the night... prior. Ordered a pho nola and got the wrong order. She kept making excuses of why I got the wrong order (ran out of tendon butnobody told me at any point), the pho should have had brisket (basically I?m lying?), or that the manager was out of town, onlytrying to offer me 25% off my next order during the 3 phone calls. I just wanted what I paid for but I got to apparently spendmore money to do that. Would not recommend. Staff needs to be properly trained for customer service instead of pushing blame oracting like there?s nothing they can do. Read more
Food is very good. However, the prices have jumped while you are served less food. I ordered a rare steak pho and got barely any... meat with it, probably a third of what I used too. Nola has been one of my favorite places in town, but I don't think I will beback until the value is more worth it. Read more
Pho, Banh Mi, Beignets and coffee were fantastic. Kaylee was outstanding?excellent recommendations and overall service.
I have mixed feelings about my visit. It was my very first time having pho. I expected it to have deep, rich flavor and it... didn't. It was almost like having Swanson beef stock with other stuff in it. I got the meatball pho and the meat had a verystrange texture. The server was polite but it was also a little before closing (about an hour or so) and she had a lot to cleanup in the dining room. The phone was ringing off the hook constantly and I felt bad for her. We wanted to try the beignets butdidn't want to give her more to do so we didn't. I ended up taking the leftovers home and putting beef base in it to deepen theflavor. I'm not sure if my expectations were just different than what we got or if that's how it's suppose to be made. This isthe reason for mixed feelings. My daughters chicken pho was better flavored though. Our appetizers (dumplings, egg rolls andspring rolls) were all delicious. I was really disappointed they didn't have any gumbo but maybe that will be the thing thatmakes me go back. Read more
Fabulous experience. We let our waitress know it was our first thing me visiting. She explained several of the house favorites... and gave us plenty of time to make our choices. She also offer to let us hold onto one of menus while we ate so we could exploremore options for future visits. Can not wait to come back. Read more
First time trying. The food was incredible and fresh. Service was quick and our waitress was amazing. We will be returning. If... you have never tried before you will be left speechless from stuffing your face. Read more