Russell's Marina Grill
15 people recommend, 1 warns against itvia r/AskNOLA, r/NewOrleans17 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 7 threads.
What people say, in short
A West End restaurant by the lake that commenters recommend for breakfast and brunch, with the country fried steak, the breakfast grits and an omelet singled out. One notes it opens at 7. Caveats are mild: one mentions weekend waits and another says it is not very New Orleans.
Address
Russell's Marina Grill, 8555 Pontchartrain Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70124
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Country fried steak, Breakfast grits, Sweet potato beignets
- Best for
- Breakfast
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Other places on this map closest to Russell's Marina Grill, as the crow flies.
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/pavedlivinghell in r/AskNOLA · Oct 2026
Names it the clear top brunch pick over the other suggestions.
- Recommendsu/HangoverPoboy in r/AskNOLA · May 2025
Offers Russell's Marina Grill as a choice that opens at 7am.
- Recommendsu/ddesla2 in r/NewOrleans · Dec 2024taste
Calls a chicken-strip waffle plate their favorite there and says the sweet potato beignets are good too.
- Recommendsu/weinthenolababy in r/AskNOLA · Oct 2024
Recalls a birthday brunch there one year and is unsure about bottomless mimosas.
- Recommendsu/SassySpicySuper in r/AskNOLA · Mar 2024
Names it as a breakfast answer in Westend.
- Recommendsu/RIP_Soulja_Slim in r/NewOrleans · Dec 2024
Adds praise by crediting the place with inventing a specific dish.
- Recommendsu/Maleficent_Injury504 in r/AskNOLA · Oct 2024
Calls Russell's a plus because it's local and tourists won't know it.
- Recommendsu/agiamba in r/AskNOLA · May 2025taste
Reports hearing the hangover burrito there is excellent, secondhand.
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- Recommendsu/D1rty_Sanchez in r/NewOrleans · Dec 2024taste
Calls the place awesome and says they like its country fried steak.
- Mixedu/buckfrogo96 in r/AskNOLA · Mar 2024wait time
Reports no issues there, but says it's usually busy with a wait on weekends.
- Recommendsu/spyy-c in r/NewOrleans · Nov 2023taste
Agrees; notes it's only breakfast and lunch now, the fried steak is on the breakfast side, and past dinner servings were large and tasty.
- Mixedu/DearPrudence_6374 in r/AskNOLA · Oct 2026ambience
Likes it but says a party of ten would be hard to seat and that it feels less New Orleans.
- Recommendsu/ilovewesties in r/AskNOLA · Jun 2026taste
Likes this place's breakfast grits and notes it sits by the lake.
- Recommendsu/Melissimasaurus in r/AskNOLA · Dec 2025taste
Says an omelet there ranks among their most memorable meals.
- Recommendsu/FootballWithTheFoot in r/NewOrleans · Dec 2024taste
Agrees with the pick despite it being outside the asked area, and likes the homemade sauce.
- Recommendsu/mlgraves in r/NewOrleans · Dec 2023portion
Recalls a past breakfast order of this dish there and says the portion was huge.
- Caveatu/LoudQuote2182 in r/AskNOLA · Mar 2024hygiene
Warned others off after a bad experience.
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