Lenis Restaurant

Small Cafe/diner in the warehouse area which is a short walk from the train station, street car and The Barnett Hotel. I would say classic diner fare and solid. Many locals recommended this place and it was a great find! Breakfast was perfect. Eggs cooked just as asked over medium for me. Hash browns classic and the choices of sausage were all very good. Pancakes. Perfect. Iced tea. Fresh brewed and perfect. What can I say? Everything we had was absolutely perfect. Very affordable. Probably the most affordable breakfast place around!Service. Let me say the staff greeted us on arrival and was very friendly. The waitress was able to offer suggestions and answered all of our questions. She came by a couple of times and asked how we found the place and let us know about the different areas of the city! She let us know about two festivals and how to easily travel to them. We learned a lot about the West Bank and the East Bank among other around. She suggested Gretna fest and Fried Chicken Festival. We were so lucky and took her up on those suggestions. Gretna Fest was absolutely amazing. Look it up if you get a chance. We will most likely be back next year just for that while stopping in at Leni's again!Definitely a solid breakfast! There is a lunch menu that looked good but we were there for breakfast. Definitely will be back and definitely recommended. 5 stars for the service the food and downright local vibe.

Food was great service was quick. Friendly staff . Nice quiet restaurant . Will recommend to friends and family . Good prices for the area

I mean Leni's is classic diner food. Idky it's called restaurant bc that feels too fancy--albeit accurate. It's good like NYC diner good, but here in New Orleans. That's no small feat in the land of craw this and oyster that poboy this and "ehtoufay" that. And all you tourists stop saying "new or-leans"...another lesson for another day. Anyway, I go to Leni'ss for lunch or brunch bc I work in the area. Mostly catering to a weekday work and school crowd, they have quick service for dine in or pick up, street and lot parking, some sort of OTB in the back. Cool place.

Leni's Café is one of the most affordable restaurants for New Orleans breakfast and lunch in the Warehouse District. Many locals say it is their choice for the best value for a New Orleans breakfast restaurant in the area. Leni's Café is a popular neighborhood spot for the residents and workers in the Warehouse District. Leni's Café has become noted for their affordable daily plate lunch specials that feature a lot of great New Orleans and Southern food. This is a great spot for breakfast and lunch with daily specials, burgers, po-boys and other traditional New Orleans food.Overall this place offers some great value on good food.My video review of Leni's Restaurant is here:https://youtu.be/C3NY-U-x-l4

Looking for a homemade meal for lunch, I chose here instead of my usual Rouses hot bar. I will continue on to Rouses from now on. The Thursday Baked chicken special was supposed to come with "Baked Macaroni," however what I got was watery and tasteless mac. The plate smelled absolutely terrible when I opened it. I actually couldn't believe I had to force myself to eat what I did before returning to work. I hate wasting money and this was a $10 plate. I tried adding salt and black pepper to everything but the smell from the chicken was just terrible. I ended up taking it home and feeding my dog the chicken and peas. I cannot believe I paid $10 for a plate of hospital food. The only thing I like about this place is the retro lunch counter. Rouses mac and baked chicken is a thousand times better.

Needed a solid breakfast before the morning AMTRAK and Leni's fit the bill. A short walk from train station/bus depot. Friendly counter man, tasty coffee and quick meal. Excellent breakfast counter.

A few days ago, while on our way to Mammoth, we passed by a few police officers outside this joint. They highly recommended it. It is their go to joint. Wholesome fresh sandwiches of decent value. Great services and friendly staff. The waitress tells me the restaurant has been here since the sixties. It is frequented by all the locals.

Established in late 60's and taken over by current chef-owner in 1978, Lenis still stands in warehouse district with loyal following who had been having breakfast and lunch here for few decades. The oysters po boys are fresh and tasty, and streams of locals young and old crowd this joint in the morning everyday.For a taste of local New Orleans one should not miss what is good food and of good value and been long-standing in the community. For me as a food traveler, Leni serves up local flavours in non-pretentious settings and I get to experience local cuisine the way the real locals eat.Taste wise it's based on fresh ingredients and not spicy sauce. So if you are into burst of heavy flavours then help yourself to the hot sauce.

Had a cheeseburger with sautéed onions and French fries, was amazing taste so damn good

SURPRISE..is what you get on some days. The plates are reasonably priced for HOT LUNCHES, but taste needs some work. My last lunch order, service was slower than usual so I had to wait nearly 30 mins to get my order. And the plate was lukewarm. It's good on the pockets but may be best to sit in and eat if you don't like having to throw away your food when it's not very tasty especially when it was my last $20.