Mosca's Restaurant

Excellent food. Great service. Always a terrific meal. Truly a welcome step back in time. A true gem,

This famous place has lots of lore. It was a mob hangout for Carlos Marcello. Cormac McCarthy wrote about it in his last novel and Calvin Trillin raved in the New Yorker. I totally don't get it. There are a dozen other places in NOLA who make better Italian. It's very old school. Looks like a shack. Service good and sweet waitresses. Decor lacking. Crab salad had very little crab in it. Bread very good and plentiful. I had spaghetti and one meatball. It was just OK. The only pasta is Angel hair which doesn't hold up well with a heavy red gravy. Husband had chicken cacciatore which was OK but very salty. Friend had Italian sausage which had no anise in it and was very dry. Desserts are limited to "pineapple fluff" (passed!), tira misu and lemon bars. Cost about $50 each, no alcohol. Full bar. Free parking. Wear a sweater as it's freezing!! If you use credit card there's a 3% up charge.

We went here for a birthday celebration i've been wanting to try this place for years and it turns out most of my friends had never been there. We had a great night. The food was amazing. I don't know what people were thinking that leave bad reviews. They must be had a bad experience which could happen anywhere, or they looking for a different Italian experience, this is rustic food served family style and you get to taste everything. It was amazing thank you so much for a great dinner and a great night. The service was good. It was a few times that we needed water, but we asked him and they brought pictures of water for the rest of the night. It was amazing. The food was great. The dessert was great. It's super authentic rustic Italian, and you get to try so much. The highlights were the white noodles with olive oil and green onions and the barbecue shrimp.Definitely try the Italian salad,spaghetti, meatballs ,chicken Le grande, the barbecue shrimp, and oysters Mosca's.Best thing is to order a little bit of everything, they're good at telling you how many you need for your group. They have a great bar and they make a great old-fashioned. It's their special take two or three of us really enjoyed it and they have a really good aperol drink.It could be difficult to get a rideshare home so I recommend driving but not drinking too much. We all have a friend who doesn't drink so invite them along and have a good time. Getting a Party Bus that's what we're gonna do next time. There were two party buses there and those people were having a great time.Notes: the dishes are made to order so you're gonna probably have to have a drink or two before your food comes.Attention: CASH ONLY LET ALL YOUR PEOPLE KNOW AHEAD OF TIMEThey have an ATM machineOK to be honest, we didn't have every dish but will be back. We had about 90% of the dishes. Don't forget to try to pineapple fluff. We ordered the last three for the night. If

Cash only but been there many times! And still delish. Try to bring at least 4 people with you as all the dishes are served family style. My favorites are Mosca's Italian crab salad and Shrimp Mosca. Don't for get to try the Oysters Mosca too! Also love the Chicken a la Grande and tried my first ever chicken cacciatore. I'm afraid to try chicken cacciatore anywhere else because I'm sure I will be disappointed. I always love their Spaghetti and Bordelaise. The staff treats you like guests in their homes. This time I enjoyed their Decoy Sauvignon Blanc with my feast. Pro tip - do not eat anything the day of visit and wear dark stretchy clothes-you're welcome!

The perfect classic Italian restaurant. Great for large groups. Service is always good. We went with 10 people which is the perfect way to enjoy this family style restaurant. Everyone loves the oysters Mosca.. my favs are the shrimp Mosca and the Italian crab salad! So good! I wish we had leftovers! It is totally worth the drive to the middle of nowhere!

We really loved Mosca's. It's a bit in the middle of nowhere (well, not 100%...there are other businesses nearby, but limited). We made reservations for a group of 9 and they were very gracious about it; seems that they do a lot of big parties since there was a limo, a party bus, and a ton of other cars and large parties when we went. The italian breadstick style rolls with garlic butter that they give you are unique and filling. The spaghetti and meatballs was great. The crab salad came with a lot of crab, and the vinagrette with it was tasty; would definitely get this again. We really loved the chicken cacciatore, the one foodie in our group raved about the red sauce. And we really liked the chicken a la grande. The servings were all quite generous. I wasn't a huge fan of the Oysters Mosca, was a lot of breadcrumbs and butter; would probably pass on that next time. Also, because it was so busy, the servers seemed spread a bit thin, but they were pleasant and wanted to please. Definitely would come back in the future.

Really didn't get why people still go here. It was once passable but has really dropped the ball on quality and service since. Overcooked chicken. Undercooked pasta. Lackluster menu. Overpriced steak. Few sides. Boring wine. All this and you still have to wait over an hour for your food to come out? Felt like the wait staff was overworked with the crowd on a Saturday to the point we had to ask for some things three times, even yell across the room just to get the dang check! Never coming back and will forever wonder what they're doing with all that cash. At least mark off a proper parking lot and connect the front door to a sidewalk?! Hated walking through puddles and piles of red ants because the building sits in the middle of mud.

This is a very generous three stars. I've wanted to try Mosca's for years. I'm a former Chicagoan and New Orleanian and half Italian. I cannot tell you what the hype is all about here. It was a boring meal, slow service, middle of nowhere, and cash only. Usually cash-only is an automatic one star unless they are very clear about it. The crab salad was pretty good. The "signature" baked oysters were a snooze fest. The service was slow. The menu was rather narrow, disclaming "we're not your typical Italian spot, we don't do chicken parm". First item on the menu? Spaghetti. From a guy who was a regular at Gene & Georgetti, I just don't get the attraction.

Amazing, like my Italian grandmother and great grandmother used to make authentic recipes from scratch. Best Rosemary Chicken ever!!!

I love Mosca's, but this visit was not the best. The Chicken a la Grande was overcooked and dry. Oysters Mosca was good, not great. We ordered the large size and it wasn't as large as I remember from the past, and it was also a bit overcooked. Overall, the meal was a bit disappointing, between a 3 and 4 rating. I opted for the 3 because it felt closer to that than a 4 and was rather pricey in light of the total experience. Had everything been better, then I wouldn't have raised pricing as an issue. The server was friendly, and the atmosphere was as it usually is, very casual.