Marcela's Cookery - Seattle

A DISGRACEMarcela's gave me truly the worst service of my life.

Jambalaya, crawfish pie, catfish all excellent. Gumbo had weird favorite. This review from a real Creole!

Marcela's transports you from the Pacific Northwest to New Orleans. The fish and seafood is shipped from the gulf coast, as well as, their beer selection. Go here for special occasions, they usually do a free glass of champagne and will toast with you. Must orders: barbecue shrimp, crawfish ettouffee and potatoes ya-ya. Definitely recommend for lunch or dinner! Just call ahead for large parties.

Booked this restaurant mostly because they had availability a few hours before the Seahawks playoff game and we wanted to be in the Square well before gametime....what a great find! Wonderful service, great food and a great vibe overall. Pretty quiet while we were there (no TVs so no football crowd that day . The red beans and rice could have used some more kick (I think they tamed it down for us PNWers , but the andouille sausage was delicious as was the sampler (and plenty of spice there, per my husband!

This was our first time eating at this restaurant. We had an early dinner, so it was very quiet. I'm sure it has potential for raucous and rowdy, though : Food was fantastic, service was great, and prices reasonable. We will definitely be returning.!