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Seven dining rooms · Rooftop access

Private Events

Host weddings, rehearsal dinners, and corporate events in seven private dining rooms at Mambo’s on Bourbon Street, with Cajun & Creole catering and rooftop access.

Celebrate with us

Your next special occasion, on Bourbon Street.

We are honored that you are considering our restaurant to celebrate your next special occasion. Whether you’re planning for a business lunch, corporate event, family dinner, a friend’s birthday, or just a great night out with a group of friends, our dinner and buffet packages are totally customizable to please everyone on the party list.

Event packages

Menus and pricing for your event.

Buffets, sit-down dinners and breakfasts for private parties at Mambo’s, priced per person. Tax and gratuity not included.

Buffet packages

  • Buffet package

    The Frenchmen

    $43.95 per person

    What’s included
    Salad
    • Caesar
    Choice of 2 entrées
    • Crawfish Pasta Louisiana crawfish tails tossed in our homemade Alfredo sauce with freshly diced green bell peppers, onions, and New Orleans seasonings. Served over pasta.
    • Shrimp Creole A dish of Louisiana French & Spanish heritage. Served with Gulf shrimp & white rice.
    • Chicken or Fish Mambo Blackened chicken or fish topped with our unique, zesty garlic & cream herb Cajun sauce.
    • Rib Roast Au Jus
    Choice of 2 sides
    • Garlic Mashed Potatoes
    • Mustard Greens
    • Dirty Rice
    Choice of one dessert
    • Bread Pudding
    • Chef’s Assortment of Cake Squares

    Includes beverage: soda, coffee, or tea

  • Buffet package

    The Crescent

    $47.95 per person

    What’s included
    Choice of one appetizer
    • Crab Balls
    • Spinach Dip
    • Alligator Kickers

    with remoulade sauce

    Choice of soup or salad
    • Caesar Salad
    • Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
    Choice of 2 entrées
    • BBQ Shrimp & Grits Gulf Shrimp sautéed in New Orleans-style lemon butter and pepper BBQ sauce. Served over cheddar grits.
    • Carnival Pasta Louisiana crawfish tails and Gulf shrimp tossed in our homemade Alfredo sauce with freshly diced green bell peppers, onions, and New Orleans seasonings!
    • Chicken or Fish Mambo Blackened chicken or fish topped with our unique, zesty garlic & cream herb Cajun sauce.
    • Rib Roast Au Jus
    Choice of 2 sides
    • Garlic Mashed Potatoes
    • Mustard Greens
    • Dirty Rice
    Choice of one dessert
    • Bread Pudding
    • Chef’s Assortment of Cake Squares

    Includes beverage: soda, coffee, or tea

  • Buffet package

    The Mardi Gras

    $49.95 per person

    What’s included
    Choice of one appetizer
    • Crab Balls
    • Spinach Dip
    • Blackened Gator Bites

    with remoulade sauce

    Choice of soup or salad
    • Caesar Salad
    • Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
    Choice of 2 entrées
    • BBQ Shrimp & Grits Gulf Shrimp sautéed in New Orleans-style lemon butter and pepper BBQ sauce. Served over cheddar grits.
    • Carnival Pasta Louisiana crawfish tails and Gulf shrimp tossed in our homemade Alfredo sauce with freshly diced green bell peppers, onions, and New Orleans seasonings!
    • Chicken Alfredo Lightly breaded and sautéed chicken breast strips simmered in our homemade Alfredo sauce with penne pasta.
    • Rib Roast Au Jus
    Choice of 2 sides
    • Garlic Mashed Potatoes
    • Mustard Greens
    • Dirty Rice
    Choice of one dessert
    • Bread Pudding
    • Chef’s Assortment of Cake Squares

    Includes beverage: soda, coffee, or tea

Four-course sit-down dinners

  • 4-course sit-down dinner

    The Fat City

    $38.95 per person

    What’s included
    Salad & soup
    • Caesar Salad
    • Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
    Choice of one entrée
    • Blackened Ribeye Served medium with smashed potatoes & mustard greens.
    • BBQ Shrimp & Grits Gulf shrimp sautéed in New Orleans-style lemon butter & pepper BBQ sauce. Served over cheddar grits.
    • Grilled Redfish Beurre Blanc Topped with lemon beurre blanc sauce and cheddar grits. Served with mustard greens.
    • Chicken Alfredo Lightly breaded and sautéed chicken breast strips simmered in our homemade Alfredo sauce with penne pasta.
    Choice of one dessert
    • Bread Pudding A sweet & delightful New Orleans treat. Served with our famous praline and rum sauce.
    • Chocolate Kahlua Mousse Golden toffee crunches float among clouds of creamy, rich Kahlua chocolate mousse.

    Includes beverage: soda, coffee, or tea

  • 4-course sit-down dinner

    The Zulu

    $44.95 per person

    What’s included
    Appetizer
    • A sample of our signature appetizers: Spinach Dip, Blackened Gator Bites & BBQ Shrimp
    Soup or salad
    • Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
    • Caesar Salad
    Choice of one entrée
    • Blackened Ribeye Served medium with smashed potatoes & mustard greens.
    • Carnival Pasta Louisiana crawfish tails and Gulf shrimp tossed in our homemade Alfredo sauce with freshly diced green bell peppers, onions, and New Orleans seasonings!
    • BBQ Shrimp & Grits Gulf shrimp sautéed in New Orleans-style lemon butter & pepper BBQ sauce. Served over cheddar grits.
    • Mambo’s Blackened Redfish Blackened redfish topped with our unique, zesty, garlic and cream herb Cajun sauce. Served with mashed potatoes and mustard greens.
    Choice of one dessert
    • Bread Pudding A sweet & delightful New Orleans treat. Served with our famous praline and rum sauce.
    • Chocolate Kahlua Mousse Golden toffee crunches float among clouds of creamy, rich Kahlua chocolate mousse.

    Includes beverage: soda, coffee, or tea

  • 4-course sit-down dinner

    The Esplanade

    $49.95 per person

    What’s included
    Appetizer
    • A sample of our signature appetizers: Spinach Dip, Blackened Gator Bites & BBQ Shrimp
    Soup or salad
    • Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
    • Caesar Salad
    Choice of one entrée
    • Blackened Ribeye Served medium with smashed potatoes & mustard greens.
    • Carnival Pasta Louisiana crawfish tails and Gulf shrimp tossed in our homemade Alfredo sauce with freshly diced green bell peppers, onions, and New Orleans seasonings!
    • BBQ Shrimp & Grits Gulf shrimp sautéed in New Orleans-style lemon butter & pepper BBQ sauce. Served over cheddar grits.
    • Grilled Redfish Beurre Blanc Topped with lemon beurre blanc sauce, cheddar grits. Served with mustard greens.
    Choice of one dessert
    • Bread Pudding A sweet & delightful New Orleans treat. Served with our famous praline and rum sauce.
    • Chocolate Kahlua Mousse Golden toffee crunches float among clouds of creamy, rich Kahlua chocolate mousse.

    Includes beverage: soda, coffee, or tea

Breakfast buffets

  • Breakfast buffet package

    The Mississippi

    $35 per person

    What’s included
    The buffet
    • Scrambled Eggs
    • Hash Browns
    • Country Grits
    • Fruit Medley
    • Buttermilk Pancakes or Pain Perdue
    • Maw-Maw’s Cajun Breakfast
    • Sausage or Hickory Smoked Bacon

    Includes beverage: soda, coffee, or tea

  • Breakfast buffet package

    The Mambo

    $40 per person

    What’s included
    The buffet
    • Hash Browns
    • BBQ Shrimp & Grits
    • Sausage Patties or Hickory Smoked Bacon
    • Fruit Medley
    • Hot Biscuits & Gravy
    • Mini Crab Balls
    • Buttermilk Pancakes or Pain Perdue
    Scrambled omelet, choose one
    • Vegetarian Omelet Tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, green pepper, & cheddar cheese topped with hollandaise sauce.
    • Western Omelet Ham, onions, green peppers, tomatoes, & cheddar cheese.

Reception selections

Build your own customized menu, or add any of these to a package. Prices are per person. Full service catering, drop-off & set-up. On-site parties of 10–300. Off-site parties of 10–500.

Passed hors d’oeuvres

  • Herb Roasted Chicken Caesar Pinwheel$6
  • Vegetable Spring Rolls$6
  • Miniature Beef Wellingtons$6
  • Crab Balls (3 per serving)$6
  • Alligator Jalapeño Kickers$7
  • Duck Quesadillas$7

Dessert

  • New Orleans Style Bread Pudding$5
  • Assorted Cake Squares$5

Specialty displays

  • Miniature Muffuletta$6
  • Fruit & Cheese Display$7
  • Crawfish Florentine Dip$7
  • Spinach Dip$6
  • Imperial Dip$7

Seafood displays

  • Chilled, Peeled Shrimp (3 pieces)$12
  • Shucked Oysters (3 per guest serving)$9
  • Chilled Seafood Bar$25

Oysters served with lemon wedges, cocktail sauce & saltines. The seafood bar is three shrimp, eight marinated crab fingers and two oysters, served with lemon wedges, cocktail sauce & saltines.

Soups & salads

  • Chicken & Sausage Gumbo$7
  • Caesar Salad$5
  • Coleslaw$4

Side items

  • Cheddar Grits$5
  • Garlic Mashed Potatoes$5
  • Mustard Greens$5
  • Dirty Rice$5
  • Jambalaya$5

Buffet items

  • BBQ Shrimp Pasta$9
  • Blackened Chicken Pasta$7
  • Carnival Pasta$9
  • Crawfish Étouffée$6
  • Red Beans & Rice$5
  • Creole Jambalaya$6
  • BBQ Shrimp & Grits$9
  • Spinach Ravioli tossed in Alfredo Sauce$7
  • Vegetarian French Quarter Stir Fry$7
  • Vegetarian Pasta$7
  • BBQ Shrimp$9
  • Redfish Mambo$9
  • Fried Fish$12
  • Sliced Pork Tenderloin$9
  • Fish/Chicken Mambo$9

Bar menu packages

Bar packages are available as an add-on to any of our private party packages.

Open bar · Call brands

$35 per person

  • Three Olives
  • Don Q
  • McQueen
  • Jose Cuervo Tradicional
  • Cointreau
  • Jack Daniels
  • Dewars
  • Miller Lite
  • Bud Light
  • Abita Amber
  • Heineken

Open bar · Premium brands

$40 per person

  • Grey Goose
  • Captain Morgan
  • Tanqueray
  • 1800 Silver
  • Grand Mariner
  • Crown Royal
  • Miller Lite
  • Bud Light
  • Abita Amber
  • Heineken
  • Corona

Other packages

  • Beer & Wine package$26 per person
  • Bloody Mary / Mimosa package$25 per person

$150 bar set-up fee. Price includes 2 hours of service. All packages include sodas and a variety of mixers. Tax and gratuity not included. If the party extends past 2 hours, the per-person price is pro-rated in half-hour increments.

Additional services

  • DJ/band services
  • Linen & table rental
  • AV rental equipment
  • Full restaurant buyout option
  • Decorations & floral arrangements
  • Limo services
  • Off-site catering & staffing
  • Private beverage service
  • Photographers/videographers
  • Special cake orders
  • Ice sculptures

Good to know

  • For all private events, the remaining balance is due the day before the event, by 4 PM.
  • If the event is on a weekend (Saturday–Sunday), payment is due by Friday at 4 PM.
  • Ask your event coordinator about our multi-location discount.

Video tours

Our Dining Rooms

  • Bayou Teche

    Main dining room

  • Streetcar

    Private dining, 2nd floor

  • Atchafalaya

    Private dining, 3rd floor

  • Courtyard

    Courtyard

  • Steamboat

    2nd floor main dining

  • Marigny

    Marigny dining room

  • Basin

    Main dining, 3rd floor

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How it works

Planning your event, step by step.

  1. Tell us about your event

    Fill out the event inquiry form below with your date, headcount and the kind of event, or give us a call.

  2. We confirm the space

    Our events team checks availability and suggests the room that fits your group.

  3. Choose your menu

    Pick a buffet, reception or sit-down package and add a bar package if you like.

  4. Celebrate

    Show up and enjoy the party. Our team handles the food, drinks and service.

Event inquiry

Prefer to talk it through? Call (504) 525-3661 ext. 1.

Tell us about your event.

Fill out the form below to start planning your private event at Mambo’s.

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Find us at 411 Bourbon Street.