Max Well, New Orleans

I was excited to try Max Well. This was a part of New Orleans that I had not yet ventured into on my trip here, and I really loved the neighborhood. The staff is very friendly. I was worried that it would be a bit busy on a Friday night, but it wasn't. I ordered the Ravioli. I could tell that a lot of thought went into the preparation of the dish and that the ingredients were well-sourced. It only had three ravioli, which I was a bit surprised by, since the dish costs $20. It was very tasty and I enjoyed it. However, I was still hungry when I was finished, so I ended up ordering the Greens. I REALLY loved that since it has pickled vegetables. I had the Sweet Potato Pie for dessert, and that was OFF THE HOOK delicious. The plating/presentation was that of a fine dining restaurant, not the fast casual restaurant that it is. I was so impressed; each dish looked like a work of art. Random, but important (I think): The bathroom felt a bit messy and disorganized, which didn't seem to match the rest of the restaurant. Overall, I did really love the food experience here, and I appreciated the detail that the staff put into the food. I will be coming back before I leave New Orleans!

The Best Vegan food ever! The cornbread, and jalapeño poppers were so delicious. All Covid safety policies are in place at this restaurant.

The crab cakes are a must! I stopped eating crab many years ago but these taste better than the real thing! This is truly a plant based restaurant as opposed to super processed vegan food. So manage your expectations. At the same time though, I’m not sure why my meal was called a lasagna. There were no obvious layers and tomato sauce would have been great. The texture was grainy (peas could have been soaked more?) but it tasted good. Just not a lasagna. The server was nice, the place was clean and it was nice to visit another part of New Orleans as well.

Food was delicious and gorgeous. The plating was fine dining, which we were not expecting given the price and casual atmosphere. Not complaining, the presentation was stunning and it tasted even better! My family tried some of the leftovers and didn't even notice there was no meat. Also, the staff were super sweet. 100% will be going back, especially for the jalapeno cornbread!

This place feels like it’s primarily a juice and bowl place so the food was a very pleasant surprise. The presentation is above what’s expected and is very picture worthy if that’s your thing! Flavours in the dishes are unique and an interesting combination that’s hard to come by. Get a bowl for more bang for your buck, but if you want fancy photos opt for the large plates.

The menu was intriguing and there are many five star reviews. Unfortunately this was the worst vegan restaurant we've been to. First everything was way too salty. They were out of a few things, but they should have told us they were out of more. We ordered the Greens and Cornbread. We got a dried, very small, crusty piece of cornbread, which we found out was the second to last piece left of the day. The size of the butter for it indicated that they would normally give you more bread. The "fettucine" was not noodles. It was a bowl of goo, with nothing in it that resembled noodles at all. See photos. I asked him about it and said it didn't have any noodles. He said they make the noodles there and looked at me dead pan claiming that this was in fact noodles. Look, if you let your homemade noodles disintegrate but still have a bunch in the bottom of the pan just tell me you're out of it! Don't claim goo is noodles. He said if I wasn't satisfied I could have something else, but we just wanted to get out of there.

OVER SALTED. Over-ratted place. Everything was over-salted: French onion soup without cheese and croutons and over-salted, lasagna was over-roasted and dry, chicken and beans over-salted… and not tasty except of creme brûlée desert. My complain was just listened. No apologies, no any afford to excuse and offer smth else instead. We were very hungry… Beautiful serving of dishes is not enough, it should be tasty as well, guys. I wouldn’t put negative review if someone brought at least apologize or the sheff came out to solve the question… just wasting my time and 70$ to trash 🗑 at least desert was good, somehow. I just have been ignored. It’s poor service, my vegan friends.

I really really want to like this place. I love the creativity and thought behind the dishes. The execution missed the mark. We got the lasagna, fettuccine, and truffle fries. The pasta was gummy. The sauce was far too sour. In the fettuccine, there was an acrid, burnt taste that was very unpleasant. The black garlic was just chunked into it. The chanterelles were scorched. The truffle fries were amazing. Fried sticks of polenta. The worst part of the experience was their poor ventilation in the kitchen. The restaurant smelled like grease, and we left wreaking of grease. This is quite off-putting for a place you consider healthy and clean. I'll try it again and update this. Hopefully, it was an off day.