The World Famous Cats Meow | Karaoke New Orleans

Walking down the street and we see a sign that says "Free Karaoke". We added our name to the list and grabbed some seats. We had no idea how long the list was. They alternate between letting an audience member sing and the host sing. It was a good time but we never got to get on stage. Still a fun experience.

This place was fun when we went. A great place to Karaoke or just watch other make fools of themselves doing it. Drinks were priced higher than most other establishments around it but it is worth it for the entertainment.

Empty bar on a Tuesday night at 11:45PM yet still and a can of Miller Lite was $8.00. A small can. 12 oz. Nope.

Cat's Meow is a blurry karaoke dive of which the experience morphs based on who you're with and what kind of drunk everyone is: optimal is fun, and sub-optimal is surly/aggressive. Even then, other patrons might be a crapshoot and it's more of a tourist spot than a local one. Fortunately, you can peek in (and the staff is friendly) to see what kind of direction the night is headed. Food: n/a Value: ??? Experience: Service: 5/5 Ambience: 4/5 (if it's your thing) Recommends: Go with your "fun drunk" friends. Bar crawls. First time New Orleans visitors.

Absolutely love this place!! Sofia makes the best drinks! I definitely recommend the Red River. She makes them soooo good!! The staff and crowd is always friendly, so no matter what it's always a great time where you can get comfortable enough to let loose and have a great time joining in on the karaoke fun!!

Best bar on Bourbon!!! Jeremy and Sofia are the best bartenders! Amazing drinks! Great music!

This place suited our group of 10 with varying ages much better than Cats 2. We found a couple of tables near the stage. The non singers in our group enjoyed the balcony level for people watching and bead throwing. As the night went on we were charged the same amount for our mixed drinks but received a much smaller cup size, feels like they expect patrons to be drunk by that point and not notice. The bathrooms are DISGUSTING. No exaggeration! The worst smells you can imagine. The waitresses were bubbly, karaoke staff fun and the bartenders mostly rude.

I think any nightlife spot in the French Quarter is going to be a crapshoot, but one's mileage really does vary when it comes to the Cat's Meow. They're a truly mixed bag: part public karaoke venue, part dive bar, and pseudo club when it's really poppin. Overall, I've had equally as many terrible times as I've had good ones here, so it's a bit of a split decision for me. There's no doubt the place is lively and during any night of the week there's going to be a crowd in here cheering on whomever is on stage ready to belt out a tune. The karaoke concept isn't unique, but it is one of the only venues within this part of town that specializes in it. Song choices are actually a lot more limited than I realized and the time to wait can be especially long, especially after 10pm. The sound system is solid and ears will be ringing for anyone close to the stage. The drinks are sort of like their bathrooms: not pretty but doable. No one is coming here for a fancy cocktail, but they do offer the standard well drinks in disposable cups for bar hopping. There is no food served here and outside food will be likely inspected by the staff and dealt with immediately upon entering. I would recommend just coming in, grabbing a hurricane, and feeling the place out. My personal favorite part of this place isn't even the karaoke (#1) but rather the upper balcony where one can people watch over Bourbon like it's Mardi Gras all over again. For holidays, gamedays, and the like, the outside is actually a gathering spot for lots of would-be tourists / visitors. Shenanigans are also likely, but this is New Orleans after all. Lastly, the biggest downer here is the service. Be it the bouncers, bartenders, the KJs, there's always someone rude enough to make folks feel uncomfortable or unwelcomed. Even when the place isn't too packed, I've been met with such grumpiness that I had no desire to stay. The ideal approach would be to not interact with the staff at all, but IDs need to be checked, drinks need to be ordered, and songs need to be sung. I suppose the latter is why this place manages to keep chugging along after all. _____________ (#1) Drunk people singing off key? Shocker, I know.

Had a great time at Cat's! I highly recommend this place! Great atmosphere and bartenders! Birdie made us great drinks all night!! Y'all go see her!

This place is a karaoke bar. You sign up for your song out of the options they have in a book. As the night progressed more people ended up getting the liquid courage to perform and everyone was dancing. They have some bar top tables but also an outdoor area with a bar where people can get some air or smoke. The average age was probably 22 which isn't for everyone but a much different vibe of karaoke vs the rest of bourbon street.

This place is a favorite on Bourbon street! Karaoke hosts are fabulous! Bar is quick and atmosphere is super fun!

Fun place for karaoke, and pretty reasonable drinks for bourbon street. It was actually pretty crowded on a Monday night!

The place is fine if you want to hear the KDJ sing every other song. They also put a $200 hold on your charge card if you run a tab and don't mention it when they start the tab. Not nearly enough seating

We were here on March 6th after my ankle was fractured at The Blacksmith I wasn't able to bear weight on my ankle I was able to hobble in to the Cat's Meow where the staff obviously observed my ankle that was the size of a grapefruit and immediately sprung into action. Security sat us at a table and brought me a bag of ice to try and help with the swelling I was beside myself and in tears at this point. After my boyfriend had a couple of beers I was no longer able to bear weight on my leg, we were parked a mile away from Burbon St. So he had me stay put until he made the walk back to our truck the nice staff carried me out and put me in our vehicle so we could leave I can't honestly thank the staff enough here for helping me out in a huge time of crisis lol. But even though the pain it was actually a real fun place that had karaoke going on and they've only been open a couple of weeks so my hats off to everyone here for knowing what to do with a customer who's been injured and needs medical attention.

It was so loud, I couldn't speak to my buddies at the same table. I love karaoke but I couldn't make this fun

It's New Orleans. There's some places you go to eat and other places you go to drink. This place is an excellent place to check out when you just want to have a good time. Every bar has its own personality. This is a karaoke bar, except it's New Orleans style. Combined with a lot of alcohol and loud music, it's going to be a lot of fun, especially when you come with a group of friends. Someone will end up up singing. The drinks are typical of any bars. It's reasonably priced. Nothing fancy. But the atmosphere is very lively and that's what you want in a bar. It's definitely worth it to check out.

Went here on a bach trip. The host put beads in the bridesmaid's face after she sang and asked her to take her top off. She politely declined and the host started demanding she took her shirt off. She declined again, and he started ranting in the mic about how she shouldn't be dressed like that and not be willing to take her top off. It doesn't matter if the host is not into women, it's still sexual harassment.

What a dump. This place has no more than 200 songs. I have more songs than that on my phone! There are more songs listed on their website than they actually had at the bar. WTH kind of karaoke bar has one Prince song? Not even purple rain? I didn't see any Hall and Oates, Elton, and maybe one Billy Joel song. The freaking KJ was singing back-to-back songs while patrons waited. Seriously, dude? Hands down the worst karaoke experience of my life! I'm not exaggerating when I say their entire song list fits on just four pages of paper. FOUR PAGES! Unreal. Oh, and if you want to sing, there's a two-drink minimum. Gthoh!

If I could give a minus 10 I would... I'm from outta town and this was a show for the host to showcase himself...not to allow people to sing. I was told 8 songs til me and it was more like 25 and the host sang with most everyone!!! What bullshit! What liars! Sucked ass!! I've sang all over the world at karaoke bars and this was THE ABSOLUTE WORST PLACE TO KARAOKE don't do it! They told me it would be 45 min we were there over two hours before I was even on the board BULLSHIT!!!

We enjoyed this bar during Mardi Gras week. They have a balcony up top that had a great view point. Also enjoyed watching everyone singing karaoke.

Eh. There were many drunk tourists cheering on the drunken performers who didn't have talent. It's cheesy and cliche and after a little bit we kept going.

A must stop on Bourbon St!! It was the funniest spot on the street and one of the highlights of my trip. They have a great selection of songs and the staff was a whole show themselves! If you go, know that they have a webcam so you can let your lame friends that didn't go on the trip with you see you sing your heart out and make them more jealous. Or go by a fake name and have a great night know one needs to have receipts for.

We had such a fun time at the Cat Meow Karaoke Bar. The drinks are nothing out of the ordinary, but it's all about the karaoke (which is completely free)! You just need to wait your turn and sing your heart out in front of complete strangers.

TL;DR Harassed by the host due to my body, left feeling ashamed and embarrassed. The host harassed me on stage and said I deserved it because of how I was dressed. After I sang my song, he approached me with beads and said "you know how we get beads in New Orleans." I politely declined and he insisted. I declined again and got off stage. He started ranting on the mic for about 15 minutes about how I shouldn't come to Burbon Street dressed like that (I was wearing a maxi dress) if I'm not going to show my t*ts. Even other patrons came up to me to ask if I was okay. To the host: I don't care if you're not interested in women. Telling me to show my t*ts and yelling at my friends to "get the f*** out of my bar" when I wouldn't is s*x**l harassment and you should be ashamed. UPDATE: Called management and finally got ahold of them. He was very compassionate and got the details, saying what happened wasn't appropriate. Leaving this review up in case the person didn't get fired because I don't know.

Worst place in Bourbon St. The Bouncers were so rude and disrespectful. One of them threw away my wifes drink when she was halfway done and claimed it was almost empty, I confronted the situation and he got aggressive took his hat off and wanted to fight me. I confronted him and said I was being respectful but I did not appreciate him throwing away the drink, his "bigger" friend came over and got even more aggressive and kicked me out he was shoving my mother in law and I said to please have some respect and do not treat her like that. I left with my wife (celebrating her 30th birthday) and family.

Find Some Place Else To Drink I have visited the Cat's Meow over 30+ times since 1995 and have had some of the best time of my life there. Since my last visit, pre-COVID, there has been a number of changes that I found a bit unsettling. I was at the Cat's Meow two times this past weekend, Oct. 22 & 23, 2022. First, it is very disappointing they had to abandon the 3 for 1 Happy Hour, even though they still brag about it on the web site, Q. What/When is Happy Hour? A. Cat's Meow originated the 3 for 1 happy hour back in 1989, and we still offer it today. They do not. They do offer a 2 for 1 happy now from 4 to 5. My biggest and probably only beef are the drink prices after happy hour. They are asking $10.00 for a domestic beer. Having spent some time in the adult beverage business, I know a single bottle of beer does not cost them more than a dollar. I understand they are an entertainment-based establishment and should charge a premium for drink. But is a 900% profit margin really necessary. Then there are the mixed drink prices. My wife drinks Taqueray and Tonic. The first one I bought was $11. The second one was $11.50. The third one was 13.00. Are the registers on a clock that changes drink prices the later it gets in the evening? Again, this brings in about a 1100% profit margin. Very disappointed. Especially when I can go to the most famous bar in the French Quarter, Pat O'Brien's, and pay $6 for domestic beer. I'm sure management is wondering why their crowds are much smaller than before. I can name one. I'm not likely to darken the door at the Cat's Meow for a long time.

Me and my friends went to the Cat's Meow on New Years Eve because it was a karaoke bar and the atmosphere seemed really cool. We went upstairs and took some seats out on the balcony to people watch. We decided we wanted some drinks and I went to the bar to ask the bartender for the drinks. At first she seemed nice but, she totally ignored us. She was kissing and hugging her friends, and she got a drink for some people that were already there. I asked her why she didn't get us our drinks. This crazy women started cursing me out saying she was one bartender and she didn't have time. There were 3 people at the bar not including me. I knew she was drunk. She said f**k you this and that. She was a short brunette with long hair. The dummy threw a bunch of beads at me but they landed in the corner somewhere. lol. Before long there was security and the managers surrounding us. They didn't care what l was explaining to them about how she cursed me out and how I thought she was drunk. All they cared about was I threw an empty plastic cup at her. How would you feel if you asked for drinks and the bartender ignored you and then cursed you out? That's why nobody was in that place. It should have been packed but there was nobody in there. Look out Tik Tok here I come, they about to go viral.

Staple when bar hoping in NOLA, super fun times people watching and the staff do a great job facilitating the party.

What a complete and total let down. I get it. It's on Bourbon. People who go to karaoke bars want to... you guessed it! Actually sing songs! Between every single song, the KJ either sang one herself, or brought up frat boys for a bachelor party and made them dance, or drunk "Moms" to dance. Not entertaining. Aside from no seating, very limited song list(they didn't have our Go-To's) and two hour waits, we bagged it and went some where else to celebrate our Bride to be. Very nice staff, that's about the only nice thing I can say about this "Karaoke Bar"

Karaoke night, and every other song is performed by the mc's. Karaoke is for the customers not the hosts. Sorry no fun for customers who have to wait twice as long to karaoke.

I went to this bar with my friend to celebrate her upcoming wedding. She's a singer so naturally I took her to a karaoke bar. We brought a bunch of friends and were having a great time. The second we walked in, I put her name in to do karaoke. The woman that took her name seemed bothered that I asked how this worked. We all sat waiting for my friends name to be called. She was "on the board". About 45 min later, we noticed that they took her name off the board. I went and asked the same woman why she was erased. She said because we "didn't check in". Really? Not only was that not mentioned when I put her name in, we were sitting right up against the stage. We weren't going anywhere. I figured it was miscommunication and just put her name back in. Our girls were ready to hear our soon to be bride, sing her heart out. After 30 min. we noticed that her name was erased from this board again. At this point, I went to the host and let him know that his co-host kept taking her name off. He apologized and said that he would take care of it. 20 minutes later, we had enough and were walking out. This "co-host" looked at us, laughed and flipped us off. Yep, you read that right. Trying to not go Karen, I went Karen...why? Because we spent good money there and were treated like crap by the entertainment. What professional would flip a patron off? Really??? So Karen came out (and yes, I HATE Karen's but this was so wrong)... I asked for the manager, and the security men were nice enough to call him over. His name was DAVID. I told him what happened and expressed that out of all the bars on Bourbon St., we chose to spend our night there, spent hundreds of dollars and the fact that we got flipped off by the entertainment was not only incredibly rude but unacceptable. I work in customer service. If I had done the same, I wouldn't have a job anymore. The manager, DAVID, said he needs to talk to his employee and he would get back to me only to come back to tell me that the woman said I flipped her off and he "was taking her side". I DO NOT recommend this place, and these ppl should look for other jobs NOT in the customer service industry. NOLA was an amazing time, but unfortunately, our last night was beyond soured.

Good place to hangout with friends, and watch Bourbon st. festivities on the balcony. The drinks were cold, the party vibe was on hit, but the best part is hanging out on the balcony. With so many things happening and going on up and down that street, you can see and be in the middle of everything. At some point of the night it turned into a Mardi Gras situation on the different balconies. from all the businesses. There was beads flying, drinks spilling, and boobs in the air. Maybe this is a normal night, but it reminded me of the good time I had here Mardi gras week.

You have to buy their passes or be in a group to be important enough to sing on top of paying to get in. Las Vegas Fremont st. Location

We had so much fun here - it's such a lively karaoke bar. I think we stayed for about 2-3 hrs. The emcee was engaging and entertaining. There was also a guy managing the karaoke requests. Did I mention that he's a very flamboyant dancer? We were all fascinated with his dance moves. The emcee's mom ended up performing the Thong Song - she was amazing! A lot of performers were great. They also had a jump rope and hula hoop contest. Of course I participated (and won hehe). The drinks are pretty cheap. We ordered rounds of Crown and it was only $4/shot! Highly recommend that you stop here if you're on Bourbon.

Wild and crazy karaoke!! This place is hilarious. I had a fun time here. It gets pretty busy. It's large and there's plenty of space to move around. The bartenders were nice. It's a little smelly and a little dirty, but that's NOLA for you. Go and sing some songs! You'll be glad you did.

We came for a bachelorette party and the bride loves karaoke so we were super excited. We went to grab some water at the bar and the bar tender wouldn't serve us H20 without buying a two drink minimum. We are a large party and we're going to spend money at the bar but that response was super rude. If you want to charge for water, we would buy it, but blatantly saying no water unless you buy liquor when someone had a dry throat is crazy. I asked security if this was normal and he said "if you on bourbon you gotta spend we want ur money" .... Ummmmm if you were hospitable we would have paid like 4x the amount of 2 drinks.... But since you wanna be petty I'll make sure to tell all my ballin friends and family not to spend a dime at the cats meow. We got water easily down the street at the piano bar. They charged us $3 for one and we bought way more than two drinks

Super fun night! I'm not really into karaoke, unless it's in my car...but at one point I think we had 30 of us on that stage! And I even danced across that stage!! I've never been to a karaoke bar like that before, i've only gone to places where you can rent a private room with a few friends and sing, so this was definitely an experience! Good music, the guy up there kept things moving, the words on the screen were big enough for me to see (lol!) and the bouncers did their job trying to get people to come in and keep the trouble out. I think i'll keep my day job, though, my singing is worse than i thought. Our group had the upstairs area and balcony overlooking Bourbon street, it was just the right size to have our party!

Great place for karaoke on Bourbon Street! Fun atmosphere, great drink deals. The staff knows how to keep the crowd entertained! At the bar we ordered a beer and a Tito's and Tonic. The waitress put 3 beers on the table and a jumbo Tito's and Tonic. We asked if she got our order wrong and she said "No, it's 3 for the price of 1!" So we got a great buzz starting our night off here. My boyfriend even got on stage to sing! Great night.

So much fun! We stop by every time we're in town and it's always a blast. Sign up for karaoke early and plan on staying awhile with a drink in hand!

That MC Debauchery! Best MC eveeeeeerrrr!! The vibes were immaculate and he kept the party going

I went to the Cat's Meow on October 23rd. I'm a karaoke lover, so I made sure that I went this time. I really enjoyed the Cat's Meow. The hosts were very energetic & the crowd was wild (in a good way). Various music was performed & played, but it was mostly pop. A lot of songs I was very unfamiliar with. The drink I purchased was reasonably priced. Unfortunately, due to the lack of seating available, I didn't get a chance to perform. I had a seat and I wanted to keep it, without having an issue with someone, who may end of taking it. Will be coming back, but next time I'll bring a jacket to hold my seat.

How come the host sang as much as she wanted and made the whole place about her? As soon as my friends wanted to sing they had to wait an hour when there was a total of less than 20 people in the building. When my friends got up there the host and workers paid no attention and starting closing everything and hanging stuff up. But everyone else got praised like they were a Grammy award winning artist. This place is very "one sided". The workers were nice until thing weren't fit for the vibe/atmosphere. I went to very many places on Bourbon and this one turned out to be the trashiest one I went to! Wish I could get my time back and spend it where the customers were appreciated the entire time regardless what kind of music and people were in the building. Not to mention when my friend was calling the workers out on not being the same for everyone the host called my friend a bitch. Definitely needs to be a cleanse inside the business.

Fun karaoke bar with $3 jello shots! It's super fun, roomy enough with both indoor and outdoor areas, and the emcee keeps things fun and entertaining.

Allow me to go on record: I am not a fan of Bourbon Street. Once a source of great jazz, blues & dixie; it now seems to be source of oddly-named neon-colored drinks in enormous plastic containers and greasy pizza slices. I have to really dig deep to endure a stroll down Bourbon knowing full well nearby Frenchman is a far better experience. So I have to give a shout out to Cat's Meow for providing me with an hour of patron-driven entertainment. Yes, Cat's Meow is a karaoke bar. It is filled with tourists (many of whom have been drinking those neon-colored drinks) and they like to sing for Cat's Meow's enthusiastic drink-consuming crowd. Some of the tourists are fantastic singers... and some are terrible singers. All of them are entertaining. And in between the amateur acts, the two people running the karaoke machine also sing. They help drive the energy and keep the show moving. I admit there were times I wanted more amateurs, but I appreciated how the duo filled the gaps. The bar itself is old and crowded. Rear-end wiggling servers offer up jello shots as they dance. You can escape the crowd by moving into other sections of the bar. I was never pressured to buy a drink... and all efforts are made to keep everyone happy. Our little group had a good time, something I did not expect on Bourbon Street.

Came here for karaoke with my friend for her birthday. Came in and went to go grab something from store. The damn door person saId no bags however the white guest were let in with bags. Now I'm hott standing waiting for my friends. This is bourbon street people shop and pop ito bars with souvenirs. Freaking IDIOT.

Loved this kareoke spot!! I enjoyed watching and listening to all the people getting on stage doing kareoke. Great drinks and atmosphere. You will have a variety of music from old school to today's hits.

We made a stop at the Cat's Meow for some karaoke at around 2:30 PM. It was fairly empty so my date was able to sing plenty. Our plan was to stop in for a bit then move on. However, we never left! The longer we were there, the more we drank and the more crowded it got. We had a blast!! The performers had fun and we all sang along to all the songs. Drinks were pretty cheap (three for the price of one) and we had Jell-O shots, too. I made several trips to the restroom and it was always clean. If you sing karaoke, or if you just like to sing along in the crowd, check out this place. You won't be disappointed.

This was by far the most fun part of the French quarter! When we got there, we didn't know it was a karaoke bar, we went to the upstairs bar since it was so crowded on the first floor.. to order some drinks. There, our bachelorette group met a bachelor party & we all hit it off! We were playing bachelorette games & they were playing some games of their own too so we both helped each other the whole night knock things off our games lists! Once we were drunk enough, we signed up for karaoke & had a blast!!! This place was sooo cool because there were about 4 bars inside, as well as a lot of open space. Really cool spot, if I'm ever back in NOLA, I gotta come back here.

Fun karaoke bar! Bouncer was not friendly, staff even said he is a prick. Cool to hang out, but I will probably pass and check out other bars next time. Went on a Wednesday night and the upstairs was closed, that's supposed to be cool.

Five stars! Truly incredible ambiance. Great spot to take a girl on a date. The lobster is amazing. (Just kidding... this place is fun as hell)