I haven't been here at night to experience the bar scene, but as a lunch place, I felt this place was great. Â Their menu is competitively priced with typical lunch choices, like a club sandwich or a buffalo shrimp wrap, which are two things I have had here and enjoyed. Â The best thing on the menu in my opinion though is the Catfish Lafayette, which is probably the best seafood dish I've ever had. Â It's catfish topped with a seasoned buttery cream sauce, nice large shrimp, and a few kinds of vegetables I believe (like onions, bell peppers and the like). Â They also have great daily lunch specials, but these can get a little pricey. Â One time I had their shrimp fettuccine lunch special and although it was very good, it was a little too expensive, especially compared to what other restaurants around the area charge for lunch specials. Â Overall though, this is a great option for lunch. Â I have been here quite a few times and will keep returning.
Review Source:This place is a hidden gem. Â It has two bars one more like the old public bars they used to have in England, this is where they have the stage set up for the groups that perform here. Â The other bar leads to the patio which is lit at night with fairy lights so feels very continental. The waiter who served our table was very attentive, we all ordered something different so had the range of the Chicken, Drum and Steak all were very tasty and we finished with the bread pudding which was shared by two. Â The chef finishes at 9pm which works quite well as the bar can become very busy after then as the live music starts at 10pm. Â I will be back again
Review Source:Once upon a visit to New Orleans .... I stayed in a town called Covington.
One of my best girlfriends, and now resident of this lovely town, was taking me on a nighttime tour of downtown Covington. The clean, quiet sidewalks, the lingering smell of smoke and BBQ in the air, and the rhythm  of  music starting to fill the dimly lit empty streets.
She told me this was the place to have some good beer on a Monday night. Perfect!! We grabbed a spot at the bar, but I did notice that there was an extensive dining area. Indoors, as well as a large outdoor patio. The bar area also had lots of tables, mucho space for dancing and swinging.
The beer list was certainly extensive, most of which I had never heard of before, but I was proud to order local Abita Brews. After bobbin my head to the music for a little while, the bartender, who was very attentive, offered to put in some food for us. We enjoyed creole crab cakes with roasted corn, and I had my first SHRIMP PO BOY in like 5 years. Super tasty, just what I wanted.
The live music was awesome as well. I was also noticing the lineup of artists that they book from the past, and it looks like some pretty good stuff comes through this town.
If you ever find yourself on the Northshore of good ol' Louisianna, find downtown Covington and stop in for a cold Abita!!
You get the best of both worlds! If you like a comfortable bar atmosphere with a wide selection of food (good quality might I add) Â and drinks, or a good place to hang out and listens to popular bands, well this is it! Also, there is another room added called the Seiler bar. If you like affordable fine dining with exceptional quality then I highly recommend. Excellent wine and liquor selection. Specialty drinks served with crushed ice are a must try (bossmans snowball, Moscow mule, fresh fruit cocktails and martinis etc!) Staff is friendly and work very hard to make your experience memorable and make you a returning patron. It's a New Orleans style setting with artwork featured by covingtons finest! A large patio extends seating as well as makes a perfect place to spend happy hour on a beautiful day :-) Â Honestly, what one place can you go to that offers all of this?! Menu is always evolving to offer the freshest food for your taste! Check it out hours of operation: 11 till M-F / 12 till on Saturdays! Seiler open for dinner W-F 4 -10 but open for cocktails till 2 am.
Review Source:The Columbia Street Tap Room isn't a bad bar, but isn't a great one either.
The bar is located in downtown Covington and has an excellent selection of beer. The problem begins when they have live music. The crowd seems to change from an older adult crowd yo a younger more rowdy group. They walk around the bar and charge a cover for the music even if you've been there for hours.
Next door, but part of the same business, is a fancier bar which caters to an older crowd.
Both bars offer food with the food being more upscale at the fancy pants part of the bar.
My problem is that I don't particularly care for either bar. I could do without the music, and the fancy side is too fancy for me. The location is great and the staff are usually friendly. I guess its worth a visit if you've never been, but I'd rather go somewhere else.
As we walked into this place we immediately felt a chill, I thought it was the AC but quickly learned that no, it would be the cold shoulder from every employee.
I actually felt like I was bothering the bartender asking for a menu. Then had to basically beg for drinks. Once the food was served had to ask for utensils, OK yes I asked for utensils, wanna guess what I got?? a knife, that was it. Now I did order a burger but there were fries and I tend to like to have a fork. Oh and the burger, while it was asked how I would like it cooked I don't think anyone listened. Wanted med rare and it was about as well done as you could get.
Got the bill, paid and was never talked to again. Not thank you, not have a good day, nothing.
So if you enjoy rude, non welcoming staff, sub par food then this is the place for you.
Not a bad little bar - that just happens to serve quite decent food as well!
Great burgers, huge sandwiches (you should see the club), and some pretty tasty gumbo. Oh...and on Mondays a very good red beans and rice!.
Nice selection of beers on tap. Â
Good live music on the weekends.
On the down side the place is rather small and can get uncomfortably crowded at times. Street parking can be a bit of a challenge at times.
Bottom line: Very casual, pretty friendly, decent food, a good selection of cold beers. Maybe not worth a special trip but if you are in the area you can do much worse. And if you go on Mondays try the red beans and rice.