Walking up the stairs intrigued us, I loved the cave like feel and the UV lights, very cool, our kids would love it. The aromas coming from the kitchen divine. We loved the decor, it has a fun and adventurous feel to it.
The staff were warm and friendly and made you feel very welcome.

Tough decisions on what to order as the menu all looks great. I chose the Jambalaya and it was beautiful, just the right amount of heat in it, a little light on the meat, although I’m not complaining as we did have a voucher – not sure if this made any difference to the amount of meat in it – (4 pieces of thin sausage which tasted great, 3 large prawns and 3 small pieces of chicken about the size of a 10c piece) still tasted great though, if I was paying full price I would have expected a little more meat.
My partner choose a pizza can’t remember it’s name – central pizza? But it was delicious – the base was clearly handmade from scratch with awesome flavours like none other I have tasted, it was just yum, the topping great too, the cheese was soft and silky, the flavours were just all there.

The service was great too. Considering it was a Tuesday night they seemed to have a good steady flow of customers and we didn’t have too long to wait for our meals either.

Overall a wonderful dining experience and we will definitely be going back.
la nourriture était délicieuse.
I highly recommend this restaurant to everyone.

When we were leaving there were people at the door deciding if they should go in or not, I think I convinced them and I’m sure they had a delicious meal too.

First things first – food was great until the last round.
Six of us had vouchers for all you can eat ribs off Groupon.
Made a reservation on the day and was told that it’s supposed to be at least 24 hours notice but they accommodated us anyway (Didn’t say anywhere on the voucher about 24 hours notice).
Two of our party said they’d been before and it was a great place to go – doesn’t seem to be the case when you have vouchers.
Service was VERY slow, about 45 minutes once everyone arrived to get served, forgotten requests, no water, not enough cutlery etc but it looked like they might have been understaffed at short notice and the 2 waiting staff did a good job of getting everything done.
However, turns out all you can eat means 2 plates at Voodoo (One full plate, one half). We weren’t particularly impressed as the vouchers didn’t have a limit on them (Not sure if a Voodoo mistake or Groupon) and clearly said all-you-can-eat. The waiter said we could see the manager if we wanted. I’d read some of the comments on here about how he (the manager) wants to talk in person to customers who aren’t completely happy but he didn’t want anything to do with us, so the waiter had to go backwards and forwards voicing our concerns.
We eventually got told we could have a third plate of half ribs (2 servings in total) but nothing more. When these came out they were well below the size, standard and taste of the first two rounds.
Also, most places you use a voucher only require the barcode/code number from the voucher so when one of our guys pulled out his voucher on his iPhone he was told he needed to print it out and had to go to an internet cafe in the middle of dinner and print it.
Would potentially give it another go based off the raving reviews by our friends before dinner and the fact that the first ribs were excellent, but not with another voucher – that seems to be the common thread in the bad reviews.

Having purchased a voucher off grab one I was looking forward to a good meal at Voodoo restaurant Manners street, Wellington. Then I read some of the reviews and become a bit concerned, especially with the somewhat feisty replies by the restaurant owner. However I must say I was pleasantly pleased. Both my partner and I enjoyed our meal. It was excellent value for money. The service staff were great, very polite, friendly and efficient. The decor although rather over the top certainly adds to the dining experience, making a change from the numerous somewhat sterile environs of many of our top restaurants in Wellington. Would we return, yes most likely, for a quick tasty and inexpensive meal.

My partner, myself and my son went for dinner on a Saturday night. I saw about 7 tables with people so it wasnt overly busy.
The first thing we were asked was if we had a voucher, which we didnt.
We were sat down and given a drinks menu straight away. Within 5mins the waiter was back to take our order, which was great. However we waited about 10mins for the drinks to arrive. We were then given a menu and i was disappointed to see there was no kids menu. Alot of the meals on the menu seemed to be spicy so my son asked for the ribs (the 2nd most expensive item on the menu). We waited 35mins for our meals to come. The meals were very nice and my son enjoyed the ribs, although i wasnt happy about paying $34 for an 11yr old.
We ordered dessert, while waiting, we saw a couple arrive, order a bottle of wine, they had half a glass each and left as they tried to order 4 meals off the menu and every one they picked they got told they were out of, so they were pretty angry. I ordered 2 cocktails which i paid for straight away. Another table had ordered cocktails after me and they got theirs first. 20mins later i was still waiting for my drinks. By this time we had finished dessert and were ready to go home. A waitress bought one cocktail over then which was the wrong one, and i had ordered 2. 5mins later they came back and asked what drink i wanted. About ten mins later we finally had the drinks, not that we wanted it by then as we were ready to take my son home as it was 10.30pm. We arrived at 7.45.
So disappointing that there isnt really anything suitable for children and took a little too long for dinner to come and WAY too long for the drinks . It also seems a little strange how every customer gets asked if they have a voucher. So the meals were nice but need improving on time management skills.

Warm beer, which arrived AFTER my main!?! A WAY-overly sweet chicken sausage Jambalaya with five pieces of sausage and almost NO chicken. I see a lot of people here have bagged the décor…. not such a big prob. for me but if you can’t get the décor 100% right how about playing some authentic music from New Orleans instead of generic 80s BB King and the soundtrack from ‘Brother, Where Art Thou’? Not that hard to do I would’ve thought – and a REAL MOOD SETTER? Unimpressed. Oh, and I wasn’t on any voucher thing, like some here, I was full paying, walk-up customer. I left 2/3 of my warm beer and half my (very average) meal on the table, paid, and left. Never again.

UPDATE:
That’s right, mate. The customer is never right around here, and it’s always their fault it seems…. ha ha – no need to get personal bro, I’m happy enough – I just know bulls**t when I see it and I called it. That beer WAS warm and I had to ask again for AFTER my main arrived – I ate about half of my meal and left almost all but a couple mouthfuls of the beer. On a positive note your staff dealt with my complaints very well – but I think they probably get a fair bit of practice.

I’m not a chef and I don’t know what the food is like in New Orleans, but I came there Saturday night with a friend and we had the vouchers. I couldn’t wait to try the food. Ive heard really good things about the food.
I have read the reviews on here and I think a lot of them are made up or people who are rude and think they are chefs and they know how to run a restaurant. I had to write a review because people who write bad reviews think they are experts in food and service.
But anyway, Saturday night they looked busy, and we had the owner Don seated us to our table. He suggested the chicken wings as entrees, and boy he was right! I loved it! Spicy and hot! I wanted more! It was a good vibe that night and also new Orleans music it was awesome!
For our mains I got the chicken Rac (can’t spell it) and my friend got the ribs. I asked for no ham cos I don’t eat pork. And no ham in my meal very happy. my friend she ate all her ribs , came with coleslaw and curly fries, damn the fries were nice. she really liked the ribs the BBQ sauce he makes it himself cos we asked him. We tried to get recipe of him. My chicken really great no over cooked. I never tried anything like that before, it had croissant on the bottom, had gravy, the chicken and beans bearnaise sauce and veges on the side. I enjoyed my meal.
The owner he was really nice and tried to be funny with us, but it was good. So it came to desert and boy I have had beignets from other places and they are usually not cooked in the middle or horrible. We both had beignets like yum! Nicely coated with icing sugar and light. We decided to buy extra beignets cos they were really nice!
All I can say we both enjoyed our meals and we will be back!
Thank you Don for making our night. We left very full!
Good luck to you! Dont let the wannabes who think they know everything about your food let you down!

My fiancé and I are regular visitors to Wellington, and look forward to dining in new and exciting venues within the city. If we find a place we love, we return many times… unfortunately this was not the case with Voodoo, we will not be returning!!

When people purchase vouchers, they generally do so to scope a place out and see whether it is worth returning to. That does not mean these diners should be treated differently, and as if they are unwelcome, they too are paying customers and deserve a top notch dining experience… If you don’t want these customers then don’t advertise vouchers!!!! Simple really.

We had booked ahead online, and were disappointed when we arrived and our table was not set. The waiter sat us down, placed a wine glass, knife and fork down and disappeared for 15 minutes (I timed it!). When he came back he asked for our orders, BUT we had not seen a single Menu!!! He then verbally told us what was on offer, it would have been nice to have been able to read the descriptions of what each dish was but he didn’t get us a menu. It was very confusing. We then asked to see a drinks menu, and then finally got to see what we had ordered.

When your EFTPOS machine is down, ensure all diners are aware of this before you seat them. We were unimpressed when asked to go down to Manners Mall use the ATM machine, as we were late meeting friends as it was. Then you didn’t have enough money in the till to give us correct change, we waited quite awhile before the change was sorted. It shouldn’t take 15+ minutes to pay for a meal!

The food was good, but not good enough to be the prices they had if the food wasn’t discounted by our voucher. Highly disappointed in the service at this place. And by the responses by Don, you should use criticism constructively, not attack people! We simply want to help you improve your business.

A friend and i with her sons took advantage of the grab one voucher for a meal at Voodoo earlier in the month. We stayed the weekend in Wellington and dined there on Saturday 3rd of December. We had a terrific night and were extremely well looked after by all the staff. The food was great and the place had a nice atmosphere. We were there when the earth quake hit at 7.20pm and all the staff handled the situation well, making sure all guests were OK. I would definitely eat there again and can’t wait till I am in Wellington again…

I was in New Zealand on a working tour. We were wanting some good ol southern food and we could not have picked the more PERFECT place. Took me back to New Orleans at right bite. The Hush-puppies WOW, The Ribs , making my mouth water again. I can’t wait to come back to your place next year The service was top notch and the staff were not only friendly but great on the eyes. . . See you in Nov/Dec 2012 =)

We booked online via Voodoos online booking – no problems at all. Arrived at the restaurant to be greated by a lovely french lad behind the bar and let us know someone would be with us shortly.

Services staff were prompt and constantly topped up the water glasses, which was fantastic. Drink orders taken and staff were constantly passing by to make sure we had everything – this was great!

Food was amazing & arrived promptly after ordering, which was a suprise as the place was packed, so we were happy to wait. There were 7 of us so we covered quite a bit; ordering each something different. I was unsure of what to expect as this was something a little different and my mind was amazed by the delicious foods that we had.

We all had a fantastic time and we will be back for sure! Thanks so much for an amazing dining experience, thanks to all the staff/Chefs/Owners for a wonderful and pleasent evening.

Summary – bad start but once we got there, things were great.

We had a Grabone voucher so I rang up and asked to make a booking. I was next asked “for how many people?”. I said “two” and the response was that they were fully booked for two weeks. We were prepared to go at any time, so I went to the website and made a reservation online for Sunday night => no problem. This annoyed me and I’ll allow you to draw your own conclusions about why I may have been told that there were no spaces for the $60 (or whatever it cost) voucher, particularly given there was only one other table there by the time we left.

Anyway, once we got there, things were very good from my perspective. The service was great, the waitresses very helpful, the food came out promptly and it was really interesting food for me. My wife thought it could have been a tad warmer, but we’re not fussy people so overall, we were very pleased.

Would I go back? Yeah, probably. After reading reviews on this site and some of the responses this guy makes, I didn’t get a good first impression of the place, but the food was great. My wife’s suggestion was a good one – take the hits on the review site and don’t be sarcastic as it’s a poor look – stick to producing good quality food!

We went tonight with a Grabone voucher and I ordered the Caesar Salad for main. I know it’s an odd choice when going to a New Orleans restaurant but I was quite full from the sampling platter (which was good). The Caesar Salad was described as “Caesar Salad as we all know and love but with a New Orleans twist – deep fried crispy prawns”

I have been to New Orleans so we all know how great the Caesar Salad is in the US.. Lots of bacon, parmesan, egg etc. This Caesar Salad came with COS LETTUCE, 3 croutons and PRAWNS. Certainly not a ‘Caesar Salad’ that I know and love. I did ask the waitress where the part of the salad that I ‘love’ was.. was it still in the kitchen. The waitress had no idea about this or much else to be honest but went to the chef who said – this is how it comes! I had to argue that if they ‘googled’ Caesar Salad then they would find that it normally had a few more ingredients besides my bed of lettuce with prawns on the top. They did agree that I could reorder but I was dining with 5 other family members and by the time my new dish would have come out, I would have been eating by myself.

The most disappointing – that a CHEF thinks that lettuce and prawns on the top is a Caesar.

I will never return to this restaurant as I prefer to pay for food that is described the same as the menu and where customer service is paramount. Both were lacking. There are certainly better places to eat in Wellington.

We went to Voodoo shortly after it opened and loved it. The food and the service were great, and it was busy suggesting a very promising start.

We recommended it to a number of friends. Unfortunately most of them (4/5 who have been there on our recommendation) have had complaints which have embarrassed us. This has included difficulties in getting bookings from Grab-One vouchers (people who want to check the place out!) or being located very close to large groups of people who are very loud (and often very drunk).

I was so pleased that Voodoo had opened for a style of cuisine that Wellington doesn’t have much of. But I think it needs to make up its mind about whether it wants to be cheap and cheerful or offering a quality dining experience. At the moment it doesn’t do either very well.

Severley dissapointed

I had high hopes for this place!
Having experienced dining at other New Orleans inspired restaurants and the real deal New Orleans cuisine i was really excited about a new New orleans restaurant.
My excitement dwindled quickly…
Walking in I noticed it had used the decor from the previous restaurant, which is interesting if your on acid, otherwise its a real eye sore.
It was a realtively quiet night, only 2 tables in use, one of which was a group of 14 who were rather loud. Wanting a table for 2, and hoping for soemthing intimate, were seated at a table so close to the group we might as well have joined them. Upon questioning the wait staff if antoher table was available, a polite no was given (probably the best part of the experience) however no explanation was given. odd?
This was all after a quick interrogation from the maitre d who had determined we were full paying customers and not using a grab one voucher.
We ordered a drink, from a fairly lacking drinks list, and waited and waited and waited. The drinks arrived and then the waiter was gone, not a chance to ask to order.
We waited again, and waited some more.
Frustrated I approached the wait staff talking between themselves to see if we could order food.which we managed to with some perservation.
Admittedly, when the food did arrive it looked good. But looks can be decieving and this time it was true.
The food lacked any real punch of flavour I was expecting from the New Orleans cuisine.
Despite trying both mine and my dates food this opinion did not change.
When we were leaving we finally got all the service possible to relieve me of my money!!

The good:
The beer was served cold

I have never been so digusted with a restaurant in my life, and I did not even get to experience the food.

I used Voodoo’s online booking system to make a reservation for a Monday night. It allowed me to do so and I even got an email confirming my reservation. Unfortunately, when I arrived at the restaurant it was closed.

I called the restaurant and left a voice message. I received a call from the owner Don the next day. He was honestly the rudest man I have ever spoken to! I explained to him that I purchased the voucher from Grabone for a 3 course meal for 2 people and that I had booked in to use it following the guidelines that were prescribed. I booked in more than 24 hours in advance and the voucher said that the restaurant was open Monday to Sunday. he simply said that it was my fault that I didn’t read the restaurant’s opening hours on the website. I explained to him that his response was unfair as his booking system AND the voucher both said I could go on a Monday. I tried to book in for tonight but he said that I could not come because they were fully booked.

The voucher expires on 13 December so I asked him to extend it for me since it was not my problem that the restaurant allowed me to make a reservation on a night that it ws closed. He simply said that he would make no concessions for me and that it was stupid of me to leave the booking so late.

Throughout the whole conversation he spoke to me with such attitude and disdain. I do not care how good the food at this restaurant is. He does not deserve your money. Do not go to this restaurant. I was truly disgusted at how horrible he was to me.

A word of advice to the owner Don – A good business is based on repeat customers. People will never come back to your restaurant if you talk to them like they are dirt.

Also, judging by the rude comments Don has left on other negative reviews on this site I will also get a nasty little note back. I look forward to reading it.

Update:

Not at all impressed with the owner’s comments to negative reviews on this site. It seems everything is the customer’s fault and never a problem with the restaurant or attitude of the owner. A think that for Don a little introspection would go a long way.

Also, after investigating the matter Grabone happily refunded my money in full. They agreed that I was treated unfairly by the owner and that I was in the right.

I love this restaurant. The grotto up to the reception area is unique and promises a sense of fun. Once inside the decor is mesmerizing too. When we dined there, we found the service attentive. But what really blew me away was the food. The flavors were amazing – like nothing I’ve ever tasted. We’ll definitely be going again.

Do you want to leave a restaurant and know what it means to actually have experienced eating the most amazing and delicious comfort food.

I am not big on decor but I love food, have eaten nearly all over the world and let me say the food is the dining experience it should be.

Went out to dinner with my partner and 7 year old. Started the night out with the $45 sample platter. When my daughter picked up the ribs the meat literally fell off the bone and back onto the plate, the meat was succulent and delicious. The Gris Gris chicken wings were a bit too spicy for me (definitely not for the faint of heart) but if you like hot and spicy as my partner does then this is the dish for you, I have never seen my partner lick his fingers until Voodoo.
Dessert was next we ordered the Mississippi mud cake both the cake and the ice cream were delicious and as we all had very full tummies it is saying a lot that we ate all the dessert too.
Prices do seem quite high but the portions are pretty big and in all honesty the platter practically stuffed 2 adults and a child. The only thing I would change and this is purely because of my taste buds, was that I found the curly fries a bit too salty, but that isn’t going to put me off.
The decor isn’t voodoo but it just fits the live music in the background set the atmosphere to perfect and the waiting staff were so friendly and seemed to be genuinely proud of the fact that they got to serve such wonderful food.
I am not a tipper by any standard but at this restaurant with these staff felt it was only right to show my appreciation for a great night.
Have recommended this restaurant to everyone I know who thought that Lonestar was out of this world especially if they are rib lovers VOODOO is 10 times better than lonestar on their best day.
Will definitely be a weekly regular for our family of 3 while we try each and every item on the menu.

Awesome staircase really set the mood for the night. Cool environment. At first I wasn’t sure about the food as I’ve never had New Orleans Cuisine before. Now Cajun and Creole are firmly in my meal making decisions.

After some hush puppies which were recommended by a friend I was eager to see how CHICKEN ROCHAMBEAU would turn out. One word…..AMAZING. Margaritas were pretty go as well….

I can’t wait to go back.

We dined at Voodoo on a busy Friday night. The atmosphere was awesome and the live music was great. The quirky decor makes it a very interesting place to dine.

I had the ribs and the were amazing!

Two small complaints – service was quite slow & waitstaff started getting a bit grumpy (I think this was because everyone had grabone coupons) and they had run out of the one bottle of savignon blanc on the menu.

Owner Don is awesome and we will definitely be back

Key lime pie melted in my mouth! Amazing!!and I ate it on a very full tummy so that is saying alot. Service was brilliant very attentive and friendly without being intrusive. Sample platter was nice – especially liked the spicy wings- will definitely order those next time. Didnt love the gumbo and jambalaya but it was still nice but probably wouldn’t order it again. Mains were great- I ordered the lamb- potatoes were yummy and so were the veges- lamb cutlets were delicious really good and the other lamb was nice too not as yummy as the cutlets but still good and lots of it def worth the price. My husband ordered baby back ribs- it was huge!! He couldn’t finish coleslaw and curly fries he concentrated on the ribs which awesome – he thought it could have done with a little more BBQ sauce however he really really likes alot of sauce. He said it was the best ribs he ever tasted- meat fell off the bones perfectly. Cocktails were good too I had the long island ice tea- very very yummy. Definitely going back- don’t agree with other reviews over the price – it is not even fine dining prices those are around $50 a main- the most expensive main here is $34 and is def worth the price.atmosphere is great! We think it would be cool if the had a rib, wing and beer and cocktail night like they do in Canada and the states. Decor is interesting and I get the voodoo theme- it matches the relaxed atmosphere perfectly.

Undoubtedly the worst restaurant I’ve ever been to and an appallingly bad ‘dining’ experience … we had a grabone half-price voucher ‘special’ but the experience wasn’t – the dark entrance with the fake plastic decoration made it more reminiscent of a grotty grotto and the bamboo lined ‘couch area’ with short seats and tables made it difficult to eat what crappy food we actually got to eat there, all the while having to endure the awful karaoke-esque background music. The SAMPLER PLATTER was very disappointing with it’s cold CAJUN DEVILED EGGS, overcooked/burnt and very dry HUSH PUPPIES and minuscule tepid GRIS GRIS CHICKEN WINGS, the starters of JAMBALAYA and GUMBO were tasteless and could have done with at least some spices. We then waited and waited … and waited – an hour and a half after ordering, the mains still hadn’t arrived and then the bullsht started … the waiter told us that the cook was ‘slightly overwhelmed’ despite it being half empty and no-one else seemed to be eating either! then one of our ‘product(s) was not available’, he offered us a voucher for a return visit – we refused as we would never ever return there … and then he started waffling, we asked to see the manager. We spoke to the chef and he was unapologetic, repeating that the cook was not having a good night – he wasn’t the only one. He refused to give us refund and referred us to grabone. The friendly waitress was the only positive part of the unpleasant experience, we left angry and hungry so went to the Bristol for a lovely pizza.

We had a late meal at Voodoo on a Friday night. Friendly waiter. Thought the hush puppies were overcooked as they were dark, dry and hard.
My main was quite delicious though, had the duck and rice.
Peach cobbler was disappointing as it didn’t contain much peach and was over-sweet.
Overall ok

Have been twice. Nice but not mind-blowing food, pleasant service apart from one waiter who was a bit try-hard with the jokes and matey-ness. Pleasant enough and better than grumpy, but I preferred the dry ironic-type guy we had previously. Guy behind the bar is nice.

Chef being a classic chef bellowing complaints about our order, despite our table being right next to the kitchen. Not really a problem — more amusing than anything, like the fact that the cutlery allocation is one of each piece per person throughout: the waiter took the fork I’d used for my entree off my plate and said I’d need it for the main! Ha ha!

I like the decor, despite it being not at all Voodooish to my mind, and more a mish-mash of the various prior tenants’ decor. The flashing palm trees are fun, as are the glowing rocks up the stairs.

The first time we went they seemed to have taken heed of previous reviews saying it was too dark, and each table was lit by a blazing light that burned my retinas. I do prefer it not too dark when I eat, but that was a little over the top. It didn’t seem so bad the next time, but we were in a different part of the restaurant.

All in all, quirky and friendly atmosphere (if you ignore the chef ha ha), and nice food … but probably not nice enough to justify the price. I can think of places with better food for less dosh. So I guess I’m unlikely to go back, but you never know. If they institute some sort of 2 for 1 mains deal one night of the week I’ll be in.

Undoubtedly the worst meal I have had in a long time. We had Grab One vouchers so we had to have the meal specified which was Jambalaya. We had an entrée as described on menu “GRIS GRIS CHICKEN WINGS – Six large flappers covered in our Louisiana hot wing sauce”. Not only were these the tiniest chicken pieces, half of them were drumsticks and I swear you not, one drumstick looked like it was off a 5 day old chicken (basically these came from a frozen chicken nibbles packet you buy in the supermarket). I said to the waiter exactly this and he said “shoot the chef” embarrassed to be serving us stuff like this. We had the Jambalaya again described in the menu as “A New Orleans iconic dish it is made with chicken, andouille sausages and the most amazing prawns you have ever tasted. All cooked in a deep rich tomato base sauce, served with rice”. Well there were no sausages in the dish, the 2 prawns were tasteless and the rice was basmati rice served with canned tomatoes.

Sure we had the vouchers for the main only but these are used to entice customers back not to frighten them away. I can only think based on the other reviews here that the usual chef was away sick or something and the kitchen hand stepped in.

I repeat – this meal was just awful

Went here on Saturday night with 2 friends when down for the Wearable Art Awards.

The staff are just lovely, the food was delicious, the decor is really cool. The margaritas are also rather delicious, and served with a flourish.

I was a bit worried as fish and chili are not my bailiwick but nothing was over-spiced. I ordered the Hush Puppies which went down very well with my Sour Apple Martini, then the Spare Ribs. They were meaty and succulent, not treated like a by-product with all the meat cut away like a lot of places in NZ. My friend had the devilled eggs and they were hotter than I would normally eat but not overpoweringly so. Cleared out the sinuses.

If we had the stamina after the Wearable Arts, I would have gone back for the second night.

I LOVE the food at Voodoo, have been there a few times now and have NEVER had a bad experience. My one Critisism (and I know I will get slammed for this as Don.C has done to other people with differing opinions – yes I can see you are passionate about Voodoo) is that the prices are far too steep. don’t get me wrong the food is awesome but it is no way a fine dining restaurant and those are deffinately fine dinning prices – I would be back nearly every week if the prices were reasonable but unfortunately Voodoo is only a place we can go to on very special occasions.

we arrived on a busy Saturday night without a reservation. by the time we got a drink,a table had been made ready for us.our server was wonderful,with great recommendations and very attentive.really enjoyed the south American cuisine,service and unusual ambiance.would make it a point to return.if you haven’t visited voodoo i suggest you doo

We went for dinner friday night, they were very busy. It felt really awesome the atmosphere there.
My partner ordered the jambalaya and I had the ribs. The jambalaya was piping hot and beautiful, just right. The ribs were so yummy with curly fries. Curly fries were yummy, my kids would of loved them.
We had desserts I had the peach cobbler, wow yum! I wanted more but I didn’t want to seem greedy. My partner he had the banana Forster, of course I had to try his and it was beautiful. I ate all of his dessert.
Overall we both enjoyed our meals and the place. The staff were excellent, they didn’t rush us.
I came for the food I heard from friends they been over and glad we did. We didn’t care about what the place look like (ex Turkish restaurant).
We will be back with our kids and spread the word.
Thanks voodoo.

Me, my partner and my toddler went here for a Friday lunch during a weekday with 2 grabone specials ($5 for Jambalaya instead if $24.90).

Pretty disappointed, since we were forgotten about when seated and waited 10 minutes before my partner went to get some service. They were apologetic and said that they were really busy with the grabone deal…. the restaurant was under half full??? They still had the tacky décor up from the previous restaurant. Not too sure how that relates to New Orleans?

Anyway, the Jambalaya was really disappointing. Its not a dish that I would pay $24.90 for, even if this was on the cheap. I was trying to look at the menu, because I thought I would like to buy something else, like some curly fries that I have heard some people mention, but they had sold out the night before.

They have cheap wine ($12 average) but the dinner meals were very expensive.

I’d not heard of this place before but saw an offer for it on one of the deal sites and popped in for an early meal with two friends before going on to something else. Although their website is disappointing (one static page, no menu or indication of prices or opening hours) the food and our experience was not.
The service was excellent and speedy – we explained that we were going on somewhere. I was not very hungry and they were happy for me to have a starter brought out when my friends had their main course. I can’t tell you the names of the dishes – no online menu to which to refer – but I had a ‘shrimp’ dish billed as ‘the best shrimp dish you’ll eat’. It certainly was tasty. Marinated prawns on bread that had been soaked in a delicious oil/dressing/marinade (I could have licked the plate but it would have been rude) which came with salad greens and olives. I tried my friends’ main dishes of duck leg on dirty rice – very crisp and flavourful duck, tasty rice; the glazed pork chop mashed yam was also tasty. All the food tasted very fresh.
We had time for dessert and shared a bananas foster and a peach cobbler both served with a good vanilla ice cream – the staff happily brought three spoons. They were generous portions and as delicious as the savoury courses.
The music was good, loud enough to enjoy but low enough for conversation and the placement of the tables was roomy enough.
The atmosphere felt good. I’ll certainly go back, hopefully with more time and a bigger appetite.

Visited Voodoo on what i though would be a quite Tuesday night,but when we arrived up the stairs the joint was pumping!
were seated by the waterfall,and ordered the Gumbo yaya to start.It was so tasty! i then went on to order the BBQ Ribs which came out with curly fries and cowslaw which were absolutely the best i have ever had!! Will defiantly be returning with more of my friends and to try the Jambalaya.
I highly recommend this place to anyone

I’ve been wanting to try this place for awhile and bought voucher ($59 for 2 entrees, 2 mains and 2 drinks) and tried it out last night. They were very warm and friendly when we arrived. For our entrée’s we could choose Breads and Pizza’s. We ordered the Margherita pizza which was really tasty with fresh tomatoes and basil. However, the Hush Puppies were some type of deep friend corn bread nugget that was really dry and tasteless. It was $8 for four little pieces and I only managed to eat half of one. I wasn’t too fussed with complaining as I was deep in conversation with my friend and the pizza was good and filling anyway so I wouldn’t have had room for the main if I had replaced our hush puppy entrée.
For the main we each got Jambalaya and it was superb. Rich, warm, tasty flavours with succulent big prawns, smokey moist chicken pieces and sausage which were okay, I think I could’ve done without the sausage in it. The capsicum looked soggy but it still had a bit of crunch so it created a bit of freshness to the dish.
The other issue I had was that they brought out the mains even before we had finished our entrée. I thought they could have at least asked us before hand if we wanted our main to come out that soon but I guess they were in a rush to get us out. We went for a 5:30pm dinner, so not like it was peak time when we were there.

All in all, I would go back for the Jambalaya and possibly sample other dishes from the entrée menu.

I would have given it a 4 if it weren’t for some of the service; for main coming out before we had finished our entree and also when we went to leave to give our voucher, no one acknowledged us at the counter even though there were 2 people at the bar.

An old flatmate of ours took my partner and I here and we were just keen to taste some New Orleans style cuisine.

Entrees:Devilled eggs were OK, the prawns were big and spicy, but the crab cakes were hard and dry. Could’ve used one to prop up the wobbly table, but used the Dompost instead.

I had the bbq chicken, really well cooked…delicious. My partner had the pork and she loved the mash that came with it. Ex-flatty had the jambalaya and she continually said “c’est super super bon!” so I guess she liked it.

Huge servings so we got a doggy bag and the waiter asked what kind of dog we had. He was cool. Just a sign of how much we enjoyed the meal and the service was our tip – and we hardly ever tip.

Unfortunately they had a cock-up with relicensing and there was no booze. Would hate to think how much money they lose over that but we weren’t too bothered.

Our waiter convinced us to share the Pecan Pie for dessert after which we fair rolled down the stairs. The decor was quite undescribable. I’ll leave it at that.

If that’s sort of what New Orleans food is like-I’m going there!

We’ll be back to Voodoo with friends for sure.

In a word, disappointing. As an American living abroad, I was very excited to see this restaurant in Wellington, but it didn’t live up to expectations. I think (hope) the decor was left over from the previous restaurant, as there wasn’t anything New Orleans about it. Then there’s the menu. I could have over looked the pizzas on a cajun menu, but not when some Louisiana staples were clearly missing. Where is the A La Mer? Where is the Etouffee? Most disappointingly, where are the beignets? We started off with the hush puppies, which were very mediocre (I think it was just corn meal, not even any onion). Then for mains my fiancee ordered the Jambalaya and I ordered the Chicken Rochambeau. My chicken was alright, but for $28 I expected more (at least a side of veg). The Jambalaya was another disappointment. It didn’t taste cajun at all, there was no heat (you should be sweating bullets) and the andouille sausages were not authentic. I’m pretty sure it was salami from the grocery store. After that we didn’t dare try dessert. If we didn’t have a voucher it would have cost $76, which was way to much for the amount and quality. As for the service, there was only one waiter for the entire floor. He tried to sit us in a dark corner (the lights were burned out) and then he brought my date the wrong beer. We won’t be returning.

my daughter and i had an amazing dinning experience at voodoo.
i had the jambalaya and she had the bbque pork.
wow the tastes were out of this world compliments to the chef.
the band playing was world class and if we lived in wellington woul become followers. thank you for making our experience so special.

I walked by this restaurant on a day out shopping and was intrigued by the menu. It looked very original and something new in Wellington so I visited on the following Friday night at around 6.30pm.
To get to the restaurant, you need to go up the “grotto” staircase, a stone effect coloured with green and blue lights. The restaurant itself is not huge but the seating plan was not cramped as in other restaurants. There were already quite a few people there when we arrived and we were seated on a very nice table for two by the fountain. Our very friendly waitress brought us water as we considered the menu. Due to a seafood allergy, I asked whether the jambalaya could be come without prawns; we were advised this was not a problem as it is prepared freshly every time. My companion and me had the same and the jambalaya arrived piping hot, with very generous portions. It was absolutely delicious, with smoky sausage, tasty chicken and a just-right (for me) spicy sauce. For pudding, I had the peach cobbler, which was amazing and came with an unusual but delicious peach ice cream and my companion had key lime pie, a lime flavour cheesecake with the same peach ice cream; both went down a treat. The ambiance was lovely and I thought a nice touch was that the bathroom had actual flannels to dry your hands on, which were then left in a hamper to be collected. The decor was very interesting and original and staff attentive but not in-your-face. If you’re looking for something new with great service and lovely food, I can whole-heartedly recommend Voodoo.

Visited Voodoo earlier this evening, on only their second night.

The host was an older gentleman named Khem (spelling?) who was friendly, and professional. He informed me it was only their second night, but that the food was great and the chef originally from New Orleans.

To start with Khem made me a southern cocktail, and recommended the Barbecue Prawns entree, and the Jambalaya for the main.

I was curious to try especially the Jambalaya, as this really is the backbone of any creole restaurant worth its salt.

The cocktail was an excellent combination, and matched well with the food.

The prawns first – cooked absolutely right. Thick juicy prawns lightly barbecued with a tangy flavoursome sauce – just so. The salad was simply a bed of greens, with two juicy slices of lemon aside – everything was fresh, and cooked just right – recommended.

The Jambalaya next, and this was unfortunately not up to the standard of the first dish. A generous portion, the rice was cooked perfectly (its is quite hard to achieve this, many times Jambalaya rice is overcooked and mushy) but the sausages were clearly store bought, and the prawns were underdone. This was especially disappointing considering the excellence of the prawns in the first dish.

The decor is erm….a strange mixture of an old southern wooden cottage (nice) house together with paper mache stonework on the walls and fluro palm trees (garish). The closest parallel I could draw would be to the Indiana Jones ride at MGM Studios theme park in Florida. The music was really well suited to the theme, with slow blues and jazz tracks – I was enjoying this immensely until after twenty minutes I realised the same loop was being repeated – come on guys!

The chef (Don) came by to say hello and ask about the food, and I was pleased to be able to say that despite the idiosyncrasies, I enjoyed the evening, the service was excellent, and I would be back again – although I think next time I’d try a different main.

(Total paid $56.50)