Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar - Bar in New Orleans - 941 Bourbon St, USA

From an atmosphere perspective, this place is awesome. You feel like you're in a 1700s pub. The building just looks cool. That said, the purple drink / voodoo Daiquiri is just ok. I suspect it gets better on hotter days, but it basically just tastes like grape Gatorade slush. A decent drink in its own right, but nothing that is too memorable. You'll remember more about the place than the drink.

The oldest bar in the USA. I love history so of course we went here to have a drink. We didn't eat. If you are on Bourbon Street, it's good to have a drink just to say you did and take a few pictures.

This was my favorite place. Came multiple nights and watched and waited for the seats by the fireplace to be open. Came one night and waited for three hours as the place was so packed you could barely move. When the seat by the fireplace finally became available, the bar was empty except for a few people. I grabbed the spot I had been eyeing other people sitting at all night- the table by the fire. Scooted my seat back a few inches to take a photo and got yelled at by the bartender for blocking a non-existent walkway to take a photo by the fire. Then watched dozens more patrons come in and block all the walkways fully and completely without getting bothered at all. So I’m wondering why everyone else can stand wherever they want and get treated well yet I sit by the fire, something I watched dozens of people do for nights, solely to take a photo, and get yelled at for blocking a walkway when I do it despite being one of three people in an open bar with any pathway open the bartender wanted. He just wanted to be rude to me because I was an easy target. So I guess I won’t be coming back here. I hate watching all the clientele be treated well and able to stand and sit anywhere the want, yet I choose one spot many had before me and get called out for being “In the way” in an empty- yes- EMPTY- bar at that point. Photos below of the bar after I got yelled at- where people are blocking all the walkways yet it’s fine. This is the same walkway I got chastised for blocking when the bar was empty.

I have to admit, it is cool to be in the oldest bar in the United States - it definitely feels historical and has a cool, rustic charm about it. However, for me it seems like that accolade it possesses is the main thing carrying it, because what was offered and what I tasted was overall nothing to write home about. I tried their Hurricane which, the drink itself I normally love, but this one was awful. I can't really even describe what made it so bad but it just tasted...off, like either the fruit juices they were using were bad or grossly artificial or something, and there was just too much in it. My dad tried some "Voodoo Nightmare" or something drink and he also twisted his face in disgust after trying it. My friend, who is normally very partial and resilient to strong drinks, barely drank his. The only good thing I had was a Crisp Apple Angry Orchard and that was in a bottle. The place also seemed a little unkempt given the whirling fans above that were absolutely caked in dust. Thank goodness it had been stuck on them so long I don't think it could've blown off even if it wanted to, but I was constantly watching waiting for flecks of dusty, linty, hairy confetti to blow off and fall into one of our drinks or cause an allergic reaction. I would say if you're in the neighborhood definitely poke your head inside, get a picture out front, but enter at your own risk. Sad.

I was there on Halloween, so this place was hoppin. Really cool old building with claims linking it to the famous pirate captain, which may or may not be true. It's definitely a cool old building, though. For as busy as it was when we were here, we got service rather quickly, and the prices were comparable to the other establishments on that street so that's all good.

Nice place to visit and it was great getting to know it’s history. My friends got the Hurricane from here and they loved how strong it was. I got a beer and a couple drinks on the cocktail menu, I can’t remember their names but they both had Red Bull in them. There was a great atmosphere here and I would come back here again.

This is an extremely old building, oldest continuous bar in New Orleans. You go there for the historical value, you go there to be able to say that you were at the oldest bar in New orleans! It is dark dingy brick and very historic. A fun stop on your trip to the French quarter

Cool spot. Has almost a dive bar feel to it. Excellent Hurricane drink..no liquor spared! Nice hangout for a few drinks. Pretty cool history, (not entirely accurate) but cool place nonetheless. Very cool pics of celebs who have visited there hanging on the walls.