The hand grenades are the bomb! Yes, it may be a little touristy but its worth it. My husband and I went to NOLA for New Years and stayed right across the street from Tropical Isle on Bourbon. It was great. It was packed because of New Year but it is a great place to go to get drunk or a really good buzz. They are known for their Shark Attack drink and the Hand Grenades. I didnt have their Shark Attack but I had their hand grenades. I had both on the rocks and frozen. Both were good but they say you get drunker with on the rocks. I had each on different days. I was already tipsy when I was drinking the frozen so this certainly sent me over. Lol! *shrugs* However the day I had on the rocks, I was just sipping all night. They are strong and good so beware! If you are on Bourbon, definitely try one!

Really good live music and entertaining staff will make this place a good time. It also helps the bar can mix a few really good drinks! Get yourself a shark attack

Stopped by to get a frozen hand grenade it was $10 and every bit worth it!

Some good drink specials but my Wife and I paid $7 for 2 song requests from the band and they couldnt do them (Guns and Roses & Toby Keith).So they did one song for us but that was it. A little annoying since we were celebrating my birthday weekend.The bartender was actually very attentive and had great customer skills.

Loved this place! You get a $1 discount for refills. The hand grenade itself tastes lovely! I was done after my third. They have table games, sell beads to throw from their balcony, and free popcorn. This is a great place to people watch on Bourbon Street since its on the corner. The bar tender was great! Me and my two friends were there Friday 01/10/20 and the bartender was amazing! Thank you!

Always our first stop on Bourbon.. great staff

Our favorite place in New Orleans. Always a great time with a great band.

Get the hand grenade drink (green cup in my hand)! Tastes sooo good and they give you discounts on refills. They’re pretty strong so be careful! You can also take it to go because you can drink publicly here. We never really had to wait at the bar either which was amazing. You can’t go here and not give it a try! You can get it on the rocks or frozen (get on the rocks).

What a great stop on Bourbon Street. The only bar in NOLA that has live Cajun music 365 days a year. Loved spending some time listening to the authentic cajun music from The Cajun Drifters. They interacted with the audience and were very welcoming. Oh and the hand grenade is fun to try as well. Great spot for a relaxing good time.

Great hand grenades. Very good. Just $10. I wish I was told there was more flavors though. They were also ridiculously packed, and it was hard to see the signs to tell you were to go and order.

My husband and I had the pleasure of visiting with Philip and Melissa while we were at this bar. It was our first time in New Orleans and we were there on one of the busiest weekends of the year (Sugar Bowl/New Years). These bartenders were awesome and their conversation and drink making skills stopped us from our average bar hopping and we ended our night here. Great times and awesome bar service - which speaks a lot from us since we live in Vegas. Give these guys a raise! lol. Honestly though, they are what kept us there for so long. Thanks Philip and Melissa!

Staff was great drinks are good. Will definitely be back!

Great music and fun atmosphere right on Bourbon Street And for a special drink get the shark attack.

Best bars in NOLA! Friendly staff, stiff drinks.... my only complaint is that all the bathrooms smell like lime!

As a bartender myself I was very surprised that a slush cocktail out of a machine could taste so good.The hand grenade is definitely a must try in New Orleans. It tastes like very sweet fresh cut grass with a hint of orange.Never experienced a flavour like that before.5 stars for the cocktail. -1 star for the service. Lazy security always on his phone or watching TV and tired, worn out looking bartenders.The only life in this place belongs to the costumers and the drinks.Take a cocktail and get the hell out of there!

Fun place to listen to live music and home of the hand grenade

This place is a HOOT!! Order a shark attack!! Its quite the show (although some bar tenders are better than others). Hand grenades are great and you WILL feel them!

This drink you can only get in New Orleans. Its a must try. The claim is that its the strongest drink in New Orleans. Its pretty good and I must say pretty strong. There was a live band playing when we visited this time. Look for the yellow sign to flash. When it does Jeiger shots are$2 dollars!

Firstly I gotta get this out of the way... forget about getting a hurricane, the hand grenade is easily the best drink I had on the entire trip! All about that hand grenade life #youalreadyknow.Anyway, now that thats out of my system..Place is awesome, with a good flow and a smaller bar and stage off to the side. Place just feels huge, and the music, drinks, and service are all spectacular. Bourbon Street no-brainer!

LIVE CAJUN MUSIC BAND EVERYDAY!This place is the only bar in the French Quarter that has live Cajun bands everyday all the time. TCanaille is my favorite. They draw a good crowd and make it a fun experience. The bartenders are nice and very attentive.Bruce Daigrepont & the Cajun Drifters is another must see band that plays here. All of the bands seem to enjoy themselves and they love talking to guest about their heritage and teaching the Cajun culture. Im a Cajun and its great to see a bar dedicated to keeping the heritage alive and creating interest in our culture.The bar itself could use a little remolding. The restrooms are VERY small and the wall blocks the stage view from one end of the bar but I guess that helps if you need noise cancellation or just a rest. All & all, its a must stop on your French Quarter Louisiana tour to hear the original music that inspired all of our craziness down here.

I had the green grenade and it was good. It wasnt strong, but delicious nonetheless. Had live music, but kind of on the country side. Wasnt my taste, but some like it.

Pretty much an establishment for Bourbon Street. Not really my type of place, took a friend to get a hand grenade and see the shark attack. Very kitschy, but it serves its purpose.Stop in and grab a to-go drink.

Yessss!!! This is the place to be when celebrating Mardi Gras!!! U won’t regret it! Just, make sure ur ID is handy bcuz they WILL ID u lol. (Hubby lost his while there that night and was denied entry to other places that evening.

Very nice Bourbon Street bar for the mature crowd. Good, well priced drinks. Clean well lit inside with lots of seating.

The drinks are fantastic and reasonably priced !!! My favorite is the tropical itch, its delicious, refreshing and goes down easily Ashton and Tony were super friendly and my sister and I ended up staying there for hours just to hang out with them haha overall great experience and hands down the best bar in NOLA

The staff here is awesome. All of the signature cocktails are worth trying at least once!

Stopped in for a Shark Attack experience. Wife liked hers, but too much grenadine for my liking. Really wish I had a quarter to try out the urinal game.

You have to try the frozen hand grenade or the horney gator cocktail. They are both amazing

Tonight was an awful night at this establishment.First off, the manager with the dark brown hair and eye lashes was rude and a THEIF!!I gave her two 20.00 Bills plus my card for 4 drinks. 10.00 should have been the change, but she returned nothing, and when she did come with the drinks, she walked off fast, showing signs of guilt. Once we told her, she got smart and ignored us.I guess she thought we where drunk, but we had just made it to Bourbon.Never again will I go to this establishment. And if you decide to go, make sure you have correct change. They scammin in there. Her and the security guard. I would have even given them one star. Not deserving.

We went early afternoon and it was amazing. The experience is great and every one was very friendly. I cant wait to go back.

I freaking love the tropical isle mainly for their consistently having GOOD live music, hand grenades and shark attacks. I come to New Orleans once a month with large tour groups (Im a bus driver) of the three hundred bars in a 5 block radius the tropical isle is always delivering a consistent wild time that my passengers commonly say is the best night of the 26 day journey from LA to NYC. Thank you tropical isle Ill be back.Ps. Since Im showing up with a bus load may I have a few comp beers?

Super fun. Billy was awesome. All you need is 2 grenades! Lol anything else is just a waste.

Great atmosphere here with a live band. Careful of the drinks, they are deadly

Cant go to NOLA and not try one of their famous drinks. The grenade does not disappoint. And the cup is a great souvenir.

Great laid back 70s and 80 music. Staff was super nice, went out of their way to make me a fruity spritzer drink.

Best drinking place in French Quarters. Our bartenter Angel was sweet and nice and made us break the rule of going to 1 place only 1 time in New Orleans. All the drinks are great. I tried everything from the Tropical Itch aka hurricane. To the Horny Gator to the Hand Grenade. They also make whatever drink you want from old favorites like Long Island Ice Tea to Cuba Libre. Its on a corner so 1 block of on Bourdon and Conti.

Love the live music and the atmosphere was fun. Drank the popular grenade drink!! Please limit yourself to two. I had fun throwing a grenade into a bucket by the ceiling. Service was fine nothing to complain about. Its a very very busy place so it wasnt super clean.

Hand grenades are awesome

On Bourbon Street. For tourists. The drink is way too sweet. But it has bang for the buck!

Hand grenade! The view! The fun! Not much more to say.

I heard about the infamous hand grenade at this place so my coworker and I had to check it out. The drink got us right, it was wonderful. The band did a wonderful too. We go back the next day (Monday) expecting the drinks to be just as good as the day before. Our drinks werent as strong as Sundays, honestly you couldnt taste any alcohol in it. I dont know if theyre trying to make sure if customers are responsible during the weekday but it should stay consistent.

Its closed due to this pandemic.thats what the one star izzz for!

Bartender was cool AF. Love this place.

Nice fun place. You have to try their drinks esp. their Grenades !! Very very good!

Loved this place for the hand grenade, it really is a strong drink.

Gotta stop here for the famous hand grenade, it was delish!

Oh my gosh, the hand grenades are amazing, but be careful cause those things sneak up on you, lol

If you want to relax, listen to live Cajun music and even dance this place is awesome!!

The famous most powerful grenade is definitely a must try! So good and enjoyable! Atmosphere is great here with the fun band!

It was one of the locations…I had the signature hand grenade drink and it was very excellent. I had a gal bartender she was very nice and helpful. Everything was good and reasonably priced. It is definitely worth a stop.

Great place to watch the game and grab some drinks. Staff is awesome!

Great drinks and the music is always good. Try the hand grenade

Tons of fun. Live music. Great drinks plus they have the hand grenade ( its a must try.)

1 hand grenade is all you need.

A lot of Tourists, lines can get pretty long. My tolerance is pretty high so I need about 2 before I feel anything. They are about $10 each and the bar is a hole in a wall. But if it’s your 1st time in New Orleans you should definitely try it.

Great drinks and very fun atmosphere with live music. Definitely recommend trying a hand grenade!

Service staff was fun. Try the hand grenade

Friendly staff.. dont drink 2 hand grenades in 10 minutes

Have to have the Hand Grenade, the Shark Attack, & the Tropical Itch! Tomorrow the Horney Gator & Pirates Passion! Great Bartenders!

We walked in here on Christmas day randomly. Had no idea Tropical Isle had a music club! The zydeco was ENCHANTING. So awesome. Great atmosphere and the same drinks you expect at the other TI locations. I believe theres a drink minimum if youre sitting and listening to music but very worth it. Highly recommend this place for AWESOME live Louisiana music.

Picture says it all, drinks are awesome and staff is friendly

We visit the city every couple months and always stop in to see Kyle. He’s the best and nicest bartender we’ve found in the Quarter. Grenades are a must on the tourist list...and this is the spot to get one.

Fun bar with friendly staff and band. Dont mind the bells and whistles.

Awesome place and great atmosphere, music and Staff

The live band was good. The atmosphere was festive. The drinks were cold! If you try the shark attack, you have to watch the way its made!

Hand grenades are the bomb. Ask the bartender for a PB&J shot if you want to try a sweet drink.

Such a fun bar! Good music, food atmosphere, and friendly bartenders. Highly recommend the shark attack! Super fun drink and the grenades are delicious too.

I had better hand grenades but it was still good.

Fantastic place. One of the easy bars. It was fun!

Drawn in by TCanailles music; stayed for the friendly service, decent beers and locals hanging out. Our bartender Ren was great and checked with us after the second set and even let my husband taste a hand grenade sample before ordering one (but only order one!) Fun place recommended by a friend who attended Tulane and resides in New Orleans. The band came straight from the famous Rock n Bowl and there is a small dance space up front.

The hand grenade and shark attack are worth the money. 2 grenades and i was well into the night tipsy!

Fun and lively atmosphere. Great location, right on Bourbon Street!

Well, they got the signature drink down packed....but their long island iced tea... this was the jewel that was enjoyed the most! Perfection!

The Bayou Club at Tropical Isle is the only place on Bourbon where you can listen to authentic live Cajun music.The club draws a mature crowd which is a refreshing change of pace. You have to experience Tristan playing the fiddle. He absolutely kills it! If you dont want to hear another faceless band playing Sweet Home Alabama,check out the Bayou Club. You wont regret it.

Very cool environment, even if you aren’t into drinking (like me). Good music and good service.

This cajun music was so wonderful to dance to

If you go here, get this! Keep it simple...and amazing! #HandGrenade

Great drinks, fun atmosphere,lively music . No better spot to be at on Bourbon Street . Only spot on Bourbon Street to feature Cajun Zydeco 7 nights a week .

We stopped in here after having had a couple of drinks and walking around for the last couple of hours and were instantly greeted by a friendly and welcoming bartender. We had no idea about the Hand Grenade drink, but he sold it to us the minute we walked it. It was the ABSOLUTE BEST drink we had in New Orleans. The price was reasonable too. I believe it was either 8 or 10 dollars with a souvenir cup. The drinks actually had a decent amount of liquor in them (which is hard to come by in a mixed drink) and were very tasty. I would recommend trying them if you are in the mood for a cool refreshing drink.

Be careful when using your credit card. The girl that swiped my card added an $8 tip but I guess she also didnt know I get an instant text when my card is swiped... I also took a picture of my receipt as well which shows no tip ... Im not sure how to add photos to my review post... maybe she thought she I was tourist but Im a Louisiana local either way its wrong to give yourself an $8 tip

Theres no place else Id rather vomit.

First off lets just say Bourbon Street aloud so much goes down there. There were tons of people everywhere, simply put a Melting pot consisting of the world. So, driving down Bourbon St was a no go for us because it seemed a bit dangerous to drive down a narrow street full of people and bicycles so we stayed on the cross street Royal. So on to the reason why youre really here. What and Where to get a Drink! At least thats what brought us to Bourbon Street . Without Further A Do (well wait, one more. Is it really A Do?! Send help). As my sister and I approached the door (after being let out at the side of the road like some bleep bleeps by our husbands) we excitedly hustled to the door, very green, inviting, busy atmosphere, with huge smiles on our faces we were abruptly stopped by the ID guy, whom I assumed I looked straight pass because I couldnt seem to figure out why he stopped us. So yes you will need it......DO NOT leave your ID in the room it is absolutely required to step into to the home of the Hand Grenade.There were plenty of drinks to pick from, but hey were on Bourbon Street so it only makes sense to get the strongest drink they had. With that said, we opted for the Hand Grenade! Only other decision to make was frozen or on the rocks?! Frozen of course. Why get the strongest drink available to load it with frozen chunks water only to realize its ruined as the ice melts (ok ok Im a sipper). At first sip, I fell in love with the tropical fruity flavor of the drink, I also immediately was made aware that alcohol was present . Not overbearing, but not lacking. We scurry out to catch our cowboys and get to work! I had drank half of my drink before I knew it, so me being me decided to google it. After all we should be aware of what were putting into our bodies (after-the-fact May be a little counterproductive, but let up a little, I was overcome by excitement). So with my drink between my knees I Googled whats in the hand grenade from Tropical Isle, Drumroll please.........190 proof grain alcohol and a tropical blend ‍ word to the light weights, hang with people you know and trust and can have pure fun with. 20-30 minutes later I felt like I had taken 3-4 shots and was comfortably tipsy. Note, I still had the Grenade portion of the drink left. It was a family vacation so I sat it on the dresser and went about my day. Feeling great might I add. It is important to note that the next evening I decided to finish my drink, it was still as strong as the moment I purchased it, full flavored, not watered down at all AND I got the same buzz. what if I had drank the entire drink the day before? Talk about drunk potential .Things to take away -Need ID to step foot into the establishmentFrozen better than rocks if youre not a gulperHand Grenade $10Tropical flavor, but didnt totally put my husband offParking is near impossibleDriving could easily land you on the other end of a personal injury claim (maybe park and walk)In case you didnt know the French Quarter isnt the safest place on earth. Always be aware of your surroundings, heads up! Drink Responsibly and if youre hanging out after dark, be careful. The vibe isnt the same as it is in the daytime!!!

Listened to some good cajun music.

My hand grenade was quite the experience! Very sweet but tasted good if u like sweet yet strong drinks. It was also entertaining with the bartenders new shark attack drink that required them to put on a little bit with a plastic shark attacking the drink they made.

The hand grenade is delicious and potent. I recommend if you want inexpensive drinks thatll get you right. Also check out the fish bowls at deaux deaux.

Service was snail slow , but drinks are good

This place was amazing. My bartender name is Billy he was absolutely amazing and a great time. Errbody should go here

One of the better places to go on bourbon street. Order a shark attack...pretty neat

Hand grenades arent as strong as I remember them being. Or my tolerance has gone up since I last had one years ago lol

Fun place. Loved the fiddle and zydeco band with Tristan and friends.

Great experience! Hand grenade was potent... Thank you, Kate for great customer service.

Had chance to drink hand grenade .... drink was good and ambience was good too

Fricking great cajun music band

Great music, friendly bartenders, strong drinks, and surprisingly clean. Great place to stop on a night out down Bourbon Street.

Excellent place for regional Cajun and zydeco music. We come here every year. Last night the group was joined by an amazing washboard player, a woman of color, so talented.

Nice bar to stop in at. Definitely tends to the tourist crowd with a lot of unique frozen drinks. They have a cool shark attack drink which was cool to watch.

We stayed the week & went a few times. Great bands to listen to & I personally loved the Hand Grenande....definitely a MUST while visiting!

The drinks was good and huge

If you like overwhelmingly sweety drinks with absolutely no taste of alcohol, served for $10 with 70% of ice (at least, they admit this last point, as the no-ice version is $16!! ), the Hand Grenade is for you. Otherwise prefer any other bar in New Orleans

Came here twice! Loved the energy, friendly and fun. Good music!