Ruby’s Roadhouse

Just what I was hoping for! See Tab Benoit on the small stage. The place is packed, the ceilings are low and you can feel the floor shake as the crow moves in sync with the music. They do not allow smoking inside any more which is nice for us non smokers. The stamp lady at the front door is cool as the other side of the pillow and the bar tenders are fast and mix good strong drinks all night long.
No dress code!
Live music most nights and every weekend!
Small cover charge!
Real roadhouse feel!

Live music on the weekend. Very good band selection. This place has a road house feel and is full of bikers but locals as well. It is small so it gets crowded fast. It is usually smoky but recently they have been having some smoke free nights. Cover charge for bands, no dress code.

Love Ruby’s. It’s this Cool and Funky/​Divey place on 190 in Mandeville. I’ve only been a handful of times, mostly to see the bands. They get a good mix of local talent. They always seem to have someone fun playing.
It’s also a good place to people watch. You have the real housewives of Mandeville rubbing shoulders with the biker set. And some regular folks out to just have a good time.
Well priced drinks and some good bartenders who somehow always manage to keep up with the crowd.

.@WaylonThibodeau .@Rubys_Roadhouse Incredible fun! Awesome find as I was traveling past from Fountainbleau state park. The crowd of locals all made me feel welcome and the bar itself was a truly legit place. A cajun singer, Waylon Thibodeaux, was a last minute fill in and he rocked the joint.(Go buy some of his CD’s!) Cheap drink prices, excellent music, and a friendly, vibrant crowd= Laissez les bons temps rouler

Eww! The old lady at the door is so mean. It’s a Saturday night and they wouldn’t let us play pool or darts! Wtf? They make extra cash with that– we had about 25 people with us so that’s A LOT of extra cash. Hick bar + hick employees + hick people = hickicane

Great Place for a authentic roadhouse experience, especially on a weekend night, for late night music and dancing.
Good thing we had a designated driver… we hit this place after watching the LSU game at another bar, and decided to keep on rolling… maybe that was a bad idea (judging from my headache the next morning!) but we had a great time, met a few nice girls, danced to the band, and had a few more drinks.
Even got to see a MMA brawl on the dance floor… in true Roadhouse tradition…
Very diverse crowd, inexpensive drinks, and a great band… what else would you want?
Perfect, old school fun and great authentic atmosphere…

Ruby’s is a great divey Juke Joint.
I have driven past this bar many times, but never went in. From the outside it looks like a run down shack, and there is almost always a Harley parked out front.
Because it looked like a rough place, I made sure to park my car close to the exit facing the street in case I was forced to reenact Charlie Daniels Uneasy Rider and make a quick exit. Fortunately, I ended up loving the place.
The interior closely resembles the exterior. There were old wood floors, a large stage, a dance floor and a cool outside patio area. The bar was large with an ancient metal surface which was banged up and just added to the ambiance.
We arrived before the band was set to play so we were able to sit at the bar and drink while the band performed their sound check. Once they started playing conversation was nearly impossible so we sat back and enjoyed the show. I can’t remember the name of the band, but it was rock, and they were pretty good. I would love to come back and see more bands because this really is a great venue.
Even though it is a serious dive, it had a great beer selection. I attribute this to the location as nearly every dive I have been to on the Northshore has great beer. It was a little surreal to be drinking Grolsch while sitting in a dive, but I really liked it.
The crowd was diverse. There were bikers, professional drunks, locals and transplants. Everyone kept to themselves and seemed friendly. The staff were also friendly and prompt with drink orders.
I really liked this bar and hope to spend many more nights inside.

The wild armpit of the area I am sure. Lots of locals go to this ancient juke joint. The bands a noisy and play all night.

Great Service, even got friendly locals! Cheap cold beer!
Great little place to hideaway from the real world! Enjoy!

Live music, interesting characters, cold beer, friendly bartenders … five stars on the classic american watering holes and juke joints index!!!

Still 5-​stars but the drafts are now $ 2. Still remember to tip your bartender.

You don’t go to Ruby’s, you absorb it. It is a true American Roadhouse, I’ve played here and have been a loyal patron for too many years ;-). It just seeps soul and atmosphere. You must catch Ruby’s on a Friday or Saturday night to really get the full effect. It was rated as one of the 10 best American Roadhouses. Enough said.

Its Rubys. What else can I say. Been coming since here since I could get into bars. (20 yrs now… where has the time gone?) Smoky but always a good crowd mixed with decent live music. Lotsa good times and awesome memories, including the Saturday night (just before 8/29/05)Clarence «Gatemouth» Brown came there to wish my husband a happy birthday and we all realized that Katrina was coming and she was a Cat 5… and it looked like we were all staying to see what she was gonna do to Mandeville. The band stopped and all eyes went to the tv, Ive never seen Rubys so quiet. Im glad Katrina left it alone. Many more good times to be had. If you happen to be passing thru Mandeville, make sure you visit on a Fri or Sat night.

Check it, if you’re into the real housewives of Mandeville mixed with river rats in the same building, this is the shithole for you.