Nelson R. wrote: > > I know, it's a pretty wide open question. We will be there third week in > November and will be eating at Bayona, but can you suggest some > not-to-be-missed lunch place near Hyatt Regency, or some not so crowded > with tourists dinner place with great food and moderate prices? > For dinner try the Bon Ton Cafe, 401 Magazine St. Authentic cajun dishes, known for redfish and crawfish. Still not overrun by tourists. Reasonable prices and old-time waitresses. Bob Wells
New Orleans, LA
where to eat in New Orleans?
Actually, the restaurant at the Hyatt was excellent when I was there three years ago - plus it is on the roof and revolves, and has a very nice chocolate buffet for dessert! Otherwise, I have to agree with NOLA, Ralph & Kakoos ( at least for lunch ) and my favorite for old-fashioned, high calorie with fantastic service - the Louis XVI at the St. Louis Hotel, right off Bourbon St! Have had xmas dinner there the last three years in a row and I adore it! Hope that helps.
Someone wrote: : I know, it's a pretty wide open question. We will be there third week in : November and will be eating at Bayona, but can you suggest some : not-to-be-missed lunch place near Hyatt Regency, or some not so crowded : with tourists dinner place with great food and moderate prices? One day when I was visiting New Orleans, I walked by the house where Anne Rice lives. Her butler was outside talking with people so I asked him for a restaurant recommendation. His response was so typical New Orleans! Any restaurant in New Orleans is worth visiting, he said. I guess he's right. With the competition in the restaurant industry in New Orleans, any bad restaurant there would soon be a defunct restaurant. Be that as it may, one of the best restaurant meals I ever had was at Emeril Lagasse's Nola. Reservations are essential, as they are at most upscale New Orleans restaurants, but the food was fantastic. The service was superb and the price was reasonable.
NNTP-Posting-Time: 2 Nov 1998 05:52:57 GMT Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (Win95; I) Xref: alexander.INS.CWRU.Edu rec.food.restaurants:42013 Stan H. wrote: > Someone wrote: > : I know, it's a pretty wide open question. We will be there third week in > : November and will be eating at Bayona, but can you suggest some > : not-to-be-missed lunch place near Hyatt Regency, or some not so crowded > : with tourists dinner place with great food and moderate prices? > My Husband and I were there in April for the French Quarter Festival.. was just wonderful. We found Bayona to have excellent food, but umm... arrogant wait staff. Dinner and Emeril's and NOLA were both Superb.. NOLA won out.. because I actually got to meet the Bam Bam man himself, and after dinner my DH and I went to a small local "pub type" place and ran into a number of the chefs and the sommelier from NOLA.. they were extremely helpful. For a good lunch.. try the ACME Bar and Grill or grab a muffaletta at.. Oh.. geez, what's the name of that place.. not fancy.. but you can't miss it.. Oh yes, Central Grocery. Breakfast of Coffee and beignets..Cafe Du monde.. I know it's touristy, but defintely fun. We also had dinner at Lafitte's Landing.. in Donaldsonville about 45 min outside NO.. chef John Folse is wonderful. We also did Sunday Jazz Brunch at the Court of Two sisters... but it may be a bit cool for that in Nov. Also it was quite pricey for Brunch.. but the experience was worth it. Next visit.. K-Pauls', Commanders Palace and Brennans are on the list.. Plus a return visit to NOLA.
RecipeLu wrote: > > Stan H. wrote: > > > Someone wrote: > > : I know, it's a pretty wide open question. We will be there third week in > > : November and will be eating at Bayona, but can you suggest some > > : not-to-be-missed lunch place near Hyatt Regency, or some not so crowded > > : with tourists dinner place with great food and moderate prices? > > > > My Husband and I were there in April for the French Quarter Festival.. was just wonderful. We found Bayona to have excellent food, but umm... arrogant wait staff. > Dinner and Emeril's and NOLA were both Superb.. NOLA won out.. because I actually got to meet the Bam Bam man himself, and after dinner my DH and I went to a small local "pub type" place and ran into a number of the chefs and the sommelier from NOLA.. they were extremely helpful. For a good lunch.. try the ACME Bar and Grill or grab a muffaletta at.. Oh.. geez, what's the name of that place.. not fancy.. but you can't miss it.. > Oh yes, Central Grocery. Breakfast of Coffee and beignets..Cafe Du monde.. I know it's touristy, but defintely fun. We also had dinner at Lafitte's Landing.. in Donaldsonville about 45 min outside NO.. chef John Folse is wonderful. Very sad news: Lafitte's Landing just burned to the ground while Chef Folse watched. :>( Bob Wells
Nelson R. wrote: > I know, it's a pretty wide open question. We will be there third week in > November and will be eating at Bayona, but can you suggest some > not-to-be-missed lunch place near Hyatt Regency, or some not so crowded > with tourists dinner place with great food and moderate prices? > Yes, that's like asking how high is up? Well, I'll make some recommendations that haven't been made yet. I can't remember where the Hyatt is, but I'm sure it's near the quarter and Canal St. MOTHER's. That's THE place to do lunch in that part of town. You stand in line, give your order, and then sit down and they yell your name. Order an oyster po'boy and you'll die happy. The other best place to have lunch is uptown - The Camelia Grill. It's right on the street-car line and very easy to get to. It's only open until 1:30, I believe. Order a hamburg or cheesburg (I'm from New England and that's what we call them) and you'll also die happy. they are THE best on earth. Then let one of the waiters talk you into a piece of pie for dessert - you'll die even happier. (both Mother's and Camelia Grill are very inexpensive) My favorite "local" spot for dinner, Brunings, very sadly ended up in Lake Pontchartrain during the last hurricane. Hopefully it will be re-built very soon. I've been to the Royal Cafe twice (corner of Royal and Bourbon). Both times I had a very good meal. There are many who would say that this is NOT a great dining spot in NOLA but I've had two good meals there and it's definitely not a crowded tourist spot, and the prices are reasonable. Emeril's is totally wonderful but very crowded. I would say if you have one other night to be waited on hand and foot, go to Commander's Palace. We were there on our last trip and it was every bit, even better, than I expected it to be. Have a wonderful time and I'm totally jealous that you're going - it's my favorite city in the US. risa Risa E. Bernstein Web Administrator, Base Services 703-713-2920
: One day when I was visiting New Orleans, I walked by the house where Anne : Rice lives. Her butler was outside talking with people so I asked him for : a restaurant recommendation. His response was so typical New Orleans! Any : restaurant in New Orleans is worth visiting, he said. I guess he's right. : With the competition in the restaurant industry in New Orleans, any bad : restaurant there would soon be a defunct restaurant. Be that as it may, : one of the best restaurant meals I ever had was at Emeril Lagasse's Nola. : Reservations are essential, as they are at most upscale New Orleans : restaurants, but the food was fantastic. The service was superb and the : price was reasonable. Jive. There are plenty of mediocre restaurants in NEw Orlenes, starting with Commander's Palace and most of the places with the Brennan family attached to them. MY favorite cheapo place is the Gumbo Shop. Though too touristy it has the best jambalaya and best gumbo I've ever tasted. I grabbed their recepies and make it here all the time. A second vote for Nola, though it's pretty pricey. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- John M. Higgins Broadcasting & Cable Magazine [email removed] v)212-337-7024/f)212-337-7028 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1998 10:19:20 EDT Organization: TWC Road Runner Xref: pale-rider.INS.CWRU.Edu rec.food.restaurants:42116 The Bon Ton Cafe is right near your hotel, and offers a very nice lunch. It is old and authentic. The Acme Oyster House is a terrific place to go for lunch, if you enjoy oysters, of course. If you can get in, go to Peristyle. It's small, intimate, and has a very creative menu. Brigtsen's is off the beaten path, but Frank Brigtsen won the James Beard award for best chef in the Southeast this year. He also serves as many organic foods as he can get. You will more than likely enjoy Bayona. By the way, the Napoleon House is an interesting place as well, for a warm muffalatta. Enjoy, it's my favorite city!
Nelson, Just came back from NO yesterday. Best meal, by far, was at Patouts, on Royal street. A NO native and chef recommended Brightsens. Not in the quarter, but near. Colin Nelson R. wrote: >I know, it's a pretty wide open question. We will be there third week in >November and will be eating at Bayona, but can you suggest some >not-to-be-missed lunch place near Hyatt Regency, or some not so crowded >with tourists dinner place with great food and moderate prices? > >Thanks for your help, > >=========================================================================== >Nelson G. Rich | E-mail: [email removed] >Department of Mathematics & Computer Science | Voice: (716) 389-2662 >Nazareth College | FAX: (716) 586-2452 >4245 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618-3790 | WWW: http://www.naz.edu/ >U.S.A. | "Only the educated are free." >=========================================================================== >