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(504) 524-4114
701 St Charles Ave
New Orleans,
LA
70130
29.9473
-90.0714
Neighborhoods: French Quarter - CBD, Central Business District
Price:
$$
Last updated 10.12.11
Category:
Payment Methods:
American Express, Visa, Discover, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Cuisine:
French, Southern, Seafood, Traditional American
Smoking Permitted:
Yes
What People Are Saying About Herbsaint
Featured Review
Eric Grossman
Contributor
Half a block from historic Gallier Hall, Herbsaint is a gathering place for hip locals, savvy businesspeople, and in-the-know tourists. Pale colors, minimalist decor and funky lighting create a casual but cool atmosphere. Large windows and a few outside tables make for good people-watching. The menu features a French-American influence combined with southern culinary traditions. Small plates such as shrimp and grits with tasso okra, fried frog legs, or a house-made charcuterie are suitable for sharing. Lamb shoulder with baked white beans, Kurabuta pork belly with black-eyed peas and collard…
Editor's Tips
- The Extras:
- Even with reservations, show up early for a seat at the bar, where knowledgeable barkeeps mix a deep list of specialty cocktails.
06/22/11
Never Again!
by amhochstatter at Citysearch
Where to start......first the staff was snotty......then the food was over priced and to be honest quite awful. We will never go back again.
06/21/11
Pick this place instead of Bubba Gumps
Contributor at Citysearch
The seafood here actually tastes fresh and like it came from the sea. It’s well seasoned, well cooked and with quality ingredients. A step above the rest.
07/12/10
An Excellent meal and service
by True Review at Citysearch
Perfect! Wonderful food and attention to detail! We sat in the bar at a small table next to the window (away from the cold air conditioning) and the service was perfect. After our meal at the Upperline, it was our second best meal in New Orleans.
02/27/09
Delish!
by rocketdog13 at Citysearch
this was our first visit back to NOLA in way too long, friends of ours that live in the Garden District took us there as it's one of their faves. Now I know why- everything, including the french fries (?) was great!
Pork Belly? OMG- to die for, and we're from NC, hog capital of the world. Desserts were fabulous, the waiter was great. I love this city and all it's food. Herbsaint did not disappoint!!
Thank you~
08/04/08
My, Oh My, Mama!!
by GLYNACE at Citysearch
I have just returned to Herbsaint with my discerning tastebuds prepared for the VERY BEST in New Orleans fine dining, only to discover the cuisine even BETTER than what I remembered from previous visits! The appetisers (chef-made pork terrine with homemade bread-and-butter pickle relish, crisply-battered frog legs, and crunchy, warm, homemade bread and butter) were fantastically tasty; the salad fresh, cold and crisp with perfect dressing; and the entrees were so good that we had to inobtrusively sample from one another's plates! The veal was so tender, it melted in our mouths; I've never had better soft-shelled crab; and the fish and the shrimp were divine! The service was friendly, informative, and lovely. The wine steward came to our table to recommend a wonderful blush wine to start and an excellent red which complimented the food indescribably well! The desserts were incomparable to any other (coconut cream pie that tasted like those made by my Great Aunt Lilly when we visited her in Gulfport when I was a child, Brown Butter Banana Tart that almost melted our souls, and something deep chocolate that just sort of dissolved from the spoon and seeped into all of the "places that taste" in our mouths!) I wanted to spend the night and do it all over again in the morning, but that will have to wait until the next time I toddle in from Houston (and THAT trip will be SOONER than I had planned before this most recent Herbsaint visit!) This restaurant is perfect in atmosphere, and it is easily-located----700 block of St. Charles Avenue---and I highly recommend (and often DO recommend) this wonderful restaurant!
