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The best night of my life.
It is always a wonderful thing when you are met with people that are obviously passionate about what they are doing, having a good time..or at least caring enough to do a really good job of faking
it!!!. The service at August is first rate.. The evening started,just like life,with a beautiful egg..only this one,filled with luscious Sabayon gets devoured .Crawford the sommelier - ya gotta love it when you learn something from someone who knows more than you do and doesn't make you feel stupid for not knowing- The food was amazing the pork belly was placed in front of me with a whispered "here's the change your life pork belly"...and it was indeed write home all you can do not post it on your "facebook" right there at the table the fabulous taste explosion that you just were privileged to have eaten...The meat course was an amazing roulade of wagu beef and short rib topped with a quail egg..an amazing way to have steak and eggs to say the least...
the only disappointment was the dessert a frozen milk chocolate bar resembling a heath bar with a pile of peanuts and a ice cream quenelle..paired with a jammy wine in whimsy peanut butter and jelly sad...though I will say when our waiter read my disappointment on my face he brought me another egg to return back the "happy beginning". What a night!!!…
Extraordinary Meal with Excellent Service.
As locals and first time visitors we had high expectations based off of both word of mouth comments and online reviews and Restaurant August exceeded our expectations.
Although difficult to get a reservation for two, we had wonderful seating off of the kitchen in a semi-private room that could accommodate around 20 people which was cozy and romantic. I tried the sampling menu with wine paring which is a MUST. I found this to be the best value in town!
Each dish was created with created with the customer in mind as you eat with your eye first. Every course was plated and presented beautifully and came with a brief description as well as information about of the wine that was selected.
At the end of the meal we were able to tour the rest of the restaurant and see the upstairs party room and private tasting room in the Chef's old office. The restaurant is a wonderful historic building that has been renovated and compliments New Orleans and Chef Besh.
A spectacular meal with outstanding service. I would highly recommend this restaurant to all locals and visitors alike.…
Better Service at Olive Garden.
Absolutely terrible service. We recently held a group dinner at August and were aghast at the poor service. I would never return to this restaurant.
Put into context, we spent approximately $270 per person. Not an inexpensive meal. The food was spectacular, truly wonderful. However, I get better service at my local Olive Garden.
We had a prix fixe for the entire table, same menu. (1) The plating was horrific. For each of our dishes, it took on average 8 minutes between the first plate set down and the last plate sent down. Unacceptable. And, the food was clearly cold, had been sitting under a heat lamp. (2) The waiter was useless & unfriendly. Not once did he offer suggestions nor did he ever take the time to describe to us what we were eating. Lastly, his shirt looked like it came straight out of the laundry bin. (3) I ordered a Gin Fizz, a local New Orleans specialty, and after a 15 minute wait was told that they didn't have the ingredients to make my drink. Ridiculous. Furthermore, our waiter wasn't tactful enough to even recommend a suitable alternative. (4) When it came time for the bill, our waiter simply handed it to us with no "thanks for coming" and said that he couldn't take more than 6 credit cards. Hmm.. On a $4500 bill that seems a bit short-changed.
Stay away from this place.…
A wonderful experience. My fiance's family were in town and wanted the "gourmet" tour. So we went to August. We were not disappointed at all. The food was inventive and amazing, just amazing. My fiance just eats meat. I am working on that!!! But just about every part of his meal was smile driven. My appetizers and the other parties ware so unusual and great. My main course could have not been better and the service was fabulous. If you can I would suggest a trip to August for any "foodie" out there.…
Impressive, elegant.
This was a beautiful dining experience in New Orleans. We dined here on a busy Saturday night. We had a reservation, and were seated immediately. The entire restaurant is gorgeous- it's worth a
trip to the upstairs restrooms just to get look at more of the building. The wait staff was perfect. Timing was perfect: we didn't feel rushed, but also didn't feel like we had to wait for each course. We both had the 5 course tasting menu. The food was above average, but not amazing. The fish wrapped in ham was tasty, but the salty ham was a little over powering. Every item we had was like that.. there was always either something missing, or just a little (and I mean, a LITTLE off). We joked that it was like we were judging on Iron Chef- it was all great, but there were minor flaws.
Overall, if you're judging a restaurant on the total dining experience, this is a great place. What a great night out! If you're going to slam it because the food wasn't the absolute best you've ever had, choose another option in New Orleans.…
