Ralphs On The Park

Great Service - Not much on the menu. I thought Ralph's on the Park had a veggie menu. I was wrong. I eat meat but not often. Even the salads had bacon on them. I ordered (more like forced myself to order because I didn't want anything on the menu besides a side of asparagus) the creamcheese encrusted cobia. The fish was good AFTER I scraped the mountain of cheese off of the top. I knew when I ordered it that it was cooked with cream cheese, I just had no idea it was smothered in it. On the upside, my boyfriend said his steak was the best he'd ever had. Our waiter, Greg, was excellent. I only wish they'd bring back their veggie menu.…

One of the best restaurants in New Orleans. Quite simply: go. It is worth it, under any circumstances. You have the backdrop of City Park, separated from other restaurants and any other distractions, superb food, and excellent service. I love this place, especially for a romantic dinner or rendezvous. Good wine selection. Tourists: one of the best kept secrets of mid-city.…

Dissapointing....but forgiving. I'm a true New Orleanian and feel it is my duty to eat out as often as possible to support the city post Katrina. I went to Ralph's for my birthday dinner this year and found it to be dissapointing overall. The setting is fantastic. My table was drapped with a maroon ribbon to indicate a special occasion, which was nice and more subtle than a group of waiters singing to me with a sombrero. However, I imagine they have a hard time keeping trained staff post hurricane, because we had a trainee waiting on us (along with her coach). The gumbo was as bland as can be....even after emptying the salt shaker in it. The food then took over an hour to arrive and the waitress was slow to refill our drinks and we were never brought bread. The waitress finally asked us after about 45 minutes if we wanted more bread. We informed her we hadn't received any. If you're dinning at a Brennan restaraunt, one thing you expect is service and it just wasn't there. Then when the food arrived, it tasted as if it had been sitting in the kitchen for a while. I had the veal and while the flavor was quite good........it would've been better warm. Finally, the manager or hostess or whomever came over and addressed the issue. They comp'd all of our desserts. In addition to the standard birthday bread pudding, I had the strawberry panna cotta....very good. Then when we left, our car was already sitting out front at the valet desk. I assume this was another atempt to make up for the rest of the evening. I was dissapointed in the outcome, but I guess you can't be too mad. We're all trying to make the best of a bad situation.......one day at a time.…