Tujague's Restaurant
New Orleans, LA 70116
Phone: (504) 525-8676
- Price:
- $$$
- Best of Citysearch:
- Cajun & Creole 2005, Group Dining 2005, Cajun & Creole 2004
- Hours:
- Daily 11am-3pm, 5pm-11pm
Editorial Review for Tujague's Restaurant – by Citysearch Editors
In Short
Since 1856, tourists and local old-timers looking for a taste of the past have come here. Everything in the wood-paneled main room is crooked: the floor, the shelving, the star-filled photos that line the walls. The multicourse menu kicks off with a shrimp remoulade salad, soup of the day and beef brisket with Creole sauce. The choice of four main courses includes a two-inch-thick filet mignon with potatoes and broccoli, and lamb shank with a ratatouille-style sauce.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasDon't want multiple courses? The restaurant also offers an a la carte menu with many of the same items on six-course menu.
User Reviews for Tujague's Restaurant
07/28/2007 Posted by nolamed
I felt compelled to write this review solely because of the attacks against Tujague's. Don't expect a dinner that is going to change your life...chances are, you'll probably have a better dish elsewhere if you're visiting for a few days. However, my wife and I (who have lived around New Orleans for the past five years) thoroughly enjoyed our meal here. The shrimp remoulade was good, the brisket was very good, the gumbo was excellent, the entrees were very good (my wife had the crawfish etoufee while I had the chicken with creole sauce), and the bread pudding was very good/excellent. Overall it was very good. To those of you complaining about a bad meal, from what I know about and have experienced at Tujague's, you probably had a freak bad experience. It happens. As I said before, you can find a better dish in New Orleans, but it's hard to find five courses that are this solid.
Pros: 5 solid courses, service, interesting historical setting/decor
Cons: restaurant is chilly, the expense is disproportionate to the atmosphere,
05/29/2007 Posted by fatcat1612
We live in the New Orleans area and went there becauseout of town requested it. The food is terrible. Yes it is typical cajun cuisine, but the gumbo was the worst I've ever eaten and the crawfish etouffe was uneatable. The waiter stood in the middle of the noisey room and recited the fixed menu to everyone. There are many good places in the French Quarter to eat, but this is not one of them.
Pros: Easy to get in
Cons: Bad food, bad service, noisey, expensive
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