Coffee Pot Restaurant

09/17/11

Rudest Service Ever!

by sskinney58 at Citysearch

The breakfast servers are hands down the rudest we've ever had the misfortune to encounter. The food is good, but not worth the aggravation. From the moment you enter the courtyard, you are treated as if you are an interloper, and the attitude is pervasive. We had a particularly hostile waitress, a black lady with short black hair, who would look at you and say, "and"... if you did not order to her satisfaction. As a former wait person, I am baffled by this attitude. We won't eat here again.

04/16/11

Dinner at Coffee Pot

by Coolcin at Citysearch

My husband and I had dinner at the Coffee Pot after a recommendation of a local bartender.

We got to have a table by the front which was nice. Our waiter was very good and the service was good.

I had Fleur De Lis Chicken and my husband had the fish. Both were very good.

On the other hand we went for breakfast the next morning and the service was very slow and I wasn't crazy about the dish I had the Eggs Sardou.

02/27/11

Didn't realize service could be this bad

by Rob19991999 at Citysearch

It's amazing. I never realized it was possible to feel this unwelcome at a restaurant. The wait staff was downright hostile. 30 minutes just to get an order in. When we asked (very nicely) to place our order, we were met with attitude you cannot imagine. Once the meal came, we were held hostage. No more coffee. No water. No SILVERWARE to even eat with. When I finally got up to ask for silverware (and be allowed to eat), I was told not to get out of my seat again. No check even. We had to calculate the bill ourselves based on the menu. It was the only restaurant I've ever been to where I was legitimately concerned about a confrontation from wait staff. Plus the food was poor and everything was dirty (including the silverware we had to plead for). Worst restaurant experience of my life. Amazing. We would have gotten up and walked out except for the hostility we would have experienced as a result. Run far away from this restaurant.

06/17/10

FAIL!!!!!!!!

by Cbandit at Citysearch

(RE: 2 months ago) I was told about the Coffee Pot Restaraunt by a friend who frequents the Quarter. My friend really pumped up this places reputation and "amazing" food. When my girlfriend and I walked in it was a fairly busy Saturday night. Our server......James?...........Jonathan?......was very friendly and very knowledgeable about drinks and menu items. Even though he seemed busy he helped us decide on a dish. To say the least the food was terrible. The food did not taste fresh and I felt like I had just wasted my time and money. We saw some young kid , "the chef", throw our dishes in the microwave and then sit them in the window for five minutes to dry out under a heat lamp. Old frozen food.......awesome! Our server was very gracious about us disliking the food. He seemed to be a very hard worker. The "manager" on the other hand (a larger gentleman) looked like a vulture hovering over the waiters making their jobs harder. To the servers: GOOD JOB! To the manager or owner: Your food sucks. You're supposed to care about the product you put out. My friend who recommended this place came here about a year ago and talked about an amazing dining experience and an awesome manager and servers. When I decided to come in to have that same experience I got leftovers, a 12 year old for a chef, a manger that takes his "job way too seriously, and 1 AWESOME server!!!! Whom I feel bad for because he has to work at the crappiest restaraunt in the Quarter. Oh yeah................the soft drinks were spectacular!

• Pros: Fast and friendly service
• Cons: Read the review

02/08/10

Delicious jambalaya!

by cellogrl at Citysearch

Recommended to us by a local resident, The Old Coffee Pot was a great New Orleans experience. best jambalaya we had, a lovely setting and welcoming staff.

• Pros: Lovely restaurant, great food, friendly staff