Clancy's Restaurant

06/06/11

The place to be seen

by forspirit at Citysearch

definitely a place where locals go to eat. Being born and raised in New Orleans I like Clancy's a lot. Its loud and if you dont get the main dining room its kinda depressing but the food is great. Soft Shell crab there is probably my favorite dish but I always look at wehat the special of the night -- And while there are many excellent rests in New orleans it is the place to be seen

07/06/10

Rude Doorman--Say What ?

by Patriot 2 at Citysearch

CCEXXP1 can't be describing Nash as a rude, obnoxious and useless doorman. He's nothing but New Orleans man and one of the many reasons why we keep going back. Next to the FOOD of course.

Some advise to you CCEXXP, get the stick out and loosen up a bit and enjoy the food... You should have stuck around & get more than a sniff of the food. This is New Orleans and the food doesn't get any better than Calncy's.

• Pros: Food, Serive and 1st Class Host
• Cons: Sometimes hard to get a Reservation

04/22/10

Good food, good service

by cutzieme at Citysearch

My husband and I went to Clancy's for our wedding anniversary and had a great time. The food was well cooked and flavorful. Great experience! Love the atmosphere! Will go back again soon.

• Pros: good food, well prepared, good quality

12/22/09

very disappointed!

by daphne365 at Citysearch

We tried to begin our week of Christmas festivities with a dinner out at Clancy's. To start, climbing to the second floor after making reservations well in advance was rather annoying. The stairs are awkward and are more of a safety hazard. Our first drink order was placed at the bar before we were seated, and I don’t think our waiter knew what a "second round" was. With an entire table drinking alcoholic beverages (no beer!) you would assume that they would like to serve us another round. Not at Clancy’s! My father's drink had been bone dry since before we placed the food order! After our entree’s arrived & we still had not received a second round, I left our table, balanced my way down the stairs, & placed a rather large drink order with the bartender. After deciding I couldn’t carry everyone’s drinks up the stairs, my family decided to take a field trip downstairs to meet me at the bar so they could get their drinks! So yeah, in short... don't expect refills!

The food...hmm.. more disappointment. The “famous” crab cakes were too spicy. (We were born and raised in New Orleans, and food is never "too spicy” for us.) As for the entrees, my brother-in-law ordered the "highly recommended" and "highly praised" veal. It looked like a kids meal! No lie! It was even served on a child sized plate. When they placed it in front of him, I laughed and exclaimed "you should have ordered two!" After completely his meal, he ate half of my sister's lamb chops. My boyfriend's filet was the same, the filet was the right size, but it was served on a child's plate! These two men enjoy a fine dining experience. So they weren’t looking for an over-sized plate with unnatural portions... but an adult meal would have sufficed. I have yet to eat my meal as I was downstairs ordering my families' drinks. By the time I returned, everyone had finished with their meals, and I requested my food to be ‘boxed up.’ At this point, we still had not seen our waiter since placing our order. Another gentleman came by to ask if we would like desert or coffee, which we declined. Then guess who decided to grace us with his presence and bring us the bill? Our waiter! YAY! (sarcasm....) I give this entire experience and ultra thumbs down. I have NO idea where their "great reviews" are coming from. This was just awful!

• Cons: food, waiter, and lack of drinks!

02/26/09

Get ready to be sick.

by foodpoisoned at Citysearch

Food and service were great until the food borne illness arrived later that evening. The worst part about it was the owner couldn't care less. She called me a liar the next morning. So, if you are in for 10 hours of a mass exodus in the bathroom-go to Clancey's.