Galatoire's Restaurant Inc

12/04/09

Didn't live up to the reputation! Really only pretentious!

by patrunska at Citysearch

Unfortunately, this once fine restaurant has run its course. The wait staff was incredibly friendly, but the food was just plain disappointing! Every loaf of bread they brought out was burned on top, my chicken clemenceau was unremarkable, as was my son's steak. For $100 for two, it just wasn't worth the build-up. Wouldn't g there ever again.

• Pros: Our waitress was great!
• Cons: Hated walking the gauntlet on Bourbon Street to get there

11/14/08

A truly wonderful evening

by amanda2011 at Citysearch

Had he most amazing meal at Galatoire with my Fi's family. I suggested the place and no one was let down. The Grand Goute, fried eggplant the potatoes were great beginings. A new thing was the salad with everything, called a Godcheaux Salad, it was just yummy and amazing. I had trout and it was made perfectly. I think they could add a few deserts and the wine list was reasonable. A great night in a great New Orleans tradition.

11/06/08

Wonderful, classic meal!

by ac76 at Citysearch

We were in New Orleans last month for a weekend to celebrate our seventh anniversary. We decided to go to Galatoire's for our anniversary dinner because we wanted to get really dressed up and have an old-school, New Orleans-style dinner. We went a bit later in the evening and didn't have to wait in line--great start to the night! Our waiter turned out to be fantastic. He was super friendly and made us feel right at home. Now, here's the deal with Galatoire's: don't go there expecting some cutting-edge, super gourmet experience. It's not that sort of place. You go to Galatoire's for the classic New Orleans dining experience and for old, standard, dishes done to absolute perfection. And that's just what we got. Our whole meal was truly outstanding: Oysters Rockefeller, fried eggplant and potato souffles, roasted duck a l'orange, and banana bread pudding. We couldn't have asked for a better dinner to celebrate our anniversary. And don't miss out on the cafe brulot, a house specialty. I can't recommend Galatoire's enough if you want a true, old New Orleans dining experience and old standards cooked to perfection. It was the highlight of our weekend and we can't wait to go back again.

• Pros: great dining room, friendly service, excellent food
• Cons: we're big into French wine, and the menu was somewhat limited here. But there's still something for everyone.

08/02/08

GALATROCIOUS

by bednbreakfast at Citysearch

Galatoire's should uphold their end of the bargain. If they are going to insist that men wear coats and on charging $$$$, they should serve food that cannot be mistaken for the Kid Cuisine Seafood Adventure Pack. My girlfriend and I knew that things were off to a bad start when the server mentioned at least 5 recommendations in which the first ingredient was iceberg lettuce. Are you kidding me? The same stuff that's on the Whopper?

Ok, well perhaps Galatoire's renowned chefs can work miracles with iceberg--maybe even give it flavor. No such luck. The shrimp remoulade, served on a bed of iceberg lettuce, had the consistency of a wetsuit, but with less flavor. The sauce was about what you would expect from your average supermarket brand. And the iceberg characteristically tasted like crunchy water. The escargot tasted like butter and garlic, both of which I like, but I certainly don't need to go to Galatoire's for butter and garlic.

The redfish with crabmeat was fine, but I'd take Cafe Reconcile's scrumptious $8 catfish (which comes with a choice of two sides and cornbread) over it anytime. The Chicken Clemenceau was cooked, which I did not take for granted under the circumstances. The potatoes were saturated with oil, and the mushrooms and peas looked as if they came from a can.

The bread pudding and lemon tart were good, but our coffee was the same temperature as bath water but with less flavor.

I put on a coat for this?

06/07/08

Lost 4 stars yesterday

by kaychaney at Citysearch

One cannot judge a restaurant simply by the food alone. We had visited Galatoires's several years ago and were anxious to return. Once our flight from Denver landed on 6/6/08, we jumped into the rental car and headed straight for the restaurant around 2:30 in the afternoon. The sign at the entrance said "long pants." The maitre d' made us wait, then looked us over and said my jeans were fine but my husbands were too faded. We told him we just arrived from Denver, and yes, he purchased stonewashed blue jeans; they were new Levis, certainly not faded. We are in our late fifties, conservative business owners in Denver and do not wear ratty jeans. If the sign had said "no jeans," that would certainly have been understandable. But we both fit in the "long pants" category; the maitre d' just didn't care for the lighter blue color. We were humiliated in front of the other customers and will not return to a place where people are treated with such disrespect. New Orleans is trying to attract more tourists. This is NOT the way to do it. There are so many fine restaurants in New Orleans - Commander's Palace, Arnaud's, Antoines - too many to list. No doubt they still show "southern hospitality" in addition to wonderful food.

If you want "snooty," Galatoires is the place!