K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen

Devine at lunch time!. I'm not sure about the lady who rated the experience a single star, and had her food served on foam plates...My family had a devine experience at lunch one day as we walked the French Quarter. Our family of 4 ate for $95 w/tip and had bronzed chicken, bronzed pork chops, ceaser salad, turtle soup, and some shrimp enchiladas...everything was great. I felt like Precious Pup (from the cartoons) after recieving a snack. Everything melted in my mouth! My only regret is that I am not in New Orleans everyday to eat there! Well done Paul!…

Great Experience. Recently a friend and I were in New Orleans for the day on business. We were ready to leave when we decided to stay long enough to get dinner somewhere. Neither of us had ever been to K-Paul's and I had wanted to go for a while.

We arrived at about 7:20 on a Wed night without reservations. We were told we would probably have to wait until 8:30 to be seated. We both ordered beers at the bar and talked for while. At about 7:45 two seats opened up at the bar and we took them.

The bartender was our waitress and came to take our order within minutes. She returned a short while later with place settings and two baskets of bread. All of it was very good but I loved the Blackstrap Molasses and Pecan muffins. The Jalapeno and Cheddar was a close second.

I ordered a cup of the Chicken and Andouille Gumbo and Blackened Drum with mashed potatos and veggies. My associate ordered the House Salad with Danish Blue Cheese Dressing and something called Chicken Panattere (sp?) with veggies and jambalaya.

The gumbo was the best I've ever had. The Dark Roux was not burned but had a very deep and rich flavor that anchored the gumbo and complimented the other ingredients. My friend claimed the blue cheese dressing elevated a very good fresh salad to something extraordinary.

My fish was the best blackened fish I ever had and one of the best fish dishes ever. It came topped with crab meat and a pat of flavorful crawfish/chipotle butter. The veggies were perfectly cooked and seasoned. The mashed potatos were a sinful concoction of potatos, butter, and cream. They were perfect with the fish and great for sopping up the butter that flowed off the fish and onto the plate.

The chicken dish was flavorful and well seasoned rounds of breaded and fried chicken rounds. The jambalaya accompanying it was also superb.

I didn't get dessert but his came with a choice and he got the Blood Orange Cupcake on the waitresses recommendation. It too was wonderful.

All in all we had a superb dining experience. The only quibble I might have is the time between our appetizers and the main course. It was only a matter of a few minutes and the food was so good when it came that I can forgive them for that.

I'm not sure what to make of the less than stellar reviews but I can heartily recommend K-Paul's and will definitely return.…

In response to place to avoid below. This person obviously didn't know what type of food they were getting into when they went into K-Pauls. The Gordon Ramsey bit is just too much. I bet they didn't realize they were being rude but I have no doubt that they were just that. If Gordon Ramsey went into K-Pauls he would rave about the food because he has a trained palate and can recognize good cooking from many different regions. K-Pauls sets the standard for refined high end Creole-Cajun in New Orleans. After Paul Prudhomme's popularity died out and his restaurant was no longer inundated with tourists he settled in and developed quite a following with locals. The food has been consistent and fabulous. I'm not saying that it's impossible to get something there that misfires occasionally but it's obvious from this post that these people were clueless and foreigners from Scotland that weren't going to be satisfied with anything they got. It's also telling that most of the words in the post are misspelled just like another not so good review a little further down the page. The poster also looks to be overweight if that is her in that picture accompanying the post. She most likely has a palate that is tuned to fast food and quanity and is not able to realize when she is eating a good meal. Just give her a half dozen cheeseburgers and a bucket o fries from one of the burger chains and she is fat and happy.…

Awesome!. After seeing Chef Paul sitting in the French Quarter on his electric scooter, I decided to finally try his restaurant. I showed up last night and he was there, as was his head chef. We were told there would be a 45 minute wait and to make reservations for the next night (which was tonight). Tonight we showed up and were seated promptly. I don't think anyone without reservations would be treated as well as those with are, so its vital to have reservations. Don't just show up thinking you'll get a seat.. because it doesn't happen. I had the flounder off the 3 for 30 menu. It included a delicious chicken noodle soup, my entree, bread pudding, and a glass of wine (of which I was given a large selection to choose from). My flounder was good and our waitress was helpful, hospitable, and told me that indeed they used Magic seasonings in the dishes. I didn't think too highly of the bread pudding. Terjugue's and Willie Mae's Restaurant has much better bread pudding. The basket of assorted breads were great, albeit I was not fond of the molasses mini muffin. I also enjoyed the trio of singers who sang a song in Double Jeopardy that serenaded us at our table. We sat in the back room, which was cooler than the other. I'd say K Paul's is the absolute best gourmet restaurant in New Orleans.…