Commander's Palace, NOLA (and other recs)

[spankswife]

For those of you who have been there, what is better

Lunch (& $0.25 martinis) or
Brunch?

Or is dinner more worth it than other restaurants?


I also want to go to Acme Oyster House, but I am looking for other must eat places. 

Thinking of doing a food tour for lunch one day, and maybe a ghost tour in the garden district the day we go to CP.


Any other favorite things to do/see? We will be there 3 days.

[pantsparty]

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[vaportrail]

The 25 cent martinis are a cruel, cruel mistress.

Your liver would most likely appreciate brunch more.

[jeekerbeeker]

There will probably be a looooong line at Acme so keep that in mind. One of my favorites places is Star Steak and Lobster on Decatur. Dickie Brennan's is good and I really enjoy the Red Fish Grill. 

eta: port of call is good for a burger but if you go there you must have a monsoon to drink. 

[Nonny]

Commander's Palace was good, but the highlight of our trip was actually Restaurant August. Followed a close second by the muffalettas at Central Grocery.

[usm]

Bon Ton Cafe if you will be there during the week.

I love Drago's oysters.

[moreace01]

I loved the 25 cent martinis and the Turtle Soup at Commander's Palace and lunch. Haven't been for brunch, but highly recommend lunch. Delicious!

[noodleskooze]

ACME was so good. We went during a non-meal time (like 3 pm), and we didn't have to wait long at all. We went to GW Fins for dinner; it was the best meal I've ever had.

[rupertpenny]

We always go to R&O's for poboys. It is not close to tourist stuff, but it's good. I've been to Acme and it was also good, but I don't love oysters so I can't be that enthusiastic about it.

I actually kind of hated Brennan's. Drago's was underwhelming. I went to the one in the Hilton though, maybe the one in Fat City is better.

[cuccaro]

We love GW Finns and have eaten there a few times,really good fresh seafood. We also went to R'evolution for brunch a few weekends ago and it was so so good!

[mskitkat]

I am feeling very overwhelmed by the 291389238 "must eat best ever!" NOLA recs. I am going to come back from this weekend so fat...

[spankswife]

We are staying at the Roosevelt, going late September.

The ghost tour is more of an afternoon garden district walking tour. Yay or nay? I Haven't rode a bike since I was a kid, not sure how I feel about it. I don't want to be the klutz.

I was looking at Acme for the raw oysters. Is there a better place?

Any thoughts on Upperline Restaurant for dinner?

I appreciate the feedback!
mofongo

[memenee]

It's been a long time since we visited but I still remember the coffee and beignets at Cafe du Monde, a trout dish and a side of fried green tomatoes at Uglesichs and the music at Preservation Hall. Have fun!

[usm]

Jul 1, 2015 19:33:02 GMT -5 spankswife said:

We are staying at the Roosevelt, going late September.

The ghost tour is more of an afternoon garden district walking tour. Yay or nay? I Haven't rode a bike since I was a kid, not sure how I feel about it. I don't want to be the klutz.

I was looking at Acme for the raw oysters. Is there a better place?

Any thoughts on Upperline Restaurant for dinner?

I appreciate the feedback!
mofongo

Just plan on living at the pool bar drinking the cherry limeade frozen drinks! We love the Roosevelt. Their breakfast is really good too.

[spedrunner]

oh man, this was my FAVORITE when I went to NOLA, i wrote about it in my blog

do the martinis!!

coffeechalk.wordpress.com/2014/06/30/nola-trip/

[FrozenSunshine]

Loved Restaurant August. We also really enjoyed the same bike tour Spedrunner did. It was fun and a TON of food.

[turkletsmom]

I LOVE the jazz brunch at Commander's (get the bread pudding for dessert!). Do either lunch or brunch since it's cheaper and pick another place for dinner. I'll also recommend the previously mentioned Restaurant August and Jacques-Imo's (the alligator cheesecake is the stuff dreams are made of).

[tacocat]

We LOVED this place
www.pecherestaurant.com/

and ditto on Jacques-Imo's

[PandaPear]

Another vote for Jacques-Imos and the Carousel Bar.

We also liked Muriel's and Louisiana Bistro.

[tacocat]

Jul 1, 2015 21:53:21 GMT -5 mofongo said:

Jul 1, 2015 21:49:09 GMT -5 tacocat said:

We LOVED this place
www.pecherestaurant.com/

and ditto on Jacques-Imo's

Peche is amazing!!

One of my favorite meals in a long time. I want more of the jalapeño vermicelli right now. Oh, and the crab. So, so, good!

[tacocat]

Oh and music on Frenchman street was a blast

[spankswife]

Man, all these places sound amazing! I wish we were going to be there longer!

Ok I'm going to look into the bike tour for sure. Now I just have to narrow down the restaurants.

Thanks!

[eddy]

Right across from Acme is another place that was just the same. I am blanking on the name. Our wait was half has long and the food was fried goodness. Oysters were great too.

We also went to this tiny little french/creole place off on Royal street. It was easily my favorite meal of the trip. But I can't remember the name!

Can you tell I was buzzed the whole trip. :-)