Battistella's New Orleans Kitchen

This isn't Bourbon Street?. I never had a chance to visit Battistella's in its old location. The new location downtown is incredible, very charming very authentic! The best part being the chalkboard listing where the ingredients are sourced from. Enough about the Decor! THE FOOD, we were lucky enough to be there with a group of seven. So tasting almost the whole menu was great. There was not one thing on the menu I wouldn't order. The Shrimp and Grits(which I order anytime I see on the menu) is the best I've ever had PERIOD. If I were FORCED to find something not perfect I would have to say the lack of Bananas Foster on the menu.…

A little taste of home.. Gumbo rivaling my mawmaw's. étouffée over blackened catfish, red beans and rice so smoky you expect to find wood, and finish it off with bread pudding and bananas foster. love it. Made me homesick. Hard to find, but worth the effort. Been back twice in a week.…

Worst service ever!. The four of us went in this place on a friday for lunch. Some friends of mine spoke well of the food. We had to wait 30 min before our drink order was taken of which we never recieved them. With our lunch break half over and we had to leave. We didn't even get to try the food! There seemed to be no rhyme or reason to who was served first. There was no management on staff. Don't bother if you're in any kind of hurry!…

Five stars? What does Herons get? Ten?. I can't give a top rating to a place that uses paper napkins. I can't give a top rating to a place that serves only beer and wine. And, I can't give a top rating to a place with cheesy "entertainment" in the form of a one-man-band/keyboardist/vocalist.

Give 'em credit for good service and give ‘em credit for good food.

Blackened shrimp po-boy was good. Fried green tomatoes with crawfish was very good. Gumbo was good, but not served hot enough.…