Battistella's New Orleans Kitchen

12/22/11

This isn't Bourbon Street?

by arm5280 at Citysearch

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.

10/31/10

A little taste of home.

by lockmup68 at Citysearch

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.

07/20/10

Worst service ever!

by silverspoon555 at Citysearch

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!

• Pros: None
• Cons: LONG wait for no service.

05/02/10

Five stars? What does Herons get? Ten?

by myongsun at Citysearch

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.

• Pros: good food
• Cons: see above

12/16/09

Best Gumbo this side of the Mississippi!!!

by Ironpaw at Citysearch

I was very irritated when trying to locate this restaurant. But rest assured that the trouble was well worth it!!! I enjoyed a bowl of gumbo that tasted like it came straight out of the mud of Mississippi.. The Crawfish Etouffee was splendid and I even tried some of their bread pudding covered in white chocolate sauce which left me yearning for more even though I was so full I was literally about to explode. I also went for brunch on Sunday and had the corage to try a new dish... The chicken Pontalba has got to be the best thing I have eaten in my life. Chef Battistella really knows was he is doing. Probably because he cooked for Commander's Palace in the garden district of New Orleans, which has a 4 diamond rating by AAA. I am recommending this restaurant to everyone that I know.

• Pros: Great food, Great Prices, Great People
• Cons: Tough to locate