Bayona

Over salted escargot roasted garlic flan with a huge pool of butter. I consider myself a salt addict so that was weird.Sweetbreads are some new recipe by the new chef. Had to ask for lemon caper sauce, because it wasn't on the plate with the sweetbreads but there was some type of mushroom garnish which tasted like skinny bacon strips. Husband had rabbit but he swore it was chicken! They were out of panna cotta even though we went at 7:30pm. Also very noisy inside. Good for people watching.

I was lucky enough to eat at Bayona twice for lunch in December. Such a charming restaurant with exceptional service. Both times, I had the goat cheese croutons (which were nicely divided into individual portions for our large group) and the duck pb&j. We also had the smoked salmon beignets and my husband had the soup du jour which was a shrimp bisque. Everything was delicious. Definitely a gem in the FQ.

The food was mediocre compared to the price. I had a $46 lamb with fingerling potatoes; it was dry. The waitress raved about it, which made me think that no one ordered it, so they pushed it. The scallops were excellent! The appetizers were unimpressive. The tuna was overcooked. To top it off, if you pay by card, a 3% surcharge. I will return only to order the scallop but bring a bag of coins so I don't have to pay the 3% surcharge. The tables are too close together, the acoustics of the place is horrible. I could have enjoyed my $300 meals somewhere else.

Been wanting to come here for a very long time. Finally made it, on Valentine's Day with my partner. Bayona was cute, dim and had a classical ambiance. For Valentine's Day they had a 4 course set menu choices for 2. So you get to pick out of a few items for appetizers, salad, main course and dessert.The service was great friendly and very authentic. The waiter was knowledgeable and went through the menu thoroughly. For food choices I had the charbroiled oysters, because you have to. They did not disappoint, they were large and tasty. For salad we both chose the same one that came with spinach and goat cheese and a tangy vinaigrette.For main dish I chose the salmon, as it sounded tasty and full of flavors, but also light and leave me room for dessert. This dish was presented neatly with the salmon on top of vegetables and a purée... delicious all together was fantastic. It was again well cooked with some slight pink, well seasoned and paired.For dessert I decided to go with the beignets and let my wife decided to go with the chocolate brownie cake that was delicious. For me the beignets were a little too dry even with the sauce. But the cake it was chocolate heaven.

Nice service and nice people. Food was ok. Dry lamb meatballs should be avoided. Limited wine list. Nice variety of entrees.

I went for the vegan pop-up and was so impressed. Everything was delicious. The space is nice, especially the courtyard, and my server was fantastic. I hope they keep offering this vegan menu, but I think they do usually have a vegan option.

Fair. The food and ambiance were ok. They wouldn't seat us in the courtyard due to potential for rain which was fine. However the reviews do not match the current level of this restaurant. It seems like it is living off of its glory days and that the chef has moved onto her new restaurants. The food was ok but not worth the price. The vegan option was two pieces of squash with very few mushrooms however the cashew cream was delicious. Apple crisp left a lot to be desired as it just lacked flavor. The baguette was great and probably the best thing we had. Drinks were mediocre. The confederacy of dunces tasted closer to a whiskey sour than anything new and interesting. Service was fantastic. Seems like the place is stuck in the 90s with its decor and lack of innovative nor classic food.

Oh the scallops are the best I have ever had in my life. They were so extremely tender and sweet.

So happy to finally have a chance to experience this lovely restaurant.The staff were on the ball, personable and had great knowledge of the menu.I had the venison with the blackberry reduction and my partner had the lamb. Neither of us were disappointed. I hope the venison is something they will have back on the menu after coolinary, it was so good.We will definitely return for another meal soon.

Ugh. I waited two months to write this review. I've been here 5 times over the last 15 or so years. The first was so good I bought the cookbook. The ambience is great. The service is always solid as it was over two decades. The food is usually solid sometimes great. This was our last time. Our favorite is and was the PBJ. Cashew butter. Smoked duck Pepper jelly. Sandwich. When we were left the 10-39 olds said I make it better at home. They were angry as this was the first stop from the airport. Seriously our worst meal over the next week. By a lot. This made me both sad and thrilled. I'm afraid this was my last visit. The bread was awful. Some oat niut abomination burnt to a crisp. Sorry. If I make it better at home why would I pay for worse?Hint. Use fresh baked croissants for the bread.Edit. I reread the review to my spouse. She has been in most of these trips to Bayona and similarly asked why it warranted three stars. The service was great. The ambience was the same. But. The food was a zero and our worst meal in NOLA in a week. So. Amended to 2. Sorry