Palace Café

Hands down, a New Orleans staple. I had heard about the Palace Café and seen pictures which drew my friend and I to adding it to our restaurant list for our trip to New Orleans -- but you never know until you try a place whether their reputation is accurate or if it's just another "meh" tourist spot. Oh was I excited to find that the food, cocktails, ambiance and service were beyond what I had hoped for! The bar tender did a wonderful job with our off-menu cocktails (we had a hankering for a bourbon Sidecar), and our server was a friendly, helpful, attentive gentleman who provided wonderful recommendations for local music. The space is classy, beautiful, and a respite from the busyness outside and feels like a classic French restaurant. Then THE FOOD, people! The crab cheesecake (don't worry about it, just try it), the Turtle Soup, and the Cajun pasta dish were brilliant -- even the bread and butter were lovely. Some of the best food we had our entire trip! I'll say it again -- do yourself a favor and put this on your list of NOLA adventures!

I discovered Palace Cafe on TikTok, noting their gumbo was a must try! Naturally, this was where we had dinner our first night in NOLA. Beautiful restaurant, reservations highly recommended, we felt underdressed but no pressure as a lot of people were in casual wear or semi-casual. They have a bar located upstairs called the Black Duck. If I weren't pregnant I for sure would've liked to dine and drink up there. My husband and I got the Gumbo Yaya and St. Charles Pasta as our meals then finished off with their Crème Brûlée. The gumbo was flavorful but not overly salty as I've previously had elsewhere. Such an excellent comfort dish and very filling with their Louisiana Popcorn Rice. St. Charles pasta was creamy, well seasoned, and my husband fell in love with their Gulf Shrimp. He described it as meaty and so fresh, the smell after eating each one was just like the ocean. I can't relate as I don't do seafood LOL. Crème brûlée was a delight. Nothing extraordinary but that's the beauty of it. A creamy and slightly sweet custard with a perfectly hard caramelized sugar shell. Best part of this visit was we were sang to by two wonderful gentlemen! They were going around to each table singing a song personalized to their visit to NOLA. We said we were visiting for our Baby Moon. Highly recommend making it over here. We will be back again!

Palace Cafe is a regular stop on our yearly New Orleans' trips! The craft cocktails, turtle soup & MUST HAVE crabmeat "cheesecake" are always on the top of our list. The space is gorgeous and if you love rum (like my bf) you will love a drink from the Black Duck Bar!Ask for @Kyng (aka Fernandez to his new friends ;-) and he will take FABULOUS care of you AND IF your are clever enough to order the bananas fosters, Kyng will explain the entire history of this amazing dessert to you, table side!! We're in NOLA at least once a year and a Dickie Brendan's restaurant is always on our list.Thank you @Fernandez (aka Kyng) & Palace Cafe on Canal for a wonderful dining experience!#NOLAstrong #travelNOLA

We were staying across the street and kept meaning to go by Palace Cafe for their bananas foster. It wasn't until the last day we were in the city when we finally made it out. We had been wandering the city all day and were tired. Popped in here mid-afternoon, so the place was pretty empty. We were asked to wait about 10 minutes while they got a table ready for us, which was a bit confusing because of how empty the place was, and I can only surmise that it was because they didn't want to mess up some of the tables set up for dinner service. Understandable if that's the case.This place feels fancy, but it's also right on Canal in the middle of tourism central, so don't feel like you have to get a gussied up for it. When we were there, we saw a few people eating on their own, and everyone was dressed pretty casually. At the same time, it totally seems like a place that you could get dressed up and come for an upscale night out.Our server was Akilah, and she was awesome! We ordered the house salad (refreshing and completely hit the spot) and the spinach artichoke pasta (the sauce was creamy but not overly heavy, with this light subtle flavor that didn't overwhelm, the pieces of tomato, spinach, and artichoke in the dish, but complimented it nicely, pasta was nice and al dente), and of course, the bananas foster, where Akilah rolled a portable stove tableside and made it in front of us, while explaining how it's done and the story behind bananas foster (involves some extra leftover bananas). The kitchen also split everything into different plates for us, since we were sharing everything.Food was solid and service was impeccable from beginning to end.

Was recommended to try this spot by coworkers, and it definitely lived up to the hype. From the exceptional service from our server Juan to the delicious food, this place earns my full recommendation from me. The table side BANANAS FOSTER was undoubtedly the star of the show, literally. Not only was the presentation a fun spectacle, but the dessert itself was absolutely delicious. For the main, I decided to keep it light with the APPLE POMEGRANATE SALAD. I wasn't expecting much, but I was pleasantly surprised how good it was that I actually cleaned the plate. As for appetizers, we tried the FRIED OYSTERS CHARTRES and the MOUSSE DE FOIE DE CANARD. Both were flavorful, but if I had to choose a favorite, it would be the duck liver mousse. I'll most definitely be back to try more dishes the next time I'm in NOLA.

Location amd atmosphere is great...beyond that, everything was sub par forbs restaurant that charges fine dining prices. The server was not attentive at all. Kitchen brought food out and it set on tray so long, we served ourselves so it wouldn't get cold. The $50 steak had less taste than I'd get at Golden Corral or other cheap chain restaurant. The fries were soggy and a bit raw. The Oyster loaf was delicious, which is only reason I gave more than one star; however, for $18, they could done a half dozen oysters rather just three.

Very nice atmosphere with a little fancy touch. They have big windows so you can easily people watch while you eat!SERVICE: Our server was fabulous! Check on us often and helped me navigate a dairy allergy.FOOD: Also fabulous. I had the steak frites which was super tender and their house made sauce was super yummy. We needed the evening with the famous bananas foster. (Ice cream on the side so I could try it) yay!If you are staying at the JW it is right across the street. Go give them a try!

I love this place! Stopped by on a cold evening for dinner and was able to sit immediately. The inside is super pretty with a large spiral staircase - this is definitely a nicer sit-down restaurant. The service was great as well! I ordered the crabmeat cheesecake and the chicken piquante (fried chicken served with jambalaya). The crabmeat cheesecake is a MUST; the crunchy pecan crust combined with the light crab cake is the perfect combination. The Creole sauce layered on top of the cake was so rich and the perfect level of salty. I will be dreaming about this dish! The chicken piquante was tasty - super crispy and I thought the portion size was perfect. I also tried a few bites of the shrimp remoulade salad and really appreciated the freshness of the dish. I think they are famous for their bananas foster (which they flambé at the table) - I definitely wanted to try this! Maybe next time.

Palace Cafe has the air of a fine dining restaurant with good food, however not as delicious as our previous visit. Upon walking in, the restaurant has a classy ambiance. The wait staff was very friendly and accomodating. We ordered a variation of the shrimp pasta (pasta st. Charles) as well as their brasserie burger either bacon and fries, both looked appetizing and were tasty! The one criticism was that the food from 1 year ago was much better than our food today. Unsure if theres been a change in the back of the kitchen, but the food was not as fantastic, but still good! I would give Palace cafe another chance if I returned to New Orleans.

This was one of the first places we went to dinner at in New Orleans and it did not disappoint. A local friend recommended this place. The tableside bananas foster dessert was the absolute best! So amazing and so good. If anything just go for this dessert. My friend had the pasta (very good she said) and we all split the fried green tomatoes, so yummy, and I also had the fish which was amazing of course as well. Service was spectacular and in a really nice dining area. My friend had a very fun tiki drink as well.