Vessel NOLA

Amazing. Started with Lightly fried shrimp cake, garlic brown butter fries.Turmeric Roasted Chicken, Cilantro and coconut Jasmine Rice, roasted carrots. It was out of this world..You must try their mocktail's very tasty.Love the ambiance and the friendly spirits .Will return with a larger crowd.

We were a group of 12 for brunch, seated on the back patio - with a reservation of course. Also seated at the same time was a group of about 20 for brunch, also seated on the patio. We assume they too had a reservation.Usually I like to enjoy a beverage and not be rushed into a meal, but this process - ordering drinks and then getting our meal order put in took forever. We saw food coming out regularly for the other table just as we were getting our order in. Over two hours after arrival, still no food. Then came word that they were out of burgers which several in our party ordered - and we saw come out for the other large party. Then we were told something else ran out. This further delayed our order so that the full sitting took over 3.5 hours. Completely unacceptable.The restaurant should not take multiple large parties simultaneously. The kitchen and bar just can't handle it. And they need to acknowledge that. If you are in a large party and want to come, insist that no other large parties can be taken. Someone from our party was perturbed enough to track down a manager and was told our food would be out shortly. That was right before learning they were out of so much. No effort was made to apologize, no discount, no comped round of drinks. I don't think that would have helped - we were all pretty ticked. It's clear a decision was made to put through orders for the other table before ours. That's fine - I get that food should be served to guests at a table together. But this was a serious logistics problem that requires better management.

First, the ambiance in this restaurant is AMAZING. it's honestly the main reason to go here, IMO. Well, that and the drinks. The cocktails are hand crafted and they know what they're doing. They do take a bit of time to create, but they're worth it. Unfortunately...that's where the truly positive things end. From what I could tell they only had one server working (I could be wrong about this) and there was a large party seated outside, so service was very slow in general. I saw one party come in, sit down, and eventually leave without even ordering, presumably because they were tired of waiting.The food was okay. I ordered the Monte Cristo, but it...wasn't really a Monte Cristo? It didn't even match their menu description. It was basically a grilled ham, turkey, and cheese sandwich with shoestring fries, but I had waited so long for everything at this point that I didn't have it in me to question why it didn't seem to actually be a Monte Cristo, either based on what that sandwich actually is or their menu description, heh. Was it a *good* sandwich and fries? Sure. But again, not what I really wanted or expected.

CAME FOR 30th BIRTHDAY: 6 out of 8 people got FOOD POISONING!!!!! The interior was beautiful don't get me wrong but this is a drinks only bar and even then that's questionable. We were there on a Friday night for 7:15 reservations for a party 8. It took us 2.5 hours for our meal which isn't terrible but for a restaurant that has $$$ I expect a better service. We saw 6 tables being seated after us who were parties of 4-6 people get drinks before us. While the staff were very friendly and want to be helpful, the service itself was very slow. On top of that I ordered a New York Sour, which may not be a well known drink but for a restaurant that is supposed to have classier drinks, the sour part of the drink wasn't even made with the egg whites. We ordered the porterhouse, the scallops, the chicken, and 5 salads with proteins. Out of the 8 people at dinner 6 people got food poisoning, the 2 people who literally could not leave the air bnb had the porterhouse and the scallops. I hope that this review helps you with improving your health standards.

Had another great meal with super service. We celebrated our niece's first home purchase on the north shore with both she and her BF. Three of us had scallops with crab and one with shrimp. I had blackened fish with crab. Three of us had old fashioned's and Haley had their signature beehives. We had a great time as usual. The ambiance is so cool.

Good was really good! Service was excellent, Ambiance was perfect! The old fashion and The Bess Knees cocktail were great! Loved the salmon with carrots and sweet potato mash, fish dip and brown butter fries!

The vessel was a vibe. The staff was awesome. The food was great. The tequila old fashion was a must! This was a great little spot to hang and get away from the hustle of other things down here.

Just like all the other reviews this is a beautiful unique church to restaurant revision setting. I was going to ding them a star for service but as any reasonable person knows everyone is short staffed and with the Xmas season upon us large groups are present for lunch and dinner celebrations.Our dining experience was Fabu! You must check out their holiday drink specials and their extensive wine list before ordering your usual libation. I went way out of my comfort zone and ordered their Tequila Old Fashioned. This was a perfect blend of Blanco tequila, agave, and spiced cocoa bitters, insert chef kiss here. Plus 1 ordered their Paloma and it was a perfect blend of tequila, lime and grapefruit, and soda.My appetizer was interesting. How about Korean style crispy pork belly with fried green tomato with citrus and beurre blanc. Oh my this was perfecto! Plus 1's Caesar salad was AOK but the homemade Caesar dressing carried this dish.Plus 1's main course was their seared scallop scallops over risotto. These were large scallops seared perfectly and finished with pecorino Romano cheese, lemon juice, black truffles, and chive oil. I could not take my eyes off their Cajun inspired seafood pasta. My entrée arrived with a heaping helping of scallops, shrimp, and calamari. The linguini was served al dente' perfect with an interesting brandy cream sauce.We were Comped dessert which was a light as a feather chocolate mousse which completed our 5-star dining experience.Pro tip: If you are staying downtown (by Canal) just hop on the trolly and it's a 5-minute walk.

Only went for a drink and it was very nice. Old church turned into a bar with very unique and aged features. They do have food but I didn't order anything. Dark, almost sultry atmosphere. Cool place to gather

The concept here is amazing- restaurant in an old church. However, I think that's what this place is banking on. We reserved for brunch and upon arrival it was dead. Ambiance here- beautiful from the stained glass to the wall seating. Service was lacking here however and we had to constantly ask for things. We ordered the blueberry waffle to share and it sounded a lot more appetizing than it was. We each only ate 1/4 of the waffle and left the rest. The bartender doesn't fill up the container for juice for mimosas and when asked for more, they charge you 6.00. I wouldn't recommend this place personally .