Diners' Choice: Best Service restaurants in New Orleans

OpenTable

Updated January 05, 2025

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Bistro Daisy

5.0

5 (1335)

$30 and under

American

Uptown

About the restaurant

A quaint eatery nestled in the heart of Uptown New Orleans, Bistro Daisy -named for the daughter of owners Anton & Diane Schulte-opened in the summer of 2007. The Restaurant features fresh, seasonal and often local ingredients prepared in the American bistro style. Daisy's award-winning dishes and charming atmosphere have established this Uptown bistro as one of the city's premier dining experiences.

Top review

Ron

Dined on Jan 4, 2025

The mark of an outstanding restaurant is consistency in what is being offered. In the case of Bistro Daisy, that consistency is and has always been multifaceted from the quaint ambience, professional service, and exceptional quality of food and drink offered at a value to diners. But THE main factor is the front of house (the welcoming reception and awesome bar tender) gracious wife and her talented husband directing back of house (the kitchen) operations. Thank you for years of outstanding and memorable meals that my wife and I have enjoyed at one of your tables.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Happy New Year!

Wild South

4.9

4.9 (18)

$50 and over

Creole / Cajun / Southern

Lower Garden District

About the restaurant

Take the right turn off of Magazine Street
in the Lower Garden District and you’ll
stumble upon Wild South.

Through the yellow doors lies a restaurant
that showcases local ingredients we
hold dear in new, innovative ways while celebrating
the signature elements that make up this Southern cuisine.

Whether you’re popping in for snacks at
the bar or want the full tasting experience,
Chef Michael Stoltzfus and his team invite you
to partake in the unique taste of the Wild South.
Wild South is now offering a la carte at both the bar
and dining room.

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Owen

Dined on Jan 5, 2025

excellent meal, wonderful service, and lovely atmosphere. sorry to see it was the last ever dinner service at Wild South! Glad we got to experience a wonderful restaurant on its last night!

Irene's

4.9

4.9 (4244)

$31 to $50

Italian

French Quarter

About the restaurant

*Please note that if your desired reservation time is not available online, or your party is larger than those accepted through this service, please call the restaurant. We are happy and excited to make great effort in accommodating you. *

RESERVATION POLICY: Reservations requiring a credit card are subject to a $10/person fee as a result of no call-no show, or if not cancelled before 4:00pm central time on the reservation date.

Our cuisine is country French and Italian with a New Orleans influence. Although a majority of our seating is available for walk-in guests we do take reservations. While you wait we have a piano player and serve cocktails. We look forward to serving you.
"Love and Cuisine, Sempre con Passione"

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Heather

Dined 7 days ago

Fabulous dining experience. The food was terrific, the service was top notch. Actually, the service was the best we have received in a number of years. Everything was perfect. It was so good, we went again the following night.

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4.9

4.9 (8169)

$50 and over

Contemporary French / American

Central Business District

About the restaurant

August is a Contemporary Creole restaurant creating unique dishes with a focus on Louisiana ingredients and inspired by classical training. Located in a historic 19th century French-Creole building in New Orleans’ Central Business District, the main dining room caters to the most unique dining experience. The interior is rich with original architectural details, gleaming hardwood floors, soaring columns, mahogany paneling and antique mirrors.

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CyVIP

Dined 7 days ago

Great food and great service. We’ve tried a number of the menu items and have yet to find one that wasn’t exceptional. It is a restaurant that we turn to for special occasions as well as just a night out.

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Popular dish

red snapper Pontchartrain

Popular dish

blackened grouper

The SteaKhouse

4.7

4.7 (6)

$31 to $50

Steakhouse

Hammond

About the restaurant

BEST STEAKHOUSE | 3 YEARS IN A ROW

We are truly committed in providing superb food, high quality services, and an overall charming atmosphere.

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Fran

Dined on Jan 5, 2025

Server brought us drink menu but didn’t come back to take our order until I gave her eye contact.

Gallagher's Restaurant on Front

4.9

4.9 (812)

$31 to $50

Steak

Slidell

About the restaurant

Welcome to Gallagher's Restaurant On Front Street – Your Local Steakhouse! Try our award winning entrees featuring sizzling steaks, ribeyes, pork chops, and the best seafood Louisiana has to offer. Whether you prefer a fine wine or a fresh new cocktail, our team is always ready to help you find your perfect pairing.

Chef Pat Gallagher expanded his reach to bring Slidell some of the best steaks, seafood, and cocktails! Gallagher's Restaurant on Front Street will bring the cuisine that you love even closer to home.

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wendy

Dined 3 days ago

Haven’t been in awhile but everything as before. Great service. Was very crowded, which make me happy that they’re doing well! The house red blend wine is smooth and delish. Husb got lamb chops and wedge salad and I got petit filet (ordered Med + which usually means a little less cooked than med but it was a little over med) and I had the Brussels spouts. Everything was amazing and arrived in a timely manner along w/hot bread and butter. Complimentary ooey-gooey dessert for my bday topped off the evening just right! What a treat this restaurant is!!

GW Fins

4.9

4.9 (20094)

$50 and over

Seafood

French Quarter

About the restaurant

Experience the cuisine that has created Raving Fans of local diners & national & local food critics alike. Executive Chef Mike Nelson ensures the highest quality seafood by flying in products from around the globe & featuring only the best from local waters - both at their seasonal peak. This commitment to freshness & quality are some of the many reasons GW Fins prints its menu daily. We look forward to serving you soon so we may learn what you think.

We hope our dress policy is comfortable for all. Coats & ties are not required. Slacks, dress jeans, & dress shorts are great. We require that gentlemen wear a collared shirt. T-shirts, cut off shorts, & athletic wear, including baseball caps, are not permitted. We ask gentlemen to remove their hats in the Dining Room.

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ArthurVIP

Dined 1 day ago

This highly recommended restaurant delivered as expected. The food, the drinks, and the service were fantastic.

Desi Vega's Steakhouse - Mandeville

4.8

4.8 (34)

$50 and over

Steak

Covington

About the restaurant

Desi Vega's Steakhouse Mandeville has proudly joined our Northshore family! Our attention to detail and commitment to excellence makes for a truly memorable dining experience. Desi Vega’s Steaks are carefully selected and aged for tenderness then seared to perfection at 1800º in our Montague broiler. Our steaks are seasoned with a little salt and pepper because a steak like this needs nothing else. Topped with melted butter and served on a sizzling plate. The only 100% USDA Prime Steakhouse in all of Northshore!

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amie

Dined on Jan 5, 2025

Was Fabulous everything was perfect! Staff was friendly and kind! The atmosphere is fabulous and the kids loved it as well

Kenji Omakase

4.8

4.8 (126)

$50 and over

Japanese

French Quarter

About the restaurant

The Kenji Omakase Experience is a multi-course menu created by the chef Matthew Nguyen, served at the sushi bar. There's limited seating Wednesday-Sunday with seatings at 5:45 and 8:30. All other guests are seated in the dining room with choice of table-side omakase or a la carte menu

A traditional Japanese experience which guests leave themselves in the hands of chef and receive a meal which is seasonal, elegant, artistic and uses the finest ingredients. The chefs will take you on a tour around the world with ingredients from the Toyosu market while also highlighting the dry aging program used only at Kenji

• We kindly decline requests to accommodate any dietary restrictions
• A 3.95% credit card fee will be added to all non-cash payments
• Service fee is added to parties of 6 or more
• Cancellations will only be accepted up to 24 hours prior to your reservation
• Any cancellations within 24 hours of the reservation will be charged $75 per person

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Caitlyn

Dined 5 days ago

We did the omakase for 7 people for a special occasion. Definitely the best meal I have ever had and our whole party was blown away by the quality and artistry. The chefs were so fun and explained things so well. The waitstaff were also very knowledgeable about the drinks and food and went out of their way for us. The restaurant’s ambience is excellent and it’s connected to the international house hotel which is gorgeous (go see the Banksys in the lobby!) Having done 2 other 10+ course fine dining experiences I definitely think this was worth the price. Add-ons you can choose include sake pairing ($70 for 4 large pours) as well as various food things like caviar service. The members of our party who did the sake pairing felt it was absolutely worth the cost as well. There was also a special dessert surprise at the end which we didn’t expect! We are all absolutely dying to do this again, hopefully someday soon!

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Experience

Kenji Omakase

BABs

4.8

4.8 (798)

$30 and under

Bistro

Bywater

About the restaurant

To us, BABs is a place for friends, or those who will soon be. BABs is a casual energetic place with yummy food, authentic hospitality, great libations and friendly faces.

We cook ingredient driven food where inspiration comes from our personal experiences or one of the many cultures represented in our area, past and present. Our cooking is inspired by small local farms, using ingredients that are seasonal and raised or caught with care.

New Orleans is our home. It’s a place with an amazing sense of community where we’ve created meaningful relationships, and met extraordinary people along the way. We’re excited to continue feeding visitors and the people like us, who call it home.

-Nina Compton, Larry Miller, and the BABs Team

Top review

DonaldVIP

Dined 7 days ago

Excellent food and ambience Service second to none

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