Bourbon House

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Address:
144 Bourbon Street
New Orleans, LA 70130

Neighborhood:
French Quarter

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Cuisine:
Seafood

Price: $30 and under

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Bourbon House Details

Dining Style: Casual Elegant
Website: http://www.bourbonhouse.com
Email: feedback@bourbonhouse.com
Phone: (504) 522-0111
Hours of Operation: Lunch: Monday - Sunday: 11:00am - 5:30pm; Dinner: Sunday - Thursday: 5:30pm - 10:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:30pm - 11:00pm; Breakfast: Monday - Sunday: 6:30am - 10:30am
Payment Options: AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Cuisine: Seafood, Creole
Executive Chef: Darin Nesbit
Dress Code: Business Casual
Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Counter Seating, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Gluten-free Menu, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Private Room, View
Private Party Facilities: The second floor at Bourbon House is the perfect location for your next function with five private dining spaces. Bourbon House can accommodate parties of 10 to 200.
Private Party Contact: Mary McGee Tilloy (504) 521-8310

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Cross Street: Iberville Street
Parking: Street Parking

A word from Bourbon House

“Arguably the best oyster bar of any white tablecloth restaurant in New Orleans” per the Times Picayune, Dickie Brennan’s Bourbon House is all about local seafood. If it’s not in season, you won’t find it on the menu. Enjoy authentic New Orleans dishes and oysters on the halfshell in a lively… atmosphere overlooking Bourbon Street.
Dickie Brennan and his culinary team have created an incredible menu of classic New Orleans dishes complemented by new favorites. Signature favorites include Gulf fish on the Halfshell and New Orleans style Barbeque Shrimp.
Bourbon is a central focus at the bar with more than 100 American Whiskeys on the list. Bourbon House is the perfect place for a mint julep or a straight up shot of that hard to find small batch whiskey.Continued

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Diner Reviews

"Anytime you are on Bourbon Street and in need of a good, solid, fine dining experience you should consider this restaurant. Make sure that you get reservations."
Dined on 3/8/2014
"Bourbon House provided a very good, moderate cost fresh seafood dinner for my wife and myself. The catfish with crab stuffing and black drum with artichokes were both excellent. The house salad starter was also very good. The pecan pie we had for dessert was outstanding. The bourbon list was truly amazing -- I settled on Angel's Envy which was superb. The only complaint is the service was just OK. While everything was served well (meals were hot, wait times acceptable, etc.) our waiter was not very attentive. Could be that he wa overloaded trying to take care of eight tables at the same time. Reservations are definitely needed. With out one on a Thursday night we would have had to wait for 60+ minutes to get a table."
Dined on 3/6/2014
"I had Gumbo, BBQ Shrimp, Bourbon Milk Punch. Lighter dinner, exactly what I wanted. Amazing restaurant on Bourbon St."
Dined on 3/5/2014
"Had friends in town and needed a restaurant for a bourbon lover and an oyster lover. This restaurant fit the bill perfectly. One loved it so much she went back for dinner the next day."
Dined on 3/2/2014
"Spent my wife's 40th Birthday Dinner here. We had a 7:30 reservation and showed up early. Were seated promptly as they had set our table early. Service was greats and our food/appetizers all arrived with good cadence , while perfectly prepared."
Dined on 3/1/2014
"I spent two weeks in New Orleans for work, and kept walking past Bourbon House to other restaurants. Should've gone here sooner - it's the best OpenTable-able restaurant on the street. Food was excellent, service well above average, bourbon list exhaustive. Cannot recommend Bourbon House highly enough for groups, business dinners, families, etc. It's a little pricey, but not when factoring-in all the amenities."
Dined on 2/27/2014
"We happened to walk by Bourbon House after a walk through the crowds on Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras. There was no line, but the greeter was estimating a 30-45 minute wait. I checked OpenTable, and there was a reservation available for 6:30 PM, just five minutes away, so I quickly took it. The food was very good, the general feel of the place was spacious and welcoming, the wait staff was outstanding. Even thought it was in the middle of Mardi Gras and the restaurant was packed, the wait staff was extremely pleasant without constantly asking how we were doing. We never felt rushed, and thoroughly enjoyed our meal."
Dined on 3/3/2014
"If you are in New Orleans go somewhere better for your money. It is a so-so restaurant that is very over priced and tries to make up for it with service and Bourbon Street tourist trap location."
Dined on 3/5/2014
"We have enjoyed dining here almost every year. We were put upstairs though in a room by ourselves. others eventually were seated in this room also, but for a while we were in a dead zone. I didn't like that…..food was delicious and service outstanding."
Dined on 3/1/2014
"Fun restaurant that consistently serves good food in a friendly atmosphere!"
Dined on 2/21/2014
"A friend recommended this place to me, and I thanked him for that, the decor is old school classy restaurant. You can go in dressed up or just as comfortable in jeans. The service is top notch, never a moment where we needed anything. The bourbon selection is overwhelming, and they had my favorite, Angels Desire try it if your a bourbon lover. The food just enough selection so everyone got what they were craving. The dressing on the wedge salad is an amazing blue cheese, the gumbo compares to anywhere in New Orleans. I had the fish of the day, Red fish on a half shell delicious. If your ever in New Orleans give a try you won't be disappointed."
Dined on 2/20/2014
"The Shrimp Cocktail was the best I've ever had. Dinner was delicious-Veal and Crabmeat. Service was great."
Dined on 2/18/2014
"The food at The Bourbon House was delicious. Although I traveled to New Orleans during a time that I didn't realize the city was hosting an event, the restaurant seemed to handle the volume well. The servers seemed to be a bit stressed because of the volume of traffic coming through the establishment. Mu biggest problem is the process they have for food service. The kitchen staff brings the food to a stand where dining staff pick it up and take to the tables. The problem is that they walk right past diners and the food sits cooling and open waiting to be picked up. This may work on regular occasions, but certainly not when the place is packed."
Dined on 2/15/2014
"Everything about the experience was lovely with the exception of the EXTREMELY LOUD 6 top that came in behind us! Although they were obviously bothering everyone around them, none of the employees got a manager to try to quiet them or to get them to tone down the profanity! That was pretty disappointing"
Dined on 2/15/2014
"Can't wait to get back to NOLA to try again. 5 Star for me."
Dined on 2/13/2014
"Food had great flavor but portions were very small for the prices."
Dined on 2/8/2014
"We made a reservation for lunch before we left New Orleans. Like many places, the food was amazing. My wife had oysters and raved about them - they were large and tasty. I had the BBQ shrimp po-boy stuffed into a baguette and really enjoyed it. The chocolate pecan crunch dessert was delicious. I tried the milk punch and the derby pie (drink) and enjoyed both. We might have been early, but the place was sparse and quiet but the service was excellent."
Dined on 2/2/2014
"This was the best restaurant I visited when I was in New Orleans for 6 nights."
Dined on 1/29/2014
"It was great to find a place to eat during the winter storm, and a place that had great food at that. Loved the oysters and the BBQ Shrimp. Cannot wait to get back."
Dined on 1/28/2014
"Despite reservation we were seated late, rotating wait stuff forgot several aspects of our order, food and service very slow. Food quality mediocre. Not recommended."
Dined on 1/25/2014
"My boyfriend and I went here for some oysters and bourbon. I was surprised at how huge the restaurant was, and while the servers were friendly and helpful, they definitely got us our food very quickly and took it away quickly too. I assume to seat more tables. The food, however, was very good. We started with oysters which were huge and juicy. Then we both had fish dishes that melted in our mouths. I would recommend this place for its location (right on Bourbon street) but there are definitely some better restaurants in the French Quarter."
Dined on 1/25/2014
"Service ok- borderline rude- There were many different servers- A beverage person, then server, and bus person, food runner… food just average- po'boy was the worst I had in New Orleans - not even close to how good the BBQ Shrimp Po'Boy was at Huck Finn's. We ate here our last day and really wish we had gone back to Finn's. Waited 40 minutes for our food. Made reservation at 12:30pm on 1/20 for lunch- when we got there, we still waited for an additional 15- to our disbelief - when we were seated there were tons of tables in the restaurant- why the wait? We LOVED New Orleans- Unimpressed with Bourbon House, sad to say. The 4 star rating was deceiving. No "Southern Hospitality" going on here."
Dined on 1/20/2014
"Very good food and outstanding Bourbon list. Place is a little noisy."
Dined on 1/18/2014
"They have the best oysters in the city, amazing service and a great bourbon/whiskey selection."
Dined on 1/18/2014
"Food was good. service was ok waited for wine with dinner never got it"
Dined on 1/16/2014
"Nice experience. We had a reservation and were seated immediately. GREAT friendly service and good food. We love gumbo - ate at 3 other places in New Orleans. This was by far the best!"
Dined on 1/15/2014
"Our Monteleone Hotel concierge recommended the Bourbon House to us three years ago. We fell in love with the Oyster Bar where we sat and ate oysters shucked right in front of us and kibitzed with the shuckers for a few hours. They were a lot of fun, and the oysters were awesome! We moved on into the dining room for a wonderful dinner, with fun servers and a very respectable wine list. Since that time three years ago, we've made the Bourbon House a tradition for a group from 2 to10 people, and we've never been dissapointed. Fun, great food and great ambiance. If you sit at the Oyster bar, tell Perry and Monte the guys from L.A. sent you, and Perry still owes us that $5.00 bet he lost on the Saints - 49rs game. He'll remember us!"
Dined on 1/10/2014
"Outstanding food and service. Great deal of attention paid to details and the flow managers are dedicated to making sure the customer is happy and problems are resolved in a timely manner. First class!"
Dined on 12/30/2013
"The food was excellent and our server was outstanding.. They paid attention to detail, and the servers were well aware of the food and the ingredients within each dish. They were pleased to make a vegetable substitution for my husband instead of a high fat carb. It was a beautiful dining room, and a very pleasant place to talk over lunch.. We were very happy with ur lunch choice."
Dined on 1/1/2014
"We had such a great time! It was our first time in NOLA, and we made the right choice when we booked ahead. The food was awesome."
Dined on 12/27/2013
"This is my second dinner at Bourbon House. The meal wasn't what I remembered from my original trip a couple years ago. The restaurant is beautiful and beautifully decorated for the holidays. I was a bit disappointed in the meal overall, but the service was excellent."
Dined on 12/24/2013
"Enjoyed our meal. Recommend making a reservation as it is a busy place. It is a large restaurant that can accommodate a lot of people. We were a party of two so it was a little noisy for us and not ideal for a romantic/intimate dinning experience."
Dined on 12/28/2013
"Reservations made by a miracle on NYE! We were a group of 4 w guests from Puerto Rico. We were seated at the window with a view of all on bourbon street. I couldn't believe how amazing the food was...everything from the oysters, BBQ shrimp, crab fingers, to our entrees of duck, chicken, veal- every bite was fantastic! Our guests were delighted and satisfied, now sharing a love for Nola with us. My hubby and I will be returning. Ps. from a service standpoint, regarding out hostess at the door...a smile and friendly mannerisms go a long way especially when you're the first face a customer sees. Other than that, our waiter was beyond friendly and knowledgable...love love love! Until we meet again Bourbon house!"
Dined on 12/31/2013
"Food was terrific; had the crab fingers appetizer and the gulf fish entree. Followed it up with a fantastic milk punch. Service was on point and attentive throughout the meal and made great recommendations."
Dined on 12/30/2013
"If the menu says scallops, and I mean plural, then I expect to get more than one. Especially for the price! It's not often that I leave a restaurant feeling like I got ripped off. Service was slow and the food was kind of blah. Not worth it for the price."
Dined on 12/31/2013
"We were looking for a restaurant for New Year's Eve that didn't require a large fee and special menu. We found it at the Bourbon House. We arrived at our reservation time and were immediately seated. The service was great and the food did not disappoint. The oysters on the half shell are always great here (this was not our first time). It is a big restaurant so somewhat noisy but the service was friendly and timely. I would recommend this place to anyone looking for good New Orleans food at moderate prices."
Dined on 12/31/2013
"Good service and food. Always a favorite for afternoon snack of fresh oysters or nice dinner."
Dined on 12/21/2013
"Great stop in NOLA. Big windows for crowd watching. Great place for casual seafood in a nicer setting."
Dined on 12/28/2013
"The food was very good. My son had the roasted chicken which was excellent. The service was slow and not coordinated well. It is a large restaurant that looks out at Bourbon Street so it is high energy and loud."
Dined on 12/28/2013
"We enjoyed a lovely meal at Bourbon House. I thoroughly enjoyed the smoked BBQ duck (generous portion, perfectly cooked) on pimento cheese grits on slaw. I wasn't really sure I'd like the slaw component, but it was delicious and added a nice "crunch" to the experience. My dining companions each enjoyed a bowl of the seafood gumbo. One got one shrimp, the other got three. There wasn't too much flavor, so they added copious amounts of hot sauce. The service was attentive and efficient. We enjoyed the "almost" French bread - crispy crust, but the interior is lighter and fluffier than a French baguette."
Dined on 12/27/2013

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