Food is great. Service was awesome. ***

Our first time going and it was very pleasant experience! Food was good (I had a small salad with crab meat in it) but my date had steak with a baked potato. He said it was one of the best steaks he had ever had. Keith was our server and he was sooooo nice! His personality was fantastic and made us feel laid back and more comfortable in a higher end eating situation. Would ask for him again if I ever return!

Always Outstanding! The Fried Shrimp Appetizer and the Marinated Crab Claw Appetizer are fantastic. The Bread provided when you sit down is dangerous and hard to stop enjoying it! The live music was at great and at a pleasant volume. Ernest visiting the table for a chat to say how much he appreciates your patronage is always a joy.

From hello it is first class. The food was sinfully good. Best service in the state.

Shreveport Landmark restaurant that still has excellent food and great service. Are in the formal dining room and was a bit surprised by the lack of a dress code. Noticed some diners wearing old blue jeans and tennis shoes that should’ve been seated in the bar area. Anyway, our server Pam was terrific. The waitstaff made sure our drinks were always full and that we had everything we needed. They immediately brought out DELICIOUS bread! Best bread ever! We ordered marinated crab claws and they were perfect. The chef popped out of the kitchen to say hello and thank us for coming. We ordered veal troubadour. It’s an old classic Ernest’s dish. It was still so good. No room for dessert because we ate too much bread! We’ll be back soon.

Well worth it, we will be back.

Had high hopes. Service was slow and the food was average. Bread was great though!

I was so excited to eat there. There was no drink menu. Our server didn’t know the drinks offered or details about the food menu. I ordered a $49 plate and it was not what I thought it would be after asking her questions. We were a party of three. Tab was $197, one app, three entres and everyone drank water. It was awful.

Larry was an amazing server! The food and drinks were great! This was a great birthday choice to make!!

Great experience! Loved the food! Will go back!

Sons 18th Birthday.

Overall, it was pretty good. Service was excellent, drinks and dessert were very good, but the shrimp was a little overcooked and mushy. For what one gets, we thought it was a bit overpriced.

My husband and I really enjoyed our time at Ernest's. We love the atmosphere and the food is always wonderful. The food is fresh and delicious. The portions are large. We had top notch service as always. We will definitely be back!

The waiter was the sweetest but the place is extremely expensive for NO REASON. The food is NOT GOOD AT ALL. It was disgusting and the drink was filled with so much ice so I basically paid $15 for an iced water with a tad bit of alcohol. They were very nice people but I will never go back to eat. Not worth the money one bit.

Worst experience we've ever had. We made reservations through OpenTable and we still got stuck in the corner in the bar area. Waiter complained that he had too many tables. Totally ignored us for over an hour. Left us at our table with nothing but water. When he finally took our order (including wine) we waited another 30 minutes or more with nothing but water. My husband didn't even get what he ordered. People kept piling into the corner behind us and we felt like they were literally on top of us. For the prices, we expected a dining experience, what we got was a nightmare.
We spent the night in Shreveport - first outing since the pandemic - and our evening was ruined. Never going back again and will tell everyone about our experience.

Our favorites place in Shreveport. Came through on 5/19/20 coming home to Texas from Gulf Shores and of course had to stop. It’s the BEST

Awesome , as always !! Everything was great and continued the tradition .

Nice but pricey for what you get.

My husband and I spent our 20th anniversary there. Restaurant was great. Service was wonderful and prompt. Our waitress and host was awesome. The steak was delicious! We will definitely visit again.

The food was just OK and was slow coming out of the kitchen. Service was a tad slow as well.

They had no wine list available to review

Ernest's Orleans restaurant is one of my favorite restaurants and I would recommend it to anyone. The food, atmosphere and staff are absolutely wonderful.

There was a discussion about the price of an entree which was overpriced and different from the perceived price that was on the menu. Good quality but overpriced and some items are different than you might expect. Explore preparation methods. Crab claws were sauteed with a pesto like sauce. Good, but different.

Great birthday celebration with great food and atmosphere. The crab claws and Bananas Foster were excellent as was our meal. Enjoyed the staff singing happy birthday too! By far our favorite Shreveport restaurant.

Everything was great with the exception of my fried crawfish tails. They were hard, the taste was horrible as of the grease wasn’t fresh at all. And some had tarter sauce already on them, I just sat plate aside and continued to enjoy the atmosphere and my guest conversation.

Ernest's never ceases to leave you satisfied and wanting to come back again. From the bread to the entree, everything is cooked to perfection. Our waiter was efficient and helpful as is all of the wait staff. A very nice dining experience.

One of the best restaurants I've ever been to. The food was excellent and the service was outstanding, couldn't believe how great of an experience me and my wife had. It was our first time going and definitely was blown away, will be a regular customer after that, also got to meet Mr. Earnest himself and he was the nicest person.

This visit was disappointing. While we were seated on time at 7:30pm, it took forever to get our food. Our entrees arrived at 8:50pm with a filet than was cold and overdone, obviously it had been prepared some time earlier before it was served. Our fried shrimp and fries on the other hand were too hot to eat when served as they had just come out of the fryer. The shrimp was devoid of taste. Ernest Orleans has been a great place to eat but not this evening.

Had a wonderful time. Great food, great atmosphere...well worth it.

The food was excellent and and wait time for the food was short. The service was excellent also. I will go back there to eat.

I only said yes because of the food. I wasn't happy with the service & lack of organization. I had to suffer for others. It was suppose to be a special night yet was ruined. My seat was horrible. The only good was the food after I actually recieved it. I'll debate on returning. Although the host apologized many times it didnt seem genuine.

Patrick was amazing and gave us wonderful service. The food was so good and the lump crab was delicious. I cannot say enough good things about this restaurant.

Food was not up to our expectations! Have eaten there before and it was much better. Patrick was a fantastic waiter. Small crowd!! Made us a little more concerned about going there .

We ate in the bar, our preference, and there small children allowed in the bar. (Like the movie Sweet Home Alabama, "Oh you have a baby... in a bar!) Shouldn't children be in the dining room only? We have been eating here for 20+ years and we remember when everyone that came in Ernest's dressed nicely without their ball caps and old blue jeans on! It was rather disappointing. Our server, Dan, was great. Food was good.

Food was good. We were seated away from other tables I guess either because we were black or had children with us. Both of the kids were over 10. The waiter stole our DL be careful, took it out of the restaurant and held all of them for 3 days only returning them when requested by management.

Birthday and anniversary

Pathetic service, price does not reflect quality of food (or lack of), but it does have good bread. I do not consider this venue fine dining at all.

A nice place to go for special occasions (i.e., birthday, anniversary).

From the valet to the hostess to top of the line food service, everything was exquisite...Will definitely be back!!!

Wonderful New Year’s Eve dinner. Delicious!!

An extraordinary dining experience. You feel welcomed and like a part of the family the minute you walk in. Top notch service is immediately at your table. Our waiter was friendly and he gave us a comfortable confident feeling that everything was going to be well taken care of. We had the marinated crab claws, Kentucky Limestone Salad, gumbo, and the Snapper Ernest. Perfect!