Best Restaurants for Foodies in St. Bernard

My fiancé and I had an amazing time…service was impeccable. Our server Michelle was attentive and extremely knowledgeable and amicable. The wait staff were equally attentive. Now the food was divine, starting with the delectable homemade biscuits, that came every 10 minutes…we stopped after two so we could have room for our meal! We shared an order of fried oysters as a starter…OMG! Then we had the beet and pear salads…fantastic. My fiancé chose the scalibut and I had the red snapper…both succulent dishes. And an added bonus is that if you park at a particular lot the restaurant suggests and take a picture of your license plate that you share on arrival, the restaurant pays a 3-hour time period…wow, never heard of. In summary we will definitely return and highly recommend this New Orleans institution! Please make your reservations immediately!!

Opening in 1918, Arnaud’s has been a stanchion of the New Orleans culinary scene since. We flew to New Orleans to experience some of the Reveillon dinners, and the one at Arnaud’s was wonderful. A three course Reveillon dinner was offered for $70, and one had choices between two options for each course, I had creole French onion soup en croute and grilled gulf fish with a crawfish and shrimp stuffing in a beurre blanc sauce. Dessert was a slice of Buche de Noel. There were many servers who attended to keeping water glasses filled, wine glasses topped off and plates cleared.

We had a top notch evening from start to finish. Service and overall attention to detail was exceptional. All our food was delicious. We had both breakfast and dinner same day here and both were excellent. It has an authentic French brassiere vibe.

Everything was wonderful as usual. This was our 4th Thanksgiving with August. The noise level was a problem this year because of one of the larger tables in the room where we were seated. One could tell by the looks on other’s faces in the room that no one was pleased at having their Thanksgiving dinner compromised by the bad behavior of a small group of people. I understand that the restaurant cannot control the guests, but it was extremely annoying. Everyone was relieved when the table departed.

For being Thanksgiving, it was great. The staff were pleasant and attentive. When a large group arrived, the waiter got less attentive, but we managed. The food options were plenty for being a Holliday. I would try this place again.