The Italian Barrel

Name: The Italian Barrel
Address: 1240 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA, United States, 70116
Telephone: (504) 569-0198
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 4.7

4.7

3125 Reviews

$31 to $50

Italian

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Fine dining awaits you in our intimate dining area. Both indoor & outdoor as well as seating at our premier handcraft bar. Our marble-top bar greets you upon entry, you will find yourself in candle light looking at white linen tables that are positioned on beautiful wood and brick flooring surrounded by bottles of fine Italian wines. The Chef and Owner Samantha Castagnetti brings her city in Northern Italia to you via overnight shipments of imported Italian foods and boast over 40 wines almost all are served by the glass- 14 years and counting.. Come and see what everyone raves about!
Authentic food is an understatement - this is the real thing. Reservations are most welcomed and taken only through OpenTable for parties of 12 or less.

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Sep 28, 2023

11:00 PM

Booked 22 times today

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Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Cuisines
Italian
Hours of operation
Lunch & Dinner: Monday - Sunday: 11:00am - 10:00pm
Phone number
(504) 569-0198
Website
http://www.theitalianbarrel.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Samantha Castagnetti /Owner
Catering
Catering: 504.982.6969
Private party facilities
Private Events:504.982.6969

Location
1240 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116
Neighborhood
French Quarter
Cross street
Decatur Street/Barracks
Parking details
French Market parking lot located 1 block away on the river.
Public transit
Street car stops just one block away
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Delivery, Dog Friendly, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, View, Wine

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What 3,125 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.7

4.7 based on recent ratings

4.7Food
4.7Service
4.6Ambience
4.3Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

New Orleans / Louisiana
Italian
New Orleans
Italian

3,125 Reviews

MG
MelindaG
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 6 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food, friendly staff and quiet, calm ambience.
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SusanB
Tulsa
27 reviews
vip
5.0
27 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
overall5food5service4ambience4
Only one of our party was unhappy with entree - lamb popsicles were not cooked to his liking. I loved shrimp with pesto pasta. House salad great. No bread served - maybe we didn’t ask for it? Bruschetta was great as appetizer.
The Italian BarrelResponded 6 days ago
Thank you so much for the feedback. We definitely strive to provide bread for every guest. Without question. Our sincerest apologies. Please give us another chance in the future to provide you with a great dining experience.
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AllenB
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 7 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience4
Excellent Italian restaurant. Lasagna and penne alla vodka pasta were both delicious.
The Italian BarrelResponded 6 days ago
Thank you so much!
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Damani
New Orleans
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 18, 2023
overall4food4service4ambience4
Nice place, really enjoyed the appetizers as well as the wine selection!
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OpenTable Diner
Atlanta Metro
14 reviews
vip
2.0
14 reviews
Dined on September 16, 2023
overall2food1service4ambience3
A lovely place with friendly and good staff, though the food was not so good. It is supposed to be Italian, but even a plain pasta was not rightly cooked. Wouldn’t recommend the food.
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KeithT
Baton Rouge
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 16, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Fantastic service and food. The place was clean and true Italian! Very happy about eating there and would eat there again!
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GregH
New Orleans
2 reviews
vip
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 15, 2023
overall4food5service4ambience5
Excellent food and service. Loved the ambiance. Wish a table for 4 could have been a little bigger. Lots of shuffling of items to make room.
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SherriA
Palm Springs
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 13, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
5 ⭐️ We had a delicious meal! We had a caprice salad to start, mushroom ravioli and the special filet minion! It was all excellent
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Little Rock
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 12, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent food and service as always
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OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 10, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
Food was exceptionally good. Only drawback is the noise level is very loud.
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EricF
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 9, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
My wife and I love this place. The food is always so well prepared. It's fresh, flavorful, so pure. The cheese (whatever kind you get) is always amazing. Recently had to Osso Buco and it was truly the best I ever had. Highly recommend this place. We go almost every year for our anniversary.
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MurrayR
New Orleans
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on August 28, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent service and food in a quaint setting. Would go again.
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DavidH
Seattle
14 reviews
5.0
14 reviews
Dined on August 27, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Delicious lasagna, basil sprig was a nice touch. Extra bread and dipping oil was served free and fresh at no charge. Manager and server were very friendly and helpful.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
San Francisco
20 reviews
5.0
20 reviews
Dined on August 27, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
Rhonda was awesome server. Food was amazing. Definitely returning.
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NealS
Baton Rouge
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on August 25, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Fantastic! Service was amazing and the food was perfect!
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David
New York Area
9 reviews
4.0
9 reviews
Dined on August 20, 2023
overall4food4service3ambience3
Slightly above average for Nola. Good veal if that is your plate of choice. Staff over stressed, space very small, very loud.
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JuliC
Vancouver
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on August 20, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
We had the bruschetta and chicken parm and both were so tasty - lots of fresh tomatoes and sliced parm. We highly recommend going there for dinner.
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AnnaR
New Orleans
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on August 20, 2023
overall4food5service5ambience4
Staff and food was great but it was so hot in there!
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ReneeK
New Orleans
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on August 17, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Italian Barrel is my go-to restaurant for Italian food in New Orleans. It is authentic, well priced and I love the restaurant! We have our Friday Mardi Gras luncheon for 50+ there every year. The food is delicious, chef is very accommodating and the staff delightful. You can't go wrong with anything you order!
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JelleD
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on August 15, 2023
overall5food4service5ambience5
Great servant. Overall quality is good. Good Knowledge of wines
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tonyb
San Francisco
15 reviews
vip
4.0
15 reviews
Dined on August 12, 2023
overall4food5service5ambience4
We were “tween” dining at 3:30pm, so it’s not fair that it was empty. Service was very nice and welcoming. The bruschetta was great, cheese plate also very good, of a bit pricey at $36. The Chef’s recipe rigatoni was delicious and the my made an exception to make it without peas for my daughters allergy. My other daughter had gnocchi, good and my wife had the pumpkin ravioli, very good. My veal porcini however was just ok and for $39, it should have been better. Tiramisu was great.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on August 12, 2023
overall3food4service2ambience3
We placed reservations and when we got there we were confused because no one was to be seen. I walked around saying hello in hopes someone would here me. We waited several minutes because we could hear voices in the back. We were finally seated. The food was delish. I got the pesto e scampi and my husband got the chicken parm. The chicken parm comes with two sauces. My husband asked if the white sauce could be replaced with a meat sauce and the kitchen did just that. Very accommodating. The front house service can be improved but the food is something to return for. If you like your food saucy this is a spot to ask bc the sauce serving isn’t much but the flavors are yum!
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Rubioes
New York Area
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on August 12, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excelente lugar, comida insuperable , enhorabuena
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Orlando
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on August 12, 2023
overall4food4service5ambience4
Great atmosphere…. Unfortunately we sat outside. Which is fine for the winter time bc NOLA is hot.
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nolamom
New Orleans
51 reviews
vip
2.0
51 reviews
Dined on August 11, 2023
overall2food2service1ambience3
Service was very slow. Food was disappointing. We have not been here n over a year and we were looking so forward to it. Something is definitely different. Food was not great. Very bland. Staff was not attentive. . . So disappointing for my birthday with dinner date out with friends was a flop. .
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LeslieJ
Cincinnati
23 reviews
vip
5.0
23 reviews
Dined on August 6, 2023
overall5food4service5ambience5
Food was great. Sat at bar, bartender made great cocktail. No menu variations. The restaurant had empty seats, but when we walked in, hostess said nothin available. Went on OpenTable and got reservation no problem. Seems a bit strange we couldn't walk in, guess resy required
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NicoleM
Orlando
1 review
vip
5.0
1 review
Dined on August 5, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Aaaammmaaazzzziiing!!! Food was great!!! Definitely going back!
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PhilippeM
San Francisco
74 reviews
vip
5.0
74 reviews
Dined on August 2, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
Creative Italian food (so rare!), our server was great and the place is not noisy! Maybe some more choices for the wine by the glass could be another asset!
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OpenTable Diner
New Orleans
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 26, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
We weren’t sure what to expect but as soon as we walked in it was amazing
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CarolynK
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on July 24, 2023
overall3food5service2ambience4
I was very confused. We were seated by the Hostess. Our first server was a gentleman who told us about the house specials of the day. He took our drink order and appetizerorder. A second server brought us our drinks and bread. Then another server brought our appetizers. It was just weird. Overall the food was wonderful. We did order dessert to go, however, the server neglected to put silverware in the to go bag. There's a 75% chance I'd go back because the food was good.
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OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 23, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Rhonda took such great care of us for dinner! Loved the Italian Barrel and look forward to going back!
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RaquelF
New York Area
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on July 23, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
My friend and I had dinner at the bar. We thoroughly enjoyed it. The bartender was very knowledgeable about the wine selection. We like to drink wine but aren't really familiar with the Italian wines. After explaining what we like he set us up with exactly what we wanted. Dinner was great as always.
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LasieB
New Orleans
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on July 22, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food is delicious! We have gone back 3 times!! 😋😋😋
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OpenTable Diner
Los Angeles
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on July 19, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The meal was amazing. The service was top tier and what you should expect at high end restaurant. My wife had the penne vodka with crab and she loved it. I had the gnocchi and it was the best I have ever had. This is not to mention the veal meatball appetizer had us rethinking our original orders it was so good. Our server Jaime’ was one of the best servers me my wife had. She made my wife’s birthday dinner even better.
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terrancef
Orlando
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on July 19, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Absolutely fabulous. Great food and fantastic service. Every aspect was amazing.
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NicoleW
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 15, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Appetizers, entrees, drinks and service were phenomenal. Local recommendation!
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OpenTable Diner
New Orleans
6 reviews
4.0
6 reviews
Dined on July 13, 2023
overall4food3service5ambience5
This restaurant is located 5-7 mins walk from jackson square came under the recommendation of good italian restaurant near me which no doubt its great but food could be little better. Food & beverage- could have been better options for vegetarian in the appetizer section like eggplant or ricotta cheese balls with marinara as i didn’t like the appetizer at all which was made of grits or probably i made a wrong selection. Maincourse was good but my gf pasta came out room temperature only the shrimp was hot. Do not expect a pizza just because its an italian restaurant as i did not see it on the menu. Limited options on the cocktails but very great selection of italian wine and after dinner drinks. Service- excellent service not interactive but server kept an eye on my table always comes and pour bottle water and wine. He did came and suggested some specials which is always a nice touch but when i asked him about vegetarian option he couldn’t describe what it is otherwise i would have never order what i ordered. He did came and asked me if anything wrong with the food and i was honest that i did not like it as i just took a bite and sent my 1st course back. I also ordered two main course for myself truffle ravioli and gnocchi but he forgot to ring it in as i did not see it in my check either. Dessert was amazing wine selected by waiter was great. Decor- nice, small, cozy romantic spot… also have a option to seat at the bar or outside with a white table cloth type restaurant. I saw my water glass had a many spots which says it was not wiped properly, someone always lighting the candle when the sun sets. Manager comes and always asks if everything taste good and wants some coffee with dessert which was also a nice touch. Overall great experience for me as one time spot ! :)
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OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 9, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
Best Italian I’ve had in New Orleans. Authentic fresh pasta made to order so it can take some time to make but 100% worth the wait.
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ChloeE
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 8, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Had a perfect meal at the bar with Dan! Clams, pasta and wine!
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HMad
Alabama
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on July 6, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
VERY yummy! Cannot wait to go back next time we are in Nola!
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You can order delivery directly from The Italian Barrel using the Order Online button. The Italian Barrel also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (504) 569-0198.

The Italian Barrel is rated 4.7 stars by 3125 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Sep 28, 2023

11:00 PM

Booked 22 times today

Order delivery or takeout

1240 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116

Dining areas

Additional information

Cross street
Decatur Street/Barracks
Neighborhood
French Quarter
Hours of operation
Lunch & Dinner: Monday - Sunday: 11:00am - 10:00pm
Cuisines
Italian
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
French Market parking lot located 1 block away on the river.
Public transit
Street car stops just one block away
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Samantha Castagnetti /Owner
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Delivery, Dog Friendly, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, View, Wine

Website
http://www.theitalianbarrel.com/
Phone number
(504) 569-0198
Catering
Catering: 504.982.6969
Private party facilities
Private Events:504.982.6969

The Italian Barrel

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information

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Pumpkin Ravioli

Lasagna

House Salad

Vini Frizzanti by the Glass

Prosecco, Brut D.O.C., Maschio, Alto Adige$11.00

Moscato, Astoria, Piemonte$11.00

Vini Bianchi by the Glass

Sauvignon Blanc, Pighin, DOC, Friuli$11.00

Sauvignon Blanc / Chardonnay / Viogner "Sorriso" Paolo Scavino, Langhe DOC

Soave "Capitel Foscarino" Anselmi, Veneto$13.00

Garganega Soave Classico DOC "La Roca" Pieropan, Veneto$15.00

Soave D.O.C., Bertani, Veneto$12.00

Pinot Grigio, "San Angelo" Castello Brandi, Toscana$11.00

Pinot Grigio, Ruffino, Veneto$10.00

Pinot Grigio - Verduzzo, "Masianco" Masi, Veneto$11.00

Pinot Grigio - Sauvignon Blanc, "Due Uve" Bertani, Veneto$11.00

Vermentino, "Costamolino" Argiolas, Sardegna$11.00

Vermentino di Sardegna DOCG Olianas, Sardegna$12.00

Carricante, "Etna Biahco" Planeta, Sicilia$12.00

Chardonnay / Vermentino, "Moonlight" Rocca delle Macie, Toscana$12.00

Chardonnay, "Bramito del Cervoe" Antinori, Umbria$12.00

Vini Rose' by the Glass

Dry Rose', "Bertarose" Bertani, Veneto$11.00

Dry Rose', "Organic Grapes" Fattoria Sarai, Toscana$13.00

Vini Frizzanti by the Glass

Prosecco Superiore DOCG, "Crede" Bisol, Veneto$49.00

Moscato d'Asti, "Nivole" Michele Chiarlo, Piemonte$29.00

Cuvée Prestige, Ca del Bosco, Fanciacarta - Lombardia$79.00

Brut Rose' Sangiovese, Millesimato, Baracchi, Cortona Toscana$89.00

Lambrusco Rosso Dell' Emilia DOC, Modena$32.00

Vini Bianchi by the Bottle

Malvasia Istriana / Tocai / Rhein Riesling "Flors di Lis, Vie di Romans, Friuli$68.00

Sauvignon Blanc, Pighin, DOC, Friuli$42.00

Sauvignon Blanc / Chardonnay / Viogner "Sorriso" Paolo Scavino, Langhe DOC$62.00

Soave "Capitel Foscarino" Anselmi, Veneto$48.00

Soave D.O.C., Bertani, Veneto$45.00

Garganega Soave Classico DOC "La Roca" Pieropan, Veneto$65.00

Blend Hekate, Tere Siciliane, Sicilia$85.00

Pinot Grigio, "San Angelo" Castello Brandi, Toscan$42.00

Pinot Grigio, Ruffino, Veneto$34.00

Pinot Grigio - Verduzzo, "Masianco" Masi, Veneto$42.00

Pinot Grigio - Sauvignon Blanc, "Due Uve" Bertani, Veneto$42.00

Vermentino, "Costamolino" Argiolas, Sardegna$42.00

Vermentino di Sardegna DOCG Olianas, Sardegna$45.00

Carricante, "Etna Biahco" Planeta, Sicilia$45.00

Chardonnay / Vermentino, "Moonlight" Rocca della Made, Toscana$38.00

Chardonnay, "Bramito del Cervoe" Antinori, Umbria$45.00

Chardonnay "Fontanelle" Castellon Banfi, Toscana$55.00

Chardonnay, "La Pietra" Cabrera, Sicilia$89.00

Gaja

Chardonnay "Rossi & Bass" Langhe D.o.c. Gaja, Piemonte$149.00

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