Gautreau's Restaurant

The staff here is attentive and gracious. Dwayne, our waiter, was a delight and helpful with descriptions and recommendations.

This lovely, elegant restaurant was full (mostly local , uptown residents) the evening we dined with good friends. The noise level grew as tables filled up and diminished our enjoyment of conversations without raising our voices.

The chef certainly offered unusual plates . Horseradish Cervich was a bit fishy but good. The scallops were done perfectly with delicata squash rings filled with lovely smoked boudin sausage and topped with (unfortunately) chicken liver 'mousse'.

Coffee was bitter and desserts good.

In NOLA for races at Fair Grounds ...made reservations....
Small quaint restaurant...intimate quite romantic therefore..
Seated immediately & waitstaff helpful as our 1st time here.
FOIE GRAS appetizer...combination of poached pears..date chutney & sesame is AWESOME....

We shared our entrees, BLACK ANGUS FILET & ROASTED CHICKEN ...both were cooked to perfection!!

Sorbet with fresh berries was delicious finish ...

Will be back as in a class of its own !!!

NOLAChowDown 1 Star!

Our experience at Gautreau's can be summed up with three words; boring, dated and uninspired. The restaurant is nice both inside and out, and we were seated promptly. The service was way below standard. Pretty terrible to be honest. As for the food, I made sure to try as much as I could to get the full Gautreau's experience. Salad, soup and three different proteins. Unfortunately, the dishes left me reaching for the bread more often than not. It was a very disappointing, underwhelming experience to say the least. When dining at a "fine dining" establishment, you expect to be blown away by the flavor and technique of the dishes, but that never happened. Below are the dishes we had.

Arugula, Heirloom Tomato, Cucumber, Red Onion and Lebna - very small and basic dish. Lebna smeared carelessly beneath a mass of room temp arugula and semi-soggy tomatoes. 3/10

Soup du jour- I can not remember all of the ingredients of the dish, but it was a cold soup with lump crab meat. Flavor was just ok, spiced nicely and flavor profile mimicked dishes you would have in Indian cuisine. 3/10

Red Snapper with Chinese Egg Noodles and Coconut Miso Broth - once again, a very bland dish. Fish was cooked nicely, but under seasoned. Without the coconut miso broth, I probably wouldn't have eaten more than one bite. Poor execution of what could be a great dish. 4/10

Duck Confit with Black Lentils and Chiriboga
Blue Cheese caramelized pears and Vidalia onion, piquillo peppers and brandy jus - Im honestly surprised this dish had this many ingredients because it was a black mass of bland on a plate.
Each bite tasted of pure lentil. Duck was over cooked, flavorless and dry. If there was any positive note on this dish, it was the crispy skin on the duck.
Extremely sub par dish. 2/10

Roasted Chicken with Shiitakes, haricots verts and mashed potatoes - dish was the highlight of the meal. Good flavor, chicken was cooked well and the shiitakes added a nice earthiness to the dish. Pretty good, but not something I couldn't do myself. 4/10

We had an underwhelming, disappointing experience, but will likely give it another try in the future. But for now, Gautreau's is bottom tier.

I was really looking forward to my dinner at Gautreu's and I was not disappointed. This little gem was comfortably packed with well dressed happy diners. My food was delicious from start to finish. We all enjoyed a perfectly paced delicious meal. My friend and I each ordered the Foie Gras Torchon that was excellent. I would highly recommend this restaurant to all my friends and fellow yelpers.

I truly can't recommend Gautreau's enough. I've lived here for six years now and somehow have not dined here just yet, but that is nothing to speak to the hospitality and service that Katie and her wonderful staff provided. Chef Rob exceeded all of our expectations, providing us with the most exceptional dishes with a flare I've never encountered! And our server Brian lended the most helpful suggestions with a story to tell about each dish. This is truly such a special spot where everyone should spend a night with their most loved, whether it be a celebration or just a night with good company. Left with the biggest smile and the fullest stomachs!

Away from the restaurants in the Quarter and situated on a narrow street in an old New Orleans neighborhood, Gautreau's is a small and intimate (for date nights) restaurant mostly. Though I saw a family of six dine here ---so not strictly for dates or proposals. Reservations are sought after because of its limited number of tables.

I experienced one meal here and found the food to be very good, the service impeccable, and the owner checks in on each table to ensure that diners are content and happy.

Would love to come back next time I'm in town.

Tip: The wine and cocktails lists are noteworthy. It's an Uber ride from the Quarter/downtown

Excellent food, excellent waitstaff. Upscale dinner in a neighborhood. My only complaint was that it was very noisy. Since it is such a small restaurant I thought it would be quieter. But all tables were filled, and I guess this led to the high noise level.

Outstanding food. Great service.
Noise levels are a bit too high as a popular neighborhood gem.
Go early to dine with lower noise level.

Went to Gautreau's Thursday evening for the first time under the new management. We had a wonderful experience. The staff was welcoming, the service was perfect. The place was packed and it seemed like people were just having a great time. We ordered the fois gras and duck appetizers and I had the duck entree as well. Food was on point with flavorful reduction sauces. The trout was excellent as well. We will definitely be going back.

Great little restaurant.
We had outstanding service in spite of the fact that we arrived in very casual attire.
The food was solid good, nothing rave worthy.
We had duck & snapper.
Banana sundae had Hershey's chocolate sauce? That was a bit disappointing.