Where the Locals Eat Rating
Top 100 Restaurant, New Orleans
"Simple, elegant, and gimmick-free . . . describe this small restaurant. Nestled in a lush garden spot in an Uptown New Orleans neighborhood, Gautreau's courts its guests with distinctively elegant, yet approachable surroundings and a menu that is both inventive and down to earth. The cooking here has always respected the classic New Orleans flavors and been largely French-inspired."
–Gautreau's website
"Gautreau's serves modern-American cuisine . . . [It] has a tradition of churning out smart, independent-minded chefs who go on to run small jewels of their own."
–Brett Anderson, The Times-Picayune
"Private-club ambience, combined with solid bistro-style menu make Gautreau's a dependable getaway for upscale residents yearning for sophisticated, tourist-free environs."
–Pableaux Johnson, Eating New Orleans
"Flourless chocolate cake is ubiquitous in this town, but here is the place to have it, where it's soft and fudgey."
–Frommer's
"Long one of the standard-setters among the New Orleans restaurants . . . [with] a menu that sets a modern edge on New Orleans' timeless and traditional fare . . . [and] that changes about every six weeks."
–Gayot.com
How Others Rate Gautreau's
The New Orleans Menu by Tom Fitzmorris
**** (excellent and ambitious)
Food and Wine
Sue Zemanick, Best New Chefs of 2008
The Times-Picayune
Top 10 Restaurant, 2008