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
Full bar. Serving dinner Mon–Sat. Closed Sun.
How Others Rate Gautreau's
Zagat 2009
28 Food Quality (extraordinary to perfection)
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
New Orleans magazine
Chef of the Year, 2008
James Beard Foundation
Rising Star Chef of the Year Award nominee, 2009