Palace Café

This classic New Orleans restaurant, located at the foot of the French Quarter, serves contemporary Creole food in an upbeat and lively grand café.

9 / 10
620
ratings
  • Phone

    (504) 523-1661

  • Website

    palacecafe.com

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  • Type

    Cajun and Creole Restaurant

Address

605 Canal St (btwn Chartres & Royal) New Orleans , LA 70130 United States

Credit Cards Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Outdoor Seating Yes
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner
Drinks Wine, Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 162


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Wejdan ✨

Oh my words! I can't explain how amazing the food here. Literally can't go wrong with anything! The carb cheesecake is a must tho. One annoying thing is that the extra crab on your dish is for $16.

Ross Collier

This place is classy and food was amazing. Don't let the crab cake cheesecake name fool you. It's AMAZING. Not actually a "cheesecake " just looks like one.

J Rodriguez

Came here to cool off, went up stairs to the bar and did not want to leave! Great service, live music ! ????????

Lou Carulli

Went 9 guys for a bachelor party for a nice dinner on our first night in NOLA. There were no complaints about anything. The service was attentive, the place is beautiful and the food was amazing.

Danielle Philippi

Sat on the sidewalk patio . Amazing service. They can't light the bananas foster outside, so out waiter brought his cart around to the window behind us so we could watch!

Marie-Claude Thiffeault

Crabmeat cheese cake and BBQ shrimps are just sssoooooo good. You NEED to try it! Andouille cristal Fish totally rocks as well .

Lana Durham

The steak and shrimp was delicious! And now having the double dark chocolate brownie !! Mmmm.... Sat by the kitchen and was able to watch the chefs at work!!

TV Food Maps

Check out Palace Cafe as it was featured on Delicious Destinations for Palace Café serves its world-famous bananas Foster with all the theatrics of a Mardi Gras parade . Read more

Robert B

The only thing more amazing than the food was the service! Shawnette and Eugene did a fantastic job. We even got a history lesson while Shawnette prepared the Bananas Foster .

Ashley

I got the wicked delicious drink, I wouldn't recommend it - the cinnamon was overwhelming, crab claws app was unremarkable, but the pecan catfish was great, plus the bananas foster for dessert

Marta D.

You can't go wrong with the fish dishes , especially the andouille-crusted fish or pecan-crusted catfish ! Also great NOLA classic desserts : bread pudding and bananas foster .

Nathan Daniel Blake

Crab Cheesecake are amazing. Who would have thought.

Charles B

I had the ribeye and shrimp dinner , this was the best meal I have had this year, steak seared to perfection and jumbo shrimp were perfect

Christopher Dyer

For brunch do not sleep on the Cafe Benedict. Also, save room for dessert and go with the Cheesecake made with fresh seasonal fruit and Cajun cream cheese !

Ginger Porterfield Huffman

For Lunch the Crab Quiche ' was excellent. Rory at the bar was great to help get our to go order ready. The Palace Punch nice is a refreshing drink . Enjoyed it.

Rajiv Nath

Lovely Shrimp n crusted Hake - the crab cheesecake was very interesting n good paring with Sancerre wine ????

Laura Ellis

Late lunch - delish! BBQ shrimp was good but couldn't bring myself to suck the head like a local! The shrimp "t-funk" (as they refer to it in the kitchen) was delicious!

Eric Tigre

Dickie Brennan's Palace Cafe is a great place to enjoy lunch on Canal Street. Stop in early afternoon for a sidewalk table and have Shrimp Tchefuncte for a soul-satisfying lunch and a sazerac . Enjoy. Read more

Sandra Jurado

Ask for Suzanne, she's great! Lovely presentation for the whole meal. Great food: We tried the lamb and garlic gumbo and the Brie and apple salad .

Debbie Supplee

Kim is the best bananas foster flambé person ever - you have to order it. Comes with homemade vanilla bean ice cream .

Pokekenz

It says five for five. It's five DOLLARS for FIVE DIFFERENT ITEMS. So you're spending at least $25. WOW. I enjoy shopping divey places for a reason.

Abbey Robertson

Really lovely servers and i heard they had a great brunch . Unfortunately they only serve it on Sundays and their breakfast menu is ridiculously sparse.

Jessica Da Silva

Had the first item of shrimp which I cant pronounce and it was delicious. Cajun and creole flavors :) loved it

Renee

Try the duck and the crab cheese cake ????????... One of the best place for food in NOLA

Linda Miklowitz

The bananas foster prepared in flames at your table can be shared by two. The show is well worth the reasonable price.

Nichole Philpot

Believe what they say about the Bananas Foster . It's true. It's all true! ????????????

Kristen Bellatti

The yogurt parfait and eggs Benedict are superb! Also try the strawberry shortcake for dessert .

Fernanda Maiolini

The food is awesome, and the stuff they’re very welcoming

Kevin Paulsen

Turtle soup , roasted duck gumbo , pecan catfish , and white chocolate French bread pudding . Love this place

Chris R

Seafood gumbo and Brie fondue were incredible.

Mary P

One of our favorites in New Orleans- great for lunch , dinner or just dessert !

Kushal Dave

Get the frozen bananas foster cocktail .

Chas Wilson

Impeccable service with an excellent, traditional cuisine experience that truly compliments New Orleans.

Julie JEWELeS

Try the Bbq Shrimp , Oyster Loaf, & Crabmeat Cheesecake - Yummy apps!

Sally Harbeson (Bowling)

Great place to go by yourself and sit at the bar for lunch or dinner if you are solo at a conference

Barbara Sanborn

Palace Cafe has the best sweet potatoes in New Orleans. Fun place when it is warm to sit on the street and watch the people. Right on Canal Street, it is a great New Orleans venue.

LeeAnn Talarico

I really enjoyed a business dinner here recently. Nice atmosphere on the bottom floor.

Martha Adams

Enjoyed everything, except, one of the servers (Keyshawn?) needs a little more training in extending good customer service.

Harjas Singh

New Orleans Pain Perdu was excellent!

Julie JEWELeS

Try the Banana 's Foster - Table side made! Great presentation!

Lea Čeh

Lovely place right on Canal street. Service is amazing.

BuzzFeed

Get the BBQ'd Skrrrrimppps! Look how cute they are…were? Read more

Alison

Palace Cafe offers a "Temperature Lunch " on weekdays during the summer. It's a two course special menu priced at yesterday's high (i.e. if it was 95 degrees on Tuesday, Wednesday's lunch is $9.50).

Stephon Jones

Catfish Pecan was awesome. I broke ranks and got the Pecan Pie and Praline Ice Cream ...Fabulous!

Ryan Locke

Drop in just for dessert and sit at the dessert bar . You can watch the chef make all the desserts that are being ordered as well as the rest of the dishes.

Barbara Derecktor Donahue

Fun , yummy soul food ,atmosphere - thankyou - happy holidays !

Lina Trifon

Surprisingly good. Try the mushroom cheescake or go for the buffet .

Hee Jung Ryu

Awesome crawfish and crab meat cheesecake . ????

Lisa

Loved the catfish pecan ! Nice interior of the building as well with big beautiful staircase.

Karen Rosado

The food is great so is the service. They take great care of their customers

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