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Brennan's

417 Royal St. (Conti St.) Send to Phone
New OrleansLA 70130
504-525-9711 | Menu
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Dining at Brennan’s on a trip to New Orleans is simply a must. Brennan's Restaurant is one of GAYOT's 2013 | Top 10 New Orleans Wine List Restaurants | Top 10 New Orleans Cajun/Creole Restaurants | Top 10 New Orleans Mother's Day Brunch Restaurants |

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Brennan's Restaurant Review

: Dining at Brennan's is a lavish experience, with decadent dishes that evoke a more opulent Victorian era. Start any repast with the Creole French onion soup or the gumbo. Breakfast usually presents a pair of poached eggs with one of several meats, seafood or vegetables. Traditional grillades (veal strips) and grits in a natural jus are a menu staple, but take your time and study the options. Best bets are the tiny buster (soft shell) crabs when in season; the oysters Rockefeller; and sautéed escalope of veal with crab meat. Cream- and butter-rich sauces tend to mask the main ingredient's flavor, so ask for sauce on the side. Go deluxe and order fresh lump crab meat on your entrée. The menu suggests a wine selection for each course; the restaurant boasts one of the most extensive wine collections in the city, and one of the most meticulously maintained cellars. Bananas Foster was invented by Brennan’s and is still flamed tableside. Finish with another traditional ritual: café brulot, for which liqueur-laced flambéed coffee is artfully poured along a long spiral of orange peel before being ladled into demitasse (minimum five persons).

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