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Restaurant August

301 Tchoupitoulas St. (Gravier St.) Send to Phone
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-299-9777 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
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The flagship of the John Besh restaurant collection is Restaurant August. Restaurant August is one of GAYOT's 2013 | Top 10 New Orleans Food Rating Restaurants | Top 10 New Orleans Romantic Restaurants | Top 10 New Orleans Wine List Restaurants | Top 10 New Orleans Thanksgiving Restaurants |

 Watch our exclusive interview with chef John Besh about his book My New Orleans: The CookBook on GAYOT.com's YouTube Channel and view photos of our lunch.
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Lunch Mon.-Fri., Dinner nightly

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Dining room at Restaurant August, New Orleans, LA

Restaurant August Restaurant Review

: Chef John Besh's Louisiana upbringing and knowledge of cutting-edge culinary trends enable him to compose menus that hold their own among the most stringent standards of fine dining. Firm yet tender gnocchi serve as tasty foils for blue crab and black truffle in what has become a mainstay offering on an otherwise frequently changing menu. While foie gras seems to be disappearing from some restaurant kitchens, here it's prepared three ways. Three-course fixed-price lunches are a steal; such dishes as panéed “porchetta” with a panko-mustard crust and Covey Rise corn maque choux show all the polish of August’s evening feasts. Besh’s dedication to all things Louisiana is most evident in his seafood entrées, like the trout Pontchartrain with jumbo lump crab, wild mushrooms and hollandaise sauce. Check out the chef's tasting menu for a food and wine pairing experience. For dessert, we recommend the singular goats milk cheesecake with honey ice cream, almonds and balsamic caramel. The somewhat unconventional wine list stands out because of its dedication to European boutique wineries that may not be featured in comparable local establishments. Refinement rules, from the dark-wood walls and soft lighting of the bar to the main dining room with its four big chandeliers and damask-covered walls.

User Ratings & Reviews for Restaurant August
Average rating    3
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Beautiful Restaurant
by spudly on Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:59 pm
 
Still the most beautiful restaurant in the city, it is not the wheel horse it once was...why?...well it was Chef John Besh's first restaurant and when it was his only restaurant it was truly world class.

After several years, plus Hurricane Katrina and more restaurants (Besh's Steakhouse, Luke, La Provence not to mention his stint on The Next Iron Chef) Restaurant August has suffered.

Is it still one of the best in New Orleans? Yes.
Can you get a sub-standard meal there? Yes.

I would still recommend it highly if you have never been and it does still have a certain type of "cache" for some people but those of us who remember it's heydey it's just not the same.
 
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