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Bon Ton Café

Address: 401 Magazine St., CBD, New Orleans, LA, 70130 | Map It
Phone: 504/524-3386

Price range: $-$$$
Cuisine: Southern
Location: CBD

Write a review | Avg. member rating: 4.8/5

Fodor's Review:

The Bon Ton's opening in 1953 marked the first appearance of a significant Cajun restaurant in New Orleans, and its crawfish dishes, gumbo, jambalaya, and oyster omelet have retained their strong following ever since. The bustle in the dining room peaks at lunchtime on weekdays, when businesspeople from nearby offices come in droves for baked eggplant with shrimp, fried catfish, turtle soup, and warm, sugary bread pudding. If you can sacrifice the afternoon for pleasure, try a Rum Ramsey cocktail. The veteran waitresses are knowledgeable and fleet-footed.

Credit Cards: AE, DC, MC, V
Closed: Closed weekends

Member Reviews and Ratings

Reviewed by wwsteen from Houston on 3/8/08
I've been eating here for 20 years. It just keeps getting better.

Member Rating: 5.0
Ratings details: Food: 5.0 Atmosphere: 5.0 Service: 5.0 Value: 5.0

Reviewed by Jbolner from New Orleans on 2/18/08
Bon Ton is the real deal. This is where the locals get fed. Don't show up in your black socks and sandals.

Member Rating: 4.6
Ratings details: Food: 5.0 Atmosphere: 5.0 Service: 5.0 Value: 3.0

Reviewed by lost_woods from Chester, NJ on 2/3/08
Bon Ton Cafe's hospitality afforded a gracious dining experience for us on 01/31/2008. The excellent but unpretentious Cajun food and friendly wait staff were superb! We would highly recommend this restaurant. Debbie's salad is top notch. Save room for the Bread Pudding with Whisky Sauce.

Member Rating: 4.6
Ratings details: Food: 5.0 Atmosphere: 4.0 Service: 5.0 Value: 4.0

Reviewed by jev71 from Dallas on 1/28/08
We dined at Bon Ton Friday 1/25/07 with a party of 7 and all were very impressed with the quality of both food and service. Everyone at the table had different soups and entrees, and we all were very pleased. My wife had the Crab Imperial/Crab au Gratin combination and I the soft shell crab, both EXCELLENT. The gumbo and bisque were terrific. Another person in our party thought his steak was the best he had ever tasted. And how could anyone pass up the bread pudding with whiskey sauce. Great! I'd go back in a heartbeat.