Bayona Review

Reviewed by katsagerine from New Orleans, LA/ New York, NY on 11/21/08
There are very few vegetarian options in New Orleans- especially for a nice night out. Call ahead and the kitchen here will make sure that anyone can have a fantastic dinner. However, The food here is beyond fantastic. Simple French-American cuisine with a new twist. I (the non-veggetarian) had the eggplant pate,the fried and smoked quail served on a salad with bourbon-molasses vinaigrette, and the rabbit loin- I finished everything (and had to be wheeled out). We also had the goat cheese crouton with mushrooms in Madeira cream (amazing- better than the goat cheese coquettes at Mimi's) and the ginger creme brulee with a berry compote.

Our waitress was lovely, the atmosphere (especially early) was very personal.

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

Reviewed by fromLosAngeles from Los Angeles on 7/21/08
Spectacular. The best food in New Orleans during our stay. The lamb was the best I've ever had. Bring a sweater, because it's a deep freeze, though. Emeril should make a reservation and bring a note pad!

Member Rating: 4.8
Ratings details: Food: 5.0 Atmosphere: 4.0 Service: 5.0 Value: 5.0

Reviewed by petepeper from Scotland on 7/28/07
Booked a table for 9.00 pm on a friday. We were served our starter at 9.15 and then had to wait until 10.45 for our main course. This is the worst service I have ever experienced. When the food did arrive it was nothing special. Avoid this place like the plague.

Member Rating: 1.8
Ratings details: Food: 2.0 Atmosphere: 2.0 Service: 1.0 Value: 2.0

Reviewed by rtdicello from Cleveland, Ohio on 7/17/07
After seeing the reviews in Fodor's we decided to try Bayona and had a great dinning experience. The staff was superb and the food excellent. We will definetly go back there the next time we visit Nola

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

Reviewed by cmordoc from Virginia on 4/2/07
My recent visit to NO,LA included many fine restaurants. From the appetizer to dessert every dish was phenomenal, including the samples from my wife's plate. The most consistent cuisine in NO.

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

Reviewed by pmrichard from Covington, Louisiana on 3/22/07
I'm truly surprised by all the negative comments here! My husband and I live about 45 minutes from New Orleans and make frequent trips there for dinner. Obviously, we eat out quite often and I can only say that Bayona is WONDERFUL. The last time we were there, we actually went for the Wednesday evening wine tasting and ended up staying for dinner. I had the lamb, which was fabulous by the way. Yes, it's expensive, but worth every penny in the fantastic food and atmosphere!

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