I thought I posted this question yesterday but it seems to have disappeared so I'll try again. We are looking for lobster etoufee in New Orleans. I can't seem to find the menus of any of restaurants so I'm hoping someone can make a recommendation. Also, does anyone know the price of the Sunday brunch at Commanders Palace? Thanks.

Lobster etoufee is going to be pretty rare - I've never seen it. Crawfish etoufee, on the other hand, is everywhere. It's not lobster country.

I've never heard of it either but I read in a post that someone had it at the Court of Two Sisters (I think that's the right name--if not, it's close enough that you should be able to figure out which restaurant I'm referring to). Since this restaurant has more negative reviews than positive we are going to skip it but I was hoping to find this lobster dish somewhere else.

Surely you must mean crawfish etoufee...that is the local dish and it is wonderful, if cooked correctly (however, very rich and fattening--that is why NO is called the cholorestral capital of the world! Lobster is not native to that area (I don't think).

I love lobster, too! But it sure isn't indigenous to Louisiana or the Gulf coast. In New Orleans, lobster is most likely flown in from Maine.

No, I didn't mean crawfish--I really meant lobster. I'm aware that it will not be caught fresh out the back door, however, better restaurants have been known to fly in fresh seafood daily. I just thought that since New Oleans is so famous for their cajun/creole dishes this might be easily available.

At any rate, I have located several menus and it seems that Court of Two Sisters is the only one with this dish on their menu. That should tell me something.

a definate is the afternoon brunch at court of two sisters. it's $20-25 per person and so worth it. you can sample every regional dish. make sure the sun is shining when you go.

I don't recommend the Court of Two Sisters. It's decent but not great and there are way too many good restaurants in New Orleans. If you must see the beautiful courtyard, go in for a drink or dessert.

I'm with John. Although the Court of Two Sisters has gotten a couple of good reports laterly, it's generally considered a tourist trap with mediocre food.

I'll almost always pan River St when I write about Savannah, and I think Court of Two Sisters falls into that category. BUT...River St, for a first time tourist is a must see of course, and if you've never been to NO, Court of Two Sister's courtyard is something well worth seeing too...but perhaps, as John said, for dessert or drinks, not buffet.

DH got his hotel start at the Royal Orleans and the Court of Two Sisters was the first place we ate on moving to the city, 32 years ago. For a Yankee New Englander, I was in awe of the tropical lushness, (and in January!) and that probably colors my recollection of my meal...a seafood remoulade salad, which I recall as being excellent, but that was 32 years ago and I was 26 so...take all that with a grain of Kosher salt! Do see it though. It's beautiful. Crawfish by the way, is the LA substitute for lobster so you'll get a similar taste treat Julie, but I'd stick with the crawfish version and not hunt down lobster. LA chefs can work miracles with those little critters. Both our kids were born in NO and crawfish were the only things I had much of an appetite for in early pregnancy. gt;

John, is Elmwood Plantation still operating as a restaurant? That was another favorite of ours, for its atmosphere especially.

If you want good crawfish etoufee go to Mr. B's. Better yet go there for their BBQ shrimp. It is not your normal BBQ. Eat there at least twice at lunch every time we visit NO. I have never eaten at the Court of Two Sisters because of the negative reviews. There are too many exceptional restraunts to waste a meal there.