I’m not sure how there’s a 4.5 starts. As someone from the south, this food isn’t is. Find local places. I’ve never had food so unseasoned in my life. If you are old or enjoy bland food this is your place.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 4
Aimee Ryan
This brunch was a wonderful experience! The service, food, atmosphere, and music made it perfection! I'm just sad I hadn't discovered it until now.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
fernweh 19
The Le Petit Chef website states no substitutions even for food allergies but urges you to call with questions and concerns. I did and asked how they handled food allergies other than calling 911. Michael explained that they could not create a new dish but could accommodate shellfish allergies by serving a fish dish instead of lobster and a second salad in place of the bouillabaisse. Two days before the dinner, I called to confirm and was told by an apologetic hostess that the chef refused to substitute and I needed to check their “no substitution” policy and even if someone else had told me substitutions were ok, the chef said “NO.” This is the same chef who is noted on the main menu as choosing the vegetables for your meal and reserves the right to cook your steak to HIS preferred temperature. Well, hubris and arrogance mean that your cooking really better be perfect. It wasn’t (the dishes were either too bland or too salty, except for the dessert which was probably brought in from Whole Foods). Some of us decided to make the attempt for the entertainment factor. When we arrived, the waitress immediately asked if we had any food allergies and proceeded to offer the same substitutions that Michael had originally offered. Seriously?! You tell us off for something you changed anyway? At $135+ per person, the restaurant certainly lost money chasing away those in our party with food allergies. I have no problem with a no substitution policy but get your policies straight with your staff as it isn’t the guest’s fault that your front and back of the house lack communication. The only good part was the Le Petit Chef presentation. It really could have amused kids more but we found it fun and entertaining.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Dr Wade Baskin
Staying on site at the Monteleone, we arrived Saturday at 9:45 wanting to catch breakfast and we put on 15 min wait list. No text notifications so at 23 min, I went to check, they took us right in. Super friendly service! 10:19 and they'd switched to brunch. Got the scampi app, good, heavy garlic. Lobster Benedict 3.5/5 (wife.) A little tough, very low temp, and an abundance of potatoes. Good flavor (nice touch with salmon roe.) Steak and eggs cooked perfect, just tepid on temp. Forgot my coffee but it eventually came. Nice rich chicory and also almost cool. Loved the subtle live music and view (sat at window.) For the price, expected better. Still good, just not great this time. Worthy of trying again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Phillip Senn, II
Review is simply about service, we stood at the host station for 15 min, 3 employees walk through the area without even asked much as a someone will be with you soon, no acknowledgement of our presence.
Service: 1
Pe-ah
I went to try the Golden Beet salad in their brunch menu. It was outstanding and the staff was very attentive. I tried the Egg Sardou as well, it was good. They also gave a biscotti with the coffee, it is the first time any coffee shop has done that, the place is embedded within French culture indeed. They also have live jazz, it was pleasant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Despoina Lewis
Nice food. We expected to eat the beef wellington but it was sold out. We had reservation at 19:30 and already the wellington was sold out. But in general we had a good time. We also expected a better dessert.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Janis marable
Ms Kathy is the best. She is on top of it at all times. She had what we needed before we needed it. Food was on point and the atmosphere was great as well. Didn’t want to leave. You must go and eat here soon! Management, Robby, Hector and the rest of the team does an awesome job as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A G
We did Le Petite Chef at Criollo in New Orleans. The show is cute and the service was fine, but we left feeling blindsided by extra fees and charges that were not clearly advertised upfront—and for what we paid, the food was mediocre at best. We spent over $700 for 5 people, and it absolutely did not feel worth it.
The reservation process creates the impression that you’re paying for a set multi-course meal. We expected a splurge and were prepared for that. What we were not prepared for was getting hit at the end with additional charges that did not feel clearly disclosed during booking. If you’re considering this, assume the total will be much higher than you think and ask for a full breakdown of every fee before you commit.
To make it worse, the food didn’t justify the premium price:
Salad: good, but a tiny portion
Soup: lukewarm and not good
Lobster tail: decent flavor, but overcooked
Beef short rib: tasted like an overcooked pot roast
Dessert: decent, but nothing special
Bottom line: this experience feels designed to get you in the door with one price in mind and then surprise you at checkout. Between the unexpected add-on charges and the underwhelming food, I can’t recommend it. If you want to eat at Criollo, go for a normal dinner and skip Le Petite Chef—or at minimum, demand a full itemized cost breakdown before booking.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Shannon Roth
Excellent lunch service with live music
Bread service, cobb salad w/ grilled chicken and one with steak. Both proteins were cooked perfectly.
Produce was fresh and presented beautifully. Bread service included Parmesan shaved over olive oil.
The staff is impeccable with quick attention to detail.
You cannot get the famous butter cake or root beer floats here. Those are serve in the Carousel bar.
Grateful for the people who quietly make our days better. 🤍 This trip reminded me that it’s often the humans behind the service who leave the deepest impressions. ✨ Hector — moving slowly, with grace and dignity, never once cutting a corner. A reminder that showing up fully matters more than speed. ✨ Kenny — generous with stories, culture, and recommendations, turning a simple meal into a shared human moment. ✨ Paula — working extra hard on Christmas Eve with limited help, carrying stress with strength and still delivering kindness and care. ✨ Mayur — thoughtful, curious, and eager to help us discover New Orleans beyond the obvious. To all the servers, waiters, and staff who hold the world together on busy, understaffed, emotional days — thank you. You are seen. 🙏 #Gratitude #HumanKindness #ServiceWithHeart #ChristmasInNewOrleans #GoodEnergy #ThankYou #KindnessMatters #SeenAndAppreciated
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
B N
Food was great but the atmosphere was tense with the wait staff. The hostess was a bit terse also.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Holland McClain
Paula is the most amazing server just made our visit so special definitely coming back to see Paula.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jeremy Hay
Excellent service and food. If you have experience dining in elevated restaurants or not, this will be worth it. Many thanks to Serkan our server.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Koala Hands
Went in with high hopes, but unfortunately the food was nowhere near what we were expecting, especially for the price. We had dinner, and the shrimp and pasta was barely warm. The chicken on peppered fettuccine was ok, but reminded me of Olive Garden. Overall the food was very bland. The service was absolutely fantastic so it felt awkward to mention how disappointing the food was. There are so many better places that cost much less. This one was a big miss for us.
I’m not sure how there’s a 4.5 starts. As someone from the south, this food isn’t is. Find local places. I’ve never had food so unseasoned in my life. If you are old or enjoy bland food this is your place.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 4
This brunch was a wonderful experience! The service, food, atmosphere, and music made it perfection! I'm just sad I hadn't discovered it until now.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The Le Petit Chef website states no substitutions even for food allergies but urges you to call with questions and concerns. I did and asked how they handled food allergies other than calling 911. Michael explained that they could not create a new dish but could accommodate shellfish allergies by serving a fish dish instead of lobster and a second salad in place of the bouillabaisse. Two days before the dinner, I called to confirm and was told by an apologetic hostess that the chef refused to substitute and I needed to check their “no substitution” policy and even if someone else had told me substitutions were ok, the chef said “NO.” This is the same chef who is noted on the main menu as choosing the vegetables for your meal and reserves the right to cook your steak to HIS preferred temperature. Well, hubris and arrogance mean that your cooking really better be perfect. It wasn’t (the dishes were either too bland or too salty, except for the dessert which was probably brought in from Whole Foods). Some of us decided to make the attempt for the entertainment factor. When we arrived, the waitress immediately asked if we had any food allergies and proceeded to offer the same substitutions that Michael had originally offered. Seriously?! You tell us off for something you changed anyway? At $135+ per person, the restaurant certainly lost money chasing away those in our party with food allergies. I have no problem with a no substitution policy but get your policies straight with your staff as it isn’t the guest’s fault that your front and back of the house lack communication. The only good part was the Le Petit Chef presentation. It really could have amused kids more but we found it fun and entertaining.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Staying on site at the Monteleone, we arrived Saturday at 9:45 wanting to catch breakfast and we put on 15 min wait list. No text notifications so at 23 min, I went to check, they took us right in. Super friendly service! 10:19 and they'd switched to brunch. Got the scampi app, good, heavy garlic. Lobster Benedict 3.5/5 (wife.) A little tough, very low temp, and an abundance of potatoes. Good flavor (nice touch with salmon roe.) Steak and eggs cooked perfect, just tepid on temp. Forgot my coffee but it eventually came. Nice rich chicory and also almost cool. Loved the subtle live music and view (sat at window.) For the price, expected better. Still good, just not great this time. Worthy of trying again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Review is simply about service, we stood at the host station for 15 min, 3 employees walk through the area without even asked much as a someone will be with you soon, no acknowledgement of our presence.
Service: 1
I went to try the Golden Beet salad in their brunch menu. It was outstanding and the staff was very attentive. I tried the Egg Sardou as well, it was good. They also gave a biscotti with the coffee, it is the first time any coffee shop has done that, the place is embedded within French culture indeed. They also have live jazz, it was pleasant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice food. We expected to eat the beef wellington but it was sold out. We had reservation at 19:30 and already the wellington was sold out. But in general we had a good time. We also expected a better dessert.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ms Kathy is the best. She is on top of it at all times. She had what we needed before we needed it. Food was on point and the atmosphere was great as well. Didn’t want to leave. You must go and eat here soon! Management, Robby, Hector and the rest of the team does an awesome job as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We did Le Petite Chef at Criollo in New Orleans. The show is cute and the service was fine, but we left feeling blindsided by extra fees and charges that were not clearly advertised upfront—and for what we paid, the food was mediocre at best. We spent over $700 for 5 people, and it absolutely did not feel worth it.
The reservation process creates the impression that you’re paying for a set multi-course meal. We expected a splurge and were prepared for that. What we were not prepared for was getting hit at the end with additional charges that did not feel clearly disclosed during booking. If you’re considering this, assume the total will be much higher than you think and ask for a full breakdown of every fee before you commit.
To make it worse, the food didn’t justify the premium price:
Salad: good, but a tiny portion
Soup: lukewarm and not good
Lobster tail: decent flavor, but overcooked
Beef short rib: tasted like an overcooked pot roast
Dessert: decent, but nothing special
Bottom line: this experience feels designed to get you in the door with one price in mind and then surprise you at checkout. Between the unexpected add-on charges and the underwhelming food, I can’t recommend it. If you want to eat at Criollo, go for a normal dinner and skip Le Petite Chef—or at minimum, demand a full itemized cost breakdown before booking.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Excellent lunch service with live music
Bread service, cobb salad w/ grilled chicken and one with steak. Both proteins were cooked perfectly.
Produce was fresh and presented beautifully. Bread service included Parmesan shaved over olive oil.
The staff is impeccable with quick attention to detail.
You cannot get the famous butter cake or root beer floats here. Those are serve in the Carousel bar.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Grateful for the people who quietly make our days better. 🤍
This trip reminded me that it’s often the humans behind the service who leave the deepest impressions.
✨ Hector — moving slowly, with grace and dignity, never once cutting a corner. A reminder that showing up fully matters more than speed.
✨ Kenny — generous with stories, culture, and recommendations, turning a simple meal into a shared human moment.
✨ Paula — working extra hard on Christmas Eve with limited help, carrying stress with strength and still delivering kindness and care.
✨ Mayur — thoughtful, curious, and eager to help us discover New Orleans beyond the obvious.
To all the servers, waiters, and staff who hold the world together on busy, understaffed, emotional days — thank you. You are seen. 🙏
#Gratitude #HumanKindness #ServiceWithHeart #ChristmasInNewOrleans #GoodEnergy #ThankYou #KindnessMatters #SeenAndAppreciated
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was great but the atmosphere was tense with the wait staff. The hostess was a bit terse also.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Paula is the most amazing server just made our visit so special definitely coming back to see Paula.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent service and food. If you have experience dining in elevated restaurants or not, this will be worth it. Many thanks to Serkan our server.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went in with high hopes, but unfortunately the food was nowhere near what we were expecting, especially for the price. We had dinner, and the shrimp and pasta was barely warm. The chicken on peppered fettuccine was ok, but reminded me of Olive Garden. Overall the food was very bland.
The service was absolutely fantastic so it felt awkward to mention how disappointing the food was.
There are so many better places that cost much less. This one was a big miss for us.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
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