The French Quarter
534 W Ridge Rd, Rochester
(585) 987-6432
Customers' Favorites
New Orleans BBQ Shrimp a K a Drunken Shrimp
Nashville to New Orleans Hot Chicken
Smoked Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya
Smoked Chicken PO Boy
Crawfish Boudin Balls
Chicken Half & Half
Crawfish Fettuccini
Crawfish Fettuccine
Cajun Fried Catfish
Recent Reviews
We first discovered this restaurant 15 years ago. At that time, it was located in the Park Avenue neighborhood in a charming, historic home. The food was wonderful and we returned the next night. On our next trip to Rochester, the restaurant had moved to a large historic home, in a not-quite-as-charming neighborhood, but the food was still delicious. Fast forward to 2025, The French Corner has now made a fourth move (we missed the third move), out of the downtown area to a strip...
My first time here! The atmosphere was decent with the jazz music but definitely more of a comfy family business vibe than big corp. The appetizers we got were the jambalaya and the gumbo. The portions were so filling! I had the Crawfish Étouffée and it actually had a lot of crawfish tails! It was a little bit too salty for me but overall it was delicious. My significant other got the Cajun fried catfish with Brabant potatoes and sweet potato fries. The catfish was really tender...
I was skeptical at first since I was unfamiliar with creole food but this place was amazing! The inside had nice wall paintings and jazz music on the TV. I got the Cajun catfish and it did not disappoint. I was also pleasantly surprised by the portions they gave. People are saying I have to try the red gumbo next so I will definitely be returning to this place!