This was by far the best restaurant I visited in New Orleans. The odd thing when I visit this city is the number of recommendations I receive that don't pan out. New Orleans is the city of lost food fantasies. People want to be good but struggle to actually show you why they feel that way. Gabrielle is absolutely different. It starts either fresh, warm French bread that just keeps coming. The duck fat fries were amazing as was the gumbo. I also had the beef shank and bread pudding. Everything was exceptional. read more

Gabrielle Restaurant - Bread pudding - Cajun/Creole Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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The service was immaculate. The waiter explained the entire menu to our group of 5, and was incredibly hospitable. The only problem was the food itself. While the gumbo looked amazing, it tasted bland. I've never had bland gumbo before. The duck and dirty rice was so salty it was barely edible (and I like a lot of salt!). read more

Gabrielle Restaurant - Seafood gumbo - Cajun/Creole Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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Gabrielle's is amazing. Off the touristy path and tucked away in the historic Treme district, this restaurant will not disappoint. Service was warm and punctual; offering their recommendations was a nice treat. The chicken gumbo might have the best flavored roux around for an elevated gumbo dish. The BBQ shrimp pie topped with jumbo shrimp in a delicious sauce hit the spot. Their highly recommended Traiteur fish sat atop a crispy, perfectly made crab cake; I would recommend this to everyone! Cocktails are expertly crafted and served quickly. read more

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My first meal in New Orleans since my last visit in 2013 -- and a great way to kick-off a few days in The Big Easy. The Asian Cajun Mix Grill was a fun fusion way to start things off. That night, I was lucky enough to have the rabbit (on special) with a mustard sauce, cheese grits and red beans & rice. Don't skip desert -- or the cocktails (ask your fabulous server for a recommendation) in this casual dining room that's a wee bit off the beaten path away from the throngs of tourists (like me). read more

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The service is great. Real New Orleans hospitality on display. Great for an intimate dining experience; fist date or established relationship. Also can accommodate small groups. I recommend reservations to ensure you have a spot. I had a business dinner meeting here and it was very good. The staff were intrusive yet attentive. read more

Gabrielle Restaurant - Inside Gabrielle's - Cajun/Creole Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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This was our first time having the bbq shrimp sweet potato pie and oh my, it was so good!! The oysters were really good too but the pie is the star appetizer. The fish came out a bit undercooked which they fixed pretty quickly. It was very tasty and with the biggest lump crab cake ever that had a deliciously paired sauce with it. The decor is very Nola: warm, inviting, a bit eclectic but still in a relaxed, elegant way. The service was great too! read more

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I can't believe it's been 4 years since my last review. This is still one of my top recommended restaurants in the city. The food is consistently excellent. The wine list and cocktails are well curated/made. The service is top notch. AND it's not a stuffy formal place that feels like you're going to be reprimanded for using the wrong fork. It is much easier to get to the restaurant now that the street work in front of their space is finally complete. No dodging giant potholes anymore! We celebrated Mom's birthday here last year and they did a great job of decorating the table and making her feel extra special. If you haven't been, it's time to go! read more

Nice ambiance and friendly service. I enjoyed my Traiteur Fish (seared filet of gulf fish, jumbo crab cake, preserved lemon aioli). It was a big portion: I got two fish filets and a huge crab cake. The fish was excellent . Love the creole seasoning. The crab cake was crispy outside and very juicy inside - unfortunately I didn't get to finish it. It was too much food. My friend got the smoked gumbo with sausage, however she didn't like it. She said it was too smoky for her so much so that it tasted bitter after a while. She didn't finish it either. read more

Gabrielle Restaurant - Traiteur Fish - seared filet of gulf fish, jumbo crab cake, preserved lemon aioli. Duck fat fries. - Cajun/Creole Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

Simply a wonderful experience from beginning to end! First, the room is delightfully unpretentious, such a refreshing change from most of the places in the French Quarter. As we stayed late at Jazz Fest, we were able to shift our Resy later quite easily after a request directly to Gabrielle. We walked in (after parking easily just a block down the street!) and were immediately seated by the friendly hostess. Our sever Rosalind was informative and just sassy enough to be totally fun! We started with the Duck Pate which was awesome, especially with the Orange Marmalade (such an unexpected and terrific combination!). We ran out of toasts, so it was a good thing I had not been able to resist getting the Leidenheimer Loaf starter as well (I'm a baker, and just couldn't not get this excellent French bread!). Then it was time for me to dig into my Slow Roasted Duck, which was super tender and tasty! Definitely a highlight. And then it was time for dessert. I was totally tempted by the Chocolate Pecan Pie, but the bartender happened to walk by. I asked him what his favorite dessert was and he stopped dead in his tracks. He smiled and told me the Lemon Chess Pie was an unforgettable experience and that was what he always gets. I like lemon, but it is not something that normally draws my attention. But, if one is going to ask for a recommendation, one would be an idiot to ignore it - Lemon Chess Pie it was to be. And he was so right!!!! Just enough lemon to give some tartness, and a velvety texture that was sublime. If they have it, get it! Totally worth the trip to the Treme! Highly recommend! read more

Have you traveled the world, visiting famous restaurants, indulging your senses and capturing photos of renowned and startling food that blurs the line between sustenance and entertainment? Good. Now that you've got that out of your system, go to New Orleans and have a meal of real food at Gabrielle Restaurant, where you'll be treated like a favored neighbor. ********** The service at Gabrielle is personal and charming. When I visit, I'm reminded of dinners with my Aunt Trish, an elegant Southern lady who, as she glided quietly through her home, entertained with comforting attention to her guests' happiness. And Gabrielle's food? For good reason, people joke that New Orleans offers "a thousand restaurants, all serving the same menu," and Gabrielle's fare includes many of the components offered by other NOLA cooks. But Chef Greg Sonnier isn't a corporate mimic who checks the competition's menus before deciding what to cook. He's a master of traditional ingredients, and though he bends them to his creativity, he never bothers with performative modernist nonsense. Chef Greg's food might stray from old-fashioned style, but it's always recognizable, and always satisfies. People like the duck. I'll grant that the dish has a marvelous flavor, but it's too delicate for me; I prefer poultry with a meatier bite. I'm inclined to order Chef Greg's simple, perfectly-done Traiteur Fish, or something over carbs and under gravy, or whatever's special. And speaking of special: whoever is responsible for salads and desserts at Gabrielle should be paid more, to reward them for their good work, and to ensure that they don't leave. ********** Is Gabrielle Restaurant perfect? No. When the rains come, water from the street can back up into the dining room. But flooding isn't a problem unique to Gabrielle; in 2024 alone, I saw both Lil Dizzy's and Ray's On The Ave get swamped. It being New Orleans, I'm surprised that S&WB hasn't charged its customers for providing them with a water feature. Flooding aside, the worst thing I can say about Gabrielle Restaurant is that it's only open three nights a week. But Chef Greg isn't a mascot; when he's in the kitchen, he's in it, y'know?, and his wife, Mary, was in there for decades, cooking alongside him, until she semi-retired. Plus which, their daughter, Gabrielle, runs the restaurant's front-of-house. Gabrielle Restaurant is exactly what we mean when we say "family-owned business," and what the Sonniers do is hard. These people deserve time off to relax and recharge. And anyway, the food will be there when you finally make it in, and even the most self-interested among us know that good stuff is worth waiting for. read more

Superb Creole food in an old house in Treme. Totally non-touristy with a big local following

Gabrielle was recommended to us by a few locals as one of the few definitive restaurants to eat at before we leave New Orleans. When we arrived, the place stood out among the surrounding buildings, it has so much style that it's out of place but felt perfectly inviting and honestly, New Orleans can be described in the same way, so it only added to the experience. The interior is cozy but intimate and if I didn't have a beautiful date sat directly in front of me, I might be able to explain it in more detail. It left nothing to be desired. We both decided to go with the 4 course meal for $65 a person. The first course, Daube Glacé, a slow cooked beef meant to be spread over toast was delicious. Never quite had something like that, I could only think how impressive it was they were able to add so much flavor to the meat. The second course, I received the Seafood Gumbo while my wife received the fried rabbit filet. Against etiquette, I tried some of her dish and it left me wishing I had received it as well. With that said, the seafood Gumbo was still great, it's just a testament to how phenomenal the rabbit was. The third and main course, "Turducken" was a mix of chicken, duck, and turkey, Frankensteined to create an assemble of the 3 birds. They did a great job of making it hard to discern where each meat began or the other stopped but not so much so you couldn't distinguish while tasting. The sum of all of its parts was a great dish but maybe there was too much going on, the first few bites were just puzzling to me but I still enjoyed it. The waiting staff went out of their way to make sure we got the perfect drinks for our meals and were ever so lovely. Gabrielle intrigued us, we look forward to be back for more! read more

This was the first time we had dined at Gabrielle just picking from the regular menu. All the previous times had been for fixed menus events. The dining room was not too crowded, but I suspect since it was the Friday before Mardi Gras, a lot of potential customers were at the parades. Looking over the wine list, I saw they had a 2011 Toscana at a reasonable price. We ordered it and had the waiter decant the bottle for us while we looked over the menu. My wife and I agreed to share the Roasted Beet salad to begin our meal. We had enjoyed it before. My wife ordered the Slow Roasted Duck which came with mushrooms mixed in the duck dirty rice. The fish of the day was speckled trout, so I ordered the Traiteur Fish seared perfectly with the lobster ravioli. Dinner was finished with the Peppermint Patti, a slice of chocolate cake with a scoop of peppermint ice cream. We had a great meal. We had not had either entrée before. There was a little sharing. Service was good, attentive without being overbearing. read more

Years ago, this was in a different location, but it has endured and maintained its excellence. The food is very very good and it's a classic New Orleans spot definitely worth going to. Enjoy it.! read more

An excellent place to feel at home and eat delicious cajun cuisine. The service was friendly and unpretentious. It felt like being in someone's home who knows how to cook really amazing food. Everything we ate was not only tasty but cooked to perfection. I loved the fact that it was in an area that, as a tourist, I wouldn't typically have had on my radar. I loved my experience and would absolutely recommend Gabrielle to anyone visiting New Orleans. read more

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Hubby and I had a lovely date night here on a cool, Saturday evening in NOLA. The establishment is quite cozy and intimate. Felt like I was dining at someone's home, in the best way. Waitress was very polite and attentive. Our food and drinks were divine. The BBQ shrimp pie is a must try. Truly unique and delicious. I thoroughly enjoyed my veal roulade entree. This was my first time trying veal. It was perfectly tender and paired well with the lobster ravioli. Very rich in flavors. Hubby ordered the traiteur fish that was cooked and seasoned to perfection. Delicate and tasty. He did enjoy his meal but I will say, the jumbo lump crab cake that the fish was paired with surprisingly lacked luster and flavor, especially compared to everything else we had. Albeit, our overall experience was excellent and I would highly recommend this neighborhood establishment! read more

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Worth a visit. The Trateur fish stood out. Chess pie was yummy. Service was very good. What's not to like?

I very highly recommend to make reservations because it's small yet very busy with a lively vibe. We went for the coolanary menu. I started with the gumbo and trust me, I'd go back just for that, the dark roux was delicious. Next up was the jambalaya, it was good but I was not big on one of the sauces tha was too garlicky for my taste. The peach shortcake was good but shortcake a bit dry. Husband very much enjoyed his wagu meatballs, squash and chocolate pecan pie. I do plan to return for the gumbo. read more

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Everything was amazing. Our group had and shared some of the sausage, crab bisque, duck and treiter (sp?) fish with the crab cakes and all was incredible. Highly recommend! read more

Stopped here because their restaurant week menu looked intriguing and was overall blown away!!! One of the best restaurant experiences we've had in NOLA in a while. An unassuming hole in the wall on the outside with a very cutesy intimate dining room that pays homage to jazz fest with a lot of vintage decor. The service was top tier, as good as any renowned white table cloth restaurant and the deal could not be beat! Every dish we got was divine, prepared perfectly and came out so timely. We were waited on so attentively and happened to catch the tail end of their happy hour so ended up getting a great drink deal too! Will definitely have to come back soon. read more

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Had an enjoyable Réveillon dinner at Gabrielle a couple weeks ago. Very nice, homey ambience. All courses were delicious and the service was spot on. Two of the diners in our group had the pork chop, which was root beer glazed. A bit too much so. All of agreed that the root beer was overpowering. read more

Highly recommend 5/5 I didn't like my own meal bc it was too busy.. lots of flavors I ended up liking the other three This was a recommendation I read in a blog and I'm very happy with this recommendation. We went there early dinner thinking it'll be busy but it was not. It felt like we had our own rented restaurant. I would go back again.... This was away from downtown or touristy area but I love it bc it made it away from crowded and people read more

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Gabrielle Restaurant was opened up back in 1992 by Chefs Mary and Greg Sonnier who named the restaurant after their daughter. This restaurant had some rough times re-opening after Hurricane Katrina but since setting up in their current location Gabrielle has remained a popular spot in the neighborhood for great Cajun food ever since. Gabrielle is famous for their fantastic duck and seafood along with all the rest of their amazing food. If you find yourself craving some great New Orleans Cajun food then Gabrielle Restaurant can help satisfy your desires for some fantastic Cajun food. Overall this is a great spot for some Cajun food with a bit of New Orleans Creole thrown in the mix. My video review of Gabrielle Restaurant is here: https://youtu.be/dwL0BjPfoTI read more

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There's a lot to enjoy here at Gabrielle's. It is a great date place and a good fit for family events. When I walked in and peered around, I observed the walls are decorated with beautiful posters of New Orleans and Mardi gras ornaments. Rumor has it that there will be a huge parade! After heading home from a relaxing walk on the Lafitte Greenway, we decided to visit around 5:45 pm. It was then my mom and I walked in to try this restaurant for the very first time. I have learned that one can make a reservation ahead of time for a special occasion or random date. When we sat down, we had been given two menus, one for the starters, salads, and entrees and another for the alcoholic beverages. We had ordered the oysters Gabie and found out it was a casserole with cheese which my mom cannot have, so decided to go with the barbecue shrimp pie which had rave reviews (thank you Yelpers!) and also lactose free friendly roasted beet salad (hold the gorgonzola bleu cheese). Lastly, we had enjoyed the seared filet of gulf fish as our entree to share! The trout was so good. I think it was the most memorable part of our meal. If you visit Treme, I highly recommend the barbecue shrimp pie, the roasted beet salad and the amazing seared filet of gulf fish. read more

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Barbecue shrimp pie. Did not want to order it. Have learned to listen to waiters. Was amazing. Not red sauce barbecue. incredibly delicious lightly seasoned gulf shrimp. Rabbit was good. Fried oysters salad was likely the best fried oysters of my life. Incredibly juicy and light and perfect. Great waiter, fun time. read more

Often eat here when I am in New Orleans. It's a bit out-of-the-way for the average tourist, which makes it very attractive to those of us who are frequent visitors. The food is great, it's small, it's quiet, and the staff is very attentive. read more

What a gem. The BBQ Shrimp Pie (5/5) might be the best dish we experienced during our New Orleans visit. That sauce is a work of art. The Smoked Gumbo (4/5) was excellent, but for some it might be a bit too smokey. They also have the Seafood Gumbo which we didn't try but was recommended. The Slow Cooked Duck dish (4/5) was also solid and cooked well. The crispy charred piece of skin on top was the perfect texture complement. Lastly, the house baked french bread that comes in a brown paper sleeve was special. Light and fluffy with a delicate crunchy shell was the best kind of mop to soak up the shrimp pie sauce and gumbo. Highly recommend this restaurant. Always happy to support a local business run by a dedicated staff. What a gem. read more

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Such a lovely and warm dining experience. Such a cute and quaint spot perfect for date nights. I got a chance to dive in on Valentine's Day and really enjoyed the excellent meal that was created was delicious. The service very friendly and great with suggestions. The restaurant is currently abiding and enforcing covid guidelines The atmosphere is definitely very chill. I will go back for more! read more

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Service impeccable. Food terrible. Will never. Go back. Oysters were mushy and like a bowl of wet breadcrumbs, gumbo was bitter with no hen meat, but lots of chunks of bitter burnt sausage, and the fish dinner was absolutely horrible with a piece of fish that tasted like it came off of a barbecue grill over a big mushy crabcake that I couldn't even recognize what it was and gave it to the table. Two other guests didn't eat their food either. What a shame. read more

Gabrielle Restaurant - Oyster's Gabby, looks inviting not good at all. - Cajun/Creole Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

One of our lovely local yokel friends introduced us to Gabrielle's and wow we are so glad that she did! Everything was very New Orleans style flavor with a twist! This was the only gumbo that we had while in town and it really scratched the gumbo itch. The shrimp pie was such a rich and unique dish, I recommend that you try if you're a pie and shrimp person! Didn't get photos of everything but we were more that pleased with our meal! Finished with the chocolate pecan pie and some king cake of course! We will be back! Thanks for the delicious cocktails Gabrielle! read more

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Had a great meal at Gabrielle! I went for dinner and it wasn't too crowded. It is smaller than I expected on the inside, but it is decorated with a lot of cool jazz fest posters on the walls I tried their Coolinary menu which is a $45 3 course experience. I am so glad I did this and was able to try really good food at a great price. To start, I got the eggplant. It was a fried eggplant with a delicious cream sauce on top. It was so crispy and I would definitely order this again if it was available. For an entree I got the jambalaya. It was plated really nicely stacked with shrimp, scallop, and a fried oyster. I have never had jambalaya like this before and I am local to NOLA. Lastly, I got the peppermint patty dessert. This dessert has the perfect amount of peppermint and tasted delicious! The ice cream with the chocolate cake was a great combo! Overall, if you are looking for a spot with good New Orleans style food, this would be a good option! Their regular priced menu is a but expensive, but if you order the right things, the bill won't be outrageous! Side note: I tried the duck liver pate also and it was really really good. It came with a strawberry jam on top and bread and butter pickles. Spreading that on bread was chefs kiss! read more

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Chef Greg Sonnier's Gabrielle has been around for a long time. The dining room is comfortable, not noisy. The service staff is knowledgeable, attentive and pleasant. We ordered almost every appetizer. They were all delicious. I had the fish, which was excellent. read more

Lovely space with great staff. Veal roulettes were way over cooked. Supposed to be spinach and mushrooms - there was something green but sure didn't look like spinach. Then for some unknown reason there was a line of tiny crawfish on the plate. Not mentioned on the menu and had nothing to do with the dish. Were they Chinese? Not sure. Very disappointed. It was enjoyable last time we went. read more

The food was good. We started with the Shrimp Pie and Oysters Gabie, both were good. One of us had the duck the other traiteur fish, again both good. We shared the peppermint patty dessert, very tasty. Atmosphere is simple but fine, not too loud. It is located a 20 minute walk outside of the main tourist area. Service was very good. My only comment is that they turned away a party of 4 right after we sat down. There were plenty of available tables. I looked on Open Table and they showed available reservations, not sure why they turned the party away. They were not misbehaving, I think the hostess just wanted to go home. read more

Overpriced and Underwhelmed My wife and I chose this restaurant for dinner tonight mainly because of the reviews. It must be mostly tourists leaving reviews because this place was very underwhelming. As a born-and-raised local, I know how good food should taste. It wants to be Ruth's Chris in an underserved neighborhood with few amenities. The security guard sitting at the front door says it all. I can't say enough how overpriced this place is. It's not the first restaurant to be located in a sketchy neighborhood. Restaurant Mandich (long gone), Cafe Dauphine, Jack Dempsey's, and Dooky Chase, which is a couple blocks away, come to mind. However, none of these restaurants try or tried to be something they're not. We ordered the she-crab bisque, bbq shrimp pie, beef tenderloin and duck. The bread was the highlight. It came out piping hot and was yeasty and chewy and flaky. I could've just eaten the bread. The crab bisque, which I make at home, reminded me of Campbell's chicken noodle soup. Not the taste, just the lack of meat. It was more like essence of crab. It was $8 for some brown, spicy water. The bbq shrimp pie was much better. It was a 3 inch sweet potato pie topped with 4 shrimp on a bed of sauce. It had a buttery, flaky crust, but at $14, it was overpriced. My wife's beef tenderloin was rubbery and under-seasoned. It was certainly not worth $36. My duck was tender, but it was strangely served on a bed of shoestring fries in some orange-flavored sauce. I was hoping for Upperline quality, but it fell wayyyy short. Even our drinks were weak. We initially ordered ginger ale and it was flat. The sprite wasn't much better. We spent $123 w/ tip for the two of us. For that kind of money, we could have gone to Ruth's, Desi Vega's, Mr. John's, and the list goes on. Pretty much anywhere else. And in a much better, safer neighborhood. I just realized I didn't take pictures of the steak and duck. Service was good by the way. I don't remember the gentleman's name, but he said he lived in Slidell. He was fast, personable and knowledgeable. Also, ambiance was good, overall. For some reason, a couple of their tables for two (two tops) are butted up against an unsightly column, which diminished the experience. read more

Gabrielle Restaurant - She-crab bisque - Cajun/Creole Near Me - New Orleans, Louisiana

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I have dined at Gabrielle numerous times through the years at both the old and current locations, and have never been disappointed. It is truly a hidden gem in the city, and arguably may serve the finest food without being pretentious. The wait staff is always on point - courteous, knowledgeable and well paced while covering any and every need. The duck is is legendary for a reason, and the BBQ Shrimp Pie may well be the best bite of food one eats their lives. Other offerings change, but always maintain the same quality and unique flair. Gabrielle is always my go to whenever I am in New Orleans, and will choose it every time over the better known locations (Commander's, Arnaud's, Galatoire, etc). Truly the best of the best. read more

We went here after reading all the great reviews on Yelp and Reddit. The ambience is very cozy. We had the BBQ shrimp pie as an appetizer and it was delicious, although I feel $21 is a bit much to pay for a small appetizer with four pieces of shrimp on it. We also got the warm bread in a bag with butter, and that was very good. We ordered the Cajun Asian appetizer, which to me was good but not amazing. We went a little crazy and also got the duck fat fries, which were nice and crispy but very thin. Thick cut fries would've been better IMO. The sauce they came with was kind of bland. For our main meals we got two different types of gumbo. Maybe this was our mistake in ordering the wrong thing, but we were both disappointed with our gumbo. My husband's roux was very thin, and the seafood in mine was very mushy. The drinks were decent. All in all, not as great of a culinary experience as I'd been hoping for. Service was nice but not friendly. read more

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I didn't set out to become a gumbo junkie, but during nine days in New Orleans and Lafayette, I enjoyed 11 bowls of gumbo. All were outstanding and I would order each of them again. But the best of the lot was found at Gabrielle. The dark chocolate brown broth, obviously developed from a dark roux, packed a lot of flavor that was enhanced by smoked quail and homemade sausage. It was wonderful. My dining partner had the barbecued shrimp appetizer and said it was also very good. The shrimp was placed on top of a sweet potato puree and a tart shell. I had that night's special, a yellowtail served with a crawfish dressing and a spicy cheese sauce. It was one of the best fish dishes I have ever tasted. Service was attentive and warm. Gabrielle, who was a child when her parents started the restaurant before Katrina, ran the front of the house and greeted us when we walked in. Our waiter was very friendly and gave us excellent service. I was drawn to Gabrielle after reading a story from the Times-Picayune, the New Orleans newspaper. It recounted how the Sonnier family lost the original restaurant in Katrina and just reopened in a new location on Orleans Avenue last fall. "It's a blast back to a not-so-long ago past, when just about every restaurant in town began as a DIY start-up, making dinner out feel something like Thanksgiving at your cousins', only with killer food," Brett Anderson wrote in the story. I rearranged my dining schedule to add Gabrielle to our dinner list. I'm so glad we went there. It was wonderful. We also enjoyed meals at two legendary restaurants only a couple of blocks away from Gabrielle: Dooky Chase's and Willie Mae's Scotch House. All three were excellent. read more

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Amazing in every way. Must try dishes include the roasted duck, duck gumbo, duck fries. They basically mastered duck. Service was perfect. The ambiance was great. A must visit destination for any foodie in New Orleans. read more

This restaurant does not get the attention it deserves. The food is simply incredible, ever single dish we ordered was perfect. The dark roux gumbo, the sweet and savory shrimp pie, the winter salad with locally sourced seasonal greens and fruits. The dinning room offers a cozy and intimate experience with incredible service. One of our favorite restaurants in the City. read more