Cava

Wonderful anniversary meal. Alejandro performed absolutely A+ service. For all the great restaurants in this town, we had a memorable positive experience; and it was made possible by doing all the little things as well as the big things. Bottom line is you can get good food lots of places — but you can’t always find someone in the front of the house willing to care that you have a good time, and for that we were very appreciative. As an avid restaurant goer, I haven’t had an experience that good in several years. Thank you.

The fiancé made reservations for 9pm on Tuesday –my birthday. He received a called at 8pm saying they had available seating and if we would like to come in sooner. Unfortunately that wouldn’t have worked since he was still at work.
We make it there for 8:55pm. Restaurant was pretty quiet but there was still two other tables with patrons enjoying their dinner. We got seated and got to ordering. We ordered drinks and appetizers (3 of them!).
Before the appetizers came out we had ordered our entrees. As we finished ordering, we noticed the employees cleaning and were gathered by the bar. (What seems to look like they were all ready to go home for the night, yup!)
At this point, we’re feeling uncomfortable. Appetizers came out and I decided to ask our female waitress if they closed at 9. (I already knew that they closed at 10, that’s why we made reservations at 9.) She hesitated while answering us with «umm our kitchen closes at 9». Is she foreal?! How is this possible? Reservations were for 9, how is it that the kitchen closes at 9?
Overall, the food was amazing. (Definitely deserved more stars) Unfortunately the service wasn’t up to par. It’s understandable that it was a Tuesday and it was slow but they could have easily said they weren’t able to take our reservations. Needless to say, we spent over 100 $ plus 20% gratuity under 40 minutes.
Oh and before we received the check, she asked if we would like to hear about desserts. I wanted to tell her the kitchen was closed.

I’ve been here 3 times and already have reservations for Christmas Eve, if that tells you anything. The tomato basil soup with mini filet mignon meatballs (!!) is a must eat, as is the house salad. I’ve gotten the scallops twice, and the squash purée on that dish is phenomenal. I also really liked the Osso Bucco. This is a great inclusion to the restaurant scene in Lakeview.

The owner Danny Millan is possibly the best front of house guy in the restaurant business. He owns the place and is there ²⁴⁄₇ every day. Nothing like personal service and he not only remembers your name but knows what you order. Personalized service in the lakeview community. If only all restaurants greeted you like this when you walk in. Love this place.

Really great place in Lakeview. Everything we ordered was amazing. We had Calamari, rabbit remy, duck with risotto, fried chicken, fish of the day, and several desserts. The drinks and service were wonderful. Just a great little place with great jazz music ambiance.

This Friday me and my husband decided to check this place off our list. We did not make reservations, but the moment we walked in we were greeted with a friendly energetic hostess and were seated in a booth as requested. He made some recommendations and Victoria was our waitress. We started with crab cakes with a sriracha aioli sauce. For dinner I ordered shrimp and grits my husband got the fillet medium well. Everything was perfect it’s easy to give this place 5 stars! Great date night restaurant.

We have visited on several occasions and Cava continues to exceed our expectations. This is a result of the owner, Danny, being a consummate professional and making everyone feel welcome and special when dining at his restaurant. The Rabbit Remmy, Mr Higgins crab claws, and redfish en papilliote are to die for. The staff are excellent and attentive and are on top of their game. Highly recommended!

Finally another restaurant in our neighborhood. I have been several times both with large groups and small. The food is consistently good and large portions, you won’t walk away hungry. I love the Rabbit Remy which can serve as an entrée. And their fried chicken is amazing, one of the best in town. It can be a bit noisy when the restaurant is full. In all, I enjoy our outings to Cava.

Great atmosphere, delicious food, friendly staff. Love this place and the owner is always there, hands on, which is great to see. You can tell he loves the place and treats the staff right which translates into the food and the service.

This meal was fantastic. Cave House Salad and Red Snapper entrée were both so light and healthy.
Servers were extremely friendly and it was very relaxing, had a great Sunday evening dinner.
Wine list and bar is nice and well stocked too!

Great service! Our waiter was prompt and attentive. I had a French 75 drink with Gin. It was recommended by my waiter. It was so refreshing. I started with the oyster appetizer. It was 4 fried oysters with spinach and Brie. It was good. Nothing spectacular. The salad was a roasted tomato with mozzarella cheese, green beans, capers, mushrooms and fried artichoke hearts. It had a balsamic dressing. I really enjoyed this. I finished with a lobster risotto. This had a great flavor

Overall this place is great.
Yes, it can be a little noisy, but I enjoy places that seem full of life…
I ordered the onion soup and soft shell crab. The onion soup had a thick crust of different cheeses and bread. It was served hot to the touch. No complaints.
The soft shell crab was phenomenal. I’m not joking — I would go there and just order this and maybe another one for dessert. I asked the waiter where the crab came from, and he returned with the owner. I put him on the spot and asked where the crabs came from, thinking it was some food service product or national vendor. He gave me a local guy’s name who operates a small business out of Jean Laffite. I was happy to hear that the ingredients are sourced locally. This place is the real deal.

I left my personal review of this restaurant about 2 weeks ago. Within 48hours I received a private message on Unilocal (not as a comment to the review) from the owner cursing me, belittling me, and looking for a physical fight.
Shameful of this restaurant to behave with such poor and disgusting taste.
I have posted his response as a photo. Please take a look.

Totally LOVE everything about this place! If I could give more than five stars, I would not think twice! I have to say their soft-​shell crab and their bean soup have totally made this my new favorite place in NOLA. The restaurant has a magnificent setting along with a fabulous staff. Keep up the great work Cava!!!

Absolutely amazing!
The crab claws are out of this world. The Osso Buco was wonderful! Very good drinks and wonderful service. The owner, Danny, is a delight.

Great food Great Service!!! Had an amazing meal! Niquia (her name was on our receipt) our server was able to tell us about the dinner options and you could tell she really loved the entrées she recommended. The host that sat us was also delightful, you could tell everyone there enjoyed going to work. We will go back often!

i swore i wrote a review for this place. Hm.
we rented the top floor for our company holiday party. we had a 4-​course meal, and open bar.
1. they had a lovely version of a mimosa that escapes me right now, but it was delish.
2. the servers were all great.
3. first course was a salad — with crab meat and it was divine.
4. i had the gumbo. it was WAY. TOO. SALTY.
5. the fish was beautiful.
6. the fillet mignon was delightful.
7. the dessert was bread pudding. omg — i’m still hungry.
the service was great and the ambiance perfect. since we didn’t have a menu, I do not know what it is normally like. however, i will definitely return.

In town for the weekend visiting family and a friend told me about Cava. So worth it. We are foodies and found their reinterpretation of classics very cool. Great presentation, excellent service. Make a reservation as it was busy for sure.
Started with lamb ribs barbque with a light super tasty a sauce. Also had the soft shell shrimp which was amazing, something you don’t see everywhere. So good!
Main course I had the fried boneless chicken, again a twist on a classic. Light breading, not at all greasy and moist inside with a light veggie topping. Nice!
Finished with bread pudding, a must try and they told me the most popular desert
Recommended for sure. Check my reviews, I don’t 5 star often. Great meal.

I would give ³⁄₁₂ stars but rounded down because of the excessive noise.
First time at Cava. A Saturday night. Reservations for 8:30. Place was packed and we weren’t seated until around 8:50.
The restaurant is loud. And by loud I am talking Monster Truck Rally at the Superdome loud.
Started with an off the menu appetizer of the day jumbo lump crabmeat au gratin and housemade potato chips and the on the menu mussels in a green apple remoulade sauce. The crabmeat was pretty delicious with huge chunks of crabmeat (however to steal a spot-​on line from Jason D.‘s review, the potato chips had «enough salt to dry up Lake Pontchartrain) but the mussels were tiny and were not up to par with other restaurants in the city.
For entrees our table had: Fish of the day — Red Grouper, Lobster Risotto and I had the fried softshell crab.
I didn’t try the red grouper but it got high marks. I am not a fan of risotto but I tasted it and for me it had a strange herbal flavor like tarragon or something unpleasant.
My softshell crab came out like a piece of artwork that should be displayed in a museum. We even took pictures. If only it tasted as good as it looked. Heavily battered I could barely taste the crab over the batter. The corn maque choux smelled horrible and tasted worse. Like a salty pile of pan scrapings.
We got some vanilla custard tart thing for dessert which I cannot remember the name but it was pretty good.
Extensive wine/​champagne list and full bar.
The staff was accommodating once we were seated.
I would have no objections to returning and trying different things on the menu but with so many options in New Orleans I will not be rushing back.

Went just a few weeks after it opened. Really enjoyed the experience. Solid Leidenheimer bread at the table. Great wine selection!
The Chef came out to chat for awhile and was so genuinely passionate, which was quite endearing and you could definitely tell when eating the food. Everything was delicious.