Galatoire’s 33 Bar & Steak

Lovely atmosphere once you step inside off Burboun Street. Very nice room. Our wait person was busy with another table and never arrived at ours, so once we were seated for a while, the Maitre’d offered to take our order. There were only two of us. We started with oysters Rockefeller. The shells were quite large but the oysters had shrunk to tiny size beneath the spinach topping, which was tasty. Very good and generous portion of Caesar salad with actual anchovies. Yet when our entrée arrived, they managed to swap our steaks so I got the rare ribeye and my husband the medium strip. I suppose I should have sent them back. Sides of potatoes brabant was nice and garlicy and broccoli cooked just right. Service, however, was not up to par for the prices they charge though the food was good.

This was a great place to celebrate my neighbor’s birthday. A group of nine — 8 adults + 1 youngster. I believe mr. Mark was our host/​server. He and Mr. Bernard made sure we had a FANTASTIC experience.
Appetizers: turtle soup, 33 salad, shrimp, mozzarella, some type of pâté with hard boiled eggs, escargot, and garlic bread.
WOW.
dinner: steak for two, filets, 2 lbs. lobster, and I had the Black Bass. Phenomenal. The steak was like buttah!!! Melted in your mouth. The bass was in a wine sauce. I would have chosen a different liquid, but it was still good. The sides were shoestring fries, broccoli, creamy spinach, and something else I forget.
Everyone loved the food. We also had dessert: crime brûlée, profiteroles, and even a special-​made bananas foster. Omgggg.
If you have not been here, it is a definite must to check out. The experience alone is a reason for me to return. Our bill: $ 800-​something. Spends, but oh so worth it.

bar menu and seating was great, Nola traditional experience. Lobster roll terrific — light and fresh. We’ll be back.

Worst dining experience of my life. Bartender could not serve me a drink while we were waiting for our table because he only made drinks for the dining room. There is another bartender for the bar who was not there. Our reservation was for 7:30. We were not seated until after 8. Appetizers were good but uninspired. My «Pittsburgh» steak was warm in the middle, cooked medium at best. How do you call yourself a steak house and can’t even properly cook a steak? Service was horrible from the hostess to the stoner manager that had no management skills. Not one visit to any table the 2 hours we were there. Best part of that meal was projectile vomiting it up when we got back to our hotel. Gross.

Everything here was FANTASTIC. Our server, Michael, was extremely helpful, polite, ans gave us great recommendations, including the chocolate crème brûlée (yum). Even the table busser was fantastic and very friendly.
For dinner we had the Tuna Steak and the Gulf Fish of the day, which was swordfish. They were two of the best cooked pieces of fish I have ever tasted, which as a pescetarian is saying something. I would go here everyday of the week if I could!
Food = A
Service = A+
Only thing I would change is to add more vegetarian options, since my vegetarian friend basically had to order off of the sides menu.

Good service and elegant atmosphere, but my turtle soup had no turtle in it, unless you count the 0.1 mm of tofu-​like sliver of something for meat. Unbelievable.

Lobster Thermidor — poor service= doubt we will come back
Planned a trip here for a month with my mom. She was craving lobster Thermidor and their $ 52 dish was on our must do holiday list. My boyfriend and I are vegetarians and we knew there was just really nothing we could eat. We asked if they could make anything vegetarian but the waitress just said sides. We were fine with that as we expected it.
The lobster Thermidor was great apparently so the trip was worth it in that sense. But after our food was served we waited an hour for a cheese plate and our check. The service was non existent at that point and the whole table was annoyed. The cheese plate we waited an hour for was 4 bites of cheese with no crackers or bread. Doubt we will come back.

I really wanted to love Galatoire’s 33 but our lunch experience wasn’t up to par with similar establishments. Ambiance was reminiscent of old world New Orleans with Southern elegance. Food and service were average.
A warm complimentary loaf of bread and soft, rich butter were happily devoured as we waited for our drinks and food. The crab cake appetizer was ultimate goodness– filled with tons of crab meat and very lightly breaded on the outside. I welcome more meat over breading! The crab cake was fresh and not overly salty. This one almost rivals the one at Vic & Anthony’s! The Caesar salad was one of the best I’ve had in a long time because it had the right amount of dressing, topped with an anchovy.
The 16 oz ribeye came with edges burnt to a crisp. I had to cut off the edges because they were literally black and inedible! However, that did not stop me from devouring the rest of the medium-​cooked steak, which was nicely seasoned. The brown butter mushrooms were deliciously buttery and juicy. The steamed asparagus were overcooked (I don’t like mushy asparagus!).
Service was impeccable but more on the slow side. We didn’t mind waiting but would have appreciated more promptness after dining to get the check and to-​go boxes. I would recommend Galatoire’s 33 just for cocktails and appetizers at their lovely bar. With the higher prices and established reputation, I expected more of the wow factor. Overall, I wasn’t blown away with a stellar experience and might have to rethink coming back in the future.

Excellent food. The best service that you will fine anywhere. Not cheap, but so good.

Was greeted warmly by two lovely older gentlemen, and I asked to be seated at the bar. I had gotten there for a late lunch, so around 2:30pm. Since it was my first proper meal in NOLA, I kind of went big: cup of okra gumbo, fried eggplant, and the crab and avocado salad. Bread, Miss? I’d LOVE some. Also had a local NOLA beer that the very attentive and kind bartender recommended.
Although a cup of gumbo, there were two huge shrimp, oysters, okra and chunks of crab. It was perfectly seasoned with a lovely spicy bite. I had done a bit too much the night before, so I needed the fried eggplant that came with very fresh hollandaise (yum!!) and powdered sugar (new to me). What the heck, try each, try them together, it was all perfect! The bread was freshly baked and soft and warm and the butter was of the best quality. Lastly, the salad. Half of an avocado with an NBA player handful of fresh crab on a bed of bibb lettuce with tomato slices. Amazing, and so refreshing in the warm weather.
The service was impeccable and when I make my way back to NOLA, I will go again. Merci beaucoup!

Very tasty steak! The ambiance has an old school New Orleans. We had a great meal and amazing service. It’s. It terribly hard to get in here either.

First of all, they’re on the We Live to Eat website and it doesn’t say anything about the menu not being available on certain days, but I went to dinner yesterday and was told that they weren’t doing the We Live to Eat menu last night.
I checked the website again today. It doesn’t say anywhere that they don’t have this menu available on certain days. If it were just me, I would’ve walked out, because I find that very unprofessional. I had plenty of other choices and could’ve gone to one of the many other places that WERE going to honor the promotion that they SIGNED UP FOR.
But I was with two friends from out of town and I didn’t want to worry about trying to get a table at another restaurant, so we just stayed. Maybe that’s what they were hoping for, I don’t know.
Dinner itself was fine. It was enjoyable. I got the quail and was surprised to see two birds on my plate. I took one home for lunch. My friends seemed to enjoy their dishes: the 7 oz sirloin and the Duck l’Orange.
I’m being nice and giving 3 stars, but I really wish that they didn’t play with me with the restaurant week stuff, because last night was the only night I could go to any of the WLTE dinners because I’m traveling this week, and they ruined my only chance.

It is connected to the original Galatoire’s and so in some ways this is sort of just extra space for the original restaurant but they do offer a different menu. The steak is good and the service is professional. The downstairs bar here is large and comfortable so it might be a good place to drink if the upstairs bar at original Galatoire’s is full. Generally I would prefer dining in the original Galatorie’s but if it was full I wouldn’t mind eating here again. You can also access Galatorie’s 33 from the upstairs bar at Galatorie’s. The dress code here is more relaxed than the original so if you find yourself in a more business casual mood then this might be a better choice than the original Galatorie’s.

We had an excellent meal here. We started with an appetizer trio that featured a warm shrimp remoulade, oysters done three ways and a crawfish preparation. Then on to the main course — I had a rib eye cooked medium (and done correctly — a proper medium) and my husband had a strip cooked medium. Both steaks were fabulous. We tried a variety of sides (we rarely finish a meal — so extra sides are never an issue — we take them home). The creamed spinach was simple and excellent due to it’s simplicity. The mushrooms were lovely. The brussels sprouts were lovely the Mac and cheese was meh. I think the Mac and cheese is off the menu.
A nice wine list and well made cocktails were a nice accompaniment. We reviewed the dessert list (although we had no room) and found it a bit underwhelming. Although for a traditional steakhouse menu it would be fine.
We liked it — very much — and will be back

The GF and I stopped by G 33 to see how the burger was. I think it is listed in Eater or some other publication as one of the 10 best burgers in the city. It’s actually pretty good. It’s a house blend and grind of shortrib and sirloin (I think) served on a toasted and tasty brioche bun. It is also dressed with a pickled slaw with basil and tarragon which was excellent. It comes with a side of homemade gaufrette potatoes, really chips which were ok not awesome. The bottom line is the burger is good but a little dry, not the best in town, but a steal at $ 13 especially considering what you pay at Atomic burger, Mooyah, or any of the new fast food burger places.

Oh my! Upon the recommendation of the Ritz Carlton — where my Houston friend was staying — not me! I could never afford it. But I digress…
We came here for dinner last Thursday. While you can make a reservation, you are better off taking your chances and going as a walk in since reservations are seated upstairs and we were told it was better downstairs.
Because this is New Orleans, we took our wine from the Ritz Carlton chi-​chi lounge in a to-​go cup and the staff at Galatoire’s didn’t bat an eye. Not wanting to be tacky, we both did order another glass of wine from the restaurant with our meal :-)
We shared the lump crab cake… and it was To. Die. For. Then we ordered the local fish and the mashed potatoes to share. For dessert, we ordered the chocolate crème brûlée. As we waddled out of Galatoire’s, I was a happy camper.

Can’t go wrong with the new grill. Attentive staff. Great atmosphere for a quiet evening out
Only con is the swordfish was dry.

I was in the Big Easy for a bachelor’s party so the only kind of planning we did was where to go drink. Nobody really thought about where to go eat until it was time to go eat. Cochon was obviously out of the question because the restaurant was fully booked all of weekend. So we all decided to just walk down and see what steakhouse would come up in our path.
The first fancy looking restaurant we ran into was Galatoire’s. No, not this one — the one next door. I walked in and asked them what their dress code was and I was told that jackets required (they have loaner jackets) but since we didn’t want to dine at a place that’s too stuffy, we decided to go somewhere else when the hostess told us to just go next door (she did warn us that Galatoire’s 33 had a different menu from Galatoire’s but we just wanted steak and both restaurants had steaks). However, looking at the prices at both restaurants on their respective websites, it seems like Galatoire’s 33 has the more expensive steaks. So, more casual but higher priced? I don’t get it, but whatever.
Galatoire’s 33 has two sections. The bar is in the front and the restaurant is in the rear. As we walked pass the bar, one of my friends eyed a bottle of Glenmorangie Signet scotch on the shelf and proceeded to the bar to place the order. While he was at the bar, we were seated and greeted by our waiter who proceeded to ask if he could take our drink orders. We informed our waiter that our friend was already placing an order at the bar. This seemed to annoy him a bit because he made a comment, «why did he go to the bar?! I could understand his frustration because four glasses of that scotch cost almost $ 200. 18% of that is a lot of tip that our waiter wasn’t getting. But come on!
Anyway, we got water, bread, butter and we placed our orders. I personally ordered their 16 oz ribeye. Some of my friends ordered appetizers such as the Caesar salad and the lobster bisque and for the main entrée, they either ordered the filet mignon or the NY Strip. We also ordered potatoes au gratin and creamed spinach to share for sides.
The ribeye steak was pretty legit — done just the way I liked it (medium rare) and surprisingly not too fatty. The creamed spinach was really good but not the best I’ve had; and the potatoes au gratin was just okay.
After the initial snide remark of ordering the drinks at the bar, our waiter was pleasant the rest of the night. However, there was a busboy who picked up our plates and cleaned our table and that guy was HILARIOUS! He was making funny comments like «why do you guys always get quiet when I come around?» I know that doesn’t sound funny, but moments later he came back with, «I want to apologize. I didn’t realize my fly was down. Is that why you guys got quiet?» Just funny little comments throughout then night. Definitely made our dining experience better. And yes, I know that’s probably not something you want when you’re having a romantic dinner here. But hey, maybe you should have put on a jacket and go next door for a romantic dinner?
All in all, I had a great experience here at Galatoire’s 33 Bar & Steak. Will I be back? Mmm, maybe. I mean, there are other steakhouses in NOLA that I definitely would love to try so I might have to try those other places first and come back here. But I’m definitely not saying no to this restaurant.

You want be disappointed with Galatoire’s!
The service was excellent. Started out with a couple of crab cakes, delicious full of crab with little to almost no filling. Ordered a couple a filets, oh so tender & juicy.
Tried those potato puffs, It’s some kind of puffed potato with a delicious sauce. Those things are addicting, had to order them twice.
The Lobster Thermidor was so good! I did not find it salty like other Unilocalers mentioned.
Unfortunately, never tried dessert which means I’ll have to come back

Did someone say steak?! Mmm! Who doesn’t love a good steak after a long day of drinking? It was NYE and we were hungry without a reservation, not recommended in New Orleans, that’s for sure. So we ventured up bourbon st with the Unilocal app cranking options out and we came across this place. A nice steak house that is rather upscale and a bit fancy. Figured, wth, let’s do it. Naturally they were completely booked but said they will try to accommodate. Out front of the restaurant there is a nice little bar area for people that are waiting for their tables, nice touch. About 30 mins later and a couple drinks down we were called in and began the superb dining experience. Started with the escargot, had a 10oz filet with brussel sprouts and a Pinot noir. The meal was actually cooked to perfection and I was pleased with everything from the meal, to the location to the service. You guys rock!
Pros–
Food
Ambiance
Location
Drinks
Bar
Steak!
Cons–
Busy
Need reservations
Bread not all that great