The Flaming Torch

Astonishingly bad. I truly don’t know how this restaurant survives. Understaffed so service was very slow although the server was nice. Daughter ordered the daily quiche which we were told was mushroom; got a shrimp quiche; my daughter hates shrimp. It was also $ 18, tiny slice, and overcooked. The crab Benedict had icy cold crab; the pork belly Benedict was tough & included the spicy compote that we’d asked them to leave off. The salmon Benedict was two tiny pieces. Will never go back.

My family came here for Christmas Day last year (2015) and were very pleased with our meals. I find that a lot of the menu items were either a huge hit or miss. I started with the escargot, very well seasoned, nice and buttery. Then we had the barbecue shrimp and that was my favorite part of the whole dining experience. If you come to this restaurant you must get the shrimp, the sauce is so good and the shrimps are huge.
I split the NY strip and the red fish dish with another person at my table. Both were amazing, especially the steak. The steak was perfectly seasoned, thick cut, and cooked to perfection.
The red fish flavor was immaculate.
However, my dad got the pork tenderloin and it was literally two thin pieces of cold meat. Not good!
Then dessert came. I got the crème brûlée and it was incredibly watery, I didn’t even eat it, absolutely disgusting. I then ordered the sorbet and it was not good either, it just tasted like pure ice. However, someone else got the bread pudding and it was one of the best desserts I’ve ever had in my life.
Be careful what you order here. It can either go incredibly wrong or right!
The staff was slow, which was to be expected on Christmas but he acted frantic and only checked on our table a few times and the restaurant is very small. We had to ask him excessively for water.
I’m giving this place a four star because the food was deserving.

We ate here last night for my 68^th b’day. Loved the ambiance and the New York Strips were cooked to perfection! We’re definitely coming back the week after Lent!

I made reservation expecting this place to be busy on a Saturday night, but there was only a couple of tables besides ourselves. The menu was definitely pricey, but we expected that. We started off with the Escargot, which wasn’t bad. I’d never had it before and wasn’t completely sold on the idea but it was good. Then I got the Duck while my boyfriend got the Pork Tenderloin. My duck had a lot of fat on it, which made it hard to eat and took away from the tenderness of the meat. The sauce was divine. Potatoes and green beans were our sides and they were perfect. The Pork Tenderloin was dry, and the apricot sauce didn’t add anything to the flavor palate. Our desserts were delicious. The waiter seemed bored and unmotivated. Dirty dishes sat at our table for a while, even as he came back to refill our waters. The atmosphere was fancy and classy but it didn’t match with the experience we had. Unfortunately we spent a pretty penny on a night we didn’t enjoy to the fullest.

My girlfriend and I ate dinner here on the weekend of New Years. I had the duck, medium, and it was delicious! It came with greens and potatoes. She had the BBQ shrimp. It was a little spicy, which is a lot for me, but nonetheless is was also very good.
The ambiance was a bit lacking. I’m not sure if it was the décor or the lack of R. Kelly elevator music, but I felt like something was missing. The prices were a bit high for the area. If it was near Coquette’s then I’d expect $ 40 entrees, but it isn’t so I wasn’t. It was shocking, but the food was honestly delicious.
I had a dinner for two groupon that was worth $ 40. The groupon required an order of two entrees. I immediately realized that the groupon basically covered the price of one entrée. It was basically twenty dollars off the meal, which was fine.
We went on a Sunday. They have odd working hours. We called to reserve a spot for 7pm and I was sent to voicemail. The machine then told me that the voicemail was full and it hang up. About thirty minutes later, a woman called and apologized; she took my reservation. I believe the restaurant was closed when I called them.
I’d honestly go there again. This time if be mentally prepared for the price, and ambiance.

Did not have a good experience here. The bread came and was old and low in quality, there was also Not much to the menu. I had the cheese board and did not enjoy it, the bread that came with that was coated in butter and was as hard as a rock. Service is very slow as well. My friends said the duck was very good as well as the lamb so if you’re going I would recommend that.

This place was less than spectacular. The menus we received did not match, and the knives we received to cut our food were dull and difficult to use. The single server was friendly, but the service did not make up for the disappointing experience. Save yourself a lot of money and avoid this place. There are literally hundreds of other restaurants in New Orleans that I would rather eat at than eat here again.

Food was good but nothing (food, service or interiors) justified the steep price. The website does not advertise the food available or their price correctly. Overall a rough experience.

We went to celebrate a BDay, they gave us the entire second floor the room was very spacious and quiet perfect for big party events. the waiter was great. The menu was pretty good on Paper. The escargot Was decentlike eating oysters in butter and lemon sauce. The BBQ shrimp was really good and sharable. The Soft shell crab was good, the mango Salsa Swordfish was lacking flavor, tasted like overpriced canned Tuna fish. For desert we ordered the crème brûlée, it was good, would be better if it came with a small scoop of ice cream. Overall the place is great of large parties. The Rum bread pudding was decent, the rum sauce is what only made it good, not the actual bread pudding itself. All the dinner portions were small to medium, nothing was really sharable except the appetizers. Definetly not a place we will return to, there are much better places around the city.

We came to New Orleans for the Saint vs Cowboys game as my birthday present/​anniversary. I always like to have everything planned so I got a Groupon to here so I knew where we would eat dinner. AMAZING! The appetizer we had was 2 diver scallops and this sauce that was to DIE FOR! My husband got the New York strip and it melted in your mouth! He is VERY snobby about his stems too lol. I had the red fish with mango salsa special. SOO GOOD! Although I would have preferred the salsa to be warm with the hot dinner. but no biggie… was still very good. The asparagus was PHENOMENAL! We got the white chocolate bread pudding for desert and even my husband likes it! We were SOOO glad I didn’t listen to the bad reviews! This truly was a gem to find. The waiter and staff were very attentive and pleasant to talk with. Would HIGHLY recommend this place!

I was really excited to go to lunch here, as I have passed it a million times while out and about uptown. I was pretty disappointed when I left, and two stars is actually a pretty decent review after pit experience. My fiancé and I bought a groupon and when making a reservation made sure to note that we were using a groupon. We walked in to a near empty dining room– only one table was occupied– and told them we had a reservation. Which we realized at the end of the meal they never looked at in the computer, when they wouldn’t let us use the groupon.
The atmosphere was okay– small dining room, pleasant with a busy and smiley but slightly snippy waitress. We ordered– I got a soup and salad and he got the quiche of the day and a salad. The prices are totally outrageous. $ 29 for an omelet. $ 11 for soup. It’s crazy! Also– The prices are way higher than on their website menu. So it was more than we had anticipated after looking at their website online. The food itself was just okay. Underseasoned, not quite hot just lukewarm. The salad dressing had no flavor. My fiancé said the quiche was mushy and had a strong and off putting shrimpy taste. Most certainly not worth the prices.
At the end of the meal, we were told we could not use the grouping bc we did not order 2 entrees as the fine print stated. And that we should have told the waitress we had it so she could tell us how to order. My fiancé tried to explain that we put it in the reservation (we assumed they would look at the reservation in the computer when seating us). The waitress laughed in his face and said «Oh please! I’m not the one who took your reservation!» Wow. That wasn’t at all what he was saying, if she had taken a moment to try and listen. We were stunned. In the end, she gave us the value we paid for it off of the meal.
Bottom line– the food is mediocre, the service isn’t great and the customer is most certainly the last priority at this restaurant. I will spend my money elsewhere in the future.

Oh where to begin? My fiancé and I came here for lunch because we had purchased a Groupon for $ 30 for two at lunch. The Groupon directions stipulated you must make a reservation, so I went ahead and did that, informing them we were coming in with a Groupon.
So we arrive at the restaurant, there is one other party seated. We inform them we have a reservation. Just sit wherever you like we are told. Okay, sounds good.
Red flag number 1: the menu prices are quite a bit more than the ones advertised on their website. For example, the French onion soup online is listed for 8, while on the menu it was 11. $ 16 for pasta online, guess what? $ 22. They also had some brunch specials, and omelette and an eggs Benedict for the low low price of $ 29 or $ 28 respectively.
I settle on a Roquefort salad and the quiche of the day, which was shrimp. The salad was $ 10 and the quiche $ 18. Neither item came close to justifying those prices (see pictures). The salad was advertised to come with chunks of Roquefort blue cheese, but I’m pretty sure it was just blue cheese crumbles from the grocery. And it was just lettuce, four little halves of grape tomato, a little bit of crumbled bacon and some bland dressing. Not worth $ 10.
The quiche was not good at all. It was a small piece, again, they are charging $ 18 for it, the crust was completely soggy, the taste was very strongly seafoody in a bad way. They covered the whole thing in melted cheese and served it with four small halves of roasted potatoes.
My fiancé got the French onion soup ($ 11), which wasn’t any better than La Madeline, and the same salad I got.
I informed the waitress about our Groupon and show her the voucher. All that she says is pull up the fine print for me. I’m like okay, I guess they’re going to try and screw us. Sure enough, in the fine print, it says must order two entrees, mind you the soup and salad my fiancé ordered combined cost more than the quiche, but they weren’t looking to work with us. She said I wish you would’ve told me you had a Groupon ahead of time. I told her that I had mentioned the groupon when I made the reservation, trying to imply that she should have been informed (she never looked at the computer when we got there remember, just told us to sit wherever). Then she got rude and said, «Oh please, I didn’t take your reservation!» Why don’t you come back and use it another time she says. You must be out of your mind I’m thinking. In the end, she acts like she’s going to do is a favor and just takes off the paid value of the groupon. Gee, thanks lady. I’m assuming they screw people over on these groupons frequently if her first response was to show her the fine print. My mistake was looking at the Groupon instructions instead of the fine print, but most places don’t try and play like this one. Groupons are usually very straightforward.
I’ll never come back.

Boy oh Boy!!! You will be in a treat when you fine out that the price on there menu online is Not the same in the restaurant. The food wise is good but don’t expect to get full on 3 scallop for $ 40.

Yikes!!! I had no idea that this little neighborhood restaurant would be the most expensive entrée I have ever had!!! I have eaten at some of the best places in New Orleans and this place definitely does not measure up in food, service, or atmosphere so shouldn’t cost more!!!
We were seated in a tiny table in the corner even though we were one of three tables dining in the whole place on a Friday night! This is one of my pet peeves… Why stick us at a baby table in a corner and leave the better tables open and empty???
We were given menus… There were a limited number of items and we were informed that they were out of nearly half of them. Seriously, all entrees are between 30 – 45.00… This is insane when you consider that it is more expensive than Commander’s Palace where food and service are second to none.
Our cocktails were brought to us– one was spilled on the floor, almost on my lap, and it stayed there all night, inching ever so closely to my foot… No one ever came to clean it and I was distracted all night watching it and trying to avoid contact with it.
Food was ok… My fish was dry and the hollandaise sauce had broken but was still served. The salsa was missing from my dish because they ran out, but the price charged was still 42.00. I left very disappointed and angry with myself for going there. If I had known it would cost 150.00 for 2 to dine with the food quality and the service provided, I would have easily gone to Ruth’s Chris or some other establishment worth that price!!!

Never again over priced bland food, The menu on the website is not what you receive when you are seated.

Apart from the waiter forgetting the onion soup (which we weren’t charged for), the service was good. I had the chicory crusted rack of lamb. If you don’t like chicory, do NOT get this dish. It took me a few bites to adjust to the bitter taste. Lemon helps. After a few bites, I REALLY enjoyed it. It was even good leftover. The lamb was cooked perfectly and the beans and potatoes were outstanding!

As the saying goes, you never get a second chance to make a positive first impression. This was my first time to dine here, and it was lackluster and disappointing. There were so many things that went wrong, it would take too long to list them all.
The most egregious issue was serving our food on chipped plates; not small chips… but large chucks were missing. It would be impossible to miss seeing this type of damage before plating and serving. Chipped or cracked plates are an open invitation to bacterial infections. First, it was my slade plate, and then my wife’s entrée plate. I pointed the issue out to the owner and our server. The owner apologized and said the kitchen was really busy. Then they served the next course on a similarly chipped plate. Hard to believe; thus, a terrible first impression.
The other shocker was the «surprise» menu. We chose this restaurant after checking it out online, including the menu, which was impressive and seemed reasonable for a good French restaurant. Because today was «Mother’s Day» … they only offered a special menu, which basically was half the size of their regular menu with entrees prices increased significantly ($ 7-​$ 10 higher for the exact same items). Most entrees today were ~$ 40 and up. I asked if my wife and I could split an entrée and was told sure, for a $ 20 additional charge. Unbelievable! We split entrees often and have never been charged a fee for splitting.
First impression… this restaurant is only concerned about their bottom line. They appear to charge the customer as much as possible, and they don’t replace broken plates… that would cost them money.
The food today was good, not great.
The service today was extremely slow.
Bottom line, if you go here on a special occasion day, there probably will be a special higher-​priced menu with fewer options. Also, watch out for the dangerous chipped plates.

SLOW service. We were there for brunch and it took forever. Food was ok. Wouldn’t go back.

My guy friend found a Groupon for The Flaming Torch, so we decided to check this place out. My only regret is that I don’t feel like I was dressed well enough.
We both had a lemondrop martini to drink (very yummy), and shared an appetizer of Mussel Frites (OH. MY. GOODNESS. Talk about YUMMY. Be sure you get extra bread to soak up the yummy crème sauce after).
For dinner, I had the Scallops and the guy had the New York strip steak. I have been dreaming ever since about the taste. Very delicious.
We were served by Dustin M. He was very prompt, courteous and well attentive. Our water was never empty and the bread basket never gone for long. The restaurant was about halfway full, and he seemed to cover all of his tables without getting ruffled, even when about halfway through our meal, a larger party came in, and they had to rearrange some tables and move other customers, none of the other customers seemed to be disturbed.
The only thing holding me back from running in is the price. The Flaming Torch is a very nice restaurant, and worth the price, but it is normally just out of my price range.

Oh my gosh, dined here with my mother the service and food were fantastic! We had escargot, mussels, and liver.
Escargot: Served in butter and garlic sauce. Didn’t know escargot tasted this good, it was plump and juicy.
Mussels: Served in some sort of crème base and french onion topping. If I knew it was going to be amazing I would have made this my entrée!
Liver: Now you know my mother can be overly critical of food that isn’t served buffet style (lol #PandaKing) but she literally said that this was the best liver she’s ever had in her life! All 3000 years of it! HUZZAH! I didn’t try it since I don’t like liver but I’ll totally take her word for it.
The saddest thing about this evening besides the fact that we had no more delicious food left, was that we had no room for dessert! NOOOOOOOOOO! S/​O to our waitress: YOU DA BEST! She wrote down the dessert menu since they had nothing in writing. I swear she’s the sweetest lady ever! I will be back!