Bayona

"Over priced and over spiced! I was really looking forward to an upmarket Christmas Eve dinner but unfortunately left disappointed. The tasting menu had huge portions and seemed a waste. The food in general was not up to the standard of most fine dining experience as it wasn’t refined enough. The Crab bisque was probably the best course I had and even that was underwhelming and had a strange chalky texture in the mouth. My husband order crab gratin which was basically a boat sized, it was huge tub of cheese, cream and crab. Really too rich to be anywhere near a tasting menu. Not to mention that our wine parings were coming after our food was finished for each course. But the service was good other than the timing. I could go on and on about the food. It wasn’t worth the money. It’s not refined at all and nobody who has $200 per person to spend is starving at Christmas. It’s very important to get the richness and portion sizes correct. But the most horrific thing that happened was dessert. Two of the 3 dessert options were cake. I felt like I was at a retirement home holiday party. Seriously get a pastry chef if you want to charge these prices and cake is served in the afternoon with tea not at dinner!"

"I had the best evening with a friend at Bayona. Impeccable service and wonderful delicious food. I had all of the vegan options. Rarely are there so many, such as soup, salad, entree and dessert! I walked away so full and satisfied. My new favorite place for fine dining in New Orleans! PS The servers were fun and attentive."

"Business dinner with my reps from Southeast USA Great food, drinks and service. Garlic soup was different but good. Duck pate' was outstanding. Old Fashion drink just so so, but Russian River wine was excellent but 400%+ markup was really not called for. I had a perfect meal of pan seared scallops that could not be any better as they melted in my mouth. Truly a 5 star taste, 5 diamond dish. One rep had the crispy duck and was impressed with his meal. He has traveled the world and recommended nd made the reservation for this restaurant and he said it could not be any better. The other two had the Red snapper, one loved it so much as to say this was the best he had Ever had, ever had. Repeatedly. The other rep this was his first experience with Red Snapper and he is now a big Fan and will order it everywhere. I don't think it will be as good as Bayona. Service was excellent. Drinks and water glasses were attentively refilled expediently by a true professional staff. Dessert was good but not over the top. Caution everything is ala carte and expensive, but I will recommend to the highest and return."

"The menu seems to change quite regularly so my review now might not mean anything in 3 months. The food was good and Griffin and Michael are great. They are attentive and give their maximum to make the customers happy. There is a reasonable and decent wine selection. There are a very diversified menu. Each item on the menu looks good. The bread was good. I would recommend to order some. However, I would have love to have more choices and options. I think a good steak is always a good think to have no matter what. The others guests around the table were not very happy with their pork chop. I had gulf fish and duck. It was good! The place looks great and the staff is really good and kind! I would recommend this place if you are looking for a different type of food. They do propose things that you cannot find anywhere else or at least not commonly. Overall a good experience."

"This place is quite the gem on the western edge of the French Quarter. Wonderfully designed dining rooms with views of their quaint courtyard are paired with impeccable service and exceptional food. Go for the Salmon Beignets, stay for the stunning cocktails and wonderful wine list. You won't be disappointed."