Date of Visit: Feb 9,2023 While in downtown Banff, there were many great looking dining options in town. After scouting a few restaurants, we narrowed our choices down to 2 options. We chose TooLouLou’s because we are huge fans of Cajun and New Orleans cuisine having been to New Orleans Many times. The restaurant was empty – and we thought it might actually be closed – but it was not. The server was very happy to have us dine here. The Atmosphere is very classic New Orleans style décor – including a crawfish & gator sculptures, and mardis gras itesm, and jazz instruments.

We Started with a platter of hushpuppies and cornbread which came with a delightful honey butter and tomato jam. For main course I had the Taste of N’awlins Sampler – consisting of Jambalaya, Gumbo, and crawfish etouffee. We also had the Blackened Snapper, served with fresh mango salsa & seasonal vegetable. AS fans of authentic New Orleans cuisine, we can tell you – the food here is on point. The flavours are perfect, the plates are beautifully presented, and they give you the strong feeling of being back in the Big Easy. The chefs know exactly what they are doing when they are preparing these tastes of the crescent city. The food was amazing – and exactly what we needed and wanted.

The service here was fantastic. While, yes, we were the only customers in the restaurant, the waiter was very attentive, friendly, engaging, and pleasant. He check on us regularly to ensure we were doing well. The Chef even came to our table to ask us how we were enjoying our meals.

The prices – while it is no surprise that BANFF is a pricier town – the menu at TooLouLOu’s was very reasonable, and worth every penny. The portions were huge – in fact – I couldn’t finish the Sample platter because it was so much food, and the Jalapeno hushpuppies and cornbread were so good – I couldn’t stop eating them. I “filled up on bread”.

The Dinner menu had a good number of items on it, providing a good number of options to choose from. However, the breakfast and brunch menus were huge. Apparently they are super popular and very busy for their breakfast. We didn’t have the option to come back for breakfast, but we wish we could.

While this restaurant was not busy when we visited – this is a place that needs your attention when you visit Banff. The food is fantastic, the service is great. And the location is very convenient.

I wish I had saved room for dessert