K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen — Restaurant in New Orleans

I have been waiting to eat at K-Paul's for decades now, and I have to tell you the experience was absolutely wonderful! My wife and I wanted to end our last night in New Orleans with a good meal, and K-Paul's did not disappoint. First, the ambiance of the restaurant is old-world charming, and the service was excellent! Our waiter's name was Cameron, and he was attentive without being overbearing, while also providing my wife and I with excellent service.

The food was also excellent in every way. K-Paul's changes their menu everyday because they use absolutely fresh ingredients. The kitchen does not have a freezer because the ingredients are picked from local markets, and it truly shows in the dishes. For example, the bread we ate was a basket containing a variety of fresh-baked rolls: Jalapeño Cheddar rolls, traditional yeast rolls, corn muffins, and the most delightful sweet carrot muffins. This alone would have been worth the trouble.

For my appetizer, I had the Turtle Soup, a New Orleans tradition, which was hearty and spicy: The broth tasted like a slow-cooked Cajun meat sauce with tender Turtle that melted in my mouth. For our main course, my wife had the Shrimp Etouffee, which tasted exactly like good homestyle cooking: A deep and well-cooked roux that held the flavor of of Louisiana deep in its soul. I had the famous Blackened Drum, topped with lump crab meat and a Cajun seasoned butter that complemented the flavor of the blackening spice perfectly. My dinner also contained nicely whipped potatoes and a vegetable medley of squash, carrots, and peppers that were all cooked to precision and well-flavored. For dessert we had the Custard Marie, K-Paul's version of a crème brûlée, which contained a praline on the bottom. The custard was creamy and the sugar on top was candied with expertise. All together, from appetizer to dessert, there was not a flavor out of place.

My wife and I both enjoyed our time at K-Paul's, and quite honestly we cannot wait until we can return to New Orleans just to eat there again. New Orleans is a city rich in history, and depending on who you talk to, it is filled haunted with ghosts. Well one thing is for sure: The spirit of Paul Prudhomme lives on in K-Paul's today, watching over his delicious recipes and ensuring that his...

Walked in for dinner after being on the road for 3 hrs. The restaurant was busy and the front desk service was not helpful at all. We had a party of 5 and was told they weren't taking anyone without reservations until 830pm it was 745/8 pm. A couple walked in after and we told then what we were instructed when they asked about the wait. The lady said to book on open table to get reservations since they were not letting walk ins be seated and there were 830 time slots. The front desk didn't even suggest this to us. The lady booked hers and was seated at 820. I booked a table of 4 and asked if they can add another chair or if I should book a separate table since there were 830 time slots available for different table sizes under 5. The lady at the podium went to check with the manager I'm assuming the older lady was and was trying to get us a 845 time with a table that held all 5 of us. The older lady was rude and unfriendly and said no 9pm nothing earlier. Keep in mind there were 3 other slots with different table sizes that she could have just given us 1 chair to accommodate our table. The older lady was nicer to the other people that walked I after I agreed to the 9pm time I don't know if it's due to the other people being older Europeans dressed fancy and we are an African American family with kids that came straight from the road in casual attire. There were no other kids in the restaurant at the time. She didn't even smile at me when I spoke to her and was so blunt with an irritated look on her face. Shame since my dad had eaten at this establishment many times over the years and we were looking foward to trying it. Just on the corner we were stopped by a wonderful hostess for Pierre Maspero's and was seated right away and treated so respectfully by the staff. K Paul's should take notes from Pierre staff on how to...

Locals here. We were seated upstairs (I didn't even know there was an upstairs) which is not nearly as nice of an atmosphere as the downstairs section, so that was a little disappointing. We were celebrating a promotion - which I had told the restaurant upon booking - but they didn't really do or say anything, which again, was disappointing. Given the nature of the dinner, we wanted to take our time and enjoy a 3-course meal, but we felt incredibly rushed by the waiter - to the point that he kept trying to take away my appetizer even though I repeatedly told him I was still working on it. He even went so far as to have my main meal delivered to the table with my appetizer still in front of me (unfinished), which I find totally unacceptable by any dining standard, let alone one which considers itself upscale. I will say that my food was pretty great - I had the fried green tomatoes and flounder. My husband wasn't impressed with his, however. He had the gumbo to start and the beef tenders as a main - the beef was basically rare even though he had requested medium rare. Since it was covered in sauce he didn't feel it could be sent back to cook longer. The main issue with our dinner really was the service though. It felt like our waiter hovered over us all evening long and was extremely aggravated by us wanting to take our time. It's worth noting that we were late diners (we were sat at 8:15) and the restaurant was by no means full at that time, so his mannerism couldn't even be explained as wanting to flip our table for guests after us. Really kind of put a damper on what was supposed to be a...