Best Italian Restaurants in Uptown

First time here and will definitely return. Food and drinks were good and service was fantastic.

We were thankful to secure a reservation at this restaurant, which was inside our hotel, following the terrorist attack that occurred on Bourbon Street early this morning. The pizza and ceasar salad were great. Both items were shareable with the pizza including 8 slices. The salad was shared amongst three people. The service was perfect considering the soberness and sadness in the air. I do not recommend the cauliflower appetizer—bland, very hard to share, no flavor and unimpressive presentation. Overall, I would not consider this a destination restaurant but could see it being a great spot with a nice atmosphere post Saints game or concert event for pizza.

Start of the evening was a bit shaky, as we sat for 10 min. before the host noticed we had not even gotten water, or been seen by the server, but he was apologetic and things quickly improved. The restaurant is NOT a place for a quiet dinner for two--it is very "high energy" (loud!) Cocktails were well-made and tasty. The two different pasta dishes we had were very good, with the pasta itself perfectly cooked. Grilled Napa lettuce appetizer was delicious as well. The Barbera by the glass was a nice wine. Panna Cotta dessert was delicious. Overall, a very good meal- we will return (I want to try the pizzas, which looked great).

Excellent service and food. Our waiter was very attentive and went out of his way to make sure we were happy, even offered us a tour of the restaurant after dinner. My wife had the shrimp and crawfish fettuccine in a light cream sauce, and she said it was excellent. I had the duck Saint Philip, also excellent the oysters Irene were excellent as was the Caprese salad. New York cheesecake and bread pudding for dessert, cheesecake was excellent, bread pudding was so so. All in all, Irene‘s is an excellent dining experience. If you’re in New Orleans IMO.

i took my mother out for christmas dinner. we were promptly greeted and shown the way to the host stand before we even reached the stairs to the front door. there, the host was smiling and extra polite. the table was set to perfection. the whole team serving us were all spectacular- happy, friendly, knowledgeable. schuyler (sorry if the spelling is wrong) seemed very attentive to every question we had about the menu, he was definitely familiar with all details of the food. lauren came by our table a few times to make sure everything was spot on. she seemed happy to be helping out with everything- delivering some of our food, topping up our sparkling water. overall she seemed to go beyond expectations- even for the other tables around us. as for the food- my mother couldn’t stop complimenting the zucchini fritti appetizer. she had the market fish for her entree. she enjoyed every last bite (i got one bite as well, it was prepared and cooked wonderfully). i ordered the filet, rare plus. the temperature was great. i enjoyed the thinly sliced fennel, it paired well with it. we ordered broccolini as a side dish, and it was delightful- it had a hint of spice. desserts were divine. everything was an absolute pleasure, especially the staff. my one and only complaint was that the tables weren’t spaced apart that much. but we made friends with the lovely ladies dining next to us. i would highly recommend this place. the food and the entire staff made our experience top notch, and i look forward to returning.