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Palace Cafe Dining Room - Palace Café, New Orleans, LA

Palace Café

4.5
4.5
5545 Reviews
$30 and under
French / American

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2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 85 times today
  • Fancy
  • Good for groups
  • Good for special occasions
For larger parties, please call (504) 523-1661.

For over two decades Palace Cafe has been serving award-winning, contemporary Creole cuisine in the historic Werlein Music building. Located downtown, at the entrance to the French Quarter, this Dickie Brennan & Co. restaurant is popular with visitors & locals alike.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    French / American, Seafood, Bistro
  • Hours of Operation
    Brunch Sat, Sun 10:30 am–3:00 pm Lunch Tue–Fri 11:00 am–3:00 pm Dinner Tue–Sun 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (504) 523-1661
  • Website
    http://www.palacecafe.com/
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Catering
    To learn more about Dickie Brennan & Co.'s catering options, please contact our Sales Department at 504-521-8310.
  • Private party facilities
    Palace Café's Fleur de Lis room can seat up to 80 and overlooks the iconic Canal Street. In our Wine Room set for 12, intimate dinners are fit for a king. For larger parties up to 200, our Second Floor is perfect. It overlooks the main dining room with a grand staircase as an entrance.
  • Private party contact
    Stephanie Aubrey: (877) 625-9155
  • Location
    605 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
  • Neighbourhood
    French Quarter
  • Cross Street
    Chartres Street
  • Parking details
    We offer discounted valet parking at the Marriott at 555 Canal Street, based on availability. Bring your parking ticket to the restaurant for validation.
  • Public transit
    Easily accessible by the Saint Charles Streetcar & the Canal Streetcar.
  • Entertainment
    Join the Rum Runners Duo during Happy Hour in the Black Duck Bar on Palace Café's second Floor. Happy Hour is Monday - Friday from 4pm-6pm. Place Café also offers a live jazz brunch every Saturday and Sunday from 10:30am-2:30pm featuring the Joe Simon Trio.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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What 5,545 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.5Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.3Value

Noise • Moderate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Palace Café offers a delightful New Orleans dining experience with its "fabulous" crabmeat cheesecake and "wonderful" jazz brunches. Guests appreciate the "friendly" and "engaging" staff, as well as the "amazing" ambiance. While some service hiccups occur, the majority of patrons praise the "delicious" food and "impressive" atmosphere.

5,545 Reviews

  1. Christine

    New York City

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined today

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food is so amazing! I have been thinking about the crab cheesecake since I last visited 10 years ago and it was as perfect as I remembered!

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  2. Christy

    New Orleans

    14 reviews

    4.0

    14 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We love Palace, and had a nice time this evening, the service was exceptional, and most of the food was good, but I feel the need to point out a couple of issues, including that the pasta sauce was like water, the pasta itself was not cooked well at all, my husband’s salad was like five lettuce leaves and for that price should’ve been more, and they were out of multiple desserts. Overall, Palace is always a solid choice, but their kitchen needs to match their service. 

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  3. OpenTable Diner

    Orange County

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Server was great but my food not so much. Salad was bland, fries salty and entrees were not hot- like they sat too long. Would not go back. Not as good as it was my last visit sadly

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  4. lisa

    New Orleans

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    Worst experience ever. The Palace is usually a family tradition for us but won’t be back!

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  5. Adriana

    Puebla

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I had a great experience at Palace Cafe. It’s a must-visit spot serving delicious food with live jazz that adds the perfect touch. Be sure to make your reservations and enjoy their weekend Jazz Brunch!

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  6. Jonathan

    New Orleans

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 5
    Hire more servers and bar tenders!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

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  7. Nancy

    Philadelphia

    6 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    6 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Dined as a party of 4 in main dining room, 6pm reservation. Ordered drinks and after 20 minutes, server came back and apologized but blamed the bar. Took our food order, then delivered our drinks a full 30 minutes after our arrival. Food arrived another 30 minutes later and was delivered cold. The food portions were small and underwhelming. Fat was not properly rendered from the duck, drum fish was overcooked. We ate it anyway because we had plans to listen to music afterward. Dining room had a few large parties and the noise level was so overwhelming we could not even have a conversation among our party. After eating our cold food, we sat with dirty plates for another 20 minutes before we stopped another server to ask for our table to be cleared. One of our party really wanted dessert so we all obliged. Another long wait. We then again had to flag down the server to clear the table and deliver our check. Total dining experience was extremely disappointing. Would not return ever. Brennan's used to stand for quality and service. Not anymore. Extremely disappointed!

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  8. Kristine

    Greater Boston

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on December 1, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Wonderful food, excellent service. The Jazz musicians were fabulous.

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  9. Kevin

    Houston

    13 reviews

    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on November 30, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Pamala was awesome …. Service was great… we love the palace

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  10. Mark

    New Orleans

    7 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on November 29, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Had a good experience this afternoon at Palace Cafe. We ordered our appetizers and entrees at the same time. It took a bit longer than expected for the appetizers to be served. Had to ask for a refill of 1 water glass. I usually expect the server to keep any eye on that and offer to refill. Had the pecan-encrusted Catfish for my entree. It was excellent. Overall, had a very nice lunch.

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FAQs

Palace Café does offer delivery in partnership with Uber Eats. Palace Café also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (504) 523-1661.

Palace Café is rated 4.5 stars by 5545 OpenTable diners.

Palace Café does offer gift cards which you can purchase here.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 85 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Palace Café

605 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    Chartres Street
  • Neighbourhood
    French Quarter
  • Hours of Operation
    Brunch Sat, Sun 10:30 am–3:00 pm Lunch Tue–Fri 11:00 am–3:00 pm Dinner Tue–Sun 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    French / American, Seafood, Bistro
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    We offer discounted valet parking at the Marriott at 555 Canal Street, based on availability. Bring your parking ticket to the restaurant for validation.
  • Public transit
    Easily accessible by the Saint Charles Streetcar & the Canal Streetcar.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Entertainment
    Join the Rum Runners Duo during Happy Hour in the Black Duck Bar on Palace Café's second Floor. Happy Hour is Monday - Friday from 4pm-6pm. Place Café also offers a live jazz brunch every Saturday and Sunday from 10:30am-2:30pm featuring the Joe Simon Trio.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Website
    http://www.palacecafe.com/
  • Phone number
    (504) 523-1661
  • Catering
    To learn more about Dickie Brennan & Co.'s catering options, please contact our Sales Department at 504-521-8310.
  • Private party facilities
    Palace Café's Fleur de Lis room can seat up to 80 and overlooks the iconic Canal Street. In our Wine Room set for 12, intimate dinners are fit for a king. For larger parties up to 200, our Second Floor is perfect. It overlooks the main dining room with a grand staircase as an entrance.
  • Private party contact
    Stephanie Aubrey: (877) 625-9155

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