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Whats the deal on new BR restaurant Cocha
Posted on 12/27/16 at 8:01 pm
Posted on 12/27/16 at 8:01 pm
I keep seeing Jay Ducote post some interesting dishes from there. He tags the restaurant IG handle, which links to a person's private account.
ETA a google search yielded the website which says they open tomorrow. Still, anyone know anything about it or the chef
ETA a google search yielded the website which says they open tomorrow. Still, anyone know anything about it or the chef
This post was edited on 12/27/16 at 8:03 pm
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Posted on 12/28/16 at 8:40 am to MiloDanglers
Posted on 12/28/16 at 11:12 am to MiloDanglers
I believe it's open officially today. They did a couple of preview dinners on Thursday and Friday, and it looks good.
Posted on 12/28/16 at 3:41 pm to MiloDanglers
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Located in Downtown Baton Rouge, Cocha is a gathering place for harvest inspired meals, wine tasting and community events. Cocha is all about feeling at home, a place where you know you will be cared for and that every detail has been carefully thought through.
We start with the best local seasonal produce, sustainable seafood, the purest farmed animals and the historic foods that have defined this landscape for generations. The food is responsibly grown, harvested, sourced and the menu changes with the seasons.
At Cocha we pay tribute to the regions's traditions, adding an international touch which reflects the ever changing landscape of the South.
Cocha brings a new and creative elegance to the Baton Rouge food scene.
There website: https://www.cochabr.com/
Of course that's just me. Posted on 3/11/17 at 6:29 am to MiloDanglers
We finally tried Cocha last night. Definitely a different menu for BR but great food. Parking a breeze, great decor and awesome bar. The lunch and brunch menu seem more mainstream. Felt more like NY than BR. Hope everyone gives it a try.
Posted on 3/11/17 at 7:20 am to SNAKERIVER
Is it a good setting for a business dinner during the week?
Posted on 3/11/17 at 8:29 am to SNAKERIVER
Unfortunately we did brunch there. Food was served on what appeared to be appetizer plates and wasn't very good. Took 2 hours for the 4 of us to receive and eat what was essentially about 5 bites of food each. I really hope the dinner menu is much better. It's a shame that so many mediocre restaurants continue to open in BR
Posted on 3/11/17 at 8:33 am to bosoxjo13
The description posted up in this thread doesn't sit well with me..
It's like they Googled all of the most over used pretentious restaurant food descriptions and used them.
I will give them a try
It's like they Googled all of the most over used pretentious restaurant food descriptions and used them.
I will give them a try
Posted on 3/11/17 at 11:18 am to SNAKERIVER
Obligatory--- I hope your new restaurant does well
Posted on 3/11/17 at 11:44 am to bosoxjo13
I want to give the place another shot because the menu is interesting and the food is good. But unfortunately, both times I've had it were a ripoff.
I got the French onion grilled cheese to-go (I work a block away). It was $11-$12,and it was on regular sandwich sized bread and came with no sides. A grilled cheese off the kids menu at most restaurants even come with a side.
The second time, I dined in. Got a roasted beet salad. It was $12, I believe. It was on an appetizer plate and was only a few bites of food.
I keep hearing good things, so maybe I just made two poor order choices. I'm a very light eater normally.
I got the French onion grilled cheese to-go (I work a block away). It was $11-$12,and it was on regular sandwich sized bread and came with no sides. A grilled cheese off the kids menu at most restaurants even come with a side.
The second time, I dined in. Got a roasted beet salad. It was $12, I believe. It was on an appetizer plate and was only a few bites of food.
I keep hearing good things, so maybe I just made two poor order choices. I'm a very light eater normally.
Posted on 3/11/17 at 2:05 pm to SaintBrees
It's a tapas type restaurant. Plates will be small.
Only had good experiences and will keep coming back.
Only had good experiences and will keep coming back.
Posted on 3/11/17 at 9:51 pm to BooneTrails
I ordered a sandwich. A sandwich is not "tapas". I'm all about small plates, but if you serve a grilled cheese sandwich on regular sandwich slices and there's no side, it shouldn't be $10.
Honestly, the lunch menu doesn't give the impression of tapas at all. That might be the aim at dinner, but the lunch menu is salads, entree plates, entree bowls, and sandwiches. Those aren't tapas items. Tapas are sharable. Salads, sandwiches, and plates like fish aren't generally considered sharable.
The owners seem like great people, and I'd be open to checking the place out at dinner.
Honestly, the lunch menu doesn't give the impression of tapas at all. That might be the aim at dinner, but the lunch menu is salads, entree plates, entree bowls, and sandwiches. Those aren't tapas items. Tapas are sharable. Salads, sandwiches, and plates like fish aren't generally considered sharable.
The owners seem like great people, and I'd be open to checking the place out at dinner.
Posted on 3/12/17 at 11:35 am to BooneTrails
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It's a tapas type restaurant. Plates will be small.
This is total bullshite. People just use the word tapas so they can serve small portions with no side and charge insane prices for it. A beet salad, or almost any salad, that costs $12 should be a freaking entree. You want to serve small plates with 4 bites of food then I better be charged a price that matches.
This post was edited on 3/12/17 at 11:35 am
Posted on 3/27/17 at 8:02 am to BigB0882
Went there this weekend. Will not be going back. Ended up going to McDonald's after so we could get full.
The portions were ridiculously tiny. We got the scallops for an appetizer. $12 for 2 scallops not much bigger than a quarter. Also got the garlic knots. Bread stuffed with garlic cloves. It was a little dry and hard, and you only get 2 of em. Again, maybe the circumference of a silver dollar.
I got the steak something (don't remember the name) for my entree. Again, small portion. Steak was ok, but they left a complete slab of fat on the end, mixed in with the steak and accoutrements. It was sliced steak, for clarification.
Wife had the redfish. It was also a very small filet, and it had no flavor.
I'm assuming the lack of flavor or spice in the meals is supposed to be part of the "well the locally sourced produce is the flavor". But it failed on that end.
Was pretty pissed to have spent the money we spent to have to go to McDonald's because it didn't fill anyone up.
This place will fail unless they up the portion size, or drastically reduce the price.
The portions were ridiculously tiny. We got the scallops for an appetizer. $12 for 2 scallops not much bigger than a quarter. Also got the garlic knots. Bread stuffed with garlic cloves. It was a little dry and hard, and you only get 2 of em. Again, maybe the circumference of a silver dollar.
I got the steak something (don't remember the name) for my entree. Again, small portion. Steak was ok, but they left a complete slab of fat on the end, mixed in with the steak and accoutrements. It was sliced steak, for clarification.
Wife had the redfish. It was also a very small filet, and it had no flavor.
I'm assuming the lack of flavor or spice in the meals is supposed to be part of the "well the locally sourced produce is the flavor". But it failed on that end.
Was pretty pissed to have spent the money we spent to have to go to McDonald's because it didn't fill anyone up.
This place will fail unless they up the portion size, or drastically reduce the price.
Posted on 3/27/17 at 8:14 am to BugAC
Sorry, you sound fat.
I went for lunch Friday and had the redfish. It was plenty of food for a light lunch. $16 didn't seem outrageous.
I thought it was well done. Food is good. I don't think they are catering to the eat by the pound crowd.
I went for lunch Friday and had the redfish. It was plenty of food for a light lunch. $16 didn't seem outrageous.
I thought it was well done. Food is good. I don't think they are catering to the eat by the pound crowd.
Posted on 3/27/17 at 8:35 am to Prosecuted Collins
quote:
Sorry, you sound fat.
I don't think i've ever been called fat before. Thank you? quote:
I went for lunch Friday and had the redfish. It was plenty of food for a light lunch. $16 didn't seem outrageous.
Same portions for dinner i assume. $22 for the redfish, $25 for the Steak Roulade.
I could make better food. It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't great either. For that price and portion size, i expect a Wow factor. There was none. Tiny Portion, over-priced, average food.
For comparison, i went to Peche in New Orleans the next day and got small plates for my dinner (we ate early) and did not have to supplement with a fast food cheeseburger. I know it's not fair to compare a Link restaurant to BR...but i would expect more from a $91 dinner tab.
This post was edited on 3/27/17 at 8:41 am
Posted on 3/27/17 at 8:50 am to BugAC
Went several weeks ago with the wife for dinner. We split 3 small plates and each had a drink. We didn't leave full, but weren't hungry when we left either. The portions were enough, and more in line with what I really should be eating, instead of what I normally eat. We'll be back.
Posted on 3/27/17 at 8:59 am to BMoney
quote:
We didn't leave full, but weren't hungry when we left either. The portions were enough, and more in line with what I really should be eating, instead of what I normally eat.
Well there were 4 of us. And all of us had the same thought when we left. "We're hungry, going grab a cheeseburger so my stomach is content".
I wasn't trying to stuff myself to where it hurt. I did that Sunday at The Francis in St. Francisville. But if i would have left as full as i did from Peche, i would have been fine. Now as far as flavor, i just found it to be a bit bland.
I thought Kalurah was much better.
Posted on 3/27/17 at 9:02 am to Prosecuted Collins
quote:hahah he is literally like one of the skinniest guys i have met.
Sorry, you sound fat.
quote:for a light lunch? yea 16$ is crazy.
It was plenty of food for a light lunch. $16 didn't seem outrageous.
This post was edited on 3/27/17 at 9:05 am
Posted on 3/27/17 at 9:04 am to CarRamrod
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hahah he is literally like one of the skinniest guys i have met
Hey, i'm 190 lbs... GAINZ!!!
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