Galatoire's Bistro

My wife and I finally had a chance to go check them out last night. The food was mostly good, but the service wasn't all that great. It seemed like maybe it was just our waiter, but it took FOREVER to get drinks. I usually like to start dinner with an old fashion. When I asked the waiter what my bourbon choices were, his first response was Crown Royal. That should have been a sign. It must have been another 20 minutes before he came back with our drinks, and I'm not exaggerating. At least it was a good drink. I ordered my second drink when our appetizers came out. I didn't get it until right before our entrees arrived.

Our appetizers and entrees were very good. My wife started with the shrimp remoulade and had the filet for her main course. The shrimp were really delicious and the filet was cooked to her liking. I had the crabmeat maison to start and the broiled pompano for an entree. Both were excellent. Dessert was a bit of a let down. Again, I think it was partially due to slow service. The wife ordered the profiteroles. There was so much ice cream that had mostly began to melt before it was served that the pastry was a little on the soggy side. In the past when we have gotten them, the ice cream scoops are usually melon baller sized. These were three full sized scoops of ice cream. I never thought you could have too much ice cream ,but i guess I was wrong. I had the chocolate pecan pie which is one of my favorite desserts. It was also very good.

All in all, it was a good experience. I think our waiter was inexperienced which led to a little bit of a let down in service. We will definitely be going back again, but will probably give them a chance to settle in before returning.