Gouter (Government Street, have to say that, right?) Saturday night dinner

Shortly after their opening, on a rainy Friday afternoon, we attempted to have a late lunch at Gouter. They were slammed, did not have liquor license and obviously in irons, so we graciously retreated and ate somewhere else.

Decided to give them another shot this past Saturday and really enjoyed the meal.

For starters we ordered a few small plates:

The black and blue. Seared tenderloin with bleu cheese and pepper. I liked this but the cheese seemed more like feta than bleu cheese. I probably would pass on this in the future.



Wild P B and J. This dish was very good. Seared pork belly set on a bdt of home made peanut butter covered with a blueberry/blackberry jam was incredible. Knocked it out the park with this.


Fish sticks? Seared tuna with drizzles of wasabi, soy setting on a bed of green onions was good. Nice quality fish and a light dish. I think they accidentally left out the pickled veggies. Would order again.



Rabbit Ravioli. This was good but not remarkable. It was a bit different than the server described as I wasn't expecting fried raviolis but was good. I probably would not order again.


From the dock (big plates) Seared scallops with a plumb sauce. Scallops is my favorite seafood and they really nailed it on this dish. The perfectly seared diver scallops with plum sauce was nicely done. Good work.

My wife (no pics)s ordered the grilled chicken salad. It was served with a honey mustard dressing which was very spicy. I think that they made it with spicy chinese mustard, which IMHO was weird. The spice level of the dish was unexpected and a little over the top.

Overall, I was pleased with our dinner and definitely would recommend them to others. I found the dining room to be a bit loud, probably due to the decor ( corrugated tin on the walls and many hard surfaces). I know they are trying to create a casual souther louisiana feel, but I think they tried a bit too hard. They seem to be trying to create a throw back style (think Middendorf's or West End New Orleans restaurants) but I think their food is more modern and doesn't fit the environs. Not a deal breaker though.