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re: Palace Cafe closing
Posted on 7/7/25 at 9:03 pm to TackySweater
Posted on 7/7/25 at 9:03 pm to TackySweater
I think they are the ones that put white chocolate bread pudding on the map
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Posted on 7/7/25 at 9:08 pm to tewino
It is a cool place good food. My guess is landlord didn’t think Palace Cafe would actually leave. They will likely come to an agreement
Posted on 7/7/25 at 9:27 pm to chillygentilly
Yep, they have owned a warehouse for years that had plenty of office space. Bold move, but it's definitely a big FU to the not so smart landlords. Who is going to take that space over and pay 5X the rent??
Posted on 7/7/25 at 9:33 pm to prplhze2000
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Entrees could have been better but not bad. Bananas foster and Creme Brûlée were pretty good.
this is a good take.
Went some time last March during the week for lunch after visiting the WWII museum with family out of state; everyone enjoyed it. Clientele was mostly suited/ jacket or business casual; probably lawyers or judges.
Posted on 7/7/25 at 11:30 pm to The Pickwick
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Pretty Shocked to hear that news
Same, but I'm not a Nola insider.
Had lunch there on a Saturday just 3 weeks ago and loved it. Live music trio played at our table. Good service. No reason a place like this should close, other than for unsavory rental terms.
Good luck to them to keep things going.
Posted on 7/8/25 at 11:54 am to G Vice
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Had lunch there on a Saturday just 3 weeks ago and loved it.
I've always enjoyed Palace Cafe, good looking interior, good location close to hotels and venues, good entrees, apps, especially desserts and easy to get reservation always.
Hopefully they get it settled.
Posted on 7/8/25 at 12:07 pm to StringMusic
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Either that or the buildings owners may somehow find a new tenant.
Tough sledding in the quarter right now with regards to filling commercial space. They better hope a Creole Cuisine concept swoops in and fills it.
Posted on 7/8/25 at 1:18 pm to Optimism
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They will likely come to an agreement
Even if they were to reopen, they would have to hire an entirely new Brennan quality staff from scratch, both cooks and waitstaff, as I'm sure everyone has moved on by now.
Posted on 7/8/25 at 2:21 pm to Degas
According to the article
If the Brennan’s actually are calling Werlein’s bluff then they’ve told these staff to sit tight. As for the other half, many corporations look for an opportunity to rid themselves of employees they wouldn’t otherwise outright fire.
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About half of the restaurants’ 60-person staff are being offered positions at other restaurants in the group,
If the Brennan’s actually are calling Werlein’s bluff then they’ve told these staff to sit tight. As for the other half, many corporations look for an opportunity to rid themselves of employees they wouldn’t otherwise outright fire.
Posted on 7/8/25 at 4:02 pm to HeyCap
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If the Brennan’s actually are calling Werlein’s bluff then they’ve told these staff to sit tight
From online the place seems already closed. Sit tight. As in don’t get another paycheck from somewhere else while we play chicken ?
Posted on 7/8/25 at 5:26 pm to Stamps74
If they take the positions offered then they’re working and getting paid. It’s a small price to pay for a retaining a ready to go standby core staff, and much easier than hiring and training a new staff if the Brennan’s prevail.
Loyalty isn’t easy to gain and it’s a good faith gesture that will pay dividends in the long run.
Loyalty isn’t easy to gain and it’s a good faith gesture that will pay dividends in the long run.
Posted on 7/8/25 at 6:55 pm to BeepBopBoop
Love to sit by the window upstairs and people watch. Also was nice to sit by window when it was raining outside. Something very soothing about it.
Posted on 7/9/25 at 12:44 pm to The Pickwick
Hosted a large corporate dinner there last week...glad we got to go one more time.
Posted on 7/9/25 at 4:03 pm to chillygentilly
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but at some point Dickie Brennan & Co had all their corporate functions on the upper floors of the building too.
Dickies office is on the 3rd floor. Or was.
Posted on 7/10/25 at 11:17 am to Optimism
Motwanis. Outbid Dickie and Steve. Lease / first right terms weren’t nailed down properly in the contract.
Posted on 7/10/25 at 6:32 pm to HighSpark
say what?
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