Louisiana Restaurant

We held a three-course plus dessert rehearsal dinner for about 70 guests on a Saturday night. From start to finish, Louisiana Restaurant exceeded every expectation by very large orders of magnitude. It's an indescribably beautiful event space - marble floors, a sweeping iron staircase footed by lion statues (both I and the kids that attended *loved* this!), chandeliers, a sitting area mid-level between the large upstairs bar area and ballroom (the kids loved this, too). Many guests asked about the history of the restaurant and were flabbergasted to hear that the ballroom was designed and constructed only in the past few years (although its components--the woodwork, the marble, the chandeliers, many of the paintings--are very much older). Great sound system, too, and how neat to have guests give their toasts standing between the lions!

Max was very easy to work with and always got back to us quickly with any questions we had; he pulled off an absolutely perfect event with sparse guidance from neophyte wedding planners (us)! Given a number of guests and seating plan, we were provided a perfect setup for the event that required only minor alterations -- and he spent time with us to figure out exactly what that was and ensured we were happy with it. They have a wide variety of tables/table sizes to accommodate pretty much any setup.

Service was attentive, smooth and spot-on. Our head server, Heather, was always there when we needed her, easily picked up the flow of the event, and anticipated any issue. Her timing was impeccable, and I was amazed at how perfectly-planned the event seemed!

And the food! Over-the-top delicious, generously-portioned, beautifully-presented food--I heard rave reviews first- and second-hand from many of our guests for every single dish. Everything I tasted (and boy, did I taste) was roll-your-eyes delicious! Louisiana's food is normally exceptional, but I didn't know how it would turn out for a group of 70+--I honestly think it was better! How do you perfectly cook a steak for 40 people? I do not know, but I now know it can be done. They also flawlessly executed all of our special requests (special-order beer for each course, dessert bar with both signature desserts and a bananas foster station, and a few menu modifications here and there).

Without a doubt, Louisiana Restaurant pulled off an exquisitely perfect event for us - we're getting a lot of credit from our guests for an incredible evening, but the credit resides with Max and his team at Louisiana. I cannot recommend them highly enough - I walked out of the restaurant that night believing that the wedding itself could be a total disaster, but all would be well because I'd still be floating on the success of the rehearsal dinner!

I think the other review covered it all, but I just wanted to write again about how truly beautiful this restaurant is. When you walk to the front door, you have no idea what you are about to see on the inside. Once you walk through the small dining room and bar area, you will be knocked off your feet by the ballroom, the stairs, the upstairs and the antique architectural details that the owners used in renovating this space. You really feel like you are in another world and it is just truly gorgeous. If you want a beautiful fantasy wedding, this is the place. Our friends also had their wedding at this venue and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. The food is impeccable and so delicious and the service is outstanding. I can't recommend this hidden gem enough!