My wife and I took our daughters for their first visit to one of my favorite cities: New Orleans. In hindsight, we should have stuck with a tried-and-true New Orleans landmark restaurant, but thought we would go somewhere different, and conveniently located in the Quarter. For the price, Muriel?s turned out to be a mistake.
Our server was clueless, the food was inconsistent and the whole experience was disappointing. In both the appetizer and entre service, half the dishes were served hot and fresh off the skillet while the other half were cold from sitting around. The red fish was stale and rubbery. The barbecued shrimp, while tasty, was only tepid. The whole meal service was inconsistent in quality and timing.
The one positive note was that their signature pork chop dish was served hot and was very good.
A couple of weird service issues included not receiving our bottle of wine until we were almost finished with our entr?es. Our server never asked if we wanted coffee with our dessert. And the most aggravating was when I sent back my cold red fish dish after having taken one bite; they returned the same rubbery little piece of fish on a re-warmed plate! Quite disgusting.
For the same money ? nearly $50 per person ? you could get terrific service and consistent food at any of New Orleans? exquisite and legendary establishments.
Pros: Great location. Interesting menu.
Cons: Poor service. Inconsistent food quality. Pricy.
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