Criollo - New Orleans

Cafe du Monde who??? Criollo has the BEST beignets in NOLA. A must try! The hollandaise sauce on my Benedict was light, flavorful, and complimented the crab cake perfectly. Don't skip this place for brunch!

I'm from Out of town and my friend took me here for Coolinary. It was AMAZING!!!! The food was fantastic! The service was super friendly and attentive. The general manager was so kind and when he found out my friend's young daughter who was dining with us wanted to be a chef, he took us over to see the kitchen and met the chef on duty! They were both so kind and went out of their way to make her feel important and excited about being a chef . Over all just a wonderfulexperience!!

We made a brunch reservation at Criollo?. To start off, the hotel Monteleone is fabulous. The Criollo has a jazz band that plays during brunch, which was very enjoyable ?.. We elected to go for the carafe of **** mary, and made it spicy?.. It was really good and easily served about 7 glasses?? For food we ordered the mussels, the crab and avocado toast, and the artichoke eggs Benedict?? Everything tasted wonderful? The staff were attentive and friendly. We alsoappreciated that the kitchen was open and you could see all the food being prepared.

Delicious food, great service, beautiful decor, and live music truly make for a delightful brunch experience. Best beignets I've ever had!

Located inside our hotel, the Hotel Monteleone, we were spoiled by how good their restaurant?s food was. This was our go to spot for beignets and brunch. Highly recommend staying here for the best beignets in the French Quarter of New Orleans and their award winning food. A beignet is a deep fried French pastry, with a flaky exterior (similar to an authentic French croissant) and a pillowy soft, layered interior. It?s topped with powdered sugar for an overall semisweettreat, but dipped in Praline sauce (a vanilla bean sauce with a touch of caramel) makes for a heavenly bite. Don?t bother going to Café Du Monde or Cafe Beignet, unless you prefer amusement park fried dough and sugar, this is the realdeal, French technique of a beignet. Crab Cake Benedict was made with blue crab from the Gulf, topped with poached eggs and ladled with Béarnaise sauce. Crab cakes are typically made with a ton of breadcrumbs, not enough crab meat, thiswas the complete opposite. Every bite was mainly fresh, well seasoned Cajun crab meat. Eggs benny and crab meat, what a perfect combo. Who would?ve thought?! Fried chicken and gravy, topped with a jalapeño cheddar biscuit is the way tostart a morning! Their fried chicken was so crispy and juicy, so well seasoned! The gravy was delicious, this stuff would be a Thanksgiving game changer, so rich and meaty. Dipping the biscuit into the gravy and topping it with some friedchicken made for a freaking epic bite! Can?t say enough about how wonderful the food here was. It?s a must go brunch destination! ?