Ernest's Orleans Restaurant

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   Marcie

   VIP

   Mobile

   10 reviews

   5.0

   10 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent and service as always! Love love love love
   

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   Sharon

   Shreveport

   11 reviews

   5.0

   11 reviews

   Dined on 2 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   As always, wonderful food and excellent service by the staff!
   

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   saralyn

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 30 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent in every way. Can’t wait to return next time I’m in town.
   

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   Erik

   VIP

   Washington DC

   44 reviews

   4.0

   44 reviews

   Dined on 25 January 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   We had a wonderful evening and meal at Ernest’s Orleans! The dishes were delicious and creative and the service was very good. My only complaint was that the restaurant was very dark! It was hard to see our food and menus. I recommend the staff turn up the lights just a bit.
   

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   Teresa

   Shreveport

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on 25 January 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   The service was excellent. The food was really good. It was a little dark in the restaurant but we enjoyed the experience.
   

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   Larry and Lina

   Shreveport

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on 25 January 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   I recently dined at Ernest about 2 weeks ago, and I have to commend the team for their dedication to creating a welcoming experience. From the moment I walked in, the ambiance was warm. Some of the staff was attentive, very friendly, and nice. Our server did a great job—friendly, knowledgeable, and genuinely tried his hardest to provide a great experience. I feel that he may have been overwhelmed with his tables or maybe had too many, which I know is hard, however this did effect our evening and the dining time ended up being about 3 hours, when we were hoping to be finished in less than 2 hours with a reservation. Our server invested in making our visit enjoyable. While I truly appreciated the effort put into the dining experience, I found the food didn’t quite meet my expectations, especially considering the price. The presentation was lovely, and I could tell that quality ingredients were used, but the flavors and execution fell a bit short. I had hoped for a more memorable meal given the cost, and I left feeling that the value wasn’t quite aligned with the pricing. That said, I do recognize the passion behind the restaurant, and I believe there’s potential for growth. With a few adjustments in the kitchen and more staff development, this could be a fantastic spot. I’d love to give it another try in the future and see how it evolves!
   

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   David

   VIP

   New Orleans

   8 reviews

   3.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on 24 January 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   It's been approximately 5 years since I visited Earnest's. The quality of the food compared to the value has decreased in my opinion. It almost seems that some of the recipes have changed (ie Earnest Limestone Salad) and the taste is different. I used to crave the Earnest rolls and the Remoulade sauce and fried shrimp and now the rolls are replaced with a baked bread drenched in olive oil or butter that tastes greasy and the remoulade is different and so is the batter on the shrimp. Sometimes changes are good, but in the case of this staple restaurant the changes made are not.
   

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   Brian

   Shreveport

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on 18 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Seafood gumbo (a bowl) was not up to the quality standard as it has been in the past. Some type of seasoning in it was overwhelming. We ended taking half of it home. We simply did not like it. Everything else we had (marinated crab claws, shrimp appetizer, bread & wine) was perfect & delicious. The service was OUTSTANDING. Jordan was very attentive. We did not complain to him about the gumbo as it was probably only a one time occasion that that happened. We will be back again.
   

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   Christopher

   Shreveport

   4 reviews

   4.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on 11 January 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Overall we had a very pleasant experience. The service was outstanding. My only complaint was my ribeye had way too much fat on it. It was a poor cut of meat. I should have sent it back.
   

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    J

    VIP

    New Orleans

    7 reviews

    2.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on 9 January 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3

    Quality of food is subpar and cost of overall bill was absurd. Would have been nice to be informed that requesting Oscar style for steak was a $70 up charge… high end steak restaurants such as Flemings and Ruth’s do not even charge more than $20 for Oscar style- that was an insane rip off!! Besides a few other up charges the server managed to swindle in.. crazy, never again!
    

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