Landry's Offers Great Views...If You Can Look Up From Your Plate!
Looking for a great outdoor/indoor eating experience in New Orleans? We can’t say enough about Landry's Seafood House at the Lakefront. The food, the drink, the service, the views, the free parking...it checks every to-go box. (But, please! Plan to eat in!)
The first thing you need to know is that, while there are Landry’s all over the country, the restaurants in the French Quarter and at the Lakefront offer dishes you can only get right here — crafted by local chefs including General Manager Joe Spadaro, who grew up just a hop, skip an a jump from Landry’s on the Lakefront. His mother owned her own catering business back in the day so Joe knows a thing or two about what the locals love.
We started with cocktails. There were three of us and we each tasted all three and, luckily, we each chose a different favorite. Honestly, you can’t go wrong. We followed Joe’s suggestion and chose to order a bunch of appetizers instead of entrees. What a fun way to get to experience more!
After raving about the views of Lake Pontchartrain, the thing everybody says about Landry’s is how generous the portion sizes are. The cup of Seafood Gumbo for instance, Joe’s own recipe, is more like a bowl. Because we were sharing, we still ordered more to take home for dinner, but still. This isn’t any chintzy serving.
We also ordered the New Orleans Crawfish Bread which is a meal all in its own. They say Crawfish Bread first appeared in New Orleans at Jazz Fest but, trust us, Landry’s Crawfish Bread blows the kind you can get at Jazz Fest away. It’s loaded with crawfish tails and mozzarella. So good. You have to order this every time you come here.
Their Fire Grilled Oysters with herb butter, parmesan and grilled bread are a must experience, too. You’ll want to order more but save room for later.
Joe told us is favorite thing on the menu were the Crab Cakes with lemon butter and he wasn’t exaggerating. Topped with fresh crab meat, they were a thing of beauty — almost too beautiful to touch — but we absolutely destroyed it, leaving the plate completely empty.
And we highly recommend, if you take the appetizer route, to also order at least one Fried Seafood Platter for the table to share. Yum, yum, yum! They also order a Broiled Seafood. A nice option.
Here at neworleansrestaurants, we’re all about the desserts. Their Cinnamon Bread Pudding à la mode with Foster and vanilla sauce is the perfect ending to an afternoon on the Lakefront. The Triple Chocolate Cake with layers of white and dark chocolate ganache is pretty darn good as well.
Landry’s Seafood House on Lake Pontchartrain’s is the perfect spot to host a crawfish boil or any event. They have inside and outside areas designed to make every occasion special. They also have a Kid's Menu your kids will love.
Chef Spadaro also wanted us to tell you that if you don’t see something on the menu, go ahead and ask. Chances are they can whip it up for you. We hear his Barbecued Shrimp are out of this world.
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