Cafe Degas - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Fantastic romantic atmosphere with delicious food.

A great lunch. We had often thought of going to Cafe Degas over the years, yesterday we finally got there. We were seated quickly at a very nice table. Our server, Taylor, took great care of us. The French Onion soup was a great starter. My wife had the two course Cooilnary special with the roasted chicken and a starter of soup. I had the flash fried oyster salad. All the food was wonderful. The relaxed atmosphere really helped us to appreciate the experience. Dessert was the dark chocolate decadence which lives up to its name. A wonderful experience.

Lovely, delicious, fun, everybody is so damn nice. It's one of my favorite go-to spots in my neighborhood!!

Where else can you find a tree in a restaurant? This was my first time at this place and I can’t tell you the last time I saw a tree in a restaurant anywhere. The restaurant has an outside feel to it without being outside is the best way to explain it. We came here for brunch and it was delicious. The server was friendly and attentive with our drinks and order. I tried the crawfish quiche and it was phenomenal. I ordered the peach Bellini it had the perfect amount of sweetness to it. The crab in my salad tasted fresh. To top it off we both ordered desserts and the dark chocolate decadence was very rich, but not too rich to where I couldn’t finish it. A few cons of this place is that the bathrooms are super small and your only option is street parking.

Cafe Degas is a quaint little french joint, placed comfortably outside of the hustle and bustle of Dowtown New Orleans. The food was good, and the waitstaff were cordial. Can’t complain.

Good tropical like vibes with indoor and outdoor seating.

Wonderful dining experience! The food was delicious and the atmosphere and service were superb.

Can't give a review on food as I wasn't given any service. Was recommended this place by a local. Made reservations for a 7:30 dinner. Seated on time but then left alone. No water, no waiter service, nothing. Only time we were acknowledged was when we got up to leave. Sat for about 20 minutes and just felt it wasn't for us.

A well prepared meal, with taste, good seasoning, good presentation, it is clear that they use quality raw materials prepared with dedication

Excellent dining experience. The food was amazing, the service was attentive, live music set the perfect ambiance. The right choice for date night or special occasions.

I'm angry I've lived here this long and none of my friends brought me here before today. THIS PLACE IS AMAZING 🤩

The restaurant is beautiful, very nice people, everything was great, the portions are small and they need more wow factor it was fantastic for improvement.. a little too pricey might need to see the quality of the ingredients but seems pretty good but too expensive for brunch 😕

Went during NOLA Restaurant Week. The menu choices were wonderful. The food was delicious,and the atmosphere was great.

Always soooooooo good. Birthday meal was top notch and service was was impeccable. Thanks guys for a great self date, as always.

Used to eat here all the time in the 1980s. I was in town and decided to stop in to see how they were today. Ordered my previous favorites of French onion soup, their bibb/house salad and some asparagus. The French onion soup was very good, some of the asparagus was excellent, a couple of stocks were a little on the woody side, but the butter glaze on them was delicious. The salad was not as good as it used to be. It was a good salad, but the bib lettuce was not as fresh as it could be, just a little wilted, and the dressing was not as vibrant as I remembered. Overall I enjoyed my lunch, but it was a good pricey overall... Still it's nice to revisit a place that has such great memories

While I am generally a critic of food and service, this has been by far one of the most disappointing experiences I have had (mainly because the reviews seem to glorify this place). The service was mediocre at best, below average for a supposed fine dining experience. The drinks were the only thing redeeming about the restaurant, I'll say that at least. Now, the food. In the menu, it looked genuinely appealing and interesting. Notwithstanding the hour wait for four entrees, I would say the presentation was just average, nothing to excite the senses. We had the lamb, the fish, and the chicken. The lamb was ordered medium, we received medium rare at most. The chicken was dry and simultaneously flavorless and salty (a rotisserie chicken from Costco would've been more appetizing). The fish was just so-so. Personally, I was looking forward to the fish the most, however, that only heightened my disappointment. It was not bad, per se. Just unbearably average. The rest of the meal, appetizer (soup and brussels sprouts) were fine. Overall, the food is one of the, if not the most overprized uninspired meals we have ever had. The ambiance and drinks were good tho.

Shared this experience with my husband and a couple of friends. We sat in the patio space which was covered but still felt sort of outdoors. Nice waitress who was attentive and knowledgeable. We enjoyed the lump crab salad, the Brussels sprouts ala carte (DELICIOUS!), the yellowfin tuna. Lots of desserts…chambourd cake was a hit, crime brûlée was amazing and my friend said the espresso ice cream ( with crème brûlée base) was one of the most amazing things she has eaten.

Perfect place and service! Be careful when placing your order and ask to reduce the amount of pepper, as is the case with the tuna salad, where the excess pepper in the tuna crust took over the flavor and left you unable to taste the other ingredients.

The location is unique. Overall, service was fine & the food was okay; but I needed to add A1 sauce to my meat for flavor.

LITTLE PIECE OF PARIS NEAR CITY PARK It took 15 hot minutes to walk here from City Park on a glorious late summer’s day but it was worth it to get to this French bistro plucked from one of Degas’ paintings. My delicious lunch of Ravioli d'Ecrevisse (ravioli stuffed with Louisiana crawfish) and their famous Ile Flottante was magnifique!

Delicious food! We had a super nice waitress and the ambiance was nice. Outside the busy city of New Orleans.

Great place for a romantic dinner. Great food and cocktails

We had a pretty terrible meal at Cafe Degas. Soft shell crab was burnt black. Salad Nicoise is tiny and $28. And in top of it all, the co-owner was rude. Last time here!

Food was good, steak and lamb especially. Everything else was fairly mid. The service is French style, sloooooow. Took 3 hours to finish a meal. Also most of the restaurant is outside and the rest is in a semi covered patio, aka warm to hot at anytime of year. Would say I recommend it, but for a fairly pricey place there are other options with better tasting food and quicker service.

Be sure to check the specials. Excellent service and good food.

As a tradition every year following the last day of Jazz Fest our group has dinner at Cafe Degas. In past years the food and service were great, however this year was disappointing. Three in our party ordered the escargot and all were served lukewarm. I was served the lump crab salad which I found skimpy for the price. We ordered a bottle of wine that was not delivered until we had completed our dinner so we sent it back. Seems things have changed at Cafe Degas or it was just an off night but we will rethink dinner at Cafe Degas next year.

The vibe in this place was fantastic! And the food was great! We were a party of 6, and everyone absolutely loved their meals. I would definitely return for another meal!

We visited for brunch on a weekday. The best part of our experience was sitting on the patio, people watching, and enjoying our romantic surroundings. We shared a cheese board; I ordered the French onion soup and the omelet of the day; and my partner ordered the steak frites. The cheese board was nice, but probably could have benefited from some spreadables. For my taste, and for lack of a better word, it just felt too “dry,” and as though something else was needed to bring the flavors together. My French onion soup was easily the highlight of the meal and bursting with flavor. Per the daily menu, my omelet was supposed to be purely vegetarian, so I was surprised when I bit into it and discovered that it contained a very strong, very off-putting seafood flavor, as though it was prepared using utensils that had been used for someone else’s crawfish dish. Imagine if I had a shellfish allergy . . . My partner didn’t care for his steak frites, but that was more to do with his personal preferences, and the steak being prepared & presented in a non-traditional way (in a gravy). Our waitress gave off some strange vibes. Whenever we spoke to her, she would look at us in silence for an uncomfortably long period of time. Also, it seemed she was frustrated with us for ordering too much food and being indecisive about how much of it we should box up and take home with us. After we paid, I used the restroom and crossed paths with her on my way back to the table. Not only did she not say something like “Thank you” or “Have a good day,” she wouldn’t even make eye contact. For an establishment of this reputation, with these prices, I expect better service.

Lovely French inspired restaurant with excellent food. I had the cold potato soup and mussels. Flavorful and fresh. Super hectic night that I went so the service was wonky but I’m sure theyre are much more on top of it when it’s calmer.

This place is amazing!! Jason and Sebastian are the best!!

Was still hungry after leaving this restaurant. Portion sizes pretty small, and there was not much flavor to the lamb chops.

Best French Onion Soup in a long long time. I also had the steak and my wife had the mussels which were both superb in a very quaint New Orleans neighborhood by far one of our favorite spots one our visit.

Really neat EUROPEAN setting. MORE GARLIC AND OLIVE OIL in the escargot please. That’s the main reason they’re ordered anyway. Don’t really care to know about political leanings. Go, relax, take it in, enjoy. A lot to like here.

The food was good. Service was subpar. Cute vibe. The prices were high for what we experienced.

What a delightful little cafe! The tuna include was delish and the crabmeat salad also quite tasty. We shared the crawfish ravioli which was also quite good and enjoyed some champagne cocktails. Great little ambiance and a lovely time.

This time had the Crab Salad and French Onion Soup. Was not impressed with the lack of taste of the salad. There were garnished oranges but they were too tart. Recommend different item to give some taste to salad. I know the cheese needs to melt but the soup was too hot. Pate/meat platter was great as well as the staff, atmosphere, and decor.

Extremely helpful and pleasant staff. A very good restaurant in the neighborhood.

I love Cafe Degas. Menu sublime and delicious. And the cool atmosphere and ambiance.

We sat outside on a comfortable spring evening. The tables are reasonably spaced so you're not sitting in each other's laps. For appetizers we had two militon and crab bisque, a nicoise salad, and the mushroom pasta. All were very good. The bread was good but small and it was served with plenty of garlic herb butter. It disappeared quickly and despite asking (twice) for more bread we didn't receive any. Entree's were the nicoise salad with tuna, the beet salad, and the hanger steak. Both salads were enjoyed. The hanger steaks were a bit of a mixed bag though. The pommes fries were very French (and good). The steak itself was very tender except for a large piece of grizzle that was unfortunately encountered. The confusing aspect to the dish was the very large amount of soy sauce absolutely drenching the steak. I would've chosen a bearnaise sauce myself. Since there was no beer I elected for a lemon saffron cocktail that I enjoyed.

A wonderful neighborhood restaurant, jam packed with locals, a distance from the French Quarter. Excellent food, many options, fun and pleasant and profession service. Surely a great place.

I loved the relaxed kind of neighborhood vibe of this place. Everything our party of 4 ordered was delicous and excellently plated. The service was friendly and efficient. We went here twice in a week, all ordered different stuff each time. The only regret voiced was that there was still stuff we didn't get to try! Nice to get into a place out of the core that the locals actually go to, not just recomment to tourists.

Wait staff was so polite and great, very chill vibe, patio is perfect in spring. Escargot was way too oily, almost burnt. French onion soup was great. Crab was delicious, duck confit was extremely salty. Sauvignon Blanc was wonderful, as was the creme brulee. Overall, I'd go back for happy hour and try different apps, but definitely not worth the price point when going for a 3 course meal.

This little eatery has a very comfy ambiance with great service and delicious food! The mussels were to die for and the redneck drink was really tasty and refreshing.

i had made reservations about a month ago for dinner for two. We showed up for our reservation and were taken to a table, given water, and then never attended to again. we sat there for an hour and a half and not a single person came to our table and served us or even asked if we’d been helped yet. I even noticed multiple servers standing around and we tried getting someone’s attention, to no avail. Sad to say I will not be returning or recommending.

Wasn’t served for over an hour, left.

Always a super cute place. Always super bad food.

Went for lunch. Service was not the best. The onion soup was very good, although my husband had to constantly pick bay leaves and thyme springs out of his soup. The Maison salad was enjoyable but extremely simple for $10. The tomatoes were placed around the salad plate and weren't dressed or seasoned. Our Creme Brulee didn't have a fully torched top so it was more of just a custard. Furnishings and decor could definitely use an update as well.

Several dishes fell short of expectations based of price point.

We really enjoyed our meal here tonight. Such a lovely low key place. Our entire supper cost less than appetizers and non alcoholic drinks in the french quarter. We had the steak and mussels. The mussels dish is an appetizer but big enough for a meal. What a fabulous place! Delicious, quick service, homey and quiet. 10/10 would recommend.

Food is EXCEPTIONAL! We were here for brunch- and expected the straightforward offering…pleasantly surprised by how delicious everything was! Highly recommend- would definitely come here again-

We had a wonderful romantic dinner. This is one of our favorite restaurants as it gives you the feel of being in France! merci.

Exceptional atmosphere and service. The food was delicious, and the ravioli and escargot were favorites. Will be coming back and recommend to anyone looking for a great date night spot.

This has always been one of my favorite restaurants however I'm really disappointed with the last three meals. It seems like it has been declining for a while. I used to go for lunch with a group of guys at least once, sometimes twice a week. A few years ago it started to get inconsistent. This past visit, I ordered the swordfish and it had a nice flavor except it was literally raw in the middle. I had to rush home after my meal as my stomach was upset (no further details necessary). My wife ordered the hanger steak (medium) and it was charred and overcooked. Two of the four in our group got fries and they were cold. Both my friend and wife got hanger steak and it was cold. Since it took so long to get served we decided to just go ahead and eat it. Now I hear that Jacque and Angel are no longer managing the place so this explains a lot. New chef, new waiters, same lovely ambience but the food is not up to par. I don't know if or when I will ever go back!

Thanks. All 6 Of us enjoyed dinner. We will Be back.

SUCH a groovy, intimate brunch!!! The food was sublime, service excellent!!! Can't wait to revisit!

Always consistent delicious food great service and atmosphere

Eveuthing perfect! I will apprecite a wifi connection for customers!

Best meal I’ve had after a week in New Orleans. Every dish was outstanding. Can’t go wrong here. Cozy atmosphere.

Unique open-air restaurant in quaint neighborhood, totally New Orleans, food is always consistent and fabulous. The mussels are top on my list. A place to impress your guests for sure!

Food was uneven. Salad as great. Crawfish pasta very good. Omelette mediocre. Service was perfect.

I have enjoyed eating here in the past but this time disappointed me on the food quality. The service was good and the ambiance was pleasant.

Always a wonderful experience. Great food and excellent service.

Very nice. Only complaint is that the tables are very dark so hard to see the food you’re eating.

We went there on a Friday night on Mardi Gras weekend for an 8:00 o'clock sitting, to celebrate Donald's birthday. There was just the two of us. They were very crowded but we were seated immediately at 8:01. Our waitress Brittany, was fantastic and so were all the support staff. We both had the rack of lamb, onion and carrot soups, mixed, grilled vegetables and dessert. We had red wine and then, tea. The lamb came with a phyllo dough pastry stuffed with capers and it was fantastic but cold, and would be even better, -warmed. The deserts ran from vanilla ice-cream to chocolate decadence cake and the key lime ice box pie was terrific. The bill was reasonable for the excellent food and service. The customers around us seemed happy and satisfied. Driving there and parking can be a challenge, so we Ubered. The atmosphere was quirky and fairy like with white lights, part open air in the front and trees growing through the ceiling, halfway in and in the back. It was my first time and Donald had been there several times over 30 years. We will be back with friends.

So so good! Great to find the perfect Niçoise salad and glass of wine dinner. Have loved this place for years as they never disappoint! Great ambience.

Delicious food and drinks with great seating and service. Looking forward to going back again!

Outstanding lunch menu with a good variety of selections. The service was excellent. Portions are large. The boudin noir appetizer, which is rarely found at local restaurants, was a full sausage on a bed of various greens. The escargot appetizer were outstanding. I had the crawfish quiche which was rich and creamy. My friend had the salade nicoise which was enormous with a large piece of rare tuna.

We live in the neighborhood and love this restaurant. The food is always exceptional and the atmosphere can't be beat. It was pouring down rain and we were dry and comfortable. The salmon was amazing.

It was pouring down raining and we had a leaky ceiling table. Tree room. We were fortunate that we were able to move when a table opened up.

Will definitely be back Loved the laid back atmosphere and the great food

We arrived for our reservation, exactly on time and discovered a sign on the door, saying that the restaurant was closed for technical reasons. We received a confirmation, but we were never contacted to say that there was a problem. It was very inconvenient, and I tried calling the restaurant, but got an answering machine. I left a message, but no one ever bothered to return my call. I have been eating there for decades. Nothing like this is ever happened before.

It is hard to rate this restaurant. After we got our cheeseboard, a very nice and embarrassed waitress informed us that the entire kitchen staff had just walked out and they could no longer serve food. We learned that they walked out because they were tired of having the owner constantly hitting them up for money. A very strange lunch experience.

One of our favorite spots in NOLA. Expertly prepared, with unbeatable service. We were there for a birthday, and they made us feel like royalty (in a good way!).

Seated upon entry, service on the spot, Food great as expected and anticipated, Bloody Mary's are wonderful.

Friendly but omitted ordered items and delivered food out of sync- reserved table too small for party

Quite a nice setting but very average overpriced food. I had a $17 omelette that I was expected to be packed with veg and only had a few small cubes of bell pepper… I wouldn’t recommend

great food, attentive service and a honest brunch atmosphere!

A favorite restaurant for my birthday dinner. Food is always cooked and seasoned perfectly (especially the mussels), service is professional and prompt, wine selection is lovely and ambience is a delight.

Everything was incredible. From service to wine to food. Will definitely return.

Outstanding service and delicious food in a friendly environment.

We all hade quite different things and everyone was satisfied. Our guests loved the casual, tropical atmosphere.

Love this place! Charming, intimate, great staff & great food!

Food is consistent. Have never been disappointed. Always a lovely dining experience. Highly recommended.

The French onion soup, a highlight for us, is a comforting masterpiece. The depth of flavor in the broth reveals the slow-cooked perfection, while the golden-brown, gooey layer of melted cheese on top adds a delightful touch. Every spoonful is a journey through layers of taste, leaving a lasting impression that lingers even after the meal concludes.

Cafe Degas has been one of our favorite New Orleans restaurants for over 30 years. We love that it reminds us of dining in France - the drinks, the food, the atmosphere. The whole vibe. While I always enjoy the food, yesterday's special fish dish was particularly outstanding. Pan seared sheepshead with a beurre blanc sauce accompanied by pureed cauliflower, parsnips and frisee. The fish was cooked perfectly with little bits of crunchiness on the edges, tender and juicy on the inside. Perfection! Hubby enjoyed his onion soup, grillades and grits and chambord cake. We had before meal cocktails, wine with our main course and an after dinner coffee drink. Our server, Bryce, was attentive but not hovering and he was knowledgeable about the menu. Happy birthday to me!

I love this restaurant and it never disappoints! Excellent food, great location, wonderful Nola ambiance.

If you are eating here on a cold day, bring a jacket because it is basically open. Do not let that deter you! The food is delicious and the service is impeccable!

It was a cold evening and the cold draft was affecting us and those around us. We will not return on cold temp days,

My wife and I have been to Cafe Degas a few time and it has never disappointed. She and I were really wanting some French Onion soup, so we went for lunch. It was a beautiful day on the porch and the service was great. I had the onion soup and the pate plate. Both were great.

This place is amazing! We had a wonderful time! Felt like we were back in Paris!

Love the ambience, service and food is always delicious

It was great, as always. Good food, good service, and good price.

First the seating was outside of the main dining area and temperature was cold and this made for a poor experience. Secondly the entree I chose was tasteless.It was a leg of duck in a bowl of white beans and potatoes. The highlight of the night was the French oinion soup and the key lime pie.

This has been in NoLA forever it seems, and it never disappoints! Its one of the best places to dine hands down!

We have dined at Cafe Degas about every other month for over a decade. The food and service have always been impeccable - until this weekend. The food is still fabulous but the service was subpar. Things seemed a little off kilter as soon as we arrived at the front desk. There was no problem with the hostess - she was friendly, efficient and professional. The pass-through window is adjacent to the hostess station, and there was a fairly loud and “colorful” disagreement between a wait staff and the manager. Fast forward to our meal: we never got our appetizers (kitchen glitch?) but the entrees were wonderful with the exception being the frites - they were different and were reddish (maybe paprika) and not crisp. All in all it was a lackluster dining experience. We’ll chalk it up to growing pains and wait a while before we return,

Excellent food all around. The bar is a little small so hard to get service prior to meal but very very good food and table service. We will be back.

The food was good, service was good. I wouldn't give it 5 stars because I felt it was just average. The place itself is extremely small for the large crowd that it attracts.

Cafe Degas has always been a reliable French bistro-style restaurant. If you like a dinner cocktail, be sure to try the Saffron Collins.

Enjoyed everything thing about this place but the striped bass meal with risotto. The vegetables were hard, the risotto was smothered with some sort of gravy. A drizzle of it would have went a long way & the fish was not very good, however the hanger steak was great. Cooked to perfection with an awesome char and those shoe string fries. Excellent. The drinks were starting too.

Absolutely lovely! The French Onion Soup was exactly what we were craving on a cold afternoon. Paired with a Mimosa, it was a perfect lunch!