Restaurant August Review

We went there as a family. Wonderful ambiance and very friendly staff. Made us feel very comfortable and explained the menu very patiently. The food was really good.
Though the price may look bit high but for such an ambiance and exclusiveness it is totally worth it.

I did not particulary enjoy my dining experience here. Service and decor were amazing. However food was not good. I ordered stake which tasted horrible. Dessert was awesome. Appetizer was ok...

Fine upscale New Orleans classic John Besh restaurant. Great wine list. Expensive but the food is worth it. If visiting the city, this is one of the best, but if you lice here you already know it.

Lovely, old school but with creative menu. Service was perfection.

This is the place to go if you're a vegetarian. Yes they have a great meat menu as well but a truly inspired veggie version. The staff there were very friendly and not stuffy but definitely knew their stuff, the food and the menu. It is fairly pricey but well worth it. Wear something nice. Men had sport jackets and women had dresses or something nice on.

Fancy restaurant with good food, but the portions are on the tiny side. The Wagyu meat is really spectacular though, so it's worth a visit to try it!

Private banquet...cocktails plus five-course dinner. Meticulously prepared for 50 fifty guests. Served with the correct timing at the correct temperature with nice style and no useless flourishes. Second floor banquet room accessible to scooters, with ease.

We eat here in March and it was absolutely the best everything. From service to cuisine. Magnificent.

Like fat? Like vegetables you can't cut? Like salt? Like loud service, such that you hear what is said to every table? Like heavy handed, poorly blended flavors? Like steak that is difficult to cut and chew? Like over cooked fish and bubble gum oysters? Then this is the place for you. Very disappointed. All the other restaurants I have gone to have met my expectations. This was markedly below. To punctuate the expertise they brought the bill, then had to charge us again because they forgot the wine... May be in all fairness this might have been an off night.

Most European of our local restaurants using locally sourced ingredients

absolute perfection. i sat at the bar, alone, and had one of the best dining experiences of my life; i went back the next night with a date in the dining room and had the second best. everything was perfect, there's no reason to itemize. matt the bartender and their trio of cold foie gras presentations alone were worth the trip from New York

Very formal dining. Restaurant created from an old warehouse so it has a lot of character. Not cheap but good food and a great experience.

I asked in 2017 / May, but customer service, service is not so good, we did not have taste.

Went to August a few years ago. It was heaven in a bowl. I can not wait to go back in (Feb 2015). If you go, plan on food euphoria and dropping a two hundred dollars per person.

There is a regular menu and then two five-course menus--one with meat, one vegetarian. Prices are extremely high. Five-course with wine flight, tax and tip for one person will be over $200. Wines were exceptional. Wait staff is extremely knowledgeable, professional and attentive. Food sounded interesting. My gosh dish and friend's scallops were surprisingly salty. Others said octopus and duck were very good. Desserts were also salty. For this price, I would go elsewhere.

this was by the far the best meal i have ever eaten, and i travel every week on an expense account, so this is glowing praise. the lamb three ways is to die for and the attention to detail on all dishes is something to behold

One of our favorite restaurants in nola! Let us know if you would like to do a company party trade some day.

Atmosphere is the very rich and relaxing. The servers are more attentive than almost any restaurant I've been too in the last 10 years. Robert was help and very suggested the course meal. My partner and both ate it and agreed it was one of the best course meals we have had in the US.

Will return

44.00 duck was unchewable. They did take it off my tab

Just outstanding every time I go. I take clients there all the time just wow!!!

The service was wonderful. They were attentive, kind and polite. The food was really good and came out in a timely fashion. The owner comes to say to each table and was delightful! There is local art all over the walls that she has collected over the years. The bathroom needs a renovation is the only recommendation.

Good, but not great. Had the Waygu beef, and have had better elsewhere. They make a pretty darn good old fashioned though. Probably would be higher up the list in another city, but with so many amazing choices in NO, I don't anticipate eating here again.

Walked in and ate at the bar. Excellent food, and cocktails. Not surprisingly, the price was high, but expected. The only thing annoying about the bar was that every time the door opened, we were hit with freezing gust of outside air.....I guess only a problem on rare occasions.

A great place for Christmas Eve dinner... they even send a little gift for Christmas morning breakfast

Had an unreal tasting experience at this John Besh spot and is was amazing!! What a wonderful evening of a private ambience with just a delicious food experience!!

My husband and I loved our experience at August. The food and service were impeccable.

I make sure to stop by John Besh's August on all my trips to NOLA just to get a bite of the crab truffle gnocchi. It is one of the best bites of food that will instantly elevate you to heaven. I expect nothing less from this fine dining restaurant with impeccable service and great wine list. They also provide an amuse bouche in a hollowed egg shell, this time a cardamon pistachio cream.

A John Besh restaurant! Great place for a more serious date night. Definitely higher prices than the average Nola restaurant but the inside has a romantic low light vibe and a legit wine list.

However...the food did not blow me away. I was more impressed by the desserts than anything else. Service was impeccable though!

Appetizers: fried oysters are a must! Really juicy and soupy inside. Very well seasoned. The stuffed blue crab was disappointing - nothing too special about this one.

Mains: their famous flounder dish is okay..the sauce was quite beautiful but the fish itself is bland and strangely breaded. And the soft shell crab was overly breaded.

Desserts: both the panda cotta and fried apple pie were amazing! Can't go wrong with either of them. The apple pie is more of an inside out apple pie, really something special.

Simply excellent! Very enjoyable fine dining with dishes that are both unique and very satisfying. You will not leave hungry. In addition to the delicious food, the ambiance and service were wonderful. I also highly recommend a refreshing cocktail called "The Brittany".

August was once again exceptional. Food was outstanding and service was perfectl

The best food in new Orleans. Nyc worthy for much less dollars. Very accommodating, we all got the chefs menu but they totally customized my options. Great wines. I always go when in new orleans. Service top notch.

One of my biggest pet peeves is having someone prejudge a person.

Let me explain. We were on a weekend trip to New Orleans and while we did pack appropriate dinner attire, the weather was uncharacteristically cold that evening and I called ahead to find out whether jeans would be appropriate to wear to dinner given our circumstances and the surprisingly cold evening. I was assured that our clothing would not be questioned and not to worry. Luckily the gentlemen in our group where still dressed appropriately and unfortunately the ladies chose to wear jeans and nice tops rather than the original dresses we had planned.

The evening started out nicely, the hostesses where gracious and had us wait at the bar while our table was prepared. The bartender was sweet and attentive giving excellent suggestions regarding the different drinks that were offered. So far a lovely experience.

Now here is where the evening started to be a bit awkward. As we sat down to our table the waiter listed out the specials for the night accentuating the price of the dishes. No big deal right? Well the only problem is that he did not do this for any other table around us. It was rather a glaring way of stating that we needed to be careful regarding what we ordered due to the prices.

Just as a side note, one of my favorite hobbies is to dine at Michelin rated restaurants, therefore this wasn't mine nor my friends first experience at a fine dining establishment. Granted our outfits may have not met the typical dress code but I have been to many acclaimed restaurants and have dressed similarly due to one circumstance or another and have never been treated in such a dismissive manner.

Now, some of you might be wondering if the waiter was just trying to be helpful explaining the prices so that we would not be shocked by the bill later. Please let me assure you that there is a marked difference between being helpful and being arrogant. No big deal we brushed it off, after all we definitely didn't look liked we belonged.

We then asked for a recommendation for a wine. Again our waiter was a bit put off by the request especially when we requested a bottle rather than a glass. I'm not quite sure why the request was so surprising, again the only thing I can assume was off putting was the way we were dressed because I can't for a moment actually believe that anything else regarding our group would have caused alarm.

Truthfully, I felt as if the staff was waiting for us to dine and dash. Why, I have no clue but this perception was echoed by the rest of the members in our group. It was an odd feeling to be so out of place due to what we were wearing which quite honestly was not that inappropriate.

Let's talk food. The dishes where sized as to be expected in this type of restaurant. Overall the food was delicious but by no means the best I have ever had, but it did have potential.

Now the price, very worth it. With the amount of fuss we received regarding the pricing of the wine and dishes I expected at least a $600 bill for the four of us. Surprisingly we paid about $300 including the wine (which was definitely on the cheaper side but still wonderful), cocktails, appetizers and main entrees.

Minus the oddly dismissive behavior I would definitely go back but this time dressed appropriately to see how the service would differ. Actually I think I will plan a trip for that exact reason. I hope that the service would be similarly displeasing so that I could lay to rest the uneasy feeling I had regarding the disapproving glare we received from some of the staff members which I can only hope was because of the way we were dressed and not for some other more minatory reason.

This has got to be one of the nicest restaurants in New Orleans. I would suggest the tasting menu as everything is delicious. Don't forget the specialty drinks.

the meal started off well enough with a great sweetbread appetizer. however, everything went downhill from there. the sirloin steak i had was tough and did not taste like anything special at all. as a person who has been to many of the More

Wonderful meal in every way!! Will be recommending to friends for sure. Only dish not quite as thrilling was the pineapple souflee dessert. But it could also be because we were really full at that point.

Incredible food. Heard so many good comments about this place. It is better than I was anticipated. Will be back for sure.

Absolutely spectacular experience. We did the tasting menu with the wine pairing. I have to admit it is one of the best tastings I have experienced.

This was the absolute best dining experience in all my years of travel, internationally and locally. The ambiance, wait staff, friendliness and delicious food all made for the perfect occasion. All positives for the exceptional restaurant, August!

The pork belly on the tasting menu is outstanding and should be on permanent menu. Excellent and knowledgeable staff.

One of the best restaurants in New Orleans. The food and atmosphere is excellent. The service was second to none.

Yikes. We left before eating. Terrible hostess, psycho waiter. Very Bad vibe

First of all I would like to start out by saying this restaurant is BEAUTIFUL. The main dining room has exposed brick, large windows, and giant chandeliers that create an exquisite and intimate atmosphere. The ONLY problem I had with this restaurant was the salt content in the sauces, which made me very sad because the rest of the meal was so delicious. The flavor profiles were top notch and sophisticated and the dishes had such depth to them. I got the flounder which was cooked to perfection, it was a complex dish with toppings and a hollandaise sauce. Every item was cooked well, but I was finding myself only able to concentrate on the salt I tasted in each bite. Maybe it as just a fluke that night. Overall I would visit August again for the atmosphere, but the rest of the food in NOLA gives it a good run for its money.

Amazing food experience. Portions might be too small.

I confess.....I stopped in for desert after dinner at another top restaurant in New Orleans. Having tried several of John Besh's other restaurants, I had to try August.

We had the strawberry short cake. The strawberry short cake had none of the ingredients you would expect to find in a strawberry short cake with the exception of strawberries. I think I discovered heaven. It was, without a doubt, the best strawberry short cake that I ever had.

Was a bit disappointed that the wagyu beef main course had a burnt taste. Service was adequate. Highlight was the soup and pasta.

Exceptional service. Food was excellent. Price is high, but the restaurant is on of the best in NOLA. I especially enjoyed the octopus and crab bisque.

Great atmosphere and food was perfect. Staff were very attentive. I asked about the history of the building, the staff were happy to oblige and were very knowledgeable.

Fantastic food. Best meal of the year for us. One of the top five meals of my life. The chef is a genius. Plain and simple. Dining room (ambience, staff, service) experience first rate. Refined but unassuming.

Food and service were exquisite! Wonderful experience with my wife for Valentine's day!

Bourgeois.



Would go back for drinks, but not the food based on what we had.

Also, super bourgeoisie. The clientele were wearing evening gown attire (e.g., taffeta skirts, sequin or beaded cocktail dresses) accompanied by fur coats. If you sit in the bar a jacket was not required.

This spot clearly knows how to treat their customers. Constantly with a kind attitude. The food is reasonably priced, regularly yummy and neat.

Sublime, awesome, the pinnacle of our dining during our trip. We'll be back.

Simply amazing. Everything about it. We ordered lots of appetizers and then we got the chef's tasting menu for (5). It was very reasonably priced considering how much food we got. The service was terrific and the ambience was old school New Orleans. Will definitely go back.

Heavenly! Yes, the price is a bit high. But, it's the last night of vacation. Everything was perfectly blended in terms of taste and texture, hot and cold , sweet and savory. Flavors blended perfectly, and serving e was attentive and friendly.

Eating my way through New Orleans are almost everywhere this place is the best so far by a wide and large margin

Amazing food. Highly recommend. I had the red fish when I was there and it was truly the best. I am selective about food and I can say that this restaurant was one of the best I have ever been to, food was amazing.

Excellent food, service, and atmosphere, but they certainly should be for the prices. Be prepared to spend at least $100/person.

August has been featured in Gourmet magazine's "Guide to America's Best Restaurants" and "America's Top 50 Restaurants"; however, for the money there are many better options in NOLA.

Wow! This place has the best service I have had in NOLA and probably the best food as well! Very well served and delicious.
Will be coming back

i love eating at august! the ambiance is great and the services is wonderful. the food is excellent, cooked to perfection!

This is the place for excellent food, drinks,services and entertainment. A must place to eat at in New Orleans.

Amazing food, amazing service. Definitely a must try for fine dining in New Orleans.

Everything was excellent. Service was on top of everything. Food was simply amazing. I wish I could visit every week.

My wife, child and myself visited here for New Year's Eve. I have been here 2 times before, even with a shortened menu, the meal and service were spectacular. They were able to do a shortened tasting for my 6 year old son without sacrificing any quality at all, as well make him a mocktail so he could participate. The mushroom dumplings were one of the best things I have eaten in years, so much so that my wife switched her desert for another order. The staff is pleasant, friendly and funny. I can't recommending coming here enough.

My wife and I came for the vegetarian tasting menu, what a treat. Creative seasonal dishes with a unique twist. My wife didn't care for one of the courses and the didn't flinch, got her something more to her liking. Dessert was great, building is cool too. Make sure to walk around and go upstairs to see all the accolades from the press.

Straight out of a romance novel, the decor, service, cuisine and over all ambiance is truly 5 Star...

Very diverse and interesting menu. Delicious food that was presented beautifully. Unique cocktails. Attentive staff (We ate in the bar and were treated as if we were in the main dining room.) Couldn't have been happier.

Phenomenal service, and outstanding plates. Everything is wonderful from the moment you sit down until the last bite of dessert. And you will definitely want desert.

Excellent food and service. Could not have been much better.

One of the upper tier restaurants in NOLA. Nice intimate and refined setting. Probably better for couples or two couples rather than large groups.

Perfect food, delicious, amazing flavors, really good all dishes and services also perfect I love it

We ate at all the best restaurants in NOLA, this was by far the best.

Need to re invent itself bad! Menu is not updated and wines and spirits list is lacking

Slow service, gnat in $200+ bottle of wine, bitter egg starter with potato chips, frozen fish not cooked all the way through. Shoved in the back of the restaurant. Overall very poor experience. Won't be doing back.

Excellent offerings in an upscale, yet subdued and relaxed atmosphere. Truly good BACKGROUND music; very nice respite from the cacophony typical of most modern dining experiences. Highly recommend patronage and enjoy the fare.

The entrees were amazing. The course menu on the other hand did not taste that great.

Very impressive food as well as presentation. Glad we splurged. Do the tasting if you're feeling adventurous. If not any of the tastings can be turned into an entree.

Delicious meal at the bar, with friendly staff, beautiful atmosphere and a extensive wine list.

August is amazing! We came here on Thanksgiving night and was pleasantly surprised on how delicious every dish we had was. My wife and I had the tasting menu with wine pairing. Our waiter Robert was friendly, knowledgeable, and cared about how we were doing. Went to Commander's Palace the next day and was very dissatisfied there with the food. August is worth visiting again and again. Glad we drove in from San Antonio, Texas for the week!

Might be the best meal I've ever had.

Went for the five course degustation menu with wine pairings ($147).

Every course was flawless. Each pairing perfect. Service impeccable.

My son claimed his banana pudding (deconstructed) was the nest dessert he's ever had--- and he doesn't even like bananas!

$180 per person for the prix fixe, about $90 a la carte, gratuity included.