Bon Ton Cafe - New Orleans, LA

A big, square, brick-walled room with red-checked tablecloths, Bon Ton is soothingly old-fashioned. It's the place to know the joy of crawfish etouffe, an unspeakably luscious meal especially in May, the peak of the season when crawdads are plumpest. Or you can start dinner with an appetizer of fried crawfish tails. They look like little fried shrimp, but taste like shrimp’s much richer relatives.

95% Approval Rating (23 votes)

Overall: Worth planning a day around

Must Eats

gumbo ($12.00)

Squash Gratin ($3.00)

Rum Ramsey (N/A)

Red Fish Bon Ton ($28.00)

Fried Crawfish Tails, Alzina’s Special Sauce ($9.00)

Eggplant, Shrimp and Crabmeat Etouffee ($23.00)

Creamed Cauliflower ($3.00)

Pecan Crunch Ice Cream ($5.00)

crawfish ($15.00)

Written Reviews

Michael Stern

"Bon Ton Cafe is the place to know the joy of crawfish etouffe, an unspeakably luscious meal especially in May, the peak of the season when crawdads are plumpest. You can have etouffe as a main course or as one part of a wonderfully monomaniacal meal of bisque, ..." [Read More].

NM_Bill

March 19, 2007

"I've never been so disappointed by a N.O. restaurant. While I'd visited N.O. several times and had dozens of meals, I hadn't eaten at the Bon Ton Cafe before despite its reputation. Now I don't know what to say; tell me this is a post-Katrina aberration, like they ..." [Read More].

Logbooks

4/2/2009 - Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle, $60
3/15/2005 - Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle, $30
11/8/2000 - Michael Stern, $15

Map & Directions

401 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA
504-524-3386

http://www.thebontoncafe.com/

Hours & Policies

Seasons:	Open Year Round
Meals Served:	Lunch
Operational Hours:	Always Call Ahead!
Credit Cards Accepted:	Yes
Alcohol Served:	Yes
Outdoor Seating:	No
Reservations Accepted:	Yes
Delivery Available:	No
Takeout Counters:	No

"Underneath the onion rings, you can see heaps of crab meat. The succulent redfish is below that."
Michael Stern

"An eating landmark, Bon Ton Cafe is a humble building on old Magazine Street, not far from the French Quarter."
Michael Stern

"One of Bon Ton Cafe's friendly waitresses poses with a loaded tray of delicacies."
EliseT

"Sirloin tips in a rich red wine sauce tempted us on Ash Wednesday. We decided they were worth going to hell for."
EliseT

"Red Fish Bon Ton, one of the house specialties, is an extravaganza of redfish, crabmeat, onion rings, and lots and lots of butter. Fantastic!"
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle

"Eggplant combines with seafood beautifully in this etouffee of crab and shrimp."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle

"Bon Ton serves the booziest bread pudding in town. It's one of the best, too."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle

"Outside of the Bon Ton (and all over the French Quarter, too) are gas lanterns."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle