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Voted one of the top 50 bars in New Orleans, as listed on their website. This should tell you that their food is not their bread and butter. Etoile once had a great diner menu. It also came with a good chef. Now it is just above bar food. For example I ordered the Hamburger the other day at the bar and it came with a white bun. I can get a white bun at McDonald’s. I also said medium rare and it came way over cooked. The only thing well done at this point was the meat. Ok, bad joke!

I do have to say it is a great bar though. I love the wine list and the bartender Chris is great. Tell him Brent and Tracy sent you and he will take care of you. The atmosphere is right out of a Michalapolous painting. This is because it was designed like a Michalapolous painting because he is the owner. If you like his paintings you will love this place. If you see him, tell him to bring back that good New Orleans food they once had.

I recommend this place as a great wine bar that has food if you are hungry!

I didn’t know Indian food was this good. Wow, Chakra Chakra, this food was electric. Seasoned to perfection. I love seasoned food. I had the lamb chops and it was seasoned with these flavors that tasted like fried chicken. It was put on top of this rice and spinach emulsion. To start we had these lentil seed chips with different Indian sauces that were better than any Mexican chips and salsa I have ever had.

This food left you so satisfied. It was like dinner and a message. The decor was typical of all Indian fining dinning. Long curtains and blood colors. I recommend this place to anyone who wants to take a culinary journey.

I highly recommend this restaurant.

This restaurant is in a great location. Right at the head of the bay in Newport, CA. The view is right out of “The Love Boat.” I wish I could say that the food was as good as the view. I ordered the fish of the day. It was Halibut. It had sautéed vegetables on top. I learned quickly that this was to cover up the over cooked fish. It was like tuna out of the can. I started with the Caprese, it was descent and for the desert I had the crème brulee. This was very traditional and delicious. The desert saved the day.

The service was good and the ambiance was classic Italian. It had that old italian movie feel. I would only recommend this restaurant for the location.

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This restaurant exudes richness, from the decor to the cuisine, it is almost on the cusp of nauseating. If a color or a flavor exists, you will find it here.

We started the early evening sitting in the main dinning room. The last visit we dined on the balcony overlooking the ocean. I started the dinner with a glass of the house Chianti and ordered the Linguine de fruitt a mare. It was a mix of shellfish and the catch of the day in a garlic red sauce on linguine pasta. Before the entrée, we split a ceasar. It was on a parmesan crusted bowl.The sauce was of course very rich. It was so good I almost licked the bowl. I have had their beef but it wasn’t as delicious as their seafood.

The waitress was very nice and gave us a lot of attention, until her section filled up and then we lost her. They seemed a bit under staffed that night. When we asked for the check she brought it to us with an after dinner drink on the house. The drink was a little amaretto and cognac with wiping cream. It satisfied my sweat tooth and left me happy

I recommend this restaurant. From the atmosphere to the decor, it will stimulate you in every way.

This restaurant is a nice bang for your buck. Not the biggest variety but some very tasty dishes. The pastes are excellent portions at excellent prices. If you are not in the mood for paste the seafood dishes are superb.

We started the dinner off with a bottle of an Italian merit age. It was medium bodied, with a taste of spice and tobacco. I ordered the seared ahi for dinner, starting with a ceaser salad. The ahi was cooked perfectly and it was covered in seasame. The sauce was a medley of onions, garlic and tomatoes. The side looked and tasted like cornbread but I wasn’t sure what it was and I forgot to ask the waiter.

I have dined here a few times and it has always been a very satisfying meal. I would recommend it if you are looking for something not to fancy and not to expensive. The atmosphere is very cute and they have a local musician who plays frequently. He is a red head from Chicago. He plays some very interesting instruments and is very entertaining.

I recommend this restaurant!