Awards & Reviews

Food & Wine magazine - "Tennessee in New Orleans"
"...The Palace Café is the kind of raucous but elegant place where locals come for birthdays and anniversaries and one table or another is always bursting into song. It's housed in a turn-of-the-century music store, where people used to buy sheet music and instruments and now come for the award-winning Creole cuisine...Even the vegetables were exceptional, especially the fried green tomatoes, dredged in corn flour and served in a crawfish and ham sauce. The food was superb, but what I liked most was the service, which managed to be both formal and friendly..."

New Orleans magazine - "Palace Coup"
"...A litany of 'new' dishes with an old heritage, innovations aimed at bringing tradition to life. (Dickie) Brennan uses the phrase 'flavors of New Orleans' often in conversation. If it's his personal mantra, it's the food theme of Palace too. Beyond classic soups like gumbo and turtle, starters include rediscoveries like the oyster pan roast with rosemary cream...the entrees: the family's signature catfish pecan...Now and forever the dessert to try at Palace Café is the one the place invented (white chocolate bread pudding)."

Gambit Weekly - "In Command"
"Those who enjoy being pampered will enjoy Palace Café's service, which is very accommodating. You can dress down or dress up, sit inside or outside and take in the sights and sounds of New Orleans."

Omaha World Herald - "Palace Café Could Be New Orleans Best"
"...The big surprise was that our best meal from soup to dessert, including ambience, mood, service and general atmosphere, was at less known and somewhat less celebrated Palace Café...Dickie Brennan of the famous Brennan family, owns the Palace Café...It just has splendid food and friendly, prompt service."

The New York Times Travel "What's Doing In New Orleans"
"Where to Eat - The bright and bustling Palace Café...The specialties are Creole seafood dishes."

Restaurants & Institutions magazine "1997 Ivy Awards of Distinction"
"Palace Café New Orleans...the Ivy Award, the food service industry's original accolade ...honors (those who) exceed the industry standards for excellence in food service, in all that it means to be a great restaurateur...the restaurant industry's closest thing to the Academy Awards."