Our Favorite Places to Take Dad for Steak This Father's Day
You'll find some great steakhouses in New Orleans, but we're also home to some fine restaurants that just happen serve a great steak and other red meat options. Here are our favorites, just in time for Father’s Day.
ANNUNCIATION Restaurant
This Warehouse District favorite offers a Seared NY Strip Steak with Brown Butter Hollandaise and Garlic Pommes Frites as well as Chef's Choice Filet Special. You really can’t go wrong here. Reserve a table at 504-568-0245.
Commander's Palace
Dad will love Commander's Palace, named the "South's Best Restaurant" by Southern Living. Steak-wise, their Grilled Center Cut Creekstone Farms Filet does not disappoint. This selection features 8-ounce center cut filet of Black Angus beef over Creole smashed new potatoes, haricot vert & winter mushroom fricassee, and brandy green peppper corn demi glace. Yum! Make a reservation now at 504-899-8221.
Oceana Grill
If you can stop yourself from ordering any of the fabulous seafood dishes on the Oceana Grill menu, you’ll discover that the Blackened Ribeye Steak is 10 ounces of wonderful. And it's served with jambalaya and sautéed vegetables. Make reservations at 504-525-6002.
Pelican Club
This lovely restaurant on Exchange Alley offers an Eight-Ounce Center Cut Filet Mignon with a mushroom demi-glace, blue cheese, broccolini, sour cream and green onion mashed potatoes. OMG! Reserve your table in your favorite dining room now. Call 504-523-1504.
Rizzuto's Ristorante & Chop House
Gentlemen, choose your weapons! Rizzuto's serves only USDA Certified Prime Black Angus Beef. There are five steak options on their dinner menu. We recommend the 10-ounce Spinalis Ribeye, the smallest, most flavorful, most marbled, and tenderest part of the ribeye. Make sure Dad saves room for dessert. The gelato is amazing there. Reserve a table. Call 504-300-1804.
Tujague’s
Why has Tujague’s been around for 160 years? Here’s why. Tujague’s Filet Oscar is an 8-ounce filet of beef, served with asparagus, lump crab meat, béarnaise sauce and garlic mash. It’s a rare treat, no matter how you order it cooked. Call 504-525-8576 for reservations.
Messina's Runway Cafe
Along with a great Bloody Mary and runway views, you’ll find a special menu for Father's Day at Messina’s Runway Café. While there are no steaks per se, they will have a carving station with Smoked Brisket with Cane Bacon BBQ Sauce! View full menu. Seatings at 11 a.m and 1:45 p.m. Reservations required. Call 504.241.5300.
Hard Rock Cafe
Father's Day is a great excuse to take Dad to the French Quarter for some fun at Hard Rock Cafe. Immerse him in the music he grew with, delicious yet unpretentious food like their Legendary® Steak Burgers, and great libations. Your Dad will receive rock star treatment at Hard Rock Cafe. Call 504-529-5617 to reserve a table.
The Carriage House Restaurant at Houmas House
Head to Great River Road this year for a meal at The Carriage House Restaurant at Houmas House, an elegant eatery fit for a sugar baron or the king of your house. On the menu there you’ll find Steak Carriage House, an A9 Wagyu Filet Mignon served with roasted fingerling potatoes, blistered tomatoes and broccolini. Dad will be so happy, he’ll want to come back next year. For reservations, call 225-473-9380.
Acme Oyster House
Acme's 10-Napkin Roast Beef Po-Boy will satisfy Dad’s primal cravings. It’s so good, Dad won’t know whether to wipe his chin or do a second line. No reservations required.
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