Gail Simmons

"Don’t miss classics like turtle soup."

Food & Wine

"Brennan’s in New Orleans has perfected Bananas Foster – and it's just as delicious as it was when they invented it more than 60 years ago."

Condé Nast Traveler

"This is the birthplace of Bananas Foster, but don’t miss other classics like eggs Hussarde."

Dan Myers

"The steak Diane was two perfectly cooked filet mignon medallions, cooked tableside and topped with mushrooms and marchand de vin, served with two fried eggs."

Thrillist

"Indulge in dishes like turtle soup."

Travel + Leisure

"Huge dining rooms welcome tourists and locals who return knowing that decades-old favorites will grace the menu, sometimes tweaked and updated: the turtle soup, for instance."

Saveur

"A touch of sherry heightens the flavor of a rich, silky turtle soup thick with tomatoes - a throwback dish in most other places, but not in New Orleans."

Tom Fitzmorris

"The eggs are poached to perfect spheres, the creamed spinach has just the right richness, the artichoke bottoms are firm, and the hollandaise is a little spicy and perfect in consistency."

Laura Siciliano-Rosen

"There’s no alternative to this particular oysters Rockefeller, but if you’re up for an old-school taste test, try ’em at Brennan’s, too."

Saveur

"Created in 1951 at the legendary Brennan's restaurant in New Orleans to honor Richard Foster, a friend of the restaurant and local businessman, this boozy, buttery concoction of caramelized bananas flambeed in rum sauce has since become a dining-out classic."