sobou

cocktails were really good! love the red fish dish it was delicious! bread pudding for desert was wonderful. service was great! it was on sc new orleans which means locals like it! so it’s been the bestrestauranti have been to in new orleans so far!

great food.restaurantwas a little loud -- and service could have been better, but overall i would recommend.

i will have to say the food (boudin balls & tuna escabeche) were very good. the service was awful. we (my girlfriend and i) were seated quickly, but that was the extent of the quick/friendly service. our waitress either never put in our order for the beignets or forgot. the kitchen was so overwhelmed that our entrees came out 45 minutes after our appetizer. we were ignored not only by our waitress, but the maître d, and the other waitstaff. i would not recommend sobou based on the waitstaff. as i said before, the food was very good, but i expected more from arestaurantwith the lineage behind its name.

great eclectic menu. i dined here on 9/28 for the second time. the menu is better than the last time, always changing. the ribs and spicy cotton candy was a big surprise. portions are small, but allows you to sample different entree's of southern gourmet cuisine. as previous reviews have stated on here about quality or quantity, thisrestaurantisn't an all you can eat buffet. i suspect the last two reviewers are disgruntled former employees or competition since they have recently joined urbanspoon. also, i had the same waitress that served me the last time i was here and she provided great service again.


-----15 dec, 2012-----

rich comfort food. this is a great addition to the w hotel french quarter. plates are small, but rich in taste with attentive service. i would not bring the kids to this one since the environment is catered for adults and there just isn't a kids menu.

soooo not what i expected! service was amateur and the food was very disappointing. portions looked as if i'd ordered from a child's menu. also ordered the pink elephant martini which was on the sweet side, but pretty good. however when i ordered another, i got a completely different drink (that was red, not pink like the other) that tasted as awful as cough syrup. when i told the server, her reply was that the other bartender was just filling in for the real bartender who was now here & this is how the drink is really supposed to taste with no offer of a replacement. this was @ the end of the meal & @ this point, i was just ready to leave. it's hard to believe thisrestaurantis associated with commander's & the w. save your money!

we took our kids here. the service, the food, the atmosphere...we loved it all. my oldest daughter had the ribs and shared her ghost pepper cotton candy with her dad and me. it was divine. i love arestaurantthat has excellent adult options but is still kid friendly. can't wait to go again!!

sub-par. i was truly astonished to learn sobou was owned by the same folks that operate commanders palace: the service was less than poor and the food was disappointing. we arrived at noon on sunday and entered therestaurantto find no one working... it took at least 5 minutes for a waitress to pass by, though she was not very concerned that we needed a table. we finally sat at the bar, and after about 15 minutes we had some drinks. the bartender and waitstaff made a huge amount of noise while ignoring us. at some point i heard the waitstaff and bartender complaining that the morning guys had failed to show up and open... a real class act.

we ordered a cup of gumbo and the cracklin's and queso. i was ready to pay for the drinks and leave after half and hour had passed and our appetizers had not been brought out... just then we got the gumbo. the queso and cracklins came out five minutes later. just to be clear: it took over 1/2 hour to get a cup of gumbo and some cheese dip....

the gumbo was good; that's the only good thing i can say about the experience. the cracklin's turned out to be pork skins - something completely different than cracklin's... the owners should be ashamed if they claim to be cajun and cannot tell the difference between pork skins and cracklins. overall, the service was terrible and the food was disappointing. the service and food were nothing like commander's palace or the palace cafe. i suspect the owner of this venue would fire the entire staff if they knew how the place was being run.

this   ‘south of bourbon ‘restaurantfocuses on tapas style small plates and modern twists on southern classics. led by chef juan carlos gonzalez the food proved to be fresh, innovative and exciting. the decor is modern, elegant and trendy. many tables have beer taps built in for easy access. we went for lunch around 1 pm and therestaurantwas winding down with less than 3 tables. however, it took a very long time to get anything on our table. and while our server was knowledgeable and attentive, it did not take away from the fact that we waited for what seemed like 30 minutes to get our first order served.  the  yellowfin tuna cones

sobou is a new boutiquerestaurantfrom commander's palace. their south of bourbon st, and so they've got their name, and they tout themselves as a "come as you are" type of place inspired by "street food" with a "beverage focus." all that came from their website and with those claims, i was excited. i was thinking of people who know nola creating a place that intertwined the traditional style of the city with a decided updating. walking in the door, i was not disappointed.

great date night!. sobou did not let me down!! great atmosphere, great menu items, and a very friendly staff. i recommend you make reservations as this is a popularrestaurantnext to the w hotel on chartres and is highly recommend throughout the city. it has a very refreshing menu with a creative mix of local flavors and contemporary presentation!

fabulous!. the ambiance in thisrestaurantis magnificent. the food is also a joy!
the mac & cheese is my favorite. the bartender also makes a great french 75. just sayin!!!

thisrestaurantis the new addition to the commander’s palace family and it had been on my to do list for quite some time. i finally had the opportunity to check it out today but i was embarassingly under-dressed and was debating whether or not to try to come back on another day. however, i felt that since i had made the trip out to the quarter and had heard amazing things about this place, i’d try and see if i could get in. the man at the front desk was very sweet and let me even sit by the window. when i sat down, i was immediately mesmerized by walls and all the bottles. by the decor, you can tell that the drinks are the priority here. georgia o'keefe drink since this place is trying to be known as the bar south of bourbon st., i decided i needed to try a drink. i ordered the georgia o’keefe which has hibiscus, st. germain, lavender syrup, and cathead honeysuckle vodka. this drink is for those with a sweet tooth. i really enjoyed my dr