AJ Girardot

This is a really cool place to visit. It's like going back in time. I also loved how everything was decorated for Christmas. I love history and hearing all the stories. I wish I would have gone around the middle of October because the fall colors would have been amazing on the drive through the mountains and also at the estate. I wish I would have known about the restaurants on the estate. I guess that gives me a good reason to return.

I have mixed feelings about this place. However, the food was excellent. It was nice being able to hear the live bands playing on Bourbon St, but then you had to smell the marijuana and cigarettes from the street. What I did expect to be better was the service. We were greeted by an incredibly friendly hostess and about a 5-minute wait for a table. Once at our table, we waited for 10 minutes for our waiter to take our drink orders. It was then another 10 minutes for our drinks to arrive. We ordered our food at that time. We ordered two apps and the entrée. The entrée was served before the appetizers. We had empty drinks for most of the meal and sat for another 20 minutes waiting for the bill. Overall I would eat here again because of the food quality and for me that's 75% of the experience.