This past weekend I had the opportunity to eat at a restaurant that was hyped loudly; Manning?s Eat-Drink-Cheer at Harrahs Casino in New Orleans. I was looking forward to the experience as I had heard many great things about the restaurant and my wife, Melissa, grew up with the chef, Chef Anthony Spizale.
Manning?s is a sports bar with pretensions of being a fine dining restaurant. Unfortunately, it doesn?t do either greatly.
As a member of Weight Watchers, I went to the restaurant looking forward to a lighter meal and perhaps a non-alcoholic beer with my friends. I was disappointed, to say the least.
The appetizers fit the sports bar motif perfectly. They were a bit ?jazzed? up, which was fitting for a finer dining experience. My friends and I had the Cochon De Lait ?Poutine.? This was french fries covered with pulled pork in pepper jelly gravy and sprinkled with cheese curds. It was tasty and enough to give the six of us a decent taste.
The entr?e menu is limited with no really light options. Even the salads were either covered in fried foods or cheese. That is to be expected at a sports bar, but the hype around Manning?s made me feel that the restaurant?is more than just a sports bar. I ended up ordering the Cast Iron Catfish. That was a pan-fried?catfish fillet with seasonal vegetables covered with a brown butter meuni?re sauce. Not a particularly light choice, but the lightest I felt was on the menu.
Additionally, the beer selection was limited. There were maybe?twenty different bottled beers available and none on draft. There were no non-alcoholic beers at all. My only option was a Pepsi line soda or iced tea. I opted for unsweetened tea.
As the rest of my party was heading to Pat O?Briens and Bourbon Street after dinner, we opted out of dessert. The choices were good, but I wasn?t interested in any. When I do come back with my wife, I think I?ll try the Mason Jar Banana Pudding.
The food, overall was good; it wasn?t great. It really didn?t fit my expectations. The service, however, was outstanding. My tea never went dry for long and the food was served rather quickly.
The atmosphere was fitting for a sports bar. There were about thirty wide-screen televisions sets scattered throughout the restaurant. The sports memorabilia was great. The food and drink menus did not fit the atmosphere.
Manning?s is a restaurant I will go back to. My wife?will kill me in my sleep?if I don?t take her there. In general it does feel like a typical tourist trap restaurant with pretensions. With so many other, better restaurants close by, I won?t be recommending Manning?s to friends visiting the city of New Orleans. On the other hand, if you want to get a glimpse of Archie or Cooper Manning?or want to see a great collection of sports memorabilia, go eat and enjoy.
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