Best Italian Restaurants in Little Woods

Great food and wonderful service all around! The carbonara was delicious.

First time here. Came to the city for a show at the Saenger. The restaurant has several dining rooms and a nice bar area. We were greeted and seated promptly at the street-side area. A fresh candle was lighted at our table. The overall ambiance is very good. The place started filling up quickly after about 5:30. As one might expect in a vibrant French Quarter location, folks were somewhat animated with their voices. The food was excellent. We had the escargot aux champignons for a shared starter—divine! She had the crabmeat au gratin which she really liked. I had the San Francisco style Cioppino. It was loaded with fish and shellfish. The only drawback was it was a little over-spiced for my taste. Otherwise I highly recommend it. Dessert was shared: Bananas Foster bread pudding a la mode. Delicious. Extensive wine list, with by-the-glass options. Service (we had Michael) was attentive; dish descriptions were thorough and accurate. Something we would like to see changed is the volume of the music. It was quite loud and made conversation challenging. The selection of songs was great, however. We will be back again on a subsequent visit to the Crescent City.

Great experience! Everything we ordered was fantastic and our server was awesome (and her suggestions were perfect).

We have been eating at The Italian Barrel for 10 years or so and we have always had a great experience. The food is always great by NOLA standards which is saying something and the service has always been efficient and friendly. Saturday night was a birthday celebration and David, our server was great with food recommendations as well as wine. We could not recommend The Italian Barrel strong enough. You will not be disappointed.

We celebrated with friends and had a great time at Tana. But were sorry to see they no longer offer valet parking. It was a busy night but our wait staff was good and attentive and Nick was excellent! The whole place was full so the noise level was high and conversation a bit difficult between us but we really enjoyed the overall vibe. Two of us loved the appetizer of perfectly done Oysters Bordelaise and wanted to lick the plates! And we also had the delicious Gulf Shrimp Paccheri which was a delight with its perfectly cooked shrimp and handmade pasta in a not too overpowering complex red sauce. However, the Braised Meatballs were nothing special and the Creamy Italian Salad was made from a whole head of butter lettuce dressed well but tasted like there was fennel in it which made for an odd taste. Then two had the Four Cheese Ravioli with truffle cream which was VERY rich but rather mediocre.The home-made pasta was very large and well done but very little taste of the truffle. We were all too satiated for dessert but will definitely be back again even if we have to drive out to Metairie for the top-notch service and food.