Criollo Restaurant

"Criollo is a sleeper in the Monteleone, a spirited Creole spot with an inventive menu and solid service. The blue crab and corn beignets during jazz brunch are a super savory option, but there’s also a sweet option, served during breakfast or on the dessert menu, of French Market-style beignets with praline sauce and strawberries." - Beth D'Addono, Clair Lorell

"Criollo at the Monteleone offers breakfast and brunch (think eggs Benedict; avocado toast; beignets) from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 am and lunch (think crab cakes; grillades and grits; chicken club sandwiches) from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Try to get a seat at the Carousel Bar, which stays open until midnight, although it’s as likely as grasping the Holy Grail on Mardi Gras day." - Beth D'Addono

"The Hotel Monteleone’s Criollo restaurant offers two different types of caviar with lunch, brunch, and dinner, kaluga and osetra. Both varieties are served with the fixings. Prices are $150 and $200, best paired with bottomless Veuve Clicquot for $95 at brunch." - Beth D'Addono

"Criollo, the best-kept secret restaurant at the Hotel Monteleone, offers both an enticing brunch menu and a chef’s special $22 turkey dinner until 3 p.m. November 23. Beyond eggs every which way, there’s a mighty fine burger and a bistro steak with handmade tagliatelle in a garlic cream sauce. Enjoy live Jazz in the main dining room." - Beth D'Addono

"Criollo, the best-kept secret restaurant at the Hotel Monteleone, offers both an enticing brunch menu and a chef’s special $22 turkey dinner until 3 p.m. November 23. Beyond eggs every which way, there’s a mighty fine burger and a bistro steak with handmade tagliatelle in a garlic cream sauce. Enjoy live Jazz in the main dining room." - Beth D'Addono