Reviews of Ruby Slipper Cafe

This restaurant had a great New Orleans atmosphere with the Ruby Slipper Decor. More Importantly, my husband loves a big breakfast that's special on vacation and this place set his day on Good to go! My breakfast was delicious as well and I was impressed by the unique menue choice. I was glad we were staying at our time share because it had a refrigerator for my take home breakfast the next day:)

It's generally really busy in the morning. To save time, you can use the Yelp app to make a reservation. It also shows you the wait-list and the wait time. The food was amazing. I ordered the banana foster frenchtoast and the peacemaker (eggs cochon and chicken St. Charles). The French toast was a bit too sweet for me. I would go back for the eggs cochon. The eggs were perfectly poached

The Ruby Slipper is a great option for brunch. The banana foster French toast with side of bacon is a great choice, not to mention they make a hell of a blood orange mimosa. The only down side is if you're going during the weekend you're definitely going to have to wait a while to get a table here, we're talking two hours of waiting.

Brunch in NOLA. This restaurant was inspired by there Wizard of Oz - there's not place like home - after hurricane Katrina. Reserve a table ahead of time! Their iced coffee is really good too. Service was kind of slow when we went but understandable since it was busy. Love the inspiration of the restaurant and good location.

Had breakfast here twice during our visit to NOLA. Reasonably priced and generous portions! Great selections on the menu, something for everyone. Call ahead during peak hours to get on the list ( we called ahead at 9:30 on a Saturday, got right in at 9 on a Monday) They also have great art for sale and logo’d swag. It’s a sweet little breakfast place we thoroughly enjoyed.

Oh my delicious. Went here on a late Friday morning in December ( hours are 7a-2p) not too busy. About a 5min wait for party of 2. We were offered a short or tall chair. Our waitress was delightful and honest about the food options. I had banana foster French and my husband ordered cheese grits, eggs, sausage and a HUGE biscuit. We had some morning drinks, yes drinks and they were tasty. Really nice atmosphere. We would visit again.

We came here for breakfast on Sunday, 9/1. We got there about 8am, based on the recommended "arrive early to avoid a wait". So glad we did!! We got seated immediately and the menu was clear and exciting! I got the coffee with the shot of vodka (I mean, vacation and Nola, why the heck not!?) And hubs got the sunrise margherita. Both were insanely good, and I actually got a side of extra cream bc the vodka was strong (tip: stir in the whip cream on top to tame down the vodka if need be!). I ordered the shrimp omlett which was huge!! The biscuits we're almost head size and I never even got around to eating it! I added cheese to my potatoes ('cause, well, cheese!) And they were cooked perfect. Hubs got the sampler which had three different types of eggs with 3 different style bases and 3 different hollandaise sauces. All were Amazing and really really tasty!! By the time we left around almost 9, there was already a line and a wait out the door. Seriously recommend going early or be prepared to wait....would totally go back!!

The BeST breakfast place in town had to go back! The food is Always Great, they just know food. Service is always good, seating is a little tight for parties of five or bigger, but well worth it. The selection of breakfast is amazing, we haven’t had Anything we didn’t want again! We have been to more that this location and they just know how to do restauranting! If that is a word. Thanks TRSC

The food was delicious! I had the fish and grits. The biscuits were AWESOME! My husband had the shrimp and grits, he raved about them. Oh and I highly recommend the peach belinelli or breakfast margarita! Tip, the wait is extensive, however you can reserve your table via Yelp and cut the line using the Nowait app. You'll thank me later!

All of my previous visits here have been great. The Ruby Slipper is typically filled, and for great reason since the food is perfection. I’ve had the omelets before and most recent, the massive banana pecan pancakes with chicken sausage. My waitress was Shameeka, of whom was amazingly engaged with a warm smile. My pancake (I only purchased one of them and barely finished it) was perfect with fresh pecans and fresh bananas. The iced coffee was perfect as well. The only thing I disliked was that the floor where my table was had packs of sugar, food particles, and a fork on it. Eventually someone picked it up, but that needs to be cleaned as frequently as possible.

A most excellent choice for breakfast or brunch. There was a bit of a wait for both the table and the food but both were well worth it. I had the trifecta which was a sampling of three different Benedicts. Perfectly cooked and seasoned and perfectly done eggs. If there weren’t so many other places to try in this city I’d be back here everyday.

The all time worst restaurant experience I have EVER had in my life! We arrived in the restaurant around 9am. Pretty nice vibe within but a horrible aroma throughout the place this alarmed us but heard great things so decided to go ahead and give the place a try. We were greeted pretty quickly by our server and we thought this would be a great QUICK meal before our day began. Obviously that was NOT the case. We ordered a Southern Breakfast and a Costa Rican. The food literally took 45 minutes. Breakfast 45 minutes??????? The quality of the food was as bad as a New York corner store breakfast. The grits tastes as if there were stale or recooked from the night before. Full of clumps throughout with a gritty texture. The eggs were supposed to be over medium. Good Luck with that. They were over well if not worse. The potatoes were hard as a brick. The biscuit was over cooked, very dark and rock solid. The Costa Rican eggs were also overcooked, the plantains were stale, the black bean and rice mixture was salty and the rice itself was overcooked. We couldn't even locate the chorizo in which was a component of the dish. The manager did come by and took care of the bill. But this was a very disappointing experience. Not sure what caused but this is by far unacceptable. I gave a 1 star simply due to the server and manager coming by and trying to recover the experience. I will NEVER dine with this sickly chain restaurant again. Its obvious its all about $$$$ hear. The quality of food will SHUT these doors down for good sooner than later!

It's brunch time! The Ruby Slipper Cafe is well-known to be one of the best spots to down eggs benedict in the area, so we lined up bright and early to get our seat - and there was already a line 15 minutes prior to opening!. The Ruby Slipper Cafe is an award-winning cafe famous for our breakfast, brunch & lunch offerings. We bring New Orleans flair to southern breakfast standards, brunch classics and fresh lunch dishes. We were founded in New Orleans, Louisiana in 2008. From there we have grown to 10 locations! Six in New Orleans, one in Baton Rouge, La. and three stretching along cities on the Gulf Coast including, Mobile, Orange Beach and Pensacola Fl.

I was a huge fan of Ruby Slipper when it was in Mid-City; went there for breakfast at least once every trip to N.O. That location is gone, and this one is a pale imitation. The menu seems to be the same but the ambience is gone, gone. Gone. Replaced by tourists (like me, except that I'm still a native) who make up at least half the clientele now. The food, so far as I could tell from a single visit, is still pretty good but sure seemed to take a lot longer in coming than it ever did on Cortez Street. And the streetcars passing on the Canal Street line, for those seated on the sidewalk (which I recommend, if the weather's tolerable) at least capture a bit of the city's essence ... although they, too, are arrivistes wearing old-style costumes.

With three New Orleans locations plus restaurants in Pensacola Florida and Orange Beach Alabama, The Ruby Slipper Café promises diners a worthwhile breakfast, brunch or lunch of Southern Staples reinvented, the popular Magazine Street location proving decent, if not memorable, in a city with no lack of great alternatives available.<br/><br/>Attached to The Pelham Hotel, though not affiliated in any perceivable way aside from sharing a restroom, The Ruby Slipper Café is a family owned and operated restaurant known mostly for its encouragement of day drinking and hearty plates of comfort food intended to accompany it, the ever bustling space often featuring waits of up to an hour on weekends, though the ‘nowait’ app has recently given diners the ability to check-in online and spend their wait checking out downtown New Orleans shops or looking for parking spaces.<br/><br/>Seated at the center of a room completely packed at 9am on a Tuesday, the father & daughter pair to our right a stark contrast to a quartet of Seahawks fans sporting a two-day hangover just a few tables to the left, it was with greetings from a friendly server that orders were placed for three plates, one side and two coffees, the roast from French Truck smooth and lightly floral but nearly impossible to have refilled without repeated requests.<br/><br/>Turning away incomplete parties, though happy to let singles or those waiting for others belly up to the bar, it was after perhaps twenty minutes of chatting and listening to music play over the din that plates arrived from the kitchen, a quick look at the Pancakes immediately raising suspicion that someone had ordered poorly, doughy bites not dissimilar from Bisquick not seeing the minimal amount of Cream Cheese Frosting or Artificial Maple Syrup do the item any favors.<br/><br/>Finding the biscuit to be better than some, though not as well laminated as many of the best, it was onward to better things that the meal progressed as plates were shared amongst us, the ability to mix n’ match The Ruby Slipper’s two most popular Benedicts a welcome option that showed both to be well crafted with preference for the tender roast Pork, a pile of custardy Pain Perdu nonetheless stepping up to steal the spotlight with a generous helping of Bananas Foster Sauce infused with Rum and plump Raisins.

If you don't mind the wait in line just to get in, then you're likely to experience a very good breakfast offering. Everything from the Louisianan omelette to the light & fluffy buttermilk pancakes were amazing. I'm sure the lunch items are just as good and the lines probably longer, but I don't mind waiting for tasty food and great service. Take your leftovers, they're great for afternoon snacking after Jazz fest or shopping. Otherwise revisit during lunch or dinner and start over. Great experience!

The breakfast we had was pretty good. I had French toast which was as expected. My son had the cheesecake French toast but the blue berries were overpowering. My other son had white ganache with ore pancakes. Those were delicious and my wife had the eggs Benedict.  The orange juice was a large glass and was fresh.  Overall, the experience was good.<br/>The tables were really close to the one next to us so we strikes up a conversation with the friendly folks there too.

This is a staple for us every time we come to the city. We have always gone to the other locations in the past, but decided on this location today. What a disappointment!!! I'm quite sure our waitress was self medicated, cause there is no way anyone can be on that level straight. Our food was cold and without seasoning, drinks were even off. I'll say without hesitation that I will never go to this Ruby Slipper location again. Don't count out The Ruby Slipper all together, but stay clear of this one.

Wonderful. Starting from the name to the food to the staff. The breakfasts are the best I have had in all of America. The southern breakfast is full of variety and filling. The chicken Sausages and the Fried tomatoes are amazing.<br/><br/>Staff greeting and serving you ensure you have a wonderful start to the day.<br/><br/>A must visit if you are in NOLA!

The Ruby Slipper's menu drew me in. When we walked through the door this morning, the hostess was busy chatting a family up and didn't greet us. We only waited about 5 minutes, but guest perception is always skewed and especially when you haven't been greeted. <br/><br/>Our server was very nice and speedy. I ordered the eggs coubion (over easy instead of poached) and it was really good. I loved the creole tomato courtbouillon and the French bread and catfish was really tasty. My wife had the corned beef hash Bennie sans horseradish sauce. The corned beef was house made and very good. I liked the potatoes as well but I think there should've been more corned beef involved. It was her first time having a poached egg and she liked it. She skipped the biscuit as she wasn't a fan and I was stuffed so I didn't try it - but it looked good and it was huge. She also got a "double mimosa" which was super champagne-y (not complaining). <br/><br/>Portions were large and super filling. The food was really good, service was good except for not being greeted. I gave 3.5 rating because it didn't have that genuine Nawlins feel, which is important to me when I visit.

The Ruby Slipper was within walking distance of our hotel so we visited 3 times during our week long stay. The food was good. We enjoyed the interesting takes they have on Eggs Benedict. My husband especially liked the Eggs Cochon, which replaces the Canadian bacon on traditional benedict with shredded pork. The service was always friendly and efficient. The restaurant is clean, not much atmosphere, but not bad.