Zoe Bistro At W New Orleans

This place was not worth the price point for breakfast. Everything was expensive and wasn’t even that great. Even worse was the service, our waitress was super slow and we had to ask for the bull multiple times. I went once while I stayed at the hotel and refused to return after that. Which was difficult because there weren’t breakfast places close by without a car.

Avoid. Terrible when all around this place have great offerings do not make the mistake I made and stay in hotel and dine due to laziness.
Expensive, cheap and nasty food.
Place looks dated, shabby and in need of new everything… Carpet tapped with duct tape, chairs out of the 80s ambience out of a prison cell.

Way over priced!!! Only are hear bc we were staying at the hotel and it was pouring down rain outside. Food is only ok but not worth the money or service.

This is a restaurant in the Downtown W Hotel. It was very counter to everything about New Orleans and the W. Both were cheap and attentive and all the food I had in New Orleans was either unforgettable or delectable. This was certainly MEH. I ordered the corn chowder, meh. I ordered the crème brule meh. The service meh. So disappointed. Everything else about the W however, was amazing.

It’s a hotel restaurant. It is what it is. Service was bad, food was mediocre, and it took forever. The W is a cool place, and the restaurant is okay if its your only choice. But in a city of fine dining… you do the math.

I guess this place is OK. I had a 50% off all meals card so that made me like it even more. The menu is limited but the food was pretty good. I had the Zoe pasta, which consisted of Penne Pasta with gulf shrimp, crab meat and craw fish (contrary to what most chefs believe that seafood and cheese do not mix I happen to disagree) with a creamy Parmesan sauce. It was very tasty.
My complaints are that the crab cake was lukewarm. I prefer my food very hot. Also the bread they served seemed to be microwaved, soggy and not completely hot.
The server was nice and she was helpful when we had questions.
I also ordered room service for breakfast 2 days in a row. The potatoes and eggs and bacon were cooked well and seasoned nicely and the service was really fast. they said ½ hour but I had my breakfast hot and ready in about 10 minutes.
It is a bit pricey for people who do not have the 50% discount.

I love the mini colby beef burgers.

We went there because there was a crazy long line in front of Mother’s.
So my friends and I just walked in and didn’t expect anything special.
The server was really really really NICE!!!
So thoughtful and sweet.
We’re really appreciate for her service.
Very decent breakfast!

Food pretty good, but the poor single waitress was covering every table

I was here for a business party and it was very nice. The appetizers and desserts were tasty and well prepared and the folks kept them stocked.

I wish I would have read all the other reviews before dragging my party of 16 to this terrible restaurant. We had non-​existent service, cold food, hot (white) wine, and even got into an argument with the manager after he screwed up the bills and consistently told us that we were wrong about what we had ordere. And this all happened even though we were by far the majority of their service on a Saturday night.
Needless to say I’ll never consider this restaurant again.

Slightly below average hotel fare. Very below average service in all apects. I won’t go into detail, I’d just say if you are not comped because of the sucky rooms at this hotel or in a real hurry I would avoid Zoe, or choose the items on the menu that are the hardest to mess up.
Although my companion enjoyed her barbecued shrimp. Surprisingly.

Hmmmm. This really doesn’t fit in. Not in New Orleans and certainly not at the W hotel. Really basic (and not great) salads and sandwiches. Granted we were there for lunch and not having cocktails, but really there was not any reason to go back. Meh. Service was not horrible, but nothing special. In fact, folks didn’t seem to know what was going on as we had two people trying to serve us, but just tripping all over each other repeating the process. Much better options out ther!

In a city of great eats at any price range, skip this unless you’re doing the liquid lunch thing or just want to pay a hell of a lot for very average, even below average food and ultra slow service even for the Big Easy… Took three hours to get a salad!

Eating at Zoe was a comedy of errors… I work in fine dining and so has my boyfriend, so while we understand the challenges of maintaining a fine dining room and kitchen with good food and service, we also hold high expectations which were woefully unmet.
We chose Zoe based on good experiences at Whiskey Blue, the downstairs bar. Looking for a cheap, spur of the moment night out, we decided to go out for the COOLinary menu (3 courses, $ 35 a person) and bring our own bottle of wine (a very, VERY nice French white we’d been saving for a good meal). We were debating between a few places but we called each, asking about corkage fees, and were told Zoe doesn’t charge one. Sweet!
Except not… my bf and I arrived and were seated awkwardly at a huge table set for eight people… after our server showed up, we asked to be moved to a smaller table (since the restaurant was practically empty). After a few moments of confusion, we all realized that when my bf called in to make the reservation, he had asked for «a reservation for eight» meaning 8 o’clock… the reservationist said OK and hung up without confirming, so they thought they had a dining party of eight coming in. First sign of a poorly run place…
Then we were told there had been a mistake, there was actually a corkage fee of $ 25. THEN we were told by someone else that the corkage fee was «only» $ 20 — which is a lot when you were expecting $ 0!
Ok, so we move to a smaller table and order cocktails… they take 15 minutes to get to us. Did I mention there was only two other diners in the entire restaurant?
The bread came out, mini french loaves, which were still cold in the middle. Our first course, crab cakes oscar, was underwhelming. There was too much breading, not enough crab or sauce, and they were topped with some weird «tempura» asparagus which tasted suspiciously frozen. Our second course was not much better… I had the wedge salad, which was essentially an unimpressive wedge salad with one strip of bacon, thinly sliced tomatoes and blue cheese dressing (you get what you pay for?). BF had the gumbo which was surprisingly delicious, but tasted more like Popeye’s red beans and rice than gumbo (I’ll admit it, I love the stuff!)
The main course was just so bad it was laughable… literally. Pasta with VERY bland pesto, ringed by four gritty scallops placed over four tiny slices of sundried tomato, and the scallops were topped with — get ready for it — four rings of lemon confit. It was utterly bizarre — the confit was filled with seeds and did not compliment ANYTHING ELSE on the plate. Now, I make my own pasta, and my own pesto from homegrown basil so maybe I’m a little picky, but when I go out to a restaurant and pay for a meal, I expect something better than what I can cook myself — otherwise why go out?
The only good part about our meal was the wine — an excellent obscure white table wine (the name of which is escaping me at the moment) and even that came close to ruination by the awful wine service. The glasses were NOT polished and were dotted with water marks and our server… well… as he uncorked the wine, he complimented the cork (??) and said it was easy to open, which was good because he usually breaks corks. Not a good thing to tell your tables… when he was pouring, he clanged the bottle against the wine glass rims so hard I was afraid they would break. It wasn’t an accident, as he did that every time he poured the wine.
To be fair, we did speak with a manager afterward who waived the corkage fee and seemed genuinely grateful for some feedback on the food. And he did say that our server was relatively new and still learning. Also they will validate your valet parking (but only if you «spend $ 25 bucks» in the restaurant).
All in all, it was awful. I’m so disappointed I spent my hard earned money there and will never return. Whiskey Blue is a fun bar, but Zoe is all flash and no substance.

This was probably the best meal I had in New Orleans. No, it’s not traditional New Orleans food, but it’s just plain delicious. I started with their signature «strawberrytini» which tasted like a refreshing fruit rollup. It’s the kind of drink that can be very dangerous.
Then my two companions and I split the mini reubens, the mini kobe beef burgers, the shortribs, the garlic wings, and the brie grilled cheese with crab. No, we aren’t a bunch of gluttons; they were tapas! (I know your eyebrow was raised for a moment.) The kobe beef burgers I could have done without; they were a little too well done, and frankly, less flavorful than a hamburger from good old McD’s. The shortribs were melt-​in-​your-​mouth succulent, and came over a bed of mushrooms that had soaked up all the juicy, beefy red wine goodness like a sponge. The garlic wings were crispy and juicy, and the reubens were salty and tangy. The brie grilled cheese was melty and sweet and buttery. I don’t even like crab, but I devoured it.
For dessert I ordered the flourless chocolate cake, which was very dense and fudgey, but a little too rich. I ate it anyway, of course. I mean, it is chocolate!
The service was a bit slow and spotty, but it was a Monday night and I’m assuming they were low on staff. Our waitress was a little bit curt, but she got our plates out while they were hot, so that’s all I cared about.
After you can’t eat even one more bowl of gumbo or one more crawfish, this is a good option.

Easily the worst dining experience I’ve had in years and the first time I left without tipping.
1) After 30 minutes and several waves to the waiter, still had not received my drink
2) After 40 minutes, my server asked me how my dining experience was. I told him
3) After 50 minutes, still had not received my food (even after requesting it from 3 different servers including my own)
4) At the end of the experience (with pretty mediocre food), the server brought me the wrong tab and didn’t even look at me when he brought it.
There are plenty of other good spots to eat in the Big Easy. This is Easily your last bet.