Reveillon @ Columns Hotel, $46.

 

Albertine's Tea Room (Columns Hotel)

The restaurant of the antique Columns Hotel offers a Victorian environment that goes perfectly with the holidays. As it stacks a growing series of Reveillon dinners, the quality of the menus and food have grown better each year. Meanwhile, the $46 price has been steady enough that the Columns has become one of the best values in the Reveillon season. The menu begins with choices in the first two courses, followed by five entrees possibilities. It finishes off with a choice of two classic New Orleans desserts. There is one problem: parking on nearby streets is scarce. If it's a nice day, it might be a good idea to head uptown, park your car, then take the streetcar to the restaurant.

Four courses, $45.

Course 1
Lentil and Ham Soup or Oyster Stew
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Course 2
Salad of Spinach,shaved red onions, goat cheese, Granny Smith apples, and balsamic vinaigrette
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Course 3
Lamb with Wild Mushroom Risotto
~or~
Filet Oscar
Parsnip Puree
~or~
Coquilles St. Jacques
~or~
Trout Amandine
Wild rice and haricots
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Course 4
Bûche de Noël or Calas (Creole rice cakes)

Uptown 2: Washington To Napoleon: 3811 St Charles Ave. 504-899-9308.
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All the Reveillon menus can be perused here. We'll feature one every day throughout the Reveillon season, which runs in most of the Reveillon restaurants until December 31.The snowflake ratings are for the Reveillon menu, not the restaurant in general. Dishes marked with the snowflake symbol ✽ are my recommendations.

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