Dee Felice Cafe
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The Scene
How can a restaurant with a live band in the dining room rank high for romantic dining? Somehow, it works. (Though Dee Felice is better for conversation during the week when jazz trios play and it's not as crowded.) The back dining rooms are always a good bet, however, and on Fridays and Saturdays the Sleep Cat Band's Dixieland music will transport you down South for the night.
The Food
Cajun and Creole food is the specialty, although many other good choices are offered. For starters, try Escargot Mario--artichoke hearts and snails in lobster butter topped with parmesan cheese--or frog legs Provencale, sauteed in brandy with garlic, tomatoes and fresh mushrooms. Oysters Rockefeller is another favorite. For entrees, halibut, chicken, filet mignon, scallops and pork chops are all offered blackened. A highly recommended off-the-menu choice is the halibut forte, sauteed in lobster butter with shrimp, ordered with blackened seasoning. Cajun and Creole specialties include spicy jambalaya, shrimp Creole, crawfish etouffe and Cajun chicken. For dessert, try bol de neige, five types of chocolate in a brownie surrounded in a snowball of fresh sweetened whipped cream.
User Reviews
delacosa
February 21, 2009
I'm a big fan of cajun food so my girlfriend and I decided to check out Dee Felice while we were in town. I did like the atmosphere and enjoyed the jazz band that was there that night but frankly was disappointed with the food. We opted for two very traditional Cajun dishes, the Jambalaya and the Crawfish Etoufee. Other than the cayenne pepper both were very bland and were served with either too much rice or not enough entree depending on how you want to look at it. The best part of the meal was the appetizer, calmari with cajun seasoning. The experience over all was just ok and I certainly expected more authentic, better quality food for the price.
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docjeff
February 16, 2009
My wife and I were in Cincinnati for Valentine's weekend,and for our second night out decided to go to Dee Felice. It was recommended to me by a sales rep that I see in my office who lives in Cincinnati. To give it a true trial as to how authentic New Orleans the food is, we decided to try three things that are typical New Orleans-Gumbo,Causar Salad, Jambalaya, and Crawfish Etoufee. Hving been to NOLA several times I have a pretty good idea of what "authentic" Cajun/Creole food is. This place is a true imposter. The Gumbo was extremely heavily tomato-based-not a bit of roux to it. It did contain okra as the thickening agent-yet it was listed as "File Gumbo". It contained some good sized pieces of sausage, was a bit too spicy for what good gumbo should be, and fee far short of what I expected. The Caesar salad was average-this was the highlightof the meal. Fresh lettuce, but a typical bottled Caesar dressing, and bland parmesan cheese. The Crawfish etoufee did have fresh, sweet tasting crawfish, albeit very small ones. Now, a good etoufee will be served over rice and the etoufee (meaning "smothered") smothers the rice. The onion, green pepper and celery should be cooked down quite a bit in a moderate roux, and somewhat thick. What I had was large pieces of onion, celery, green pepper, & TOMATO(?) in a thin, runny, tasteless liquid over rice. Not at all like a good, hearty etoufee should be. The Jambalya was way too heavy in a tomato sauce, not at all typical of jambalaya. Large chunks of onion, a smoked sausage (not andouille), drowned in tomato sauce. Not even close. It makes me wonder how this place could be in existence for so long and not have a clue of how wonderful true New Orleans cooking really is. They need to send the chef on a field trip or get a new one. Bottom line-if you've been to NOLA, don't go here expecting good food. If you've never been to NOLA, eat here, then go to NOLA and see how it should be done.
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Anonymous
December 02, 2008
For 20 Yrs I have been a devotee of Dee Felice Cafe. It is such a New Orleans experience! From the jazz band playing behind the bar, to the Cajun and Creole dishes, the place reeks of authenticity. Dee's got to Mainstrasse in Covington before it was fashionable, and has kept its quality at the top level.
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Restaurant Special Features:
Romantic Dining, Lunch Spot, Group Dining, Live Music
