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Chemin à la Mer, New Orleans, LA

Chemin à la Mer

4.7
4.7
1031 Reviews
$30 and under
Unspecified
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Donald Link honours his Louisiana heritage in his newest venture, Chemin à la Mer. With panoramic views of the Mississippi River, enjoy a curated menu of Louisiana fare expertly executed with French technique, including classic and specialty steaks and a grand oyster bar, converging at the pathway to the sea.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 30 times today
Experiences are available.
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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Unspecified, Creole, American
  • Hours of Operation
    Daily 07:00–10:30 Daily 11:30–22:00
  • Phone number
    (504) 434-5898
  • Website
    https://www.cheminalamer.com/
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress Code
    Business Casual
  • Executive Chef
    Donald Link
  • Private party facilities
    Our Private Dining Room seats up to 12 guests and is available for all dining periods.
  • Private party contact
    Allison Joiner: (504) 434-5898
  • Location
    2 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70130
  • Area
    Central Business District
  • Parking Details
    Valet
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Experiences

  • $130 Large Party Menu

    US$130.00 per person

    Multiple dates available
    Booking a group of 10 or more? Simplify and elevate your experience with a four-course set menu for your table. - Appetizers: Baked Feta, Confit Rabbit Croquettes, and chef's selection of four items from our Oyster Bar - First Course: Choice of Seafood Gumbo or Iceberg Wedge Salad - Main Course: Choice of Pan Roasted Ōra King Salmon, Duck Confit, or Petite Filet - Dessert: Malted Chocolate Mousse Bomb or Vanilla Bean Crème Brulée Full table participation is required, and price does not include beverages or sales tax. Please note that a 20% gratuity will be added to the final bill for all parties choosing this menu.

  • $90 Large Party Menu

    US$90.00 per person

    Multiple dates available
    Booking a group of 10 or more? Simplify and elevate your experience with a four-course set menu for your table. - Appetizers: Baked Feta, Confit Rabbit Croquettes, and Chef's selection of two items from our Oyster Bar - First course: Choice of Seafood Gumbo or an Iceberg Wedge Salad - Main course: Choice of the Pan Roasted Ōra King Salmon, Duck Confit, or Petite Filet - Dessert: Choice of the Malted Chocolate Mousse Bomb or Vanilla Bean Crème Brulée Full table participation is required, and price does not include beverages or sales tax. Please note that a 20% gratuity will be added to the final bill for all parties choosing this menu.

  • $65 Large Party Menu

    US$65.00 per person

    Multiple dates available
    Booking a group of 10 or more? Simplify and elevate your experience with a three-course set menu for your table. - First Course: Seafood Gumbo or Iceberg Wedge Salad - Main Course: Pan Roasted Ōra King Salmon or Duck Confit - Dessert: Malted Chocolate Mousse Bombe or Vanilla Bean Crème Brulée Full table participation is required, and price does not include beverages or sales tax. Please note that a 20% gratuity will be added to the final bill for all parties choosing this menu.

Offers

  • Oyster Happy Hour

    Multiple dates available
    Sun - Sat - 15:00 - 17:00
    Join us for Oyster Happy Hour! Daily from 3pm-5pm, enjoy a rotating variety of $2 oysters, including the Gulf Coast favorite Murder Point oysters from Bayou La Batre, Alabama, paired with $10 glasses of wine and spritzes.

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What 1,031 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.7Ambience
  • 4.3Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

  • New Orleans / Louisiana

    Great for scenic views

  • New Orleans

    Great for scenic views

1,031 Reviews

  1. KaylaM

    E. Tennessee

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Good food with good service. Overall nice dining experience

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    Austin

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 5
    Almost all of the dishes arrived cold Both steaks’ preparation temperature were off. Tomato’s in salad were soft. Ambience was pleasant. Overall, quite disappointing

    1 person found this helpful

  3. SusannahL

    New Orleans

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    The food was very good. The service was great and the view is nice!

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  4. BrYan

    Charlotte

    37 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    37 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    Having eaten at Four Seasons associated restaurants in the past, I was expecting to be blown away. Sadly it was all a flop. The highlight was our pre-dinner drink at the bar. The bar tender was a delight and the drinks were delicious. We ate on the patio. Great views. We were seated by the hostess and sat for 10 minutes before anyone offered water. We got zero explanation of the menu from the waiter. We opted to share 4 appetizers. Only 1 was relatively decent. The gumbo was the worst I’ve ever eaten. Barely warm (maybe that’s because we didn’t get a spoon so I had to finally go to bar and get one myself) and flavor was pretty off base. The crawfish gratin was decent but I wouldn’t go back just for that. We had a late dinner and patio lighting was non-existent. If you are going to serve patrons after dark on a patio, invest in decent lighting. Overall a total disappointment. Many other great restaurants in this city

    1 person found this helpful

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    Houston

    22 reviews

    3.0

    22 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    The food was edible. Our server Jacob was especially attentive and very nice. 

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  6. JimmyS

    New Orleans

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Absolutely fantastic!!! The service, food and ambience were all on point!!!!
    Chemin à la MerResponded 3 days ago
    Hello Jimmy, Thank you so much for sharing your review with our team. We are thrilled to hear our five-star service met your expectations, and we are pleased to hear that you enjoyed the food and ambiance. We hope you dine with us again soon. Sincerely, Hadi Ktiri, General Manager

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  7. jlam

    New Orleans

    24 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    24 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    We booked this table for 8 a month in advance for my husband’s 40th and I confirmed it online the week before. However, when the first members of our party arrived to be seated, they were told that the reservation had been cancelled. The restaurant stated that they had called me (they had not) and spoken to a man (I’m a woman), who told them he was taking shots at his own wedding and wanted to cancel. This story was pretty wild, but instead of realizing that they clearly dialed the wrong number, it took some convincing to get them to believe that I had not in fact cancelled the reservation. This wasn’t a great start to the evening, especially because this episode was followed by some uncertainty about whether they could even still provide us a table (most of our party was on site by this time), or whether they’d just leave us without a reservation to find a table for 8 on a Saturday night for my husband’s bday. This approach was especially confusing as the restaurant was at least half empty and remained so the entire time we were there. Eventually, they told us they would find us a table and we could come back thirty minutes after our reservation was supposed to be. We did this and no one at Chemin seemed too bothered by the anxiety they had caused us and kind of just had a “that was crazy!” approach when we returned. Had I been the maitre D and turned away a table of 8 40 year old locals on a special occasion, due to my own outrageous error, I think I might have sent over an app to smooth things over or something, but clearly no one at Chemin felt the same. The food was good, the service was average (my cocktail took a full 30 minutes to arrive and when I enquired as to if it was still coming, the waitress told me she didn’t know what I was talking about and then remembered, and then it still took 15 minutes after that), and the bill was $400/couple. At that price point and with that experience, I think we’ll be dining elsewhere in the future.

    1 person found this helpful

  8. OpenTable Diner

    Baltimore

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 24 May 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Our waitress, Melanie was by far the best we have had in all of our 50 years of dining. She was personable, knowledgeable, friendly and professional. We ordered our meal by individual courses. We spent over 2 hours enjoying our dinner on the waterfront terrace as we watched the ship traffic on the Mississippi. Our meal began with 6 local, plump salty oysters which were served with two sauces. Our second course was a wedge salad. It was crisp, flavorful and the perfect amount to share. Our main course was the shrimp dish. Our mouths were tantalized by six succulent large shrimp on a bed of risotto and English peas. The appetizer olive bread was warm, light, airy and filled with a burst of flavor. We finished our meal with the chocolate malt bomb as recommended by Mel. It was divine. Our accompanying beverages were the champagne cocktail and the Macallan fig. This was one of the best cocktails we’ve had. We shared each course and left sated and very full.
    Chemin à la MerResponded 3 days ago
    Hello there! Thank you for this incredibly articulate and thoughtful review. Are you interested in working for us part-time as a culinary critique? Haha! Truly, your words mean a lot to our kitchen staff who work to provide our renown five-star service day after day. It was a pleasure to read such a rich description of your experience with us. We hope to see you again soon. Sincerely, Hadi Ktiri, General Manager

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  9. Carol

    New York City

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on 20 May 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food was exceptional, with great views of teh Mississippi and attentive service.
    Chemin à la MerResponded on 23 May 2024
    Hello Carol, Thank you for taking the time to share your review. We are so happy to hear that we were able to provide you with the five-star service we strive to offer our guests. We are also quite pleased to hear that you enjoyed the cuisine and atmosphere. We hope you dine with us again soon. Sincerely, Luis Ochoa, General Manager

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    Indiana

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 19 May 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent service and food. As a solo diner, I was treated with respect and care. Each item I chose was prepared with care and was delicious. Highly reccomend
    Chemin à la MerResponded on 23 May 2024
    Hello, Thank you for taking the time to share you experience with us. We are so happy to hear that we were able to provide the five-star service we strive to offer our guests, and are honored to have facilitated such a memorable solo-dining experience. We hope you dine with us again soon. Sincerely, Luis Ochoa, General Manager

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Chemin à la Mer is rated 4.7 stars by 1031 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 30 times today
Experiences are available.
Google Map for Chemin à la Mer

2 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70130

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Area
    Central Business District
  • Hours of Operation
    Daily 07:00–10:30 Daily 11:30–22:00
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Unspecified, Creole, American
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress Code
    Business Casual
  • Parking Details
    Valet
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Donald Link
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Website
    https://www.cheminalamer.com/
  • Phone number
    (504) 434-5898
  • Private party facilities
    Our Private Dining Room seats up to 12 guests and is available for all dining periods.
  • Private party contact
    Allison Joiner: (504) 434-5898

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