Just had the BeijingKids Family Foodie deal at Nola. I want to root for this place - I really do - and I give them props for great coffee, delicious duck confit and a fantastic looking interior (mahogany themed, naturally-lit second floor with a pleasant terrace). My wife enjoyed her traditional breakfast (two sunny side up eggs, bacon, grits and a bagel that in my mind was a bit off) and we ordered the ham and cheese quesadilla for our daughter, who was hungry enough to wolf it down. The quesadilla was a bit too mushy for my taste, but it was otherwise fine. My main course consisted of a slightly spicy shrimp pasta that was decent enough. Although in retrospect, I wish the meal deal would have included an option of the delicious looking po-boys the people at the table next to us ordered.
Unfortunately, the service was tortuously slow, enough, I'm afraid, to almost ruin our meal.
Business was good, but not crowded enough to explain the slowness. But I gather they were down to one cook in the kitchen. Perhaps today was an exception, but for their sake - I really hope they hire more kitchen staff.
But to be fair, I'm still giving this place three stars - it's evident from the owner's attitude (she was gracious enough to offer us free bread pudding - because they had disappointingly run out of beignets - and a 20% discount for being so slow) and the general quality of the food itself that they are serious about doing good business.
I'll give this place a second shot at some point soon. Hopefully next time I'll find faster service, and enough beignets to go around.
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