NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Named after the famous Rolling Stones album, Beggars Banquet is the Lower Garden District’s new American bar and bistro under the direction of the Dilonno family. Chef Michael Dilonno invites guests to savor Pear Toast with sweet ricotta, roasted pears, hot honey and pecans; Steak and Eggs with two eggs, grilled hanger steak, hash browns, hollandaise, and buttermilk biscuits; Get Shorty with boneless short ribs, poached eggs, English muffin, hollandaise sauce, and potato hash; Stuffed French Toast with cream cheese and fresh strawberries; Crabby Benny with poached eggs, fresh gulf crab meat, remoulade, English muffin, hollandaise, and potato hash; Banquet Breakfast – two eggs any style, bacon, house sausage, hash browns, and buttermilk biscuit; and Mascarpone Grits. Brunch takes place on Saturday and Sunday from 10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. The restaurant also offers a variety of specialty cocktails and non-alcoholic options.
Happy Hour
Happy hour is a good time at Beggars Banquet every Wednesday – Sunday from 4-6 p.m. at the bar. Delight in $9 cocktails, including Fish House Punch with rum, cognac, peach, lemon, and tea; Lavender Collins with Fords Gin, lavender, lemon, and bubbles; Palomawith tequila, lime, grapefruit, simple syrup, and soda; Negroni with Ford’s Gin, Cocchi Vermouth, and Campari; Parlor Old Fashioned with Old Forester Bourbon, sarsaparilla, and vanilla; and a Cosmo with Lairds Vodka, Cointreau, cranberry juice and lime. $9 bitesinclude Sriracha Cauliflower – lightly battered, tajin, cucumber chips, and greens; Ahi Tuna– 10 spice tuna seared rare, seaweed salad, and wasabi aioli; Fried Green Tomatoes with burrata, balsamic reduction, baby arugula, extra virgin olive oil, lemon, and sea salt; and $12 sandwiches including Crispy Chicken with key lime aioli, hot honey, and Boston lettuce; and Beggars Bahn Mi – char siu pork belly or charred broccolini, house pickles, cucumber, jalapeno, spicy kewpie mayo and cilantro. $7 house wines and $5 beer are also available.
Beggars Banquet is located at 1330 Prytania St. www.beggarsbanquetneworleans.com
