NEW ORLEANS – This weekend is Easter weekend and instead of Christian families sporting their best outfits and celebrating in the French Quarter and around the city, we’re all cozied up at home, watching religious celebrations via YouTube and Facebook.
Below you’ll find a list of restaurants offering Easter specials. Let’s all celebrate local restaurants while trying to retain a small sense of normalcy.
Carrabba’s Italian Grill
Enjoy an Easter Family Meal that serves 4 for only $49.99. From Friday, April 10 – Monday, April 13, Carrabba’s Italian Grill is making it easy to celebrate with family by offering an Easter Family Meal complete with your choice of Chicken Picatta or Mahi Wulfe served with Fresh Bread with Herbs and Oil, Family-Style Caesar Salad, Family-Style Penne Pomodoro, Family-Style Sautéed Broccoli and two Sogno di Chocolate “Chocolate Dream” Desserts. Add four New Zealand Lamb Chops for $19.99.
Order your Easter Meal Pack now through Monday, April 13 at carrabbas.com or call your local Carrabba’s Italian Grill.
Kenner Seafood
Kenner Seafood taking orders for Easter Sunday crawfish. There’s a $20 cash deposit required per sack and the store will be open Sunday from 9 a.m. – noon. 504-466-4701
Messina’s Runway Cafe
Offering an Easter menu for carry out. Menu available on the cafe’s Facebook page.
Pigeon Catering
We would like to make this time easier by bringing a little familiarity to what we would be doing during this holiday with our Easter Menu. We have a wonderful meal package with both dinner and brunch options. Or if you only need a couple of dishes, all are available a la carte.
Ralph’s On The Park
Ralph’s is offering a special Family-Style menu available for curbside pickup this week that includes a special Easter menu on Sunday. Orders accepted Wednesday – Sunday from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and the restaurant is open 4 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Click here to see the full menu.
Ruby Slipper Cafe
The Ruby Slipper says to Celebrate Easter at Home with Ruby Holiday Meals. Customers can order family-sized meals to pick up at their Mid-City location. Click here to order.
Ruth’s Chris Steak House
As Easter Sunday quickly approaches, Ruth’s Chris Steak House has put together Easter Sunday at Your Table to with meals to feed four to six people from the comfort of your home. Customers can choose from two entrees, either Roasted Beef Tenderloin with Horseradish Cream Sauce or Roasted Prime Rib with Au Jus & Horseradish Cream Sauce. Each entrée comes with your choice of salad, two sides and a dessert.
Ruth’s Chris has brought back their famed holiday Sides to Go if you choose to cook the main course yourself, and also has desserts available for purchase separately.
Click here for the full menu
Southern Hospitality Catering
Offering a catering menu Wednesday – Sunday, in addition to their crawfish ordering. See their Facebook page for the full menu and ordering details.
TOUPS MEATERY
This Saturday, April 11th, Chef Isaac Toups and his wife Amanda Toups will be giving away free Easter baskets for kids at their Mid-City restaurant, Toups’ Meatery. On Easter Sunday, specialty brunch items will be available for pickup and delivery from 11AM – 3PM, in addition to the eatery’s regular curbside takeout.
The restaurant is also offering “Family Meal” at 3PM (until they run out) free of charge for the needy and especially those in the service industry. You must call ahead so they can safely box your food. Toups’ Meatery is located at 854 N. Carrollton Avenue. For more information, to make donations and pickup/delivery options, please call (504) 252-4999.
Zea’s and Semolina
Both restaurants are promoting fresh, Louisiana Seafood dishes for Good Friday and Easter.
Also at Zea: Pre-orders only, now through Thursday, April 9, for the Easter Lamb Dinner
Limited availability. Order Now!
Pickup on Sunday, April 12
(Serves 4) $70
Additional menu information available here.
Also at Semolina: Friday crawfish boils are back at Semolina (corn and potatoes too)! Now taking pre-orders for pick-up on Friday, call 504-454-7930 to place orders.
