The Italian Barrel

Jon Askew

Glad we found this Italian gem. Great food and service.

Julia Moreno

Awesome food and drinks! I got the Hugo drink, super tasty. The gnocchi alla patate was incredible. I really enjoyed the dinner overall and had a great experience. Plus free bread! Thanks to Donald for attentive and friendly service.

Theresa J. Gaser

Where do I start…. From the minute I walked in it was amazing!!! Shout out to Rocco for being the best of everything!!! The food is amazing and the service thanks to Rocco was even better if you could compare. If you want Italian in NOLA and want Italian this is the place to come!!! On a scale of 5 I give it a 10 for sure!!

Todd Hanshaw

I was so excited to see Northern Italian Food!! I have spent half my professional life living and working in Milan. I was Then crushed when I saw Chicken parm on the menu. Even further crushed when our first 3 choices from the printed menu were not available. The ingredients were absolutely top notch and wonderful in every fish but the preparation was anything but Italian North or South. The Osso Bucco wasn’t available but when I ordered the Veal Piccata I got a bone in shank instead of piccata - if anyone wants to eat a veal shank with 15 minutes of prep - Please tell me how?? bruschetta was on water bread and although tomatoes and cheese were wonderful it fell completely FLAT My dining partner ordered Chilean sea bass and it was supposed to be cooked in wine and butter but came out dry and NO sauce. The pasta was cooked perfectly on both we ordered!! Overall completely underwhelming and no where near the $350 it cost us. I would ask if the owners or chef have ever actually been to Northern Italy. Where even the most basic dishes are amazing, fresh and proper.