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Hotel Le Cirque is home to New Orleans' most celebrated new eatery, Lee Circle Restaurant, a culinary tour de force combining award-winning Creole cuisine, ultra chic ambiance, and an extensive wine collection.

Chef Dennis Hutley's first restaurant, Le Parvenu, earned a place in Zagat's Top Ten and received the Distinguished Restaurant of North America Award. In creating this Lee Circle landmark, Hutley teamed up with Brad Hollingsworth and Johnny Vodanovich, owners of Clancy's, to create a spectacular New Orleans dining experience. Combining rich flavors with local delicacies, the menu boasts an ambitious selection of complex dishes.

To start your meal, a sampling of your choices includes Mirliton Bisque with jumbo lump crabmeat, Shell Island Oysters and Brie, and Escargot in Toasted Garlic Marchand de Vin. The entrée selection includes a variety of palate-pleasing seafood, poultry, and meat dishes. Among the most favored are Almond Crusted Snapper "Kell Marie" layered with crabmeat and smoked lemon buerre blanc sauce, Roast Abita Springs Quails "Under Glass" with foie gras stuffing and truffle cream, and the Veal Chop "Mrs. P. served with asparagus, artichoke, mushroom, and foie gras.

Lee Circle Restaurant offers dinner nightly from 5:30pm - 10:30pm and lunch Monday through Friday 11:30am - 2:30pm. Credit cards are accepted. Reservations are recommended, phone 504-962-0915. Attire is dressy casual.

What others are saying about Lee Circle Restaurant ...

Times Picayune - 4 beans
Best New Restaurant of 2002 
The restaurant is a mix of New Orleans
mainstays and modern American originals
that easily leans towards high refinement.

Menu Magazine - 4 stars 
I love this kind of menu. The best of local
ingredients in ways that feel comfortable and familiar.

Bon Appetit Magazine 
The best new restaurant in the food-obsessed
town is Lee Circle, which serves straight forward
but sophisticated Creole food. January 2003

Gourmet Magazine America's 
Best Restaurants, October 2002