1717 KITCHEN + COCKTAILS - Baton Rouge (LA)

3 /5 Erica Coleman: The brisket poboy was underwhelming. The flavor could have been kicked up a notch. The brussels sprouts had too much bacon in them, causing them to be excessively greasy. I enjoyed my drink and the wings were ok.

3 /5 stefan Lopez: Food: Gumbo was delicious. I shouldve ordered a bowl. They were out of crackers, but the buttered bread we were given was the better alternative. We ordered the steak and lobster special for $20, and you get what you pay for. The lobster and butter was as expected and the corn was average. The steak was disappointing. It was well seasoned and cooked properly, but it was a poor cut of meat; it was hard to cut, chew, and swallow due to the amount of fat in the meat. We ordered dessert to go. Service: incredibly slow. We arrived at 7:20 for a 7:45 reservation with 5 people in front of us. We didnt speak too the hostess until 7:45. We didnt receive our drinks until 8:15. We left at 9:30 asking for dessert to go. Despite being short staffed, the ONE waitress and ONE bartender were trying their best, maintaining good customer service the entire shift. Explaining at the hostess desk youre short staffed wouldve benefited everyone. Atmosphere: absolutely beautiful. Gentle lighting, right on the water. Multiple screens to view your favorite past times. You dont have to speak louder than a whisper to hear across the table. Overall, until the staff shortage is fixed, we dont see ourselves dining in again. But we might order another gumbo to go next time were in the area.

5 /5 Dana Humphry: We ate are our Thanksgiving meal here, and it was fabulous! Our server was attentive and kind, and the food was delicious. The turkey was moist and tasty, and everything else was very good—sweet potato casserole was some of the best we’ve ever had—cranberry sauce tasted homemade—green beans were good—pumpkin bread pudding stole the show!! Our compliments to the chef!! Thank you!

1 /5 Cole Perkins: The food is decent at best, never got a refill or checked on. I requested just salt and pepper on my steak and still got a ton of herbs on it. My wifes fish and chips had so much batter that it wasnt even cooked through on the inside. Save your money.

3 /5 Mark Benfield: We arrived for lunch and the restaurant was largely empty so after ordering two glasses of wine and club sandwiches, I was really surprised that after 20 minutes our drinks still hadnt arrived. When I asked our server to gestured to the bar and said "shes making it." After five more minutes our wine arrived. When our food arrived it made up for the slow service. Really delicious club sandwiches and tasty fries. The wine selection is limited but contains some good selections at reasonable prices. Im in this casinos top tier and was interested to try this restaurant. I think it has potential but they need to put more staff into it. Two bartenders for sure. Our waitress was very nice and apologized for the drink delay.