The Ruby Slipper Cafe in the News

 

The Ruby Slipper Cafe was rated “Very Good to Excellent” in all three categories (Food, Decor & Service) of the 2009 Zagat guide: The “southern breakfasts have just a little fancy thrown in” and the “brandy milk punch at brunch makes drinking milk fun again” at this “welcome” new daytime american in Mid-City, a neighborhood that “sorely needed a breakfast spot”; it’s a “good value” too, and the “cute” “comfortable” “corner location” invites diners to “socialize as they wait” for a table.

The Ruby Slipper Cafe was reviewed by WWL-TVs secret food critic, Napoleon, on June 25, 2010.  He awarded us Three Stars and provided a very gracious review overall “The Ruby Slipper is found down a Mid-City side street, but it didn’t take long for word to spread about this place. Now people from many other neighborhoods make the trek for breakfast and brunch. It’s no wonder. The place is inherently charming, well-run and serves dishes that would be at home at much more upscale restaurants“.  Read the Review

The Ruby Slipper Cafe was reviewed by reknowned New Orleans food critic Tom Fitzmorris in April, 2010.  Tom awarded Three Stars (”Worth Crossing Town For”), stating that “The menu is as creative as any this side of Brennan’s, and uses excellent fresh ingredients carrying pedigrees you’d find in a gourmet bistro (applewood-smoked bacon, stone-ground grits, and fresh local shrimp, to name three). Particularly good is the restaurant’s use of local flavors not often seen at breakfast. Like pork or duck debris, or bananas Foster.” Read the full review!

The Ruby Slipper Cafe was awarded a coveted spot in Brett Anderson’s list of the Top 100 Restaurants, as featured in the Times-Picayune Fall 2009 Dining Guide.   One of only four breakfast spots featured, we are thankful for this great recognition. See the full article

The Ruby Slipper Cafe was the focus of Brett Anderson’s September 2009 Eating Your Words column in the Times-Picayune.  Brett had this to say about Ruby’s Crabcake Breakfast…”this cake with a nut-brown top crust contained lump meat any chef in town would be proud to serve. The eggs were perfectly over-medium, the grits thick but well-shy of solid, the biscuit warm and buttery. I ordered a side of corned beef hash; you should, too. It all made me look forward to the next time I put myself in the hands of Ruby Slipper chef Nate Hilderbrand. ” See the full article

We were featured in the Table Talk Column in the August 2009 New Orleans Magazine, which focuses on neighborhood restaurants that have opened within the last year or so.  See the article

The Ruby Slipper Cafe was featured in the Dining column of the August 2008 New Orleans Magazine: See the article

The Ruby Slipper Cafe was a recommended Brunch Location in the story “Night on the Town”, in the May 30, 2008 issue of Lagniappe: See the article

The Ruby Slipper Cafe was the featured restaurant review in the May 27, 2008 edition of Gambit Weekly: See the article

Our first media coverage was a “spill the beans” article in Louisiana Cookin’ Magazine’s February 2008 issue. If you would like to learn more about Louisiana Cookin’ check out their website: https://www.louisianacookin.com/