Delachaise, cheese and wine

I will be in New Orleans the weekend of Oct. 19. Can anyone provide information / feedback about the following places:

The Delachaise restaurant / bar

St. James Cheese Shop

The Wine Seller

I%26#39;d be interested in finding out where they are located in relation to the French Quarter, and any information about them.

Delachaise, cheese and wine

I don%26#39;t have personal experience with any of these, but here%26#39;s what I found online:

The Delachaise

3442 Saint Charles Ave

New Orleans, LA 70115

Phone: (504) 895-0858

neworleans.citysearch.com/review/39573298

This isn’t near the Quarter; you’d definitely need a cab to get there.

St. James Cheese Company

5004 Prytania St

New Orleans, LA 70115

http://www.appetites.us/archives/000475.html

THE WINE SELLER

5000 Prytania St

New Orleans, LA 70115

(504) 899-6000

HTTP://WWW.WINE-SELLER.NET/SITE/WELCOME.HTML

These 2 also aren’t near the Quarter; they’re uptown near Audubon Park.

Delachaise, cheese and wine

Yes the closest to the FQ would be the Delachaise. Delachaise and the St James have places to sit and eat your cheese, but the Wine Seller does not. The latter two are about a block apart.

Delachaise has a great menu, small plates of french food that are a little bit pricey though. in particular love the shrimp and charcuterie plates. great wine selection. also lots of good beer on tap including hard to find chimay white...

I%26#39;m not a fan of Delachaise, to be honest. Went twice and had incredibly rude service twice. Food is good (although I agree with nolagirl that it%26#39;s a tad pricey) but I won%26#39;t put up with bad service. Friends like it, though, so it may be one of those ';I just don%26#39;t get it'; places!

I really like Delachaise. I used to go there frequently when I lived in New Orleans. The last time I was there was this past April. I%26#39;ve never had a problem with the service there, but maybe I%26#39;m just oblivious.

They have a great selection of wines, beer and cheese. I don%26#39;t think the drinks are that pricey (depending on what you order, I guess). The cheese platter is a decent price, comparable to what you would pay if you were buying the cheese from the grocery.

Service isn%26#39;t very good at Delachaise. I do love the St. James, though.

Delachaise indeed has a good selection of wines. The beer selection is fair, but certainly not exhaustive. I%26#39;ve only eaten there once and certainly enjoyed the apps I had, but it is not someplace I would go for a meal given everything else available in NOLA. I haven%26#39;t found service rude, but it is limited and haphazard the times I have been. It is certainly not a scene that compels me to want to return, but it%26#39;s within walking distance for me so I drop in occasionally, moreso now that Martin%26#39;s on Baronne is no more.

The Wine Seller and St. James are right next door to each other right by my barber%26#39;s salon, so I am familiar with them. I was in there as recently as last weekend. The Wine Seller is a small place that%26#39;s been there for years and has a clientele of regulars. I%26#39;ve never seen any tastings going on. They occasionally have a bottle open at the register, but if you want to taste seriously there are better places to go. It%26#39;s a small place, so the selection is not extensive, but they do have many quality vintages. Service is limited; it%26#39;s more of a place to go when you already know wine and what you want.

St. James is relatively new. It is somewhat like the wine shop in that it is small and doesn%26#39;t have a huge selection of cheeses, but what they do have is top quality product and the owners are passionate about cheese. I%26#39;ve gotten sandwich lunches there twice in the past six weeks and they are yummy. The menu is fairly limited - sandwiches and salads. You can sample freely. They also have a limited selection of deli meats - pates,prosciutto, etc. as well as some kitchenware. Service is friendly, but it can get crowded at times and you can wait 30 minutes for a sandwich so it%26#39;s not fast food. It is a bit pricey, but if you love cheese like we do, it%26#39;s worth it.