text: I'll try NOLA again, but I have to say my first experience was less than stellar.\n\nWe had a reservation but sat for 45 minutes at the bar waiting for them to get us a table.  I went up to them about 30 minutes in to see if they had forgotten us and got a confused look and finally a yes, we have you on the list.   They never seated us and never came around to offer alternatives or anything.  There were open tables.  Finally, we left and ate elsewhere.\n\nBeyond the service, there was loud music--too loud to talk--blaring in the dining area.  I like music.  I like restaurants.  I don't mind when restaurants have music.  But when you cannot hear what the person you are eating with is saying to you and the bartenders cannot hear what you are ordering, the music is too loud for a restaurant.  I go to restaurants to enjoy a good meal and have a nice conversation with whomever I'm with.  I would guess most people share that belief.  If I want it that loud, I'll go to a bar, not a restaurant.  \n\nOh, and the beer from the taps tasted funky.  They either aren't cleaning their taps or are cleaning them improperly.  I tasted both an IPA and a wheat beer.  Both were weird.\n\nSorry, NOLA, but nothanks.