We had a nice time at your restaurant for lunch. The food and the servers were attentive and fun to talk too. My husband had the gumbo, but we both really loved the fried shrimp tacos. The shrimp were more like pawns and so yummy. You got three to an order and it had an apple coleslaw with a cilantro cream sauce. They were so good I could have had another order! I loved the chips they were nice and warm and the roasted corn was a delight. Not big on the salas, but I didn't need to be with the roasted corn gave such a flavorful taste!!! I'm glad my friends recommended the Queens Casino for lunch where you will find 1717. It was an easy walk from the state capitol building and back to the Hilton hotel on the river. The area felt safe and there wasn't much going on in downtown. read more

1717 Kitchen + Cocktails - The fried shrimp tacos with warm tortilla chips with roasted corn. Yummy!!!! - New American Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

My corn and crab soup was very salty and tasted like it was missing something. I wanted a specialty cocktail off their menu but they were out of all of the ingredients to make it. The kitchen closed without notice to me so when en I asked to add on two sides she said I couldn't. take the panicked unsure if my other food order had been placed in time but it was. Everything I ordered to go was good. The pork belly with gnocchi, the salmon all very good meals. The Martini I had while I waited on my to go order was also good. read more

This would have been the first time I've stepped inside of the Queen since the remodeling and boy and I'm impressed. My aunt and I decided to eat here for lunch and I'm happy we did. We came just before the lunch rush and were sat pretty quickly. We both opted for he grilled chicken sandwich and I was not disappointed. The chicken was juicy and a nice portion! The fries were crispy and hot. I wouldn't mind coming here to eat for lunch again this meal made me so happy. My server I can't remember her name was great and attentive. This was also a Thursday and everyone was ordering crab legs so I'm assuming it's some kind of deal for those on Thursdays. I can't wait to come back and try other things on the menu. The view of the river is cool and anytime I see that a bar has CROWN APPLE I know it's going to be a good time. read more

1717 Kitchen + Cocktails - Chicken sandwich - New American Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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I went with my husband today. The gave us a discount for being a veteran. We always sit at the bar to visit with Danell. She is the best bartender in Baton Rouge. She is consistently kind, friendly, and an asset to 1717. She's the reason we keep coming back! The steak was amazing. And so is she!!! Thank you for having her on your staff All of my friends at the casino feel the same. read more

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We got seated right away and our Waitress was so attentive. We got our drinks and ordered appetizers. We ordered nachos which were salty and the egg rolls were good. Then ordered our entrees. Fish tacos were so spicy I couldn't eat them . The brussel sprouts were very mushy and drowned in oil. The others ordered Shrimp poboy and it wasn't good. The bread was hard and unedible. The shrimp and ramaloude sauce was good by taking it off the bread. The ribeye Steak was good. The manager gave us 10% off which was nice. It wasn't enough i thought she should have taken off 1 whole meal. I would not recommend this restaurant. read more

Redfish was full of bone. Risotto was mushy and one big clump. Came with a 6" broccoli tree. read more

1717 Kitchen + Cocktails - Redfish plate with all the bones on the side of plate. Clumped risotto and giant broccoli tree. - New American Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

My family and I visited on Thanksgiving. I liked the ambiance. Very nice and industrial looking. All employees we came into contact with were nice and pleasant. They were serving a limited menu for Thanksgiving. I got the steak and my family members both got the pork chops. Mac n cheese I thought was good and creamy. I wanted my steak medium well and it was well done. I ate it anyways. It was decent. We weren't told when the kitchen or bar was shutting down so when we tried to order more rolls someone went in the back to check and came back out saying the kitchen was closed. We had no idea. The bar was shutting down also (visually we could see it). We decided not to order any drinks. We also wanted to order dessert but was told the kitchen was closed. Typically restaurants give you a heads up when the bar or kitchen are about to closed so that you can get in everything you need. Our server was new so maybe she wasn't aware but I think this is definitely a learning opportunity for staff to make sure this doesn't happen. I would most likely give this place another chance to check out the regular menu though and like I said staff was friendly and hospitable! read more

As we entered the restaurant we noticed it only had 3 or 4 table worth of patrons. The restaurant was clean and nice inside. I asked our waitress what would be her pick and she stated she was new and only working there for 5 days. She said that she has seen the pot pie and it looks great. I said I'll take that and my wife ordered the boudin burger with fries. Waitress returns a few minutes later saying they were out of fries. About 10 minutes later she returns telling me they no longer serve the pot pie. I went with the boudin burger and Mac and cheese. The burger and Mac and cheese were very good. My wife had loaded mashed potatoes and said they were good as well. read more

Poor service waited 30 min to get drinks seen a couple people just walk out due to no service read more

1717 Kitchen + Cocktails - Not the best Flat bread pizza - New American Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

We were told that we would only be able to sit at the bar, as floor seating wasn't available. Once we sat at the bar, the "bartender" took our drink order which as 2 Bloody Mary's, water and a sweet tea (party of 4). The gentleman behind the bar said water would be better, suggesting this as an alternative to the Bloody Mary's. We soon realized it was likely due to Jim not knowing how to make them. He poured the vodka in a shaker, split that between 2 glasses and added to almost full the ZingZang he took 20 minutes to locate, to our glasses. No room for ice. He added olives in excess vs ice and brought them as is. He told us he was out of Worcestershire sauce, which was right in front of him. After watching thing ordeal, we asked him to cancel the water and tea he hadn't brought yet. Also asked him to PLEASE shake the drinks and bring a check. After giving him the cash for the 2 drinks, he kept the change without even bringing it back to ensure we would leave it for him. Mind you, the entire time we waited for Him to locate the Zing Zang, a table with customers sat behind us wondering where the waiter was and if it was the missing Bartender. 1717 needs to invest some of the money from the casino into proper training. This was possibly the worse service I've ever had and I would leave 0 stars if possible. read more

What a cool restaurant! I had the burger and it was awesome. Great beer selection, too. This is my new favorite spot for happy hour. read more

We have yet to be disappointed here. Tonight my husband got a ribeye and I got the blackened salmon. The sides were fabulous as well. We added a side salad that was absolutely huge. Their mustard vinaigrette dressing was so good. This was the third time to eat here. We will be back. read more

The current bar tender has no social skills, didn't know what he was doing, it took 30 minutes to make two Bloody Mary's, he did not give me my change (he kept it). I was told they were not seating anyone accept at the bar but there were other people sitting at tables. All around it was a very bad experience. I would definitely not recommend anyone dine at the restaurant. read more

This is the first time and last time at this establishment. My sisters and I decided to patronize this restaurant and made reservations for 6pm on one of our girl's night dinners. The experience we had was subpar, at best. The waitress came and took our orders and then proceeded to ask that we pay for our food and drinks BEFORE we even received it. That was shocking in itself! We ordered drinks with our food from the bar area and that took forever to come, along with our food. We decided on having the special of Lobster and Steak and I must say that that was a huge mistake!!!! The lobster tail looked dry, rubbery and the taste was non-existent, even with the butter! The steak had a homemade steak sauce all on the top (which was absolutely not good) and the steak was okay. We were sitting at the table talking as we finished our meal, as another worker came to get the dishes. This lady was wiping down the table disrupting us as if she was saying "It's time to go". This was the feeling that we got as she came back a few times to the table taking dishes and wiping things down. This wasn't even our waitress but another employee. This was an experience that I know I will not be repeating. 1717 Kitchen + Cocktails... please do better! read more

We made a reservation for a birthday lunch today, Thursday, at 11:45. We arrived, and ordered cocktails. Minutes later the server returned and said the bar was "closed" for a class and we could not get a drink. WTH???? We left and will not return. Sad, because it's close to our work and would have been a convenient place to go. read more

Worst experience I've had in a restaurant in a very long time. I'm a F&B manager at a hotel and I can understand the stress of team members in a new environment. What I can't understand is how mistakes are made and no one is willing to own it. Two of us ordered two waters, two cocktails and we each ordered steak. We got one water. No biggie. Asked for another one that never came. Finished my drink. Ordered a frozen drink and watched it melt on the bar before it got served. A really nice lady named May delivered the steak. Yes. One steak. Told her we both ordered it. She communicated with the server, and May was the ONLY person who stood out in all this, as she constantly stopped by and apologized for y'all. She definitely knows customer service. Waited and waited and waited. Server finally came to apologize and said steak was on the way, but 30 minutes later I still hadn't gotten my food, which I finally decided to cancel since my friend was long done with his . A manager finally stopped by but showed little to no empathy. Although my friend did say the food was good, the service and management response was AWFUL. I was happy to pay for what we consumed (no discount whatsoever) and get out after 2 hours so I could finally get lunch after no one tried to make it right. Shameful! read more

Me and 3 other people TRIED to eat here last night. I say tried because when we arrived there was nobody at the front counter to seat us. We weren't sure if was self serve or not at this point. A few minutes goes by and a couple staff members walk by but avoid contact and ignore us. One of the servers comes by and just slams a server's tray down on the counter and walked off. We STILL decided to wait a few more minutes and nobody ever even made eye contact with us. We decided to go eat at Shaq's restaurant instead and it was delicious!! read more

After reading the poor reviews we were leery of dining here but wanted to check out the remodeled casino. Glad we decided to give 1717 a shot. Service was great. Our waitress was very attentive. Bartender even came over to see how our drinks were . We both enjoyed our entrees. Great atmosphere for watching sports. Large TVs on every wall. Nice view of the river. read more

Food was amazing!! We had the shrimp flat bread, sliders, charcuterie board, and beignets!! Would definitely go back again, service was also great! read more

After reviewing the menu online and assuming it was an upscale restaurant since the food prices were on the high end for most of the entrees, we decided to try it out to celebrate our anniversary. Upon entering the hostess was not friendly and didn't seem she liked being there. Seated us and walked away without another word. A word about the chairs and table....table too low for chairs which were too high.... and very uncomfortable. Floors concrete, room lacks anything pleasing as far as ambience goes, everything in dull colors, nothing to write home about. After waiting about 5-8 minutes a server arrived at our table. Asked if we wanted to order drinks and did we want water. Husband ordered a cherry coke and I ordered a glass of Cabernet. Server returned with coke, which came from bar, but not my wine. Waited at least 15 minutes for wine. Watched bar server continue to make drinks and have a conversation with a male seated at the bar. I finally saw our server, which I had to wave at, to get her attention. Asked her about my wine. She talked to bar server. Bar server started to examine every bottle of wine at the bar. The Cab I wanted had to be gotten from the kitchen. More delay. Finally got my wine, which was very good, at that point I really wanted to drink the entire bottle. Server came back finally to take food order. Ordered the filet steaks. When brought to us they were barely warm, but surprisingly, cooked like we asked. The sides were mediocre. We are locals but will not patronize The Hollywood or 1717 and will not recommend to our friends. This place gets a 0 rating, not worthy of a 1. Sorry...... Guidelines is forcing me to give a star rating in order for review to post. read more