Finding a place to enjoy a classy, relaxing bunch, to celebrate the birthday of a dear friend, can be a challenge as most places overfill and you lose the personal touch of the staff and can be ignored. Quite the opposite experience this morning for Sunday brunch as a group of 10 of us gathered. It was my first experience here, and my immediate impression was very good - it was a clean, crisp atmosphere with beautiful wood and fresh flowers everywhere. We were promptly greeted and attended to with no pause. As our guests arrived, each was given the time needed to review the cocktail menu and make an excellent selection. I opted for a classic Bloody Mary with shrimp. It certainly did not disappoint - it was spicy and full of garnishes, but not too full. The menu was delightful and full of a wide array of choices. I chose the breakfast burrito as it seemed hearty and I had skipped dinner the night before. The food came out just in time. The burrito was more a breakfast sandwich, full of veggies, scrambled eggs (you get your choice on how they're cooked), black beans, quinoa, and some other surprises in there. We rounded out the meal with a glass of bubbly of a reasonable price. Cocha - you are a hidden jewel in downtown Baton Rouge. Friendly staff, perfectly portioned meals, and crafty cocktails.... I will be back! read more

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Cocha is fantastic! I went here to celebrate my birthday before the LSU game one Saturday. My entire party was pleased and satisfied with everything from the food to the atmosphere and service. The menu changes often to accommodate the farm-to-table freshness that is the pride of Cocha. When we went, there were six entrées and we had six guests, so we decided to get one of each and try it all. The set-up of Cocha makes it easy to share dishes and small plates. There were some favorites - but everything was fresh and delicious! They were all brunch items, but the fish dish was a favorite as was the burrito. Really, though, you couldn't go wrong with any of them. The drinks were delicious as well. I had a cocktail that was made with tea and lemon and it was so refreshing. The wine list is great as well. The atmosphere and service is splendid. There is unique artwork around the space, and it is modern and cozy at the same time. The owner even chatted with us about the food, artwork, and his inspiration. He was fantastic and so welcoming! I can't wait to return to Cocha. read more

Cocha - A variety of entrees - New American Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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This place is BR hidden gem! Great food and drinks! I highly recommend it. Must try.

Really impressed by this place. Had kale salad and the wrap. Both were really good and very filling.

The Bottom Line: A unique blend of cuisine traditions (Venezuela-Swiss, if I recall correctly) and excellent service that makes Cocha a gem worth going out of your way for. Try: Breakfast Burrito Benedict Pro: The atmosphere is warm, and the restaurant is well appointed with some kitschy decorative touches (see: piano). The service is just as friendly, if not more so; we accidentally arrived 15 minutes prior to opening, and they still let us in! The food is why you are reading, and the food is why you should go. They have a distinct blend of food I have seen nowhere else, and I urge you to try a variety of plates. We were there for brunch, but we got to try a few other things besides what I've mentioned above. Con: I honestly cannot think of any, other than parking may be limited based on what we saw. read more

Came here with some friends and everything we ate was delicious. The sauces were great and the food was fragrant and fresh. Also, the cocktails were awesome thanks to our star waitress Melinda who served and bartended for us the entire time. Good vibes all around!!! read more

Cocha - Miso Salmon - New American Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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The Latin dishes are what I always get because they are so good and no one else has them. I love the almosphere and staff and owner are very attentive and personable. read more

Food was delicious! Everything was fresh & seasonal! Sweet potato soup, miso glazed salmon- were my lunch choices. Hands down- best salmon I ever ate- and I really don't eat salmon! Wine selection was excellent & we had an amazing lunch. Met the chef & owner & she was fabulous. We will be back!! read more

The food was on point perfect. Very flavorful and beautiful plating. Our waiter was phenomenal. One of my new favorite restaurants in Baton Rouge! read more

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Food was great! Environment was great! The servers were amazing and recommended great food to us. I would recommend you get the dutch baby to share with your table if you go for brunch time, it was amazing. read more

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Vegan & GF? Eat here! Being GF makes eating out hard enough - Oh, I'll have another salad while my dining companions rave about everything. Complicating my dining out, my out-of-state daughter is now vegan. We searched restaurants while she was in town so we could have a nice meal out in her home town. Cocha was top of the list and for good reason. Lots of options for either vegan or GF or both. The food was excellent. Our server was outstanding. I wish I could recall her name. We shared several items with the spot-on aid of her suggestions. The atmosphere is so very nice. We were fortunate to dine outside on a rare comfortable night. The restaurant was almost full and it was early. Cocha is perfect for a lovely meal out, a celebration, or a casual meal. read more

We were there last Saturday May 25th for dinner exploring the new menu. We were not disappointed!! We started with some small snacks the double dip for sure the Spanish red pepper was great. We then shared the salad with smoked beets this was great, the Asian twist with the miso was a fantastic combination of tastes. For the mains we had rabbit pie and Brazilian seafood stew. The seafood stew was fabulous with fantastic mussels and the coconut rice. We will miss you read more

Cocha! Amazing place, wonderful food and staff. We had Caleb this evening and he was a 20/10! Really cool and amazing food and the chocolate pie was unbelievable! Happy read more

Cocha - New American Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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The atmosphere was intimate and inviting as always. We were seated promptly and our drink orders were taken quickly. The pale ale I chose was light and refreshing. Our service was fantastic and was quicker than it has been in the past which was nice. I ordered the Squid Ink Linguine with Scallops and Shrimp. The dish was visually stunning and there was a great amount of texture within the dish which complimented the balance of flavors. The pasta was cooked perfectly as were the shrimp and scallops. I particularly enjoyed the addition of chorizo and the flavorful turmeric aioli. This past visit was a significant improvement over my last two and I hope to be back again soon. read more

Cocha - Squid Ink Linguine with Scallops and Shrimp - New American Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

The next time I have friends in town, I'll definitely bring them here to Cocha. I love the ambience and decor of the restaurant. Everyone was super friendly and helpful, especially Saskia. My date has a few food intolerances/allergies, and the chef was very accommodating. (If you have food intolerance(s), you would understand how hard it is to go out to eat.) My date and I ordered a variety of small dishes to start off. The salmon tartare was light and refreshing, with pieces of ikura and chunks of avocados. The baked yucca root chips were served with a creamy blended avocado salsa; which were more deep fried than baked. Our fav was definitely the pork cachapa (slow roasted pull pork over a Venezuela style corn cake, topped with pickled onions). Yummmmm!! To top it off, we ordered a duck gnocchi as the main entree. The pancetta was nicely crispy; and the hint of truffle was nice but light. The menu mention that the dish is topped with a soft cured egg; but ours was presented with a poached egg. I was a bit of disappointed the gnocchi was too soft. Nonetheless, the dinner date was very nice. As another recent diner noted, the portions are a bit small when it comes to portion-price ratio. If you're ever downtown and just need a place for a good drink, the drinks are good here. I had the Cocha Constellation. I would never have imagine making a drink with arugula, but it was fabulous! read more

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Came here for brunch back in February since it was one of the handful of places open on Sunday and within walking distance of my hotel. Great service and amazing Bloody Mary's. I recommend getting the Dutch Baby. It's an oven-baked pancake topped with cane syrup and apples, and served in a cast-iron skillet. read more

Such a phenomenal place! I would say the owners have the menu on lock down and it's great; however, they're constantly trying to perfect it. My hat is off to them. I have loved the options and the food both times I have gone. The waiter has been amazing and I had the opportunity meet one of the owners who was a delight. Go by, you won't regret it. read more

Came here for date night and it was soooo good. We started off with the passion fruit salmon crudo and the flavors were incredible. The passion fruit sauce was a nice hint to the buttery salmon texture. We got the soft shell crab and the black garlic fettucine with shrimp and salmon as our entrees. Let me just talk about the black garlic fettucine real quick. Amazing. That's really the only thing that I could think of when I took the first bite. The subtle hint of the black garlic really took off on this dish. My boyfriend and I couldn't stop raving and thinking about it after we left. We really enjoyed our experience and that the owner came and talked to us. It was definitely an enjoyable night. read more

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Food was so fresh and good. The wait for food was over 30 minutes but it was worth the wait. Owners were very sociable. Will definitely go back. Vegan choices as well. read more

We had a reservation for 7pm, and when we got there, we had to wait for a table. Not a terribly big deal. However, when we ordered the scallops, the scallops were ice cold. My wife ate a bite and asked me to try it. I ate some and said, yeah, that's ice cold. The server said, well take care of the scallops for you. Then the manager came by and said, "obviously we'll take care of the scallops, would you like a complementary dessert?" We didn't really want one, but they offered so sure. When the bill came, they did not take the scallops off the bill. When we asked about it, the server said the manager said we are a scallop, so we need to be charged. I said, what did y'all do with the other 75% of the dish, if you lied to us and we are paying for it, we should at least be able to take it home. But no, they threw it away. So they lied to us about it. Straight up lied. That just means we will never be back. I suggest anywhere else. read more

The food and service were great. However, I did order bourbon on the rocks and they charged me $15 for Buffalo Trace and $3 for "the rocks" which is pretty lame... read more

Excellent atmosphere and unique food offerings. Pricey, but the food is worth it. They recommend reservations. This was incredibly odd to me when we walked in the front door; the wait staff of five had no other customers. We almost left because we felt looked down upon for not having a reservation. I may have even asked if there was a problem seizing us into there overly uncrowded place. My wife loved her meal. Mine was, well, complex. Their unique food offerings were much for my simple palate. Until dessert came! Chocolate mousse torts demand complexity, I am very much okay with being overwhelmed! We'll split dinner the next time to save a few bucks. Dessert? If only it could be the main course! read more

Cocha is good. We went for brunch. The cocktails are inventive and the entrees were good. The dutch baby was amazing and served in cast iron. That alone is worth the trip. I am excited to go back for dinner and try the osso bucco. read more

Visited this fine establishment with my husband for our regular day night and was blown away. The atmosphere is casual yet romantic. We had reservations so we were seated promptly. We were sat at two person table near the view of the kitchen (which is actually a lot more appealing than it sounds). We were greeted by the most friendly and helpful server I've encountered. He even spoke to us in Spanish (only after realizing we also speak the language) to better explain some of his favorite dishes and recommendations. For starters, we enjoyed the Cachapas. Definitely a safe choice in my opinion. Very flavorful and appealing to most. Loved them! I ordered the Grilled Orange Pomegranate Quail and wow.. every bite was exquisite. The citrus flavor really shined through. I enjoy a gamey bird and this was it for me. My husband ordered the Grilled NZ Rack of Lamb and was also throughly impressed. In particular, he loved the ratatouille that accompanied the protein. We practically inhaled our entrees because they were so good. Naturally we were ready for dessert. Our server recommended the Baklava that he mentioned he made himself. We agreed with his suggestion and were not disappointed one bit. A perfectly not too sweet dessert with a comforting nutty flavor. Perfect choice for dessert. Perfect choice for a date. Is worth trying! One of my faves in Baton Rouge. read more

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On a recent road trip, I was pleasantly surprised by Cocha, patio, specialty cocktails and wine list available, farm to table menu, really nice servers and in walking distance of my hotel. I couldn't believe my luck. I was on my third day on the road and I really wanted a salad, it was exactly what I needed, fresh lettuce washed, not bagged bullshit lettuce that is served in most restaurants. Simple veggies added and a balanced vinaigrette dressing. I laugh at the idea of my review being about their house salad, but you can't imagine how happy it made me. Sometimes when I go to a restaurant I zero in on one item, this menu had multiple small plates and large plates that I wanted to order. But I stood firm on my quest for some real, healthy food and ordered the Indian Fenugreek Curry with freakin' kale. What the hell has gotten into me, has the road made me crazy? I was dining alone and everyone was super nice, my food was delicious and they had a cult, Txakolina wine by the glass. If I would have had the time, I would have eaten another meal at Cocha, alas, time to hit the road. read more

Cocha - Txakolina Rose' by the glass - New American Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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I have been looking forward to trying this restaurant since the opening was mentioned in summer of 2016. They opened this week and it was definitely worth the wait. We came in today as a party of 8 for lunch. We were seated promptly, service was fast, flavorful food, and in-and-out within an hour. Definitely look forward to trying their dinner selections. read more

Cocha - New American Near Me - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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Showed up during Mardi Gras without a reservation. The owner was so gracious, he made us a table for two. The food was excellent and the waiter was helpful and accommodating in splitting our dish. Nice upscale restaurant. Definitely give it a try! read more

Came here for Sunday brunch and it was such a pleasant experience. The Bloody Mary's were really yummy and the mimosas were refreshing. I'd been looking for someone where that does live music during brunch, and had no clue about this place til I did some deep yelp digging. The food was pretty good (tbh a little overpriced, but that's downtown I guess). I had the criollo which was duck, rice, black beans, plantains, and an arepa. The plantains tasted like bananas with a sweet glaze, which was odd. It was strange to me that the two really latin components were done kinda wrong (plantains and arepas), but they weren't bad. Just different. My friends had the Benedict, which they said was really good and then ended with the sweet potato cinnamon roll. Overall, I'd recommend if you're looking for a cozy and aesthetically pleasing brunch spot. The music tops off the experience for sure! I don't know I'd come for dinner but I'd definitely try out brunch again. read more

Great food and really great service. Definitely order the chargrilled octopus! Our server Coco was really great as well!!

I am newly gluten and dairy free, so the menu was very clear about what I could order. The server also was very sensitive to my allergen needs. Food was very tasty and the ambiance was cute. read more

Went there for dinner on a Thursday night. Was looking forward to this place due to all the other positive reviews, but was a little disappointed with the food. Food felt either bland, or too salty. We had the cachapas and both thought they were not very flavorful. The duck was a little tough. Also had the pasta, which we felt like relied too much on salt, rather than any other flavor. For a restaurant that received such great reviews, I expected more. The menu changes quite often, so it might have just been a problem with the things we ordered. However, the dining space is very modern and very nice to sit in. Staff was super nice and amazing and the manager even came to ask how everything is. May try again some other time when the menu is different. read more

Possibly I just came on a bad night... This place really fucking sucked. The slowest service I have ever experienced. If you're wonderinf exactly how slow, here it goes: it took approximately 30 minutes for a beer and a Moscow Mule (which was sent back because it lacked the basic elements of a Moscow mule), then another 30 minutes for the appetizer. And, this is where It gets good. The appetizer was fucking humus. It took 1 hour for them to scoop humus that tasted store bought out of the fridge. Oh and then another hour of waiting for the entre. By now, we have been here for an hour and a half, and our food is "just about to come out". We said "keep it." Yep, we left before the entres even came out. Oh and by the way, several other customers sent their dishes back while we were waiting for the hour and a half. Like I said though.. maybe I caught them on a bad day. read more

My favorite place to dine at in Baton Rouge especially for brunch. The staff is friendly, the food the creatively amazing, the cocktails are delicious and plus the patio is dog friendly. All wins for me! read more

Everything about this restaurant was just ... fine? I appreciate that they had several vegan options. We tried the Peruvian Wrap and the Asian noodle sauté and they were both just ... fine. Not great. But kind of pricey for the amount and quality of food we got, I thought. The service was good, but the food took forever and it wasn't busy. The outdoor seating was nice though. I'm in no rush to try again. read more

I've been back to Cocha a few times now and the owner is always very kind and recognizes us, which is nice. The service has always been impeccable. Unfortunately, we were pretty underwhelmed with our last visit. I was really excited to try the new spring menu, after trying every vegan item on the prior menus. We were a party of three (2 vegans and 1 vegetarian). We got the white corn empanadas to start- delicious! The yucca chips (more like yumma) were good as usual. The rest of the meal was somewhat disappointing. The cachapas were brought out with cheese after we specified no cheese (somehow our waiter confused vegan with gluten free). We quickly got a new order, and they were just okay. The jackfruit was bland. We decided to get both of the vegan entree options, the tikka masala and the black garlic fettuccine, and share them with a salad between the three of us. Both of those dishes were labeled as vegan and vegetarian on the menu. Unfortunately- the V/VG on the fettuccine was an error because there is egg in the pasta. We were so disappointed after we had been excited to try that dish. So, we ended up ordering two of the same tikka masala dish and adding on a quinoa salad with no cheese. The salad was a little strange- lettuce leaves with a sprinkle of quinoa with a few pieces of steamed beet strips on one side of a plate and a few pieces of diced smoked carrot on the other side. The dressing was not detectable and the smoky flavor on the carrots tasted very artificial bordering on unpleasant. The tikka masala curry had a good flavor and was moderately spicy. Unfortunately the rice was undercooked and there were several crispy/raw grains throughout. We were all still a little hungry after finishing our food- the portions here are not huge, which has never been problem in the past. However, we had ordered everything off the menu that we could eat so...no other options. We decided to get dessert, and were first offered a gluten free option. After we corrected our waiter, he told us that the vegan dessert had sold out. Overall, it just wasn't the greatest experience and we all left feeling a little hungry. Hopefully higher demand for more veggie items will result in Cocha offering more options, because we'd love to come back more than once a season to try new menu items. read more

I would not recommend the mushroom risotto. It is quite bland and just not a tasteful dish. They offered for me to try something else and I got the mussels and frites and that was such an amazing dish! I highly recommend! read more

Criollo is the dish for me. Ask for a fried egg on top and get the passion fruit custard dessert. Just please don't order the last one before I get there. This is my new go-to place for brunch and to impress out-of-town guests that Baton Rouge is hip, cool, and knows good food if you know where to look. read more

Nice looking restaurant and they play good music.My husband's first course was good and so was my salad. But both second courses were pretty uninteresting and took 45 minutes to get to us though the place was quite empty when we arrived. Overall adequate but not so interesting to warrant a second visit.9. read more

Don't be afraid. Almost skipped but so glad we tried it out. Menu is eclectic. They are true to their motto but holy moly I was very impressed with the ambiance, wine selection and menu. Beet and burrata salad is a must have! My vegan friend had the stir fried noodles who said it was very good and had a nice kick. I had the lamb chops and it was awesome. Should have taken pics. But I failed. Again awesome menu and wine selection. Don't be afraid. read more

Great outdoor seating and even better menu items. The restaraunt itself is kept spotless and moving. During the week, service is fast for those of us that work downtown. The Lobster Sliders are mouth watering and will fill you up! They also have brunch on the weekends. read more