Piccadilly Cafeteria

Piccadilly features good basic home cooking. My favorites are the fried catfish and the fried chicken. Both of these are really good deal if you get them on the dilly plate. Cost less than $ 10. The sides are OK. Sometimes they can use a little more seasoning. But that’s me. I’m a New Orleanean. But do try the carrot soufflé. It really is good.
Of course it’s a cafeteria so they don’t take reservations but everything on the menu is available for takeout. Which is really good if you’re sick of fast food.
Prices are reasonable depending on what you get. Today I got a stuffed fish with broccoli and green beans and fettuccine Alfredo for sides. Also came with bread and an ice tea. All of this cost me $ 15. Not a bad deal.
The service is solid. The waitstaff is friendly and will come and see about you often. They don’t hover but they will probably call you baby, dear or sweetheart. LOL

Piccadilly Cafeteria is surprisingly great. Their fried catfish is probably the BEST in town. It has a crunchy, cornmeal coating that sticks to the fish and never slides off, and it is completely greaseless. It is miles above the greasy offerings and New Orleans Hamburger and Seafood, or any other place that simply coats their fish in flour alone.
The side dishes are basic, but I’ve never had anything terrible or inedible. The carrot soufflé is locally renowned for its deliciousness. The desserts are good too. Can’t go wrong at Piccadilly!

And the search continues for a decent breakfast place on the Westbank.
I had never been to Piccadilly until this morning. However, I heard that they had a breakfast bar, and I figured, Piccadilly is all about cafeteria-​style food… they can’t possibly mess this up. It had to be a step above Ryan’s and Golden Corral, at least.
Not so much.
I was intrigued by the omelet/​egg/​waffle bar. They had one employee cooking food to order, so I placed my order for an omelet loaded with delicious things. Fresh veggies, some meat, and cheese. In the meantime, I went to check out the other offerings. It was a little disappointing. A few different types of meat, some bland hash browns, equally bland grits, salty eggs, biscuits and gravy (still don’t understand the concept of putting gravy on bread), and finally, some dried out cinnamon rolls and an apple pie/​cobbler-​like thing. Oh, and some fruit off to the side.
Back to the Omelet, which I was convinced would be the star of the meal. It may have been, if I didn’t have to wait 10 mins for it, only for it to be completely overcooked. I was okay with the wait… they only had 1 employee cooking… but c’mon, why the burnt eggs? I even tried to cover it up with some of the gravy from the biscuits n gravy tray, but that didn’t make it edible. Boo.
Should have went with a waffle. Then again, the only thing to put on the waffle would have been table syrup.
I think I’m going to stick to IHOP in Harvey for breakfast. I’m not a fan of that either, but I’m definitely giving up on the all you can eat breakfast thing.

Thanks to Dennis G, who reviewed the Metairie location for reminding me that I owe this place a review.
Wow. I can’t believe I have never reviewed this place! I seriously eat here probably once a month.
Now, Piccadilly isn’t one of those places that you go to for a fancy dining experience, but the food is like home cooking to me, probably because I have been coming here since I was a kid.
I always get the dilly plate, which is an entrée’, two sides and a piece of bread for under 8 bucks. You really can’t beat that. I usually get the fried catfish, mashed potatoes and gravy and broccoli with a soft roll. It’s always good and fresh and it always leaves me satisfied. Also, I don’t often get dessert, but when I do I get the chocolate pudding.
This place is pretty awesome. I know there are people who have never been and would never want to try it, but this place reminds me of my childhood when I would go with my grandmother to lunch.
They also have take out, if you don’t want to sit down and eat!