A birthday dinner fails in the small ways: one guest cannot eat the main, the cake arrives with nowhere to set it, and half the table is still parking at 7:30. Namaste Nola can host the meal at 201 Baronne Street if you send the details before the day.
Gulab jamun is a syrup-soaked milk dumpling, generally served warm, made with khoa and sugar (Gulab jamun). It is a natural end to an Indian birthday meal. If you are bringing a bakery cake instead, say so. The table needs a clear spot and a knife, not a surprise at 9:00 PM.
The list to send
Put the date, the time, and the guest count on the parties form. Dinner service is 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM. A Saturday in November books faster than a Monday, so send the form when the date is real.
Name the diets. A mixed table can share biryani, a vegetarian curry, bread, and a grill plate from the menu. Drinks can be a short list from the bar rather than an open-ended tab you did not plan.
The night of
Ask guests to use the Baronne Street entrance and to arrive inside the window you booked. A regular reservation on Resy is for a standard table. A birthday with a speech is a private inquiry.
Twain wrote that New Orleans will throw something in "for good measure" (Life on the Mississippi). The good measure on a birthday is a kitchen that knew the count. Send the number.