Lafayette Cajun Seafood Restaurant

I love this place, food is so good. I lhad the shrimp bruschetta and it was really good with a little kick. The "Over the hiill gang" is a great little jazz band, very enjoyable music food and close to home

Food was good I had the lemon pepper shrimp was great I also had the red beans and rice it had bits of sausage in it but it was sweet so that threw me off. My daughter who's 3 had the chicken alfredo she loved it and it was a huge portion for a kids plate. Service was great the man was super helpful never needed anything. Place was super clean. We were kinda unsure of what kind of restaurant it was it had Spanish music playing so we thought it was a Mexican restaurant oh boy were we wrong food was fanominal.

Had lunch and everyone food was good! Service was also great! The lunch menu had a lot to choose from and all reasonably priced. Will be back soon

First time eating here. We sat looking at reviews while we waited, and saw that slow service was a common issue. The waiter is also the owner, and possibly the cook. We ordered a variety of items, the fried alligator appetizer, the boudin ball appetizer, the catfish and etouffee lunch special (with a redbeans & rice sub), the shrimp and oyster plate & a side of garlic bread. The alligator came out first. The flavor was great (probably the highlight of the meal) but the batter was soft and mushy peeling off the meat inside, which was disappointing. Next was the boudin balls. The batter on these was a little crispier than the alligator, but the boudin filling was just decent. It lacked some spices and the texture was a bit more mushy than I care for. The best ones I've ever had fall somewhere just in the middle. I've eaten at a few places on what Louisiana calls "the boudin trail" a tour guide of the best ranked boudin restaurants in Louisiana. Then our main entrees arrived. The catfish had decent flavor, the majority of it was of a thickness that it wasnt dry or chewy. It had a little bit of a fishy flavor, but wasnt bad. The etouffee was probably my 2nd favorite item. It was mushy however, due to what seemed to be crushed rice as a thickener rather than flour and cream. It was similar to a thick rice soup. The flavor however was really good, had some spice, wasnt fishy at all and was filling, an order of this on a cold rainy day would hit the spot.. I gave my friend some and they agreed it was one of the better items. My friend was most impressed by the alligator as well, but said it was amazing when put on top of the garlic toast like a po-boy. The last glitch in the visit came at checkout. I noticed my total was nearly the same as my friends, yet he had ordered a more expensive meal & appetizer. I went back inside, the owner re-added everything twice and refunded me the difference of about $6. While it was one of the more expensive meals of our trip, and overall the food wasnt bad, it fell a bit short of what I had hoped for. Not sure I would make this a destination in the future, but if I was in the area again, I would consider going back.

This place is a hidden gem. Kinda old school diner style spot but dont let that fool you, the service is on point and attentive. I had the crab cakes in butter sauce and they are so delicious and go great with the diet rice and crawfish etouffee. Also the boudin balls are very tasty. My daughter had the catfish and though it was a little under seasoned it was cook nice and crispy and only needed a pil salt in my book.

Crawfish Review- Lafayette Cajun has good crawfish, medium large and no fishy smell. The seasoned boil mix for some reason is dry when the crawfish are served, no boil mix to be seen at the bottom of the serving plate. Small corn and potato. The drawn butter is the best I've ever seen or tasted at any restaurant, high praise! The rest of the authentic Louisiana style menu looks very accomplished and will try after crawfish season. I would come back for crawfish.