I had my doubts since it looked kind of tourist trap like, but was pleasantly surprised. I think…read morepeople go for the aesthetics of the dining room. By dining here you also get to walk through the plantation gardens for free. The main dining room is nice w/ a giant table. Got seated in the side room. Service was attentive. Complementary bread, biscuits, and butter. Got the large size gumbo, $24 or so. The menu only lists a cup, but they have a large option. Satisfying enough. The po boys looked like a good option with way more food for less... Give it a shot if you're in the area and want to a pretty dining experience.

Fancy restaurant open for lunch and dinner on the grounds of Houmas House. Great service on this…read moreday from Reed, a LSU student who is from the area. The cocktails from the connected bar were excellent. The food was very good. No need to leave the Houmas House to eat when visiting. I look forward to returning some day.

Went for special Easter Brunch It was like being in a…read morenovel. Beautiful trees, peacocks the perfect setting Food did NOT disappoint! We'll be back!

This place is amazing. Beautiful, full of southern charm. Everything you want in a plantation…read moredining experience. I'd go here again and again. And if you go to the restaurant, they'll let you walk the grounds which are gorgeous. The dining room is amazing. The food is delicious. My only Negative about this place was the time that it took to get your food. Other than that, it was awesome.

Dixie Cafe at Houmas House and Gardens…read more 40136 Highway 942 River Road, Darrow, LA 70725 @tonylameats Mardi Gras maybe over, but you can still enjoy the delicious food at Dixie Cafe at Houmas House and Gardens! Bourbon shrimp, crispy wings with chili glaze, and a BLT with fried green tomato + bacon; all solid choices. Bonus: Walk it off in the gardens after for the beautiful scenery! Tonylameats Approved #tonylameats #louisianaeats #houmashouse #batonrougeeats #mardigras2026

Came on a Sunday specifically for the buffet. I've heard so many good things I couldn't wait to…read moretry. When you walk in there is the regular menu as well. You pay for the buffet and it includes a drink and then you can seat yourself. They had some really nice selections, from red beans and rice, gumbo, grilled chicken, mixed veggies, crawfish fettuccini, grits, and a couple other dishes. For dessert, bread pudding. Everything was good and full of flavor. The place was relatively empty, so it was quiet. There was a lab dog roaming around, at first I thought he was someone's service dog, but since it was roaming around, obviously not. While I do love animals, not someone's pet in my feet while I'm eating.

Every time we travel to this area we have to return to Mike Anderson,s. It reminds me of classic…read moreLouisiana seafood restaurants dining, white tablecloths and all. All the standard fried seafood is what you hoped and is the best. Rich dark Seafood Gumbo with layers of flavor. I enjoyed the Gulf boiled shrimp and sweet corn on the cob. Shrimp was very fresh, perfect seasoned and cooked, meaning peeling the shells easily fell off. My wife and I shared the Yellow Fin Tuna Steak blacked just right. All in all a wonderful dining experience capped off with coffee and turtle pie topped with praline ice cream! If given the chance we will return. Keep up the great work fellows.

Seafood Gumbo-1/5…read more Fried green tomatoes- 2/5 Tried the catfish it was fried nicely, and seasoned okay. White chocolate blueberry bread pudding 4/5 Turtle pie 2/5

Four words: fresh squeezed orange juice…read more So good. Several QR codes to sign up for rewards and leave a review, which is fine, and easy to complete, but sometimes it's good to just enjoy a good biscuit. I had the vicious. Amazing. It wasn't spicy like I thought it'd be. They did a good job balancing sweet/spice.

I really want to love this place more or actually I wish I was the type of person who could…read moregenuinely say I would frequent this place again. But those folks are out there so here is what you will enjoy if you are like me. At the end is what will annoy you if you're like me. The GOOD I know others complained but I love ordering at the counter taking a number and having staff bring food to the table. My cashier noted that I was with a group and was able to ring our orders up separately but associate the same table number. As folks have noted, they do bring out the food as ready so you have to be comfortable with eating before everyone is served or some folks having lukewarm dish. I love unlimited self serve coffee. Others loved their premade coffee drinks especially the boozy one. I also love the decor, the staff, the large outside eating area. The food was interesting. There was a lot of hit and miss within the same dish. For instance, the table shared beignets and fried green tomotoes. I loved the okra and pimento cheese that accompanied the fried green tomatoes but the tomatoes... meh. I think I would like this dish better during peak tomatoe season. The beignets were hard but the strawberries and cream delicious. The MEH The main dishes weren't enough to complain or rave about. Two folks had omelettes, someone had French toast, someone had the biscuit sandwich with crab cakes, and someone had the limited edition biscuit sandwich. The BAD I live in B.R. proper and we have enough brunch breakfast places for me to frequent without driving half an hour. If I am driving, why not just go all the way into New Orleans! There are like 3 spots for groups over 4. So great for groups of four or two. But that's it. Notice that only two out of six people chose a biscuit sandwich. Unless you want some variation of a fried chicken biscuit sandwich, you are out of luck. They have a decent sides list. They could easy add a make your own biscuit sandwich option that allows folks to have three items from sides menu plus a biscuit on the plate and then the guest puts it all together themselves. Make that a price that matches the other sandwich prices. Tada. YOU'RE welcome! So, if I lived in Gonzales/Prairieville, and they made this change to the menu I could see myself visiting every other month or so. How it stands, I don't see myself needing to visit again.

After a previous not-so-great experience at the bar, I received a call from Jason, the General…read moreManager at Don's Seafood in Gonzales, who personally reached out to apologize and invited me to come back so he could take care of us. He said, "Next time you're in Gonzales, please stop by -- I'd love to meet you." So this past Sunday, Parker and I went in for brunch -- same time of day as before -- but this time we sat in the dining room, and the experience was completely different and absolutely wonderful. From the moment I walked in, Ava at the host stand smiled and said, "Oh, you're back!" and that right there is what I love about great front-of-house teams -- you feel remembered and welcomed. I asked if Jason was there, and it turns out Sunday is normally his day off, but he came in just to see us. That alone meant so much. He was warm, fun, genuinely hospitable, and made us feel truly cared for. And then Connor came by -- now sporting a mustache that somehow makes him look five years older -- but he recognized me right away and gave me a big hug. That kind of genuine connection says everything about the people who work here. Our server, Aaliyah, was phenomenal -- friendly, attentive, and always offering great recommendations with the best attitude. We started with Bloody Marys (which we loved), then ordered 3 pounds of crawfish, which also comes with corn and potatoes. It's early in the season, so they were lightly salty, but still absolutely delicious and perfect with the local draft beer we ordered (I believe it was from Parish Brewing). Such a great pairing. Parker ordered the half grilled shrimp with chicken gumbo, and I had the fried oyster po'boy with seafood gumbo -- mine was fantastic. His gumbo leaned a little salty, but overall everything was flavorful and satisfying. And then... Jason surprised us with king cake, just in time for Mardi Gras. He recommended strawberry and I also went with a classic because I'm a traditionalist when it comes to king cake -- and it was perfect. What really made the experience special was the atmosphere: families, couples, friends -- you could feel that this is a true community spot that people love. It was lively, warm, and full of good energy. Thank you, Jason, for going out of your way and turning a bad experience into an unforgettable one. Thank you, Aaliyah, for being such a wonderful server. And thank you, Connor (and that mustache ) for the hug and the warm welcome back. And thank you, Don's Seafood, for reminding me why this place is such a Gonzales staple. We'll definitely be back.

Between Mardi Gras and Memorial day, you can't visit south Louisiana without getting several pounds…read moreof fresh boiled crawfish. It is a staple of the I-10 corridor and Don's Seafood is a Lafayette standard now expanded to multiple locations. The Gonzalez, LA location is full of Cajun and traditional southern charm with a modern feel. I sat at the bar and got my Abita beer (my New Orleans go to) and a heaping plate of crawfish (standard 3lb order with corn and potato sides). Takes me back to growing up down south and well seasoned, not too salty or lip burningly spicy. Excellent size for early March as well (if you want mini lobster big, visit in early May). The bartender stayed attentive and made sure to get me the second Abita to wash it all down. Can't wait for my next trip!

Good food and service but hate the new look. I liked the older, rustic feel. Still has the…read morecountry store which is a plus.

Me and my family placed an order for pick up but when we got home with the food it didn't have the…read moreall food and it was bad.and the ambiance was terrible and service.

The food . They service - impeccable. Loved the food. It's attached to a convenience store but…read morethere are just so many options. It's like homemade. The biscuit was so fluffy and looked just like the buttermilk ones I make from scratch at home. It has a family vibe. There are testing and in house dining if you don't want it to go. We got breakfast and everything was just on point. Definitely will be back.

I used to love this place. But it's changed. This is the second time we got fries that were soggy…read moreand pale in color. Like they dipped them in hot grease and served them. We had 3 orders of fries and all of look like this. Of course, I brought the food home. It's not worth the gas to go back. My burger tasted old and very chewy! It definitely wasn't grilled when I ordered it. Ordered it when I got there, took them less than 10 minutes to get my food to me. No way was that burger grilled after I ordered. Just disappointed!

Ancient country store with basic (but good!) eats. I recommend the bbq beef sandwich and homemade…read moredesserts. Yum!

Coming here is like stepping back in time. This is the perfect morning stop for good coffee and…read moreyummy breakfast. I felt like a kid again seeing their selection of classic candy. I'm going to make this a regular stop on my route!

All portions were huge, we also got a jalapeño burger with onion rings. Everything had good…read moreflavor, my only complaint was the egg rolls were very salty. Counter ordering but There are a few small tables inside, and it only took 10-15 minutes for our food to come out. parking available on both sides of the building.

The food honestly tasted mediocre at best. What really got me was the size of the wings. It seems…read morelike they got these from birds or something! In the image of the three wings, the one on the right was the only normal size wing. The rest could be eaten in two bites or even one. So not worth the price! The sweet chili flavor was alright. For the onion rings, they were definitely real and not Burger King onion ring like. The crunch was nice but it just lacks seasoning to them. It just tasted like fried batter and onions which I get it's just onion rings but with just some salt and seasoning it could change the game on these. Overall, it wasn't terrible it just disappointed me. If I come back, I would try their more popular items like their eggrolls!