Food was great! Fish was so fresh. I had the gar and the swai fillet. It was cooked perfectly: not…read moreovercooked, nice and crispy with a flaky soft meat texture. I had it two days in a row: first time was a little salty, but second time was perfect. Service was excellent. Everyone was friendly and helpful. The owner had a great personality and definitely left a positive impression on my family and I. That's why we returned, plus the food was good. I don't eat catfish, and I wish there were more options like red snapper or gaspergou. I know catfish is king in Louisiana, so I was happy with the options of gar and swai, but I do wish there were other options. I will definitely return for more when I am back in town.

They come through every time. Nice and cordial. Will definitely be going back. I called and…read moreasked them to save me the alligator fillet and had no problems. They were waiting on me when I arrived.

Great Local Food…read more Great version of Gumbo. It was delicious, spicy and full of great stuff. The butterflied fried shrimp (not easy to say) were large, tender and tasty. Looking forward to coming back and trying some of the other items on the menu. The catfish and oysters looked awesome.

Easy phone order great customer service. Amazing well tasting food. Great price. Got shrimp fried…read morerice yummy a chicken po boy, and 12pcs fried shrimp so delicious

My wife and I were in Monroe, LA shopping and decided to dine out for lunch at Catahoula's on the…read moreBayou. I had seen the other reviews and they were mostly negative ratings with a couple positive ratings. Even so, I decided to try it for myself. When we got there around 12:30pm on a Saturday, we found the parking lot filled and a line of people out of the entrance! I immediately thought this place must be great to have this many people wanting to eat here! My wife suggested we do our shopping first then return for a late lunch. I agreed and we did just that. We returned around 2:30pm and had to just a mostly filled parking lot with some open spaces. After about a 10 to 15 minute wait we were seated outside on the back patio area. I ordered the appetizer sampler (pick three items from a list of six items) with Natchitoches meat pies, fried mushrooms, and fried pickles. For my main entree I chose the Catahoula Burger. 1/3 pound patty, bacon, habanero jack cheese, jalapeños, chipotle ranch, tomato, and grilled onions. (I had them hold the bacon). With a side of fries. The burger was delicious, but not very spicy (at least to me, but I routinely eat very spicy foods). The fries were awesome, not too much salt and they were crisp and crunchy! The inside dining area was rather loud, but it's a sports bar with tvs on the walls and it was a bit crowded too. The outside patio was almost as crowded, but without the tvs and no walls for the sounds to echo off of. Plus there was a nice breeze for our enjoyment along with a view of the bayou. The staff was polite, professional, and pleasant. Our food was delivered after just a couple minutes and the server made sure our needs were met. I am pleased to say we had a very enjoyable lunch at Catahoula's on the Bayou.

I prefer my appetizer come BEFORE my meal. Not with. Our server was not very friendly and…read moredisappeared. Strange because it was a slow night with just only a few other tables indoors. My shrimp po-boy was in no way "loaded" with shrimp and mine and my mother's were dry with no mayo, tartar sauce or whatever usually comes on sandwiches. Very dry. Food was edible but not worth driving 35 miles for especially with all the other options in Monroe.

I cannot say enough good things about this restaurant. Our service was outstanding the best server…read more The robot was an extra surprise service anger brought out birthday cake and sang to us. The food was great couldn't have asked for a better place. We drive there from Ms to meet our family from Texas and the server never once rushed us and allowed us to sit and just visit as long as we wanted.

Great service food was excellent would recommend Has a very good margarita and the ambiance is greatread more

We were in town for the weekend and found this place was open on Mondays - a ton of restaurants in…read moreMonroe are closed Sunday and/or Monday, so it was great to see them open (they are actually closed Tues/Wed). My husband said they may have been the best oysters he's ever had and he's tried them all over the country. I had the shrimp tacos and my son had the blackened fish tacos - portions were very good and he said his was great. Blackened seasoning wasn't overly salty. Service was great. Super laid back, casual atmosphere. We'd definitely go back if we are in town again.

I just saw a post where the owner tried to shame a customer for not tipping. Not tipping isn't…read moregreat but it's completely optional so to see a restaurant shame customers like that and tell customers that they are responsible for other peoples rent, medical bills etc when we all have those bills as well...that's not ok. I will not be back in that kind of environment esp not when I am on a trip and trying to find time to enjoy myself

We had a party of 10. We were seated all together as requested. The seating arrangement made it…read moresomewhat difficult for the servers but they adjusted well. The food was wonderful as were the drinks. We had both mocktails and cocktails and all were great. It was my first time there with this large a group and it won't be my last.

Great service, fabulous menu options, plus flavor and presentation were on point. Consistently…read moregreat every time I've visited. On top of all that, one of my visits this month was for my birthday with my two teenage kiddos and, even without a kids menu, both were also able to find food they liked!

Did not tell us the establishment was cashless as a form of payment. Cussed multiple times at our…read moretable lol. Which is fine. They did not tell us that you could not bring in cake. When we brought the cake in they told us at the door and then said they say it in a text which was not said. The food was amazing but services and overall hospitality and rules should be stated more clearly.

We had the most incredible first experience at Heirloom! We were celebrating my daughter's 21st…read morebirthday, and the team truly went above and beyond to make her day unforgettable. When we arrived, they had balloons, a 21st birthday tiara and sash, and even a beautiful gluten-free cake waiting for her. It was a phenomenal experience from start to finish. If you've ever read Unreasonable Hospitality, this felt like something straight out of that book. The level of care and attention to detail was exceptional. If I could give 10 stars, I absolutely would!