This place was decorated so cute for Christmas! Yeah! It was a very cool little country place. It ended there for us. The food was just mediocre. read more

Cheniere Shack - decorated cute for Christmas. - Seafood Near Me - West Monroe, Louisiana

My family and I ate here Christmas Eve. This is NOT the old Cheniere Shack!! Game are the rude owners and mediocre service and food. The new owners are offering great service and tasty food. It's a must try. #GoBacktoDaShack read more

I actually love Cheniere Shacks food It never disappoints until you pay for it I just can't enough about the food read more

Once again, I went with a friend to Cheniere Shack. I accepted the response from my last disappointed visit and try to patronize our local restaurants. Unfortunately, I was disappointed once again. We were seated ordered a couple of beers and a dozen oysters on the half shell a piece. After some time, we were told that not only were they out of oysters but our beer also. I am not really sure if I will make it a 3rd. We ended up driving across the parish to Clawdaddy's and had a wonderful experience. I am so disappointed that living in Calhoun, I have to drive that far just to enjoy a meal. read more

We had Sunday lunch here on Jan. 19th 2025..."service was slow but the food was good... had fried shrimp, delicious, but I wish you would serve baked potatoes on Sunday lunch... the French fries were cold when they got to the table...baked potatoes for Sunday lunch would be better if you are serving fries they need to be fresh cooked and HOT.... read more

Cheniere Shack is just one of those hole-in-the-wall places that serves solid Louisiana favorites. The service is usually not great, but the food is what keeps us coming back. I always get the blackened shrimp salad and it never disappoints. My family loves their whole fried catfish. Good hush puppies and sweet tea. Surprisingly decent margaritas. Lots of desserts to choose from, my go-to is the coconut cake. We've been coming here for years and will continue. read more

Cheniere Shack - Blackened shrimp chef salad - Seafood Near Me - West Monroe, Louisiana

New owners oct 2023. Haven't gotten a chance to try bit see lots of things that catch my eye. Happy hour drinks looks good. read more

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Great Food. Great Atmosphere and Great Service. Had the lunch Special "Pork Chops, Rice and Gravy, butter beans and Dessert"!! read more

Cheniere Shack - Seafood Near Me - West Monroe, Louisiana

This quaint Louisiana restaurant was recommended by one of my daughter's friends. When we pulled up it was obvious it was going to be amazing. The boiled crawfish were the best I've ever eaten!! My daughter and I finished off ten pounds of the freshest and most delicious crawfish and then I chased them down with a piece of chocolate mousse pie. This place is a must if you are around West Monroe! read more

Cheniere Shack - Crawfish Bowl - Seafood Near Me - West Monroe, Louisiana

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we had to wait around 15 to 20 minutes to get a table while there was only around 2 tables, the butter was very clumpy and cold, Crawfish and corn was barely seasoned and the potatoes fell apart, we got an appetizer and we got the crawfish before our appetizer took an hour to get our shrimp, it costed almost 200 dollars for 20 pounds of crawfish and shrimp. read more

Service was good and the beer was cold.. unfortunately, I ordered the boiled shrimp. I understand I should not have made that choice on a Tuesday afternoon. The shrimp was old and flavorless. I should have went with a different menu item. read more

New owners have taken over! We have been a couple of times and the food and service was amazing. Last time we went we had the crawfish and they were so good! read more

Ordered the fried oyster platter and had food poisoning the rest of the weekend. Called to speak with the manager the following week and was told nothing was wrong with the oysters. read more

Food was very good. Down home cooking. Service was lacking a little bit but still a great place to eat.

New owners. Good food and friendly atmosphere. I've been approx 6-8 since they've changed ownership and you can definitely see/feel the improvements. I plan to continue stepping my way through the menu. read more

Rude rude rude owners and I cannot say how horrible they treat both their staff and customers...food is good but not worth the treatment...never will recommend! read more

Their fish is awesome. I like to get a to go platter on my way home. Crawfish are always great too. Nice to have a place this good that's not too far from Calhoun. read more

This could be a great stop but with one very sweet and busting her butt, wiping the tables and cook probably doing the same the owners stood behind the register and stared at everyone. Took way too long to get the food. I would not go just because of the owners read more

Despite the times they are working hard to keep that good home feeling. Great food and great service. Crawfish and seafood are great also.

Cute little place and good food, nice people too. I dont get why the rating is super low. Thank you for providing us good food in the middle of nowhere read more

I was hesitant after reading reviews but decided to give it a try. I got a fried fish plate. I didn't care for the salad and would probably get coleslaw next time. The fish was great, service was slow but everyone was polite and it was a nice quiet place so I didn't mind. The coconut cake was delicious! read more

I spent some time in Calhoun for a week, we ate at the Cheniere Shack 3 x's. The food was amazing. The first time, I tried the blackened steak, cooked to perfection, the salad was great, the sweet tea (half/half) was delicious. I went back the second day, had a cheeseburger, another great meal and my last day, I had the fried chicken lunch special. The service, food and experience was great. Thank you for your hospitality. read more

Can I give less than one star? This place is awful. The food, the prices and especially the owners. Will not return. read more

Great food! Had the blackened fish covered in crawfish and cream sauce. They also have a huge selection of homemade desserts that are fantastic! read more

This place is CRAP. The owner is the rudest I've EVER seen. To the customers as well as the staff. They'd charge per napkin if they could All kinds of foreign stuff in the crawfish. I don't think they purge at all. From the sack to the pot in my opinion. Save your money. Get a Filet-o-Fish! As least McDonald's HANDLES customer complaints instead of bitching back. read more

Me and my girlfriend went here. I ordered crawfish, she ordered chicken. Crawfish came out filled with loose legs and claws (I guess to add weight to poundage), her chicken came out pink in the middle. Wait staff was unremarkable, they seemed to be disrespectful to ownership. When asked to speak with owner/manager he and she were very very rude. I immediately thought that this must be why wait staff was so disorganized. We both asked for our bill, paid, and immediately left vowing to never return. If you are visiting the monroe/west monroe area or just a local stepping outside your comfort zone I would steer clear of the cheniere shack. You don't have to dig very deep to find some horror stories about this place. read more

Well known for the fish and seafood, but don't forget to try the burgers. The 1/2 pound burger is old fashioned, big and every bite delicious. The French fries are fresh made too. No frozen food served here. A great option at a restaurant that already has a excellent reputation for seafood. Also a great lunch for two under $20. read more

The food is excellent but the service is usually always poor. Waiters, owners and staff seem to have an err of superiority about them and you will have to wait around most the time for food and drink refills. Atmosphere 3.5*- nice feel of southern hospitality not alot of character but nice enough. Service 2*- have been here multiple times because my grandfather loves it and of all the times I have only had one good waiter and the owners are always usually snobs. Onion Rings 3.5*- good flavor with some good tasting roumalade sauce but batter falls off of rings with little resistance. Crawfish 4.5*- some well seasoned and big enough crawfish. More seasoned than alot of places I go to with just enough spice to wake u up. Oysters 4*- I love fried oysters and they have some pretty decent ones for not being coastal. Coleslaw 1*- do not get. Has no flavor and adds nothing to your meal. Kids 3.5*- kids like going over to the crawfish tank and like the tvs. They do always bring a big box of colors to the table so that helps. They usually get corn dog and fries good enough but really nothing more special than frozen food. read more

Great place for catfish. Get the combo of catfish strips and catfish ettouffe. It's some fine eatin' fo sho. read more

Cheniere Shack - Seafood Near Me - West Monroe, Louisiana

Family dinner steaks and a chef salad. Steaks were cooked as it should be med rare and great flavor. Chef Salad was really good but missing eggs. We also had the fried crawfish app and they were really good, would have liked a remoulade sauce to go with them but still good.. waitress was good and very pleasant! Overall great experince and will be back. read more

Awesome place to eat. Have to eat here every time were in town. Love their Poboys! The shrimp Poboy is awesome - the sauce and dipping gravy make the sandwich special and like no other you can get anywhere I've found. My husband prefers the ham poboy. Kids LOVE their food. A MUST stop place. read more

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My family have been patrons of this restaurant for many years. We enjoy the atmosphere and the food. We receive excellent service. Once when our grandson was five, we ordered a small adult fried fish plate and he eat everything very quickly and wanted "more, please". The owners were so pleased they not only brought him extra fish, but chocolate pie too. He is twelve now and when asked if he wants to go out to eat, he always asks if we can go to Cheniere Shack. read more

Passing through for the night and stopped in to eat dinner. The food and the service were both outstanding. Our 4yr old son ate a whole plate of catfish and the desserts are to die for! Definitely a must stop! read more

Our waitress quit during the middle of our meal. But, the worst experience was dealing with the manager / owner. Before the 5 of us sat down, I asked him how much was an entire lemon icebox pie in the display counter. He said $12.95. So, after we finished eating, I ordered an entire lemon icebox pie, a knife, and 5 saucers. I told the (new) waitress that we would just cut it up ourselves. Then, when I went to pay, the manager charged me $16.95 for the pie. I informed him that he had told me that it was $12.95, not $16.95. He told me that the difference was for cutting up and serving the pie. I told him that we cut up and served the pie ourselves. However, no matter what I said, he refused to change his mind. Having to deal with someone so greedy and stubborn as that, I can see now why our first waitress quit. None of us will be returning there, and I will be repeating this incident to others for years to come. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS RESTAURANT. read more

This place is horrible. Sitting here currently waiting for the food. Waited 30 minutes for a waiter to come take our drink orders. Would not recommend 0 stars!!! read more

HORRIBLE SERVICE! I had a table of three & ordered soft drinks, 1 cup of gumbo, a bowl of gumbo, cheese sticks, & hush puppies. The only thing that came out was the soft drinks & a CUP OF GUMBO. After the cup came out, the waitress & the rest of the food was nowhere to be found. After waiting so long for APPETIZERS, we decided to just pay for the cup & soft drinks so that we could leave. Upon payment, the old lady at the register showed zero empathy & most importantly, zero customer service. She took the coke away from one of the parties hand because she said "you're going to throw that at me." ???? The atmosphere & behavior was very much RACIST. As a former employee of a restaurant, this was very baffling to me. No apology was given & the lady just kept talking to us as if we were her children. 0/10 would NEVER recommend. Save yourself the trouble & just find a more friendly environment to eat at. I only put 1 star, because that was the only way that my review would post. BLACK LIVES MATTER. read more

I've ate hear a few times. They have the best fried mushrooms. Great, flavorful meals. Awesome desserts.

Worth going 3 miles off the highway for! Shrimp was off tha chain. A little pricey for the location and being that it is a "shack" but everything was fresh and made to order. Shrimp were large and cooked to perfection - would definitely go back next time we are driving through Monroe. Yum! read more

I took 2 friends to lunch here on Wednesday just for the fried oysters. Not very busy, but poor service. Oysters were good. Came back Saturday night with a party of 8. Again, not busy, maybe 20 total in the restaurant. Waited about 20 minutes, then asked why we had not been seated. Apparently, if we ordered, it would be too much for the kitchen. With only 20 other patrons in the restaurant? After another 5 minutes, we left for Texas Road House. 250 people seated and another 30 waiting. Only took 10 minutes to be seated and order. I like the food at Cheniere Shack, but due to everything else related to the dining experience, I will not be back. The others in my group, all locals, said the same. Sad to see the downward path the last few years. read more

The food is great but sometimes they have issues with accuracy regarding take out orders. The owner reminds me of Curtis LeMay. That's pretty cool. Generally, they act like they're glad you're there. Recommend if you like great food. read more