Fantastic service, food, friendly, great music! Great place where everyone knows everyone and had a great laid back family feel!

HIDDEN GEM. I cannot express how GOOD the food is here. Excellent and excellent service. My favorite dish is the crawfish Evangeline (crawfish cajun pasta). We take all of our out of town guests here. Be prepared for a wait on weekends, its very small inside and a few sidewalk tables, but worth it. They often have live music read more

As a Cajun girl in Austin, my search is never-ending! This is my take on my entire experience Service- Pretty good. Very friendly hostess and server, who made conversation. All staff was attentive to my table. Loved it. Atmosphere: Very packed when I walked in, which is a good sign to me! Live music playing. Overall a good ambiance. Food: - Appetizer: Original boudin was absolutely delicious. Has a spice to it. Very well seasoned. - Entree: Speedy's Catfish- pan seared catfish topped with maque choux on a bed of dirty rice. Overall I enjoyed this dish, but it wasn't the best I've had. The dirty rice wasn't spot on. - Dessert: Pecan praline pistolette...OMG. Just try it. SO delicious. A ball of candied pralines covered in this sweet, warm sauce. Only $5. A real wow factor! A good Cajun place in Austin. I would come back! read more

We've been eating at Evangeline for many years. We thoroughly enjoy Monday nights with Charles Thibodeaux and the Cajun Aces And can't wait for their return to the corner "stage". I am giving a five star review because Evangeline is five star capable and striving to return to the top of their game. They have slugged it out with Covid-19 for fifteen months now. The day they had to shut down inside service, they attended to our need for a Cajun Food Fix at their outdoor patio. But, the stress of the "slow times" had to take a toll. We ate there yesterday and ordered two Hank Williams Dinners "Jambalaya, Crawfish Pie And Filet Gumbo". It looked fine on the plate but the gumbo was lukewarm at best and the jambalaya was cold. The server seemed new and offered to take the food back to the kitchen for reheating. The server's job is to serve the food at correct temperature in the first place. I believe, if you get a cold meal, it ought to be replaced -- not reheated. No offer was made to comp a dessert or anything. We did not get knives with our silverware. Cutting through hard crust with a fork? I'll bring my own knife from now on. Wishing everyone the best in restoring Evangeline to its pre-pandemic excellence. We'll be back! Meanwhile, they have the best fans of Louisiana cooking -- fun people in a fun place. read more

My neighborhood go to for a decade. Evangeline has the best poboy in Austin, and great charm. I can't reveal much else since I don't want it to be more crowded than usual :) read more

Curtis and his team know what they are doing! The gumbo is ridiculous and it warms my heart that I can swing in by myself and feel so very comfortable and cared for. Bravo!! Highly recommend. read more

They are very friendly. The catfish and fried pickles are good. My husband loves the gumbo. CatfishRed Beans and RiceSeafood Gumbo read more

I love this place, authentic food, nice people. Spicy! Fried oysters and gumbo was a hit.

A disappointing entry into Texas, straight off the plane. The woman who answered the phone was incredibly friendly and helpful as I was experiencing bad service and having trouble hearing her, but this was the only bright spot. The place was absolutely packed to the gills with no attempt whatsoever at distancing and people running around everywhere. When we got home (not far), we opened the package to find floppy, mealy, room-temperature fries with the texture of wet rubber bands. And the po'boys? The catfish one... when I opened it, I thought I'd been pranked. The amount of catfish can best be described as a sheet of catfish - as in, the thickness of a bedsheet. It was more condiment than main event, and added absolutely no flavor to the 'sandwich', which, can it really be called a sandwich when it's just bread with a few tomatoes and shreds of lettuce? At least the crawfish one had (slightly) more crawfish in it, but the breading was flavorless and the meat itself not much more than texture. read more

Went here on a date on Tuesday. My date suggested this and I was open since I've never had Creole/Cajun before. I got there around 730 and it was packed! Luckily my date got there early and he got seated 5 minutes before I got there. First, theres a lot of seating and once you walk in they have a live band playing. I loved it. It was noisy but not too loud where you couldn't hear anyone so it was perfect. It was his birthday so they embarrassed him and sang Happy Birthday. We got the Fried Oysters and Frogs Legs. I love seafood, not such a fan of fried stuff but it was ohhh so light. We put hot Sauce on it. Bow the frogs legs, never had. But of man, they were delicious. I had no clue frogs legs were so tender and moist. I had chicken wings but these things were a million times better than chicken. My date got a sort of Spicy Garlic Pasta with Shrimp. He gave me a shrimp which was great and not greasy. I scooped up some of the sauce since he told me it was spicy and garlicky (my two favorite things) and it had great flavor. I had the Crawfish Etouffee. I got it with Dirty Rice for an extra charge, figured why not. I think it was good but I wasnt wowed. I added some hot sauce and liked it. I definitely would go back to try more. Theres soooo many things I want to try. For example Gator Bites. Definitely a good vibe and good for a date. I'm sure I'll be back. read more

Evangeline Café - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Love the great Cajun food with fantastic live music many evenings . Great service in this cozy, authentic Cajun venue!

It's a great to go to and the food is fantastic. Service good. Ambiance fun and Cajun read more

Shrimp pasta was basically a microwave dinner. One of the worst meals I've paid for in Austin.

Good New Orleans southern style food. Small hole in the wall you will be happy you found. Staff is nice and friendly.

Good menu variety and good portion sizes. Very friendly staff. Will likely return and try more of their menu!

Manager verbally accosted me on the way back from the restroom, in the hallway (out of the view of patrons) for poor feedback on our server. Upon return to my table no servers would come to our table. When asking for the email address of the manager, another server very rudely gave it turned her back and walked off. We will not be coming back. Part of the negative feedback regarding our server included asking for bread, which the menu said came with the meal. She said that it would be extra and the menu is out of date. She rudely returned with a tiny piece of bread. There is more, however it's not worth it. This establishment does not value customers. If a manager is allowed to verbally attack a customer and the staff follows her lead then there's really no point in mentioning anything further. Sadly we have enjoyed this restaurant for the last 15 years...on a positive note we will find another cajun place that's customer oriented. read more

Evangeline's is the place that we treat ourselves to, our little dining reward. It's the place we take out-of-town guests to when we want them to have a meal that they will remember and talk about. New Orleans is an 8-hour drive away but this restaurant serves the same great food and it's just a few miles from home. We've enjoyed the Boudin sausage and fried alligator. The jambalaya and gumbo are great, too, although I wish that the portions were larger. We had a guest who had a cosmic experience with their stuffed pork chop. Last night we finished a great catfish meal (also try their grilled catfish -- not traditional but what a wonderful surprise) with a great desert of a warm pecan praline pistolette. That was so good that we bought another to take home. read more

Curtis' gumbo is the closest to my family's recipe and I'm Not surprised at all! Those pistolettes tho! Try them all- it's definitely a specialty. read more

Like a very short trip to Louisiana! Great casual ambience, laid-back friendly staff, and delicious authentic Cajun food. A hidden gem

Always amazing service and food! The music is always great! If you're looking for a Louisiana experience, go to Evangeline!

Goodness! We had gumbo.. good and toasted! Perfect consistency and good pieces of chicken and sausage... red beans dang good and thick. The oysters contraband was perfects fried and still moist oysters... and the sauce - delish. Kelsey was a great waitress! I will be back... read more

Went on Fat Tuesday. Staff was holding up as best they could. Great party! Would go back when in Austin. read more

Evangeline Café - Decorations - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Austin, Texas

Very lively atmosphere, and great food. Service can be a little slow at times, but that's to be expected.

Green wings! Green wings! Greeeeeeeeen WINGS! do yourself a favor. Ask for extra blue cheese (especially if you're a spice weenie like me or just because extra blue cheese is a no brainer. I miss the soft shell crab po-boy so much I can't think of a good metaphor. Their Evangeline sauce is good on every po boy. PS. GET THE ROAST BEEF po-boy though. Then take the afternoon off. No regrets! read more

I have been eating at Evangeline's since it opened in 2003 because it opened the same time I moved here from Boston. My husband played bass there for many different bands. While going through chemo, staff made food I could actually eat. It was a community and it's my hope this review reaches Curtis. I moved before the pandemic and this made it stressful for me to just get across town. Now we're in an increasing struggle for all restaurants. I had seafood gumbo with one shrimp and six oysters, the roux was bitter from scorching. My fries were cold. I have developed a hen egg allergy so the breaded fried food I can't eat. And I can't trust cream sauces either. That's limited choices. I wish Curtis would create a small smart menu, and raise his prices. Yup. Raise the price. If that had been my first time at Evangeline's, I would not go back. read more

My friend and I found ourselves here on a Tuesday evening before 7pm. The place was loud inside and had a few seats available outside. The night was a decent temperature so we opted for outside so we could hear each other talk. It appeared there was a band that plays around 7pm. They had just started to get set up when we had arrived. I scanned the menu and ordered a Abita turbo dog beer. It was a bit of a heavier beer but delicious all the same. Louisiana's finest. Due to the crowed we waited a little bit longer for our meal but we hardly noticed due to our conversation and people watching. A very interesting crowd to say the least. My grilled shrimp po boy with evangeline sauce came out with a side of french fries. My friend ordered the alligator sauce picante. My po boy was lacking in flavor and just seemed plain. I was very disappointed since the reviews were high for this place. I tried a bite of my friend's meal, alligator picante, and was it was very flavorful and spicy. My fries were okay but I think I would have liked the chips with evangeline sauce better. Anyway, I doubt I would eat here again but I could see myself maybe checking them out in the future because of the band. read more

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This is one of the best creole restaurants I have tried in my travels. The frog legs are bigger than the chicken wings from many wings place. The gator was fantastic. The food was delicious, plentiful, and affordable. The service was helpful, attentive, and wonderful. I highly recommend this restaurant if you are ever in Austin. read more

Such a cute spot. I never had Cajun food and it was a great first experience for me. I even tried the gator bites.

Family run, always full, classic iconic decor, all entrees great: New Orleans dishes but some special dishes from other parishes

I was really excited to try this place, it has been on my list to go to for quite some time. I live up North so I rarely find myself down South. However, I made a special trip down South to get some Cajun food. I'm beyond in love with Boudin, so of course I ordered the Boudin. It was good, I feel like that is hard to mess up on. If you have it on your menu for a Cajun restaurant you already winning with me. I got the burger lunch special though on the recommendation on the server and I definitely do not have the same idea on it as her. It was probably my mistake to not get something cajun here, but it was a very terrible burger. It was dry and just not appetizing. Seemed like a frozen patty to me. I would not recommend you go eat that. The fries were just as bad too, so stay away from both. I also ordered a side of onion rings and it was okay, they are like a take on shoestring onion rings, not bad but also not the best onion rings I've ever eaten. I wouldn't say go out of your way for those. However, the dessert is what is giving this place three stars and the service. Although the server and I didn't feel the same way on the burger, she was extremely nice and friendly and attentive. Back to the dessert, the Pistolette, is bomb! You must get that for sure if you find yourself here!! It was amazing! Totally worth the wait for that. This place is located in a strip mall so you have to fight other shop goers for parking spots, but it shouldn't be too bad, the place did get very crowded for a weekend lunch, so you might or might not have a wait. There is indoor and outdoor seating. The decor is very Lousiana-y. read more

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The food is amazing, the service is as amazing, and the ambience is something to remember. That is stellar for a hole-in-the-wall restaurant. read more

Had the chicken fried steak here and it was delicious. Also tried some frog legs which were pretty good as well. Good customer service and the prices here was pretty fair for the food you're getting. It's nice knowing there's a legit Cajun restaurant here in Austin like this place. Highly recommended. read more

Great food, service, and live music...a true south Austin treasure! I'm SO glad they survived the pandemic. It's such a cool, cozy little Cajun-culture hotspot that never disappoints. read more

Very tasty Cajun food with a warm homey atmosphere. Lunch time is a bargain with a po'boy sandwich and a cup of gumbo.

Best Cajun in town hands down. I always get the boudin. And don't forget the bread pudding.

WhT a hidden gem! When you step inside it feels like any great spot in Baton Rouge. The service was great the food was awesome and the beer was ice cold! If that's not enough try the gumbo that comes topped with a whole crab claw so you know the flavors took time to craft as well. This is a new favorite of mine and I try to get back as often as possible. read more

Great food and Great service at a great price. A South Austin institution that keeps on keeping on. Order the Gator Bites!

Really enjoy this place including the gumbo and the etouffèe. There's a couple of good wine pairings with dinner. A small little bar but they do you have live music on some nights. The Boudin balls are really good. Small little place and sometimes can be really really packed. There are a few tables outside. Very unique inside with all kinds of pictures and a great atmosphere. read more

Miss New Orleans? Fried food? Healthy items available. Music sometimes, home town feel in a big city hustle its nice. Warm friendly service. Try it if you want something something out of the ordinary! Not your chain restaurant. Food is good and consistent. read more

1st time trying this place out. Always looking for great little hole in the walls. The portions were great and the staff couldn't have been any friendlier. Had the shrimp and dirty rice. Wife had the catfish poor boy. The alligator bites were a nice appetizer. Would like to say we found a nice secret neighborhood cafe for South Austin, but they front door to this gem never stayed closed for more the 5 minutes at a time. Great food, staff and cold beer. Will definitely be going back again. Ok. Just ate the bread pudding that we got as a to go item after our lunch. OMG, the best bread pudding outside of New Orleans that I have ever had. read more