We stopped in on our way through town, and it was a great local choice. Really enjoyed the fried…read morechicken. The Boudin balls were awesome. Service was welcoming and friendly.

When we first walked up to the counter, the worker made us wait while she finished texting someone…read morebefore she'd take our order. I ordered a chicken poboy and fries. What I received were soggy, cold fries and room temperature chicken tenders on a literal hotdog bun. My wife, who's from the area and had raved about how good Mel's was when she was younger was equally disappointed at her room temperature chicken tenders and soggy, cold fries. When we visit Winnsbori, we'll stay far away from Mel's.

Stopped here for lunch on the way to meet my friends. I was 25 minutes early so I figured I'd have…read moreenough time to grab food, and they said it'd take about 10 minutes to make. I finally decided on the crawfish cheese dip and seafood gumbo, together making a meal. The dip came out after about 5 minutes so I figured another 5 for the gumbo. Then they said it'd be another 5... and I waited... and it took until 12:05 for me to finally get it! That schedule was a bit of an issue, but it was because they were actually cleaning and pulling meat out of the crawfish to insert into my gumbo. So, you know what? I'll take the freshness. On to the food. Granted, I had very minimal food - people were ordering multiple-pound buckets of shelled crawfish with various sides - but here's my take. The cheese dip was a bit salty. Had a decent amount of crawfish in it, probably a bit heavier on the tomatoes and veggies than the seafood, but a decent haul overall. But very salty. The gumbo, on the other hand, was surprisingly not salty enough! I poured the rice in (for some reason was given them separately) and went to town on it, focusing on the Gulf shrimp first, finishing off the rice and roux, then using the bread to soak up the soup and ending with all the crawfish inside. Overall, it was pretty good stuff. Not really exactly the tastes I was looking for, but I value the small, independent, local place with fresh seafood in droves, so I would absolutely never give them less than 4 stars for that. I would just recommend two things:1) better off coming here to sit (with plenty of time) as opposed to trying to get something to go quickly, and 2) bring a bunch of friends so that you can all split one of the large buckets of items and go to town on the crawfish yourself! That probably is 5 stars there every time and I would be willing to try them again with those circumstances.

Highly recommend for boiled crawfish!! Very well seasoned and cooked perfectly. Will be returning!read more

Service is great, wonderful waitress, great food, friendly atmosphere. And it's right here in my…read morehometown!

Food is perfect. Good seasoning. Cooked perfect. The hostess is friendly. Service is fast. Watch…read moreout the back step out side. Us poor vision folks tripped where the cement drops off. Need yellow stripe for us old folks We will be back

Walked in and ordered some dinner to go, was really happy with the decision! Had some of the best…read morefried green tomatoes ever with a sauce that was perfect - not sure how to explain it though. Also had the house gumbo which had seafood, chicken and sausage. It was so good, the flavors complex, the roux thick. Could tell a lot of locals were there because the staff knew everyone but they were really nice to me too.

Yelp led me here earlier this week for lunch and it's located in an unassuming strip center. Inside…read moreit's decorated with New Orleans and Mardi Gras themes and is a table service restaurant. It's the kind of eatery where the waitresses call you "baby" which is a respected Deep South Tradition. I ordered the 1/2 po boy & 1/2 gumbo lunch with a side dish (I chose baked potato salad) for $14. The food arrived about 10 minutes later. My sandwich was a grilled shrimp po boy on bread that tasted like it was from Gambino's. It was very good taste wise and I enjoyed it. Ditto on the cup of seafood gumbo with shrimp in it and with a good tasting roux too. Finally the baked potato salad was creamy, cool and flavorful. Altogether this was a very good meal. On the front door is a sign saying that they charge an extra 4% for credit card usage. Also, on my check were two prices, one for cash and the other for credit. While I detest restaurants that charge extra for credit card usage, I will give Gumbo Pot credit in that they clearly disclose that fee on the door and on the bill but I still hate it.

We stopped in late--about half an hour before closing on a Saturday night. Noticing that the dining…read morechairs were all being put for up for night, we cracked the door open and stood gingerly behind it as we asked if they were still open? "Sure! The dining area is closed but come on in!" Complete newbies to Louisiana food, we asked for suggestions, especially since we had some kids looking skeptically at the buffet options. Talk about "Southern hospitality"!--the ladies behind the counter truly took care of us, giving helpful suggestions and throwing in a few extras because we were visiting the area. And then, even though the dining area was closed, she offered it to us (a family of 7) again because she said, "we want to make sure we take care of people who aren't from around here." Take care of us they did! The food was so delicious it converted three of my five children to Cajun cuisine--quite an impressive feat. (We picked up Chick-fil-A for the other two on our way out of town ) Highly recommend! Great taste for a great value. This was our wonderful welcome to Louisiana!

I've eaten here several times. Crawfish were good , they were just really small as it was early…read moreseason. It's definitely not white tablecloth but serves its purpose. It's a bit pricey $10.99 a pound but I think that was due to it being early season. I'll eat here again but there are better options in Monroe

We only come to Monroe twice a year and lucky us it's CRAWFISH SEASON…read more Went three times in the 4 days we were there. Staff is sweet, attentive, friendly, all the things. You can sit inside or outside, seat yourself and get the crawfish. Extra spicy for us. We are from the Midwest so I don't comment on price cause imma pay it. Love it, and will come back just for you.

I'm licking my fingers as I write this review!…read more Best crawfish I've ever had! My partner and I were visiting for the weekend and had to stop by twice it was so good. We shared 5lbs of deliciously seasoned hot crawfish, corn & potatoes. When I say the crawfish is seasoned throughout I mean it. If I could've ate em whole I probably would've. Can't wait to visit again!

Tried them while traveling. I have them saved so i can see them again on my next trip.read more

Only 2 good things about my visit here today. 1: the potato salad was so delicious. & 2: the black…read morelady was so nice and friendly I've never encountered such rude service in my life, & I'm 51 years old. She wasn't only rude to me. But even the men behind in line. Telling us they are closing soon. Granted we didn't realize they close at 6pm. It was 5:30 & I told her it would be to go. She said she's not cooking anything & our only option was fried chicken. I went in for fried catfish. I said that's fine, then proceeded to yell the men behind me "only chicken nothing else"! On top of all this the chicken was very salty. I could get better chicken anywhere else Churches, KFC. Pick one. I will not come back, not even for the fried catfish. I almost forgot, it was so hot & humid. If visiting, be prepared to sweat!

Nice interior for a truck stop-adjacent restaurant. The boudin balls were delicious and the shrimp…read morepoboys had a great crunch to the batter of the large shrimp. Also used a good-quality bun. Enjoyed the Cajun fries and they have a good selection of beer and bourbon. Also, the server and bar tender were attentive. A pleasant road trip stop.

My name is Angela Allen I was there May 15, 2026. I'm from California. We went here after my…read moregrandson graduated. This was the worst restaurant I have ever been to. They were rude. They don't know how to serve a big crowd. They brought our plate out one at a time after we waited two hours, and of course the food was cold. I think it was about 20 of us about seven people didn't even get their food So if you from California, this is not a restaurant to go to especially if it's a lot of you maybe they used to serving 2 to 3 people at a time so if you're from California don't go like I said specially if it's a lot of you services bad and like I said they're rude

fast friendly service with great food. foid was fresh, hot and tasty! we sat on the back porch with…read moreviews of the river. we sampled several dishes and each one was great!

They are on the river. Indoor and outdoor seating. The waitress was ok, she never asked if we…read morewanted a refill, I had to ask every time. She was a bit slow. Somewhat friendly. The fried pickles were some of the best I've ever had The fries were really good! The shrimp was ok. The Mac and cheese was pretty dry, The gumbo had more of a stew flavor than a gumbo flavor. Maybe we'll go back and try some other things if we get a chance while we're here, since it was a 50/50 on the food.