We went here after church and it was very good. The wait staff was great, the atmosphere very nice, and the food delicious. I am the only one in our large party that had something halfway healthy, and I doubt that's what most order (avocado and shrimp salad). It was nothing to write home about, but just about what I was expecting. However, if you're interested in all the other food, everyone's plates looked delicious. The shrimp and linguine was a hit and the shrimp and grits. I wish they offered some healthier options, but it was still a really great place. read more

Great food. The outside screened porch seating is nice when it's cool. Live band just on weekends I think.

I think the Riverfront is really great. The interior was recently updated, for the better. The food is always excellent. The bar has a great atmosphere, although at times it can get a little crowded. They have margarita specials on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays. It's a great place to eat...just try it. read more

RiverFront - A view of the deck. - Seafood Near Me - Abbeville, Louisiana

Riverfront is a staple of Abbeville cuisine. They have rebuilt from a disastrous fire a couple years ago and they are definitely not disappointing customers at all. Their food is deliciously fantastic with many different seafoods and not seafood items. This place will ultimately give your tastes buds an absolute treat... Next time you are in Abbeville you need to come and sit a spell and enjoy their wonderful food and the wonderful bands that come a play on their patio!! read more

I really enjoy the Riverfront. Every time I pass through Abbeville to visit family I pop in. The food is excellent and the bartenders make great cocktails. read more

RiverFront - Some of the best broiled oysters I've ever had - Seafood Near Me - Abbeville, Louisiana

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Favorite lunch spot!! Not to mention our favorite bartender Marissa makes it the best experience ever!! Thanks for always giving us a great experience and great food every time we visit! read more

Went to the Riverfront restaurant last weekend fully expecting a casual restaurant with typical good Cajun cooking. I was pleasantly surprised to find a new, upscale restaurant on the Vermilion River. We were a large group with most people trying different food items. Everyone commented on how tasty their meals were. I personally had the Shrimp Trinity, a dish prepared with fried shrimp, grilled shrimp, and a stuffed shrimp. It was very good, and I ate every bite. This one is a no brainer. I will definitely be back!! read more

Good selection of seafood and other dishes. A bit on the pricey side, but nice place, and on the river.

They can cook a mean, juicy chicken! If you go get the crab dip appetizer, you can almost get it as a meal!!

Great building, food and outdoor patio. Considering this small town setting it's a first class restaurant. Dined in the afternoon on the patio and sat along the riverbank left me feeling very relaxed. The service was fine. read more

First experience was wonderful!!! The food is delish, the service was good....the entire experience was great! Can not wait to get back and try different dishes! read more

went to abeville for oyster on sunday but every place with the exception of riverfront was close. decent bloody m. for $4 can t complain, ribeye was very good, grilled shrimps ok, cabage+tasso good, service good, nothing fancy but rather solid and real. people were happy and satisfied. missing my sunday oyster though read more

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First time since they relocated to the new location. It was good before, now it's great. Location, parking, staff, atmosphere, and food was amazing. Looking forward to many more visits. read more

We were traveling through Abbeville, and ate here because it was the only place open on Sunday. It was AWESOME!! Our server was great, food was great and atmosphere was great!! We had the crab fingers sautéed in butter for an appetizer. They were seasoned perfectly! We had the Shrimp and Crab Angelo. It tasted just as great as it sounded. This is definitely a place we will add to our must eat at when we visit south Louisiana. Highly recommended, especially over the restaurant we ate at Friday night (an older established restaurant Abbeville is known for). Give them a try!!! read more

The food was delicious! Nice environment! The food tasted more like home cooked Cajun style or maybe more like what I grew up eating! We enjoyed the entire visit. The only thing I wasn't super excited about was the sweet potato mash. It was good but tasted more like maple syrup and I prefer the cinnamon butter flavored mash. We will return again! read more

Went here after hearing about it from several friends. Didn't get to try anything, but my experience was horrible. Walked up and was greeted by someone who asked where we would like to sit. We chose outside and he said our server would be there shortly. After 20 minutes of sitting watching servers go to other tables, but not us we went inside to find out what was going on. Hostess informed us that they "couldn't find our server" and she came outside with menus. We asked for a drink menu which she brought and asked what we wanted to drink. We asked if we could have a minute to look over the drink menu and she left. 30 minutes later we still sat there, not even getting a glass of water, and watched other tables get service and food around us. I guess they never found our server and no one wanted another table. We left after 50 minutes of waiting. I heard later that this place used to be a bigger location, but burned down. I also heard they have a new lot of land. Maybe they will rebuild and have better service, but I doubt I will go back here. read more

Great place if you like overpriced slow, cold food, I have been here several times with the same result. Nice atmosphere with friendly servers. read more

Pretty good food; I liked the chips a lot, though the steak tacos were a bit underwhelming- the salsa was a bit too overpowering and the tortilla was too big. The drinks were great, though. I got a pair of margaritas, which were both delightfully strong. This would be great for the summer, when the patio is open and avaliable. read more

First time here. Food was very good, service surprised me with their efficient work. Dining room was open enough that you weren't sitting on top of the other table. Only drawback was that the dining room does get loud if you have a large or rowdy group. read more

Deck is nice, but not quite. Right next to highway. Food is waaaaay over priced, $16 for 2 mediocre fish tacos. Ridiculous. Arrived @1 for lunch, out of all crab which is 1/3 their seafood menu. Didn't get entrees till 2:15 (45 mns after order) and not that busy. Bill was $70 for two kids meal and two taco meals with 2 drinks. Ohhh and refills not free $5 for kids lemonade. Ridiculous. Place probably good just for drinks on deck. read more

On the spur of the minute after Church, we decided to drive around looking for a place for lunch. After a few minutes, she remembered that she'd been taken to a great place in Abbeville while attending some FEMA training classes a few months ago. Upon finding the restaurant, we discovered that it was closed. Just down the block, however, we came across The Riverfront... and boy, were we glad we did. An unpretentious place right on the Bayou Vermilion, with a nice-sized outdoor deck, seemed like a place almost too-good-to-be-true for a pleasant Sunday lunch. The server, Sydney, was incredibly prompt, polite, and well-informed about the menu. My wife order the crab cakes with pasta while I ordered the Sunday special Bloody Mary and a fried shrimp-catfish platter with house-fried chips. For dessert, I had a homemade ice cream sandwich and my wife had the bread pudding. Here's my summary: In no time, our lunch arrived. The Bloody Mary arrive promptly. Thick.. cool.. flavorful.. everything a Bloody Mary should be! The sweet tea was tasty, a lovely complement to the sunny, pleasant day that was in progress while we chatted and enjoyed watching the traffic on the Bayou. Food - WOW! The crabcakes were amazing. Lightly fried with little filler. *very* tasty. The fried shrimp and fried catfish were very lightly breaded. Fried to perfection, they were both flaky, moist, and delicious. The cook in this place fully realizes that seafood has a delicate flavor that can be easily overpowered, so he/she is careful with the preparations. The homemade chips were *perfect*. The homemade ice cream sandwich had a delicious cookie surrounding a generous helping of ice cream. PDT ("Pretty Damn Tasty" as my friend Charlie says). Service - prompt. efficient. polite. everything you should expect *and* more. We were promptly greeted with smiles and quickly seated. Our server, Sydney, was quick to meet us out on the deck, take our order, and get us some drinks. She later asked us about dessert, confiding in us that she'll be leaving soon to attend the culinary program at Nicholls State and would really like to eventually become a pastry chef. How could you not be charmed by such a cute, polite,ambitious young lady? When we asked to speak with the manager, we were promptly greeted by yet another cute, charming young lady who was so pleased to hear us rave about her restaurant's performance. Price - very reasonable. $16 and $18 for entrees, $2.25 for tea, $4.00 for Bloody Mary, $6.00 for desserts. Atmosphere - Geez, do ya have to even ask? :) We were seated on a deck, next to Bayou Vermilion, just one block from the downtown area of a small town in South Louisiana on a lovely, sunny Sunday morning. For what more could one ask? Impression - We will *definitely* make this one of our "go-to" places! read more

Came here because the restaurant down the street had an hour wait........Funny how things work out, the food was great, the service was great! I live about 20 minutes away, and this will be the place I come to now.....I just wish they had raw oysters. read more

OMG!!! Absolutley delicious! The spinach salad with grilled tuna is to die for. On Tuesday nights there is a steak special that's a true value. Cest Bon!! read more

My husband & I decided to travel outside of Lafayette for a different dinner experience, we certainly got what we were looking for. The food was amazingly delicious! The atmosphere was family oriented & relaxing. I cannot wait to return to try a different dish. We had the shrimp bruschetta, shrimp tacos, crab cake ciabatta, & bread pudding. Ever single thing was great!!! read more

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Having a wonderful dinner outside, with torches, on the deck, by the river, with live band was an excellent choice that evening.

The waitress was very attentive, filled my drink four times. The calamari was average, the rice for the gumbo was dry, but the shrimp and grits was fantastic, wish I could go back for more!! read more

This is one of the best resturants in Abbeville, LA. It relocated a few years back and everything is new. I have not had a poor meal and i typically try different types of food. I had a bowl of gumbo and duck quesadilla. A first for me. I will return when I am through Abbeville in the future. read more

Tried this place out, we won't be back. Ordered the stuffed mushroom appetizer- for 11 bucks. I have pulled stuffed mushrooms out of my freezer that tasted better and tasted more fresh. They had that reheated looked to them and tasted about the same- old and reheated. They were lukewarm, not even hot and one of the mushrooms was cold in the middle. My husband ate the. Because he was starving and we had already been waiting a little while. We both got Caesar salads, there was a very weird taste to them. I was told the restaurant makes it's own salad dressing so I am guessing that is where the weird, bitter taste came from. I ordered the eggplant Evangeline, which was good but again, tasted no where near fresh. My husband had the grilled shrimp which he said were good. I got fries for my little one and they had a weird taste to them also. Like a bitter taste and of course they looked old and like they had been sitting a while. My husband's sweet potato fries looked fresh and actually tasted fresh. My daughter had the seafood gumbo and ate it all so I am guessing it tasted ok. Overall I was very disappointed. All of the food was like warm at best. Nothing was hot and it sure didn't look or taste fresh. I honestly don't know how this place is in business, serving food like that. There are way too many other good restaurants that's serve hot, fresh food. read more

First time here Sunday evening. Food was great, service was fine. I had shrimp and oysters, side salad and the best cabbage with tasso. If I wanted to complain, wait was inexperienced, drink was less than generous pour. The room is beautiful, the shellfish perfectly cooked, the side one of the best ever. What's gonna be better? read more

This place is a gem! The food is fabulous. Prices are high/moderate but the atmosphere is great, the staff is great and the food is some of the best in the area. Try it. You'll love it. read more

We have been faithful customers to Riverfront for over 10 years now, and WILL NEVER RETURN after tonight! This place is always our go to place on many Friday nights, tonight I had a group of 10 with me and so we called at 5:00 pm and made a reservation for 8:00 pm. We were so happy to be celebrating my daughter's dancing recital at Riverfront. We get there at 7:50 pm and half to wait for them to clean our table until 8:20 pm. At this point, we are like, "Ok, we know what we want, let's just order". Upon sitting down with half of the tables available in the place, that we should have been seated at for our RESERVATION time of 8:00; we order drinks and our entrees at 8:30, have drinks and start looking around. Before you know it, its 9:00 and I've watched 2 other parties of 8 that came in after us and ordered after us, get served their food before us. 9:15 rolls around, and we ask our waitress to check on the kids food, which we specified that we wanted to come out first before everything. She says, "They are working on it". 9:25 rolls around, "Manager, where is our food???" He comes to the table and says "its coming right out", and of course, it didn't come right out. At this point, its 9:30 and my kids are screaming and all of my family and guests are so angry. My wife and kids and I were forced to walk out of this place. There is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON, that when you make a reservation over 3 hours ahead of time, get there before the reservation time, and are not served an hour and a half past your reservation time. There are plenty of other great seafood restaurants in Abbeville; they will now be getting my business and all of my family and friends business. When you have good food, but terrible service, it is the beginning of the end for you!!! We also watched as all of the wait staff and hostesses were laughing and playing around the entire time we were waiting for our food. SOOOOOO UNPROFESSIONAL!!! read more

took my wife out to Mother's Day lunch. took her to riverfront. made RESERVATIONS THE DAY BEFORE . we were taken t a small corner table and promply forgotten about. no water or cocktail offer or anything for 5-8 minutes. the place was not crowded, but i made the reservations because it was Mother's Day and neither of us had ever been there before. looking around to gain someones attention, i noticed a partially eaten fried shrimp on the floor, and after tiring of the neglect from the staff, as we left we noticed several other bits of debris on the floor. WILL NEVER GO BACK, AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE ATTRACTION IS. ZERO STARS read more

This new location is better than the old cramped place, but could still improve on the atmosphere. I give it a B+. Food was good, but we got a table right in a high traffic area where there should be no tables. Service was very good, and I had one of the best Manhattan's in a restaurant here. I recommend the shrimp bruschetta appetizer, which was excellent, and notable for it's great bread, tomatoes and cheeses. Too big for two people but worth putting in the go box. We also tried the crab dip, also excellent. Then the seafood platter which was very good, well seasoned and cooked right, but in retrospect we should have gone with 1/2 and 1/2, cause the fried shrimp and oysters were so good. didn't care for the stuffings. We will be back. read more