Randomly walked in for dinner. Absolutely amazing! Wings, and steak wrap, both 5 stars! Highly recommend this place for a great bite to eat downtown. read more

Caveat: I'm basing my rating on a single dish, the only thing I had to eat here. Maybe other menu options are far better. Crawfish etouffée shouldn't be light colored. Ever. And so my hopes for a positive experience deflated as soon as the dish arrived. Prior to that, things were going alright. Things weren't busy in this downtown establishment at lunchtime, so it was easy to get a seat. My order was taken quickly and filled quickly by a very polite and pleasant member of the staff. I was dining alone, so I took a spot at the bar, which seemed clean and well kept. The portion size of my entree was pretty good, and there was plenty of tail meat in the bowl. But to say the flavors were as flat as the color of the bowl's liquid contents would be accurate if perhaps even an understatement. Definitely not an accurate depiction of Louisiana cooking. read more

The Big Easy - Advertised as crawfish etouffée. Look at how pale it is though! - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

i came here on a friday night for karaoke, which apparently is only offered on fridays. the place was packed and had a really fun energy. the crowd was into it, and it definitely felt like a lively spot to spend the evening. unfortunately, we ended up leaving without getting to sing. the karaoke queue relied on scanning a qr code, but the wifi kept acting up. the dj was constantly telling people to re-scan because the connection was being iffy, and every time we had to do it, we'd get pushed further down the queue. it was honestly a real bummer and took away from the whole reason we came. we had already eaten beforehand, so i can't comment on the food, but i did enjoy the atmosphere. read more

The Big Easy - cozy interior - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Came here on a Tuesday evening after work, was kinda quiet but the music was still going and the service was still great! Never been to Louisiana but if this is what they have going on down there, I need to go asap! I went with a group of friends and we all voted that my dish was the best from the group I got the jambalaya pasta and my goddddd! Packed with flavor and the right amount of spice ! For Tuesday they had the hurricanes for $7 which was amazing! The bartender was making those with love that night Definitely recommend! read more

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Food was delicious. Taste was very good. Ordered oysters, crab and crawfish egg rolls along with she crab soup. Everything tastes amazing! Ettoufe with crawfish was light and flavorful and the shrimp Po Boy was amazing, the shrimp was crispy and the sauce added a whole different flavor profile read more

I ordered the Cajun shrimp pasta and was highly disappointed! It had absolutely no Cajun or seasoning at all. Just bland and not worth $20. read more

The Big Easy - Ordered the Cajun shrimp pasta and I'm highly disappointed! No seasoning and watery cream sauce ! Just bland and definitely not worth $20. - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Food was 2 Fried green tomatoes were good Service was 3 Ambiance 4 I think I will not go back anytime soon, some places are better for dinner for 2-4 only or having a good time at the bar. read more

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I went to Big Easy tonight with a party of 5. I do not see myself coming back again. There was a private party going on at the same time, and maybe this explains the exceptionally slow service. The wait staff did look like they were working diligently, but it took a very long time for them to even take out order and even longer for our food to arrive. Once the food came, things were ok but the food left a lot to be desired. Someone in my party had the etouffee and commented on the fact that it lacked seasoning. I had the Jambalaya pasta and was pleasantly surprised in the sausage in the dish as it had great flavor, but the pasta sauce itself was lacking. The portions were good and the value for the money was there in that respect. We didn't get any alcoholic beverages just fountain drinks. The location is central downtown, so parking it hard. This is not a place I would seek out. read more

The Big Easy - Pasta Jambalaya - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Love the food here I've been here multiple times and we even had them cater my sisters bridal shower!!! The service is pretty fast I've honestly only had a server be inattentive once and I was at the bar so I wouldn't even count it against them read more

The Big Easy - Jambalaya Pasta - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Maybe we came on a bad night however the food was okay, Mac and cheese tasted scorched , the shrimp and grits wasn't that tasteful. And honestly the waitress had an attitude since we came in and it didn't feel welcoming at all. Seemed to be mad when we sent some food back. Overall it was an ok experience. This was a couple years ago- hopefully it's better now but I haven't been back since. read more

We sat at the bar and received good service our drinks was tasty and my fish platter was delicious. The alligator bites were good but for some reason they forgot the sauce and we had to ask for it for a few times. It was a nice crowd and ambiance. read more

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I enjoyed this place! Spacious, not too loud, good drinks, and good food. I stopped by on a Friday night as I wandered downtown Raleigh. I was pointed in the direction of The Big Easy and was not disappointed. I had a French 75 and it was tasty and the flavor was not overpowered by the lemon juice. I also had a seafood platter and seafood chowder to go. Both were flavorful and good portions. They also had a live band setting up about 10p as they are open until 2a. I would visit here again when in Raleigh! read more

The Big Easy - French 75 - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Had a great time here last Friday! It was my friends' first visit, and the food, drinks, and atmosphere did not disappoint. The fried green tomatoes were delicious, my sister loved the alligator bites, and the house salad with blackened chicken is a must-try if you don't eat seafood. ​Shoutout to our awesome waitress, Diamond! She was very attentive and kind. She told us about their Friday night DJ and karaoke--we will definitely be back! Side note: there is a convenient parking garage just a 5-minute walk around the corner if you can't park on the street. read more

Great vibes, awesome little slice of ambiance that feels like your bot in Raleigh. Great food, got the turkey melt, amazing! Home style fries are good with good portions. Food came quick, our server had a large table so was distracted from us, took a while to get the check and ended up leaving the payment and tip in cash on the table and walked out. But food was great and would definitely go back! read more

The food and the service was awesome!!! The flavors reminded me of my visits to New Orleans

This place could definitely use work. First of all, the place smells like a combination of weed and cigarettes; this makes the experience unpleasant. The ribeye and cheeseburger could use a bit more flavor, though the fries were good! I'll give it that. The bathrooms are falling apart, as seen in the photos and the dining area isn't in great shape either. Workers were friendly, nothing out of this world. All in all, I didn't feel too comfortable dining here and probably won't be back again. read more

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Atmosphere was great, great music, and nice service. We got the jambalaya pasta which is to die for and the blackened red fish with a side of mac and cheese and sausage with red beans and rice. Both dishes will really good, the pasta is personally my favorite, but the fish was also delicious. The crab au gratin on the fish was exquisite! Highly recommend! read more

The Big Easy - Blackened Red Fish Mac n' Cheese Sausage and rice w/ red beans - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

In Raleigh For quilt con event. Researched restaurants downtown and this was an excellent choice. The service was good and it was quiet nice music selection. We had the onion rings very crunch and nice size rings. Husband ribs, greens and spinach he was very happy with his meal spinach was nice garlicky. The brown butter greens were very good. Ribs were tender and had a nice sauce. I had the salmon with greens and Gouda grits. I love a good bowl of grits and this did not disappoint. Well seasoned and just enough Gouda. All and all great meal thanks read more

Natasha, the bartender took great care of me tonight. On a business trip and just needed a couple of hours to work while also quenching my thirst and hunger. The large Caesar was amazing and the wings tasty, crunchy and flavorful. It was a Monday night so a pretty quiet evening, but kitchen open 'til midnight. Just my kind of place to be productive . Thank you, Natasha !! read more

The Big Easy - Caesar, Wings and a side of "gettin' sh_t done"... - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

The service was ok a tad bit absent minded (no utensil, wrong items) I will give that a pass. It was the food, horrible hard greasy rice. The food taste like something I can make ate home. I thought I was getting real New Orleans food (nope). read more

Had lunch there today, as I have many times in the past. First thing I noticed after I sat down was that the menu had changed. No big deal because i like a good burger. Waitress that seated us didn't come back to take our order so another waitress took the order. Brought drinks to the table. Brought food when it was ready. NEVER CAME BACK FOR ANYTHING ELSE. So no drink refills. Didn't even bring the checks. I was very disappointed in my experience today and probably will not be returning. If they had been busy, I would have been understanding, but that was simply not the case. read more

Let me preface this by saying that I used to eat here at least once a week. Also let me say, they were not busy so there is no excuse ... the service was not good. The waitress sat us, but did not come back to take our order, another waitress stepped in, but with an attitude. No one came to check on our table to see how things were going, and then we had to find someone to get the check so we could leave. Note, they no longer serve Crab Cakes, which is one of the main reasons I used to love to go there, sadly, I won't be returning. Which is a bit of a hit as there aren't many places to walk to if you work in downtown Raleigh. The music was good though. read more

Came here on a Friday night. I made a reservation online, however, i was a little late yet they still honored my reservation which was good. They do karaoke on Fridays so if you're looking for music and a good time, but nothing too extreme, this is the place to go. It is pretty dark in there at night as it turns into more of an event space so it's good for that type of ambiance. Whether you want to go on a date or enjoy your friends. It is downtown Raleigh, so there is only street parking. Our waitress was very nice and attentive. She was new so she didn't know about everything on the menu but she was still super helpful. The menu is extensive and they have creole/cajun based menu. We got wings, fried oyster, and jambalaya pasta. The wings weren't as flavorful as i would've liked but they weren't bad. I really enjoyed the fried oysters and the jambalaya. I will be back. read more

Stopped by here on Monday for lunch. The gator bites and Jambalaya were outstanding. Gumbo and red beans were good. Waitress was attentive and friendly. Came back on Tuesday. Had the Creole with Crawfish simmered in spicy creole sauce over seasoned rice. This was excellent, though the Crawfish were a bit overpowering. The service today left much to be desired: waitress looked miserable. Did not smile or speak the entire time I was there. "Ready?" was all I got out of her. Came back today for the Etoufee. Sat at the bar. Bar tender was friendly, attentive and efficient. The Etoufee was excellent. The buttery sauce balanced the Crawfish perfectly. Would definitely recommend the place. Will have to come back at night for the music. read more

The Big Easy - A Taste of Louisiana - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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I love the atmosphere! It looks cozy and great for a date night. The service was good but you can hear screaming cooks from the kitchen so that was not pleasant to hear. The food was good and reasonably priced. As long as they can keep their staff calm, it would've been a fantastic night read more

The Big Easy - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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My friend & I needed an early dinner, she been here before and told me this place was great. They weren't busy and limited staff during slow times. Amanda was amazing tho! She was so nice and had great recommendations. She recommended us a Red Bull which didn't even know they had, we needed the energy. The hostess gave us water when we sat down, it's was sit yourself when we were there. I got a Diet Dr. Pepper it was crisp. Amanda told us the specials and my friend got the steak wrap. I got the taste of Louisiana with gator bites. Once our food arrived, everything smelled amazing. The gator bites were nice and tender, the rice & beans were good hearty meh on flavors. The chicken & sausage gumbo was delicious & so was the jambalaya on the side was jalapeño cornbread which was good. The steak wraps was delicious too and the fries were well seasoned. The vibes were chill the only downside to the entire experience was the Womens's bathroom was a mess, minus the sink was well stocked and clean. The rest was a mess and we told someone but still didn't get clean while we were there. read more

The Big Easy - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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I've been to The Big Easy a few times and always enjoyed the food and atmosphere. However, this time was different. I went later in the evening and they offered a "late night menu" only. The restaurant was not crowded. There was 1 larger table leaving and maybe 3 other tables with 2 people at each. Only 2 people at the bar. I saw at least 6 employees in the front. Caesar salad 5/5 Pimento cheese balls 2/5 Fries seafood platter 3/5 The server was not attentive. The server took awhile to take my order. Took awhile to check back in. And took awhile to bring the food. Which, ultimately, lead to me having lukewarm food. I told the server all items could come out at the same time. The server didn't listen so things came out one by one. The pimento cheese balls came out room temperature. Caesar salad was next. Which was good because was suppose to be cold. Seafood platter was carrying temps. Fish was hot, shrimp and oysters lukewarm, fries cold. The restaurant was open for another 2 hours but all servers, employees, and bartender seemed more concerned with cleaning up and chatting. On 2 separate occasions, dishes were dropped with food splatters at my feet. The bartender also dropped glasses that shattered as well. read more

The Big Easy - Caesar salad - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Walked in Sunday for brunch reservations with friends. The entire place was empty. Ghost town empty. We were the only people in the entire place. Not a good sign. We were promptly seated and while we waited we overheard one of the male waitstaff/kitchen staff talking loudly to their coworker and dropping multiple F-words and R-words. I was kind of shocked but dude just kept going on. talking about people of different races in a derogatory manner. My wife and I noticed this poor behavior and texted our friends we needed to find a new place to eat. I was honestly appalled by this type of behavior and language. The food and drinks might be great but I'm wasn't going to wait around and fine out. If you walk into a place and it's setting off your red flags then follow your intuition and bounce. read more

Ate here last Friday night because we wanted to try it out before we took out of town guests this weekend. Husband and I arrived around 8 pm and were sat immediately. I had the chicken wings and fried green tomatoes. I have been eating fried green tomatoes since I was a child. These are the best I have ever had! Wings were excellent as well. Looking forward to our next visit. read more

We didn't try the food but stopped in for a cocktail and to get out of the heat. The air conditioning was practically non-existent. There weren't many people inside so we grabbed seats at the bar. Kind of disappointed that the 3 bartenders were all at one side and took over 15 minutes to acknowledge us. The craft cocktails were absolutely perfect though! We ended up getting another round to go (part of what Raleigh has called "sip and stroll" where drinks are allowed outside in certain areas). read more

I would not recommend this restaurant. I've never had a manager be dismissive when an issue was brought to their attention. We ordered 2 catfish platters, two orders of wings and the Cajun crab egg rolls. The catfish was fried golden brown however when we bit into it, it was mushy. My daughter asked the waiter if our catfish could be dropped again to cook a little longer. The waitress was nice and said she would have them drop two more pieces instead of taking ours off of the plate. Finally the catfish came back out and unfortunately was still undone! The manager came over, very unprofessional might i add and said he didnt see anything wrong with it. It was cooked to perfection. Being in customer service and a manager myself, I know that the customer is always right. He offered to "discount" the fish because they already fried 4 pieces, in his words. I wasn't about to argue with him so I asked for the check, paid and left the 4 pieces of catfish on the table. That was our first and last time there! read more

Bathrooms available and street parking. This is a big venue with lots of space and seating. A very big bar to sit at as well. We did not eat here we just got drinks. The blackberry lemonade my sister got without alcohol. It was amazing!!!! Perfectly sweet sour and blackberry (fresh blackberries) flavor! I had the pomegranate martini and it was delightful! It is very sweet though. The hurricane was also great. Honestly the blackberry lemonade was the very best thing!! Lots of food options here and drinks were great! Service was amazing super attentive, helpful and kind. A really great spot! read more

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The food was excellent the lady that waited on our table personality was DRY just going through the mositions of doing her work. No smile no welcome to the Big Easy. The ambiance need some work the walls an the tables were sticky. For the price the portions were to small. My bill was $99.00 and I still left our witness a $20.00 cash tip maybe that brightened up her. She was waiting on the the upstairs tables when we departed. read more

The Big Easy - A Taste of Louisiana - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

The Big Easy is a popular full Bar & restaurant on Fayetteville St that offers a very lively atmosphere featuring a DJ on weekends, 2 levels of seating and New Orleans style Cajun menu. I visited and ordered from their late night menu after 11:30 p.m. Staff was friendly and kind as we were seated immediately. We were seated near the bar and DJ DVS was spinning throwback Hip Hop & R&B. He is excellent. He didn't play a bad song. I decided on the catfish platter from their late night menu with a side house salad. I paired it with a old fashioned bourbon cocktail. My friend ordered jerk wings and fried pimento cheese balls. They were delicious. Our waitress worked hard at bussing and serving tables. She was overwhelmed with work due to the lack of staff. Despite this, our food arrived quickly given the time of night. My catfish was the perfect amount of filet and nice and crispy. This is definitely a convenient stop for a Cajun style brunch or for some weekend fun while downtown. They offer all the vibes with DJ DVS and karaoke some nights. read more

The Big Easy - Catfish platter - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Came here on a Saturday eve (6pm) with a girlfriend of mine before heading to a concert. We were pleasantly greeted by the host who seated us right away. Our waitress was nice and attentive and deserves five stars! We ordered a couple drinks - I had the blueberry basil margarita which was fantastic - neither flavors were overbearing. I had the shrimp/oyster po'boy with sweet potato fries - very much enjoyed the po'boy and the sweet potato fries were AMAZING. The ambience was a little too dimly lit for my comfort but overall great experience here! read more

The Big Easy - Po 1/2 Shrimp and 1/2 Oyster Po'boy - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

I got the shrimp and grits. I added bacon and spinach. It was REALLY salty and no real seasoning. The half bourbon brownie taste store brought and old. I also ordered a soda no ice and it was flat. I would not recommend read more

I was there last night. I am a woman of 5'2" less than 110 pounds. I came in asking for water, the manager was short and there was a lot going on with his employees; they were very upset. I told the manager I no longer wanted the water and he asked me to leave. He continued to be verbally aggressive with me as I was walking out. I told him I was leaving and his bouncer said he didn't like the way I was talking to the manager. He then assaulted me while the manager looked.on. I asked him to please call the police and the bouncer laughed at me and called me a cunt. I plan to press charges. read more

We found this place by accident--best accident we EVER made!!! Immediately greeted by Kaya upon arrival, she was super friendly. Got us a great table, helped us pick out things from the menu, & always checked up on us. BEST. FOOD. WE. HAVE. HAD. IN. NORTH. CAROLINA. EVER. We will be back & will be telling everyone we know to come back too!!! Ask for Kaya when you come, she was amazing. Also the wait staff ??? All hot read more

The service was great (5 s). The food was lacking in major ways - flavor! The green beans were the only thing not sent back to the kitchen. Spacious and clean inside. read more

Great looking restaurant. Has the feels of what I would think new orleans would be like. We had no problems being seated. Our waiter was very nice and patient. We had a group of 11. I had a French 75. And it was wonderful. Now the food was mediocre. It was not hot. That was disappointing. And another girl in our party waited so long for her food we had to get it to go. I may have to come back and try again because I can see it being really good. read more

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