I went there yesterday and I was very disappointed. My husband and I both ordered the seafood platter. It's clearly not as much food as it was just a year ago. My platter had 3 shrimp, 4 oysters, 2 soft shell crabs, and 4 strips of cat fish no bigger than mi index finger, a slice of toast and a scoop of jambalaya for 24.99. We got very very little seafood for our money. Very disappointed. read more

We were a little disappointed that they no longer had the seafood buffet because the food was always excellent. We still had the AYCE special but the selection wasn't there. read more

Zydeco's - Crab leg special. - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Belle Chasse, Louisiana

Without fail, I MUST come here for Dungeness Crab at least ONCE on EVERY visit that I make to NOLA. I've been here a month, and I've been here TWICE - SO FAR, the most recent was on Mother's Day with my family of 6 visiting here from L.A., CA, Gilbert, AZ, Houston, TX and our host from Harvey, LA. read more

The service was terrible. Just plain terrible. Judging from other reviewers, it would appear that my bad experience places me in the minority of disappointed customers. So, here goes... Showed up with nine coworkers at 12:15 on a Friday. The place was mostly empty. There were only two other tables seated anywhere near us. Now, there are three distinct gripes that I will detail below. 1. When our waitress started to take our orders, she started out by asking "Since it's Friday afternoon, can you guys make my life easier and put everything on one check?" Um, no. Call me a jerk, but I prefer my check seperated. Saves a ton of time in the end. 2. I ordered the Jambalaya and fried catfish special (which was good, not great). Our meals were delivered over the course of about 40 minutes. My lunch was the last to be delivered at 1 pm. Keep in mind we ordered at about 12:20. Sadly, the rest of the group was finished eating when my meal arrived so I did my best impression of a Hoover and inhaled lunch. 3. Our checks arrived. Since we were in a group of 9, she added an 18% gratuity (standard). However, since 2 of us opted to have our own checks (special costs $8.99), we assumed we would be seperated out of the auto-gratuity. Not the case. My $8.99 special had an automatic $5.99 gratuity added on. That's a pretty steep tip. I asked the waitress about this expecting her to be embarassed by her mistake, but was surprised when she told me that since I was with the large group, that was my cut of the 18% gratuity. Uh, negative ghostrider. I told her this was ridiculous and asked if we could just be added back into the group which she said was not possible. Defeated and in a hurry, I handed her my check and credit card. So, after all that B.S., she comes back and hands me a new ticket several minutes later without the absurdly large auto-gratuity added on. She did still add on an 18% gratuity. Probably because she figured I would stiff her on the tip (I wouldn't have despite her ruining my lunch). This was not the first time I've eaten at Zydecos, but you can bet it will be my last. I'll be going to Salvos next time. read more

The seafood is bland , the service was awful ... I visited this place years back and everything was great I'm not sure what happened

This place was ok. It was a little pricey for fried food. The jambalaya I had with my meal was ok and so was the gumbo. I did have the charbroiled oysters and that was delicious. Food is made when ordered and it took a long time for us to get our food and we were one of the first ones there. They had to shuck oysters is why they said our order took long. They do have a buffet for lunch and if you are short on time, that will probably be your best bet. read more

Zydeco's - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Belle Chasse, Louisiana

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Party of 5 displeased women. Three ordered the all-you-can-eat seafood, one ordered the soft-shell crab plate, one ordered the blackened chicken pasta. The appetizer and entrees came out at the same time. The appetizers were okay if not generic. The salad was pulled pieces of iceberg with tasteless tomatoes. The women who ordered the all-you-can-eat seafood could not eat the snow crab legs because they were fishy. The same comment was made about the soft-shell crab. Please do not order the pasta dishes. The chicken was minimally seasoned and the pasta tasted like what you prepare at home from Pasta Roni. Sorry, it just wasn't great food. read more

I freaking love this place! We first came here two weeks ago, and came back again today while waiting for Husband's transmission fluid to be changed next door. We always go out to eat between lunch and dinner so our 3 year old doesn't have to deal with waiting, as he's about as patient as, well, a 3 year old, so there have only been a couple of other tables seated when we've been, but whenever I drive by during peak lunch and dinner times they are always packed, and I can see why! It's fab! Here is what we have had on our visits; Fried Mushrooms - Very on point, the batter was crispy and the mushrooms perfectly tender! They were great alone, and even better with the dipping sauce it was served with! Charbroiled Oysters - OMFG! I have avoided cooked oysters for quite a while because I kept getting them overcooked and rubbery. I braved them because I've been wanting to try some and we've been stationed here shy of a year and I haven't had any yet, so I ordered 1/2 dozen (You can also get a full dozen.), and they were perfectly done, tender, still juicy, and the sauce complimented the freshness of the oyster well, the parm on top lent a little extra saltiness. Delicious, the lemon they're acoompanied with brightened them up nicely! They were good size, two of them were big ol' daddies! Shrimp Po'Boy - Holy massive, Batman! Husband was expecting to share some shrimp with our son, but he had a much larger portion than anticipated, therefore my son had quite a bit! He's really bad about actually eating when we aren't eating at home, so we usually just share with him. The portion of fries given with the po'boys is generous, as well. Aligator Sausage Po'Boy - I almost hated giving half of this to my son, it was so good, but seeing the joy he got out of the sausage made me okay with it, lol! The sausage was fatty, as all sausage was (I didn't come here for healthy, I deserve a break from the clean eating, right?), but not overly so. The casing had a nice crunch and the middle was tender and flavorful. Very delicious! Soft Shell Crab Po'Boy - Okay, can you tell we dig sandwiches in this family? All of these are huge, and I knew I wouldn't be able to eat it all, so I asked if I could get half of it with catfish, knowing my son wouldn't eat something that still had it's legs attached, which she did for me (It's $11 something for a half and half, but this way I could have what I wanted, share, and try something else at the same time!). The crab was fabulous, perfectly crunchy and just slightly fishy, I loved it! Catfish Po'Boy - Again, this was my son's half of my soft shell crab one. It was very good! Many times when I've had fried catfish it was dry, this was not, it was perfectly done, tender, moist, and thick. Fabulous! My son who, as I said, barely eats when we go out to eat, scarfed this down! Big Easy Chicken Sandwich - Good Lord, this was good! It's semi-healthy, as the chicken is grilled, and provolone is about as low in fat as part skim mozzarella, which is a plus. The chicken is thick and well seasoned and the grilled onions and mushrooms really added to the flavor! My husband decided to steal a few bites off of Little Man's catfish, so gave me the final quarter of his sandwich (As I am his garbage disposal, it would seem!), and that dissapeared quickly, although I must admit I saved the big claw from my crab as my final bite of the meal! Fries - So, they're fries, which are never the tastiest things on Earth, but theirs are tossed with a seasoning blend which really adds some oomph to a typically lackluster starchy veg. Sweet Potato Fries - I love sweet potatoes in any form, baked fried, waffles, you name it. Unless you're naming candied sweet potatoes, thats far too sweet for me. These fries were no dissapointment, just slightly salty and made me feel better about a fried, breaddy lunch (It may be fried, but it still has antioxidents!). Very yummy, love them! Gator Bite - Husband had this, I took a few large "sips", love it! Here are a few other things I enjoy. The coloring sheet they give kiddos is one, it's cute, and features a gator with "Zydeco's" underneath, a fun little memory of our meal, even though Toot makes us color it! I love the decor! It's a little swamp shacky, which is a perfect ambiance for such an establishment! Also, all of the artwork on the wall is from local artists and for sale, I love the support of local atrists! I also love the server we had today, Cherie (Pronounced Sherry)! She was lovely, very friendly, sweet and attentive without being in our face! As her other table had left before we paid (Again, we go out at odd times to avoid crowds), we had a good chit chat. I will definitely be requesting her on every trip in from here on out! Request her, and thank her for her service to our country, she is an Air Force vet, and her daughter and son in law are in the AF as well. They offer a military discount, as well, but only for the member's meal. read more

Didn't have a great experience here. Came for the all you can eat seafood buffet at about 7:30pm but mostly wanted some snow crab legs. The ones they had were cold and we stayed for like an hour just waiting for another batch. Our server also didn't really check up on us too often and took forever to get us drinks and refills. Overall was an okay time, don't think I'd care to come again anytime soon. read more

The steamed veggies were delicious! I don't think I've ever enjoyed broccoli so much that I fought over it with my boyfriend! The catfish was just as delicious, with a hint of spice. We ordered sweet potato fries instead of the regular steak fries, and they were also pretty good. The only thing that really needed improvement was the "salad" - iceberg lettuce and tomato. I mean really? No egg or cheese or croutons (I don't even like croutons, but the option would have been nice!)?! We got the food to-go this time because we work down the street, but the food was FAST and you could tell they'd just pulled it out of the deep fryer. Excellent. read more

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I always take my out-of-town guests to Zydeco's for a true taste of New Orleans cajun culture! For down-the-road cajun restaurants, Zydeco's is GOOD. I am in love with their seafood pasta; I always order crawfish only. The sauce is reaaaally heavy, but that's why you've got some fancy fresh french bread to help pack down the bowl of cream-slathered-carbs. Seriously, while all that cream is pretty unhealthy, you've got to dip the french bread in it. JUST TRY IT. It's pretty darn good. For starters, try their gumbo or charbroiled oysters. I have had their gumbo several times and it is always reliable-- not too thick, not too watery, always great flavor. Their charbroiled oysters are also good, but I prefer the gumbo. On to the negatives: You may be stuck with very shitty service. Like seriously shitty. Like "I'm sorry I forgot to place your order" after 45min of waiting for a bowl of gumbo, shitty. Like putting croutons on a specially requested gluten-free salad shitty. This happened once, but it simply unacceptable. Hopefully, they will re-train some employees to have consistently good service. Until then, there's no way I'm giving Zydeco's 5 stars. That aside, I've been to Zydeco's several times and am usually very pleased with the experience-- and I still take nearly all of my out-of-town guests to Zydeco's for dinner! read more

Zydeco's - Seafood pasta (crawfish only) - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Belle Chasse, Louisiana

Went here for lunch and was pleasantly surprised. This place has been here for years yet I've only been here a few times in the past with friends for boiled seafood. I got the crabmeat au gratin for an appetizer and the Zydeco Seafood salad for my lunch. The au gratin had beautiful lumps of crabmeat, not claw meat in a creamy sauce. It was served with slices of French bread to sop the sauce.. My salad was huge, with a mound of Crunchy Olive salad in the middle. It was also topped with smaller mounds of crawfish, shrimp, and claw crabmeat. The salad was very good. I only wish there was more seafood to go with all the fresh greens. But the salad was so big, I only ate half and ate the rest for dinner. My waitress Zoe was very nice and was the one who recommended the salad and she kept my ice tea glass filled. Overall a nice lunch. read more

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The waitstaff was wonderful , the specialty drinks from the bar were great, but the food was disappointing. Two of us ( in a group of 8) had the crab cakes. The crab cake platter came out with three crab cakes (which was pretty inexpensive) and I knew right away this was a red flag, because crabmeat is expensive). My friend and I both agreed that they had very fishy flavor, and I ended up throwing it away. From the other people party in our group, they thought it was an average restaurant also. read more

Overseasoned - too salty. It takes a lot for me not to finish my plate, but I simply was unable to do it due to the salt content. I had a pasta dish with fried shrimp, oysters, and a soft-shell crab covered in a cream sauce, and everything was just way, way over salted. read more

I only tried the gumbo....got a couple seafood gumbos for takeout & it was champion. If the other food is this good then it's a great place. If you got be sure to try the gumbo read more

Ordered crab cake pasta and it was so salty couldn't eat it when I called I got told mo one else complained about it and its pre seasoned and offered no fixing the problem so 15.99 down the drain guess I wont be going there anymore read more

Not too bad but pretty pricy for what it is. Basic fried fish - hard to mess that up unless you're using bad fiah! Considering they are in the heart of the bayou I expected nothing less than fresh. About $25 per person without alcohol. read more

I'm giving it just two stars... mostly because the service was great but the food on the buffet, not so much .. Its 39.99 for the seafood buffet, and I feel ripped off. Here's why : We got there at 5:00pm the food smelled great, but once I had it on my plate, I could tell it had been sitting there for sometime...when shrimp are hard to peel, soft shell crabs are small and taste dry and the crab legs lack meat on the inside, it makes it hard to swallow the fact that I was charged $39.99... My husband took advantage of the steak night special and was pleased with his meal. The waitress that served us was pleasant and quick. The owners need to reconsider the price of the buffet, because in my opinion it's not worth what they charge. read more

Very nice family oriented spot on the West Bank. Steady customer flow. Chill out music. read more

Zydeco's - Delicious House Salad. - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Belle Chasse, Louisiana

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Went back twice for the BBQ shrimp. Incredible. Definitely recommend. Staff was great as well

Food was great and service was AWESOME! Our waitress and all staff were very friendly. We will be back when in this area and definitely recommend. read more

In the past, Zydeco's was good and was satisfied with the service and the food, but the last experience was terrible. I ordered the Bourbon Street Salmon with sweet potato fries. They place the fries next to the salmon in the to go box and the juice soaked the fries!! In addition, the salmon was unusually small. read more

BEST CAJUN FOOD!!! This place was recommended to us by locals :) We had the combo plate!

Great seafood pleasant place to eat morning noon are night fresh and hot always come for the all you can eat seafood I promise you won't be disappointed I've been coming for a while read more

Our hotel recommended this restaurant. 1 of the 4 had the seafood buffet. It was plentiful with all the seafood you could want!! On a Saturday the buffet is $39.95 defiantly worth it as they even had raw oysters!! Catfish platter was good with dirty rice. Husband and I split a pound of boiled shrimp with corn and potatoes. Unfortunately the shrimp was over cooked. It was good priced. read more

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We stopped here for a quick lunch. Our waitress Cammie was on it. I had the bourbon street salmon it looked good on the picture in it better then the picture. Great job. read more

This was a GREAT Buffet!!! I would recommend it to anyone that passes through town. They have all crabs and seafood your looking for read more

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Delicious! My first time here and we had the lunch buffet. We came for crawfish étouffée poured over fried catfish. It's the Thursday special, however...you can get it on Friday on the lunch buffet. The flavors of the étouffée were layered and kept touching my tastebuds in different places. I like that! Give it a try! read more

Zydeco's - Crawfish Étouffée over Fried Catfish and Shrimp - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Belle Chasse, Louisiana

I had the crab cake pasta. It was good but not great. The fried shrimp was good too. The Buffet looked great.... but I did not get it. Wish now I had! May or may not come back........ read more

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Came in looking for some good seafood boil. My husband and I ate the seafood platter $30 which was good enough for the two of us to share. The platter came with crab, oysters, shrimp, crawfish, sausage, corn and potatoes. The food was all very good but the shrimp were over cooked. We were very impressed by the amount of food. The charbroiled oysters were my favorite. Will definitely be back, maybe I will get the unlimited crab next time but the platter was a good deal. I even saw some people eating 1 platter to themselves. read more

Great food at slightly higher than expected prices. But did I mention the food is amazing?

Today my friends and I ordered 15-20lbs of boiled crawfish. Started off very good, however, went south very quickly. Of the 15-20lbs of crawfish that we had 3-4lbs of them were dead/rotten! The waitress went and told the owner who was in the restaurant. They owner had the audacity to insult my intelligence by telling me early season crawfish is always like that. Although he said he would replace the crawfish with fresh ones that never happened! I am a local who supports local businesses however I will not support this place again! read more

I got my friend referred me try the seafood buffet, we Love the oyster and claw fish, very fresh, and clean. King crab is a little too salty, Other than that, It is a very good place , definitely will come back next time come to new orleans. read more

Well my friends and I decided to try this place after the place we originally wanted to go to was closed for the holiday. Ill go ahead and say...definitely not anything to write home about. The wait was kind of ridiculous being that were several tables that were obviously available...we waited about 20 mins for a table that was free the whole time from what I saw. We ordered our appetizers while waiting, hoping we'd have a table by the time we received them because we were told 10 mins for the wait...NOPE. They brought our appetizers to the front lol...we were sitting there like...wth...especially my friend cause she ordered oysters so it's kind of hard to eat those in your lap lol. Anywho, the apps were ok...I got some kind of rolls that were kind of fried too hard, one friend got the charbroiled oysters as I said and the other got crab cakes...those were by far the best in my opinion. As for entrees...I ordered the salmon, one friend ordered crab legs and the other frog legs and catfish. She LOVED her food...the frog legs/fish...us not so much. It just wasn't what we were used to and not in a good way lol. I guess if you're looking for a new place to try...go ahead but all of us agreed we would NOT be back. read more

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Good family restaurant, boiled seafood is always consistent and good, Grilled Tuna Salad is a winner

Passed by this place and thought we'd try it. Our waitress jasmine was friendly and helpful. I got the fried catfish and was quite impressed, some of the best catfish I've had in years. My coworker loved their potato salad. Will definitely come by the next time we're in town! read more

This place was amazing! Tons of food and well worth the cost. Our waitress Amanda was super friendly and we received speedy even though it was busy. Highly recommend!! read more

Best Cajun food and stock pot boil around. Reasonable prices and quality food. Servers are friendly and efficient.

I would have given it a 2.5 but did not like it enough to give it a 3. Don't get me wrong, we had a fairly serviceable meal here. But only because we ordered something that is not on the menu...and we really only enjoyed part of that. We stopped in on a Saturday after being wallet molested at the nursery behind it. It's a simple layout with plastic covered tables set up in really odd directions. The staff seem nice enough and our waitress was quick to bring us a menu. There is where my first problem was. The menu was disgusting and the prices were the same as French Quarter prices. Clean yo menus! We looked and looked and finally decided to risk just doing a couple of appetizers. As we waited for our waitress to come back, we saw someone get the apps we were going to order. Both guys tried them and both guys made gross-out faces. One mentioned that it was 7.50 for something the size and flavor of a freezer section taquito. So we needed to find something else to order. As we waited some more, the waitress brought a giant platter of boiled seafood to the table in front of us. I saw crab legs! We asked the waitress about that. It's not on the menu but it was about 40 bucks. We ordered one to share. This platter came with 3lbs of crawfish, a cluster of snowcrab legs, a cluster of dungeness crab and a pound of shrimp. We dug into the crab. Both sets of legs were tasty and the butter dipping sauce was spot on. Once we demolished those we moved onto the crawfish and shrimp. That's where things went back down hill. She shrimp were over-cooked and tough to peel. Not much flavor to them. The crawfish were some of the most bland, boring crawfish I'd ever eaten. Just horrible. I asked the waitress about this and she said they had a lot of older folks in who didn't like the spice. Ok..But why NO flavor at all? I swear they tasted like they had been boiled in unsalted water. Needless to say, we didn't get to finish the platter but the crab-legs were delicious. I just wish they knew how to boil the other seafood. It ended up costing us 50 bucks for 2 sets of crab legs, 4 shrimp and 3 crawfish, before tip. Not a great bargain, really. I would recommend this place to people with spice allergies and extreme crab leg lovers. read more

I am so excited about this place. My family and I got take out from this restaurant for Mother's Day. No one had ever tried this place before, so it was sort of an experiment. We looked over the menu online and it sounded good, so we gave it a try. Let me tell you, we were not disappointed. I got the catfish platter which came with fries and a side salad. Let me tell you... they give you SO MUCH catfish that I got about 2 and a half meals out of it. No kidding! It is so worth the money. The pieces are big and juicy and they don't hold back on the food at all. This is such a better deal that a place like New Orleans Hamburger and Seafood. I definitely want to go back and try their other faire. The shrimp platter and the oyster platter sound just divine. I love discovering local places like this. read more