"The food was very good, plenty of space inside and out."
"The food was so good!"
"The food was absolutely INCREDIBLE."
"Both sandwiches were good, and the hush puppies were incredible."
"Brisket Mac and cheese is soooo cheesey and flavorful."
"AMAZING food! Had lunch here and loved the bayou muffeletta and southern-style shepherd's pie."
"The chicken and waffles was the highlight of the table and tasted fantastic."
Cons:
"The Jambalaya is usually decent. However it was cold today, the shrimp undercooked."
"The food was not good."
"The collard is what I was looking forward to the MOST. I was met with a bitter and lukewarm bite."
"I ordered the 'Nashville Hot' chicken because I was praying it would be authentic. Unfortunately it was not."
"The terrible part was the hush puppies. They are dry dense balls with no flavor whatsoever."
"Horrendous service (at least by this waitress), extremely bland barley room temp food."
"The po boy... was severely lacking in flavor, was also room temp and just really wasn’t good."
Service
Pros:
"Staff was friendly and accommodating."
"Customer service was friendly and attentive."
"What a unique dining experience! Great service, loved the atmosphere."
"Our server was fantastic."
"We had a great waitress."
"The service and ambiance was great."
"Service is always good."
Cons:
"Servers seemed bored."
"They conspicuously lost our order."
"The wait staff not very attentive."
"She did not come back to take additional wine orders."
"Would have given four stars except the service was slow, insincere, and not attentive."
"Our waiter never came back to see how our meals were."
"The waitress was rude and unaccommodating."
Ambiance
Pros:
"The atmosphere here was nice, and place was clean."
"This place has good food and a nice atmosphere."
"It is really well decorated has a good ambience for like romantic dinner."
"Atmosphere was welcoming."
"The ambiance at The Bayou is charming and relaxed, reminiscent of a rustic Louisiana eatery."
"Super cute spot and had a Def Nola vibe."
"Beautiful atmosphere."
Cons:
"Interior is also disappointing. Tables are extremely slippery. Tiles on the wall are misaligned/coming off."
"The only downside I had was my Manhattan was watered down."
"There were 2 flies that kept buzzing around us."
"The music definitely threw off the cozy, romantic atmosphere."
"There was a group that was obnoxiously loud and when I asked the waitress & waiter to please tell them to be quiet the waiter told me there was only so much they could do because they are friends with the owner !!"
"One suggestion I would like to make to the restaurant, turn your music down inside the dining area! It is WAY too loud."
"C+ service and sticky floors reminiscent of a college bar."
Value
Pros:
"The prices are reasonable, and the portions don’t leave you feeling empty!"
"Tye price points I'd say we're fair."
"Large portions and reasonably priced."
"Prices were very reasonable."
"The prices were appropriate for the plate sizes and food quantities."
"All of this and it wasn’t expensive, it was very reasonably priced."
"I love places like this because the price doesn’t become a concern when you actually taste the food."
Cons:
"Everything is tremendously overpriced for quality."
"Pricey, but pretty good food."
"And then a mandatory 20% tip on the bill… for a buffet."
"Bill was over $800 we tipped over 20%……I felt like I paid for nothing."
"I'm not sure if its '$100 for 2 people good.'"
"3 drinks, pierogies & cornbread. Almost $100, service or food wasn't worth the price."
"For 3 people it was over $200. Crazy when the food and service was not the best, let alone good. Very disappointed."