My review is based on takeout with DoorDash, so I cannot speak for my personal experience at the restaurant. I was in town on business and took advantage of delivery with DoorDash. My personal rule is to try as many local places as possible, and being in cajun country, it was a must. I kept seeing Bon Temps pop up on Yelp and DoorDash and decided to give it a try. I ordered the redfish with the spicy red potatoes and skillet potatoes. My redfish had the meunière sauce. My entire dish was full of flavor with the perfect amount of spice. Two of my coworkers went out the same night I dined in, and they raved about it the rest of the week. There's a chance I'll be back soon, and Bon Temps is absolutely one of my go-to places. I'll also keep it in mind when I'm en route to visiting family in the NOLA area (my hometown) from Houston. read more

Bon Temps Grill - Redfish - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

Was in Lafayette, LA for work and wanted a place to watch the MNF game so I stopped into Bon Temps Grill. Man oh man it was the right decision. They had live music from a young lady who took request and had a beautiful voice. I sat at the bar and where Carly and Brittany both served me. They had great energy and knew the menu very well. Brittany suggested i get the alligator bang bang, as well as the catfish. Both were cooked perfectly and full of flavor. I love that that even though they had sauces on them the batter was still crunchy. I highly recommend the alligator bang bang as a starter. Light but very flavorful. The potatoes on the side of the catfish were crispy yet not overbearing. Good complement to the meal. Carly suggested the crème brûlée cheesecake and it almost put me to sleep at the bar. I almost took another piece back to my hotel. 5 start from the food, service and ambiance. Definitely will be going back and bringing some folks along with me to enjoy a wonderful meal. read more

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well worth the money spent. the food was amazing. our waiter was amazing I wish I could remember his name to give credit where credit is due. not from here and he was incredibly kind when dealing with us. I have absolutely nothing bad to say this place was phenomenal. read more

We're in town visiting for Mardi Gras and Bon Temps was highly recommended. It was definitely an experience. We were greeted promptly and seated rather quickly. The primary issue that we had was that our waitress was young and inexperienced, and because of that the service was not the best. We started off with the crawfish dip which was lukewarm and unseasoned. There was plenty of bread, which we definitely needed to somewhat finish the dip. We also ordered catfish and that came with crawfish etoufee on top. It was probably about a seven out of 10. The cat fish was seasoned well. But the étouffée is not. I also ordered the stuffEd pork chop with boudin inside. The porch up was delicious. The corn machoux was just OK; the sweet potatoes were bland. Even though the food was decent, the most annoying part was the waitress kept forgetting to bring small stuff to the table. The waitress messed up my cousin's order and gave dessert to correct it; however, the waitress forgot to pack it to-go and when reminded, she literally just slapped the bread pudding and ice cream in a regular plate and bagged it. I didn't realize what she'd done until I was back at my hotel. ‍ The drinks were great. If you visit, I would suggest having a waitress who has more experience. read more

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Good food and service. Went for a late dinner when we got into town and were very pleased with our meal. Restaurant was clean and staff were very friendly. There were 6 of us for dinner and we all enjoyed our meal. We would eat here again. read more

We were passing through LA and my wife has never been, so I introduced her to some Cajun/Creole food at Bon Temps. Landon was our server and he gets five stars along with the young ladies that helped him out. WE started with 2 Moijos which were great. A further investigation of the drink menu showed we were just under the happy hour time limit, but Landon and the other staff displayed great customer service by taking care of our second drink, since Landon was tied up with a party of 25. We ordered Pepperjack Boudin Balls, Shrimp & Tasso Pasta, & Sweet Chili and Honey Chicken. All the food was exceptional and even though I'm not a picky eater, my wife is. So, in summary the food was great & the service was exceptional thanks to Landon and the rest of the staff. read more

First time in Lafayette and stopped here. The service was amazing Mary did an excellent job. The food was great this was my first time trying the catfish and it was delicious. The restaurant itself has a very cute stain glass that I remember, absolutely loved this place and will be back! read more

Bon Temps Grill - Fried Catfish Mon Dieu - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

Landon out server was great! Food and drinks were wonderful. Great atmosphere for families!

We stopped here on our way to a swamp tour. It was the perfect place to stop. The food was ok, but I gave three stars bc the server was great. read more

Stopped in for a quick bite. Loved the food (I had the catfish). Great service and the ambiance was excellent (live music). I will definitely be back next time I am in town! read more

We were passing through Lafayette on Memorial Day weekend and canvassed our local foodie experts (shout out to Phil, Andrea, and Jason!) for the best places to find Cajun greatness. They sent us to Bon Temps for a lunch that made our taste buds say "Ca c'est bon"! Bon Temps felt like a lived-in, local favorite with multi-generational appeal. The decor is a bit kitschy and thrown together (smiling gators holding pints, multi-colored Christmas lights, the Statue of Liberty on a pole by the bar entrance). But the menu is deep and varied with lots of interesting items to try. Service was strong, with a healthy dose of "let me show you how we do it here" sensibility. The front dining room is deceptively small, hiding a large back room and wrap-around outdoor patio seating. I probably should have tried Jambalaya or Étouffée, but once I saw "Boudin Grilled Cheese" it was all I could think about! Our server also brought us a sample of the Corn & Crab Bisque, which was an incredible fais do-do of flavor and texture. Wow, what a punch! I had to have some! We also tried their Bird & Andouille Gumbo and something called Fried Catfish Mon Dieu. The latter was the most flakey, tender, flavorful piece of fried catfish I've ever had. Crawfish étouffée was ladled over it like a sauce. Super good. The grilled cheese was robust, the Boudin and cheese combining beautifully on a lightly toasted Texas Toast. Our "cups" of soup were quite large I thought, ample complements to the main dishes. My only food nits were related to sides. The Boudin Grilled Cheese came with a plate of in-house made potato chips that were unmemorable. If I'd known, I'd have swapped for something else. Also, we tried some Jalapeno Cheese Grits as a side with the Mon Dieu and they were pureed like mashed potatoes, short on cheese, and served with an ice-cream scoop like the school cafeteria. These were the only parts of the meal that fell flat. The rest was *stellar*, full creole comfort food. I'm a newb to legit Cajun, drawing my experience mainly from Razoo's and Pappadeaux. My +1 has been telling me that chain Cajun does not compare to what she experienced in NOLA. A mere two hours from there, Laffayette provides beaucoup options to sample Bayou offerings if you're local, or coming from Texas and don't have time for the full drive to New Orleans. Recommended with minor caveats for the kitschy atmosphere and a few sides that don't hit the mark! read more

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Excellent service, delicious food and great drinks! Enjoyed live music with Abi Claire! We had the bang bang alligator bites, delicious! They were so tender and had a great flavor! The Crawfish pie was so yummy! The chili butter grilled shrimp skewers were fantastic too! Crème brûlée cheesecake was amazing! We are staying in Lafayette for a few days and heard about this restaurant from a friend in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL and it did not disappoint! read more

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First time in Lafayette, choose BT Grill cause of review of crabcakes. Wife's bday, crab cake her fav. Been married 55 yrs so lots of bdays- I think this was the best! Everything perfect! Waitress- Danelle(perfect), Crabcakes, bisque, gumbo, perfect. When we shared bday wishes we Were presented with complementary bread pudding (the best). We often drive from Fort Worth to NOLA, first time we have split the trip to stop in Fayetteville...it won't be the last. read more

We went to Bon Temps for lunch. The food was very good, I had the catfish. The Brussel Sprouts were just okay. The waiter (Jason, I think) was very knowledgeable. The bathrooms were even more than I expected with a baby changing table and a sink in the same stall This is a casual dinner and family friendly. Everyone was pleasant. If you are looking for good, quick, and friendly, try it. Now, this is a "5 star" Yelp review because they hit it with the food, the friendliness, the experience, but it isn't 5 star high end fine dining. read more

Bon Temps Grill - CATFISH! - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

We stopped in Lafayette on our way to New Orleans thinking it would just be a quick pit stop. Once we sat down, we realized this place must be a local favorite, since it was pretty packed on a random Wednesday night. Everyone working here was so nice and friendly! Our server gave us some recommendations on what to order. We really enjoyed everything we ordered and especially loved the sides! 1. Crawfish etoufee 4.5/5 I can see how this item is a favorite! I wish they had given more rice for the etoufee because it felt like there was too much gravy at the end. 2. Blackened tilapia 4/5 Delicious fish! It was a bit on the salty side for my taste. The portion size was smaller than I expected. 3. Salad with Steen's vinaigrette 5/5 The side salad was a decent portion but I really loved the vinaigrette. The vinaigrette must be a local thing because we actually ended up going to the supermarket to find Steen's items because I loved it so much. There are recipes for it online! 4. Seasonal vegetable (grilled asparagus) 5/5 This is crazy but I think this was my favorite item that we got. The asparagus was so tender and had really great grill flavor. I absolutely loved the way they made these. 5. Sweet potato mash 4/5 This was served as a side for the blackened tilapia. It had a nice sweet flavor that complimented the saltiness of the tilapia. 6. Jalapeno cheese grits 4.5/5 Delicious with great cheesy flavor; not too spicy, which I appreciated. I'm super glad we stopped by this restaurant--in fact, I think this was my favorite meal in Louisiana! read more

Bon Temps Grill - Jalapeno Cheese Grits and seasonal vegetable (grilled asparagus) - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

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Trifecta of excellence in Food, Service, and ambiance. Completely present when food came and didn't think to snap a photo. Delicious cajun food, generous portions, friendly service, and the live band was icing on the cake. read more

Bon Temps Grill - The band - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

Fantastic food. Great service. We got the crab cakes and they were like no other we'd ever had. The red fish was so very good as well. The red beans and rice with a sausage was also the bomb. We'd eat there again without hesitation. read more

Bon Temps Grill - The vibe - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

1. Fried Gator Bites: It's meaty and not too gamey. Just perfect in every bite. 2. Seafood Stuffed Duck Breast: The stuffed shrimp/crawfish paired super wonderful with the duck breast and apricot gastrique. 3. Crawfish Pot Pie: Not much to say beside YUMMY!! 4. Roasted Granola Peach Cobbler: Roasted Peach cobbler and vanilla ice cream? It's just game over for my belly. #LambChopOnTheGeaux #lafayettelouisiana #bontempsla #cajuncreolefood https://bontempsgrill.com/ read more

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server was nice, great food selections, Managers stopped by table to say hi., fun music. read more

Bon Temps Grill - SHRIMP & GRITS! - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

Ordered food to go. Shrimp tacos were not very good--the tortilla was too dry. The fried catfish didn't come with any sides. Price is a little high for the serving you get. Disappointing to say the least. read more

Amazing food and service! If you are lucky enough to have Donnavan as your waiter you have won the lottery! We love this place!

Our family was really looking forward to eating here. The food was just okay for me. I got the prime rib at a medium temp... the outside was charred and the inside underdone. The side portion of the potatoes was really disappointing. Others in my party had the tuna tartar, Cobb salad, ribs, the sausage board, crab dip, and crab cakes. The crab dip and sausage board were the best of the bunch. The crab cakes while crispy were not held together well. Overall, just okay. read more

Excellent service tonight, the wait stuff was amazing and the food was delicious. I definitely recommend.

Every time I am in Lafayette I come here and I am never disappointed!!! The Crab Cakes and Red Beans and Rice are always amazing!!! Super consistent!!! Great service and music on certain nights. Come here and you will love it! read more

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Honestly just left there, by the way bottomless mimosas are amazing but I'm really tipsy from them so . My husband and I meant to come earlier this year but couldn't so thankfully we were able to drive through on our way to New Orleans and eat. We shared the corn chowder bisque which gave us a sense of how good the food was!! Like it was a food orgasm, pardon my potty mouth. read more

Bon Temps Grill - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

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Delicious and service is as good. We were traveling through on Father's Day and hoped we could be seated because we didn't have a reservation but plenty of seats read more

This was our first visit to BTG in its new location, the former Blue Dog. We had both dinner and lunch here and were happy with food, service, and overall restaurant vibe. My wife had the 8 oz. sirloin for dinner and the loaded bacon cheeseburger (minus bun) for lunch, both with side salad plus grilled veggie skewer at dinner. Very pleased. I had the Pic-a-Fish for dinner with salad and brussels sprouts. The speckled trout was perhaps a little too thin for grilling so was dry at the thinner end of the filet; the satsuma Creole Meuniere sauce was very tasty and helped though. The brussels were a winner. For lunch I had the seafood Creole Cobb salad, which was quite good. With dinner an excellent Paso Robles blend and for lunch a California Pinot Noir. For lunch my cousin joined us, ordering a shrimp poboy, which was huge. He said the shrimp were very well cooked. Prices are moderate, servings are generous. read more

Had been hearing for a while that this place was great and a must try. Stopped by for lunch and it didn't disappoint. The jerk chicken and mashed sage sweet potatoes were excellent. The chicken was cooked perfectly and the flavors were spot on. I have to say that the mashed sage sweet potatoes were my favorite. I haven't had them made like this before and if I wasn't in public, I could have licked the plate. The complimentary garlic bread was a nice surprise. The staff was friendly and the restaurant was clean. My only complaint would be that my food wasn't hot when they brought it out and the restaurant wasn't busy. All in all very tasty place to eat. Will be back to try a few more things. read more

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I will say the crab bisque was absolutely incredible, but the night turned quickly. We had a small order and it took 50 min to come out. Not to mention, the restaurant had maybe 3 other families eating is all and 20 employees. On top of that, we ordered what was recommended and it was no bueno. Hands down the worst prime rib sandwich I've ever had. It was tough, jerky tough, and a huge let down. read more

We had a great experience! Our server was knowledgeable and the food was **chef's kiss**! read more

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For starters the crab cakes we ordered were the consistency of tunafish and mayonnaise. Not that I don't like tunafish and mayonnaise and crackers, but I ordered crab cakes! we came in for crawfish, the sign outside said crawfish and shrimp . When we asked the weather for 3 pounds of crawfish, she informed us they had none available. Only the frozen backpack crawfish at touché was their offering for crawfish. OMG we are in Lafayette Louisiana at the peak of crawfish season. How can a Cajun restaurant not offer fresh boiled crawfish, especially one who advertises crawfish on the marquee? Then to make matters worse, the service was atrocious. When we completed our mundane meal, we sat there awaiting our check for nearly 20 minutes. The floor manager who had been cruising around the restaurant during our entire meal walked by and I caught his attention. I informed him we had been waiting on our check and can you please do something to expedite it. Without a second thought his response was "oh the waiter will bring it". My response wise if the weather was going to bring it or had brought it why would I be complaining to him asking for it? Of course, by this time, we were quite agitated with the poor service, the average at best food, and the lack of having crawfish on the menu. Then to top things off when we got our check, they tagged us for a credit card fee on top of our meal. What restaurant and these day and age does not accept credit cards? I guess it's not so much that they don't accept credit cards. It's the fact that they charge for the use of a credit card. It's not like their food lower cost or that they had signs at the door or a note on the menus. It's was like Surprise, we're going to tag you for an extra fee! This is not a value oriented meal, nor anything close to tasty. It is in fact overrated and rude. read more

The food was delicious, service was excellent! Highly recommend! The corn and crab bisque was perfection. The Fried Catfish Mon Dieu is excellent. The best catfish I've ever had. Catfish was hot and crispy but with the lightest delicious batter and covered with crawfish étouffée. Scrumptious! Bread Pudding was the perfect dessert to end the meal. You cannot go wrong here. DELICIOUS!! read more

Went for the first time for dinner. Service was friendly and quick. We both had fish dishes. Both were very good but were overly salted. The Brussels sprouts, asparagus and sweet potato hash were delicious. We will be back! read more

Poorest managers that don't honor reservations. Last time and only time Manager stated reservations are only a suggestion. Was told my wait even with reservations would be an hour and a half. Was my last time in. Won't be going back, and I was a regular not any more read more

I was in town for a conference and after eating here the first day we decided this was our place. We came back everyday for the daily special and the service! The food was incredible and the service was too! It will be a must stop place for us next time we are here! read more

I am so grateful that I switched my order from "to go" to "to stay"! Today, if you're reading this in the future, way beyond our COVID19 quarantine days, this is a momentous moment in time...where the governor of this great state has declared that its okay to eat in a restaurant after *two months* of lockdown. *Forgive my loose timeline if that's not quite accurate to the day! I am traveling for business and so far ... I'm loving Louisiana!! The food, the folks and the prices are all great thus far. I ordered the 6 oz filet mignon with sides: mashed sweet potatoes and Brussels sprouts. If you follow me you know I'm gluten free. Brandon took my order on the phone and carefully reviewed my order against my food allergies to make sure we agreed. When I pulled up to pick up my order and take it back to the hotel with me, I noticed they had patio seating going on. So I asked to convert my order from to go to "to here" and I'm so glad I did! Esteban greeted me IN THE PARKING LOT ...which I'm just gonna say is some first class service! He converted my order for me, seated me, brought me water and got my waitress for me. Cue Ashley... Super friendly, efficient and "all in" on service!!! 'Nuff said! Food was sooo fabulous that I ordered extra sweet potato mash ... yum!! Brussels were done to perfection, with bacon and chunks of garlic. Mashed sweet potatoes were with butter and sage. The 6 oz filet was cooked to perfection at MR+. So, so good! I'll be back! read more

Bon Temps Grill - Menu of wines. I ordered conundrum red blend, it was tasty - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

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Food was delicious Price was very worthwhile Staff was amazing Service was quick It was a happy accident that I came across this place. I had been attempting to navigate to a different place I had been recommended to (which has since closed) and when I found myself in this parking lot during my long drive I was hungry. I'm so glad I gave them a try. The staff was welcoming and kind with genuine compassion and empathy. My order was quick and my water was always full. The food was delightful comparable to some of the higher end dining places I've been. While I only got the praline chicken next time I make the long drive I'll swing by to try some more and I recommend y'all do too. read more

Bon Temps Grill - Praline Chicken Salad with no greens - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Lafayette, Louisiana

Food was amazing and so was the service. It was a little bit pricey but well worth it. read more

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Our group changed from 18 to over 35. The staff was VERY accommodating, the servers were polite and attentive and the food was fabulous! Makenzie met our every need and didn't bat an eye when our Marines stood to sing. read more

I keep clicking to see if I can make it give six stars. This place is a at least a six out of five! I have been upset about not being able to get the best shrimp and grits of my life when Blue Dog closed. Bob Temps is in the same building, so I took a shot. It's the same shrimp and grits! I think of myself as a shrimp and grits connoisseur. This is the best ever. It is truly amazing. I would bathe in that sauce if I could. It was an appetizer, but it is so rich, it can easily be done as an entree. Five huge shrimp and grits so smooth they should call them Barry White grits. I opted for the sausage appetizer with boudin, chicken sausage , and a link of sweet maple syrup smoked sausage. It come with a creole mustard and a charred red onion aioli. Wow. Just wow. I was full, like crazy full. I couldn't leave without a piece of the bananas foster bread pudding a La mode. Yeah, I could have brought it home.... My ice cream would have melted. Don't judge. I could only eat half, but it was a perfect finish to a fantastic meal. The staff is fantastic. My server, Jason, was really awesome. He explained the dishes very thoroughly, and he was really just a laid back, cool guy. I will eat here again. And again. If I am in town for five days next time, I will eat here at least three times. Do it. Come here. You will thank me. read more

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