We had the pleasure of eating at Cecil's twice it was so good we returned a second time. We had the catfish dinner. The food was excellent and the service was equally as good. We don't live in Deridder and while traveling it is so nice to find a really nice restaurant and good food. This is the whole package read more

Yummy food and Clean bathrooms what more can you ask for?! The Cecil's Po Boy and the Tiger Burger are a must try!

Just had Cecil's rib-eye and wow it was really amazing! Great little place to get some good food. The service was ok, slow at times but it was some what busy tonight. Will defiantly eat here again! read more

If you want a steak around deridder this is the place to go! Their fried pickles are also great!

I'm leaving this review for people who are new to the area looking for good food. First of all, save yourself some time and money and eat at home. You're going to see 5 star reviews most likely from locals because for this area, Cecil's is as good as it gets. It's a great looking place and that staff does a pretty good job, but it's over priced for what you get. They've definitely raised their prices, which was super disappointing. My husband and I spent nearly $100 there tonight, for just the two of us, which I have no problem spending when the quality of the food is worth it. It definitely was not worth that bill one bit. We went with the fried pickles because the gator bites are up to nearly $12 and it's a super small portion! The pickles were SO salty and this is coming from a girl who loves salt. I ordered the Opelousas, which was okay, just over done with more salt and my steamed veggies had no seasonings and were nearly raw. My husband had a variety of Cajun food and it was just only okay. Again, I wouldn't even care to leave a negative review if our bill would have been on the $50-$60 price range, but for what we paid, I was actually pretty angry and it will certainly be our last visit. read more

Good food and wait staff. They have live music on the weekends. Haven't been yet but plan on going.

Cecil's is the first restaurant I tried when I moved here. Though the menu is not that extensive, the selection they offer is done very well. I have had the same server both times I went, and she was very nice. The most recent time I went, the kitchen was a little back logged, but that never took our server's attention off of us. However, if we were crunched for time the wait would have been a nuisance. Everything is reasonably priced, and parking is not too bad. Usually you can find a spot on the surrounding streets. read more

Only place in town that I will get a steak. New Orleans filet blackened isn't bad either. Like everything else in town, expect a bit too much salt and wayy too much butter. Fun place to hang out, have a beer, and listen to a musician on the patio. read more

Food was great, prices were decent and the beer was cold. Servers were friendly and the atmosphere was unique. Great first stop to eat in the Fort Polk area. Highly recommend. read more

The food is to die for some of the best food around. The service here is absolutely awful. My glass never once got refilled and we never once got checked on the entire time we were in there. It sucks to give this place 3 stars because the food is amazing. But the service defiantly did it for me. read more

My husband and I went to have a cocktail and appetizer around 4:30 pm. We sat in the bar area and at first our wait person was attentive. My husband ordered a beer and I ordered a Hurricane. We also ordered fried mushrooms, which were wonderful. They were the only thing good about our experience. My drink was watery with very little flavor and my husband sat for awhile with an empty beer. I would understand if it was busy but there may have been 5 tables in the whole restaurant at the time. The wait staff paid special attention to a group of people that seemed to be related to one of the employees while the others like us were neglected. Its sad that in this town we are limited in our restaraunt selection and this one we will be crossing off our list. read more

I have tried several dishes, and each was very good. The atmosphere is really nice - in a renovated old downtown building. The outside seating area often has live music and is great to relax with a few drinks. Their jambalaya is the best that I have had from anywhere. The prices are very good and the portions are large. read more

Went there the food was good But...... the service was horrific. It took 10 minutes for us to be seated, not because there were no seats but because the hostess was confused for no apparent reason.then waited 15 minutes for my beer, then our waitress completely forgot about us we saw her may be twice the whole hour and a half we were there. we had to ask another waitor for a refill and when I stopped him he replied with "what's up man" I understand it's a sports bar and a relaxed environment but when you have a distorted costumer I do not think that talking to him as he's your best friend is the best route to take. We waited 15 minutes again after asking for our bill. Food was good but we will not be returning simply because of the service. read more

Love the food and atmosphere. Sometimes there are live bands playing there. That is something I would like to see more of. Definitely another favorite restaurant of mine. read more

This "sports bar" is closed on Sunday, the day when most, and the most important, sporting events happen. Terrible.

The service was great, but my Cajun crab pasta was bland and there was some small shells in my pasta

this is by far the best place to eat in town. I have eaten here 2 times - had salad, po-boy, chicken, french fries ( i always try everybodies food) and several other things on the menu and everything was good quality - good temp- portion size. The only thing again which seem to be the the thing in town is the child pizza is that same pizza that they sell at walmart 5 for $5 or at least tastes like it. read more

This place is HORRIBLE!! My family and I went to dinner here on Friday and received the worst service ever. While we waited for a table at the small corner while the rest of the customers waited in the doorway another group of about 5 left because they said they had waited over 30 minutes. We figured we'd wait it out, we weren't in a hurry. When we are finally seated we ordered our drinks and the children's food. We requested that the children's food come out first since the adults haven't ordered their food yet. As we waited for our drinks and the children's food we notice that the table that was seated after us had gotten to order their food and received their drinks already. Anyway by the time we see our waitress we've already ordered our food and gotten our drinks from 2 other waiters. Surprisingly the adults received their food before the children's, even though it was ordered 15 minutes ahead. When the children finally received their dinners it was cold. So, there we are with food in front of us and absolutely no silverware. We ask another waitress for some silverware and we receive PLASTIC FORKS. Yes you read that right... plastic forks. When asked why we received these plastic utensils we were told that because they are packed they don't have enough silverware. I don't believe it for one second, especially when the table in front of us and the two tables next to us were EMPTY. There is no reason for a restaurant to serve their customers PLASTIC UTENSILS. If I could give this place zero stars I would. read more

This place is truly hit and miss. The food seems to decline with each visit and the last visit it was inedible...after paying a $50 bill we went home and ate a sandwich. The fried oysters were an embarrassment, all the coating had fallen off. They were naked oysters drenched in grease, I am assuming the cooking oil was not hot enough. They swapped them out for rubbery, small shrimp (ordered the large shrimp). All the waitresses are young, most in shorts. I guess they are trying to be a Hooter's. One cute lil waitress plowed into me and kept going without as much as an "excuse me". Will not return. read more

This place is very hit or miss. When they are really on, it's great! The Tiger burger, cecils special, and chicken are our favorites but usually either service is slow (mostly teenagers) or the food is not quite right. read more

Well, been to Cecil's dozens of times with my family and oft times alone while carrying my sidearm. My Niece wanted to go Friday night and I was told I wasn't welcome because of my sidearm, and they serve alcohol. Funny thing is the hostess was all ready to sit us when she noticed my sidearm. I informed her I have been in several times before and she said, yea I know, I recognize that cowboy hat, then she asked if I wanted to speak to the manager I definitely said yes and when the manager came, she told me it was against the law, then immediately contradicted herself by saying it was company policy and she had to make a phone call to find out if the sidearm rule was actually law or restaurant policy. The manager doesn't know? Seriously? The sad thing is they didn't seem to care they were losing about 200 bucks worth of business. Well we went to the owners other restaurant, and they didn't seems to care if I was armed or not, sat us right down. Sorry, I don't think I will be associating with the (insert colorful metaphor here) at Cecil's, considering I honestly think the hostess was the cause of all the issue to begin with. read more

Best catfish I've ever had! Blackened to perfection with delectable sauce. Service is wonderful, great waitress who gave us awesome local history lesson! Definitely try this place. read more

The service is very good and the burgers are awesome! Homemade chips are my favorite.

Took my in-laws here to eat. Got there around 430 and had no issues getting seated right away. The place was clean and our service was on par for the area. Everyone in my party got the jumbo shrimp except me. I got the 14 oz Ribeye and ordered it medium rare. We that's the reason Cecil's is not getting 5 stars. My steak came out medium well but was still juicy. The server was nice and apologized, and offered to get a new steak. I refused cause it was starting to get busy. All in all I would go back. read more

Had dinner here earlier tonight before my son's homecoming dance, everything was great, had the crawfish etouffe myself and everybody in my party (7 total) enjoyed ourselves, waitress did a superb job. Will be back for sure. read more

Being from the Carolinas I was looking forward to trying some good Cajun food. Cecil's delivered. Great food, first time trying alligator. Great gumbo and great jambalaya. Service was excellent and price was well within range for this type restaurant. Great job guys! read more

The only thing worth eating is the fried crawfish tails. Other than that, the good isn't good & it's overpriced.

I was part of a group of seven that came here on good recommendations. It took nearly 40 minutes to get seated and there weren't that many people there. It took a while to get our food and a few of our dishes were a bit cold and somewhat bland. Our drinks remained empty for a good 10 minutes, It was also a bit expensive for what you got. I expected more for a cajun restaurant. read more

Love this place. The roast beef poboy with the gravy on the side and fried sweet potato are our favorite. If they are really busy, the wait is a little longer but well worth it. We drive 54 miles one way from Texas just to eat here. read more

Decent place. Food and prices were good. My husband noted their portions were small, but he's a big eater. Would make the drive from post back there before going to some of the restaurants in Leesville. read more

This was a great place for lunch! We both had the Cecil's Special, and it was scrumptious! The bread was so tasty and the dipping gravy was seasoned just perfectly. The atmosphere was relaxed and so cool with all of the sports memorabilia displayed. Most important of all - the beer was ice cold and it was served with a warm and friendly smile. Try this place!!! You'll love it. read more

I had the chicken sandwich with blackened ranch sauce. It was tasty. They also have cheap beer and had no issues splitting the check 8 ways for our group. read more