Great draft beer selection. Excellent cajun and seafood based menu. The duck and sausage gumbo, blackened alligator, and caesar salads are some of the highlights. read more

Basic food. Perfectly fine if that's what you want. Food could be better, but it could also be much, much worse. Service was well-intentioned. This wouldn't be my first choice, but I wouldn't kick about going again. read more

Duck & sausage gumbo! Crab balls! All tha beer you can think of... Great place

Great bar food. Sat/Sun they have brunch. Poached crab cakes rule! We has to wait about 45min to be seated but it was worth it, also the pint mimosas for $6.50 helped. read more

Absolutely amazing!!! I've been in LA for the past week and this is the best place I've been to. Try the pork chops

Man am I glad we stopped here. First off great beer selection But we came here for the food. Ettoufe was outstanding, rich creamy, tasty; The redbeans and rice, same outstanding, great taste big pieces of andoulle. Right on the edge of LSU, if in town, go there read more

Nothing beats a boudin omelet for brunch. The food is amazing and plentiful, just like their beer menu.

My dinner at Chimes was Great!. When I arrived there was people everywhere. Dispute the crowded entrance way, we were taken straight to our seats. I had the Crawfish etoufee. It was delicious and there was plenty of crawfish. I only thing that I disliked is having to scan an QR code to look at the beer menu. That kind of wasted about 10 minutes of quality beer drinking. read more

Love those shrimp and grits. Just can't live without them. Great atmosphere plenty of beer choices. ( I don't drink beer but the guys I was with seemed to really enjoy the catalogue selection). read more

Service was great, Etouffee was good (not mind blowing), but the blackened alligator was some of the best I ever had... Getting into this place before an LSU game is probably a nightmare, but totally worth a visit if you are by the campus! read more

Me and my husband stopped on our way to New Orleans the food was delicious. We had fried alligator tail, hush puppies, and the fried catfish and shrimp plate. Everything was fresh and very yummy. This is definitely a great spot to get some yummy Cajun food. read more

I've eaten here a lot when in town. Always good. Perfect Cajun dinner: Boudin balls, New Orleans style BBQ shrimp are amazing. Best thing on the menu, hands down, and I've tried most of it over the years. Plus about a million beers on tap. Get the pepper jelly vinaigrette on your salad. read more

Good chicken wings, good BBQ shrimp. Good Gumbo. Great tap selection. Fun place to go.

THE place if you are in town for just a few days. Typical LSU atmosphere with good food but a better atmoshpere and beer selection. Red beans and rice and blackened aligator shouldn't be missed. sucka read more

Awesome. This place is located right next to LSU and you feel the energy as soon as you walk in the front door. We stopped in for some dinner with our beers and you bet we got them both. I had the Bar B Que shrimp and it comes with a Spicy Butter sauce. It was freakin fantastic. I clearly won the best meal at the table that evening. Along with your meal you have a huge variety of beers on draft to quench your thirst. If you can't decide on one beer have 5. Yeah you heard me. You can order a flight of 5 beers geared toward a specific style or region. I recommend the Abita sampler just because it's a Louisiana beer and you want to drink like the locals do. This place is great. Have Fun. read more

Located very close to the LSU campus. Chimes is a great place to stop, everything on the menu sounded good and the choices did not disappoint. blackened alligator was great crawfish etouffee was also great read more

I went on a Saturday afternoon for lunch. The restaurant was comfortably crowded. Unfortunately, the service was a bit slow as a result. However, the food was great. The fried alligator was a must-try. I found it to be significantly better than the gator at the Chimes West. The oysters weren't as fresh as I've had elsewhere. My crawfish etouffee tasted fishy, but was seasoned well. Overall, it's a good Southern-style restaurant. read more

Chimes was my first restaurant I checked out when I visited Louisiana. I had gator for the first time (blackened) and it was delicious. Also had the crawfish etouffee and boudin balls, both were really good. First time I had southern food and I really enjoyed it. The restaurant had a very casual, college like atmosphere to it because it is right next to the LSU campus. I would recommend this place to anyone visiting Baton Rouge and want to try really good gator. read more

Amazing food and drinks! Had the blackened alligator, hush puppies, red beans and rice, and sweet potato waffle fries and all were AWESOME! The service was very quick and professional! The number of beers on tap was VERY impressive. I would have given the place 5 stars if there were more than two choices on tap that were gluten free. I agree with others - you can't go to Baton Rouge or LSU w/o going to this place! Parking was tough, but it was worth the wait/walk. read more

Great atmosphere right next to campus. Great food - blackened alligator was the best 'gator I've had and the burger was pretty darn tasty. It was a business lunch, so I couldn't partake of their draft offerings, but their beer list is enormous. Friendly staff, if not the most attentive. read more

Honestly, I don't even know where to begin. Chimes has an unbelievable amount of beers on tap and there food is great. As a student at LSU, I prefer going to Chimes and enjoying a nice meal and sampling all of the different beers than going to some of bars around LSU. The gator is very tender and their boudin balls are to die for. I'm a huge fan of their emperor's hour when they have dollar off pints. If you can get a seat on a friday night before game day, I recommend going. You're practically at an LSU game with so many people in the restaurant. Great food, great atmosphere, and great beer. What more can you ask for? read more

Would reccommend and will come back if passing by Baton Rouge. Tried hushpuppies and boudin balls which came with a delicious sauce. Was enough with a side. They tried to kill me when I was served one bread pudding. The portion was huge. I had to ask for a box... First time ever for a dessert!! My daughter could not finish her sandwich (kid's menu). Friendly staff. We were served by several waitresses. Crowded place but not too noisy. We asked for explanations about their wall of fame. read more

Absolutely delicious. I would,say the best restaurant in the city by far. The seafood lasagna is to die for. It's right outside LSU so it's a big college crowd and a great beer selection. The best meal I have probably ever had is the Crawfish Mac n Cheese!!! Must get it!!! read more

Great beer selection with really good food. Parking is scarce, but that is not the restaurant's fault.

The blackened alligator for an appetizer, the shrimp gumbo and steamed veggies were awesome! Also, try any Abita beer, you won't be disappointed! read more

The Chimes is my all time favorite place. Back in days when I was a student, my friends and I visited at least once a week. My favorite is BBQ shrimp. It's so tasty and the dark rue is the best I have ever had. Shrimp salad and fried alligator are good choices, too. Now I am in Houston but if I ever visit Baton Rouge, I will visit there. read more

This place has a good beer selection. they have rotating brews and sell pitches for an affordable price. The food has never disappointed. The cajun, creolle food is good almost authentic. Overall recommend. The only down side is that it's crowed and the parking is never enough for the crowd read more

My fiancé and I favorite restaurant!! The pasta and boudin balls are the best!! The margaritas are good as well!

You have to start with the Boutins! They are the best in the universe! I could make a meal out of them. Their dipping sauce is supurb as well. Then check out the oysters, always fresh. I make my own sauce for them with some Louisiana Tabasco, horse radish, and a little ketchup to slow the fire down a little. Then, dive into the crawfish etoufee with some friend gator. It's one of the best meals this side of paradise! read more

I personally would'nt give them any stars if I could. I ordered the Charbroiled catfish, topped with the bacon wrapped shrimp bbq shrimp. Everyone else in my group got the seafood pasta. Neither were seasoned properly if at all. Food was very bland the best thing they had that I got was the ceaser salad. On top of all that the manager had an attitude the whole time. Then decided to argue with me that the food was seasoned. The red beans and rice tasted scorched as well, along with the shrimp other then the bacon had no taste whatsoever. The fact that they brought seasoning to season the food didn't make it better. I ended up sharing the seasoning to season my groups seafood pasta. (Their food was quite bland as well) I will never visit this establishment again. On top of everything said he had to "discipline" our waitress for taking the food that I didn't want. Worse manger I've ever dealt with. read more

I cannot say how good the food is!!! We had hush puppies and giant cheese sticks as appetizers! Main meals were blackened shrimp pasta Alfredo and I had a grilled chicken with sweet potato fries. Both with salads that were amazing too! Had beer and a yummy Bloody Mary! The only down side was the rolls. LOL!! The rolls were bad..,but not a deal breaker for me! The staff were friendly. Even ordered extra food to go...especially the hush puppies!!!! read more

I love the gumbo and red beans over here! The blackened alligator was a pleasant surprise! Overall great dining experience.

My new favorite place...pretty much ever. We were returning from a great trip to a lake house in Slidell and a couple of nights in New Orleans. Great food the whole trip, but this place is fun, set near LSU, friendly people and GREAT FOOD. Huge portions. Best mozzarella sticks on the planet, great oysters on half shell and yummy seafood pasta. Loved it and will absolutely be going back! read more

Met a friend here off of Bumble BFF! The food was amazing and the atmosphere was incredible before the LSU game. Will definitely be back!

A great place to bring picky visitors; they'll likely enjoy the poboys and fried seafood platter. For Baton Rouge, the beer selection is excellent which makes it easy to have a good time. Even though I lived a block away, I would rarely visit the Chimes. Though when I did the beer samplers, blackened alligator and .25 cent oysters were reliable favorites. Other than that, most of the food is fried or unremarkable. Steer clear of the gumbo and bring visitors to your Mawmaw's house for the real thing. read more

What can I say that others haven't already said? This place is legendary for a reason. The beer selection speaks for itself, the cuisine is very good (even if portions are small), and the wait staff is generally very attentive (although they may be stressed b/c it's always packed). I think that although it isn't the best "deal" in town, as evidenced by the fact that I need an appetizer AND main course to be filled up, the atmosphere makes up for those shortcomings and keeps me coming back I gotta get there for Brunch someday! read more

Best gumbo in BR. Great atmosphere. Super bar with great beer selection

This place is very good, the only downside of this cajun food is that it's under portioned on all the entree's and a little high priced for the amount of food you get. The blackened alligator is awesome ! Parking sucks and the college student atmosphere in the surrounding area is infected by rude and drunk Hippies. read more

The Chimes reliably serves up the best local seafood with lots of options for folks who aren't into seafood. I almost always order the fried crawfish salad with the house-made honey mustard dressing. Excellent! They have a huge beer selection, on tap and in bottles. Fun and casual. read more

Great place to eat! I love the atmosphere/college vibe. It is a great restaurant too. Stopped on my way home from New Orleans. We had the gator bites and boudin balls to start off. Both were great, but the gator bites were amazing! We had the oyster andouille po boy, crawfish étouffée, and a side of red beans and rice. Everything was good! I heard they have a blackened gator po boy that's not on the menu. I would definitely try that next time. I would have ordered it this time, but we had already ordered the gator bites. The red beans and sausage is also really good. You really can't go wrong. The hard pard is deciding what to get, as they have many delicious sounding options, including daily specials. Don't waste any time and go now! It's pretty easy to hit off of I-10! read more