So I've been here before but I didn't get to enjoy it, so after a few years I found myself with…read moresome free time to drive back out here and truly have company I could enjoy with. I'll start with the cons bc it's not that much- the line for seafood can get long bc of how the buffet is set up. If the ppl in front move along you can get through fast. If not you'll have a wait. Due to the location of the door and the hot food side a couple of flies might be trying to find their way in the door to get to a couple of the goods. Pros- seafood was plentiful and good. Crawfish could have used a little more spice but not bad at all. Snow crab were great. They also have Jonah crab but I don't eat those. Full seafood buffet on Saturday and if you don't want to wait too long, get there an hour before and join the waitlist on their website. Worth a drive down. Price wise for 2 with drinks cost 100 bucks so be prepared if bringing a large party. Can order off the menu as well.

Delicious and clean! Very well organized and can handle very large crowds!! They were very…read moreaccommodating for our large party of 10 with one in a wheelchair.

This place has a casual country feel. They're definitely known for their seafood, and they didn't…read moredisappoint. I opted for the Crawfish, and was a amazed of how full of flavor and spicy they were! Some of the best Crawfish I'd had in long time. The server was friendly and attentive, the restaurant was very clean. If you're looking for good seafood, had a good price, eat here!

Great place great food great ambience…read more Prices are very reasonable for what you receive

Excellent! Celebrated my brother's birthday with a signature PoBoy. It was fabulous. Will be back…read moreto try other items.

This is my first ever yelp review…read more And my first time eating here Let's start off with their menu prices on Facebook (which is where the web brought me 2 or 3 times) the prices are extremely out dated First and foremost I ordered the blackened steak and shrimp pasta Which I thought was $18.95 The steak was cooked in the microwave (you can't tell me no better There was no "blackened" to be found anywhere on that pitiful "steak" ~ It was barely seasoned And the price was 10 more dollars when I went to the register to pick up my food to go So between the prices and the food I won't be back this was very very disappointing I figured this well established restaurant in town I wouldn't have to double check my food, Everything was bagged up and tied up so I took it under the impression that it was good to go. There was nothing good to go about this dish. I would've went back but they were closed by the time I got home there's nothing worse than working a 10 hour day to come home to $35 worth of trash Wasted time wasted money :(

I dream about this place. No seriously. I live 4 hours away and will take a vacation to visit. I…read morehave never been disappointed by the food. The wait can be frustrating at times, but the last time I got a reservation and they had it ready for us when we showed up. There is a casual vibe, but the food is its own kinda luxury.

What a fun place!! Lively. Clean,friendly, good drinks and lots of food choices…read more Parking was easy and walking in you get the option of inside or outside seating. Raw oysters were plump and clean. Shrimp Romanesco was over crispy lettuce. Crawfish etouffee topped with fried tails. Needed a touch more of heat!! Shrimp and scallop fettuccine was amazing! Creamy and perfectly cooked. Keep room for bread pudding!!!

We arrive right after opening and there appeared to be only one waitstaff but it wasn't busy and…read moreshe did a grand job of greeting us and making us feel welcome. Her service was impeccable. The food was very good. I had the fried shrimp w fries, spouse had the shrimp and oysters and grandson had a burger that he described as very delicious. Would definitely recommend this restaurant! This is one of our stops when leaving BR.

This place is huge! You can't miss it. Went there after a softball game with a large crowd and…read moreaccommodated all of us! The service was great and it honestly did not take long to get our food. I ordered the crawfish with sausage potatoes and corn and some shrimp spicy and honestly it was delicious but not as spicy as i thought it would be I would say it was mild I even ordered extra spice but would go back again

This place deserves every accolade you've probably come across. I'm a transplant to the south and…read morewas introduced to good crawfish boils in DFW. Before the season was over I had to make my way to crawfish country and Hawk's couldn't have provided a better experience. Granted due to unforeseen circumstances I had to get them to go as I had a long trip ahead -- they were fantastic while on the road and even at home after reheating them so I can only imagine eating it fresh on site. Pictures speak a thousand words and as you can see they are clean, giant and did I say clean? Meat is cooked just right, sweet, and plenty of the good stuff when you take the head off. Do yourself a favor and just go.

No matter how far into the woods you have to drive to get here, Hawk's will always be a favorite,…read moreof mine. The crawfish never disappoint. Anthony, the owner, has everything, from cleaning the crawfish to boiling them, down to a science. Having the ability to choose your spice level and it being on point is greatness!!

We go here a lot never disappoints the crawfish is great. Food service everything is very good hereread more

Still delicious crawfish!! I came to this place a yr ago and I couldn't come this way without…read moreenjoying some of their delicious crawfish! Then open at 5pm and there's usually ppl outside waiting to get in. We were those ppl! Service is professional and friendly. Crawfish is juicy and delicious. Beer is cold. Only downside is you can only order 3 or 5lbs increments. I ate 6lbs. and all the fixings: Sausage corn potatoes & mushrooms. Heavy duty plastic chairs and wood tables. Very clean place. Took 2 friends and they loved it!

This restaurant is known for their crawfish unfortunately I visited for a weekday lunch and they…read morewere posting a sign on the doors after I had walked in stating they don't serve crawfish until 4pm weekdays, 3pm on weekends. This may have been part of the reason its wasn't all that busy on a Tuesday lunch. Similar to some other restaurants in Louisiana I've visited, they have a side with a bar, to-go area and high tops, and a more family oriented side of the restaurant with a bunch of low top tables. Fried pork rinds are served with every table. They have daily plate lunches and the one day I came it was chicken fried steak. However, it's not usually a good idea to order CFS outside of Texas in my experience. Therefore, I ended up ordering the catfish and shrimp platter, served grilled instead and added a $5 strawberry margarita. The entree comes with a side salad but they only have seelct dressings and none which I would typically order, so i just settled on honey mustard. Margarita- for only $5 it's not bad and comes with either sugar or salt rim Catfish and shrimp platter - seasoned with a blackened seasoning but it wasn't spicy. The catfish filet was small and tasted like it was previously frozen. The shrimp were also small and didn't taste much better. Not sure I'd return if ever in Lafayette, as I was really looking for a more festive environment and more grilled options.

Responding to Chelsa K.'s 1* review. As I am someone who was in the restaurant when it happened…read more I just think it's funny how you aren't mentioning y'all came in as 6 people and then wanted accommodations for 30 people during one of the busiest times of the night. Or that they argued with the amazing manager for nearly an hour total after being told they couldn't accommodate that size party. They're also leaving out the part where people from their group marched in and seated themselves, stood over occupied tables waiting for guests to leave, insisting the hosts clean the tables, and made the entire restaurant uncomfortable. This had nothing to do with race and everything to do with behavior. Any group acting like that would've gotten the exact same response. In short, do better. Y'all came in and ruined everyone's dinner because y'all don't know how to plan ahead. Stop blaming people for your mistakes and take accountability.

I went here for the first time today. I called in advance to ensure there was still plenty of…read morecrawfish. Asked if I could do my order over the phone to secure some crawfish, but she politely told me I needed to come and go through the drive thru. It's located on the left hand side of LA Hwy 70. There are two seafood places side by side but Craws and Claws is the first one before you get to the lake. Be careful where you turn in at because it's a drive thru set up, so you go in one side and come out of the other. If you mess up like I did, it's easy to turn around, just be careful. There was a dry erase board just off to the side of the drive thru where the whole menu shows you just what they have and the prices. I came on Monday April 26th at 2PM. The menu showed crabs, crawfish, shrimp, both live and boiled, corn, potatoes, sausage, mushroom, garlic, sausage, and more. The lady was so nice both in person and on the phone. She packaged our stuff up so securely and even gave us an extra bag just in case. Our price was $3.99/lb for boiled crawfish but depending on when you come that price will fluctuate. Early on in crawfish season it's pretty expensive, but toward the end of the season, things gets little more affordable. Hands down, that was the best crawfish I've had in a long time. It was spiced just right. We had not even one bad crawfish. It was all great. The potatoes and corn were excellent. The boudin did not disappoint. It was so tasty and delicious. We had a big ol' polar pop to help wash it all down. We paid about $58 and some change for 12lbs of very tasty crawfish....that included 2 orders of potatoes, 2 orders of corn, and 2 pieces of boudin. Not a bad price at all for the amount of food we got. We enjoyed every bit. We will be going back very soon.

Need to update hours. I went right before they closed (website said they closed at 7) I got there…read moreat 5. They were out of everything and the crawfish was not fresh.