Fried shrimp is good as are the onion rings and corn fritters. Have had to go several times and the food has been consistent. Friendly & quick. read more

Perfect little place for some good Cajun food. Love the look of the place. Waitress was very nice and the place was clean. The reason for not giving it 5 stars was because my gumbo was very like warm and could have been hotter. Overall good experience. read more

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Was an amazing little place in Monroe, La. The food was great and portions were anything but skimpy. Great flavor, great service, great atmosphere. Highly recommend when in or passing through Monroe. read more

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Passing through on our way back to Texas. Great "hole in the wall" Cajun food! I had the Gator Sauce Picant which was superb. My wife had the poboy. A little much mayo but otherwise great and my son had the loaded nachos! These were great! Never would have mixed cheese and seafood, but the nachos were outstanding. Would definitely go back read more

We had the most enjoyable experience tonight. Cool atmosphere within a historic building with a live comedy show, & a lovely courtyard/patio area. Service was personable, attentive, & fast. The food was fantastic. The personal touch & pride in what they do really makes this an exceptional & special place. We will be back!! read more

The portions were HUGE! You won't leave hungry, but the food we had was a little too salty. The drinks were good and everything was well priced. The atmosphere was excellent. Service was also very good. We will definitely be back. read more

The food was amazingly good. You get alot of food for the price and you definitely won't walk away hungry!

I've tried this place three times and it's safe to say it just isn't good to me. This last time I tried the chicken and sausage gumbo which doesn't taste like gumbo at all, more like gravy. Before that I tried the grilled oysters and a blueberry lemon drop.. Oysters we too salty to eat and the martini was just syrup. The cheese bite were also blah. Nice service from the bartender though. read more

Amazing food at a great price!! Definitely will be back. Cajun nachos, gumbo, Gator sauce piquante and crawfish fettuccine were all great

Amazing food. I was able to bring my dog on the patio. The wait staff was super friendly.

Had a fried crawfish poboy lots of bland crawfish. My husband ordered a shrimp poboy with 8 shrimp on it. Also very bland .. poboy bread was good. read more

Love the hospitality and the servers they are the best to talk to and are so sweet. the food is HUGE and delicious and the prices are good for the quantity of food given. BEST CAJUN FOOD EVER! read more

Small menu but haven't found anything yet I don't think is amazing. Love the fried onion strings (an order is enough for two).

Service was good, but I just can't say much for the food. Nothing stood out as being really good. The gumbo was smoky without the traditional gumbo flavor. The boudin ball was just to big to get done, and the zydeco was just underwhelming at best. read more

The food is delicious. They waitresses are waitresses are friendly. Cajun style restaurant . read more

Tried this new spot in Monroe and was a bit disappointed in it. I opted for the chicken and sausage gumbo as my entree. It was mostly roux with very little else in it other than some bits of chicken and rice, but mostly roux. There were only two little slices of sausage in the entire bowl. The potato salad was okay. Left feeling like I wasted my money. read more

Fontenot’s Cajun Way - Monroe - Chicken and Sausage Gumbo and potato salad - Salad Near Me - Monroe, Louisiana

Nope tried it twice there will not be a third. First time fried fish was a joke. 2nd time the boiled shrimp got 3 of us sick we three ate shrimp read more

We were passing through Monroe, LA and hadd the urge to eat cajun food. The first place we stopped (aafter consulting Yelp) was being remoddled. We ask who I assumed was the owner for a recommendation and he sent us to Fontenot's. I am shaking my head after seeing the other reviews and the mediocre rating. This place was at least 4 stars, probably 5. We split an order of crab cakes. I had crafwfish etoufee and it was delicious. My wife had a specialty item that was several different items stacked into a tower shape.she was pleased but wished she had ordered something "less fried." I would gladly go back to this place given the opportunity. read more

Food was very good,def recommend at least trying it. Diff strokes for diff folks, but it's worth a shot.

The food was very mediocre and had no flavor. It's a cajun restaurant in Louisiana so you'd think it would have spice or seasoning but it was just very bland and lazily made. My boyfriend got the nachos that were $21 and they had no seasoning, were very mushy, and also had tomatoes on them when the menu item didn't include tomatoes. I could make cajun food at home 10x better. Extremely overpriced read more

I dropped in on the first day the restaurant opened. If the food and service is all that matters to you, it's a decent place. The server (I think her name was Gracie) did an amazing job. All props to her. The food was solid. Some of the stuff on the menu was pricey, but it's a little different than what most places in NELA offer. The catfish was great and their own brand of seasoning goes great on everything. Got some appetizers for the table and I was happy with them. Nothing insanely good but I didn't feel ripped off. But the aesthetic of the restaurant needs some work. Some of the posters were very cheaply made and it shows. They still have to do some renovation to make it look like there wasn't a restaurant there before them. The colors don't really look that solid indoors. If this restaurant was in the middle of a swamp, I'd be cool with it, but given the location, I was expecting some better interior design. And if you took a shot for every time you see "cajun" mentioned in the restaurant, you probably couldn't make it to the door. But all that being said, it's a young restaurant that has solid food and can hopefully succeed. read more

I went on a Saturday night around 8 and it was moderately busy. We got the pepper Jack boudin balls as an appetizer and am I glad we got those instead of the regular ones. The pepper Jack actually added some flavor to it. We ordered the nachos and the zydeco for our meals and boy were they disappointing. I've never had gourmet nachos that's tasted more bland than Taco Bell's. Especially for $20.99! I ate a few bites out of it and put it to the side hoping our server would realize that I had a problem with my food but no one ever asked if there was something wrong. The zydeco was tolerable to eat but still not worth the money. My server came and got the check and didn't say a word to us and when I said goodnight they simply looked away from me after seeing we still left a tip! At the end of the meal I ended up paying $65 for food that I don't think was worth over $35. I'm very disappointed and dissatisfied and will not be returning. read more