We found Parrain's Seafood while searching for authentic Louisiana food and a good po'boy/seafood…read morespot before making our drive back home to Houston. We were in Baton Rouge helping our grandson move into his dorm as an incoming freshman at LSU, and Parrain's kept coming up in our searches and reviews. We decided to give it a try, and I'm SO glad we did! We visited on a Sunday afternoon around 2:30 p.m., and when I tell you EVERYBODY and their family was there... I mean everybody! The parking lot was packed. There is plenty of parking, but there were so many people that we still had to hunt for a spot. Thankfully, we found one under a shade tree because it was HOT! When we walked up, we fully expected a long wait. There is plenty of outdoor seating for people waiting, and I also noticed they have both steps and an accessibility ramp leading to the entrance. My daughter and I sat down while my husband stood in line to put our name on the list. About five minutes later, he was waving for us to come inside! Apparently, many of the people waiting were large groups and families coming from church, but since there were only three of us, they were able to seat us almost immediately. HUGE plus! Once inside, it was BUSY, BUSY, BUSY. It took our server a little while to initially get to us, but considering how packed the restaurant was, it really wasn't bad at all. Our waitress was very nice, and I was actually impressed with how quickly our food came out. Now let's talk about the FOOD!! We first ordered the onion rings for an appetizer... super delicious I ordered the fried shrimp platter, and those shrimp were fried to PERFECTION! Crispy, flavorful, and absolutely delicious. The meal also came with salad, fries, hush puppies, and a side. The hush puppies were SO GOOD! They are shaped almost like little donut holes... crispy on the outside and soft and savory on the inside. Delicious! For my side, I chose the fresh green beans instead of the dirty rice. Unfortunately, those were the one thing I didn't enjoy. They didn't have much flavor to me and seemed a little undercooked. Next time, I'll definitely choose another side. My husband ordered the fried catfish platter with dirty rice, coleslaw, and fries, and he loved everything. I tasted his coleslaw, and OH MY GOODNESS! Get the coleslaw! It was different from any coleslaw I've had before. It has whole peanuts in it, which sounds unusual, but somehow it WORKS! The peanuts add this wonderful crunch and flavor. It was SO good. And the French fries!! I've never seen fries cut this way before. They're almost shaped like little Scoop Fritos, with a crispy outside and soft potato inside. So unique and really good! My daughter ordered the catfish strips and fries from the kids' menu. These weren't processed little nuggets... they were actual pieces of catfish cut into strips, and she really enjoyed them. She also ordered the crab fingers, and those were another 10/10! They were incredibly well-seasoned with a little spice and tons of flavor. I tasted one and wanted MORE! I'm watching my sodium intake, so I behaved myself, but they were absolutely delicious. Overall, Parrain's was a 10/10 for us. The only thing I wouldn't personally order again would be the green beans. Everything else, from the shrimp and catfish to those amazing hush puppies, unique fries, crab fingers, and especially that coleslaw, was DELICIOUS. Yes, it was crowded and lively, but we still received really good service and didn't have to wait nearly as long as we expected. With our grandson now attending LSU, we'll be making plenty of trips back to Baton Rouge, and Parrain's has officially made our list of places we will be visiting again!

It's obvious that the Chimes and Pairains have changed their standards. Food, service were…read moreabsolutely terrible. No Manger or just really anyone seemed to care about anything. My food was just not anywhere near what it once was.

I'll start by saying I travel extensively and eat out more than 100x/year...so it takes quite a bit…read moreto impress me. That said, Francois Tavern served me the best meal I've had in a year! What a gem we stumbled on here! We had the sample platter for a starter, shrimp, fried tomatoes and lemon pepper wings. Simply amazing! 2 of us had the corn crab chowder which we agreed is one of the best soups we've ever had! For meals we had the Sammy Davis chicken (5*) the Sunrise burger (5*) and the fried ribs( was a 2nd choice as they were out of the snapper. To me, I rate a restaurant on how I feel when leaving, was not worth the money ? Would I come back? We absolutely will, may even do it tomorrow before we fly home as there are so many other meals I'd love to try. As a bonus, the chef came out to greet us and we couldn't compliment her enough. Give this place a try - I promise you won't regret it!

Stopped in for lunch today and got the grilled shrimp salad. Delicious! Great menu. Super nice…read morestaff. Can't wait to go back and try something for dinner!

Still my favorite place to eat. I eat here at least 3 times a week. At least. Don't judge me. It's…read morethe same price as buying groceries. They just save me time and a mess to clean. service is always great. Food is fantastic.

Stay clear of this place! I don't foresee them staying in business very long at all after what I…read morehave seen and heard from my fellow local residents. One afternoon, I was passing by this place, but I didn't have time to stop in and check it out. A day or two later, I went online and began to look up reviews. The reviews that I found were mixed, which sort of surprised me, because the things I had heard from a couple of my fellow local residence, were not very positive to say the least. But we kind of thought maybe that was due to the fact that the restaurant was fairly new, and I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt, as I always like to support local businesses. A few days later, I passed by the restaurant around 5:30 to 6, which should have been peak dinner hour. I was the only one in the restaurant. They do not have any signage showing their restaurant items, nor do they have any standard restaurant menu's. There was a middle aged gentleman, sitting at one of the tables, looking at his phone, and I realized he was probably the owner, or at least one of the owners. He looked like he did not even want to get up to serve me. I decided then and there I was not going to order, but I did want to check things out. I asked him about menus and he said all he had was two paper printed menu items, without the prices, taped down to the countertop! Once again, no prices were listed! On items that were unavailable, having been either sold out, or never even cooked that particular day, there was actually a black mark through that item. I asked him if he had a copy of the menu that he could give me and a couple of extras for some neighbors. I was going to ask him if he had one that included the prices, but before I could say anything, he rudely said that they don't have any copies. I was going to ask him if I could take a photo of the items, but then I figured what good would that do? If the prices were not even listed, and the same items were not available each day. Also, I have been at restaurants where I have asked for a takeout menu, and they said they didn't have one, but would be glad to either print one out, or make a copy to give me. But I have never been at a restaurant that did not include any prices! I actually think this is the first time I have ever done a review on a restaurant without having actually eaten at the restaurant. But I felt strongly that people needed to be warned before they make a drive unnecessarily. I thought that the fact that there were no customers at a time that should have been peak dinner hours, should have been a red flag to begin with.

First time at Don's Seafood while visiting from Dallas and had a taste for chargrilled oysters,…read morefamily mentioned Don's Jacked up Oysters! Let our server Emma Claireknow and our service and dining experience was over the top! Great service throughout

My husband and I went for lunch Saturday. We asked for the bread and butter. It was very good…read more Usually doesn't have much butter on it but this time it was floating in butter. We ordered a new thing on the menu. We bought wanted to try the Stuff Red Snapper with green beans and stuff potato. I was disappointed. Guess we should have said something but we didn't want to wait for another entrée . The fish was very dry. They over cooked it and the green beans were not hot. The stuff potato was good and hot. My stuffing was burnt on the bottom. The restaurant was decorated nice for Christmas. The small women's bathroom stall needs a new latch. It doesn't lock.

My fiancee and I were on a trip to Grand Isle on Christmas Day since everything was closed in the…read moreBig Easy and we expected to find at least ONE restaurant to be opened. We had no idea how right we were. The island was almost empty and the only people we encountered were state troopers sitting on the side waiting for some speeders. Further down into the island we had almost given up on the idea to have a "real" shrimp meal and turned around. Since it was time for a "natural" break we stopped at several places but they were all closed - except for one. When we drove on the parking lot a lady came out waving at us and asking us to come in. It was in fact the ONLY place that was opened selling beverages on Christmas Day. However, food was provided for free by the residents that came together to celebrate Christmas and they invited us to join them for their Christmas meal. We had ham and turkey, sweet potatoes, stuffing among many other things. What a great experience. Everyone was so friendly and kind that even the 90 minute trip to and from N'awlins was worth every minute. Thank you!

I call this place my little slice of heaven!!! My boyfriend…read moreand I came for vacation for our birthdays. They went out of their way to create this most amazing surprise birthday party. They cooked fish and shrimp guacamole, rice, cabbage, potato salad, etc Thee most amazing birthday I EVER!!!! had.Thank you !!!

My experience was awesome! The atmosphere was beautiful. I really felt like I was on the Bayou…read more. the food was delicious. Everything was piping hot. Very tasty ! prepared Nola style and My server was great!!! Sam

Wow! Where do I start?…read more Absolutely amazing brunch this morning! I think we will be full until tomorrow. You absolutely get your moneys worth with the selection, food quality, live jazz music, and service! From the omelette station, carving station, waffle station to the endless options of bbq and sides, along with a dessert table, there is no way you can't find something that you like here! They also serve complementary oysters and little bags of beignets to take home! We will absolutely be back and plan to take different family members and friends too when they come into town. Come hungry!

So glad I discovered this place. The food is fabulous and the service was too! There was not one…read moreitem of food that my friends and I disliked. This will now be on our rotation. There is even a fireplace to create a little ambiance.

This place is not a serious restaurant. It's part of the Holiday Inn, We waited for 10 minutes and…read moreno one took our order. The front desk clerk finally brought us two minions. A group of 10 people walked out after they were never greeted or given menus or anything. They asked us for our menus so that they could look at what was offered. And they weren't even busy. We never did get to eat. What a joke! Recommend you try down the street!

The best chicken crackling around town! My nieces and nephew said it taste better than Chick-fil-A…read moreand Popeyes! LOL

Fantastic food, fantastic service, highly recommended! Being able to buy terrific frozen food for…read morehome cooking adds to the reasons to go to Ronnie's.

If you don't know about this place, you need to know about it! I love the Grapevine! The food here…read moreis always so good and always on point. I always get the same thing when I go, but next time I will have to venture out because the food it was just so good when I I first started with the crabcakes, I will say the crabcakes did not come as I expected, but they were still very good. I was expecting more of a flatter crabcake, but because they were fried, it still held up to my expectation then the salad came out and the salad was very good. I also ordered a lemon berry martini and it was very good. Also, I love the sugar rim on the glass. And finally, I ordered the grilled catfish with the crawfish, cornbread and mashed potatoes and green beans and it was amazing. Our waiter always recommends the crawfish cornbread with the grilled fish, and it was literally the best thing that I've gotten. The service was amazing. Our waiter was very patient with us and took the time to explain any questions that we had. I will say when I went to the Grapevine this time it was a little darker in there than normal, which was a little concerning because I could not see the menu as well as I normally can so being that it was dark it was kinda hard to read the menu and eat our food too . For dessert I decided to get the white chocolate bread pudding and it was so hot and good. It was fresh. It was good. It wasn't too sweet it was just right overall I give this place a 10 out of 10. I will definitely be back sooner than I think.

Jasmine is the sweetest most efficient server. She made our visit so special…read more The seafood gumbo - Fantastic. The roux was perfect. It wasn't too dark or too thick. It was just right. The fried green tomatoes were beautifully burdened by crab meat and remoulade. The bread pudding was spectacular - just sumptuous. The next time I'm in Donaldsonville, I will make sure to drop by. Bonus: Bo and Grace's shop was outside (Sinners).

I came back for a second time & the shrimp fried rice was delicious! The shrimp were cooked…read moreperfectly and the rice was so flavorful. This time I tried the coconut smoothie and loved it. It wasn't too sweet, but was quite balanced. Very refreshing.

I wanted some authentic Cajun food while visiting and I got it. The po boy and gumbo are a must. I…read morewill probably be getting it every day while I'm here.