We eat here every time we're in Bastrop. Wonderful Mexican, hamburger steak, and many other items…read more Large servings - you won't go away hungry and in fact will need a to-go box. Fair value and great service too.

Service is always good at this location; however, i was very disappointed in the spinach dish that…read morei ordered. It had only about one and a half spinach leaf on each enchilada. I have ordered this dish at several other restaurants and never this poor of a dish served.

This place is great! The crawfish is fresh and delicious. My favorite is the turkey legs and it's a…read morecute little small town atmosphere. My husband loves the shrimp and the service was great!

Absolutely love this place! Food is always good, and the owners are great people! This for me is…read morethe quintessential locally owned and operated restaurant. Support your local business owners and check this place out, the food does not disappoint.

Typical Southern lunch buffet. All the standard food you would expect. Very tasty and quickread more

Passing through Bastrop, and stopped in for lunch. Yes, the staff was friendly; however, the place…read morewas run-down and not that clean. the men's room was locked so my husband slipped in the ladies' room. The food was mainly deep-fried: fried chicken, fried chicken livers, fried catfish. And fried catfish steaks were so full of bones, I barely got a few bites. Anyway, no, I would not recommend. Too expensive for a "greasy spoon" restaurant.

Decent food- not overly fancy. More casual. Service was…read morefine, not all that busy. Appetizers came out hot, mushrooms were good, I added salt to them. Chicken Cobb salad was the best, very fresh and the chicken was grilled well. Fish was a little dry, and the bbq shrimp was ok, not overly flavorful. Glad we finally made it in- decent spot

In short, horrible service experience on two different visits, and the food is not anything to…read moreovercompensate for the lack of decent service. The first time we dined here was in 2017, maybe, during which time the server slung our children's food across the table while setting it down-- french fries can roll off a plate with gusto! It was when the server placed the food back on the plate for the kids to eat as if we didn't all see what had just happened that put us off to coming back here. Fast forward to June 2026, it's a Saturday evening and the place my husband and I wanted to go was packed. We decided to give The Fat Pelican another try. When we walked in, there were only three tables occupied. As we stood there waiting for any signs of life from someone employed by this place, we could feel the stares from a particular table, as if trying to warn us to leave while we still could. But hindsight is always 20/20. A sweaty man emerged from the kitchen and told us we could have a seat wherever we liked. As we looked over the menu, I noted the shrimp plates all indicated (imported), which is pretty odd, being close enough to the gulf, and because our booth was right next to a poster celebrating some Louisiana Shrimp festival. I ordered unsweetened tea, which was more watery than tea, and patiently requested a soda instead, which he forgot about. One of the original 3 tables energetically waived sweaty man down, asking for their check so they could leave. Another quickly followed suit. The third table may have been playing mahjong-- they were clearly content in being out and visiting their friends. When it was our turn for what may have finally been the undivided attention of the server, we ordered. My husband ordered a steak. "We're out of steak"........ I ordered while he reconsidered the menu, really wanting to just abort the whole mission. There is a $1.50 up-charge for the loaded baked potato, which would have not been a big deal, but my husband's "loaded baked potato" was dry. We didn't bother to hunt the sweaty man down to ask for more butter, because we were both pretty frustrated. Because we were looking forward to a place that included dessert with their meal, we absolutely ordered the chocolate fudge cake. Look-- no shade on Duncan Hines or their brownies, but that is clearly what we each paid $8.99 for. You could literally taste the Duncan Hines, which was topped with ice cream and some confusing blue berries. It was a relief to pay out and leave, especially since the indie hits playlist had started its second loop. If you're still reading and wondering.. no one else came in to dine while we were there. There won't be a third time.

Great Seafood, But Service Needs Work…read more I've been to this seafood spot a few times, and the food is always amazing -- fresh, flavorful, and well worth the money. The crab legs and shrimp are some of the best I've had in a long time, and the portions are generous. That said, the service during my last visit was really disappointing. Our server, Ashley, forgot our food more than once and seemed irritated whenever we asked for help or updates. Everyone can have an off day, but the attitude and lack of attention really took away from what should've been a great dining experience. I'd still recommend this place for the food alone, but I really hope management takes a closer look at improving customer service. With better staff attitudes, this would easily be a five-star restaurant.

Such a great little Cajun spot outside of Monroe! The seafood-loaded baked potato was absolutely…read moredelicious, and the boudin eggrolls are a must. Yummy, authentic Cajun comfort food and definitely worth the stop!

Great local place to eat. Small town atmosphere. Service is good & the food is great. I had a…read moregrilled chicken sandwich with fries. The fries are homemade.

A local standard. It's a great place for burgers, but the specials are great.. kind of a dive…read morevibe, but it's a great place for an easy, solid meal. Service is reliably solid.

The food is always so fresh! It comes out steaming hot, fish was crispy and the fries are the…read moreabsolute best. The service was very good, our waitress was right on time with refills for drinks and crawfish. So good we are eating it for the 2nd night in a row!

The portion sizes were tiny. I think this place is trying…read moreto be sit down nice but at the same time same time serving food on disposable foam plates and plastic forks, spoons and foam cups. It's giving roadside fish shack vibes when it could be more. Serve on real plates, and silverware. And if you aren't, maybe just serve food on a buffett style or like Subway where you pick what you want and then sit and eat?! For the prices, these little changes could make this place better and more profitable.

Some of the best fish in town! The chicken is great too! Very sweet, friendly young man delivered…read moremy order to me!

Don't call in a family bulk tray order and expect it to be ready or right. They charge you before…read morecoming to get to make easy for pick up, but this is the 3rd time my order has been wrong and I've had to wait another 20 minutes to make it right. People working there don't seem to know what's going on and or care much. Good food. Bad service.