Sunday BBQ is where it's at!! How about a main, 2 sides, bread and a drink for less than $20!? So…read moregood! Even though they were busy, the service was quick and the food was delicious! I enjoy the ambiance of the restaurant, even though it was buffet service. I'll always recommend Dwight's on a Sunday!

Plate lunches are the best! Home style Cajun cooking. Serving sizes are big but you can order in a…read more2 go plate and take the rest. No bad food here, and the servers have the best accent. Casual and comfortable

Awesome fried fish & shrimp basket. Lattice frys not so…read moregreat. Huge amount of food. Bartender was excellent

I'll keep it short and sweet. My first dish was the Protein Plate grilled shrimp with roasted…read moreveggies ($16.80). The veggies were okay, but the shrimp were tough and lukewarm. The grilled veggies were definitely seasoned better than the shrimp. I also ordered the Zydeco Chicken ($13.20), which was really tender but salty. The zydeco sauce that came with these zydeco chicken was really good. If I were to return, I would not re-order either dish.

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.

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.

Okay but the chargrilled oysters at The Chimes?? Yeah... they ate DOWN ‍…read more They came out hot, buttery, and loaded with that garlicky goodness. The cheese was melted perfectly on top and the oysters themselves were super fresh -- not fishy at all. I was literally scraping the plate for the extra sauce because it was THAT good. Service was quick and the vibe was chill, which made the whole experience even better. If you go to The Chimes and don't order the chargrilled oysters... what are you even doing?? Definitely coming back for another round.

The last time I ordered the red beans and rice to go it was huge! I ate it for 3 meals but this…read moretime there was only 2 small slices of sausage and less beans & rice so I'm not sure if I got shorted or if I was just lucky the last time! The taste was still good! I ordered the seafood pasta too but wasn't fond of the fishy smell and taste. The sauce was thin and runny as well. The little French bread that comes with the meal is delicious and I'm not a bread eater! The packaging and service is very safe and clean! Yes, I recommend this place! Cheers!

We loved it! Arriving at 5 was a good idea because we got seated right away and then there were…read morelots of people who came after us. It's casual and a the decor is dated but who cares? We were there to eat seafood off the buffet and we were not disappointed! Delicious. Plentiful. Fresh. You'll be glad you stopped by. If you're not a buffet person there is a menu you can order from. I probably will not do that but you do you!

This was my 3rd time here and it's always great food, wonderful staff. I think the building could…read moreuse some updating but as long as the food is the same, I'm coming back to visit!

Small out of the way place. Very good food, nicely seasoned, excellent cottage type fries. Friendly…read morestaff. Recommend and will come again.

Mandez's Seafood was absolutely amazing! I snapped a few pictures to share! I went back and forth…read moreabout what item to try, and I went with the waitress's recommendation. I had the Jacked up Snapper, but I'll have to come back and try the salmon and redfish! The atmosphere was great! Little quaint place and you could tell some of the folks are regular visitors. I can tell why! The waitress, Lisa, was really nice and g

My son and I love coming here because the food is usually good and we come often like once a week…read morebut the last 2 times we've come sadly the burger was not good! The meat was different or just off! Not the usual! No flavor, bland with little seasoning and so dry I could barely swallow it so it'll be a while before I go back. My son said his shrimp poorboy was good! The place needs an uplift like something cheerful and not dreary. Maybe background music ‍ just something! The fries are still good but the service takes a little longer since it's all cooked as ordered so make sure you aren't in a hurry! I'm not sure when I'll give it another try! Maybe I'll just order a poorboy instead of a burger!

Have eaten there several times a year since they opened. Quailty of food has definitely…read moredeteriorated over time. In the past the catfish platter actually contained catfish filets. Now they serve a few really thin slivers of fish coated with a thick layer of salty batter. Can't even taste the fish. The grilled shrimp were small, tough and coated with a nauseating amount of seasoning. Won't be back...

My server suggested the Crawfish enchiladas! Boy, was he right! Those things were awesome!…read more Next I did have the bread pudding because...why not! It was very very good!! Service was amazing, Guy stopped to check in on me everyone few minutes. And the restaurant is very fun and inviting.

Ca c'est bon!!! I've been here twice, once while driving through and such a great experience, I…read morecame here again while staying in Lafayette. It was just as delicious as the first time! We had chicken and sausage gumbo, Pepper Jack boudin balls, bam bam gator bites and the blackened chicken pasta. The waiter this time was better than the waitress we had last time. He was very attentive and made sure we never had to ask for refills. The appetizers came out fairly normal time-wise I would say. The main portion took a little bit longer than what you're used to at a franchise restaurant but here that's perfectly fine as it's worth the couple extra minutes. The gumbo is perfect(I love when gumbo is not over complicated) I like to add a lil hot sauce to it and it's delicious... only thing is, while they already give generous portions... the cup and the bowl looked exactly the same except I think in the bowl they give you one extra scoop of rice... which would be just fine if it wasn't like $6 more. But still delicious nonetheless. The bam bam gator bites were really good and I highly recommend them. If you like bam bam shrimp you'll love these. The pepper jack boudin balls were good, nothing special but they were definitely worth the try. My co-worker had the blackened chicken pasta and when I asked him how it was he said "dude, it's really good!" lol. The building is pretty unique and they have some outside seating with a massive beautiful tree that over looks the restaurant and takes claim to some of the asphalt in the parking lot lol. But it's a great spot for birthdays, good lunch menu deals, casual date night or if you wanna blow some steam off, they have a little bar in the restaurant as well. Overall, I HIGHLY recommend. I'm from East Texas, so I'm no Cajun/Louisianan but they truly got some good grub here. I'll definitely be coming back several more times when I get the chances. I will warn you, I believe the food is freshly made so when it gets to the table, give it some time to cool off because it comes out HOT.