If you have never tried crawfish before, this is the place to start. In every way, these guys give you a real Louisiana Cajun Crawfish presentation. Everything about this place hits the mark if you want to experience true crawfish enjoyment. Rules for enjoying Crawfish: 1. Go here 2. Take a friend or 5 3. Order the 5 lb Crawfish - get a primer on how to get the tail out. There is a good technique, but let one of the locals show you. They will be happy to help. 4. Suck the head. Ok maybe not, unless you really want to show off. I have never shown off, nor do I intend to in the future. The tail and claws are quite sufficient for me. 5. Sip a little sweet tea along the way. It takes a while to extract the meat out of 5 lbs of crawfish. 6. Don't get too disappointed at the small piece of meat in the tail. The big flavor makes it worth all the work - over and over again. 7. Keep a few paper towels handy. And don't worry about that yellow stain on your fingers. 8. If you shell them the right way, the poop chute will come off automatically. Otherwise, it's very easy to remove, unless you prefer to consume it. Lots of people don't worry about it. 9. You MUST order the bread pudding for dessert. You won't find better bread pudding anywhere outside of Louisiana. 10. The crawfish are largest when they are in season. That's usually between late March and mid June. 11. Crawfish in Louisiana is like Sushi in Japan. If you are there, you have to give it a try. And Swamp Daddy's will make it real for you If you see the little guys on your platter and decide to chicken out, no worries. They can bring you some great shrimp, crab legs, or even a burger and salad. But don't be a wimp. read more

Swamp Daddy's - Excellent Crawfish - Seafood Markets Near Me - Alexandria, Louisiana

Just visiting LA but what a great find. It's a no frills approach to dining...they simply take a product and do it right. Great food and great service. Cheyenne (Chiganyu) was awesome! read more

This place was recommended from the hotel staff. Cars are parked all over and the place seems busy at 7pm on Saturday but we were able to get a seat. The waiters got our drinks within minutes and we placed our order. The place is clean and the decor is original. They have a lot of staff who are very attentive. The people around me seem to be enjoying the food and I am excited to try our food. I'm not ready for boiled crawfish so we ordered the gumbo and the bayou bisque. The food arrived in a short time and does taste good with some strong flavor! It is a little salty for our taste but still a wonderful experience. Ordered dessert, OMG! So delicious. My wife is Korean so they typically do not use salt or sugar but I'm Mexican. I love salt and sugar :-) if your in the area, I highly recommend the experience. read more

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The crawfish is great, the sauces are yummy, and they have the best bread pudding in the state! The crawfish are a good size, fresh, and perfectly seasoned. read more

This is not a 4.5 star . This a shack . Price is pretty fairly even with other crawfish place. The seasoning on the crawfish was flavorful. I'll come again but not for the waiting's line. read more

This place is gross, we got like 1/2 a pound of crawfish when we ordered 3. the corn tastes like pine sol, the shrimp and crab taste like they are from the frozen section at Walmart the dip and potatoes were decent, not worth the price we paid though. read more

Not going to bring their ratings down. Got there about 15 mins before close. Get that...No issue. The lady says they had just done last call..ok...Walking back to the car I see the employees chowing on crawfish...I was about to spend for whatever they had..Maybe next time read more

INCREDIBLE experience. Great service. The crawfish = on point. I'm from Wisconsin, so wanted to get the true Louisiana experience. Exceeded my expectations. read more

Swamp Daddy's - So cute and ready to be eaten. - Seafood Markets Near Me - Alexandria, Louisiana

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People.... this is not how we do crawfish in Louisiana. I'm not sure where these owners are from but I would love to teach them how to cook Crawfish. They boil the crawfish in water only and sprinkle seasoning on the outside AND they put the seasoning on the table so you can dip your crawfish tail so it will taste like something. You are supposed to boil the crawfish in seasoned water and let them soak in this water until cooked so the meat tastes good. I was so shocked when they brought me this. The only way you get any flavor is to lick your fingers or lick the crawfish shell. It NOT GOOD! read more

This place is still open and has horrible service. We waited outside in the freezing cold for an hour for them to keep skipping over us and in the end they ran out of fucking crawfish. This place is still open but probably should be shut down. What a joke. read more

First time visitor. Catfish ok. Had to ask for tea refills. The real kicker is being charged 2% for using my credit card. Lost a customer on the first visit. Sad part is that the waitress was pennalized on her tip for this stupidity. I amalways a good tipper but i dont tip twice. Wake up people. Credit cards are a common form of payment. read more

$8.99 for a dozen oysters, $17.99 for 3 pounds of crawfish, $2.25 bottles of coors light and hands down the best bread pudding I have ever had. I'm a huge fan and I'll be back. read more

Checked out Swamp Daddy's today. Ate at Robby G's yesterday. Have to say that SD's was the better of the two. Really liked RG's but Loved SD's. Crawfish came out hot and were perfectly seasoned. Service was very good and personalized at both locations. Lots of regulars that were treated great and so was I who was not a local. Bread Pudding was really good. Not what I was used to in SC but it was VERY good. Ate it later as the 3 lbs of crawfish left me stuffed. Highly recommend Swamp Daddy's. BTW, I don't usually like Coors Light but it seems to be the perfect beer for crawfish. Am going to hate leaving LA tomorrow. read more

Some of the best crawfish I've ever had. Perfectly spiced for me. For some it may be too hot but they offer to wash them if needed Pretty affordable too ayce for 29$. The wait staff here is very good you may have to wait a few min to get everything started but once you get going your good. They have ice cold beer here !! Awesome And other things to eat if you are not a seafood eater. !!! read more

Swamp Daddy's brings home the South! The food and service are superior. Crawfish, oysters, seafood bisque, buckets of beer, and great people make this place a must if your in LA. You'll even get the opportunity to meet Swamp Daddy and Mommy while you are there. I can't say enough about this location other than "You Must Go"! read more

Great Cajun seafood establishment. Catfish was great fried shrimp was great gumbo was excellent the bisque not so great. Crawfish done the right way to read more

Surprisingly Good But Not Divine. Yummy Bread Pudding! Everything that I Have Had There Was Very Good.

So good! Stopped for lunch and shared the bayou bisque and fried green tomatoes with crawfish and shrimp. The food was wonderful as was the service! Make sure you save room for the bread pudding, it was the best I've ever had!! read more

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Our favorite spot to get crawfish. Pretty friendly service and always enjoy the food. On a crowded day, a bit claustrophobic indoors, but overall it's a friendly experience with the staff and other customers. A relative of mine visted from NY and just adores this restaurant and food. read more

Nice size but very VERY dry. Dirty as well. To be a crawfish "specialty" place to eat, they fell VERY short on expectations. They were also not full. Nothing in the head whatsoever. read more

Well we were visiting from LA to see our daughter and we were taking about finding a new place to eat. I went on Yelp and found Swamp Daddy's. I asked the desk at the hotel about it and they highly recommended it. So here we are in this very cute interesting location filled with people whose tables are filled with platters of Craw Fish. We sat down opened up a bottle of wine we brought and the server came over with a fantastic smile and asked what we would like. I pointed to the tables all around us and we will have what they are having. After a bit we were delivered this heaping platter of crawfish-potato/corn and shrimp. After learning how to eat and extract the meat of the crawfish which was pretty easy after you got the hang of it. We cleaned the platter and ordered the "must have bread pudding". If you have a bucket list, this must be added to it. To say it is to die for is an understatement! Out come this big bowl filled with this sinful concoction of warm bread pudding swimming in a vanilla sauce drizzle chocolate sauce and 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream. Out of your mind scrumptious and an absolute must if you are in Alexandria La. What a night! We did finish the wine and thanked the server. Irwin Z read more

Swamp Daddy's is all about the crayfish. I was, as usual, alone when I eat out during my travels. Had to wait a few minutes for a table for one. The staff was friendly and generally very real. You could have a bit of conversation and they took some time to get to know you as they served you. The beer selection sucks. Not even any Abita?? Had a Coors lite. Chemicals in a bottle colored to look like beer. Had some gulf oysters to start. Bingo. They were fresh, cold and obviously just shucked. They leaped into my mouth. These are gulf oysters so they are sweeter than New England oysters with less of a briny flavor but still excellent. Good cocktail sauce as well which I used only sparingly but it was also obviously fresh. Ordered the three pound size of mud-bugs and they arrived in very short time.One beer until they showed up. They were accompanied with a potato and some over cooked corn. No matter just throw those away. I found the crayfish to be spicy and not overly salty with a good mixture of sizes. They were clean and hot. The tails and claws were sweet and fresh, something we east coasters have trouble getting. I found the heads to be reasonable full of head fat. I sucked the big ones and scooped the smaller ones. My pinkie finger was colored red from all the scooping. I finished two plus pounds before I was undone. the ambiance of the place is simple. Everything was as clean as could be. Crayfish have a way of escaping to the floor. The place was busy when I got there and was mobbed when I left. A big take out crowd as well. All they need is some good beer and the experience would have notched up a lot. Even some Bourbon would be good. read more

We were traveling through the area and stopped in without much enthusiasm from the couple we were traveling with. After taking a look inside, we left when the other couple expressed concerns about the small area for dining an the overall ambiance. Luckily, we returned and found the booth to be open where we all enjoyed the shrimp platter. The other customers were all ordering and eating the heaping platters of crayfish, but we were on a time schedule so ordered the shrimp which were perfectly cooked, tender and tasty. If you enjoy little "no frill" local places with good food, give this place a try. I gave it four stars only because we had to bus our table before (and after) we ate and the table was never cleaned. read more

Do NOT pass this place. Outside looks like dock on the river and has giant Crawfish. Great for photos. Inside you will find casual dining with paper towels. Get ready for fabulous MUDBUGS. All seafood was terrific. Very friendly staff and service was excellent. Save room for bread pudding. Super yummy! read more

Our favorite boiled crawfish restaurant! The remodel is beautiful and staff friendly!

Awesome place to eat. I don't eat seafood and crawfish so I went with a cheeseburger. The family loved the crawfish. The service was awesome. read more

If you want the real thing, Swamp Daddy's will provide it... real golf shrimp lightly battered with fresh taste! And don't forget the bread pudding and ice cream and did I forget to mention the best mud-bugs ever! read more

Great place for boiled crawfish and shrimp. They also boil sausage which is excellent and of course corn and potatoes. It has a great atmosphere. It gets a little pricey since it is fresh seafood. Parking is limited and you normally have to wait for the restrooms (only one person at a time in both the men's and women's restrooms). Food is excellent!! read more

After eating there several times I have to say this place knows out to cook... All seafood top draw! Oysters, shrimp, crawfish... A real eye opener in Cenla read more

Best place in Cenla to crawfish. My family goes there every weekend during season. Fantastic service also!

the promptness is what I'll give two stars for. The crawfish was all salt and no flavor. Potatoes were over cooked to the point they couldn't be eaten. I've been to other places in Alexandria that has crawfish and this particular one definitely has room for improvement. read more

Never having tried crawfish before our waitress brought out a few for us to try, showed us how to do it and then brought us out our appetizer. The Shrimp Bombs were amazing! (Shrimp stuffed with jalapeños and cheese, wrapped in bacon and deep fried) Unfortunately my husband and I decided to go against the rest of the place and ordered a platter and gumbo and not the crawfish. Our choices were not horrible but I wouldn't get them again. If you like crawfish this must be the place. read more