Dons Seafood

We visited Don's on 2/27/22. There were 2 hostess. The friendly one walked away to assist someone.The couple before us was told that there was a 30 minute wait by the other hostess. They decided that was too long and left. We walked up and the same hostess told us 15 minutes. We gave our contact information and sat on the patio. Moments later the same hostess came outside and said that they were not seating on the patio. I was puzzled because we were just waiting to be called. The other people seated just ignored her. It was about another 10 minutes, and we were notified by text that our table was ready. The same hostess showed us to our table. Our table was not clean, and there was a lot of trash in front of the table. I should have taken a photo, but I went to the restroom. We asked her if we could get the table and floor cleared. She said she would get it. My boyfriend asked her if it was a problem because she had an attitude. She said "No, we just have a party going on right now". The server came over. He miss ordered, but he corrected it right away. Our food was okay. The drinks were better. This was my first visit at this location. It just didn't go well. I normally go to the Lafayette locations.

Mr. Austin was an excellent waiter and provided the best service. We tried the Jacked Up Oysters, Catfish Acadian made special (1 with blackened catfish and 1 with fried catfish on the side), and a brownie a la mode. The food is delicious and we made the clean plate club with our entrees. We’ve had better brownie a la modes so we wouldn’t order that again but everything else was yummy! We will be back to try other dishes.

My boyfriend and I visited Don’s today for the first time. I was really excited because the menu sounds amazing. The hostess were very friendly and the whole ambiance of the restaurant was nice. We were seated in a booth, the table was kind of dirty but I didn’t make a big deal of it. We started by ordering a appetizer and some drinks. The fried alligator was tasty. The lemonade and sweet tea was not. It tasted like they used tap unfiltered water to prepare it. Very unpleasant tatste. I ordered the seafood platter combo and my guy ordered the stuff fish. The food was not good at all. My seafood platter was not a platter, I only received 2 fried oysters, 3 tiny pieces of fish, about 7 frozen shrimp, 1 stuffed shrimp. I was not pleased. The stuffing on the shrimp was unappetizing, it tastes like stove top stuffing, no crab meat and no flavor. My guy also said that his stuffing in his fish tasted the same. The gumbo was not good. No flavor. I’m disappointed ☹️ I told the server I did not like my food. I guess he’s used to it because he just took the food and didn’t say anything else. Didn’t offer a replacement or apologize. Whatever though I won’t be returning. If you’re looking for fresh seafood this is not the place you’re looking for.

This was such an amazing place, good people, delicious food, and chill vibe. Marcus was our waiter, he was very attentive, nice, and by far the best customer service. We ordered boudin balls as an appetizer that were a burst of flavor with a kick to it.The charbroiled oysters were amazing flavor. All employees were very friendly and attentive to their guests. I’d recommend this place to family and friends. Go see Marcus he’s WONDERFUL!

Where do I begin? I guess I can start with the positive. The waiter was phenomenal and professional. He was very attentive and caring. My niece's grandpa's steak was a nice size and he started it was tender. Everyone's told me their char-broiled oysters were amazing. I don't know the rest of the other party's experience because I didn't ask. Now let's get to why I gave this restaurant 1 star when I'd prefer to give them none. My nephew-in-law's bowl of gumbo was nothing but gravy and a few pieces of meat. It looked so poor he sent it back and got something else. I received my seafood platter cold. It had 3 dry small shrimp, 2-3 thin slices of a catfish (it looked like they sliced a piece of thin catfish in half), 2 hushpuppies, 2 fried oysters (they were bigger than the piece of fish), a dry stuff shrimp, and a bed of fries. I mean the fires took over the plate. My éouffée was grainy and I didn't care for it at all. After eating all my platter I realized I didn't receive my gumbo or salad. As soon as I told the young man he immediately went to the kitchen to get the rest of my order. My great-nephew food was one of the last plates to come out. We canceled my great-niece order because it never came out. I will never go here again after my experience.