Soileau's Dinner Club

"Was in town for a training class and decided to stop in for dinner. Our server was fantastic, we had the Super Seafood Platter and a bowl of gumbo. Everything was great and the deep fried bell pepper was amazing. I would have liked to seen the breading have a little more seasoning but everything else made up for it. Very nice place to eat if in town."

"Food was delicious, with prompt service. Full platter of food. Got a to go box,& had another full meal with our leftovers, as the serving was do large. We ordered half & half of fish & fried shrimp. Good was well cooked & hot. Enjoyed my meal very much. Hadn't been there in a long time, but plan to be returning."

"We went to Soileau’s to celebrate a friend’s birthday with a party of approximately 20 and we arrived after the majority of the guests. The first thing we noticed was that our shoes were sticking to the floor as we walked, indicating that the floor was not clean. As we went on to greet everyone and take a seat, we waiting for a member of the waitstaff to bring us a menu and take our drink (and possibly appetizer) orders. Well I was definitely wrong to expect such because 17 minutes after we sat down, I sent my daughter to find a waiter/waitress to take our drink orders because I made eye contact with the female waitress attending to the table several times and even beckoned her over yet she still ignored me. Eventually, a male waiter came over, took our drink orders, and 25 minutes later, brought them over to us. What we noticed while waiting for drinks is that like the floor, the table was extremely streaked and sticky, indicating that it needed proper cleaning. The members of the waitstaff were not really groomed as people waiting tables should be and that, along with the lack of light and tasteful decor, was a precursor to everything else we experienced. Just as it did with our drinks, it took maximum effort to find someone to take our orders….even though the female waitress had already started bringing food to others at our table. The menu is extremely outdated and uninspiring with a limited amount of choices. Nothing really ticked our tastebuds so as an appetizer, we ordered Onion Rings thinking that there is really no way to mess up onion rings. As our entree, we ordered one of the variations of their seafood platters ($30) which supposedly included a side, fried oysters, fried shrimp, a stuffed crab, and a stuffed bell pepper. We purposely ordered this one because the other variation included frog’s legs. I guess the waiter felt that we should eat the appetizer and entree together because he brought them out at the same time (at least 20 minutes after we ordered) and boy were we disappointed. As we lifted the onion rings, the batter basically crumbled off and fell into the plate, leaving us holding a naked, greasy ring of onion. The dinner salad was served in a Formica bowl and contained roughly chopped, wilted iceberg lettuce and ONE cherry tomato sitting on top. I guess this is the norm for salads at Soileau’s because every other salad on our table looked identical. The seafood platter was anger inducing because the first thing we noticed were two frog legs (which were bigger than everything else) that we made sure would not be included on our plate. I kid you not, the TWO fried oysters on the platter were the size and consistency of smoked canned oysters and the TWO fried shrimp were hard and lukewarm to the touch, indicating that they were over cooked quite some time before serving. There were two fingers of catfish that were approximately 3 inches long each and both the stuffed bell pepper and stuffed crab were both lukewarm and very greasy. We tried to call over the waiter to correct our order and replenish our drinks but were ignored. When the waitress finally did come, she seemed indifferent to my complaints about the order being wrong and did not take it back. The stuffed potato would have had potential had it been freshly made; the subtle taste of freezer burn was present which deemed it inedible just like everything else. The waitress started handing out to-go boxes but two minutes before coming out with the boxes, she brought a platter of pistolettes to the table. I was under the impression that bread was served either before or with the meal, never afterwards. They were cold, overcooked, and hard—another waste. After handing out to-go containers and checks, the waitress hovered over asking for payment. Funny because she came back to the table several times to ask about payment yet could not be found when we needed to order or had a problem with our food. It was obvious from the beginning that management knew we had issues at the table yet no one came over to ask."

"Very good family run restaurant since 1937. Old school in a very good way. They have very good crawfish bisque and the chicken and sausage gumbo is authentic and made with hens. Still family run and great food and service."

"Most of the food was good, it just took to long to get it. Of course they tell you that on the menu. One party had lobster, which was over cook and could have had more taste. I had a seafood dish but there was to much batter on the crab fingers which took away the flavor from the crabmeat. The other dishes were satisfactory. The bathrooms were clean, you can see it from the hwy and it is handicapped accessible. It's also nice inside."