Cuisine
Open
Lunch & Dinner Tues.-Sun., Brunch Sun.Features
- View
- Romantic setting
- Kid-friendly
- Private room(s)
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Parking lot
- Casual
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| The next time you can’t decide where to dine, take a 17-mile drive into the Louisiana countryside to a picturesque building overlooking an aged bayou. That’s what you experience at Restaurant des Familles, which offers a tour of Louisiana seafood dishes as well as a view of the verdantly green Bayou des Familles just outside. Through the wide 12-foot-tall windows, you may see alligators and small animals dozing or scurrying in their natural habitat. Soon you'll be partaking of zippy crawfish etouffée, or more-than-decent versions of shrimp rémoulade, turtle soup, catfish meunière and pecan pie. This is not cutting edge cooking, but tried and true traditional fare. Many dishes are fried, but they may also be grilled. The mostly California wine list is predictably limited for a restaurant of this type, but still hits some respectable high notes, from such dependable choices as Estancia Pinot Grigio to Robert Foley Claret (which pairs nicely with the sizeable T-bone steak). Plan to stay a while, because the atmosphere is slightly intoxicating. Restaurant des Familles closes for Mardi Gras and for ten days in July for vacation. Note: Sunday dinner service stops at 6 p.m. |
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