Richard's Seafood Patio

Food great. Waitress was awsome. Only complaint I'd have is the tiny crabs on the buffet. But they charge for u to get bigger crabs. I'd rather pay more for buffet and get at least nice medium crabs

When I was working in the oil and gas industry during the early 80’s in California, our regional offices were in Lafayette, Louisiana. I traveled there for years on business. As you folks reading this know—-Lafayette and surrounding areas are home to some of THE best Cajun cooking anyone could ever have—- so many great restaurants!!!👍 I was taken to lunch to Richard’s one day – –and I’ll never forget there was a sign out in front. It said “Open every day – – – except Mother’s Day”! We were given a “cook’s tour” by the owner and his son in the back room and watched them cook hundreds and hundreds of pounds of fresh crawfish!!! They had little red and white calico table cloths on each table in the dining room, and came in and dumped buckets of fresh crawfish for us. And all the extra!s of course— onions and corn – – we were literally in hog heaven, as they say—— never had before and 45 years later, never since have I had the great crawfish they had there at Richard‘s. That being said – – I also remember going to Houston, where the corporate headquarters was, and eating at a place on the North Loop called “Jimmy G’s Seafood Restaurant”—— Which I understand is long gone now????—- but that was one heck of a darn good Cajun seafood place. Also, they’re crab and crawfish, étouffée, red rice and beans, alligator and all that stuff was really really good as well.👍👍 I miss that good old Cajun cooking!! BTW – – there was another REALLY good restaurant in Lafayette if I remembered, called Prejean’s. Is that place still open? And a place around Broussard that served cajun food as well – – – and alligator first time I ever had any!!! Anybody remember the name of that place?

Really great seafood buffet. The gumdo is to die for. But get there early.