I really liked the vibe here. It has enjoyable live music, with several throwbacks to things Austin to decorate the place. The staff were attentive and kind. The jambalaya was spicier than expected and a bit dry, but still good. Used a red rice which not a fan of though. All the shrimp dishes were pretty good. The alligator bites were good, and the ettouffe was alright. There was something seriously off with the gumbo though so definitely don't recommend it. But the ettouffe tasted more like a gumbo and the gumbo was more like a bland, riceless soup.
Recommended dishes: Fried Shrimp
Gretchen Hresko
I went in for, take out. I believe it was the, Hank Williams trio. Chicken sausage gumbo, crawfish pie, and chicken and sausage jambalaya. The jambalaya was extremely dry. The gumbo taste burnt or made from a jar that was not properly measured, very sparce on ingredients. Seriously, it was not good. Crawfish pie. Okay.Seriously people, I love the catfish with the moux choux. Super good. I am extremely disappointed!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 3
David Alvarado
Great food, great service.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
LaShaundra Shaw
One of my favorite restaurants in Austin. Food is amazing and staff is awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Angie Alvarado
Cool Cajun spot!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jackson Grimes
Best Cajun food in Austin and authentic live music to go along with it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Maw Maw's Chicken and Sausage Gumbo, Red Beans and Rice, Pecan Pistolette, Onion Rings, Seafood, Gator Bites, Catfish
Maria Wherry
Beautiful place and great kitchen. Great environment and tasty drinks.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mike Gutierrez
Place is awesome with great food. They have 1 server there that's is not very good but the rest are wonderful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fish, Sausage Gumbo, Fried Oysters, Red Beans and Rice, Pecan Pistolette, Seafood, Gator Bites
April Simms
The food here sucks is the best way to put it plainly. I ordered the gold band plate & so did my husband. The sauce literally tasted like someone mixed red wine with milk & poured it over the pasta. The pasta was a small portion & the shrimp tasted like something from a frozen dinner box. The food was basic & disgusting but what wasn’t okay to sit through was the quality of service. As soon as we walked in no one greeted us or told us where to sit so we seated ourselves. Then a girl with black pants & a baby blue shirt with dark brown & blonde in her hair in a ponytail came and asked us what we wanted to drink after 10 minutes of sitting down. We told her what we wanted then she left, didn’t ask if we wanted appetizers or if we knew what we wanted to eat yet.So after another 10-15 minutes we were ready but she didn’t check on us so when I saw her I said excuse me we are ready to order, she walked past me then turned around as she was walking away & said very rudely “I’ll be right with you!!”. she eventually came back & asked us what we wanted & we both chose the gold band plate that comes w/bread. She arrived w/our plates & no bread with them even though it’s included with the plate & says so on the menu. When I ask her about it she said oh yeah we’re no longer serving this w/the bread but if you want some I can get it but it will be $4.00 extra. (Why charge extra for something that says it’s included? I would have chose something else). So we’re half way through our meal & still no bread, and she kept passing by our table but didn’t check on us or refill drinks or offer extra napkins, when she saw me looking at the kitchen window she realized she forgot our bread & went to get it. My husband wanted to cancel the bread order at this point. The bread we got was the size for a toddler lol it was laughable. The place wasn’t busy for her to give crappy service and to be giving ugly looks. The music was too loud I couldn’t hear my husband conversate, the food was trash and the waitress and her service today 3/22/24 sucked horribly. Needless to say she did not receive a tip from us which she was laughing about with her coworker as she was cleaning a table outside. I definitely don’t recommend this place at all. Most of the waitresses here were not friendly or welcoming, they all need to work on that if they want to attract more customers. I came here because I saw one tik tok video recommending it but This is definitely some place I wouldn’t recommend to anyone on tik tok or anywhere else for that matter. And you can see in my picture how dry the pasta looks, now imagine mixing red wine & milk with your pasta
We've been going here regularly for 6 years now. Always good food and good service. It's fun when there's a band. I generally get a half oyster half shrimp poboy and my husband likes the gumbo and etouffee. They're muffalettas are good too. It's not as good as NOLA, but it is as good as it gets in Austin and we always leave happy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Molly H
I love evangelines so much! We even went there for prom dinner so many years ago! Great food! Great atmosphere! Great place!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tim Neal
Great people but the food did make me sick. I think/hope they were just having a bad day, but the frog legs and seafood gumbo did not stay down well.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Michael Zawacki
No clam po' boys. Very disappointed there's not more clam choices.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish, Sausage Gumbo, Seafood
cam rich
This place is always good. Togo is kind of iffy. Def a hidden gem
Good dark roux!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I really liked the vibe here. It has enjoyable live music, with several throwbacks to things Austin to decorate the place. The staff were attentive and kind. The jambalaya was spicier than expected and a bit dry, but still good. Used a red rice which not a fan of though. All the shrimp dishes were pretty good. The alligator bites were good, and the ettouffe was alright. There was something seriously off with the gumbo though so definitely don't recommend it. But the ettouffe tasted more like a gumbo and the gumbo was more like a bland, riceless soup.
Recommended dishes: Fried Shrimp
I went in for, take out. I believe it was the, Hank Williams trio. Chicken sausage gumbo, crawfish pie, and chicken and sausage jambalaya. The jambalaya was extremely dry. The gumbo taste burnt or made from a jar that was not properly measured, very sparce on ingredients. Seriously, it was not good. Crawfish pie. Okay.Seriously people, I love the catfish with the moux choux. Super good. I am extremely disappointed!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 3
Great food, great service.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of my favorite restaurants in Austin. Food is amazing and staff is awesome.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cool Cajun spot!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best Cajun food in Austin and authentic live music to go along with it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Maw Maw's Chicken and Sausage Gumbo, Red Beans and Rice, Pecan Pistolette, Onion Rings, Seafood, Gator Bites, Catfish
Beautiful place and great kitchen. Great environment and tasty drinks.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Place is awesome with great food. They have 1 server there that's is not very good but the rest are wonderful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fish, Sausage Gumbo, Fried Oysters, Red Beans and Rice, Pecan Pistolette, Seafood, Gator Bites
The food here sucks is the best way to put it plainly. I ordered the gold band plate & so did my husband. The sauce literally tasted like someone mixed red wine with milk & poured it over the pasta. The pasta was a small portion & the shrimp tasted like something from a frozen dinner box. The food was basic & disgusting but what wasn’t okay to sit through was the quality of service. As soon as we walked in no one greeted us or told us where to sit so we seated ourselves. Then a girl with black pants & a baby blue shirt with dark brown & blonde in her hair in a ponytail came and asked us what we wanted to drink after 10 minutes of sitting down. We told her what we wanted then she left, didn’t ask if we wanted appetizers or if we knew what we wanted to eat yet.So after another 10-15 minutes we were ready but she didn’t check on us so when I saw her I said excuse me we are ready to order, she walked past me then turned around as she was walking away & said very rudely “I’ll be right with you!!”. she eventually came back & asked us what we wanted & we both chose the gold band plate that comes w/bread. She arrived w/our plates & no bread with them even though it’s included with the plate & says so on the menu. When I ask her about it she said oh yeah we’re no longer serving this w/the bread but if you want some I can get it but it will be $4.00 extra. (Why charge extra for something that says it’s included? I would have chose something else). So we’re half way through our meal & still no bread, and she kept passing by our table but didn’t check on us or refill drinks or offer extra napkins, when she saw me looking at the kitchen window she realized she forgot our bread & went to get it. My husband wanted to cancel the bread order at this point. The bread we got was the size for a toddler lol it was laughable. The place wasn’t busy for her to give crappy service and to be giving ugly looks. The music was too loud I couldn’t hear my husband conversate, the food was trash and the waitress and her service today 3/22/24 sucked horribly. Needless to say she did not receive a tip from us which she was laughing about with her coworker as she was cleaning a table outside. I definitely don’t recommend this place at all. Most of the waitresses here were not friendly or welcoming, they all need to work on that if they want to attract more customers. I came here because I saw one tik tok video recommending it but This is definitely some place I wouldn’t recommend to anyone on tik tok or anywhere else for that matter. And you can see in my picture how dry the pasta looks, now imagine mixing red wine & milk with your pasta
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
We've been going here regularly for 6 years now. Always good food and good service. It's fun when there's a band. I generally get a half oyster half shrimp poboy and my husband likes the gumbo and etouffee. They're muffalettas are good too. It's not as good as NOLA, but it is as good as it gets in Austin and we always leave happy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love evangelines so much! We even went there for prom dinner so many years ago! Great food! Great atmosphere! Great place!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great people but the food did make me sick. I think/hope they were just having a bad day, but the frog legs and seafood gumbo did not stay down well.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
No clam po' boys. Very disappointed there's not more clam choices.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish, Sausage Gumbo, Seafood
This place is always good. Togo is kind of iffy. Def a hidden gem
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4