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When we first came looking at houses with our realtor, she brought us here for lunch. We've lived in RR for over 4 years now and have been back here a few more times.
I'm a huge fan of fried pickles, but their pickles are chips and not the spears so most of the time, I can taste more of the crunchy batter than I can of the actual pickle.
Their po boys were pretty good though I've had better in Lousiana. Jambalaya was good as were their shrimp etoufee. My husband isnt a huge seafood fan so he usually sticks to something like a burger.
Service is always great and it's nice to have restaurant choices downtown.
Hmm, I was disappointed after all the hype from friends. The four of us went out for a nite out here a couple months ago.
I disagree with the other folks who thought the prices were good. Two of us had the chicken fried steak and the other 2 had some shrip or crawfish dish. I wasn't impressed with the chicken fried steak and felt it was cheap meat hammered out and breaded so thick it was like eating some kind of steak onion rings - real greasy.
We did order some type of appetizer, mushrooms I believe. Those were good.
I felt pressured to say I enjoyed this place since the 2 we went with raved about it, but I've had way better and for the price I could have gone to Gumbos and had an authentic meal in a much more upscale environment.
I'm trying to recall, but don't believe any of the 4 of us had drinks and 1 appetizer we all shared, but our bill for the 4 of us was rough avg. of $25-30 per person. I think that's pricy for what we got.
I really really thought the chicken fried steak was something I could have found at any dinner slinging hash along the interstate and got better!
I've heard they have lunch specials possibly? I might be willing to give this a 2nd try, but if you've had authentic cajun food from Louisiana or there abouts this is a real short coming.
Oh my goodness I almost forgot about this place! I really enjoy the food here. The service is A-Ok and the prices are decent.
My husband really liked the ettoufee. I can't even remember what I ordered. But it was really good.
Definitely a reason to go to Round Rock
My husband and I came here a while back and I ordered fried shrimp they were...meh ok at best...our fried pickles were great but they got a little salty after a while. I can't recall what my husband ordered but overall our experience was OK. We have had way better considering we go to LA all the time to visit family.
The place is cute, but small and we had to wait for about an hour. The service was good though! Give it a shot you might like it.
We tried the crawfish bisque, seafood gumbo, butter beans, crawfish etouffee, red beans and rice, jambalaya, and fried okra.
The bisque was like no bisque I have ever eaten. It had a pasty flavor and had whole crawfish in it. Bisque is not supposed to have chunks... if you look up the definition of "bisque" it is defined as being a pureed soup. I could have forgiven this if it at least tasted good... but it didn't.
The crawfish etouffee seemed unnaturally thick as well (as if thickened with cornstarch instead of roux.)
The server was nice enough to bring out a sample of the etouffee sauce and the gumbo broth and both tasted ok on their own. However the actual dishes, seafood gumbo and crawfish etouffee, were horribly fishy tasting... like the seafood had been sitting around for a while.
I thought the jambalaya was edible, my husband thought it was dry.
The beans were all overcooked, complete mush over tasteless white rice.
I had been looking forward to trying the bread pudding, but decided against it since everything thus far had been so disappointing.
On a better note, the fried okra was good. It is hard to screw up fried food.
Multiple trips to this place. Great food and service. This time it was the Fish Taco's and they are very good. Served with red beans & Rice it is a great dish!
This place is fun. A few long necks and some Alligator appetizer and you are good. nice place for a… Read more »
Authentic food and atmosphere, I would come for the atmosphere alone but the food is a major plus.
Their po boys are great, and their bread pudding is the best!
This is one of our favorite local restaurants. It's a little pricy for our budget so we tend to save it for special occasions. My daughter worked here one summer and the owner always stops by our table to say hello and despite the fact it's been over two years, there is still waitstaff here who remember her, which says something about the quality of the management, in my opinion.
The service is great, the food fantastic and the portions generous. Their oysters and gumbo are both great dishes worth trying.
I hate leaving a place feeling like you have just wasted your money. I also hate that I am coming here to report that is exactly how I felt after lunch this last Sunday. :( I'm sorry LLC, but it's the truth - and really it's not me, it's you... I tried...
I ordered the shrimp Po Boy - and really, that should be easy enough to do, right? The shrimp were tasteless, and breading was soggy. The lettuce was wimpy and the mayo - barely there. Literally, I think I had less than a tsp on half a baguette and I am not big on overdoing the mayo! And the bread.... I felt like I could crack a tooth on it.
3 kids meals @ $4 each, without a drink - were just ok. Standard kid fare, and Gumbo for the husband that was also just OK.
Top that with miserably slow service... the kind where you aren't really sure if your waitress maybe said, "Screw it!" and just threw in the towel as we are left trying to get some melted drops of ice at the bottom of our glass to quench our thirst.
I don't know - I wanted it to work and I may give them another try but right now I am just seriously missing that $40 I threw away at lunch.
Had the pleasure of finally partaking of this place during lunch today. There was a crowd, but not awful and the waitstaff was very attentive; really love always having something to drink. And I learned that when eating at any place that happens to mention Louisiana in the name, be prepared to need something to drink on hand :-)
The food was excellent! Now, I may have grown up next to LA, but I'm a steak and potatoes kid. Grandpa would do crawfish and shrimp boils and I was somewhere inside holding my nose and trying to keep my eyes from watering trying to see if there was a pork chop or the like leftover so I didn't have to eat that smelly stuff he was cooking up outside. I have to admit, my tastes haven't expanded all that much.
HOWEVER, I had some d*mn fine battered shrimp today and some french fries with a bit of a spicy kick to them and left totally satisfied. Yes.... I covered both in massive amounts of ketchup... *hangs head in shame* But at least give me credit for eating it! Now, the two LA folks sitting at the table actually had some etouffee and something else I couldn't identify which I'm sure means it was authentic and from the empty plates at the end, I figure they liked their meal pretty well too.
Space is a little limited, but if there's a wait, I would recommend sticking around for their food. Definitely bringing friends back here at some point in the near future. Might even branch out and try something I can't pronounce :-)
On a lazy way home from Fort Worth one weekend, I decided to try this place while randomly driving around "downtown" Round Rock to look at the houses.
I'm trying to remember what my partner and I had, I believe we split a plate of the fried alligator (holy heck they give you a ton and the dipping sauce is GREAT) and split the crawfish combo seafood platter. The etouffee was scrumptious, hush puppies flavorful and not overly greasy, crawfish tails nummy, and beans and rice good but nothing like my roommate makes at home which I'm spoiled with.
After barely being able to eat all that food even between the two of us, we gluttonously ordered a thing of the bread pudding with bourbon sauce to go. The nice sassy waitress gave us a MASSIVE piece with sauce to go. That thing lasted us about three days after the fact!
Overall I was pretty impressed with things, I would go back for sure but maybe only once or twice a year.
My brother and I dined there this afternoon and it didn't disappoint. It was my first time going there and his second and we left satisfied. I'm not big on eating n'awlins food so i don't know how authentic it was. I had the seafood platter with coconut shrimp and it was all delicious. The shrimp was tender and had a nice coconutty taste but not overpowering. My only gripe is that they only gave me two hushpuppies which is a shame because they were really good. I ate everything from the plate so I can definitely say I enjoyed it. I would eat there again. I'm dying to try to some fried alligator next.
It's A-Okay. Good service, huge portions, but food itself does leave something to be desired.
Since I've never been there, the waitress brought us a sampler... gumbo is okay, very smokey... I was kinda disappointed. The Etuffe sauce was flavorless, and the chicken friend stake was out of this world in size, but way too salty for my taste. The excessive salt, however, did not reter me from the challenge of finishing the Big A** Chicken Fried Stake (as Janis so aptly described it).
Janis, Thomas and Karen all had different variety of Po Boy, which seems good, but no one is biting at the bit for seconds.
Not too sure I'd go back.
My boyfriend's coworker, a born-and-bred Louisiana native, chose this place over Gumbo's for authenticity. I think the straight-up Cajun recipes - you won't find anything resembling fusion cusine here - won his favor.
I can't say much for the atmosphere at this gawdy, Mardi Gras bead-strewn restaurant (think Joe's Crab Shack with taxidermied animals here and there,) but if you're in the mood for some flavorful, filling Louisiana grub and a few beers, this is a good, casual place.
We were lucky to dine at a time when boiled crawfish were available, and the two pounds of mudbugs we got were tasty as hell, seasoned with enough spices and cayenne pepper for a good kick. The crab cakes with fruit chutney were satisfying, and the gumbo was super hearty, with a seafood broth as dense as a bayou swamp. Thank God for the continually replenished cornbread to soak it up. The po'boys were substantial, but nothing to write home about.
The menu was expansive, with plenty of items we didn't get to, including Shrimp Creole, Shrimp Diane, blackened catfish, frog legs, and a bazillion incarnations of Cajun sausage.
Louisiana Longhorn Cafe offers three tasty varieties of beer from the New Orleans brewery, Abita. I also partook of one of the (expectedly) overpriced cocktails, the Hurricane, which tasted suspiciously like Kool-Aid but had the promised bite - hence the 2-drink limit.
On a Friday night, Louisiana Longhorn was busy, mostly full of middle-aged folks and families, as you'd expect of a restaurant in Round Rock's mini-downtown. I wouldn't call it a sublime culinary experience, but the menu offers more than enough options for lovers of seafood, Cajun, or bar and grill fare. Prices were fair for seafood-based dishes, but I wouldn't use the word "cheap." Oh, and what is it about Louisiana-style food that compels one to drink?
I visited this place with no expectations in mind. I then saw that they were serving crawfish, which I happened to be craving. I have only tasted one other crawfish seasoning mix and it was crazy delicious.
If it was just the seasoning that was off for me then I would have been more gracious in my review. What I assume is that crawfish wasn't moving very well so they had a lot of stragglers floating around, waiting to be cooked.
I don't consider myself a food snob and for me to truly vent and rant about something means something was definitely wrong.
The seasoning was extremely disappointing. Not only did it lack any discernible flavor, it was way too salty and just hot. The kind of hot that makes your mouth hot but it doesn't come with any taste to offset the negatives.
Peeling and eating the crawfish was an unpleasant experience. The crawfish was undercooked and it was a ordeal to eat. I couldn't extract one single tail without completely mangling the poor thing.
As i mentioned earlier, the flavor was missing from the crawfish. If you've had a good boil you know that you should be able to taste those seasonings and they should support the meat of the little buggers.
Instead, the little guys were left to fend for themselves without the penetrating aide of a good crawfish seasoning. That wouldn't be so bad had the crawfish been fresh. This crawfish had the distinct smell of being on the wrong side of bad and the taste was very rank. I also have a feeling the crawfish were not purged before cooking, perhaps they weren't even alive when cooked.
Not everything was bad about our trip. My wife ordered the meatloaf which was well portioned and tasty. The cornbread was pretty delicious but my lunch was spoiled by bad (literally) crawfish.
Service is dismal (unattentive, almost put off by having to wait on you), unless the guy who normally tends bar steps out to take care of some tables - he is a great waiter - lots of enthusiasm and personality. Wish I knew his name. Don't bother with appetizers. Shrimp Creole is very nice - although it could do with a little less butter and salt.. Fried food is...well...fried food. The oysters are horribly small (cheap?), and everything suffers from a bit too much salt. Their etouffee is some sort of strange cream sauce...and that is not what any of my friends from Louisiana expect etoufee to be, so I'm staying away from it.
I love supporting local businesses, but these guys make it a little difficult.
Love the ettouffe... The food has great portion and you know you are at the right spot when the whole place is packed. I have only dined here for lunch but I am sure that the dinner is just as busy.
With delicious food, reasonable price and BIG BIG BIG portion, you guarantee it will knock you out for a lunch coma after you visited Longhorn.
Great food, but service is hit-or miss. Even my friends from Louisiana love their crawfish bucket! The free parking garage a short walk away is a great addition to the downtown Round Rock area and makes the restaurant far more accessible than it used to be on weekdays at lunch!
Love their gumbo and etoffee. Oyster and catfish are really good as well. Side dishes are just ok, and the hushpuppies are bad. The service is really nice. We will defiantly good back for the food!
Can't say that I am a big fan of cajun food just because I don't eat it often. (I prefer TexMex) This place was pretty tasty. Can't even remember which entrees I've had. They were spicy but nothing I couldn't handle without a delicious glass of iced tea. I do however remember the awesome bread pudding! OMG!! The restaurant is cozy in size and the decor is a little weird but just part of the atmosphere I suppose.
This is the best cajun/seafood for the money. Every meal has been incredibly awesome. Crab cakes are to die for! My fav is the talapia and of coarse the desserts. Ettoufe over the top; red beans and rice- my hubby loves them!
Way better than papadeaux and Trulux!
This place is delicious! I don't each much Cajun food and when I saw frog legs on the menu I wanted to leave....but this place was amazing! The service was great the ettoufe was great but my fiance ordered the fried pickles and I thought they were a little too salty for me but he loved them. A friend of ours ordered the jambalaya and he loved it. We had a conversation with the owners (very sweet couple) and we are now having our rehearsal dinner here. Great prices, big portions (you can get 2 meals out of it) and good service.
Had lunch here yesterday and was happy when we left.
The wife had the Crawfish pasta...it's not on the menu? and it was fantastic. Lots of fish, lots of sauce and noodles...
The chicken fried steak was good as well...the gravy had just a bit of spicy goodness. The sides we had were just ok...black eyed peas, mashed potatoes, red beans and rice, all edible but nothing fantastic.
The corn bread was different. Almost sweet but had kind of a thick texture that was appealing.
They also had carafes with tea and water on the table, which I love.
The downside is that they do not have a lunch menu. Lunch for two was $35 with no beer or wine. That may explain why the place was almost empty at noon on a weekday.
Will go back someday and get the pasta next time, hopfully a smaller lunch portion?
Ive been to rays and melinds place many times and the food is always tasty and fresh.try the shrimp diane ,the great chicken and dumplins or the po boys.save room for the made from scratch desserts made by the owners wife.well worth a visit to round rock.
I am a bit of a etoffee snob because I make a mean batch, but this place is not bad.. I tried the Crawfish Etoffee and it was good. Lots of crawfish tails in the tasty sauce. It wasn't spicy enough for me, I would have preferred more cayenne pepper and added more Worcestershire sauce.. but overall it was great for the price and portion. I asked for a Big glass of water with lunch and they gave me a decanter full to pour my own. I like that. This place is located in downtown Rock Rock on Main St. and is worth the trip.
Really good Cajun food. The red beans and rice, the gumbo, the etouffee, all excellent. Even the desserts are good, if you can manage to save room for them! The staff is friendly and helpful. When my wife explained that she was new to Cajun food, the waitress brought a plate with a taste of four different dishes so she could get a sense of what it was all about before she ordered. The portions are huge, and prices are very reasonable. The one thing I could quibble with is the decor, which is sort of a strange combination of beer signs and Cajun kitsch. But all in all, a good time and great food. We'll be back.
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