B&C Seafood, Vacherie
Can anyone tell me if this place near Oak Alley and Laura Plantations is still open? I heard it had been sold. We're hoping to go there in a couple of weeks; or if anyone could recommend a good place for lunch near the plantations that would be great, thanks!
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re: Hockey19
belma79
May 2, 2010 09:57 AM
Does anybody know if B & C is open on Mondays? We'll be visiting plantations that day and I know a lot of restaurants in the area close on that day. Would love to try it if it is open! Otherwise Laura's Plantation website suggests Nobile Restaurant if anyone's been? Thanks!
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sweeterpea
Apr 22, 2010 11:30 AM
Just want to thank the poster for the tip about Hymel's in Convent. We recently got back from Louisiana and the food there is oustanding. Nothing fancy, and unassuming, but seafood and comfort food favorites cooked just right. It was about a 1/2 an hour drive from the Laura Plantation, and when we arrived for lunch, it was full of locals.
I had the Jumbo Shrimp Platter and the shrimp were totally amazing; local shrimp almost the size of the palm of my hand, coated lightly and cooked to perfection. I did not believe that the shrimp could be truly jumbo and ordered the 12 shrimp platter which was way too much. My husband was happy to finish it off for me.
Worth the drive from the Plantation areas for good home-cooked food. A real winner!
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re: Lainey1978
sweeterpea
Apr 22, 2010 03:01 PM
Hi Lainey, yes I'm from the Prairie Provinces board -- our oldest is attending LSU so we were in NOLA in December/Jan for her Christmas break and mostly in Baton Rouge this time around for spring break.
I did not write a trip report for our visit to NOLA, so here is a short one now:
Restaurant August -- our "fancy" dinner out. Was disappointing and we would probably not return. My entree was oversalted and we were rushed through our dinner. There were other issues with our food (it's been so long I can't remember) but overall disappointing.
Parasol's - Great divey po boy place. My husband was wanting to go badly as he had seen it on "Diners Drive-Ins and Dives" -- he had a roast beef po boy and felt it was quite small. He went back to get another one and gave the guy taking the order a generous tip. Magically, the po boy was a fair bit larger mmmm hmmmm. Good flavors and my shrimp po boy rocked. Like I said, divey - bullet holes in the back door and our table was going to fall over any second, but worth a visit.
Muriel's - Jazz Brunch. Overall, very good and the jazz band went to all rooms to play for everyone, which was such a special treat. Shrimp and goat cheese crepes are a must order. It wasn't too crowded and a nice, elegant atmosphere without going over the top.
Domenica -- we had two fabulous meals here, which is funny as Restaurant August is also owned by John Besh. Anything is good and it's a nice change of pace from Cajun flavors. I had read uneven reviews before, but for us it was spot on for both meals.
Lil' Dizzy's -- Southern Buffet - go for the fried chicken!!! Nice selection of food and very reasonably priced, though I can't remember what I paid. Good family atmosphere and safe and pretty walk from downtown for us. From what I can recall there was fried chicken, red rice and beans, smothered pork chops, mac and cheese, gumbo, a cajun pasta dish (which was pretty awesome) and a couple of other things. A few tourists, but overall mostly locals.
Hymel's - in Convent, about 1/2 an hour from the Laura Plantation. Attached to a gas station. Well worth the drive and go for the seafood! It ain't pretty inside and your drinks come in huge basins shaped like champagne glasses which made us laugh, but we loved it. Hubby was tired of seafood and ordered a salisbury steak which he said was awesome.
Cafe des Amis -- if you make it to Breaux Bridge, this is a MUST EAT place. We had an amazing meal here: Fried Green Tomatoes with a crab sauce; the BBQ shrimp (local and huge) were to die for, and my catfish with crawfish etoufee was fabulous. The desert to go for is the chocolate pecan pie. Lovely people and great atmosphere. Apparently get there bright and early on Saturday's for their Zydeco breakfast which is fantastic -- great music and food.
If you want some travel tips I would be happy to give them to you, please leave an email I can contact you at. Have a great time!
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Restaurant August
301 Tchoupitoulas Street, New Orleans, LA 70130Domenica
123 Baronne Street, New Orleans, LA 70112-
re: sweeterpea
Oh, this is great! Thank you! We won't likely have a car (unless we rent one for one day to drive to Mississippi), but we can cab it to restaurants that are further than we can walk (well, maybe--the husband's a cheapskate when it comes to cabs!). Sure, I'd love some travel tips. My email is lainey (at) canada (dot) com.
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re: sweeterpea
mrsfury
Mar 24, 2010 05:16 PM
You are welcome! If for whatever reason you can't make B & C, Oak Alley has a restaurant that is not terrible. Across the river in Convent is Hymel's which is another option. You might be very hungry if you wait to drive to Hymel's though.
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Hymel's Restaurant
15805 River Rd, Hahnville, LA 70057-
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re: Hungry Celeste
Ain't that the truth...that's why everyone thinks things will get better in a few weeks. My medico pal in LC said he'd paid $5 at Steamboat Bill's a few weeks ago and that they were so small it was hardly worth it. But Chris at Harlequin's told me on Saturday that no one is bothers by it and everyone is having home boils nonetheless(causing his Lenten business to be downa little bit)
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