The Bayou - Bethlehem

The Bayou is simply the best place to go in the region. Just please don't tell anyone read more The Bayou is simply the best place to go in the region. Just please don't tell anyone

My wife and I were here for our anniversary, ordered drinks, and Jerry sat down and chatted with us. We shared the pear and arugula salad, which had a scoop of... read more My wife and I were here for our anniversary, ordered drinks, and Jerry sat down and chatted with us. We shared the pear and arugula salad, which had a scoop of the creamiest cheese ever. For the main course, my wife had the fried chicken and I had the catfish with rice and beans. Both dishes were a festival of taste. We finished our meal sharing the bananas Foster cheesecake. Oh my. We ate every sinful bite.

This is our go to place for several years. Absolutely love the food and service has always been great. However, our recent visit we were greeted by a hostess th... read more This is our go to place for several years. Absolutely love the food and service has always been great. However, our recent visit we were greeted by a hostess that made me feel like we were bothering her. We arrived 10 minutes before our reservation and she said with a condescending tone “ well you’re early so your tables not ready.” I asked if we could sit at the bar and she said “yeah”. Twenty minutes later our table was ready and she came up to me at the bar and asked my name. Thankfully this was our last interaction with her. Once seated our waitress and food were excellent. It amazes me that someone with limited people skills is the first person you meet when you arrive.

This is a great place for a unique taste, there aren't many other NOLA style restaurants around. I would recommend doing a reservation for any night of the week... read more This is a great place for a unique taste, there aren't many other NOLA style restaurants around. I would recommend doing a reservation for any night of the week because this place it popular. Everything I had was delicious, especially the cornbreadappetizer and I made sure I saved room for dessert, a brownie sundae! I would definitely recommend to anyone!

The Nashville Mac&Cheese was bomb ???? Though eating it all very quickly gave me a bit of a tummy ache haha The menu was full of amazing comfort foods, but I ha... read more The Nashville Mac&Cheese was bomb ???? Though eating it all very quickly gave me a bit of a tummy ache haha The menu was full of amazing comfort foods, but I had to get my go-to out of the way. Looking forward to Chicken&Waffles next time — and there willbe a next time! Staff was very friendly, and were friendly with my buddy’s dog in sitting outside. Only complaint I couldthink of is that the walk-in “waiting” space doesn’t exist, so as I waited to ask the hostess a question, two more groupsof patrons arrived and we were scattered to just stand in the middle of the restaurant, with tables of patrons eating aroundus. Didn’t hurt me none, just food for thought! Thanks again for the good eats ????