rachael's café

great food, great atmosphere, and great people! love thecrabcakes, gumbo, and all the paleo treats ;)

amazing food. had the scallop starter, real scallops perfectly cooked (fried).
wife and i both had the grilled seafood platter.
presentation was poor, but oh my god was the food good. fish was lightly seasoned but tasty. stuffed shrimp was simply amazing. jambalya was unique and delicious, not overly spiced.crabclaws had excellent flavor as did the shrimp. the best stuffedcrabi've ever eaten, lot ofcrabmeat, light and fluffy. most places cook a heavy and oily stuffing.
went at 5 o'clock, very busy so service was a bit slow but staff was friendly. excellent value at this small (10 table) café, highly recommend.total price of the meal was 47$ (including tip), worth every penny.

tasty food. my seafood was cooked well and tasted fresh. i had a grilled seafood platter with a sweet potato. the shrimp were a little overcooked, but everything else was done well. i also had a bite of my husband's hamburger steak. it was incredibly flavorful. the chicken sausage gumbo was a bit watery and oily. the roux was dark, but it wasn't a very thick broth. could have tasted richer. i would like to come back and try more to get a feel for the menu.

their stuffedcrabwas buttery... but not enough to make you feel sick or oily in your mouth.

the service was what you'd expect of a tiny place run by a small staff. i don't like hovering, so it suits me fine.

one bad thing. rachael's needs more space!


-----18 aug, 2012-----

and it's tasty too. mostly it's good old cajun home cooking. tried the seafood stuff bell peppers but instead of oven baked, it came deep fried with a thin crispy crust. thecrabau gratin; good and a sizable portion. the atmosphere is not for haute cuisine types. it can be a little noisy, it's small, but you can sit outside. definitely a good place to experience the fry-a-lator arts. pooyie, dat's tre bon!

soop's ii the seafood gumbo.... soop's ii
the seafood gumbo had been frozen and then microwaved. i could tell because some of the shrimp were dark from soaking in the roux and one shrimp was pink, which means they used old frozen stock and added a little fresh ingredients. the fried fish was greasy and tasteless, everything lacked seasoning. the stuffedcrabhad a strange vanilla taste, i wonder if they mixed up the breads from the bread pudding? i was hoping the service would have been better than soop's, which is famous for horrible service, i'm disappointed to say it was only slightly better. this place can't survive long on only friends as customers. maybe their other specials are good, i only tried the seafood platter, but i'll never know, because i'm not going back. is it too much to ask for fresh seafood gumbo?

my dad and i read the reviews on urbanspoon and decided to give it a try. we were not disappointed! to quote dad, "mmmmm...good". i had the grilled seafood platter (thecrabclaws were my favorite) and dad had the stuffed catfish, which was also very good. we topped it off with bread pudding.....the sauce was heavenly! wish i lived in lafayette, so i could come back!!!

great food. a friend and i ordered thecrabsandwich, which was huge and delicious, and the smothered okra, which was a large portion and was delicious, and we also got a complimentary bread pudding, which was delicious - not too sweet, no raisins - wonderful. we will be back!