disappointing - i would not take my cajun friends here. my husband and i went to uncle mick's for the first and last time. we are both native orleanians and i spent four years living in cajun country in lafayette, la. we both know what is and isn't cajun or creole food. and make no mistake the two are not the same. we are always looking for a taste of home in the montgomery area. we seldom find it.
as a native orleanian, what passed for seafood gumbo was a major disappointment. gumbo needs to be thick and dark and filled with large shrimp and crab legs and okra. this was a thin soup with miniscule shrimp and no crab or okra. either file or okra are necessary to make gumbo thick. and i wonder did the cook start with a dark roux? the taste was okay, but not the rich dark flavor of an authentic gumbo.
the crab au gratin was bread and cheese. i could not find one sliver of crab. crab au gratin should not include bread. crab au gratin should contain crab meat, butter, celery, green onions, parsley, cream of mushroom soup, american cheese and vermouth or white wine. i ate the "bready" stuff hoping at least for a taste of crab, but was again disappointed. i left the cheese behind as there was way too much of it.
the "french-like" bread was soggy. oh, dear, french bread needs to be crisp and hot so that it crumbles when you bite into it.
my husband had crawfish etouffee which was passable, but not authentic. he also had a shrimp dish that had decent sized shrimp in it, but lacked the flavor used in southwest louisiana.
on to dessert -- the bread pudding with whiskey was pretty good -- probably the best thing on the menu and pretty close to authentic.the caramel cake was also good.
the person behind me in the line said to me, "you won't be disappointed no matter what you get." sadly, i was disappointed. i felt full when i left, but not satisfied.
the owners and server were lovely gentlemen and i admire them for trying. and they seemed busy so i guess the local prattville folks are happy with the food.