Cajun Boilers

My food was good, my man said his was killer. It lasted us 2 days. We didn't even eat all the hush puppies n slaw.
Wanted to sit by the lake (that's why we chose to go there). We were told it was closed because it was dirty. (I looked, it was not dirty). Idk, maybe they were having issues), they mentioned being understaffed.
We wanted crab. But there were out of all crab except for the biggest & smallest.
The waitress was surprised at our order. of 3 entrees and an appetizer.
We spent quite a lot. I wanted to sit outside b/c it was a beautiful, summer evening, but no, I was freezing under the blowing A/C. (changing my seat would not have helped).
We ordered fried alligator for an appetizer, Our entrees were the Alaskan King Crab🦀 with came with hush puppies n peel shrimp and Cole slaw and fries, and Gumbo w/rice which also came with hush puppies n Cole slaw..

Once again my 5 star rating. The best boudin balls ever, crayfish and fried shrimp were awesome. Coleslaw was different but very good. No room for dessert.

Cajun Boilers has always wanted to be a Hot Springs tourist destination. They had billboards advertising their restaurant. I've eaten there several times and the food has always been pretty good. On my last visit I had the catfish topped with crawfish etouffee and it was very tasty. The spicy boiled potatoes were moderately tasty, but I was surprised they weren't served in a spicy butter.

The ambience is a little underwhelming and the waitress I got seemed a bit abrupt, but the food was good enough that it still ever up with ⭐⭐⭐⭐.

This place is awesome! Down home eatery with excellent cuisine! Love dining out back on the patio! Excellent service and delicious seafood and sides! Can’t wait to stop again!