Café Des Amis

We expected to have music and when we showed up at noon on Saturday there was not any music. Though it is on a festive little strip with wonderful antique shops we found ourselves walking around wishing we would have eaten somewhere else.

We had the funnel cakes that have the meat in them and they were actually really good but we also got regular ones too and didn't need too. The ones with the meat have tons of extra breading.

The "kid's" chicken gumbo was an adult portion and it if you like gumbo it was wonderful. If that's what your after it would be a great place to go get the kids gumbo and have a cheap great bowl of gumbo, but if you are after an experience this is not the place.

Loved the atmosphere of this place! I didn't know what to expect of a zydeco dance hall/restaurant, but I was thoroughly delighted. As a vegan, I didn't try to have a meal here (seems it would have been a waste of table space), but my $5 entry fee sure did provide plenty of great music and spectacle. The dance floor takes up at least half of the building, with the musicians performing right at the front. It's easy to hear the music from outside if you don't want to pay the entry fee (and it is quite loud inside), but you won't be able to easily see the dancers, and that would be a great shame.

One of the most memorable stops in my trip through Louisiana (including a few days in New Orleans!).

Good local food. Lots of it. In a nice, large, bit chilly space. Service started slowly but was friendly. Excellent Cajun food, luckily hardly any French stuff at all (OK, the burger buns are croissants...).

My wife and I go here when we visit her family in Lafayette. The appetizers are amazing we don't even get to the main course anymore. We order the fried eggplant and craw-fish corn bread, catfish bites and the crab cakes. All are fantastic! It a very casual place where people come to talk and have great food. Not the uptight 5 star restaurant experience but a fun place to go have some good Cajun food.