Cajun Cafe on the Bayou's Menu

  • Entrees

    For entrees that include a side, please choose one from the following: Red Beans & Rice, Jambalaya, Creole Gumbo, Dirty Rice, French Fries, Fried Veggies, Fried Okra, Side Salad, Potato Salad or Coleslaw.

    • Crawfish Étouffée
      Our signature dish. A roux-based Cajun stew with a buttery, tomato-based sauce, mildly spiced, served over white rice. Shrimp or Chicken can be substituted for the Crawfish. For an additional $5, Dirty Rice can be substituted for the white rice.
      $17
    • Soft Shell Crab Dinner
      Beer-battered and deep-fried Soft Shell Crab, served with a side of your choice. Single Soft Shell Crab for $14. Double for $19.
      $14
    • Alligator Sauce Piquant
      Alligator cooked in a very hot & spicy, dark roux-based sauce and served over white rice. Chicken can be substituted for the Alligator. For an additional $5, Dirty Rice can be substituted for the white rice.
      $17
    • Catfish T-Red
      After slicing a catfish filet into strips, we hand-batter and deep-fry it, then place it on a bed of white rice and smother it with Cajun Café’s Étouffée Sauce. This is one of our most popular dishes and named for Rebecca's grandfather.
      $18
    • Shrimp Creole
      Shrimp cooked in a very hot & spicy, wine-based sauce and served over white rice. (This sauce is not roux-based, so a possible option for anyone gluten intolerant.)
      $17
    • Cajun Café Crab Cake Dinner
      Blue lump & claw crabmeat Crab Cake with a hint of Cajun spice. Served with a side of your choice. Single Crab Cake Dinner for $14. Double Crab Cake for $19.
      $14
    • Fried Frog Legs Dinner
      Beer-battered, deep-fried Frog Legs, served with a side of your choice. Pictured here with Dirty Rice. Get an extra set of Frog Legs for an additional $3.
      $13
    • Big Tail-On Shrimp Dinner
      Big Tail-on Shrimp, deep-fried, grilled, blackened or BBQ ’d and served with a side of your choice.
      $17
    • Fried Oyster Dinner
      Beer-battered and deep fried Oysters served with a side of your choice.
      $15
    • Catfish CourtBoullion
      Catfish filet smothered in a very hot & spicy, wine-based sauce and served over white rice.
      $17
    • Catfish Dinner
      Our Catfish Dinner features a USA Farmed Catfish Filet, which can be deep-fried, grilled, blackened or BBQ ’d. It's served with a side of your choice.
      $15
    • Poche's Sausage Link Dinner
      Imported from Floyd Poche's Specialty Meat Market in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. Choose from: Beef & Pork (which we marinate in Cigar City Marduro Brown Ale), Chaurice Creole, Gator, Duck & Chicken, and Pork Boudin. Served with a side of your choice. Single link for $9. Double links for $12. Triple links for $15.
      $9
    • Lagniappe (LANYAP)
      In Cajun French, lagniappe means a little bit extra, but for us it means a full portion of Crawfish Étouffée served over a full portion of Fried Catfish Strips, served over white rice. Bring a hearty appetite for this big meal. For an additional $5, Dirty Rice can be substituted for the white rice.
      $21
    • Meatloaf Dinner
      Traditional meatloaf with a hint of Cajun spices. Regular or deep-fried. Served with a side of your choice. Single Slice Meatloaf for $10, Double Slice for $13.
      $10
    • Popcorn Dinner
      For the Popcorn Dinner, choose from Cajun Popcorn, Baby Shrimp, or Gator Bites. Served with a side of your choice.
      $13
    • MaMa Lynn's Supper
      A simple meal of Cajun Café’s Étouffée Sauce over white rice, served with a side of Fried Okra, French Fries or Fried Veggies. ** Suitable for Vegetarians. A light, yet tasty meal.
      $10

  • Appetizers, Baskets and Lighter Meals

    • Crawfish Cornbread
      A hearty piece of cornbread, big enough to share and loaded with crawfish tails, cheddar cheese, corn, onions and jalapenos. It’ll make you shout “aaieeeee!”
      $10
    • Cajun Café Crab Cake
      We make our Crab Cakes with blue lump & claw crab meat and a hint of Cajun spices. Single Crab Cake for $10. 2 Crab Cakes for $15.
      $10
    • Fried Green Tomatoes
      Green tomatoes, sliced, beer-battered and deep-fried, served with our housemade Remoulade Sauce.
      $5
    • Poche's Sausage Link
      We import our sausage links from Floyd Poche's Specialty Meat Market in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. Choose from: Beef & Pork (which we marinate in Cigar City Marduro Brown Ale), Chaurice Creole, Gator, Duck & Chicken, Pork Boudin. Single link for $6. Double links for $9. Triple links for $12.
      $6
    • Boudin Balls
      Boudin Balls are made from the filling of a Boudin Link -- the Cajun sausage -- made with the traditional boudin filling of pork, pork liver and rice. Instead of putting the filling in casings, it's rolled into balls, battered and deep fried. Our Boudin Balls come from Floyd Poche's Speciality Meat Market in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. We add our own twist by dipping them in craft beer and our own house-made breading before deep-frying.
      $10
    • Cajun Café's Trio
      A sampler of three of our Cajun Classics -- Red Beans & Rice, Jambalaya and Creole Gumbo.
      $11
    • Red Beans & Rice
      Our Red Beans & Rice is made with Smoked Sausage, Andouille Sausage and Tasso -- this is not a vegetarian dish! Get a bowl for $9 or a cup for $6.
      $9
    • Creole Gumbo
      Mildly-spiced, hearty, roux-based soup dish made with Chicken & Andouille Sausage and served with white rice. Get a bowl for $9 or a cup for $6.
      $9
    • Jambalaya
      Spicy, rice-based meal, made with Andouille Sausage, Cajun Smoked Sausage, Tasso and Chicken. Get a bowl for $9 or a cup for $6.
      $9
    • Dirty Rice
      Our version uses ground beef in place of the more traditional chicken livers. Get a bowl for $9 or a cup for $6.
      $9
    • Popcorn Basket
      Choose one: Cajun Popcorn (Crawfish Tails), Popcorn Shrimp or Gator Bites. Beer-battered and deep-fried. Served with our homemade Remoulade Sauce, Tartar Sauce or Popcorn Sauce for dipping. Our Popcorn Sauce is both sweet & spicy and made specifically to go with our Cajun Popcorn, but you can try it with any of our other baskets upon request.
      $10
    • Big Tail-on Shrimp Basket
      Big Tail-on Shrimp, fried, grilled, blackened or BBQ'd.
      $14
    • Oyster Basket
      Beer-battered and deep-fried Oysters.
      $12
    • Catfish Strips Basket
      Catfish Filet cut into strips then beer-battered and deep-fried.
      $11
    • Soft Shell Crab Basket
      Beer-battered and deep-fried Soft Shell Crab. Single Soft-Shell Crab for $11 or Double for $16.
      $11
    • Frog Leg Basket
      Beer-battered and deep-fried Frog Legs. Order an extra set of Frog Legs with your basket for $3.
      $10
    • Fried Okra
      Beer-battered and deep-fried okra.
      $4
    • Deep Fried Mixed Veggies
      Beer-batter and deep-fried cauliflower, broccoli and carrots.
      $4
    • Fried Fresh Mushrooms
      Fresh Mushrooms beer-battered and deep-fried. Served with our house-made Remoulade sauce for dipping.
      $7
    • French Fried Onions
      Thinly sliced, beer-battered and deep-fried onions.
      $9
    • Fried Chicken Livers
      Beer-battered and deep-fried chicken livers.
      $7
    • Side Salad
      Simple side salad of baby greens, onions, peppers and tomatoes.
      $4
    • Salad with Crawfish, Gator, Shrimp or Chicken on top
      Crawfish, Gator, Shrimp or Chicken, fried, grilled, blackened or BBQ'd, on a bed of baby greens, onions, peppers, cucumbers and cherry tomatoes. Dressings: Remoulade, Ranch, Honey Mustard, Blue Cheese, Oil and Vinegar.
      $10
    • Cup & Salad
      Your choice of a cup of Jambalaya, Red Beans & Rice, Creole Gumbo or Dirty Rice, and a side salad.
      $7
    • Chicken Fingers and Fries
      Chicken breast, sliced into strips then beer-battered and deep-fried, or Grilled, Blackened or BBQ'd upon request. Served with Fries, Fried Okra, Fried Veggies or Side Salad. Just Chicken Fingers without a side is $8.
      $10
    • French Fries
      $4

  • Sandwiches & Wraps

    For sandwiches that include a side, please choose one from the following: Red Beans & Rice, Jambalaya, Creole Gumbo, Dirty Rice, French Fries, Fried Veggies, Fried Okra or Side Salad.

    • Po'Boy
      Our Po'Boys are dressed with Lettuce, Lemon Mayo, and French Fried Onions. Seafood fillings are traditionally fried. Po'Boys do not include a side. Choose from: Popcorn (crawfish tails), Baby Shrimp, Gator Bites, Oysters, Catfish (grilled, blackened, fried or BBQ'd), Soft Shell Crabs or Boudin Balls.
      $13
    • Gator Burger
      Alligator with a small amount of pork and pork fat added to bind the meat. Choose grilled, blackened or BBQ ’d, and served with a side of your choice.
      $13
    • Big Beef Burger
      Grilled, Blackened or BBQ ’d, with or without cheese. Served with a side of your choice.
      $10
    • Meatloaf Sandwich
      Our mildly-spiced meatloaf served on a bun, with lemon mayo, tomato slices, and our French-Fried Onions. Chopped onions and relish served on the side by request. The Meatloaf Sandwich comes with choice of side for $12. The Meatloaf Sandwich without a side is $9.
      $12
    • Crab Wrap
      A big staff favorite. A large tortilla stuffed with our Crab Cake filling, served with a side of your choice.
      $13
    • Chicken Breast on a Bun
      A chicken breast sandwich, deep fried, grilled, blackened or BBQ ’d, with or without cheese, and served with a side of your choice.
      $10
    • Cajun Burritos
      A burrito filled with your choice of Red Beans & Rice, Jambalaya, or Dirty Rice, dressed with chopped onions, cheese and French Fried Onions. Served with a side of your choice. A Single Burrito Meal is $9. A Double Burrito Meal is $12. A Single Burrito without a side is $6.
      $9
    • Grilled Cheese
      Grilled Cheese Sandwich served with French Fries.
      $8

  • Whiskey Bread Pudding

    • Whiskey Bread Pudding
      We hate to brag, but people tell us this is the best they’ve ever had! Our secret ingredient? Real french bread from our local french bakery, Café Croissant. Once baked, the pudding is soaked in our own whiskey-butter sauce, then topped with french vanilla cream just before serving. Rich and big enough to share.
      $9