Louisianne's

Had a great, intimate Saturday evening at Lousianne's. We shared a good bottle of Cabernet and made a dinner of appetizers. The food was wonderful and we truly enjoyed the piano player. The Louisianne's crab puffs are to die for and the grilled shrimp made me feel as if we were in a grotto in Europe. Our server was extremely helpful and provided superb service.

I don't know where this place is from but you walk down the fairs and feel like you are in Europe. The walls are stone and barrel vaulted like ceilings. Old world vibe. Great low lighting and chill atmosphere. The waitstaff was all super friendly and made our dad's 80th birthday celebration so perfect!Love the food choices on the menu. Not huge portions but really all you need.Thank you for all you did! Can't wait to come back!

This is hands down my favorite place to go for etouffee! The service has always been exceptional and the 'cellar' atmosphere is great. I can't say we've ever had a bad meal, or experience here. While the bar area is small, it is intimate and cozy. It is also nice when they have the pianist there. And also important... The bathrooms are very clean.

cozy restaurant downstairs essentially in basement with super quick service. i was especially impressed with the steamed mussels in garlic cream sauce - we really soaked up the sauce with the bread and it was DELICIOUS. less impressed by the entrees although the shrimp & crawfish pasta was definitely the better of the two that we'd ordered. catfish was fine, i just didn't think it was that great

I stopped by on a weekday for a dinner. The place was not too busy. I went for one of their favorites - pecan catfish. It was a good flavorful item, with a good amount of crunchy pecans on top. Shrimp and corn chowder soup was my side. That was a good flavorful and thick soup. The restaurant's ambiance was very good. Most of the people were having a date night.

I was in town for a conference, and dined at Louisianne's with a group of colleague at the recommendation of a friend. What a great experience!First, the restaurant itself has a lot of character and charm. Walking down the stairs and into the dining area felt like traveling to another country. Our waiter James was also fabulous! Not only did he help with meal selection, if you couldn't decide, he also made sure our glasses were always full and that we had a great time during our meal. Now for the food. I ordered the special, which was a pasta dish with grilled shrimp crawfish tails, and andouille sausage cream sauce. With my entree, I also had the shrimp corn chowder. Yum, yum. Yum!! The pasta had a little kick but it wasn't too spicy at all. The sauce was really rich and was packed with flavor. The chowder was also delectable. I thoroughly enjoyed every bite! My only complaint is that I ate way too much. The next time you're in Madison, I highly recommend that you drop in for dinner. Bon Appétit!

Tried Louisianne's for the first time based on a friend's outstanding reviews, sooo I decided to surprise my husband for a birthday dinner here as he loves Cajun style food.The restaurant entrance is on the side of a building and located in the basement. The decor was like a time warp to a very old-world New Orleans-style restaurant with old brick work with a low-light romantic ambiance.They didn't have a drink menu, but we were told they could make us anything from the bar we'd want. They also have a wine list to choose from. Their dinner menu had a great selection of seafood specialties from crawfish, mussels, crab, oysters to even escargot. If that's not your jam, they do have chicken, steak or pork dinner options.The Lemon Pesto Shrimp & Scallops was very good. The seasoning was on point and the protein in the dish was not skimpy at all as some restaurants tend to do...needless to say we definitely had some leftovers! I'd say the dishes Louisianne's serves are not very health conscious, as they are pasta based and creamy or buttery but man they sure do taste good!!! I would recommend to anyone looking to try something different, or if you're a fan of New Orleans style food :)

Food was great, very loud, Logan was so attentive and kind. He made our dinner special, thank you Logan!

Ate at Louisianne's Wednesday evening to celebrate our anniversary. Delicious food, friendly, professional staff, great dining atmosphere . Our only complaint was being seated next to a table of 9 people, making it extremely noisy for a nice intimate meal. The group arrived after we had started eating our appetizers. In hindsight we should have asked to be seated somewhere else. It was so noisy that we decided to skip dessert.The food was delicious. We shared the pecan crab cakes with mushroom slaw appetizer. I ordered the catfish Louisianne and my husband had the Tasso and shrimp. The sauce was very flavorful, but he would not order the Tasso and shrimp in the future. He didn't like all the ham. My catfish with spinach was perfect. The mustard sauce was very tasty.

Every time I go to Middleton WI, I try to stop here for dinner. Until this day I have not been disappointed. The service is great very friendly and the ambiance is calming. I had their dinner fish plate with scallops and it was great how they prepared it. I would definitely recommend it.