Dons Seafood - Denham Springs

I went to this restaurant for a birthday dinner. The only thing that I had was steamed vegetables as the vegan options are slim to none, but I knew that already. The veggies were very good though. The waitresses were super nice and very efficient. The establishment gives a down home Cajun feel, which is cool. From the other guests at the party the entrees were hit or miss, but my veggies were tasty, although the portion was very small. Overall, it was a cool experience.

Great place for good Cajun cuisine! Service was excellent! We were greeted promptly and had a wonderful and friendly server. It's definitely got the Louisiana/New Orleans vibe with the exposed brick and old wood. I ordered the seafood gumbo and boudin balls. The gumbo has a nice dark roux with good flavors and plenty of seafood. The boudin balls had a nice crispy exterior with a hot and delicious interior.

The seafood Gumbo tasted good but needed more items and less water in the roux [see photo]. The cold Parish Brewery Canebreak beer on tap was exceptional. We liked the seasoning, too. In spite of being full we had extremely friendly, swift, and helpful l service. We loved the Cajun decor with photos and other Cajun items on disply.

They were open for Christmas Eve, parking lot full! Wait was short, 15 minutes. It was warm and dry inside on a rainy night! We were seated in a comfortable booth and we got Carlie for our server, she was attentive to her tables warm and friendly talked with us quite a bit! It's clean here the folks who worked here bustled about making sure everyone was having a good time.The food is excellent well prepared, portion sizes are big! Julie could only eat about half of her meal and we brought the rest home. I really enjoyed our visit and I look forward to coming back!

We got in and out at noon pretty quickly with no wait. The gumbo isn't quite the same as Lafayette, but there was plenty of fresh shrimp and crab. The fried shrimp poboy was great. Tons of hot, crispy shrimp and the garlic bread was appreciated as always.

Came here for to go food on a slow day - fyi. The gentleman taking care of my order was very polite. Their indoor decorations are really Cajun funky. Don't be alarmed by the alligator when you walk in, it's stuffed! I actually got the fried alligator to celebrate LSU Baseball's win against Florida in the national championships (made it taste all the better). I had it with some remo sauce. It was a good level of spicy and had a perfectly tender texture as advertised. I suggest an air fryer if you need to reheat them later!

We loved everything about our lunch today! Shout out to Dakota who delivered exceptional service with a smile. He was knowledgeable about the menu and made us feel like we were the only ones there. The food was hot, fresh and delicious. The hostess was sweet and welcoming. They even brought out a complimentary desert for my sister's birthday! Thank you Don's Seafood! Customers for life!

Service is quick and friendly. I found the food to be okay, but pricey. The cocktails were strong and good.

3.5 out of 5. If I was able to eat there it may have been better. Just to be fair I am reviewing a to go order and although the customer service was great. This is all about the food. Shrimp Po Boy w Fries 3/5Fries were ice cold, shrimp po boy needed more flavorOyster Po Boy w Salad 4/5Salad and homemade dressing was delicious, oyster po boy needed something Boudin 4/5Very flavorful and good

January 02, 2025 - We went to eat at the Don's in Denham Springs. To our surprise, they had all of their seafood from Louisiana and not imported, like that other Landry place down the road. I got the half and half - half Crawfish Etouffée and half Fried Crawfish Tails. My boyfriend got the Fried Catfish Poboy. It was only listed as a Fried Catfish Sandwich, on a Bun, but the nice waitress made it into a Poboy, which was on that good crusty New Orleans style bread. Everything we ate was delicious. I don't like a lot of rice with some of my stuff and lately when I say light on the rice, they put light on étouffée too, so I didn't say anything about having less rice. But they put their rice to the side of the dish. So that way I didn't have to get a lot of rice. So we will be back. It's only 4 miles from my house. Everything was just perfect. The only thing you have to buy are the hush puppies, but the waitress did bring us some garlic bread which was delicious. But I did get two little hush puppies with my entrée.