Melvin's Restaurant

Came here for a special occasion and they didn't disappoint! There have been times in the past where so couldn't have written such a glowing review but they've really stepped up. Wonderful friendly and attentive service (wasn't extremely busy). We were sat by the window, our favorite spot. The food was excellent; the newest chef has really stepped up and owned their place! Will be returning for sure.

Location is great, for Houma. Go when it is cool out or later in the evening so you can truly enjoy the garden. Save room for the Cheesecake and have them add the homemade blackberry sauce. Yummy! Good salads with toppings like fried shrimp or oysters. Would be an awesome place for a small wedding or formal party!

Melvin's never disappoints. The specials are always delicious. Wednesday lunch has the best Chicken Stew around.

For whatever reason, a lot of the restaurants in Houma appear to look like deserted houses. But then when you enter them, they are full of people and nicely decorated. I'm tempted to just walk up to random houses and see if they are restaurants.Seeing as how I was in Louisiana and have never had real jambalaya, I figured I'd give it a go. The jambalaya here was with pork and sausage (possibly being redundant here) served with a side of peas and a dinner roll. The jambalaya itself was pretty good, very flavorful but lacked a good spice level. However, nothing that a good heaping dose of hot sauce couldn't fix. Also, it's worth noting that they serve Coke by the glass bottle. Score. Any real Coke drinker knows that glass bottle Coke is the real way to drink Coke. The real star of the menu is the myriad of desserts. I tried the peanut butter pie and it was delicious. It was essentially peanut butter filling with a cookie crust topped with fresh whipped cream. I'm told that it exceeds 800 calories per serving. Those of you familiar with my look of indifference...picture that now.Service was good. The restaurant appears to be off a back road and honestly, I wouldn't be able to find this place again if my life depended on it. Definitely worth checking out. It's a little on the dressier side given that the clientele was older, but I don't think they'd turn you away if you were dressed casually.

When we arrived we were in love with this old house hidden away atmosphere, a group of 6 well dressed, beautiful ladies walked in, beautifully decorated. That was the best part of the evening... well, that & the bread.. it was as if we were aliens coming to earth for the first time. Obviously a few tables of "regulars " had all eyes on us , glaring as if we interrupted an important meeting. Feeling very uncomfortable when who I assume to be "Melvin" reluctantly pulls himself up from a table to walk over & grab menus to seat us, made us feel even more unwelcome. We were seated and we complemented him on his beautiful establishment and asked if the window (which had closed blinds) looked out on the water. In a brash way he said yes but the sun would be in your face. Ok.... I get it.... The waitress come and we feel better because she was a complete delight . We place our orders, most came with house salads. We sat nearly an hour and finally asked the waitress about our salads. Her answer was Oh I can't bring them out until he tells me to.. umm ok... We were confused because when we got them, it wasn't some fantastic piece of art salad. We waited an hour for bagged salad slapped on a plate?!? Ohhhh K.... by that time the sun went down & we ourselves opened the blinds and mentioned to the waitress how beautiful the setting was. She said feel free to walk out there anytime. So after we were served our basic, boring but tasty food that was extremely overpriced. Paid for our meals . We decided to walk outside. We heard him say in a very abrupt and aggravated tone "Turn on the lights out there" Not a Thank you ladies, I hoped you enjoyed your visit.... Come again...we got the hint and exited to our vehicle... Obviously lesson learned ... We won't be back... And I know our little opinion won't matter. But this opinion is ours & how we felt. We felt very unwelcome and overpaid for food we could have gotten at any other seafood restaurant in the area and our business appreciated. Our group gets together often and try new (to us) restaurants from all over South Louisiana and this is by far the worst we've ever been treated at any place.

Loved this place , strictly grown up time... Service was great, Food even better ... definitely a hidden gem of Houma . GREAT EXPERIENCE will be back

The owner is now deceased, so perhaps you won't have to feel as though you've invaded his space when you arrive. The food is good, not "great", and the service is always a plus. the menu options need to include less cream sauces and more healthier option. Overall, a nice place, away from a t.v in the center of a room. Go to Walk-ons if that's what you're after. This place could be a mega dining experience, but it needs some serious attention to the dilapidated areas. Come on, guys! You have a hidden jewel here.....

I would give it a BIG FAT 0, but have to give it a 1 Star. Had reservations at 6:30pm for 4 on Valentine's Day. Arrived at 6pm thinking we could get a drink at the bar before, but they decided to sit us early. Put us on the patio which was GREAT, and thought it would be a GREAT night. Well, it went down hill fast. No one talked to us and did not get a glass of water until 30min after sitting. Asked if we had a waitress, hostess says "Let me try to find you one". Stopped a waitress passing by and asked her, "Are you our waitress?". She replied, "I can be if you want me to be?". She took our drink order and served our appetizer, which was terrible. An hour after sitting, we asked if our drinks were ready, and she said "I don't see them out on the bar yet, so no not yet". We looked at the bar and there was no one making drinks. We asked if we owed anything for the water and appetizer, and she said no, so we walked out and left. As we were leaving, we could see the frustration from customers at every table. This is pittiful!!!! We will never go back and I recommend not going for dinner for sure.

We waited for over an hour and a half to get our food which we never received. The table next to us came an hour after us and ordered the same meal as us and received their food. The wait staff only offered to compt a Coca Cola for us; so they didn't really do anything to smooth the situation over. Was really looking forward to this meal all week and it was going to be our early Valentine's Day dinner. I will probably never try here again and I will be telling my friends and family the same.

Great view and nice patio but the place needs a deep cleaning inside and out. The menus are filthy. Very small portions.