Penny's Cafe

I have had breakfast here serval times on the way to the coast but Thursday was my first time to try the chicken buffet. Everything fresh , hot and delicious. Mustard greens , cabbage, red skin potatoes, corn nuggets and baked and fried chicken were all amazing. The price was extremely reasonable for the quality. The baked chicken was flavorful and the fried bird was extremely crispy , hot and juicy. I'm a little amazed so much good food for such a low price.

I recently went to Penny's Cafe, got money from her ATM machine. Two of the twenties were torn, when my order was ready, I attempted to pay with the money that I got from her ATM and was told that she couldn't accept them. When I ask for the phone number of the ATM company I was told that she was too busy to get me the information. I was the only person in the place.

Went to the all you can eat crab night. Seafood was very bland! Not much of any flavor at all! C'mon we all want this to be good and delicious! Get someone in their that knows how to boil seafood and let's get this cook some help plz ughhh

Penny's Cafe is a community staple in Violet, LA and it has quite a lot of local characters that frequent the joint. They have quite a comprehensive menu along with doing occasional seafood boils. It is about the last actual restaurant you will see on your way to the fishing grounds of Shell Beach, Delacroix or Hopedale so it is a good place to stop off on the way going fishing or the on the way back home. They sometimes have a breakfast buffet and then a lunch buffet that seems pretty popular. The menu has a selection of New Orleans' Creole fare along with some Italian and plain old fashioned American diner food. The seafood gumbo has a decent amount of seafood in it with good flavor. The entrees are decent sized and typically quite filling and the po boys and other sandwiches are done well. The service is friendly and usually takes good care of you. The only big negative is they have a two refill policy for their soft drinks and iced tea which is rather unusual for the area and I can't think of any other restaurants that do that. Overall this is an interesting joint that has some decent to great food with a lot of local character.

Absolutely the best fried chicken in the area and excellent service....lunch buffet...had bakedchicken, fried chicken, dirty rice. Steamed broccoli, pasta & deserts

Love the country Cajun atmosphere and food. You always feel welcomed when you go have a meal. Great people and nice relaxing place

I ordered the seafood platter and it was for two we had enough food on the platter that could feed at least four people it had fries your bread fried oysters fried shrimp fried catfish they had a stuffed crab stuffed shrimp and they had two soft shell crabs the only thing that I did not like was that it salty. But it was good.

Good food and a warm vibe that I like! To me that's a valuable restaurant. Thank you for being there when I'm hungry!

Seafood buffet is always spectacular, whether crawfish/crabs/shrimp or all - if it's in season, it's there. Ordering off the menu can sometimes be a challenge, you order one thing you may get something else, however the food is delicious. Service is always "Spot On" prompt & friendly. The ambiance is a down home relaxed cafe'. Breakfast, Lunch or dinner you can't go wrong!!

I'm a regular and I love it can't stay away !!! Very good service ! Makes you feel at home. Awesome southern food.