Gator's Bayou Reviews

Went to eat brunch for mother's day. They sat us outside, then must have forgot we were put there. I had to go in after sitting on the patio for 15 minutes and ask for menus. After drinks were ordered we didn't see her again until we moved inside, thinking that if they saw us they would remember...no such luck. Food finally came out and it was stale and cold. Horrible horrible service! If you like good food and great service avoid Gators Bayou!!!

Great place with good food and great staff, they know how to take care of unruly customers properly and how to keep people in their place after to much to drink.

I don t like the drunk tourist trap but with total strangers

Sat outside, nice but could use a few more tables. Food was great, had the dirty bird and the crawfish pie.

Food and service are always excellent! Must get the gator bites.

Great food! Crawfish Etoufee was awesome! Service was amazing! Thank you!

Food was exceptionally grease, other patrons loudly drunk, and mask wearing during pandemic near non-existent. Our waitress continually had it half on and other staff inside didn't bother to were one. Leaves you questioning other priorities.

Service was awesome, this post has nothing to do with front of house. The food was subpar for the price. I had about a cup of grated Parmesan with about a 1/2 cup of noodle and not much meat to go with my Cajun Pasta. The sauce was overwhelming so it was hard to even see what I had, I would not recommend this place for food at all.

Really great food but man the prices are high! 2 people drinks and food expect to spend bout 100 bucks....

Great food, service and environment. Drove in from out of town and would highly recommend this place. Got a little bit of everything and enjoyed it old. Ice cold beer, strong drinks and good old lousiana style food.

Chips and queso were pretty tasty. The beer was cheap, and they had plenty of TVs to watch any games on

Okay food, okay service. I can make better Cajun food than what's served here so I wouldn't waste the money if you're looking for that authentic Cajun flavor. Plus it's more expensive than it should be. But hey, if you want to have an overpriced bland lunch/dinner in a snobby environment, this is the place for you!

Good food, many choices we ordered curbside. Only they didn t give plastic wear and drinks don t come with combo.

Super friendly! Jordan was great! Heal them thumbs girl!

I used to like it more. I don't know what's going on with the food but they need to get together again.

If you want really good seafood this is the place to go. The frog legs are amazing!

Food was very good and reasonably priced. We had catfist and two types of shrimp. Staff was friendly and efficient. There are no accoustics so it is loud inside

Good food and friendly staff but always really slow! Be ready to be there for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Does this look like a $15.00 plate to you? Overcooked chicken and not so cooked rice. just calling it what it is

Sat waiting at the the bar for 15 minutes listening to the bartender tell her drama to her friend. I was thirsty so i left.

Order the buffalo chicken sandwich. Massive chicken sticks, Buffalo sauce, loads of cheese. That thing is amazing.

I would love it if it were more affordable. I do love the more adventurous foods you can find. The seafood is so good.

Great atmosphere and good service. Food is always consistent. One of our regular go to place.

Food is disgusting! This should not be listed in the restraunt section it's a Bar. Old lettuce, hard rice, spoiled chips. Gross period!

Cool environment, the staff is really friendly, the food looked good but if you're looking for a late night meal they close the kitchen at 10.

Had the fried gator basket. Food was fantastic, atmosphere was easy going and pretty nice outdoor seating area. Will visit again.

Food was horrible! Me and my party ordered half dozen oysters on the half shell, gumbo and the sampler appetizer the gumbo was horrid and the pre shucked oysters tasted like the bottom of an old fridge. Ended up leaving all the food on the table wasted 45 dollars never returning again.

Great atmosphere and really good food for a decent price. Service can be a little slow sometimes.

Placed an order to go.
Food was great but servers were very rude.
We'r much more concerned with gossipping that with any chstomcu service.

Have been here several times. Good and service has always been good.

Delicious food, always perfectly fried. Very fresh. Try the cheese curds! Staff is friendly and accommodating and are very knowledgeable about the menu. Drinks are great! This place is very casual and is a very fun place to come for a drink and a snack, but the entrees are great too! Bathrooms are clean and well maintained. Can get loud, but hey- it s a bar.

I have had better cajun food. Most of the customers were not eating, but were drinking beer, and mix drinks. The red beans and rice were not cook. The jumbo needed seasoning. Will not go back.

Very nice experience. I had the fried chicken, it was light and airy. We really went for the alligator. I had it grilled. It was very good. I will go back and try gator all different ways.

Third time here. Apps and drinks good but my to go order was wrong. I should have checked it before we left. Otherwise great service.

Employees was awesome, food was hot an their drinks very cold

The gator bites tasted like plastic with a bucket of salt poured on them. Our food came out first they weren t what we ordered but we couldn t say anything because our waitress never even came to our table, the fries weren t all the way cooked and peppered to the max, all in all not great at all...

The food is good and the atmosphere is pleasant.... sometimes the customers are scary...

Just had dinner here and a few things happened.
1. Food was both overly seasoned and my husband's was underseasoned
2. Our waitress was too concerned about the bar crowd coming in, we tried flagging her down several times to pay
3. Waitress tried to keep our change as a tip until we asked for the remainder! We would have given her the change until she tried to keep it!
End result. You lost customers.

The gator bites are to die for! I love everything I've tried on the menu, and I try to get something different every time I visit. Never had a bad experience here whether it was day drinking or dinner!

The food was really good! They had a great selection, and great drinks. I'll definitely be back.

We walked in and stood looking around, no one greeted us or acknowledged us, so we found a table ourselves (the only clean one) and sat down. After about five minutes three different waitresses cleaned all three of the tables surrounding us without saying a word or letting us know who would be waiting on us.
After at least another five minutes and several looks from the staff later, we decided to leave.
All without anyone ever speaking to us.
We went to one of Lubbock's fine restaurants who believe in service. If you want NO service, then this is your place!

Excellent Food and Great Service.
Happy and Lovely Evening.

Horrible service! Waited for a server and menu for over 15 mintues. Just to get up and leave!

Great food and the atmosphere rings New Orleans. If only they had more seating! Loved it!

Great Chiltons and grilled chicken salad. They have the BEST ranch dressing in town (and I wish I had the recipe). The fried pickles are a little too salty, but they're still delicious, and the gator bites are yummy too.

Gator bites were fresh and soo good!! The fish and rice and beans weren't very tasty this day.

Great atmosphere to have a drink , food not to great

The service was good. My daughter called the day before yesterday and asked if they had oysters they said they did but they had ran out since then so it's really nobody's fault but fun restaurants are at 25 or 50% they need to be ready for anything that could happen I know it's hard to be ready with The Coronavirus going on but the service was good

So I'm doing this bucket list idea of visiting every restaurant before I graduate from tech, this one was the first on my list and I'm glad I started off strong, the crawfish was amazing will definitely be back, also I plan to review each restaurant I visit hope y'all follow along :) probs should have taken pics of my food but I will not disappoint in my next reviews

Don't leave without trying the Frog legs or the gator.

Very good choice of food. My family enjoyed eating here. Great catfish!

Very seldom will I post negative comments but in this case I must! The fish I was served tasted old and bad!
The service was worse. The waitress was more interested in sitting with her friends than doing her job. I would give 0 stars if possible.

I really love the unique assortment of Cajun food here. Try the oysters and the tuna steak.

There's cheaper bars around, but this one is nice. Good service, good food.

This place was grate for me and my family grate atmosphere delicious food

I would describe this place as a bar that serves food. It definitely had that bar vibe going on. We went for the food and was not disappointed. I had the chicken fried steak. It said hand breaded, I asked before ordering if it really was. The waitress said yes so I went ahead and ordered it. It was the best one I've had in a very long time. My wife had the shrimp alfredo. She really loved it. It had a lot of shrimp also. I love Dr. Pepper and theirs is mixed to perfection. Not since I have toured the Dr. Pepper plant have i had a perfectly balanced one. That made me very happy.

They changed the Dr. Pepper it no longer the best in lubbock. It's sub ok now. Put the Dr. Pepper back like it was. That was a main reason we returned. I took a star away for the depressing Dr. Pepper.

Good cold draft beer, friendly wait staff and good food

The front of the house did a great job. I found it quite interesting that no one in a full restaurant had food on their table, but did have drinks galore. I soon found out that you might have to be drunk or tipsy to eat this food. However, when I ordered the creole I did not expect half of the chicken to have no seasoning and to be cold, while the other half was warm and flavorful. In addition to cold portions of food, the tomatoes that were in sauce tasted like Rotel. If you are looking to spend $13+ on food you could mix in a college dorm room, Gator s is the place to go.

Excellent hush puppies. Seriously.
The fried baskets are all a bargain.

It was okay, the food and drinks were good but the service wasn't. The girls were pretty but they definitely relied on their looks.

Not the kind of Louisiana kitchen you're probably used to

Me and my dad went there and we both ordered some chicken and rice dish with a Cajun name I can not remember because I'm writing the review 3 months after. It came out half hot because they only grilled the chicken. The rice was probably either microwave rice or rice they cooked froze and then microwaved, since it was overcooked and dry. The sauce wasn't some slow melding of onions garlic and celery with chicken and spices like I would imagine. It was was bag marinara microwaved with raw onions and celery then slopped on top. I walked out without paying (we told them and they didn't charge us). People still go there so I assume there is edible food on the menu somewhere or people just go there to drink beer. Still if they have the audacity to serve that and try and charge $13 for it they deserve a 1 star review.

First time to try this place. I met some friends there and then grabbed takeout and headed home. My wife wanted fried fish and I tried the Boudin Burger. She wasn't terribly impressed but didn't leave much on her plate. My burger was good, only second time to try boudin and it was delicious, the burger was huge. The bread was a little soggy by the time I got home, but the boudin was probably a factor in that. I had their red beans as my side and I thought they were a little overcooked, but that's kind of a preference issue. And driving across town with takeout always takes its toll on getting the best experience with a meal. I'll go back and try some other items. The waitress kept our drinks coming the whole time we were there and my food was ready pretty quickly.