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| - My husband and I decided to have dinner at Baton Rouge after spending the day at Montreal en Lumiere. My husband had been there once before and wasn't thrilled by the food, but as soon as he mentioned crab cakes, I was sold. I grew up on the east coast in the States and seafood was a staple growing up. Unfortunately, that visit will likely be my last.
The restaurant is nice. very clean, cozy... great atmosphere and good music. Our waiter was fantastic (I forget his name, though). We had our 2.5 year old son and daughter who was just a few weeks old at the time. I assume because of our kids, we were given a booth on the side of the restaurant in the corner. I enjoyed where we were placed because I didn't have to worry about my kids disturbing other diners and I could nurse my daughter freely without offending anyone. Our son was given crayons and a children's menu to write on... he even received a free scoop of ice cream after his meal. Unfortunately, our food was subpar.
My husband ordered the steak, which he had during another dinner date but didn't like. Why he ordered it again, I don't know but at least he learned that the steak was consistently not great. The crab cake that I so craved was just ok. There were more "other" ingredients than crab in the cake... typical, and I shouldn't have really expected more, but I did. I enjoyed the calamari appetizer but my husband said the pieces he chose were cold. I ordered the crab risotto (it's usually a lobster risotto but they were out of lobster that day) and I was not pleased. It came with several huge chunks of imitation crab meat. Ugh. For the price of the dish ($25+), I expected real crab... at least some real crab. It also came filled with bright yellow corn (like the kind that comes out of a can or freezer bag and not off the cob) and the rice didn't really seem like arborio. I ate the dish (minus the imitation crab meat), so it wasn't terrible, but I definitely wasn't delicious. I don't recommend it.
Overall, I'd say the restaurant's menu is overpriced for food that's just OK.
If you're a steak or seafood lover like my husband and I, you're best to choose a restaurant with a higher quality menu.
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