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Poor Boy's Riverside Inn Details

  • Dining Style: Casual Elegant
  • Website: http://www.poorboysriversideinn.com
  • Phone: (337) 837-4011
  • Hours of Operation: Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:00am - 2:00pm; Saturday: 11:00am - 3:00pm; Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 2:00pm - 10:00pm; Friday: 2:00pm - 11:00pm; Saturday: 5:00pm - 11:00pm;
  • Payment Options: AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, Visa
  • Cuisine: Cajun, Contemporary American, Creole / Cajun / Southern
  • Executive Chef: Richard Hurst
  • Dress Code: Casual Dress
  • Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
  • Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Counter Seating, Fireplace, Full Bar, Gluten-free Menu, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking Area, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Private Room, Smoking Area (patio only), Takeout, View, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine, Wine Bar
  • Private Party Facilities: If windows and doors could talk, what tales they could tell! Birthday celebrations, business deals, proposals, reunions, parties of all kinds have taken place at both of our locations. Couples who held their wedding receptions here return again and again to celebrate their anniversaries with us. Riverside & The Riverside Cooking Cottage are open for events such as seminars, showers, rehearsals, meetings, reunions, and birthdays
  • Private Party Contact: Kim Bodoin (337) 235-8559
  • Entertainment: We feed all the wildlife around Riverside

Getting there

  • Parking: Private Lot
  • Parking Details: Large private lot adjacent to Restaurant.
A word from Poor Boy's Riverside Inn
Starting with a snowball stand in 1932 until today, Richard & Lori Hurst are carrying on the family tradition. From St. John Street to on the River, to nestled in the woods, now with two full service restaurants, Poor Boy’s Riverside Inn’s and Little River Inn’s seafood and steaks have… remained consistently delicious for over 80 years. Richard and Lori and their loyal staff hope you taste not only delicious Cajun food, but the pride that goes into every dish! The oldest restaurant in Acadiana with a great wine and dessert selection, kid friendly and great atmosphere with a third generation husband and wife team ready to serve and where you'll always find the locals.Continued
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Diner Reviews
  • "Riverside Inn is a success because the restaurant gas found the menu that works best for its customers. You know what you're going to get and it's always good. The wait staff is solid and the prices are right for the quality of the food."
    Dined on 6/27/2014
  • "Three ladies took my grandson to dinner. The staff couldn't have been nicer and so effecient. Scott was our waiter. He was so well mannered and gave us such excellent suggestions and service. It is hard to go out to dinner with an infant. Riverside Inn and the great food made it such a pleasant experience."
    Dined on 6/23/2014
  • "This charming little place was off the main square in Bar Harbor. It had been highly recommended to us by our hotel. this was to be my first boiled lobster since getting to Maine, so I wanted it to be good. I ordered the special: lobster bisque, veggies and a "lazy man's lobster". It would have been a terrific idea except that it came served over Ritz crackers swimming in the drawn butter making the butter taste like Ritz crackers, which took away from the wonderfully pure taste of the lobster. It was still delicious, but not up to what I had hoped. The veggies were mediocre. The lobster bisque on the other hand was fabulous. I wanted to lick the bowl. Our server was most attentive and pleasant. We will try it again on our next visit."
    Dined on 5/19/2014
  • "Always love dining here, delicious food, solid service!"
    Dined on 4/25/2014
  • "I had been hearing about this place for a while now so I decided to have my family come down and share the first time with me. None if us were disappointed! Our waitress was very professional, knowledgeable and personable. The food was delicious, came out in a timely manner and exceeded all of our expectations. The ambience, indoor and outdoor was surprisingly romantic and scenic. We will be returning and we will be recommending this place to our friends."
    Dined on 4/21/2014
  • "Every time my husband mentions we are going eat at Riverside. I have smile all day on my face thinking of when I will be eating the delicious food!! I love Riverside!!"
    Dined on 4/13/2014
  • "Thus was my first time finding this place, and it's excellent. We started out with the crab fingers which were cooked to perfection . Then we had the crawfish platters and it eras full of everything crawfish. I would recommend this place to anyone who would like greT seafood and great atmosphere."
    Dined on 4/6/2014
  • "Food is always great. Good atmosphere. Always a good experience."
    Dined on 4/5/2014
  • "Brought friends over from Luling. Had a great time. Service was wonderful."
    Dined on 3/31/2014
  • "We felt rushed by the waitress (forgot her name) and at one time told her "we're going to slow this way down." It helped slightly. The food was excellent."
    Dined on 3/22/2014
  • "Poor Boys Riverside Inn is always a great place to eat. Whether it is for a business lunch or an evening dinner, Riverside does the job well. This time it was with some old friends and it was quite nice. I had the crab dinner which is to die for. There were some rather energetic diners there as well and the noise level was unpleasant at first but died down as the crowd thinned out. Nonetheless, the food and service were top of the line. I personally like the pond that surrounds two sides of the building and the off the beaten path setting. Try it, you'll like it. Bon Appetite."
    Dined on 3/5/2014
  • "I have been going to riverside since I was a small child. I have never been disappointed by the food or their service. One if Lafayette's best dining establishments."
    Dined on 2/7/2014
  • "This is definitely one of the best restaurants in the area. Food is great, price is moderate, service is very good. I can highly recommend this place."
    Dined on 1/22/2014
  • "Food was amazing! I work at seafood resturant, but the food at Poorboys Riverside Inn was absolutely outstanding. The service was a little boy edgy though. I felt like the waitress could have been a little more sincere and kind. I forgot her name, but overall, I had a great birthday dinner at a great resturant with great people. Thanks for everything!"
    Dined on 1/18/2014
  • "can't beat the variety of seafood that this restaurant offers on its menu. Always fresh and well prepared."
    Dined on 11/15/2013
  • "For years riverside in. Has been the place to go for fresh seafood and a huge menu to choose from ! If you want a great ask diction and fresh seafood cooked properly this is the place to go! Very casual nice friendly place!"
    Dined on 11/22/2013
  • "Possibly some of the best Seafood/Cajun Cuisine in Acadiana! The Oysters Rockefeller is outstanding!"
    Dined on 11/9/2013
  • "The food was bland to say this is a top notch cajun restaurant I have eaten much better food. The portion sizes is not worth the expensive prices. First last time. Not pleased."
    Dined on 11/9/2013
  • "We were a group of 6. Four adults and two children. The service was great. Very child friendly. The food was wonderful. Our six year old grandson, whose Dad is the general manager of a Ruth's Chris, said the following about the crab cakes. "Dad, these are real good, crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside. Can you make us some when we get home." That about sums up every dish. We had lots of different things. Sautéed crab, crab over flounder, alligator bites, fried oysters and fried shrimp. All dishes were great. We will go back. I am already looking forward to having the crab again."
    Dined on 10/27/2013
  • "I have been going to Riverside Inn since I was a child and their food is ABSOLUTELY delicious!! Looking forward to going again !"
    Dined on 10/11/2013
  • "We moved here from California a year ago and wish we would have found this place sooner. The Gumbo is out of this world! Alligator, shrimp and cran were delightful. Our new favorite place to eat. Karlgolf"
    Dined on 9/28/2013
  • "We chose Poorboy's to celebrate my husband's birthday with another couple. We had no wait, good service, and delicious food. Salad was not too tasty, especially the ranch dressing, but seafood was better than most restaurants. We will be back soon."
    Dined on 9/20/2013
  • "We ordered the crab dinner and the Extravaganza. The crab dinner let us sample crab done in so many ways. It's like tasting iron chef menu. We chose red fish for the Extravaganza and it's topped with generous amount of crab étouffée. Our meal ended with sweet potato beignet. Very satisfied with the quality of food and the serving is just right. You can tell how pack the restaurant is and now can things be wrong here. Will come back for sure."
    Dined on 9/20/2013
  • "This is one of our favorite restaurant's in Lafayette. Food is super, as are the atmosphere and service."
    Dined on 8/30/2013
  • "We have been going to Riverside since our children were little. That night we took our young grand baby to start the whole next generation. She was to young to appreciate it but our son remembered all the names from the children's menu and we all enjoyed telling stories about bringing him there for special occasions all his life."
    Dined on 8/20/2013
  • "I have never been to a restaurant with service so quick we made a reservation for 7 o'clock and we were full and ready to go by 7:38 never been served faster... the waitress was a tad bit agitated I found bit none the less great place"
    Dined on 8/17/2013
  • "We had a great experience and really good food. I've been there many times, but first time for my Dad. He loved it. Thanks."
    Dined on 8/17/2013
  • "I have been to Poor Boys a couple of times. I thought that the quality of the food had really diminished on this visit. All of my plates were served warm/cool. The waitress didn't follow up with requests and the service was rushed. Perhaps a bad night?"
    Dined on 8/17/2013
  • "We enjoyed our meal, service was excellent, cozy dining experience"
    Dined on 8/3/2013
  • "Waiter was exceptional. Would definitely return on our next trip to Lafayette."
    Dined on 7/27/2013
  • "Flounder best around. Lump crabmeat dishes outstanding"
    Dined on 7/27/2013
  • "I'm from Lafayette, La and pretty picky about Cajun good. With that being said, the crawfish étouffée was perfect! It was very well seasoned but not too hot. The others in my party said the alligator bites were excellent. We had the bread pudding for desert and it looked like it was swimming in a lake of butter. Overall, it's a really good restaurant for authentic Cajun food."
    Dined on 7/2/2013
  • "Our family loves Riverside Inn. The food is fantastic and the staff is friendly and attentive."
    Dined on 6/21/2013
  • "The food is very good to excellent and I have been enjoying it for years. It is the restaurant of choice for my wife and I, and my office staff also loves to come for the great lunches. If you are coming for a special occasion, I do recommend reservations."
    Dined on 6/15/2013
  • "I have been dining at Riverside for a very long time. I do not like gumbo BUT I got a cup with a dinner and decided to give it a try. The seafood gumbo is the BEST I ever ate!!!! Its seasoned perfect, roux is just right and stocked with seafood. I wish I had the recipe. My favorite dish is the lumb crabmeat. It was superb! Giant lumbs of crabmeat smothered in butter...who wouldnt like that??? By far, this is my favorite place for cajun/seafood. The waitress was very attentive and polite. Food did come out a little fast and she apologized but it was so good, it didnt matter. Will be back!"
    Dined on 6/15/2013
  • "The food was absolutely wonderful as usual. Everything was hot, fresh and served quickly. The only thing that exceeded the food was the wonderful service we got from the young lady who waited on us (I don't recall her name)."
    Dined on 5/18/2013
  • "Food was excellent. We had to wait until after 7:30 for aq table even though we had 7pm reservations."
    Dined on 5/11/2013
  • "I had not seen my sister since Thanksgiving, and although she had dined with us at your restaurant before, her daughter and her friends had not. They were all very impressed, and we always have a nice dining experience there. Thank you very much!"
    Dined on 5/11/2013
  • "Poor Boys Riverside Inn is a place that seems popular with the local crowd and they do offer up some decent food with a fairly good vareity of menu options. My wife ordered lump crab and I the blackened talapia and neither were great, but for a total dining experience, this s a fairly nice restaurant. The night we visited was quite busy with folks waiting a good long time for a seat. We had made a reservation online and were immediately seated. Once in, our waiter seemed terribly busy and rushed, and this probably had to do with her having to set tables in addition to her normal duties. Go here and you probably won't be disappointed, but you won't be thrilled either."
    Dined on 5/11/2013
  • "Great lunch for office staff celebrating Professional Administrative Day!"
    Dined on 4/24/2013
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