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Mouton's Southern Bistro

4 (37)
$30 and under
Southern
309 N HWY 183, Leander, TX 78641

About this restaurant

  • Neighborhood gem
  • Great for brunch
  • Innovative
Established in January of 2012, Mouton's Southern Bistro serves only your favorite dishes found on that drive between Austin and New Orleans. Texas and Louisiana roadside dinners are our inspiration for our own personalized brand where traditional Cajun & Creole meets familiar Texas ingredients. We pride ourselves on our down home atmosphere and southern hospitality, where we will do everything we can to make sure you leave with a smile on your face. No matter what you're hungry for, we've got your new favorite dish just waiting to be discovered.

We prepare everything in house with dedication and care, using many family recipes that have been handed down through a culture of family, food, and fellowship. We hope you enjoy the food and service.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Southern, Cajun, Country kitchen
  • Hours of operation
    Monday - Sunday: 8:00am - 9:00pm
  • Phone number
    (512) 260-6300
  • Website
    http://moutonsbistro.com/
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Ben Mouton
  • Location
    309 N HWY 183, Leander, TX 78641
  • Neighborhood
    Leander
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Public transit
    Capitol Metro Red Line
  • Additional
    Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Menu

Mouton's Southern Bistro's menu was last updated on 2/1/2022.

Starters

  • Boudin Balls$8.99

    Mouton's Signature Dish! Our homemade boudin, battered and fried golden brown

    • Spinach Artichoke Dip$8.99

      Spinach, artichoke hearts and cheese served warm with French bread

      • Crawfish Dip$9.99

        Crawfish, bell pepper, onion and cream cheese served warm with French bread

        • Fried Pickles$6.99

          A Texas favorite! Lightly breaded, hand cut pickles, fried golden brown

          • Gator Bites$9.99

            Panko breaded crispy alligator tail served on a bed of serrano slaw with our homemade white remoulade

            • Starter Sampler$16.99

              Your choice of Crawfish or Spinach dip with 2 boudin balls, 2 gator bites, and 3 fried pickles

              Soups and Salads

              • Gran Jan's Gumbo

                Chicken and sausage in a dark roux over white rice

                • Cup$5.29
                • Bowl$9.99

              • Ben's Gumbo

                Shrimp and crawfish in a dark roux over white rice

                • Cup$7.29
                • Bowl$12.99

              • Étouffée

                A New Orleans classic, seasoned in a creamy roux over white rice

                • Shrimp - Cup$6.29
                • Shrimp - Bowl$11.49
                • Crawfish - Cup$7.29
                • Crawfish - Bowl$12.99

              • Red Beans and Rice

                Smoked sausage with red beans served over white rice

                • Cup$4.49
                • Bowl$9.99

              • Soup of the Day

                Enjoy today's selection

                • Cup$4.49
                • Bowl$8.99

              • Mouton's Sampler$13.99

                Your choice of any three cups of our housemade soups

                • Chef Salad$7.99

                  Romaine, bacon, avocado, tomato, boiled egg, and crumbled bleu cheese

                  • Cajun Shrimp Caesar Salad$9.99

                    Homemade Caesar Vinaigrette tossed with romaine, fresh parmesan cheese, French bread croutons and blackened shrimp

                    • Side Salad$3.50

                      Romaine, tomato, cucumber, red onion, cheddar and French bread croutons

                      • Side Caesar Salad$3.50

                        Romaine, fresh parmesan, and French bread croutons tossed in Caesar dressing

                        Grits

                        All grits dishes are served with garlic bread. Our jalapeño polenta is course ground, certified organic and non GMO

                        • Shrimp and Grits$11.99

                          Sautéed shrimp, mushrooms, bacon, red onions and garlic

                          • Chicken and Grits$9.99

                            Grilled Montreal chicken, bacon, avocado, tomato and mozzarella cheese

                            • Grillades and Grits$10.99

                              Tenderized flat iron steak, seared and simmered with trinity and tomatoes in braising gravy

                              Pasta

                              All pasta dishes are served with garlic bread

                              • Shells and Cheese$8.99

                                Pasta shells, cream, and cheddar, simple and made to order

                                • Half$4.99

                              • Southwest Mac & Cheese$9.99

                                Pasta shells, bacon, jalapeño, cream, and cheddar

                                • Crawfish Monica$14.99

                                  Pasta shells, crawfish, shrimp, tomatoes, red onions, and garlic tossed in homemade Cajun Alfredo

                                  • Cajun Colette

                                    Penne rigate, sun dried tomatoes, bacon, red onions and garlic tossed in homemade Cajun Alfredo

                                    • Chicken$13.99
                                    • Shrimp$14.99

                                  • Angry Pasta$13.99

                                    Smoked sausage, ham, bacon, and trinity tossed with penne rigate and a very spicy Italian cream sauce

                                    Mouton's Favorites

                                    • Al's Chicken$9.99

                                      Cajun marinated grilled chicken breast topped with a balsamic reduction, served with green beans and dirty rice

                                      • Chicken Fried Steak$12.99

                                        Our award winning, hand breaded cube steak is fried golden brown and smothered in homemade sausage cream gravy. Served with Texas toast, mashed potatoes and green beans

                                        • Smoked Meatloaf$9.99

                                          Hickory smoked ground beef topped with mushroom gravy, served with mashed potatoes and green beans

                                          • Paw Paw's Pork Chop$9.99

                                            Hand breaded center cut pork tenderloin topped with mushroom gravy, served with potato salad and green beans

                                            • Duck Carrollton$20.99

                                              Seven ounce pan seared duck breast topped with raspberry cassis reduction. Served with asparagus and tarragon potato salad

                                              • Steak St. Charles$16.99

                                                Five ounce top blade steak topped with our sun-dried tomato demi-glace. Served with mashed potatoes and green beans

                                                Cajun Specialties

                                                • Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya$11.99

                                                  Creole seasoned tomatoes, chicken, smoked sausage, and white rice

                                                  • Half$6.99

                                                • Shrimp and Crawfish Jambalaya$13.99

                                                  Creole seasoned tomatoes, shrimp, crawfish, and white rice. Served with garlic bread

                                                  • Half$7.99

                                                • Catfish Jambalaya

                                                  Blackened catfish filet on a half order of chicken and sausage jambalaya topped with a cup of étouffée. Served with garlic bread

                                                  • Shrimp Étouffée$15.99
                                                  • Crawfish Étouffée$17.99

                                                • Leander "Catfish" Brown$12.99

                                                  Beer battered golden brown catfish served with fries and Serrano cole slaw. Also available Cajun fried or blackened

                                                  • Sheridan Shrimp$11.99

                                                    Cajun fried shrimp served with fries and Serrano cole slaw

                                                    • Shell Beach Platter$18.99

                                                      Cajun fried catfish, shrimp, and crawfish served with fries and Serrano cole slaw

                                                      Burgers

                                                      The Works - Lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, onions, mayo and mustard. Substitute any burger for a grilled or fried chicken breast

                                                      • The Basic Burger$8.49

                                                        Just your basic burger char-grilled over an open flame

                                                        • Bacon and Cheddar Burger$10.49

                                                          Melted Cheddar cheese and three strips of thick cut bacon

                                                          • Mushroom and Swiss Burger$9.49

                                                            Grilled mushrooms and onions topped with melted Swiss cheese

                                                            • Bastrop Burger$10.99

                                                              Our signature fire sauce with sautéed jalapeños and red onions, bacon and pepper jack cheese

                                                              Po-Boys and Sandwiches

                                                              All sandwiches and Po-Boys served with Fries, substitute Udi's Gluten free bread for $2

                                                              • Cade's Club$10.99

                                                                Grilled or fried chicken breast, bacon, and pepper-jack cheese with lettuce, tomato, and boudin ranch dressing

                                                                • Half$6.99

                                                              • BLT$8.49

                                                                Thick cut bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayo on Texas toast

                                                                • Half$5.25

                                                              • Pork Tenderloin$9.99

                                                                Thin sliced pork tenderloin with mayo, avocado, Serrano slaw, and pepper jack cheese on Texas toast

                                                                • Half$5.99

                                                              • Reuben$9.99

                                                                Corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, Thousand island dressing on grilled rye

                                                                • Half$5.99

                                                              • Pulled Pork$9.99

                                                                North Carolina style pulled pork topped with spicy Serrano slaw, pickles, homemade pickled red onions on a sourdough bun

                                                                • Crawfish Po-Boy$12.99

                                                                  Cajun fried crawfish tails topped with lettuce, tomato, and tarter sauce on French bread

                                                                  • Half$7.49

                                                                • Shrimp Po-Boy$11.99

                                                                  Golden fried shrimp topped with lettuce, tomato, and tarter sauce on French bread

                                                                  • Half$6.99

                                                                • Catfish Po-Boy$11.49

                                                                  A large Cajun fried catfish filet topped with lettuce, tomato, and tarter sauce on French bread

                                                                  • Half$6.75

                                                                • Gator Po-Boy$13.99

                                                                  Panko fried crispy alligator tail topped with pepper jack cheese, tomatoes, Serrano cole slaw, and our custom white remoulade sauce on French bread

                                                                  • Half$7.99

                                                                • Frenchuletta$9.99

                                                                  A New Orleans take on the Muffuletta. Homemade olive salad, ham, Genoa salami, mortadella, and provolone cheese on French bread

                                                                  • Half$5.99

                                                                Sides

                                                                • French Fries$2.49

                                                                  • Sweet Potato Fries$2.49

                                                                    • Onion Rings$2.49

                                                                      • Dirty Rice$2.49

                                                                        • Green Beans$2.49

                                                                          • Asparagus$2.49

                                                                            • Tarragon Potato Salad$2.49

                                                                              • Mashed Potatoes$2.49

                                                                                • Jalapeño Cream Corn$2.49

                                                                                  • Serrano Cole Slaw$2.49

                                                                                    Beverages

                                                                                    • Fountain Drinks$2.25

                                                                                      Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Barq's Root Beer, Minute Maid Lemonade, Sprite

                                                                                      • Kids Fountain Drinks$1.49

                                                                                        Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Barq's Root Beer, Minute Maid Lemonade, Sprite

                                                                                        • Coffee and Tea

                                                                                          • Fresh Brewed Coffee$2.25
                                                                                          • Iced Tea (Unsweet or Regular)$1.99

                                                                                        • Hot Tea$2.49

                                                                                          What 37 people are saying

                                                                                          Mouton's Southern Bistro reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

                                                                                          Overall ratings and reviews

                                                                                          4.0
                                                                                          4.0 based on all time ratings
                                                                                          • 4.1Food
                                                                                          • 4.0Service
                                                                                          • 3.6Ambience
                                                                                          • 4.1Value

                                                                                          Noise • Moderate

                                                                                          36 Reviews

                                                                                          1. RonL

                                                                                            Austin7 reviews

                                                                                            5.0

                                                                                            Dined on February 17, 2019

                                                                                            1. Overall 5
                                                                                            2. Food 5
                                                                                            3. Service 5
                                                                                            4. Ambience 5
                                                                                            Had a very good time there

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                                                                                          2. ShelleyB

                                                                                            Austin2 reviews

                                                                                            5.0

                                                                                            Dined on February 15, 2019

                                                                                            1. Overall 5
                                                                                            2. Food 5
                                                                                            3. Service 5
                                                                                            4. Ambience 5
                                                                                            The food and service was excellent. We had fried green tomatoes for appetizer and they were excellent. The gumbo was delicious as well. We will be back.

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                                                                                          3. KristenP

                                                                                            Sacramento / Sacramento Valley3 reviews

                                                                                            5.0

                                                                                            Dined on December 16, 2018

                                                                                            1. Overall 5
                                                                                            2. Food 5
                                                                                            3. Service 4
                                                                                            4. Ambience 3
                                                                                            Just moved here, great place for breakfast! It was my mom's birthday and the server made her feel special, thanks!

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                                                                                          4. Donald

                                                                                            Austin1 review

                                                                                            2.0

                                                                                            Dined on December 1, 2018

                                                                                            1. Overall 2
                                                                                            2. Food 2
                                                                                            3. Service 1
                                                                                            4. Ambience 1
                                                                                            I was embarrassed for recommending Mouton's to my family visiting from out of town considering all the praise I was giving before this experience. Although I had only been there once before I was impressed with the food and service provided. It's a shame that this time couldn't be the same. I realize that we had a large party (9) to serve, but a 1 hour wait time between appetizers and entrees is ridiculous. 86 mash potatoes, coleslaw, and after my brother in law's first beer of choice they ran out of that too. On a Friday evening. The restrooms were deplorable. Once the food arrived the flavor was decent, but my neice's order was wrong and her replacement was sub-par. Our server was really nice but needed reminders, and whom I assumed to be the manager made sure to visit every table in the restaurant to make sure all was well EXCEPT FOR OUR TABLE. I'm not sure if me using this reservation service had anything to do with it, but personally I felt that we were not very welcome from the time we walked in.

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                                                                                          5. SpiritSealed

                                                                                            Houston3 reviews

                                                                                            3.0

                                                                                            Dined on November 10, 2018

                                                                                            1. Overall 3
                                                                                            2. Food 2
                                                                                            3. Service 4
                                                                                            4. Ambience 3
                                                                                            Was so disappointed after reading reviews about the food here. I came in from out of town to meet up with a friend from Louisiana that I hadn’t seen in many years ... reviews made Mouton’s sound great. It was quiet (great), they promptly seated us (great) and our servers were very nice (great). They also didn’t mind us hanging out for 3 hrs in their restaurant, which was super-nice. But food was just not very good: fried boudin balls were too spicy and we each just ate one, the chicken-and-sausage jambalaya was meh (rice wasn’t completely soft and flavor was not as good as the boxed kits from the store. The peach bread pudding was very good and it was a massive serving. Wished it was better, because we would have all been back for more!

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                                                                                          6. OpenTable Diner

                                                                                            San Francisco Bay Area1 review

                                                                                            5.0

                                                                                            Dined on October 4, 2018

                                                                                            1. Overall 5
                                                                                            2. Food 5
                                                                                            3. Service 5
                                                                                            4. Ambience 5
                                                                                            Wonderful. Worth the trip. It was like being at home again

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                                                                                          7. ScottW

                                                                                            Austin1 review

                                                                                            5.0

                                                                                            Dined on September 12, 2018

                                                                                            1. Overall 5
                                                                                            2. Food 5
                                                                                            3. Service 5
                                                                                            4. Ambience 5
                                                                                            Great food and service. They actually prepared the food the way we requested it to be.

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                                                                                          8. WWM1

                                                                                            Austin1 review

                                                                                            3.0

                                                                                            Dined on July 28, 2018

                                                                                            1. Overall 3
                                                                                            2. Food 5
                                                                                            3. Service 5
                                                                                            4. Ambience 1
                                                                                            The Food and Service were great. The temperature at our dining table was terribly hot and very uncomfortable. The A/C really needs an upgrade in a big way. Also, that A/C upgrade would probably help with the fried food "old grease" smell that assults your nose when you walk in. I will not be back at this location until the 100 degree outdoor temperature goes away with outdoor seating a possibility. I will however try the Cedar Park location on my next visit to Mouton's.

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                                                                                          9. TimK

                                                                                            Austin5 reviews

                                                                                            5.0

                                                                                            Dined on June 17, 2018

                                                                                            1. Overall 5
                                                                                            2. Food 5
                                                                                            3. Service 5
                                                                                            4. Ambience 4
                                                                                            Great food and service. Really enjoyed the Sunday brunch.

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                                                                                          10. MS207

                                                                                            Austin1 review

                                                                                            3.0

                                                                                            Dined on April 26, 2018

                                                                                            1. Overall 3
                                                                                            2. Food 3
                                                                                            3. Service 3
                                                                                            4. Ambience 3
                                                                                            While it’s not a fancy place, the staff are not well dressed-extremely unprofessional and sloppy looking. The drink orders didn’t come out as ordered but we’re quickly and courteously corrected. The food was okay but not as good as previously enjoyed. We will give them another chance and hope it is better.

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                                                                                          309 N HWY 183, Leander, TX 78641

                                                                                          Additional information

                                                                                          • Neighborhood
                                                                                            Leander
                                                                                          • Hours of operation
                                                                                            Monday - Sunday: 8:00am - 9:00pm
                                                                                          • Price
                                                                                            $30 and under
                                                                                          • Cuisines
                                                                                            Southern, Cajun, Country kitchen
                                                                                          • Dining style
                                                                                            Casual Dining
                                                                                          • Dress code
                                                                                            Casual Dress
                                                                                          • Parking details
                                                                                            Public Lot
                                                                                          • Public transit
                                                                                            Capitol Metro Red Line
                                                                                          • Payment options
                                                                                            AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
                                                                                          • Executive chef
                                                                                            Ben Mouton
                                                                                          • Additional
                                                                                            Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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