Good Seafood Restaurants in Lafayette?

[raoul]

Bonefish has very little local fish, if any. The Bang-Bang Shrimp are great.

[TheFan]

Man I'm getting hungry. Anyone ever tried Phare's or Bonefish Grill? I here both of those places are killer good also. never made it out to either, but have heard Phares has the best grilled oysters this side of Drago's.

Yes.. Phares has very good oysters.

[Turbine]

Phares has deep roots in Dupuy's and Shucks in Abbeville.

[CrazyCajun]

Phares has deep roots in Dupuy's and Shucks in Abbeville.

Didn't chad's parents own shuck's? Or was it just his family?

[Just1More]

Bonefish has very little local fish, if any. The Bang-Bang Shrimp are great.

You're right. They are not "local", as I think the original poster was asking. The Chilean Sea Bass and the Bang-Bang Shrimp, however, do kick butt at Bonefish.

I think everyone is giving great suggestions... but there is a good bit of difference in price and atmosphere between a lot of the suggestions.

[Turbine]

Didn't chad's parents own shuck's? Or was it just his family?

His dad did establish and own Shuck's.

Before that he managed Dupuy's.

It was a legal mess but at one point it was thought that he owned Dupuy's and I think he did, but he didn't own the name, so he opened Shuck's.

[Cajunrunner]

Went to Crawfish Tyme on Verot a couple weeks ago. Enjoyed their crawfish, but had their chargrilled oysters for the first time. EXCELLENT! My in-laws had them as well and were impressed. They commented how they went to Don's the week before and the chargrilled oysters there were mostly tiny, at least compared to Crawfish Tyme.

For the best all-around seafood menu, I'm going to agree with Riverside Inn. Can't really go wrong, and they've been consistent as long as I can remember. Fried alligator is very good, as is the stuffed flounder.

[Ex-UL SID]

One of our new restaurant partners this year is Crawfish Town USA in Henderson. It is a little bit of a drive, but everything that they have provided has been outstanding.

[STPacronym]

Agree with everything so far. Riverside might get my best overall nod, but based on the OP stating that Prejean's is a bit pricey for him, I'll go with Dupuy's, Shucks, or Crawfish Town USA. The downside is that none of those places are in Lafayette, so designate a driver my friend.

[cajunhawk]

I have to plug Don's Downtown for my uncle's sake. As far down as that place has slid, he is bringing it back to where it used to be.