Tried this place three times. Â Two out of three were not great experiences.
1.Stopped in on my lunch break today. Only street parking is available, but being that DeRidder is a small town, it wasn't a big issue. I requested the patio section, as it was a beautiful day out. Unfortunately, the host did not communicate with the server, so I actually had to get up and ask for my server after waiting 10 minutes.
The server was apologetic and immediately took my drink order and answered my questions about the menu. Â They don't have a gluten free menu, but there were quite a few options. Thankfully, those options are not limited to salads. I tried the fried catfish, house salad, and jambalaya. The salad was fresh and well arranged. The catfish and jambalaya came out piping hot. The catfish was very fresh and served on a plastic fish-shaped plate. The jambalaya was flavored well with a nice hearty mix of chicken, pork, and sausage. I was a bit surprised that the tartar sauce was served in a plastic cup. For the price of the food, a nice ramekin would have looked better. Â My server, was attentive and very courteous. He brought the check quickly, as well as a box for leftovers.
2. The second time was a breeze. Â Not issues with the host and the server was fantastic.
3. The third time was down right awful. Â I went with my boyfriend and his family on a Saturday evening. Â The restaurant could not accomadate a table for 10, so they split us up. Â We were sat on the pation, where they had a guy playing guitar and singing cover songs. Â There were 15 tables in that section and only one waitress! Â We waited 20 minutes for our waitress, 30 minutes for our drink order to arrive, and the waitress never stopped by again. Â The sad thing is, one of the owners was there listening to the music with her friends, and didn't even notice the issues. Â She stopped by our table once and asked if we were ready to order. Â Then she went back to drinking and carousing with her friends. Â We finally complained and got another waitress out on the patio to take our order. Â Our food took 30 minutes to arrive and the steaks were very good. Â The server we finally ended up with was great and tried her best to make up for our long wait. Â After waiting so long for food and service, they didn't comp any drinks or food.
I find it appalling that the owners sit around and don't take any actions. Â One server should never be put out on the patio by herself on a busy Saturday night. Â There is definitely a communication problem with the waitstaff and management. Â I also noticed that the wait staff did not seem very well trained. Â Our original server would only visit and do one thing at a time (no multitasking). Â It's sad that the service is so horrible; the only thing this place has going is the ambiance. Â I will never willingly, on my own accord, dine here again.
I really wish I could like this place. Good atmosphere, fun vibe, decent service. However - the first time I went there, I got REALLY bad food poisoning. The second time (I know...I went with a group and they really wanted to go there) I tried to play it safe and only ordered french fries... well, someone in my party ordered the burger (an innocent cheeseburger) and ended up with food poisoning too. Not sure why we ended up with food poisoning both times we dined there. Needless to say, I won't be returning.
Review Source:This place was fantastic. Â I'm only taking one star away because of parking. Â Not sure what was going on there, but it was not difficult to find street parking. Â Other than that...wow. Â Excellent service, tasty cajun food, and excellent atmosphere. Â Sports memorabilia everywhere if you're an LSU fan. Â There is a bar area and an outdoor patio area where they hold live music. Â Great little place to stop in for an out of towner! :)
Review Source:This is a nice little spot! The server was quick and efficient, not overly friendly, but not uninviting. The food came out fast and the food was cooked just right. We started with mozzarella sticks, and they were really good, we couldn't tell if they were hand breaded there, or frozen, but had pretty good flavor. My husband ordered the Cecil's Cajun Pasta and, while the portion was a little small, the flavor was great! A piece of bread to sop up the extra sauce would have been the perfect extra touch to finish this dish. I had the grilled shrimp po boy with onion rings, and it was delicious! Lots of shrimp, and the bread was heavenly! The jalapeño mayo was an awesome topper! The onion rings were more like onion straws, but, still very crispy and not greasy.
We'll definitely return when we're in the area!
I luv this sports bar & dine here quite often. The tiger burger is my favorite & the bayou filet is to die for!!! They have tv's all around to catch the latest sports highlights. And for semi private dining, you can either go upstairs or to the pirvate dining room. Nice for a girls nite out or happy hour to wind down.
Review Source:I had a horrible experience with this restaurant.
The service at a lunch was horrible. Ten staff, three customers and I couldn't even get someone to tell me what beers they offered. When I finally received a server she ha a horrible attitude and acted like it was my responsibility to know what their specials were and what beers they served. Â
The food was bad. Brown lettuce with the salad. Meal had zero flavor.
I cannot recommend this place at all. Most McDonald's offer better flavored food and service.
Amazing spots bar near Ft. Polk. You have to try the Tiger Burger with the sweet potato fries. I tried the Cajun Sampler but had a few bites of my mother's Tiger Burger and sweet potato fries. They were the best part of my meal and I wished I would have ordered a whole meal for myself (sampler not spicy enough for me).
Servers have custom-made LSU colour jerseys and the Walls are adorned with sports memorabilia. There is a bar both upstairs and down with TVs throughout. They even have outdoor patio seating and live music Thurs.-Sat. Night.
We had the pleasure of eating at Cecil's twice it was so good we returned a second time. Â We had the catfish dinner. Â The food was excellent and the service was equally as good. Â We don't live in Deridder and while traveling it is so nice to find a really nice restaurant and good food. Â This is the whole package
Review Source:We've been to Cecil's a few times. It's a fun atmosphere and it's worth getting out of Leesville for. The food is very salty, which seems to be a Louisiana staple. ;) I have to say, the crawfish tails appetizer is really good!! Good place to get a drink and a casual meal. I hear they have live music although we've never experienced Cecil's on one of those nights. The waitstaff is extremely young which can really be a turnoff if they're not consistent, attentive and friendly.
Review Source:this is by far the best place to eat in town. I have eaten here 2 times - had salad, po-boy, chicken, french fries ( i always try everybodies food) and several other things on the menu and everything was good quality - good temp- portion size. The only thing again which seem to be the the thing in town is the child pizza is that same pizza that they sell at walmart 5 for $5 Â or at least tastes like it.
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