I have been to the chimes two times now since moving to BR, and it has not disappointed me at all. You cannot go wrong with any of their dishes it seems. Â This past visit I ordered the spinach and artichoke dip and the Cajun grilled catfish with a stuffed potato. Both items were delicious. Â
Pros: Large menu and beer selection, ample amount of TVs in the bar area for sporting events, friendly staff. PEPPER JELLY VINAIGRETTE!!!!!!!!
Cons: The beer list is not updated with current prices and beers that they have.
Chimes was recommended to us and I tell you that the food was great!!! We had 6 people in our party and we ordered the buffalo wings, sweet potato fries, seafood gumbo, sausage red beans and rice, shrimp po boy w/sweet potato fries, and catfish platter. My 15 year old daughter continually said how the food was so good. We left full, due to our habit of trying each other's meal. We left Chimes full and satisfied. We were asked if we wanted a carry out box and there was no need, b/c we ate everything (amazingly).
Review Source:Omg!!  This was our first visit to Chimes.  We are from Texas so when we asked around, this was the place to go!  Our server, Jordan, was delightful!  She was very helpful when it came to suggesting dishes for my husband and I to try.  We started with oyster Tuesday!! Oysters on the half shell half price all day! These were some of the bet oysters that we have ever had, and we love us some oysters!  We decided with Jordan advice, to try the BBQ shrimp plate with a fried grit cake.  The BBQ sauce was divine!  Super buttery with seasoning that was perfect!  The fried grit cake was crispy and went perfectly with the BBQ shrimp.  We also tried the crawfish with 3 cheese macaroni and crawfish étouffée.  The macaroni was creamy, cheesy and delicious.  So yummy! The étouffée was alright.  Not my favorite dish.  If you are headed to Baton Rouge stop in and have a cold beer and some great food!  We will definitely be back!
Review Source:Stopped in for Lunch, and left very full. Â My family and I enjoyed their blackened alligator and I LOVED IT!! I also had their blackened chicken, ham, bacon club and I couldn't put it down. Â The atmosphere is very college like (since it is by LSU), but it wasn't too loud for conversation (probably because it was the summer). Â Next time I'm in 'Red Stick', I shall venture back to Chimes.
Review Source:Our work team decided to have dinner here on one of our evenings out. Â Chimes is located right at the LSU gates and decent parking opportunities are available out back.
We primarily chose Chimes for its amazingly large beer selection. The food was pretty good too, although the large quantity of fried and stuffed seafood wore on my tummy (and aftertaste) about halfway through the meal. But even though none of us cleaned our plate, a brave few had enough space and enjoyed a pretty impressive bread pudding dessert.
The atmosphere is what you might expect from a casual college joynt, including a large space and a fun diversity of happy patrons. Our 2 servers (trainee and supervisor) were fun, friendly, and welcoming. Afterwards, we drove home through the lovely LSU campus, and made a point to make sure that we come this way again.
The Chimes was my favorite spot in college. The food is amazing. I still dream about their brunch and often brag to friends about $4 mimosas in pint glasses. The serivce was always great, never a bad experience. This is a Baton Rouge and LSU tradition that I was sad to leave behind after graduation.
Review Source:To be fair, I have to try this place again. I had a nice crisp salad on a chilled plate with Caesar dressing. Very good. The entree was shrimp in butter sauce. The sauce was actually a bowl of classic Louisiana roux with fat and spices. The shrimp with tails were floating in this sauce and were messy to eat. A light drizzle of sauce would have been just fine. The flavor of the sauce was spicy with lots of pepper which I liked. So I will try it again and order something broiled.
Review Source:Very good. Not only was the food memorable here; our server was outstanding. She was formerly in service (Navy, I think) and was great. A nice mix of recommendations with just the right amount of chit-chat! Â Our party had a variety of dishes with the general consensus that all were good. Â My burger was perfectly cooked and nicely presented. We will be back.
Review Source:I have been eating, off and on, at the Chimes for over 23 years. Â Never have I had bad service or a bad meal. Â I make it a point to go to the Chimes when in town. Â The seafood is great. Â If you are looking for a mix of things try a variety of the appetizers. Â The portions are big. Â My wife has some food allergies that make eating in South Louisiana a bit of a trial. Â The staff at the Chimes has always gone out of their way to be help. Â
Try the seafood platter, or shrimp and grits, steamed veggies, Â red beans and rice or the mac and crawfish! Â I hope you like them as much as I do. Â
There is a huge variety of beers from all over the world and a simple but nice selection of wines.
I agree with some of the other reviewers. Â This is a Baton Rouge landmark and one of the best all around restaurants in Baton Rouge. Â The crowd is living, with a lot of well behaved college students. Â It is actually, nice to see young people out having a good time.
Again, another oldie review from when I ate meat  buuuuut-
Got the crab claws, shrimp po boy, alligator, and oysters (can you tell it was my first time down South? lol) - and it was all very good. Spunky, fun and lively college crowd. Reasonably priced, good service, fun and delicious. Really can't be beat.
It's hard to find anything wrong with the Chimes. Every friend that comes in to town, I take to the Chimes.
They have a great specials and go above and beyond to make sure you are taken care of. I've been here at least 15 times and we have had about 2 dishes that were either wrong or bad and the manager took care of us each time.
They have a great red beans and rice place, seafood gumbo, cheese frys (the works), and club sandwich (using crescent rolls & fried chicken).
On one of the very rare occasions that I found myself unoccupied in Baton Rouge, my Baton Rougian friend and I ended up here for lunch. I have to say, I really enjoyed the vibe of this place. It's homey, in a nice college bar sort of way. I could see myself hanging out here if I lived near campus.
The waitress was super nice and quick, had great timing, and checked on us during our meal without being overbearing.
My friend and I both had pints of purple haze, which were obviously yummy and were reasonably priced as was the rest of their beer. I got a turkey burger and fries, and my friend got the crawfish mac and cheese. The mac and cheese was a bit underwhelming, it kind of just seemed like they took velveeta and shells from the box and stuck in some crawfish, but it was yummy!
My turkey burger was good, and the fries were fantastic. The food was reasonably priced, as well. and we got outta there spending about $16/person including tip. Not bad, in my opinion. I would definitely come back here.
OMG! The food was amazing! The salad was topped off with the ranch italian dressing that was too good to stop eating! We enjoyed the seafood platter, gator claws, crawfish etoufee', red beans and rice, and hushpuppies. It was off the hook!!! So glad my cousins took us there this past weekend. I cant wait till my next visit!
Review Source:You can never go wrong here!!
Whenever I am in Baton Rouge I have to make a visit here with my best friends. Â Good food, great beer. Â When I was in college I got my name on the wall three times (Beers around the world). Â This is an LSU landmark. Â
If you are in Baton Rouge you must go here. Â Go to the one by LSU campus...the original.
Aside from the terrific food and impressive choices of beer and libations, our server, Erin, was attentive and knowledgeable of the menu. Â This may not seem like much, but after having been on the road for five days seeking good local cuisine, we have realized the blatant incompetence of the staffs of so many (so-called) fine establishments, that getting truly great service is a well appreciated rarity. Â
We chose local beers, a nice scotch, a dozen raw oysters, alligator tail, the evening special (drum fish) and a fried oyster poboy. Â Everything was delicious, great atmosphere. Â Loved it, thank you.
LSU institution. This place has been here for what seems like forever. Their food is great and they have a very large but decent tap selection. Back when I was in college we used to come here for the 25 cent oysters eat several dozen and kill a few pitchers. I highly recommend their gumbo. It's one of the best in the city.
Review Source:Bar area's always full, but I've never had to wait too long for a table. I've tried all their appetizers... You can't go wrong with any of them. Their vegetarian burger's so-so... I could make it at home with the same Boca. But still 4stars because I've never been disappointed here. And great location to varsity theatre & northgate tavern... Walking distance to nightlife!
Review Source:This is my favorite place in BR. Sunday brunch here would be my last meal- Crabcake Poach is my favorite meal in the world. The stuffed french toast is pretty good as well, along with the Eggs Pontchartrain and The Benediction.
I've been here for dinner as well, and the food is always great. Shrimp Poboy is probably my favorite. Only issue is that it's occasionally slathered in ketchup, so if you're not a huge ketchup person, ask for it on the side or not at all. It ruined a couple of mine. Fried oysters are always good too. You really can't go wrong. Blackened alligator for an appetizer is super good also.
I love this place and I got at least 2x month, with Sunday Brunch being my favorite time to go.
Our server Keely (not sure on the spelling... "Kee-ly") was great. There were 17 of us for my birthday on Sunday and she handled us like a champ. We were a big and kind of rowdy crowd and everything came out perfect.
LOVE THIS PLACE.
The Chimes didn't really live up to our expectations based on the many other reviews here.  We ordered the blackened alligator tails and the crawfish etouffee.  The blackened alligator tails were a little too chewy and was probably on the grill for a minute too long.  The etouffee, while good, did not seem like it was so delicious to be  worth the price. Â
It's one of those places where we don't regret going, but probably also won't return to again.
WOW! Â Ridiculously good Sunday Brunch food. Â Get there early if you do not want to wait long. Â Opens at 11 but there was already a line at 10:30. Â We were second party in line. Â
Prices are very reasonable. Â Portions were generous but more importantly, the food tasted awesome! Â I had the Boudin omelette and it was fabulous. Â I think it was around $11. Â The cheese grits were possibly even better than the omelette. Â Get a plate of biscuits while you wait for the food. Â Biscuits are very moist with the perfect outside crunch. Â
Service was prompt and my coffee was consistently refilled. Â Perfect dining experience!
NOM.
It wasn't too busy when we came. Might've been around brunch time on a weekend or something.
The catfish po'boy is hella yums. Been craving that sandwich ever since my first bite. Fresh catfish with crispy, thin coating, with a light slaw. The bread also tasted freshly baked. Sopped up the light cream sauce nicely.. Ugh. Good. Blackened alligator with the sauces/dips is delicious. Tangy white sauce. Add both green & red tabasco to it, it'll be even better.
Another plus: street parking is very affordable!!
One of my favorite places to go in Baton Rouge.
It's great for lunch or dinner. Â They have all the Southern Louisiana favorites, red beans and rice, poboys, seafood platters. Â They also have a ton of great appetizers, boudin balls, blackened alligator (my favorite,) and crawfish macaroni to name a few.
The beer selection is one of the best in the city.
Every Sunday they offer brunch--it will change your life. Â A boudin omelet with cheesy garlic grits... my mouth is water just thinking about it. Â Oh, and the Bloody Marys are the best I've ever had.
This was right next to the LSU campus and there was about a 30 minute wait. Â We decided to walk onto the LSU campus while we waited for the text message from the restaurant. Â I think this was the first restaurant I had ever been to that texted us when our table was ready. Â This place was pretty busy and it had that college-environment feel to it mostly because of everybody who was there. Â The staff were friendly and our waitress was pretty nice.
I didn't have that much money on me at the time so I opted for something inexpensive. Â I went with the Roast Beef Poboy ($10.95) because it sounded pretty good. Â I was eyeing the Pasta Alfredo with Blackened Chicken ($12.95) but I decided not to. Â Besides, one of my friends ordered that so I didn't have to. Â Our orders came maybe 10 minutes later but it was also pretty busy. Â The Roast Beef Poboy was delicious and just the right amount of food which got me full. Â I would recommend it! Â The fries were good as well. Â I also tried the blackened chicken and it was something I would've ordered and liked it.
It took awhile to get our check but our waitress also had a bunch of tables so it was fine. Â I liked this restaurant so if I'm ever in Baton Rouge again, then I'd come back here to try other stuff on the menu.
My friend went to Southern University and always raved about Chimes, although she often frequented the Chimes East. It was a given that we would hit up Chimes if I was ever in Baton rouge.
After reading Yelp reviews, I talked her into going go this one, for a more "authentic experience" as one yelper phrased it. Having never been to any of the 3 locations, I can't comment on this location compared to others.
We took a group of 10 at 8pm on a Saturday. Parking is tough, but not too bad. We waited about 35 minutes to be seated, about 20-25 minutes faster than estimated at arrival.
We had a variety of dishes but the notable ones for me were the crawfish baked macaroni and cheese and the blackened alligator. The Mac and cheese is plentiful and honestly, to die for. It is cheesy, gooey, and rich in flavor. The alligator melted in my mouth and had a great flavor balance to give you a taste of the meat along with the spices. Definitely go blackened, not fried! This was my first alligator experience and it was very memorable.
I had the seafood pasta for an entrée and I would like to say it was good but it was average. I would have liked a richer sauce and the pasta was definitely overcooked. The butter was in abundance, so no complaints there, but the sauce was lacking on the cream/cheese component, making more of a butter sauce than cream sauce. The amount of seafood in the dish, however, was very good.
The portion sizes were huge and definitely on par with the price.
I would definitely go back to this restaurant again as there were quite a few things on the menu that were calling my name and many of the dishes I tasted amongst the ten of us were quite good.
Service was slow to start, but picked up and was acceptable.
My husband had room for dessert and had the brownie sundae. It was crazy good and highly recommended.
Friendly wait-staff, local place next to LSU campus. Â Food is decently priced.
We actually went here twice, not necessarily because we loved the place, but because it's one of few options around LSU open late.
I had the macaroni and cheese, and it was good. Â Incredibly rich (which is really weird for me to admit considering I am a Connoisseur of the mac and cheese), and while tasty, had something "off". Â I don't know what, maybe it was Velveeta, though I hope not. Â It was tasty, but it was one dish of the mac I could not finish - not for lack of appetite, and I ordered the small one, but for lack of lustre.
Earlier that same day (I know, like I said, not a whole lot of options) I had the shrimp po-boy. Â Tasty, but unfortunately some of the shrimps were actually cold. Â Ugh. Â Drag - not really what I wanted my first po-boy experience in LA to be. Â Warm and cold fried shrimp. Â Maybe it was just an "off" time.
Great food and beer selection. The blackened alligator was phenomenal, and the dipping sauce that went with it was great as well. Our server was friendly and personable, and attentive.
Tried the beer sampler #7, and an additional pint (19 oz size?) Of bud light for $ 3 bux ain't bad. Great time, young crowd.
I will follow suit with what everyone else says: "You cannot pass through Baton Rouge and NOT have something to eat or drink at Chimes." Heck, I will probably never end up back in Baton Rouge, but it really does provide you one awesome experience.
The beer selection is pretty awesome here. Not as good as other beer-centric cities that boast brewpubs and the like, but being so close to the campus, it is quite the hot spot. Everyone seems to know everyone; I have really lived in Texas too long.... it's so big. I like visiting a college bar every once in a while.
The Louisiana sampler is good, offering a little bit of everything. I like the NOLA booze. The Covington's Strawberry contributed nothing, unfortunately.
To go with your alcoholic beverages, an abundance of Louisiana fare is at your disposal so that you might fill your stomach before getting too intoxicated. I would recommend the boudin balls. The prices are a bit steep, but they give you a healthy portion of munchies. It would best be to share. 8 balls come to an order, and the rice and liver sausage balls are just amazing. They are fried to a crisp, and the inside is juicy, hot, and savory.
Stroll on into Chimes if you are in BR. You will not be disappointed because I am certain that there is something for everyone.
This is the place to go for a loaded Bloody Mary on gameday. Â The food here is very good, prices are a bit steep though for a rather casual atmosphere. Â The blackened and fried alligator is one of the staples here. Â The Chimes is basically a place to meet and congregate. Â The etouffee is good, gumbo is average.
Come here for a date night or before a concert next door or the Morning of gameday to grab a bloody.
Just as I remembered how it was 10 Years ago when we were at LSU. Â We went for lunch and I got the daily special (a Fried chicken on pasta), BOUDIN BALLS!, Spinach Artichoke with Bow tie pasta, Seafood Lasagna, and Pasta Grazi.
Everything was yummy, service is fast and friendly, and always a great atmosphere.
PS.. there's a huge parking lot behind Chimes.
Let's talk about beer.
The Chimes has all the beer.
All the beer in Baton Rouge. Where did it go? It's here. At the Chimes. Waiting for you.
What does that even mean? That means you can get anything from a Miller Lite to Delerium Tremens. They have standard cheap American lagers (Bud, Miller, PBR), standard American craft beers (Abita, Anchor Steam, Rogue), and standard imports from Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Mexico and Germany. Oh, what's that? There are like 40 different taps, you say? Oh, and you can get anything on tap AS A PITCHER? Wait, does that mean that I can get a pitcher of PBR for $7.50, OR I could get a pitcher of Maredsous 10 for $24.50? You bet it does.
There's also a really fun trivia night you can participate in. If you win, you get booze. Beer or shots. Great prize.
The only thing I don't like about the Chimes is that the beer list, extensive though it may be, doesn't have any new or interesting beers. There are a lot of American craft beers out there, and I wish they would find their way into the Chimes rotation. But, the Chimes definitely has the best selection in these parts.
OH MY GOD, I love Chimes. I went here with a true Baton Rouge-r a few years ago while visiting her hometown pre-Mardi Gras, and ate my weight in alligator. I was trying to do the "pescetarian" thing at the time, so didn't try much of the meat, but my fellow fish-eater and I rationalized that alligator was fair game as it swims in the water. (?) The beer was also delicious, which may have helped us sustain this questionable line of logic long enough to down a table-full of grilled reptile. That, and a whole BUNCHA shrimp dishes, and probably some grits. I could go on (the table was almost sagging under the weight of all the great Southern food you can get here), but I recommend you just git on over there and try it yourself.
Bottom line: this place definitely has the local flava' down, and it's good enough to make anyone want to be a Baton Rouge-r. Seriously, just try to escape from this restaurant still sayin' all the G's at the end of your gerunds. Just try.
A visit to Baton Rouge isn't complete unless Chimes is part of the itinerary.
Over the last few years I've come to realize Chimes is an institution. It's not the touristy haven some folks have made it out to be, it's just a great place to enjoy some quality food and have a good time. It's the center of the town, the taste of Baton Rouge, it might just be the most popular place in the city.
While it has enjoyed enough success as of late to expand to other spots (one on the east side of town and the other in Covington, LA), this original location is still the best. This place truly does have it all - the perfect ambiance for brunch, a festive spot for dinner, the perfect LSU worthy meal, and some of the best pre and post-game atmosphere one could ask for.
Along with the Bulldog (<a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-bulldog-baton-rouge-2">http://www.yelp.com/biz/…</a>), there isn't a better beer selection in Baton Rouge. The multitude of beer taps is out of this world, literally (60 beers, 20 countries). From draft brews to international imports to beer mixes, the bar is crawling with all sorts of beer-y goodness. They also serve wine and cocktails as well, recommended are the "Swamp Bucket" and "Tigertini", as both are tasty mixes of potent spirits.
Food wise, I think I could vouch for almost everything on the menu. Starters here are a meal in itself, perfect for sharing and are epic forms of bar food. The spinach and artichoke dip ($9) is as cheesy as it looks, delicious and gooey in it's own right. Another favorite are the Boudin balls ($7), Â are made in house, with a killer filling and fried to a perfect golden brown. The crawfish 3 cheese macaroni and chimes crab cakes are worth every bite and penny and the ever-popular Louisiana aligator tails are simply delicious, especially when served blackened and with the house special remoulade.
PoBoys are massive here and super filling. My favorite is the fried oyster poboy, a sandwich ($7.50) stuffed with big crispy oyster bits that have plenty of juice and just enough crunch for a great bite. You can't lose choosing either the duck and sausage gumbo or the coveted seafood version ($7). The charbroiled catfish ($15) is mouth wateringly good, as is the crawfish etouffee ($10).
I could go on and on, but most folks should come in and find out for themselves why The Chimes is time and time again the talk of the town. Feeling like a good happy hour? Do it here. Never tried Cajun food, eat it here. If the Tigers win or lose, this is the best place to be. Anyone who lives to eat, will find themselves in a foodgasmic wonderful here at Chimes.
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