Based on 337 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.1 stars. Price $$
Address:
2053 North Doctor Martin Luther King Drive Luther, King Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53212
Phone: (414) 539-5432
Website: https://onthebayoumke.com/
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The Disabled Diner
I plan to go to New Orleans this fall so I went to the Taste Of New Orleans at the full entertainment venue at On The Bayou. If New Orleans cuisine is half as good as On The Bayou I am in for an amazing trip. The food is tasty filling and a proud representation of New Orleans. The Cuisine Tasting Menu featured Shrimp and Grits. The grits were slightly firm the way I like it with a great combo of spices (with me you can never go wrong with shrimp or grits). I also had the Cajun Cocktail Shrimp, Crawfish Etouffee, Bourbon St. Steak Kebobs, Deep Fried Steak Kebobs, Deep Fried Salmon Bites, Blackened Catfish (deboned), Mardi Gras Veggie Wings (all veggie including squash). What an amazing experience. I love station-style dining. Even the pre-music brought me back to the times of the Commadors, Keith Sweat and other R&B legends. The highlight of the evening was Chris Crain and Mels Spears. They are chemistry at it’s finest. I heard they are on YouTube and 98.3 FM. It is so nice that I had an uplifting evening and cannot wait to come back to On The Bayou. Be safe and I will see you there.
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Briana Sutton
We came here tonight to celebrate our 7 year anniversary. I fell in love On the Bayou. The food was beyond delicious! The best Shrimp and Grits and Seafood Gumbo I’ve ever had. The service was excellent! The owner came to check on us and everything. It was an awesome experience.
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Maria H
We ordered to go and it was great!! The food had great flavor!! We had the fried Catfish and shrimp dinner and the fried Catfish and grits dinner. We plan to order again or go inside to eat!
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Nat Godley
Great cajun food. Especially impressed by their vegetarian options, which are wider and more interesting than you’d expect for such a meat and seafood based cuisine. Traditional options are also good – great flavor on the shrimp and grits and the jambalaya. Service can be slow but it’s always friendly and knowledgeable.
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Daniel Streater
I had the pleasure to share my birthday dinner with some great friends and the wonderful, caring staff at On the Bayou. Even though it was not on the menu Janice and Greg were more than willing to accommodate my request for a Creole style crawfish boil for me and my guests.
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Samii Da’Shannell
Came here 12/23 for our Anniversary & my 25th bday . Absolutely loved it! Food was amazing , as well as the drinks! The vibe of the restaurant is very calming , nice music .. and set up , and of course customer service was outstanding! Definitely will be back!!!
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Breona Mallett
The atmosphere is so calming and welcoming. Everyone there treated me as family and I’m so excited of the things that they have planned for the restaurant and I will be back and bringing others. The seafood gumbo was so savory the consistency in the brew was amazing the shrimp were large and clean I was more than satisfied. I also enjoyed their Hurricane and a tequila sunrise and I was buzzed and satisfied! I can’t wait to come and experience more from On the bayou!
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Adam Nelson
Great experience! The owner was also the waitress, very friendly. The fried chicken was fantastic and the shrimp po boy was big and delicious
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Eric Jubeck
Fun place in a part of Milwaukee we don’t visit often enough. Would highly recommend the okra and go the gumbo a try.
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Tiffany Blackmon
I wish I could give this restaurant 0 stars. My best friend and I had been hearing so many great things about this restaurant and so we wanted to try it out. We made reservations to dine in AND arrived on time just for their doors to still be locked and all lights on, despite Google website stating that it was “open from 4pm-5pm.” We went to their website and saw that they would open up at 5pm on Jan. 4th, 2023. Cool. We went to Skybox to burn time. We returned just for the restaurant to be pitch black and of course doors locked. Calls went unanswered from our reservation time at 4:15pm until 5:15pm. This is the second time this restaurant was a letdown due to lack of responsiveness and lack of operating per THEIR posted business hours. I can only imagine what the service is like when they are open and operating.
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