Bellue's Fine Cajun Cuisine - Cajun restaurant in Baton Rouge - 3110 Scenic Hwy, USA

You could always tell a good stop by who the regular customers are! We drove into Baton Rouge, and this was our lunch stop. Everyone was a working person coming in for a meal. That's all I need to know in my book. From a mechanic, law enforcement, tow truck driver and a few office girls we knew you'd be well served in this place!

You might have to sit with a stranger and all the food is to go even if it's not. The food is down home Southern home cooked. If this is your first time here, tell them and they will shower you with free samples of their amazing food. The employees and the customers are talkative and friendly. I've spent a week from Texas to Mississippi in Louisiana looking for a place like this and I'm so happy I found it. I wish I could bring the entire restaurant home. I would give them six stars if I could. If you like down home Southern cooking and light conversation with locals this is the place for you.

I was recently going through my photo album and found this picture from 2019 from when I stopped here with my family. We were headed back home to Florida from a road trip out west and decided to stop here. I remember it now as one of the best restaurant meals I can recall. EVERYTHING was incredible. Not only was the food great, but the owner, Wirt, was an unforgettable host. We were told that he invented his own method for preparing the food they serve here, and was confident enough in it that we were given several free samples to try. The man has every right to be confident— there was nothing we didn’t love! I’m starting to considering a trip back to Baton Rouge just to eat here again! The atmosphere is very inviting. It’s definitely casual, but kept very clean, and visitors are embraced. If you’re looking for authentic southern hospitality and delicious food made with real ingredients, you’re not going to find a better place than this.

My family of 6 was passing through Baton Rouge on our way to New Orleans for a family vacation. Googled authentic cajun food and this gem popped up. The hospitality was great! We have never been to Lousiana is what I said when ordering, and as soon I said that we were greated with numerous samples my 4 kids could try and they immediately wanted the Éstouffée Supreme, greens, white beans and green beans. Hands down some very delicious food! 😋 the catfish was perfectly fried, the crawfish was so mmm yummy. My family was completely satisfied! Will return on our way back to New Mexico.

Me and my husband went there today for a lunch break during our long road trip from Miami to Houston. They offered us many type of foods to taste.Each and every item was so delicious.We had a very nice and friendly conversation with the owner of the restaurant. When we were heading back he gave me lemon cake which tasted out of the world 😊.

After visiting my son at LSU, my lunch here was the highlight of my trip. The food was seasoned “exactly right” and appropriately moist and very flavorful. The owner learned that I was visiting from Colorado and he gave me a tour of his kitchen. He is a perfectionist about everything he does. He showed me the weight scale they use, for example, to season the various side orders. Everything is seasoned EXACTLY the same every day. If you came here five years ago, it would have been seasoned exactly the same. He has various timers throughout the kitchen. Everything is also cooked the same temp for the same length of time. He showed me his recipe book with many dozens of laminated pages. We even went out back of the restaurant and he showed me his various welding projects. He welded most, if not all, of the various tables in his kitchen so that food prep will be done the same every time. He has some pressurized “cooker” he designed that makes sure everything is prepared to extremely exacting standards. The restaurant itself is older and there is nothing that can be remotely considered “fancy” — leading to its charm — but I’m telling you everything within the walls of his restaurant has been very thoughtfully designed and crafted by a genius of a man when it comes to the “engineering” of food preparation. All this leads to one thing — decades of loving attention to his fantastic and authentic Cajun food. Wirt, the owner, was interested in hearing my son describe his coursework at LSU. He was interested in hearing about me and about my life in Colorado. We briefly met his lovely wife. We sat in the employee break room and swapped stories. He made us feel like VIP’s — though we definitely are not — but I can tell he just enjoys people. I told him he could easily charge 50% or more than he does — he acknowledged he easily could — but money is not what motivates him. He should live for a long time as he has found his passion in life and he seems to completely enjoy his vocation and craft. Thank you sir for showing us around. I will be back next time I visit Baton Rouge.

I almost went somewhere else, but when I walked in, the menu was very limited, and none of it spoke to me. So I went over my choices again, and chose Bellue's. I sure am glad I did. This was one of the easiest five star reviews I've ever given. I was in Baton Rouge for work, and was determined to eat some good traditional Louisiana cooking while I was here, and Bellue's was EXACTLY what I was looking for. I got the Crawfish Etouffe Supreme, which was the Etouffe served over cornbread dressing with fried catfish. I got mac & cheese and French fries on the side. It was an enormous amount of food, and asily could have fed two people, but I ate it all myself anyway. The Crawfish Etouffe was beyond delicious, slightly spicy, and it soaked into the cornbread stuffing, giving it a mashed potato texture. The catfish had a light breading that let the catfish be the star. I spoke with Amy, who took my order with enthusiastic cheerfulness, and told me that Mt Bellue makes everything himself from scratch, from the meats to the pies. He even makes his own turduckens! Much of it is also available to take home in the cold case and freezer case, including things like deer chili and venison sausage. Not only will I come back if I'm ever back in Baton Rouge, I am sure I will remember and talk about this place for the rest of my life. This lunch was really special.

What an amazing experience! This isn't your fast food kind of stop! Since moving from TX to TN I have missed out on my Cajun food. So my wife surprised me with this place. When we pulled up the small parking lot was full. Once we were able to park we walked in and the place was packed. Everyone there knew we weren't regulars. Mr. Bellue came out and introduced himself to us. Seeing that we didn't have anywhere to be and I enjoy talking we hung around and learned a lot about his life of being a police captain and welder and the food that he makes with his amazing team. This review doesn't do the place justice and words are not enough for an amazing place and amazing people. We were truly blessed. If you are the type of person who likes to travel off the beaten path and like to experience something amazing I highly recommend this place. Just be prepared it is a small sit in eating place and it is extremely busy during lunch.