Blue Bayou Restaurant and Oyster Bar

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Hours of Operation

Restaurant Menu

Appetizers

Oyster Bar Thrash

Louisiana crawfish tails and shrimp in cajun seasoning topped with a creamy lemon butter garlic sauce | Add Jumbo Lump Crabmeat

Louisiana Crab Cake

Fresh crab, onions, peppers, pan seared • Our most popular appetizer

Fried Oysters

Lightly fried oysters in our house seasoning blend.

Fried Aligator Bites

Marinated alligator perfectly fried and served with creole mustard sauce.

Chicken and Andouille Gumbo

Traditional New Orleans style with chicken, andouille sausage and white rice.

Red Beans and Rice

Creamy slow simmered red beans served with white rice.

Creole Jambalaya

A Louisiana tradition with chicken and andouille sausage smothered with spices and white rice.

Salads

Caesar Salad

Crispy romaine lettuce, croutons, Caesar dressing, and parmesan cheese.

House Salad

Mixed greens, cherry tomato, purple onion, cucumber, parmesan, croutons and house made dressing.

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Grilled Chicken

Fried Oysters

Grilled or Fried Shrimp

Fried or Sauteed Crawfish Tails

Fried Catfish Filet

Oysters

There may be a risk associated with consuming raw shellfish as is the case with other raw protein products. If you suffer from chronic illness of the liver, stomach or blood, or have other immune disorders, you should eat these products fully cooked.

Raw on the Half Shell

Half Dozen $15.00 | Dozen $27.00 • Fresh Louisiana oysters shucked to order and served with all the fixings.sourcing signal

Blue Bayou Famous Chargrilled

Six fresh shucked Louisiana oysters on the half shell, chargrilled over an open flame, smothered with our unique zesty Cajun garlic-herb sauce, and topped with a blend of parmesan and Romano cheese.sourcing signal

Oysters Rockefeller

Six freshly sautéed shucked Louisiana oysters, chargrilled on the half shell topped with spinach in rich cream and cheese.sourcing signal

Creole Oysters

Six fresh shucked Louisiana oysters, chargrilled on the half shell and topped with creole tomato and garlic sauce.sourcing signal

Seafood Platters

Our golden fried seafood is served with French fries and hushpuppies with cocktail and tartar sauce.

Shrimp Platter

Southern Fried Catfish Platter

Combo Platter

Poboys & Sandwiches

All Poboys are dressed with lettuce, tomato and pickles on Leidenheimer French bread with French fries.

Shrimp Poboy

Lightly fried shrimp battered in our house seasoned flour.

Oyster Poboy

Lightly fried oysters in our house seasoned flour.

Soft Shell Crab Poboy

Lightly fried crab in our house seasoned flour.

Crispy Fried Catfish Poboy

Thin cut catfish, fried crispy in our house seasoned flour.

Blue Bayou Poboy

New Orleans Style BBQ shrimp sautéed in a garlic Worchestershire butter sauce.

Blue Bayou Cheesburger

8oz Angus beef patty, lettuce, tomato, red onions, pickles, spicy mayo, and American cheese on a toasted sesame seed bun.sourcing signal

Entrées

Taste of the Bayou

Any three $30.00 | All Four $35.00 • A sampling of the city's most famous dishes: Creole Jambalaya, Crawfish Etouffee, Red Beans & Rice, and Chicken and Andouille Gumbo.

Blackened Redfish

Fresh caught redfish fillet blackened with Cajun spices and served with sautéed vegetables | Add Jumbo Lump Crabmeat +$8.00

Cajun Stuffed Redfish

Fresh caught redfish fillet stuffed with Louisiana crabmeat dressing, baked and topped with crawfish cream sauce and Jambalaya.

Mardi Gras Pasta

Shrimp and crawfish tails, bell peppers and onions in a creamy Alfredo sauce tossed over penne pasta.

Blackened Chicken Pasta Alfredo

Fettuccine pasta tossed in Cajun creamy Alfredo sauce.

New Orleans Style Red Beans & Rice

Creamy, slow simmered red beans served over white rice and alligator Andouille sausage.

Crawfish Étouffée

Louisiana crawfish sautéed in a traditional creole tomato base stew over steamed white rice.

Creole Jambalaya

A Louisiana tradition with chicken and Andouille sausage smothered with creole spices and white rice.

Chicken and Andouille Gumbo

Traditional New Orleans style with chicken and Andouille sausage over white rice.

Shrimp and Grits Napoleon

Fried green tomatoes and seasoned creamy southern grits surrounded by shrimp, drizzled with a Cajun cream sauce.

Sides

French Fries

Jambalaya

Mac-N-Cheese

Sautéed Veggies

Desserts

Kentucky Bourbon Pecan Pie

Large buttery pecans layered on a rich, smooth filling with a hint of Kentucky bourbon on a pastry crust.

Praline Brownie À La Mode

A warm pecan brownie topped with vanilla bean ice cream, smothered in our caramelized praline rum sauce and topped with pecan pieces.

New Orleans Bread Pudding

Served with our famous praline rum sauce.

Bananas Foster Cheesecake

A combination of bananas, cinnamon, brown sugar and rum, piled high atop a rich New York style cheesecake.

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New Orleans / French Quarter

Blue Bayou Restaurant and Oyster Bar

717 Canal St

New Orleans, LA 70130

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Hours of Operation

7am – 1am Sun – Thurs

7am – 3am Fri & Sat

Cuisine

Seafood, Southern

Live Music Oyster Bar Kid Friendly Open Late

Dress Code: Business Casual

Payment

All Major Credit Cards Accepted

Google Reviews

Based on 2,879 reviews 4.6

Yelp

Based on 299 reviews 3.0

Tripadvisor

Based on 190 reviews 4.0

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