Vermillionville: disappointing historic village. This is the third time I have visited a historic Acadian village. The other two are in Caraquet, NB, and Pubnico-Ouest, Nova Scotia. The signage in Vermillionville is bilingual, as are the menus, which is good, but there were very few extras on site and only one of them spoke French. The welcome was also in English only. The real estate heritage is interesting but most of the houses were closed. It looked more like a ghost village than an Acadian village in my opinion. In short, you will learn more about the history of Acadia in Canada than in Louisiana.
Patrick Tanguy
Really close to the Acadian Cultural Centre and a nice stop. $32 for 2 adults and 2 kids, so affordable.Many positive things - many buildings well preserved like the school. But many others not so much. Good description of them in English and French which was great. Costumed guides providing great information and many thanks to one young guide who provided it in French! She is learning French and kudos to her for taking seriously her work and showing respect to Acadians and Cajuns. She was really good!The great part was the jam session done my cajun musicians who were so generous and played so well! An amazing experience!The restaurant Chez maman was great, jambalaya tasted good as well as the crawfish étouffé. Service was friendly and relax.The less good parts - some building and sites were not well maintained but also quite dirty…like really dirty!Did not find good information on the village itself. Good description of specific buildings but nothing about the village and its history. My apology if I have missed it but it is there, maybe it should be easier to find.Restaurant is only open from 11am to 2pm on the Saturday we visited. We were lucky to be there during this small window.All in all, a cool place to stop and learn!
Romuald P.
Essential visit. And the explanations are displayed in English and French.
Guylaine Hamel
Visited October 18, 2023.Vermillonville is a “living” museum, a reconstructed Acadian village from the 18th and 19th centuries (1765-1890). It is possible to attend a small concert in Cajun French depending on the day of visit.The video is in the restaurant and boutique sector. There were lots of beautiful handmade things there, and so inexpensive!.
Koram Manick
Beautiful space
france julien
We were told there was live music on Sunday and an excellent restaurant. Well, there was no live music , The food at the restaurant was not very good, the gumbo way too salty, cauliflower and mashed potatoes were bland, bread pudding way too sweet. Turkey casserole and green peas were good. Service was slower than slow. Walk around the village was nice.
Amanda Radford
Very interesting place. I recommend you go and take a look. Great information about the peoples of the local areas. Made history come alive for me.
Sandra B
Very enriching experience! We learned lots of things and history about Cajuns, Indians and slaves.We were pleasantly surprised, we didn't expect that, the participants are passionate and the restaurant is incredible, absolutely go there!!
Richard McGuire
Gift shop cashier was very helpful, understood everything about the village. Answered all our questions before we started the tour. All the homes had someone inside willing to answer questions about the history and was very knowledgeable as well.Lunch was good, although you want to eat closet to the beginning of lunch. The dessert options were short towards the end and I chose the bread pudding. The server returned saying it had been thrown out for the day, so she offered to serve ice cream for the kids instead. Really good experience overall
Anna B
Definitely an interesting visit that deserves a walk of a couple of hours. The reconstruction of the homes and lifestyle of the first Acadian settlers is interesting. Each building has panels with history and other information.Above all, I appreciated the "actors" and their narratives (moreover some of real life and therefore full of passion and emotions).I definitely recommend the visit
One of the most pleasant visits and with truly interesting historical content accessible to all. I highly recommend this place !Also, don’t hesitate to have lunch there, it was incredibly good!
Dang_its_Bobby
Very pretty and nice employees. Neat place
Angela Barth
Free Native American Day, unexpected gift but restaurant very understaffed for such an occasion. I usually love Cajun food but currently need low fat low carb dairy free. No diet options except lettuce. Ordered unsweetened tea and got sweet, no waitress to correct it until I was done eating. Enjoyed the Native American spirit however.
Robert Crenshaw
We actually are allowed to stay on their property through a camping sight Called Harvest Host, so yes we have great location to stay for one night but WOW this is an I credible living museum. Hard to believe first Indians lived here than in the 1800 the Morton’s had a sugar cane plantation than became Lafayette, La - what history. When I mentioned in the beginnings this is a living museum, will are roughly over 20 bldings including a nice restaurant (Friday for lunch shrimp étouffée) if your not sure what this is I’ll just say ‘ Mais yeah!’ Almost each balding has someone telling stories, one was teaching how thread is made- one shirt could take months to complete. You’ll enjoy yourself but remember the restaurant opens 11 and closes by 2pm.God BlessFred’s grand adventure!
Myrtle M.
Such a lovely place it really is like stepping into another century. Lots of beautiful houses and La Cuisine de Maman is a nice venue to have a celebration.
Vermillionville: disappointing historic village. This is the third time I have visited a historic Acadian village. The other two are in Caraquet, NB, and Pubnico-Ouest, Nova Scotia. The signage in Vermillionville is bilingual, as are the menus, which is good, but there were very few extras on site and only one of them spoke French. The welcome was also in English only. The real estate heritage is interesting but most of the houses were closed. It looked more like a ghost village than an Acadian village in my opinion. In short, you will learn more about the history of Acadia in Canada than in Louisiana.
Really close to the Acadian Cultural Centre and a nice stop. $32 for 2 adults and 2 kids, so affordable.Many positive things - many buildings well preserved like the school. But many others not so much. Good description of them in English and French which was great. Costumed guides providing great information and many thanks to one young guide who provided it in French! She is learning French and kudos to her for taking seriously her work and showing respect to Acadians and Cajuns. She was really good!The great part was the jam session done my cajun musicians who were so generous and played so well! An amazing experience!The restaurant Chez maman was great, jambalaya tasted good as well as the crawfish étouffé. Service was friendly and relax.The less good parts - some building and sites were not well maintained but also quite dirty…like really dirty!Did not find good information on the village itself. Good description of specific buildings but nothing about the village and its history. My apology if I have missed it but it is there, maybe it should be easier to find.Restaurant is only open from 11am to 2pm on the Saturday we visited. We were lucky to be there during this small window.All in all, a cool place to stop and learn!
Essential visit. And the explanations are displayed in English and French.
Visited October 18, 2023.Vermillonville is a “living” museum, a reconstructed Acadian village from the 18th and 19th centuries (1765-1890). It is possible to attend a small concert in Cajun French depending on the day of visit.The video is in the restaurant and boutique sector. There were lots of beautiful handmade things there, and so inexpensive!.
Beautiful space
We were told there was live music on Sunday and an excellent restaurant. Well, there was no live music , The food at the restaurant was not very good, the gumbo way too salty, cauliflower and mashed potatoes were bland, bread pudding way too sweet. Turkey casserole and green peas were good. Service was slower than slow. Walk around the village was nice.
Very interesting place. I recommend you go and take a look. Great information about the peoples of the local areas. Made history come alive for me.
Very enriching experience! We learned lots of things and history about Cajuns, Indians and slaves.We were pleasantly surprised, we didn't expect that, the participants are passionate and the restaurant is incredible, absolutely go there!!
Gift shop cashier was very helpful, understood everything about the village. Answered all our questions before we started the tour. All the homes had someone inside willing to answer questions about the history and was very knowledgeable as well.Lunch was good, although you want to eat closet to the beginning of lunch. The dessert options were short towards the end and I chose the bread pudding. The server returned saying it had been thrown out for the day, so she offered to serve ice cream for the kids instead. Really good experience overall
Definitely an interesting visit that deserves a walk of a couple of hours. The reconstruction of the homes and lifestyle of the first Acadian settlers is interesting. Each building has panels with history and other information.Above all, I appreciated the "actors" and their narratives (moreover some of real life and therefore full of passion and emotions).I definitely recommend the visit
Restaurantji Recommends
One of the most pleasant visits and with truly interesting historical content accessible to all. I highly recommend this place !Also, don’t hesitate to have lunch there, it was incredibly good!
Very pretty and nice employees. Neat place
Free Native American Day, unexpected gift but restaurant very understaffed for such an occasion. I usually love Cajun food but currently need low fat low carb dairy free. No diet options except lettuce. Ordered unsweetened tea and got sweet, no waitress to correct it until I was done eating. Enjoyed the Native American spirit however.
We actually are allowed to stay on their property through a camping sight Called Harvest Host, so yes we have great location to stay for one night but WOW this is an I credible living museum. Hard to believe first Indians lived here than in the 1800 the Morton’s had a sugar cane plantation than became Lafayette, La - what history. When I mentioned in the beginnings this is a living museum, will are roughly over 20 bldings including a nice restaurant (Friday for lunch shrimp étouffée) if your not sure what this is I’ll just say ‘ Mais yeah!’ Almost each balding has someone telling stories, one was teaching how thread is made- one shirt could take months to complete. You’ll enjoy yourself but remember the restaurant opens 11 and closes by 2pm.God BlessFred’s grand adventure!
Such a lovely place it really is like stepping into another century. Lots of beautiful houses and La Cuisine de Maman is a nice venue to have a celebration.