The food and drinks here are top notch. Went for the first time and enjoyed it. We had a great server and after 10 there was a DJ/ karaoke. It was a vibe and I will definitely be back. I will post a review on my Instagram- @seri_tag
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp and Grits
Kimberly Thomas
Im here for a conference and this was my first time visiting Raleigh in a LONGGG time. I’m here with my family and I really wanted some food that would be comforting to the heart and stomach…. I GOT EXACTLY THAT! You can seat yourself at the restaurant, and that’s exactly what we did. Minutes later we were greeted by William and Erica. Erica was training under Will, but she could’ve fooled me! She was like a pro! Great job Erica! I couldn’t have asked for better servers. William and Erica were kind, observant, friendly, quick, and gave good advice on the food and drinks! Awesome job, Will! I would highly recommend. The food was simply exquisite. It was hot, quick, and delicious. The presentation was great! I wish the food was a tad bit more spicy, however, they had hot sauce on the table which made it to my liking. I got the seafood gumbo! I also had a Hurricane Easy to go with it … WHEW! The bartender understood the assignment! 5/5! For dessert, we had beignets and the brownie … it was literally the best brownie I’ve ever had. The atmosphere was cool! I will be back when I come to Raleigh. P.S. My family states “the best food we’ve had in a long time. It was EVERYTHING! Best catfish. We’d eat here all the time if we lived here! 15/10 overall.”
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Noel Z Wiseman
First time ever here for me. I'm in Raleigh for a convention. I live in Greensboro but I'd drive back just to eat at this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Darlene Espinoza
Great food and a super cool eating ambiance vibe. The waitress snd the waitress in training were on point. My only feedback would be to consider having music in the background I.e. a singing guitarist.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Burger
Greyson Rogers
I’ve never done this before, however when someone threatens your job I have to warn others about this. I occasionally drive DoorDash to help make ends meet, I have 5 stars as I am very quick and have never been rude to a person in my life. I came into big easy on 4-25 in the evening to pick up an order I received. When I arrived I asked the bartender and he said it would be 10 minutes (long wait for delivery food but I don’t mind). So I sit at the bar and play on my phone for 20 minutes with nothing. DD then began giving me notifications asking why I haven’t picked up the food yet and that my percentages will be affected. At this point the bartender was no where to be found so I went and asked the host “hey can you check on the DD order, I appreciate it”. He left for a while and finally the bartender came back from wherever he’d been with the food. I took the food and he said “maybe don’t show up 2 minutes after the order was placed and show up”. I told him that’s not how it works, I don’t know when the order was placed, I’m just told that I need to go pick it up. He then said some bizarre quote about “that’s not how the law of thermodynamics works either” which made no sense. Only for the host to come over and then threaten my job by giving me a bad review. I asked why he would say that? To which he replied “you don’t have to be so persistent” which made no sense considering I had just waited almost 30 minutes for a “10 minute order” and asked ONCE if someone could check after 20 minutes had gone by. To which I now have to preemptively tell DD what happened to ensure that review is not placed on my account. Unbelievable, I was in shock for the whole experience. Any management reading this, I’m happy to provide more detail so you can check the cameras to see what I’m talking about. Completely psychotic behavior for no reason.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Robert Murray
All I can say is...WOW! I want to plan a trip to New Orleans now just based on the food I tasted here! And the bartender/server is the type of social butterfly that was a sage or mental giant in another life. He was super friendly, adapted to each of his customers personalities and remembered orders without writing anything down and remembered his regulars orders on walk in...WHAT???! The only thing I can complain about is the lack of parking but that's not the restaurant's fault. YUM!!!Parking: Better time your arrival around non feeding times or work traffic or you will walk a country mile.
Took a trip to Raleigh and found this restaurant online. The staff was very friendly and the food was really good. I didn't like how it was dim lited and the toilets wouldn't flush but everything else was nice.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beignets, Alligator Bites, Catfish, Red Beans and Rice, Fried, Burger
Tony Padilla
Thank you so much for the hospitality and amazing service!The food was amazing!!!!!FromYour friends from Cali& Dallas
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Catfish
Kymberli C.
Some friends and I came here for a quick brunch a week ago. We sat at the bar and had some drinks and food. I got the salmon cakes with macaroni and cheese and veggies while they had fried shrimp and wings. The atmosphere was welcoming, and the food was delicious overall. I would definitely revisit to try their other selections.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fay E.
Very good fried oysters. Fries over-fried though not burnt. All meats are fried or blackened. No grilled or baked choices. Friendly service. Quaint setting. Reasonable prices.
Just wonderful! Yes, yes, and yes again. Great customer service, excellent food which caught me by surprise for a bar (first time having bar food) the ambiance of the atmosphere was amazing I went during lunch on a weekday and it was a nice flow of people all great vibes from the workers to the customers. Definitely try this place out if you like good food & drinks.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: PO' Boys
FAY E.
First time here. Fried oysters were delicious. French fries over fried. Spinach salad was excellent. Large portions. Reasonable prices. Friendly service.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Damein Rivers
Great cajun style food gets packed drink good and strong
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Alligator Bites, Jambalaya Pasta, Red Beans and Rice, Karaoke
Alvin H
First time in NC was in town for Dreamville Music Festival. I kicked off my Friday night at the Big Easy. Found out about this place searching Google Maps. It was a long wait, so we walked around downtown to kill time. Fortunately for us we find out Friday is karaoke night. When seated I ordered the Grilled Baton Rouge Shrimp, the taste was good, but the shrimp was kind of small. The mule drink I ordered was excellent, almost ordered another one, but I went with the Hurricane. My entree was the Shrimp Po Boi with a side of sweet potato fries. The Po Boi was great, I was disappointed in the fries.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beignets, PO' Boys, Karaoke
Adeyemi Osibogun
The food was great, the service was very friendly, just wish the drinks came out faster, but overall, it was an amazing experience
The food and drinks here are top notch. Went for the first time and enjoyed it. We had a great server and after 10 there was a DJ/ karaoke. It was a vibe and I will definitely be back. I will post a review on my Instagram- @seri_tag
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp and Grits
Im here for a conference and this was my first time visiting Raleigh in a LONGGG time. I’m here with my family and I really wanted some food that would be comforting to the heart and stomach…. I GOT EXACTLY THAT! You can seat yourself at the restaurant, and that’s exactly what we did. Minutes later we were greeted by William and Erica. Erica was training under Will, but she could’ve fooled me! She was like a pro! Great job Erica! I couldn’t have asked for better servers. William and Erica were kind, observant, friendly, quick, and gave good advice on the food and drinks! Awesome job, Will! I would highly recommend. The food was simply exquisite. It was hot, quick, and delicious. The presentation was great! I wish the food was a tad bit more spicy, however, they had hot sauce on the table which made it to my liking. I got the seafood gumbo! I also had a Hurricane Easy to go with it … WHEW! The bartender understood the assignment! 5/5! For dessert, we had beignets and the brownie … it was literally the best brownie I’ve ever had. The atmosphere was cool! I will be back when I come to Raleigh. P.S. My family states “the best food we’ve had in a long time. It was EVERYTHING! Best catfish. We’d eat here all the time if we lived here! 15/10 overall.”
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
First time ever here for me. I'm in Raleigh for a convention. I live in Greensboro but I'd drive back just to eat at this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food and a super cool eating ambiance vibe. The waitress snd the waitress in training were on point. My only feedback would be to consider having music in the background I.e. a singing guitarist.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Burger
I’ve never done this before, however when someone threatens your job I have to warn others about this. I occasionally drive DoorDash to help make ends meet, I have 5 stars as I am very quick and have never been rude to a person in my life. I came into big easy on 4-25 in the evening to pick up an order I received. When I arrived I asked the bartender and he said it would be 10 minutes (long wait for delivery food but I don’t mind). So I sit at the bar and play on my phone for 20 minutes with nothing. DD then began giving me notifications asking why I haven’t picked up the food yet and that my percentages will be affected. At this point the bartender was no where to be found so I went and asked the host “hey can you check on the DD order, I appreciate it”. He left for a while and finally the bartender came back from wherever he’d been with the food. I took the food and he said “maybe don’t show up 2 minutes after the order was placed and show up”. I told him that’s not how it works, I don’t know when the order was placed, I’m just told that I need to go pick it up. He then said some bizarre quote about “that’s not how the law of thermodynamics works either” which made no sense. Only for the host to come over and then threaten my job by giving me a bad review. I asked why he would say that? To which he replied “you don’t have to be so persistent” which made no sense considering I had just waited almost 30 minutes for a “10 minute order” and asked ONCE if someone could check after 20 minutes had gone by. To which I now have to preemptively tell DD what happened to ensure that review is not placed on my account. Unbelievable, I was in shock for the whole experience. Any management reading this, I’m happy to provide more detail so you can check the cameras to see what I’m talking about. Completely psychotic behavior for no reason.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
All I can say is...WOW! I want to plan a trip to New Orleans now just based on the food I tasted here! And the bartender/server is the type of social butterfly that was a sage or mental giant in another life. He was super friendly, adapted to each of his customers personalities and remembered orders without writing anything down and remembered his regulars orders on walk in...WHAT???! The only thing I can complain about is the lack of parking but that's not the restaurant's fault. YUM!!!Parking: Better time your arrival around non feeding times or work traffic or you will walk a country mile.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beignets, Seafood Gumbo, Alligator Bites, Jambalaya Pasta, Bourbon Street Brownie
Took a trip to Raleigh and found this restaurant online. The staff was very friendly and the food was really good. I didn't like how it was dim lited and the toilets wouldn't flush but everything else was nice.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beignets, Alligator Bites, Catfish, Red Beans and Rice, Fried, Burger
Thank you so much for the hospitality and amazing service!The food was amazing!!!!!FromYour friends from Cali& Dallas
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Catfish
Some friends and I came here for a quick brunch a week ago. We sat at the bar and had some drinks and food. I got the salmon cakes with macaroni and cheese and veggies while they had fried shrimp and wings. The atmosphere was welcoming, and the food was delicious overall. I would definitely revisit to try their other selections.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very good fried oysters. Fries over-fried though not burnt. All meats are fried or blackened. No grilled or baked choices. Friendly service. Quaint setting. Reasonable prices.
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Just wonderful! Yes, yes, and yes again. Great customer service, excellent food which caught me by surprise for a bar (first time having bar food) the ambiance of the atmosphere was amazing I went during lunch on a weekday and it was a nice flow of people all great vibes from the workers to the customers. Definitely try this place out if you like good food & drinks.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: PO' Boys
First time here. Fried oysters were delicious. French fries over fried. Spinach salad was excellent. Large portions. Reasonable prices. Friendly service.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Great cajun style food gets packed drink good and strong
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Alligator Bites, Jambalaya Pasta, Red Beans and Rice, Karaoke
First time in NC was in town for Dreamville Music Festival. I kicked off my Friday night at the Big Easy. Found out about this place searching Google Maps. It was a long wait, so we walked around downtown to kill time. Fortunately for us we find out Friday is karaoke night. When seated I ordered the Grilled Baton Rouge Shrimp, the taste was good, but the shrimp was kind of small. The mule drink I ordered was excellent, almost ordered another one, but I went with the Hurricane. My entree was the Shrimp Po Boi with a side of sweet potato fries. The Po Boi was great, I was disappointed in the fries.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beignets, PO' Boys, Karaoke
The food was great, the service was very friendly, just wish the drinks came out faster, but overall, it was an amazing experience
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Seafood Gumbo, Alligator Bites