I've always heard how good Ralph and Kacoos were and I've wanted to try them for over 20 years, probably more! But, I lived in Houston and it was on the other side of town and never went out of my way to make that drive. Then they opened one in Galveston, but never made that either. Finally got to try this one in Beaumont where the old Steakhouse was. Waking in we were promptly greeted and asked if we wanted a table or booth. We usually always go for the booth, so booth it was! Our server came to the table and was very friendly and outgoing. She got our drink orders and came right back. She then asked about appetizers. So we ordered the Firecracker Shrimp and also the Swamp Bites (fried Alligator nuggets) for our 8 year old. We also tried an order of two each of their four different kinds of grilled oysters. Two were garlic butter and Parmesan, two were topped with a crabmeat mixture, two were oysters Rockefeller, and two were topped with cheese and jalapenos! They were decent with my favorite being the jalapeno cheese! For our dinners our 8 year old had fried shrimp and fries off of the kids menu. My wife decided on the shrimp and grits, I ordered the Delta combo of catfish fillets and oysters. The Firecracker Shrimp were really good, but not a lot of them. Our 8 year old ate the entire appetizer of fried alligator!!! We had to get a side of ranch to dip it in because he didn't care for the Hollandaise sauce that came with it. My wife's Shrimp and grits were just ok, she was a little disappointed that it looked like they just put ettouffee over grits with shrimp! I tasted it and I didn't really care for it because when you've had great Shrimp and Grits you compare everything else to that. My Delta combo had two catfish fillets and 6 oysters with fries, plus two hush puppies. Now in most places you go that have seafood they offer combo platters of multiple items of your choice of two at a set price. Here they charge you for the cost of a platter of one item and then add six dollars and change to that. So somewhere else you might pay $22-23 Dollars for a combo platter. Here at R and K's your going to pay around $26-27 dollars for a combo platter that didn't have as much as other places. My catfish was not fresh and was tough around the edges, the oysters were a little overcooked. I also love Tarter Sauce with my seafood. I didn't care for theirs at all. It just didn't have much of a taste to it. So when you're used to eating good seafood when you've grown up around it all your life and you know what it's supposed to be like, you're going to be a little disappointed with seafood here. Now I think of all those years wanting to try R and K's only to find out it wasn't quite what you expected. I don't mind driving two hours for great seafood. And there are quite a few really Good places two hours from me!
We went in on a Sunday for lunch. The food was really good and overall a nice place to eat. Prices were pretty high, but everything seemed fresh. I would recommend giving it a try.
Delicious Seafood Gumbo. Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Veronica Hernandez-Collier
The food was delicious! The staff was very friendly and attentive. I was a little let down by the bar menu but other than that it was a great experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ruthl3ss B3auty
Great customer service and the atmosphere is inviting. I ordered red beans and the 8 pack oyster sampler. The red beans was not bad, way too much rice but I should have asked for not so much rice. I am used to oysters in butter, garlic then the extra like crab meat, bacon, jalapeños, parmesan, these were different, one looked like cornbread on top, the cheese was melted on others and not clean(many tiny clams on the shell). There was also a to-go fee on my receipt. I would try this place again, but choose something different.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Charbroiled Oysters
Michelle Fisher
Never got served only maybe 2 waiters. Dirty tables. Only nice person was the bar
Service: 1
Ronald Trevino
Food was great as was the service. Manager/owner always checks on customers. Always friendly and smiling.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood
Jack Davis
AVOID. Wretched food. Kind but inept service. This place has the smell of death all over it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Erma Jean Caston-Goss
It must be Sunday afternoon after church! Absolutely love Ralph and Kacoo's in Lufkin, thankfully they decided to open one here in Beaumont. I wanted chicken fried chicken, baked potato and salad but it wasn't offered on the menu. I got the next best thing, chicken fried chicken sandwich that came with fries and coleslaw! My waitress, Shadow, brought me some gravy to appease my chicken fried chicken hunger, which went great with those hot rolls! As you can see I could not eat all of it and had to take half of it home. They have the best chicken fried Chicken in Jefferson County!
I spent a good $110 dollars. I was not impressed. My food came out cold and dry. My soft shell grilled crab and the fried one tasted equally horrible. Got fried catfish tails they were fried to death. I'm very disappointed ?.
Oyster were old. Smelled terrible, totally not fresh.The Cobb salad, which was mostly lettuce was old and discolored.Terrible first and last experience!!!
Food: 1
Service: 1
shadow Moon
Went here for my birthday and had a blast!!! Great service, hot food, awesome atmosphere overall great time! ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: She Crab Soup, Brisket Nachos, Stuffed Shrimp, Fried Shrimp, Shrimp St Charles
Ali Martiny
Lana did a great job taking care of us. We all tried different Cajun lunch specials and they were excellent! Great lunch prices too! Faith greeted us with a warm smile and that southern hospitality. We will be back.
I've always heard how good Ralph and Kacoos were and I've wanted to try them for over 20 years, probably more! But, I lived in Houston and it was on the other side of town and never went out of my way to make that drive. Then they opened one in Galveston, but never made that either. Finally got to try this one in Beaumont where the old Steakhouse was. Waking in we were promptly greeted and asked if we wanted a table or booth. We usually always go for the booth, so booth it was! Our server came to the table and was very friendly and outgoing. She got our drink orders and came right back. She then asked about appetizers. So we ordered the Firecracker Shrimp and also the Swamp Bites (fried Alligator nuggets) for our 8 year old. We also tried an order of two each of their four different kinds of grilled oysters. Two were garlic butter and Parmesan, two were topped with a crabmeat mixture, two were oysters Rockefeller, and two were topped with cheese and jalapenos! They were decent with my favorite being the jalapeno cheese! For our dinners our 8 year old had fried shrimp and fries off of the kids menu. My wife decided on the shrimp and grits, I ordered the Delta combo of catfish fillets and oysters. The Firecracker Shrimp were really good, but not a lot of them. Our 8 year old ate the entire appetizer of fried alligator!!! We had to get a side of ranch to dip it in because he didn't care for the Hollandaise sauce that came with it. My wife's Shrimp and grits were just ok, she was a little disappointed that it looked like they just put ettouffee over grits with shrimp! I tasted it and I didn't really care for it because when you've had great Shrimp and Grits you compare everything else to that. My Delta combo had two catfish fillets and 6 oysters with fries, plus two hush puppies. Now in most places you go that have seafood they offer combo platters of multiple items of your choice of two at a set price. Here they charge you for the cost of a platter of one item and then add six dollars and change to that. So somewhere else you might pay $22-23 Dollars for a combo platter. Here at R and K's your going to pay around $26-27 dollars for a combo platter that didn't have as much as other places. My catfish was not fresh and was tough around the edges, the oysters were a little overcooked. I also love Tarter Sauce with my seafood. I didn't care for theirs at all. It just didn't have much of a taste to it. So when you're used to eating good seafood when you've grown up around it all your life and you know what it's supposed to be like, you're going to be a little disappointed with seafood here. Now I think of all those years wanting to try R and K's only to find out it wasn't quite what you expected. I don't mind driving two hours for great seafood. And there are quite a few really Good places two hours from me!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Charbroiled Oysters, Seafood, Catfish
Food was a bit salty, but staff were great.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
We went in on a Sunday for lunch. The food was really good and overall a nice place to eat. Prices were pretty high, but everything seemed fresh. I would recommend giving it a try.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Seafood Platter, Seafood, Gumbo
Delicious Seafood Gumbo. Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
The food was delicious! The staff was very friendly and attentive. I was a little let down by the bar menu but other than that it was a great experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great customer service and the atmosphere is inviting. I ordered red beans and the 8 pack oyster sampler. The red beans was not bad, way too much rice but I should have asked for not so much rice. I am used to oysters in butter, garlic then the extra like crab meat, bacon, jalapeños, parmesan, these were different, one looked like cornbread on top, the cheese was melted on others and not clean(many tiny clams on the shell). There was also a to-go fee on my receipt. I would try this place again, but choose something different.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Charbroiled Oysters
Never got served only maybe 2 waiters. Dirty tables. Only nice person was the bar
Service: 1
Food was great as was the service. Manager/owner always checks on customers. Always friendly and smiling.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood
AVOID. Wretched food. Kind but inept service. This place has the smell of death all over it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
It must be Sunday afternoon after church! Absolutely love Ralph and Kacoo's in Lufkin, thankfully they decided to open one here in Beaumont. I wanted chicken fried chicken, baked potato and salad but it wasn't offered on the menu. I got the next best thing, chicken fried chicken sandwich that came with fries and coleslaw! My waitress, Shadow, brought me some gravy to appease my chicken fried chicken hunger, which went great with those hot rolls! As you can see I could not eat all of it and had to take half of it home. They have the best chicken fried Chicken in Jefferson County!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Fried
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I spent a good $110 dollars. I was not impressed. My food came out cold and dry. My soft shell grilled crab and the fried one tasted equally horrible. Got fried catfish tails they were fried to death. I'm very disappointed ?.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Seafood Platter, Stuffed Shrimp, Catfish, Fried Shrimp
Great cajun food best in
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood Gumbo, Gumbo, Fish
Oyster were old. Smelled terrible, totally not fresh.The Cobb salad, which was mostly lettuce was old and discolored.Terrible first and last experience!!!
Food: 1
Service: 1
Went here for my birthday and had a blast!!! Great service, hot food, awesome atmosphere overall great time! ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: She Crab Soup, Brisket Nachos, Stuffed Shrimp, Fried Shrimp, Shrimp St Charles
Lana did a great job taking care of us. We all tried different Cajun lunch specials and they were excellent! Great lunch prices too! Faith greeted us with a warm smile and that southern hospitality. We will be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5