Steamboat Bill's Deridder, La

Eating and service was always great. I love this place.

I guess I went in at the wrong time of day. they had no fried oysters for the plate. they had not boiled any claws. they had a lot of fried food on a $35 plate. the server was delivered from the meal until the check was delivered. I had to keep my afterfilling a $3 drink myself. the mushrooms were delicious. I thought the fish was good. I thought the garnel tasted like something from a bag, frozen until he fell into the frittier. the koleslawin was full of raw onion nuts. the plate was worth $18.99 tops. overpriced.

If I had only ordered the oysters, I would have given them four stars. the oysters were fresh and quite large. the steamed garnel was not fresh and was overcooked or heated again and was not good.

First time going back in about 2-3 years didn't like my first experience). This time was alot better. Alot of fried seafood options. Beware- they do not devein their shrimp, so if that bothers you, I suggest ordering something without shrimp. Location: right off the main highway, next to burger King. Large parking lot. Atmosphere: spacious, smells good, cajun music playing. Seemed clean. It used to be a Ryan's so it has a similar layout. Table seating and bar seating. Good for casual family dinner, date, or friends. Comfortable. Food: good variety but mostly fried. Shrimp boiled and fried), fish, oysters charbroiled, fried), crawfish seasonal), alligator, poboys, loaded potatoes, gumbo, fries, salads, coleslaw, boudin balls, etc. I ordered their medium shrimp and liked it. It was breaded and fried and it came with way more than expected- about 20+ shrimp. Prices: everything is pretty close to $12-25 for dinner items depending on what you get. For 2 people at dinner: medium shrimp w fries, 4 boudin balls, fish strips w fries and 2 soft drinks it was $45. I do think their crawfish is way too expensive $7/lb in February 2022 where other local crawfish stops are closer to $5.50-6.00/lb). Service: Very friendly, comfortable and made sure we had everything we needed. Overall, a good experience. We will return.

First time at Steamboat Bill's and it won't be my last for sure. Food was excellent! I ordered the Atchafalaya dinner, the fried fish was light and crispy, the shrimp Étouffée was delicious. We also had the boiled shrimp, it was really good and spicy and the fried okra. I can't wait to go back and try more on the menu.