My husband had shrimp and grits and I had an ala carte blackened catfish and red beans and rice as well as a small gumbo. All excellent. Brought home a doggie bag. Service was also excellent.…

My husband had shrimp and grits and I had an ala carte blackened catfish and red beans and rice as well as a small gumbo. All excellent. Brought home a doggie bag. service was also excellent. Excit…

My husband had shrimp and grits and I had an ala carte blackened catfish and red beans and rice as well as a small gumbo. All excellent. Brought home a doggie bag. Service was also excellent. E…

Great meal , clean restaurant, food terrific, fantastic server, and happy to see they have local beer from Rusty Axe.

Great meal , clean restaurant, food terrific, fantastic server, and happy to see they have local beer from Rusty Axe.

We went to Ralph & Kacoo's for a pleasant afternoon in Lufkin, Texas. The restaurant was very clean with a nice mix of Cajun music playing in the background. The Cajon seafood was very verry good r…

The food is always pretty good and the drinks are always on point! Probably the best bar in town. It's a great place to have lunch or dinner for a small party, maybe 2-4 people. I enjoy sitting out…

Excellent food as usual. Really enjoy the red beans and rice every visit! Ralph and Kacoos is one of the rare places that are convenient in location, reasonable prices, great staff while maintainin…

There were five of us, and we ordered many different items. My main dish was the blackened chicken primavera, and it was very good. The chicken was excellent. The only change I would make is to ask f…

There were five of us, and we ordered many different items. My main dish was the blackened chicken primavera, and it was very good. The chicken was excellent. The only change I would make is to a…

I always like to recognize extra effort, and I certainly observed it at Ralph & Kacoos in Lufkin! Driving back from Houston, I stopped at R&Ks around 6:00; the parking lot was pretty full, but it's…

Really nice restaurant, right next to our Best Western hotel. Food was wonderful, service good, and didn’t have to wait although they were really busy.

Really nice restaurant, right next to our Best Western hotel. Food was wonderful, service good, and didn’t have to wait although they were really busy.

What a great surprise on our way to Houston to find a great seafood place. The service was exceptional and the Red snapper I had was very good. I have eaten at the original restaurant and this wa…

The best seafood platter anywhere. Most crab shells are almost all Brest. Here they have crab meat and flavor. We flew to Lufkin to get an airport hamburger. The café was closed so we borrowed t…

Had an excellent dinner of oysters on the half shell, cold draft beers, shrimp trawl for me & ribeye steak for my husband. His steak was cooked to perfection and very tasty. The fried & blackened…

Everything great, except. 5 dollars for 4 onion rings seemed excessive

Shane Holmes

The hostess was bit shrewd but the server amazing gave him a 20% tip for how awesome he was. The food was good but a bit pricey this place would be good for an anniversary or special occasion but as a place just to get dinner not so much.

Joe Alvarado

Had a date here and had a great experience. I thoroughly enjoy ambiance, so this restaurant was right up my alley. Tables could have been a bit darker lit, there were 2 lights at the table which seemed too much. Seeing as it was our first time being there, we ordered quite a bit of food. I had the steak and lobster tail, with sharable brisket nachos and a salad. It wasn't the most amazing thing in the world, but the food was great, what you'd expect out of place like this. Brisket in the nachos was a little dry, and the lobster was slightly chewy but still had great seasoning and taste. Service was great as well. Our waitress was pleasant to deal with. Responsive and respectful. She was attentive to our dining needs.

Elbia Cruz

I had a pleasant experience, the steak was cooked to perfection but our appetizer came out when our main dishes did and they did not bring us more bread when we asked, guess they forgot. But it was okay cause we got our food, very nice atmosphere and service was decent.

Laro

Had a great overall experience at Ralph & Kacoo’s this week. I certainly enjoyed the atmosphere and the service was five star! The food was good too, and had a slight touch of spice that made it even tastier. It’s also a great place to visit if you want a live music show.

+2

Todd Miller

I really like the food here. It's a new experience for someone from the Pacific Northwest and I really enjoyed everything. I had alligator and crawfish appetizers along with stuffed mushrooms which were excellent. The red snapper seemed really fresh. The service was quick and friendly. Places like this are one of the reasons Iove visiting Louisiana and Texas.

+3

Filet minion steak had to be sent back, still bleeding when medium well was requested. Appetigers came out pretty quickly but meal took an hour and a half after ordering for our group of 12. Drinks w…

Filet minion steak had to be sent back, still bleeding when medium well was requested. Appetigers came out pretty quickly but meal took an hour and a half after ordering for our group of 12. Drinks…

I ordered a small crawfish etoufee and the sirloin with baked potato.\nI am extremely disappointed!\nThere was roughly 5 crawfish in the etoufee, it was rather bland . \nThe sirloin was large but…

Pretty good meal! price isn't bad, and you'll take home a pretty decent amount of leftovers. The restaurant appearance has a sort of nostalgic feeling. Id come here again

Great location a sampling of Cajun cooking \nOut of product in the bar ,happy hour only applies to the bar area. food portions are large and filling ,spacing of appetizers, salads soups and entrées…

This is a first-class eatery, loved the rolls and butter that is sorely missed at most restaurants these days. We both had etouffee and I've had better. The sauce was thicker than most and the shr…

London16 Tigers1312

I have never heard or seen this restaurant before and also it was close by my hotel. I did read the reviews and decided to check them out for dinner. The atmosphere felt pleasant and the severs were very nice and polite, also my server made sure I needed refills on my drink. The reason I am giving it a three stars was because of the food was a hit or miss and I didn't get any utensils when my food arrived, I had to asked for utensils. I ordered the King Louie salad combo (shrimp and crab) and I asked for no red onions or hard boiled eggs. After I placed my order, my server asked me if I wanted any bread and butter and I said yes. After I got my bread, the bread was freshly baked and it was delicious, the bread was cooked all the threw and it soft and fluffy inside and the bottom of the rolls where perfectly crispy. But with the salad, it was a let down. When I got it, there was only shrimp no crab and they got rid of the red peppers, but I appreciatd having the dressing on the side. When my server came around, I told her I ordered the combo and they only gave me the shrimp and they got rid of the red peppers and I told her only no red onions and no hard boiled eggs, and didn't get any utensils when my food came. She took the salad back the kitchen to get the crab on my salad and some utensils. When she brought back the salad and some utensils, she forgot the red peppers so she went back in the kitchen to get me a side of red peppers, but before she went back she asked if I wanted anymore bread and I said yes. After coming back with a side of red peppers and a basket full of bread, I thank her and started eating, the salad was kind of a disappointment, the shrimp was good but the crab tasted that it came out of a can and the seafood salad dressing was not really good (it tasted like a thousand island dressing with some stir in crab meat from the can in the dressing). Not to be mean, but they really messed up this salad bad. I don't know what was going on in the kitchen that day, but it was bad communication between the server and the cooks. I did eat all and I was just disappointed on the salad. So I asked my server if I can order some dessert and ordered their bread pudding with bourbon butter sauce with toasted pecans. I got it and it was big and it was nice and warm, smelled amazing, and it had a cherry. I took a bite, it was pretty hot but it tasted amazing. It was made and tasted just like how my mom makes her bread pudding at home, it was cooked perfectly. I would come back, but I would be ordering something else and not the salads ever again. If anyone is passing by or staying in a hotel for the night, I would recommend giving it a chance to try but beware the food can be a hit or a miss.

Rick Martin

Great atmosphere and awesome service from my waitress Brynn. Beer was super cold. The food was disappointing. I ordered red snapper pontchartrain. The sauce was water and the fish wasn’t fresh. The side mixed veggies was bland. The rolls were good. I’m from Louisiana and have visited most R&K locations, and unfortunately this one I don’t recommend for the food. However, it would be a great place to have a beer and unwind after a long day of work.

Not a fan. Ate here once and never went back. Service was good, the food just was not my kind of food. It was a nice setting and the fish tanks were cool. Had a good drink. That's really all I can sa…

Not a fan. Ate here once and never went back. Service was good, the food just was not my kind of food. It was a nice setting and the fish tanks were cool. Had a good drink. That's really all I ca…

Not a fan. Ate here once and never went back. service was good, the food just was not my kind of food. It was a nice setting and the fish tanks were cool. Had a good drink. That's really all I can …

Came here twice, once for happy hour and once for dinner. We don't really have too much Cajun food in Austin so it was nice to come out with coworkers to eat at this restaurant. The service was pro…

Solo work trip. service was great. Looked like a chain restaurant on the inside. I wanted to have a variety, so I ordered a plate with a bunch of different friend seafood items. Basically all of it…

Solo work trip. Service was great. Looked like a chain restaurant on the inside. I wanted to have a variety, so I ordered a plate with a bunch of different friend seafood items. Basically all of it…

They sell po boys but I should have known even after I looked over the menu and noticed that they didn't say the po boy was served on French bread, and because it wasn't, the roll they used was too soft to hold the ingredients. You had to ask for hot sauce and they put the meager portions of lettuce and tomato on the side. If you are looking for an authentic po boy, look elsewhere. To be fair, they opened their first restaurant in Mississippi and not Louisiana (New Orleans). I guess that's on me. Although I didn't try anything on their menu, my guess is any other Cajun food would fall short when stacked up to real Cajun food.

jd brews

I drove over 2 hours to take my Mom to have some fried oysters. What we got were overcooked oyster dust. Oysters so small smaller than popcorn shrimp. Why even serve oysters if all you have aren't worth the effort. I was so upset I almost cried. The onion rings were good and so was the fried shrimp. Very disappointing. Oh yea my mom could not even substitute here fries, that she can't eat, for something else. No substitutions! We should have walked out then.

Tiara L

I came in and bought jambalaya and boudin balls I don't believe the jambalaya is worth $16.99 because it's not authentically good or Cajun is just like Uncle Ben's rice mixed with sausage and shrimp and stuff. It doesn't have any flavor at all. Do boudin balls are not as well they taste like mush food and a ball. The waitress that I had I believe she probably was brand new she look like she scared of everyone. I don't think I will want to come back.

Marlon Hollins

I remember going to Ralph and Kacoo's in New Orleans over 20yrs ago and when I saw this location in Lufkins it brought back memories on how good the food was. I remember the waitress telling us to put sine butter on hushpuppies, I was like who does that, but it was great and the food was great. This location is not New Orleans and clearly things have changed. First of all Ashley was great, she was attentive and kept asking us if we needed anything. Second of all the food was not good at all...AT ALL...We had to ask and clarify if this was real catfish, because the menu said it was catfish and it is not, it is Swai, with catfish prices. The manager said they have to go unthaw the catfish and it's going to take a bit to get our food. Now if you are a catfish eater, you know what catfish taste like. Even when we waited for the catfish it didn't taste like catfish. The food was unseasonably, no flavor at all and to spend almost $80 on three entrees I was very disappointed. I ordered the Catfish Coodrie, it was supposed to be a blackened, grilled and fried piece of catfish topped with crawfish etouffee over white rice. The fried piece tasted like long john silver and the blackened and grill look like they barely touched the grill again no flavor and the rice was unflavored borderline crunchy and the etouffee unflavored and unsalted. (see pictures). Even with my brothers seafood platter, he said it wasn't catfish..My mother liked her stacked pork chops with the orka, the onion rings, the rolls were good, and the hushpuppies were greasy, but I don't think I can recommend this restaurant to anyone. You have to go for yourself and do your own review. If you are not going to sell real catfish, put fried fish on your menu so it won't be false advertisement!

+6

Ch_204teen

Last time I visited was about 10 years ago. My family and I were in town again and decided to eat here. On the night we ate here, one side of the restaurant was packed; however, we were thankfully placed in the less rowdy section of the restaurant. My low rating is majorly based on food. My food was super dry, shrimp was cooked separately, dry pasta had no taste, and the unseasoned crab bits was a pathetic addition to the meal. For the price, the quality and taste of this food was really low. I think they are riding off their former glory otherwise, why do people still visit. My husband's and kid's food were laughable, but mine disappointed me so much that I had to take a picture of it. Margarita was a 5/10.

serving size is a joke- they are a wannabe good restaurant but want to cut corners so they are less than a corner cafe

Terrible service at the bar.\nWeak drinks during happy hour and terrible food.\nVery little toppings on fries that must have have been cooked 1/2 hour before serving them to me.

Terrible service at the bar.\nWeak drinks during happy hour and terrible food.\nVery little toppings on fries that must have have been cooked 1/2 hour before serving them to me.

Terrible service at the bar.\nWeak drinks during happy hour and terrible food.\nVery little toppings on fries that must have have been cooked 1/2 hour before serving them to me.

This place used to be a good place to eat back in the day. Those days are gone. My husband got the oysters and they were teeny tiny and fried to death. The sauce on my seafood was bland, tasteless …

Just say no. With prices being high on everything it's really disappointing to spend good money on bad quality food. I'm from Louisiana and I don't expect Louisiana style food to be exactly authe…

Terrible bartender and terrible service at the bar. (Thursday approx 4:30) Drinks were weak during happy hour, and food was awful. She recommended loaded fries, and not only did they have very little…

Terrible bartender and terrible service at the bar. (Thursday approx 4:30) Drinks were weak during happy hour, and food was awful. She recommended loaded fries, and not only did they have very li…

Terrible bartender and terrible service at the bar. (Thursday approx 4:30) Drinks were weak during happy hour, and food was awful. She recommended loaded fries, and not only did they have very litt…

Terrible bartender and terrible service at the bar. (Thursday approx 4:30) drinks were weak during happy hour, and food was awful. She recommended loaded fries, and not only did they have very litt…

Terrible bartender and terrible service at the bar. (Thursday approx 4:30) Drinks were weak during happy hour, and food was awful. She recommended loaded fries, and not only did they have very litt…

This is the Lufkin restaurant that my husband and I ate lunch yesterday while passing through. The service was terrible,the waitress wine the whole time that they were short handed. Food was good b…

Horrible. All three of our orders came out wrong. And has anybody ever heard of boudan made with pulled pork? Ours tasted like spam To polish up this disaster they tried to over charge us $3 on two of our orders. We are not going to discuss the slow & lousy service. Never will we return.