Steamboat Bill's Deridder, La

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.

So good! The food is so fresh and prepared perfectly! I had the raw oysters and fried mushrooms. Husband had the shrimp burger. All of it was fresh and absolutely delicious. The food was out quick. Service was attentive and sweet. Overall, a really great dining experience!

Excellent place to go for seafood, they never miss. I always make sure to stop in during crawfish season and get some étouffée, and the shrimp version is just as good when crawfish aren't available. I recommend getting a platter if you haven't been here before.

We enjoyed the atmosphere of this place. the staff was friendly and the food was good. our only complaining is, from our party of five, 4 of us get our meals in about 20 minutes, we were told the other meal (crayfish) would be served in 10 minutes, but it took about 25 minutes. when the last meal came, we were all done. not a big thing, but, for future reference, let her customers know before the time, we would have waited happily until all our meal together come