Bayou - Havre de Grace

I came to the Bayou restaurant with my family on a Friday around 4:30 pm. I guess since it was still early it was DEAD. It was one of those situations where I got there and thought Shoot, did I not check the hours?? Thinking maybe it was even closed. We walked in and got seated immediately. The decor is very old and outdated. The waitress came over and asked for our drink selections we didn 't have drink menus on our table and I had to ask for one. The waitress looked surprised when I asked (probably cause I look young), but why wouldn 't you have a drink menu ready? That 's money right there! I decided to order the Awesome Potato which is a potato stuffed with crab imperial and cheese. Ummm, yes. It was pretty good. I felt like our food took awhile to come out, but they give you rolls and veggies to munch on. The potato itself was huge and you get two sides, so there was a lot of food. I will say, I LOVE their fries. My favorite type of fries are those crispy fries that almost taste like they 're double breaded. It was probably one of my favorite parts of the meal. Overall, I felt like it was quantity over quality. When we were closing out and waiting for our checks my family all paid with cards (we were going dutch) and I paid with cash. They were closed out and done with their cards and I was waiting for my change for another 5 7 minutes even though I saw my waitress doing other things in the dining room. Everything was okay, but I 'm not in any rush to go back.

A diverse menu and everything was great. A+ on the coconut shrimp, crab cake and orange roughy. Sides were perfect complements. Service was exceptional, despite our arriving at closing time. We now plan to make this a regular dinner stop Highly recommend!

The crab cakes are rich and full of bountiful lumps of crabmeat! They are well seasoned and come with cocktail and tartar sauce. Love the house dressing with veggies and salad it's like a creamy house made peppercorn ranch. The cream of crab soup was missing a certain je ne sais quoi. The staff was very friendly and attentive. It was free dessert night when we went, but I could have gone without the dessert not my favorite. BUT the amount of food you get for the price you pay is quite reasonable!

Love this place. First time in the area went two nights in a row. Introduced my assistant to their pies. She was hooked. Next time we were back in town we went back. Anytime we're in the area we will be here. Broiled crab cake is my favorite. However a very good steak also.

Me family and I had a baseball tournament for our middle child at cal Ripken. We all ate at gmGreen Turtle our first night, and for our second night we really wanted to find a place that had seafood we were in Maryland ya know! . So, since not being from the area, we just did a simple google search of seafood restaurants near me. This restaurant was one that popped up. Now, I 'm gonna tell you that u am 43, and we were about 25 years too young fornthat place! It was a sea of old people. The sign out front of the place should have been an inclination it was half worn off why did we still go, I still say to myself! . We walked it and man DATED!!!! And with the faint smell of musty old...there was not even soft music or anything playing! It was as if the place was slowly dying ... there was NO liveliness to the place AT ALL.... The waitress was very nice. The crab pretzel app we ordered was good I 'll say. I got a crab cake for dinner good! . My hubs got a salmon with crab and some mustard sauce that was good as well . His mash potatoes HAD to have come from a box though they were aweful. My sons shrimp tasted freezer burnt I still swear they had to have been frozen shrimp I could get at Costco! My daughters kid hamburger came on one of those oblong club rolls ?!?!?! . Thursday night was free pie night . But none of the pie you 'd actually want. There was no apple, blueberry, cherry ..... it was chocolate or lemon meringue, coconut cream , and some other weird concoctions. And to go along with the old people theme bread pudding... of course it would! Would I go back if we happen to be in MD? Of course I never will. Was our food horrendous? No. Was our waitress nice? Yes. Would I have rather been back at the Green Turtle? YES!!! So, suit yourself. But you should really look for some other place to go