Vermilionville Restaurant | La Cuisine de Maman

La cuisine est bonne et ressemble à celle des mères voire grands mères sans aucun doute. Du goût, de la générosité, simple mais authentique et bien cuisiné. Le format buffet est un peu décevant le dimanche (prix assez élevé (surtout pour les enfants) et du coup choix de plats et viande assez limité (riz, pâtes, jambon au miel et mijoté de bœuf. Qq légumes mais l’ensemble reste assez simple). Pour les desserts ou le gumbo il faudra demander. L’ambiance est très cantine et manque un peu de finesse (très très bruyant) . Le service est assez froid et long. Néanmoins ça reste un bon restaurant surtout dans cette zone où il y a peu de concurrence !

This was my first time eating at La Cuisine de Mamon...the restaurant at historic Vermillion ville and I was VERY DISAPPOINTED! I had heard a lot about the restaurant and it's chef and I wanted to give it a try and see for myself. I came around 1 pm for lunch, and the restaurant was empty with the exception of one of the vermilionville employees. It was a Wednesday, and I opted to have the plate lunch special of the day, which was roasted turkey. The lunch came with a choice of either a salad or gumbo cup, the main entre was accompanied by mashed potatoes and a mixed vegetable melody, and a dessert of bread pudding was included in the $13.95 Lunch price. I had the gumbo cup and was very surprised at the taste. It was very good and had a lot of chicken and sausage pieces in the cup. This made me look forward to my plate lunch to come...but alas, I was let down by what was presented to me. The plate was very unappetizing in its presentation, it looked like the food had been thoughtlessly thrown on...very messy quite ugly to behold. As for the taste of the food...it left much to be desired. The roast turkey was 2 chunks of pre formed turkey, and the sides of mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables were to put it nicely very disgusting in both taste and appearance. Definitely not like the food Mama used to make and Serve at home. The meal had a very dry bisquet on the side....too dry to be eaten, unless cardboard is your preferred taste. The whole meal reminded me of the bad cafeteria food I was served in High School. The one saving grace of the whole meal was the piece of bread pudding that was served at the end of the meal. It was warm and had a good tasting sauce to go with it, which helped to drown out the taste of the awful plate lunch that came before it. I do have to compliment the service, as both the hostess and waitress were very kind and welcoming. Maybe I made it to lunch on a bad day? I am told that there weekend buffets are very tasty, so I may try and make it back on a weekend to give the restaurant another try, but as for my lunch experience today, on a scale of 1 to 10...I would give it a 2..maybe a 3.

Totally excellent

Wonderful experience!! I can't say enough. I've been going since I was a kid. I love the houses and the restaurant. I wish the restaurant offered other things, more appetizers and pastries. Not everyone wants to have a meal there. We wanted coffee and something small but was not much to choose from. Be sure to catch the Sunday dance.

This is an authentic restaurant with delicious home cooked meals. We had the daily special of stuffed turkey wing over rice, red beans, green salad or gumbo, buttermilk biscuit, dessert, and drink- all for $12.95. They are open 11-2 and you do not have to visit Vermillionville village to eat at the restaurant. The service was wonderful. The workers all eat here as well - it’s that good! I would have brought a gallon of that gumbo home if I’d had an ice chest!