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MAJOR FLAVOR

Pour a glass and toast to life’s greatest moments when hosting your event at River Oaks—whether it’s an office holiday gathering, a retirement celebratory luncheon, a rehearsal dinner for the bride and groom or a graduation brunch honoring achievement, this team of consultants is ready to create a memorable experience. Plan a multi-course meal or a sweet and simple buffet and discover River Oaks dishes up major flavor. Don’t forget about the details—consultants can also provide elegant table settings and décor to leave a lasting impression.

River Oaks Catering and Event Center**
520 E. Kaliste Saloom Road, Lafayette, LA****
337-593-8866
www.riveroakscaters.com**

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STEAK LOUIS XIII

Housed in a 19th century inn, Café V offers an historic atmosphere with a seasonal menu offering fresh selections like its signature dish the Louis XIII, which is a prime six ounce filet mignon stuffed with Louisiana crawfish tails, bacon and cheeses finished with a wild mushroom demi-glace and crawfish mornay sauce and served with brabant mashed potatoes and steamed asparagus. Café V also has a stunning courtyard area that offers live music to its diners during its seasonal Courtyard Concert Series in the Spring and Fall.

Café Vermilionville
1304 W. Pinhook Road, Lafayette
337-237-0100
Monday-Friday: Lunch and Dinner; Saturday: Dinner
www.cafev.com

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OLD-STYLE ITALIAN

Check out Nash’s and its 19th century mansion atmosphere, which offers dishes that honor old-style Italian cooking. One of Nash’s standout dishes is the Veal and Spinach Cannelloni that couples fresh spinach and ground veal cooked in olive oil with Parmesan and ricotta cheese, which is then stuffed into a homemade cannelloni shell then topped with Nash’s marinara sauce and served with Fettuccine Alfredo.

Nash’s Restaurant
101 E. Second St., Broussard
337-839-9333
Monday-Friday: Lunch and Dinner; Saturday: Dinner
www.nashsrestaurant.com

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GET A SLICE

This traditional pizzeria is known for its thin, cracker crust and for making all of its dough and sauces fresh in-house daily, as well as its award-winning salads and some of the coldest draft beer in town. One of its signature pizzas is the Landry Special, which is made with pepperoni, hamburger, shrimp, onions and jalapenos.

Pizza Village
1935 Moss St., Lafayette
337-232-1418
Daily: Lunch and Dinner
2312 Kaliste Saloom Road, Lafayette, 706-8644
Daily: Lunch and Dinner
www.pizza-village.com

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ON A ROLL

Shangri-La serves up Japanese sushi and Chinese stir fry options for every palate like its popular Crunchy Lafayette Roll with crab mix, avocado, and asparagus topped with crunchies and sweet and spicy sauces; the Cajun Cowboy made with crawfish, crab mix and avocado topped with seared filet mignon, green onions and masago; and the Flying Crawfish Roll crafted with crawfish, cream cheese, jalapenos, and tempura that is topped with eel sauce and spicy mayo.

Shangri-La Restaurant
4702 Johnston St., Lafayette
337-988-4588
Sunday-Thursday: 11AM-9PM;
Friday: 11AM-10PM; Saturday: 3-10PM

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GUMB0

Old-fashioned chicken and sausage gumbo is the main attraction at Vermilionville’s very own circa-1800s style café (open to the public, not just to the museum’s visitors), which offers a full menu of Cajun and Creole dishes as well as a daily plate lunch special. The café also offers a Friday seafood buffet that features savory seafood cornbread, stuffed catfish, shrimp and egg stew and crawfish étouffée along with a delectable bread pudding, fruit cobblers and other home-style desserts.

La Cuisine de Maman
Vermilionville, 300 Fisher Road, Lafayette
337-233-4077
Tuesday-Sunday: Lunch
www.vermilionville.org

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COMFORT FOOD

Villager’s Café offers an old time, rustic atmosphere with its old wood-framed building and screened front porch along with an inner decor that offers a quaint yet charming country setting. The menu offers simple, yet delectable items including its fair share of poboys like its shrimp poboy with tender, yet succulent shrimp fried to a golden brown crisp and topped with fresh lettuce and tomatoes and encased in a french bread bun.

**Villager’s Cafe
8400 Maurice Ave., Maurice
337-898-1554
Monday-Saturday: Lunch and Dinner
www.villagerscafe.net
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GASTROPUB

Downtown Lafayette’s very own authentic German-style gastropub offers a colorful, open-air atmosphere with a constantly rotating selection of German and European beers, local and domestic beers and draught wine. The Wurst features a traditional European biergarten menu items with a bit of Cajun flair like its boudin grilled cheese and Wurst Egg Roll Ever, which is an egg roll styled after a Reuben sandwich with sauerkraut, corned beef and swiss.

**The Wurst biergarten
537 Jefferson St., Downtown Lafayette
337-534-4612
Open Daily: Lunch and Dinner
www.WurstBiergarten.com
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