
Refined waterfront venue on Sibley Lake offering Louisiana-style seafood dishes, steaks & wine.
Address and Contact Information
Address: 5948 LA-1, Natchitoches, LA 71457
Phone: (318) 238-2400
Website: http://www.marinersrestaurant.com/
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The atmosphere was absolutely enchanting—made even more special by a stunning sunset view from our table that created a truly romantic setting.
The food was outstanding. My wife ordered the Ahi Poke Bowl and said it was one of the best dishes she’s ever had. I went with the 28 oz Ribeye—enormous, perfectly cooked, and incredibly flavorful. Every bite was delicious.
Service was equally impressive. We were greeted by a charming young college-aged hostess, and our server was attentive, friendly, and very helpful throughout the evening without ever being intrusive.
From the ambiance to the food to the service, this was an exceptional dining experience. We’ll definitely be back and highly recommend it to anyone looking for great food in a beautiful, romantic setting.
I expected better. My girlfriend and I ordered filet mignon but that was not what was served. It was a different cut and they were both overcooked and dry. Very disappointed.
The shrimp cocktail was excellent. The crab bisque was such a tiny portion, and have had much better elsewhere. The service was excellent. The atmosphere is always very nice.
Highly recommend!
The killer of the visit, however, was the service. Our server had a large party of more than thirty (30). As a result, our server showed up at our table 4 times, to take the drink order, to take our appetizer order and deliver our drinks, to take our dinner order, and, 10 minutes after finished eating, to deliver our check. Until someone offered us boxes for our remaining food, no one else ever visited our table, we never received any more drinks, or even had our water refilled.
When we spoke to a manager we were given an excuse that two servers hadn’t shown up because of a funeral. Tragic, but not the point. She said our server tended to get ‘frazzled.’ When I pointed out that, if she was going to take care of a 30 top alone, she shouldn’t have been seated any other tables, the manager just glossed right over it with a couple more lame apologies.
My intention was to leave only a $15 tip – $1 x 3 visits (not counting dropping the check) x 5 people in our party. My wife convinced me to leave $50 since our check was over $300. Normally, even decent service would have gotten $80 to $90.
Might’ve given two stars had the manager not been obviously over her head. One server with a 30 top and 3 additional tables might have garnered at least a few trips into the dining room, but I didn’t even see her more than a couple of times (not in our server’s area) and the one time when we were speaking to her.