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Cafe Josephine, Sunset, LA

Cafe Josephine

4.7
4.7
657 Reviews
$31 to $50
Steakhouse
818 Napoleon Ave, Sunset, LA 70584-6118

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2 people
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
7:00 PM
Booked 9 times today

About this restaurant

  • Good for special occasions
  • Charming
  • Good for business meals
Chef Troy Bijeaux wants to welcome everyone to Cafe Josephine. We have many spectacular dishes, but our signature dishes are both our steaks and oysters. They can be seen getting prepared and cooked at our oyster bar. Its a great time to speak with Chef and others around you.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Steakhouse, Seafood, Cajun
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch Fri, Sat 11:00 am–2:00 pm Dinner Tue–Thu 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Catering
    Outside catering available. Please call us with any questions or menu options at 337-662-0008.
  • Private party facilities
    Please call us for any private parties at 337-662-0008
  • Neighborhood
    Lafayette
  • Parking details
    None
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Offers

  • Weekly Oyster Specials

    Multiple dates available
    Tue - Thu - 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Join us Tuesdays through Thursdays from 5-9pm for our Weekly Oyster Specials! Oysters are served by the dozen. Raw Oysters are $16.99 and our Chargrilled Oysters are $18.99. This offer is available for dine-in only.

What 657 people are saying

Cafe Josephine reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.8Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4.4Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Baton Rouge / Lafayette

    Steakhouse

  • Lafayette

    Best Food

  • Lafayette

    Best Service

  • Lafayette

    Good for groups

  • Lafayette

    Hot spot

  • Lafayette

    Neighborhood gem

  • Lafayette

    Good for special occasions

  • Lafayette

    Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Cafe Josephine is a standout dining destination with "the best steaks in Acadiana" and "chargrilled oysters" that impress every time. Known for exceptional food, service, and a welcoming atmosphere, this hidden gem delights with dishes like "ribeye cap," "crab rolls," and "crawfish nachos." While reservations can sometimes require a wait, the "phenomenal" food and "wonderful experience" make it worth the visit.
657 Reviews
  1. Joshua

    New Orleans1 review

    3.0

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Love this place but last night they had an off night for us. Service was a little slow and inattentive. Ordered the grilled seafood platter but it arrived fried. Person that delivered the food didn’t seem much interested in redoing the order. I couldn’t redo it anyway as we did not have the time to wait. It wasn’t terrible, just not the same experience as my previous visits to the restaurant.

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  2. Dean

    New Orleans82 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 6, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    They have the best steaks in Acadiana. If you are a steak lover you have to try this restaurant. Get the ribeye cap.

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  3. Laura

    Baton Rouge6 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 29, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    The Sea Bass was absolutely delicious! It’s my go to on every visit. My husband had the ribeye cap. It was beyond incredible!

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  4. Lauren

    New Orleans9 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 29, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Food is best ever for a steak. It is by for the most tender flavorful steak ever.

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  5. Steve

    Nashville2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 28, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had an amazing dinner at Cafe Josephine. We started with the crawfish nachos and they were delicious. For the main course we had the prime filet andno-filler crab cakes. Both were very delicious. Staff were very friendly and our drinks were never half empty. We will definitely be going back to try other dishes.

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  6. Charles

    Baton Rouge2 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on March 23, 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    I checked good for all but overall as I had no choice but to select something but didn't want to choose poor and affect the restaurant's rating too badly. My wife and I made reservations through OpenTable for 8:15. Arrived at 8:15. It was very busy and was told it would be 15-20 minutes. It was 45 minutes before we were seated. Our waiter brought us waters per our request and I asked for a couple of minutes to decide on a meal. More than 10 minutes passed and we never saw our waiter again, that is until we started walking out. We have had good experiences in the past but Cafe Josephine really let us down.

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  7. Sarah

    Unspecified1 review

    4.0

    Dined on March 23, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Food was phenomenal. We had a reservation for 8:15, arrived at 8:00 and still had to wait 45 minutes for a table so the reservation was pretty pointless but the food made it worth the wait.

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  8. Lea

    Baton Rouge10 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 23, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    EVERYTHING we ordered was AMAZING!!!! Crab Rolls, seafood gumbo and a filet…everything cooked to perfection!!!! They were very busy as usual but our server was outstanding!!!

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    Baton Rouge2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 16, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    As always oysters were on point! And the drinks were perfect.

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  10. Brittney

    Baton Rouge1 review

    3.0

    Dined on March 16, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    The overall experience was very underwhelming, we have been here previously and was definitely not as good as previous times. My husband ordered the ribeye cap medium, it was more medium well and the sweetie peppers where not on there which was very disappointing since that is one of the things there steaks are known for. We also ordered the Eggplant which was suppose to have crab in the sauce, definitely no crab or even the taste of crab was found. Also the sauce was congealed on the plate so it was sitting under the lamp for awhile that did really affect the taste but after waiting an hour for food it was disappointing.

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FAQs

Cafe Josephine offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (337) 662-0008.

Cafe Josephine is rated 4.7 stars by 657 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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818 Napoleon Ave, Sunset, LA 70584-6118

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Lafayette
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch Fri, Sat 11:00 am–2:00 pm Dinner Tue–Thu 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Steakhouse, Seafood, Cajun
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    None
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
  • Catering
    Outside catering available. Please call us with any questions or menu options at 337-662-0008.
  • Private party facilities
    Please call us for any private parties at 337-662-0008
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