(225) 473-8463
(225) 473-8463

Welcome!

This Is Your Taste of Donaldsonville.

We invite you to experience Grapevine Cafe’s award winning cuisine, a unique blend of Cajun, Creole and African traditions.

BOOK RESERVATION

Firecracker Shrimp

Jumbo grilled shrimp tossed in a zesty sweet and spicy sauce with red onions and peppers

Filet Mignon

8 ounce choice center cut filet mignon, plain or peppercorn encrusted, topped with melted butter

White Chocolate Bread Pudding 

Served warm and topped with a decadent white chocolate sauce

Presenting you with an elegant and delightful experience.

Attracting destination diners from New Orleans, Baton Rouge and beyond, we invite you to experience The Grapevine Cafe.

Earning rave reviews from visitors, food writers and our ever-important, locals for its authentic South Louisiana cuisine, Imagine the casual atmosphere of a beautifully restored 1920’s building and to that, add the picture of rotating collections of colorful works of area artists and the sounds of local musicians.

Reservation Information

- NOTICE -
RESERVATIONS ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Call 225-473-8463 for assistance

The Grapevine Cafe Menu 2026

Our Menu

Appetizers

Crabmeat Stuffed Mushrooms 16

Served baked in olive oil and white wine or fried with roasted garlic aioli.

Shrimp Grapevine 16

Jumbo shrimp broiled in olive oil, garlic and Italian spices, topped with bread crumbs and romano cheese.

Firecracker Shrimp 16

Jumbo grilled shrimp tossed in a zesty sweet and spicy sauce with red onions and peppers.

Spicy Pecan Shrimp 16

Fried shrimp tossed in a horseradish aioli and spicy, praline pecans.

Crawfish Cornbread 12

Our signature cornbread sauced with crawfish étouffée.

Eggplant Wheels 12

Golden fried eggplant medallions topped with your choice of sauce.

Crab Cakes 16

Two crab cakes grilled or fried, topped with garlic aioli. substitute crabmeat au gratin for $3

Fried Green Tomatoes 16

Topped with crabmeat and remoulade sauce.

Portobello Mushroom Fries 12

Sliced portobello mushroom caps fried, served with garlic aioli.

Southern Fish Bites 13

Golden fried southern fish nuggets.

Boudin Balls 13

Deep fried and served with our firecracker sauce.

Soups & Salads

Shrimp, Crab and Okra Gumbo

Served with rice and potato salad.

Cup 6.5 Bowl 13

Hen and Andouille Gumbo

Served with rice and potato salad.

Cup 6.5 Bowl 13

Shrimp, Crab and Corn Bisque

Cup 6.5 Bowl 13

Turtle Soup

Cup 8.5 Bowl 15

House Salad

A bed of Arcadian spring mix and green leaf lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, pickled okra, pepperoncini peppers, red onions, parmesan cheese and croutons.

Chicken (grilled, fried or blackened) 20

Shrimp (grilled, fried or blackened) 20

Ahi Tuna (grilled or blackened) 24

Pasta Grapevine

Bed of rotini tossed in our signature vinaigrette topped with sautéed red onions, peppers, squash, zucchini and parmesan cheese.

Chicken (grilled, fried or blackened) 22

Shrimp (grilled, fried or blackened) 22

Crawfish (grilled, fried or blackened) 22

Sandwiches

Only Available Tuesday - Friday
11 am - 2 pm

Served with potato salad or potato chips.

Hamburger 13

100% all beef patty on a fresh, French loaf or a buttery, brioche bun.

Chicken Sandwich 16

Fried or grilled chicken on a fresh, French loaf or a buttery, brioche bun.

Shrimp Poboy 16

Fried or grilled shrimp on a fresh, French loaf or a buttery, brioche bun.

Add :

Grilled onions $1
Provolone or cheddar cheese $1

Seafood

Served with house salad, rough mashed potatoes and green beans.

Half & Half 22

Choose two: Grilled, fried or blackened fish, shrimp or crawfish, shrimp étouffée or crawfish étouffée. Served with green beans and potato salad instead of traditional sides.

Crawfish Cornbread with Southern Fish 25

Slice of our signature cornbread topped with your choice of grilled, fried or blackened fish and smothered in crawfish étouffée.

Crabmeat Stuffed Eggplant 22

Crabmeat stuffing in between two golden fried eggplant medallions, topped with your choice of sauce.

Crab Cake Dinner 30

Three grilled or fried crab cakes topped with garlic aioli or crabmeat au gratin.

Crabmeat Stuffed Portobello Mushroom 30

Portobello mushroom cap, grilled crabmeat stuffing, three jumbo grilled shrimp topped with velvety lemon butter.

Fish

Served with house salad, rough mashed potatoes and green beans.

Ahi Tuna 28

10 ounce tuna steak, grilled or blackened, topped with your choice of sauce.

Redfish 29

Grilled or blackened redfish topped with your choice of sauce.

Crab Stuffed Redfish 35

Crabmeat stuffing between two halves of grilled redfish fillets. Traditionally served with crabmeat au gratin.

Spinach and Andouille Stuffed Redfish 31

Spinach and andouille stuffing between two halves of grilled redfish fillets. Traditionally topped with lemon butter.

Pecan Encrusted Redfish 29

Pecan flour encrusted, fried golden. Traditionally topped with lemon butter.

Southern Fish Fillet 20

Grilled, fried or blackened, topped with your choice of sauce.

Chicken

Served with house salad, rough mashed potatoes and green beans.

Chicken Breasts 21

Two grilled, fried or blackened chicken breasts topped with your choice of sauce.

Spinach and Andouille Stuffed Chicken 24

Spinach and andouille stuffing between two chicken breasts, grilled, fried or blackened. Traditionally served grilled, topped with lemon butter.

Crab Stuffed Chicken 27

Crabmeat stuffing between two chicken breasts, grilled, fried or blackened. Traditionally served grilled, topped with crabmeat au gratin.

Steaks

Served with house salad, rough mashed potatoes and green beans.

Pork Tenderloin Ribeye 25

Chargrilled with your choice of sauce. Bourbon Pepper Jelly, Fig Preserves, Blackberry Preserves or Smothered Onions & Mushrooms.

Hamburger Steak 24

12 ounce all beef hamburger steak topped with onions, mushrooms and gravy.

Ribeye 40

14 ounce choice ribeye, plain or peppercorn encrusted, topped with melted butter.

Filet Mignon 46

8 ounce choice center cut filet mignon, plain or peppercorn encrusted, topped with melted butter.

Pasta

Served with house salad

Eggplant Parmesan 19

Three eggplant medallions fried, golden brown on a bed of angel hair pasta topped with our signature red sauce and parmesan cheese.
substitute crabmeat au gratin for $3

Crabmeat Eggplant Pasta 25

Grilled crabmeat stuffing between two golden fried eggplant medallions on a bed of angel hair pasta topped with rich crabmeat au gratin and parmesan cheese.

Crab Cake Pasta 32

Three grilled or fried crab cakes on a bed of angel hair pasta topped with creamy crabmeat au gratin and parmesan cheese.

Parmesan Chicken 21

Two grilled or fried chicken breasts served over angel hair pasta, topped with our signature red sauce and parmesan cheese.

Creole Surf and Turf Pasta 27

Shrimp and smoked tasso in our white wine cream sauce over a bed of angel hair pasta.

Sides & Add-Ons

French Bread 3

Potato Salad 3.5

Green Beans 3.5

Dinner Salad 5.5

Rough Mashed Potatoes 3.5

Side of Sauce 6

Grilled Vegetables 6

Three Jumbo Shrimp 8

Jumbo Lump Crabmeat 16

Sauces

Crawfish or Shrimp Étouffée
Crabmeat Au Gratin
Smothered Onions & Mushrooms
Lemon Butter or Roasted Garlic Sauce

Desserts

Award Winning
White Chocolate Bread Pudding 13

Served warm, topped with a decadent white chocolate sauce.

Brownie A La Mode 13

Served warm, topped with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream, whipped cream and chocolate drizzle.

Cheesecake 13

Served cold, plain or topped with strawberry or pecan praline sauce.

Old-Fashioned Lemon Ice Box Pie 6.5

Served cold, topped with whipped cream.

Vanilla Bean Ice Cream 5.5

Choose plain, chocolate syrup or strawberry sauce with whipped topping.

Reservation Information


NOTICE:

RESERVATIONS ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Call 225-473-8463 for assistance.

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