Mazen's — Restaurant in Lake Charles

My rating is an actual 3.75 to 3.85 Mazen's pulls up as a fine dining establishment. While the food is of good quality, where Mazen's falls short are the little (but important) things. The decor is plain and uninspiring. White walls with very little decor, white table cloths with very little creativity in the place settings. The menu is decent. Hailed as an establishment with a French and Mediterranean influence, I would have liked to see more of a French selection. The waiter was unfamiliar with ingredients in the appetizer and entrée selections. An absolute must for patrons that have food allergies. We ordered the lamb lollipops and Rockefeller Oysters. The lamb lollipops were over cooked but had a great flavoring. You should never serve lamb well done. What a shame! We had to send the oysters back due to them containing bread crumbs, of which the waiter was unaware. We ordered the Ribeye and the Seafood Biscayne. The Ribeye was cooked to order and had a good flavoring. Nothing earth shattering, but decent. The Biscayne was also very average. Bland but not horrible. Sides were Creamed Spinach and Potatoes AuGratin. The creamed Spinach was absolutely fantastic! Perfect creamy consistency! Fresh and beaming with flavor accompanied by a mild spice. Wonderful! I had to send the Potatoes back, as they were so overdone my fork could not penetrate the top layer. The plating of all dishes was exceptionally poor and lacked any real effort. Unfortunate. For dessert, we ordered Banana Foster- which is really the Cadillac of desserts. This was Unfortunately very lazy and plain. For the most part, it was a decent experience with slightly above average cuisine. Would I go back? Perhaps. Is it...

Alright , so don’t let their website fool you, definitely not a fine dining experience. I have eaten night and day better food at Texas Roadhouse or Saltgrass, both chains. I ordered a ceasar salad, 12oz ribeye with a red wine reduction, and roasted garlic parmesan brussels sprout. The salad first, it is described as being made with homemade ceasar dressing. I received a huge bowl of warm romaine , store bought parmesan, and either Kraft or Paul Newman dressing, def not home made. I’m fine with store bought but to advertise/charge for premium food etc.. and serve something that came out of plastic jug is unacceptable. The brussels, oh the brussels. These tasted of and felt like frozen brussels warmed up real quick. Definitely not roasted, and literally had zero taste. I tasted no garlic , and the powdered Kraft parmesan lightly sprinkled was def for looks and no taste. The steak itself was good, the cut was nice, and it was cooked correctly. This steak normally comes with a three wine reduction and hollandaise. I know what you’re thinking and had them scratch the heavy hollandaise from the steak. When I received my steak, I first noticed a plate full of watery brown gravy, I guess that was the wine reduction, key process of a wine reduction, the actual reduction part, that obviously didn’t happen This was a watery mess ladled atop of my steak. Highly disappointed in this place, when you go somewhere expecting premium quality food but end up with Golden Corral at a much higher price , you tend to...

Mazen uses fresh fish daily. We LOVE RED SNAPPER. IF I HAD A LAST MEAL IT WOULD BE SOMETHIMG FROM HIS RESTARAUNT. I HAVE SO MUCH TROUBLE DECIDING WHAT TO ORDER, BECAUSE I LOVE MOST EVERYTHING HE SERVES. MY GO TO DISH IS FISH MOUNT WITH SAUTEED SPINICH ON THE SIDE HOWEVER IM SO GREETY I ALSO WANT fried aspar agus with extra hollindase SAUCE WITCH is THE BEST I'VE EVER HAD. I ALSO GET TORN BETWEEN FISH AND OR HIS STEAK. WITH A WINE REDUCTION SAUCE NOT TO MENTION HIS GRAND MANIER SOUFFLE. I BRING THAT HOME BUT GET A LARGE CUP OH HIS FRESH WHIP CREAM. HE ALSO MAKES IT HARD TO RESIST THE STRAWBERRY FIETA. PYHLO DOUGH LAYERED WITH WHIPPED CREAM AND CUT FRESH STRAWBERRIES DRIZZLED WIT HONEY. HAVE GONE BY JUST TO GET HIS VERY FRESH SELF MADE CRAB CAKE. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO BEABLE TO EAT ALOT & EAT THERE EVERYDAY. HE TRAINS HIS STAFF SO WELL, CONSISTENT AWESOME SEVICE. SOME PEOPLE THINKS ATMOSPHERE COULD USE A LITTLE UP DATE . I DON'T CARE. I WOULD SIT ON A PARK BENCH TO HAVE MAZENS FOOD. I DONT CARE FOR LAMB, I HEARD LAMB LOLLIPOPS WERE DELISH, MY HUSBUND LOVES QUAIL APPETIZER WITH RASBERRY REDUCTION. THEY USUALLY HAVE OFF THE MEMU SPECIALS. WANNA GO TODAY. LOL.THANK YOU MAZEN FOR YOUR TALENT AS A WONDERFUL CARING HARDWORKING...