Caet [seafood I oysterette] — Restaurant in Ridgeland

I always enjoy going to Caet! It's a great place for happy hour with friends, a celebration, or date night. Service is exceptional, the food is consistent and delicious, and the staff is always friendly and helpful. Bathrooms are clean too! There was only one weird thing that happened the last time we went. My family was dining in for an early birthday celebration, and we ordered an appetizer. I wanted to wait to order until we received the app and/or finished it to decide how hungry I would be for my main plate. (If you haven't eaten at Caet, they have an exceptional amount of delicious small plates if you want a smorgasbord). The waiter would not bring our appetizer to the table until we orders all our entrees and the menus were off the table.... Even after explaining, we had to do it... just thought this was odd.

As far as the food is concerned, it's always top notch. As I mentioned earlier, Caet has a multitude of small plates and snacks that are shareable among the table or are also big enough for a meal. This specific visit, we tried the cauliflower saganaki as our appetizer, which was a steak of cauliflower topped with seared feta, herbs and tomato confit. While we did our best to finish it, I was able to take the rest of this dish home to eat for lunch the following day. We also tried the fried crab claws, which are just a great staple! WATCH OUT FOR PRICES ON THESE THOUGH. Right now, the prices for a small app to share are in the $30-40 range, and many of the servers in town will NOT address these high prices before letting you order it.

For our meals, I had the scallop dish and mom went simple with a plate of zucchini fries. Her fries were extra crispy and the zucchini was in ribbons on the inside. They're served with a delicious spicy comeback! I would suggest asking for a second ramekin of the sauce! The scallops were buttery and cooked to perfection. They sat on a bed of white truffle risotto and were topped with green tomato pico and tomato parm broth. The green tomato pico gave this decadent, buttery dish the perfect burst of freshness. I would highly recommend.

Caet stays pretty busy, so I would suggest making a reservation. They have several private rooms along with a large dining space, bar seating (tables and the bar itself) along with a spacious outdoor patio. The location is in Renaissance, so it is easy to get...

Delicious food, friendly service, clean seating area with beautiful decorations.

I have been thinking about visiting this restaurant for a long time. My husband and I often take a walk at Renaissance. Everytime we walked by Caet, we ALWAYS saw lots of people walking in and out the restaurant and people seemed so happy chatting at the outdoor seating area. I was wondering if this restaurant has a good service.

Until today my friend and I came to Caet to celebrate our husbands' birthday, and I got to experience Caet's outstanding service!! Our waiter, Zack, was so professional, he always checked on us at a good time, we never needed to look for him, he knew when we were ready to order or before our water was below half glass, he just came and helped us fill up, he offered his insights when we had any questions and he never disrupted us when my friends and I were in the middle of the conversation. From this perspective, I can tell Caet's employee has a good quality of training!

Now let's talk about food. We ordered three appetizers (broil oysters, truffle fries and some kind of cheese/bread with sweet and savory sauce on top), and each dish has their signature plates and display. Everything was very delicious! When my main course was delivered in front of me, I can tell the chef was very professional and careful when he/she put each ingredients in the plate. The display was very beautiful and clean. The most important of all was that the fish was well cooked!! Crispy outside and juicy with tender texture inside. And the mashed potatoes are my favorite!!

Last but not least, the dessert selection was hard for me because they have various choices and I just wanna try each of them lol anyway, we ordered the banana pudding with candied pecans 😋😋 yummy!!!

If you are looking for a place for date night or low key birthday celebration, I totally recommend here!! I knew they are very popular so I made a reservation a week ago. I can't wait to go back to try different appetizers, entrees, desserts...

Don’t typically (almost never) leave a review - good or bad. However, the service I received from manager, David and staff, was above and beyond anything I have experienced anywhere. For perspective, I travel throughout the lower US for business and eat all meals, 5 or more days a week, in a restaurant. The restaurant was recommended by a client. I placed a to go lever for the caet burger cooked medium. When I arrived to the restaurant I was promptly greeted, my food was ready. I paid and headed back to my hotel. Once I arrived to my room I opened the packaging to find the most amazing burger I may have ever laid eyes on. Excited, I attempted to take a bite only to find it was a bit too large. I cut the burger in half and that is when things took a turn for the worse. I found the burger I ordered medium was actually cooked blue rare - seared outside, cold and red on the inside. I’m an adventurous eater, but raw ground beef (no matter the quality) presents a real danger of contamination. I couldn’t eat it. Disappointed I called the restaurant. The young man who answered the phone quickly qualified the call and got me with the manage, David. I held for less than 30 second before David came on the line. I ran down the scenario and without any hesitation, i was told the bill would be taken care of. Great! For me, the restaurant had done its job 100% at this point. I did not have to fight, or even ask for that matter, for this to be addressed. This, at this point, was an experience worth a 5 star review. What truly set this experience above every other experience I have had not just in a restaurant, but in any retail space, is what happened next. David asked me if I was still hungry and offered, to have the meal remade and delivered it to my hotel himself. The second burger was perfectly cooked and quite delicious. To the staff at Caet, thank you for the great meal and the amazing service. I will likely never return to Mississippi, but if I do, Caet will serve me...