Ragin' Cajun
Creole, Cajun, Southern, Seafood
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Location and hours
Location
1102 River Road (Highway 35) , Belmar, NJ
(732) 280-6828
Hours
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Reviews
Overall rating
(4.7)
(226 reviews)
June 1, 2019
The food is terrific and the Waite staff are exceptional and friendly.
June 1, 2019
The food is terrific and the Waite staff are exceptional and friendly.
June 1, 2019
The food is terrific and the Waite staff are exceptional and friendly.
April 12, 2019
Great attentive, friendly service. Delicious food.
April 9, 2019
Food is exceptional. The staff pleasant and accommodating. Always a good dining experience.
April 9, 2019
Food is exceptional. The staff pleasant and accommodating. Always a good dining experience.
April 9, 2019
Food is exceptional. The staff pleasant and accommodating. Always a good dining experience.
April 9, 2019
Food is exceptional. The staff pleasant and accommodating. Always a good dining experience.
January 3, 2019
Food was very tasty, seasoned just right, good portions
November 13, 2018
Rajun Cajun is one of my top 3 restaurants in the area. Everyone that I bring with me to Rajun Cajun loves the food too. It's delicious!
October 11, 2018
The food is exceptional - the staff were terrific as well.
August 29, 2018
Every aspect was perfect! Well prepared and well presented and MORE than sufficient! An absolutely delightful anniversary celebration.
March 5, 2018
The staff and the food are always top notch, love going there with family
September 4, 2017
Second time here. First time disappointed with ratio of veggies, meat/fish to exorbitant amount of pasta. Second time the same. The whole entrée is pasta. $25 for a dish of pasta, sauce and little meat & veggies.
August 23, 2017
Food and service were excellent. Ambiance was just ok. Sat by the kitchen, counter behind us cluttered with dirty glassware, papers etc. Would have taken a minute to clear it off to make the place look cleaner and less cluttered. Overhead light glaring, softer lights would be nice. Service was very good. Waitress friendly and informative.
June 2, 2017
AMAZING
May 4, 2017
Food and service was exceptional
January 7, 2017
Great sevice. Great food. Great music.
December 9, 2016
Food is excellent and the service is always friendly.
December 4, 2016
Big Daddy pasta wasalad amazing!
November 19, 2016
great service, great food and great music!
October 12, 2016
Great service and food.
September 22, 2016
We have a vacation home in the area, this is our favorite restaurant at the Jersey Shore.
September 8, 2016
Always delightful!
August 6, 2016
Great food and atmosphere at a great price. Nice and friendly staff too
July 22, 2016
Choice of indoor or outdoor dining, patio very pleasant but can hear traffic from nearby highway.
July 14, 2016
Food and service were great
July 8, 2016
This is our favorite restaurant! Food is consistently delicious, generous portions, very accommodating kitchen and servers. Did I mention, delicious!
July 8, 2016
great food, great service
July 3, 2016
The food is well prepared and very tasty. The service was quick and friendly.
February 18, 2016
All dishes are amazing, the staff is friendly and welcoming.
January 24, 2016
Service was exceptional. Nothing a problem when asking to make changes and additions to the order. music was amazing
January 15, 2016
Awesome food.. Love all their dishes! Love the baked garlic cloves on nice warm rolls they provide with dinner. Plus Billy Hector entertained us wonderfully!
January 9, 2016
Has been recently "renovated" did a great job! Service was excellent!Food was awesome!
December 4, 2015
GREAT SERVICE, GREAT FOOD !
October 25, 2015
The food and service were both excellent. The restaurant is small so it is best to go off-season. Also had a live group with very nice music.
October 25, 2015
The food and service were both excellent. The restaurant is small so it is best to go off-season. Also had a live group with very nice music.
October 19, 2015
Great food, good portions and good service!
September 16, 2015
Great food, live music (even on a Tuesday), and friendly staff. Plus byob and sunset.
September 12, 2015
Food is excellent. The staff is friendly and enthusiastic. They are doing a fantastic job and I am sure Tracie is smiling down on them.
August 13, 2015
I can not say enough about Ragin Cajun. This is now my favorite place. Only disappointment is they took the 25 dollar gift cert away,,,,,, :-(
June 29, 2015
The service is terrific and the food is WOW!
June 6, 2015
Cute little restaurant, great staff, delicious food. Music to end off the weekend.
May 28, 2015
Only in the beginning the service was slow....Just opened maybe a little short handed...after our orders were taken everything else excellent
May 21, 2015
Visit this restaurant several times per year and it is always excellent.
May 14, 2015
Service and food were excellent
May 11, 2015
Ambience awful, food tasteless, would not go back!!!!
May 11, 2015
Staff is friendly. Music is a nice touch. Food is wonderful.
May 9, 2015
Delicious baked red snapper !
April 30, 2015
Very relaxed with great food and even better music
April 22, 2015
Great food and service. Liked atmosphere.
March 31, 2015
Ragin' Cajun is always ready to accommodate and make substitutions--no problem. Food is reliably fresh and delicious. Stringbean band was great! And Tracie's happy energy is everywhere still.
March 28, 2015
The wait staff was extremely attentive to our needs and very helpful about the explanation of items on the menu!
February 27, 2015
The food is delicious and the wait staff are very friendly
February 9, 2015
Food was great as well as the service.
January 25, 2015
Excellent food with large portions. Service was quick and friendly
January 24, 2015
The Cajun seasoning and sauces keep us coming back, the food is delicious!
January 19, 2015
food scallops were raw. not even cooked at all
January 5, 2015
Portions were large - almost to large - menu was varied w/ items you don't usually expect.
January 4, 2015
We love Buono and our favorite server Arman!
January 4, 2015
Food was awesome!
January 2, 2015
Great food
December 30, 2014
Every meal was delicious. The chicken Marsala was the best I have ever had and iI frequently go to the Nortth End in Boston.
December 30, 2014
This restaurant is too pricey to visit, for what you get. Good, but not exceptional. I don't think the $15.00 certificate is enough. Needs to be $25 for us to back.
November 22, 2014
I loved the food , really tasty, I loved the atmosthere. I will be back again !!!
November 13, 2014
The wait was 45 minutes. But it always is mobbed!
November 8, 2014
love the food....especially with the music
September 18, 2014
Excellent Food and service wasn't rushed at all. Servers were very friendly.
September 14, 2014
The best service! Great blues band! BYOB! and the food is fantastic!!
September 5, 2014
The food and the service is consistently excellent. This is always first on my list when on vacation in the area. They also have the BEST Blues music on Sundays and Thursdays, so I always plan to be there for that!
August 15, 2014
The food was delicious, especially the baked red snapper. The entertainment was a great added touch. I would go again in a heartbeat.
August 4, 2014
After over 25 visits this is the first time that we were not happy with our meals. Everything seemed a little off. Even the rice and beans were under seasoned. Really hoping it was just a bad night and that things will be back to delicious next time.
August 3, 2014
Delicious! Never disappointed!
August 3, 2014
very comfortable atmosphere.
July 14, 2014
great food and great service
July 13, 2014
They need to update the inside, cracked ceilings
July 12, 2014
Food and Service were good. Only down side we sat outside and it's right on a busy highway.
July 11, 2014
restaurant was VERY hot, need a better a/c unit :)
June 27, 2014
The owner works along side the staff and is very personable. The Friday night band is what brings us back every time. The food is good and the atmosphere fun, and friendly.
June 6, 2014
Great tasting meals. Blackened meats are soooo tasty.
June 6, 2014
Great food and atmosphere, funky eclectic and fun
June 6, 2014
Food is always great and music by Billy HectorMakes for nice night out.
June 6, 2014
The food is always fresh and cooked to perfection.Even though the restaurant is small and not glamorous, eating there always makes me happy.
May 8, 2014
byob, we were given a few glasses to drink our wine out front while we waited for the table. allowed us to turn waiting for our table into a fun experience. excellent service once we were seated as well.
May 6, 2014
I always order Shrimp Daddy Pasta, 6 large shrimp, spicy creamy sauce, pasta, alligator sausage. Always yummy. Husband always orders Blackened Chicken Bites - spicy, buttery, so unhealthy but SO GOOD! Key lime pie for dessert. We always leave very satisfied. Tracie (owner) comes out to chat and is always interesting and gracious.
May 4, 2014
Delicious cajun food! and BYOB
April 20, 2014
Amazing food....personal attention from the owner/chef...fun atmosphere...great live music!
April 13, 2014
Great food and very friendly staff.
April 4, 2014
Food was good . Server very poor. Chili was sent back to be warmed up and never came back. Took it in a to go cup. Asked to have television turned on and it never happened. If waitress sat on my lap like she did most other customers, maybe I could overlook this.
March 21, 2014
The food is always wonderful, well seasoned and flavorful. Owner and staff are very attentive and make us feel comfortable any time we're there.
March 17, 2014
Lobster macn cheese appy
March 17, 2014
The food is WONDERFUL. I would eat here weekly if i could. Tracy is a wonderful person as well.
March 9, 2014
The food was excellently prepared and was ofa very large quantity. The staff were friendly and knowledgeable about the food.
March 2, 2014
Firstly, there was no room to enter this restaurant without hitting someone in the back upon entering due to the minuscule size of this place. After we were sat, it took repeated requests to get a wine glass. The sauces on both the mussel appetizer and one of the main dishes, the chicken Baton Rouge, was drowning in a oily tomato like sauce with little flavor and nothing resembling Cajun flavor. The other entree, called Grilled Jumbo Shrimp, was composed of some pretty small sized shrimp in oil with also not much flavor.In all, a pretty unremarkable meal, just fair at best.
February 10, 2014
delicious blackened shrimp and scallops! byob! and good blues music!
February 3, 2014
Great food & service. Small & limited seating but the wait was not too long.
February 2, 2014
It is such an intimate setting, the food is always fresh and so tasty. The owner is a doll.
January 24, 2014
Great food and service.
January 19, 2014
best catfish we have ever had new orleans included
January 19, 2014
If you want conversation - go before the band starts!
January 15, 2014
Awesome place to relax.
January 13, 2014
great band and friendly wait staff
January 11, 2014
Food is always great as well as the entertainment by billy hector
January 5, 2014
Always amazing! Delicious
December 29, 2013
The food was good, our waitress was great!
December 15, 2013
Food was awesome, service was good, server was very sweet.
December 13, 2013
This is our favorite restaurant! Deliciouly seasoned, perfectly cooked, huge portions. I always order Swamp Daddy Pasta, shrimp and alligator sausage over bowties in a very spicy cram sauce. Husband always orders Blackened Chicken Bites - very spicy in butter sauce, worth all the calories. Brought son for first time, he loved it, raved about the scallops.
December 7, 2013
The food, the staff, all great. Very hospitable; food was very good.
December 4, 2013
the food was very good, the service great and we had a good time.
December 2, 2013
Cozy place with good food and people. The music is always enjoyable.
November 1, 2013
I always order Swamp Daddy Pasta. It is fantastic, perfectly spiced, creamy, very generous portion. Husband always orders Blackened chicken bites. Very spicy and buttery, excellent. Their Key Lime pie is also great. Friendly, helpful staff. Atmosphere is scruffy, what I imagine many New Orleans restaurants are like.
October 31, 2013
wonderful food-great music and Traci is always fun!
October 30, 2013
Always great
October 25, 2013
Mgr gave me a good tip-next time get half order of salmon with house salad. Nice not to waste greens
September 20, 2013
The food is excellent and portions plentiful! I have many favorites.
September 14, 2013
service was horrible server did not explain specials just dropped in front of us had to ask for check
September 14, 2013
Each dish was a uniqueExperience. Great food.
September 14, 2013
excellent!
September 13, 2013
Quality of the food is superb, very authentic cajun cuisine.Chef will happily make food not on the menu for kids.
September 13, 2013
great catfish
August 26, 2013
We enjoyed our first experience at Ragin Cajun. Food was tasty and served hot, and the service was very good.
August 26, 2013
We enjoyed our first experience at Ragin Cajun. Food was tasty and served hot, and the service was very good.
August 26, 2013
We enjoyed our first experience at Ragin Cajun. Food was tasty and served hot, and the service was very good.
August 26, 2013
We enjoyed our first experience at Ragin Cajun. Food was tasty and served hot, and the service was very good.
August 26, 2013
We enjoyed our first experience at Ragin Cajun. Food was tasty and served hot, and the service was very good.
August 7, 2013
We like Cajun food, and this was way up there in quality!
August 6, 2013
Food is always fresh and cooked to perfection.
August 6, 2013
Their food is amazing. They were short staffed that night and got busy with tables outside so everything took a bit of time but the atmosphere and food is worth it.
July 10, 2013
attentive, server very knowledgeable of menu and item choices.
July 10, 2013
The place is always a buzz with music and small and large groups. We know the owner from going there so much and Stringbean and the Stalkers are always a pleasure to listen to as they play live music in the corner of the main room.
June 19, 2013
My husband always orders the blackened chicken bites and I always order Swamp Daddy Pasta. Also excellent Key Lime pie. Love this place!
June 19, 2013
waitress was wonderful, attentive, knowledgeable about the prep of dishes, accomodating, and friendly. Food was truly the best Cajun I've had in years!! authentic! fresh, large portions, great quality - can't wait to go back!
June 19, 2013
We have never had a bad meal at Ragin' Cajun. Tracy is the best.
June 19, 2013
Great food, service, and atmosphere !(Love the Band !)
June 19, 2013
Always have a great time. It's a restaurant in an old house so the atmosphere is funky.
April 25, 2013
Great food, great service!!! A real gem! Can't wait to go back!!
April 25, 2013
Great food, great service!!! A real gem! Can't wait to go back!!
April 25, 2013
Service was awful. Some dishes were very good others were absolutely horrible
March 24, 2013
Service was just ok. They could use more staff.
March 13, 2013
Tracy, the owner, is a wonderful host. She has trained her chefs to her standards. The atmosphere is like you have been invited in to a friends home.
March 5, 2013
No wait, food was delicious, attentive staff, large portions. Only gave 4 shrimp for a huge plate of food, which was a little disappointing. The lack of shrimp on a $18 plate of food + shabby restaurant decor, knock this down to a 4, rather than a 5.
February 24, 2013
Wonderful food, great, friendly service. But, boy was it cold! So if you go on the coldest night of the year, where a sweater (or three).
January 23, 2013
The ceaser(?) salad could have been zipped up a notch, maybe a little cheese, croutons, etc.We missed Tracey.
January 20, 2013
was surprised they had music on a tuesday after reading the web it was without. pleasant surprise. wait staff was well informed and great service
January 8, 2013
they dont take reservations so you have to know when to go. Once you figure this out it will all work out. There is no parking, figure that out as well.
January 5, 2013
Love this family type atmosphere. The music on Sundays is the best!
December 6, 2012
Friendly and attentive staff. Food is very good and the value (what you get for what you pay)is excellent.
October 27, 2012
The food was incredible! The seafood gumbo and jumbalaya were perfect. The portions were large. We had leftovers for a great lunch the next day.
October 12, 2012
EXCELLENT FOOD and service!!!!!!!!
September 10, 2012
My husband received the wrong dinner but he kept it and enjoyed it anyway. Restaurant was busy.
September 7, 2012
Awesome food!
September 6, 2012
Tuna App was fantastic. Gumbe of the day was OK...will try something else next time.
August 31, 2012
The food, service and atmosphere are always topnotch. We always are looking forward to our next time dinning there.
August 31, 2012
good food. friendly atmosphere
August 20, 2012
Food was excellent.
August 16, 2012
Great service and even better food
August 16, 2012
Love the food and people at this restaurant..and the live music is a real bonus...
August 15, 2012
Excellent food, great atmosphere!
August 15, 2012
The best cajun food in the area
August 15, 2012
Great food and service.
August 2, 2012
a couple was seated before us that arrived after us. when we asked why we were told that the woman was getting agitated. ???
July 6, 2012
great restaurant, great food, great service!
July 6, 2012
Yum. Excellent food at Rajin Cajun, always a pleasure to dine there.
June 18, 2012
The restaurant is rundown, dirty & the owner is extremely disrespectful & rude. I would never eat here again nor would I recommend it.
June 18, 2012
Took us 4 years to finally visit this restaurant, heard great things about it. Food was good not great, I do have to say the service was excellent only one waitress but she worked her butt off. The place could use some sprucing up, new paint nicer tables. Outside tables are plastic no table clothes. Kind of grossed me out a little. Just couldn't help feeling the place needed cleaning. I could tell most of the people there were regulars. Again great service food was good but really the place needs cleaning and painting.
June 18, 2012
food was incredible. everyone at our table raved about how great it was. can't wait to go back
June 18, 2012
Always great, swamp daddy pasta (plus scallops) is my new favorite.
June 18, 2012
The food is always terrific. The music on Sunday nights is great.
June 4, 2012
GREAT MUSIC AND GREAT FOOD!!
June 1, 2012
Food is great Owner is a delight and cant wait to get my hands on her new cookbook
May 31, 2012
Always an awesome experience! Love Tracy and the crew! Stringbean is the best!
May 31, 2012
We ate outisde: area had dead bugs and tables needed to be cleaned better. Food was good but dead leaves and flowers combined w/the above stated items made the experience less than stellar.
May 29, 2012
the food was greta the server was great as well overall a great experience :)
May 17, 2012
This place is the BEST...an live music makes it a wonderful experience
April 27, 2012
Need to fix up restaurant so it doesn't look so shabby, the outside in particular.
April 26, 2012
great food, great music, fantastically friendly, old fashioned person homey service.
March 26, 2012
Food good, band good,staff friendly and attentive
March 26, 2012
Love the food and the entertainment there!
March 24, 2012
Great authentic Cajun food. From the moment you walk in, you feel like you are in New Orleans from the decor to the smell of the food.
March 24, 2012
just not my taste
March 15, 2012
Will definitely go back! Great food and atmosphere!
March 14, 2012
This is a great restaurant, with excellent service, ambience and food.
March 13, 2012
We went to hear music but the music stopped kind of early for a Saturday night
March 12, 2012
we love this place . great food , friendly people , great atmosphere ! we could go on and on !!!
February 27, 2012
We have always had great experiences at Rajin' Cajun, and this time was no exception. The food was amazing and the service was great! We will definitely dine there again soon!
February 27, 2012
Cozy little place, BYOB, Live blues musicians most nights, excellant & attentive service!!
February 27, 2012
Owner is fabulous Atmosphere is great Good food Good music Fun dining experience
February 25, 2012
One of my favorite Cajun restaurant. The fish is always fresh and very tasteful!
February 19, 2012
Food was awesome, atmosphere was different and a little strange but in a good way. They could stand to de-clutter the front room a bit and it needs a good dusting/spring cleaning.
February 18, 2012
Love the blackened shrimp and scallops and the pork chops! Tracy is a great cook and very accommodating.
February 16, 2012
Need more exciting drink selection.
February 16, 2012
will visit again
February 16, 2012
Love Tracy and Ragin' Cajun!
February 14, 2012
like the music along with great food and friendley staff.
February 2, 2012
Awesome place highly recommend!!
February 1, 2012
LOVE this place! Feel as if you are having dinner in your Grandmother's house. Food always is flavorful, and different than everywhere else.
January 31, 2012
They are very nice to their customers and on certain nights there's even a band which is very good. The owner personally stopped by our table (I've eaten here twice)to chat with us. Very accomadating, they will go out of their way to make sure you have a great dining experience. The only draw back to this restaurant is the parking, otherwise everything else was wonderful.
January 31, 2012
love the music on Sunday nights!
January 31, 2012
good experience, music was good the opening of the front door made the room rather cold at times
January 31, 2012
This place is the best. Great great food, friendly help, warm atmosphere, good music and BYOB>
January 13, 2012
In town for a golf vacation. Fun place. Great service by a kid who was bartender, waiter, cook and dishwasher all rolled in to one!
January 6, 2012
Very crowed, no privacy at tables, no area to wait for seating.
December 6, 2011
very good food..
November 25, 2011
The food is great and you feel like you are eating in your own home.
October 29, 2011
Ragin' Cajun is awesome!! :)
October 24, 2011
Excellent restaurant; comfort food; great staff and music!
October 19, 2011
We not only had a wonderful dinner, but the owner stopped by our table and became a new friend to us. There was also a wonderful band playing there the evening we went. All in all we had a great experience and would recommend this place to our friends and family.
October 18, 2011
Love this place. Especially enjoy th emusic on Sunday nights!
October 18, 2011
Always have a great time.
October 18, 2011
The atmosphere here is always homey and welcoming. The live music is a real plus. We love the fresh food and creative specials
September 29, 2011
this is our go-to place. we just love it - the food, the music and the service are always wonderful. thank you
September 28, 2011
Great Cajun food. Wished they took reservations. Hate to wait an hour for dinner. Great ambiance. Looks like an old Louisanna whore house inside because of the colors. I loved it. Can't wait to go back with friends. Congrats to Tracy
September 27, 2011
It was raining and had to avoid Rt 35 puddles from soaking us Parking is inconvenient
September 27, 2011
Great Restaurant and atmosphere! Especially when they have music!
September 15, 2011
Just was not inpressed
August 26, 2011
One of my favorite restaurants. The food is outstanding!
August 21, 2011
The Swamp Daddy pasta may have been the single best dish I have had all summer!!!! Fantastic!!!!!!!!
August 20, 2011
Wayne was very good and it was a busy evening. I just wish you didn't run out of so much food, chicken, etc.
August 18, 2011
we asked for Seltzer for our bottle of vodka we bought with us. the waiter said they ran out and he went next store to 7-11 for us and bought us 2 bottles of seltzer! that kind of service goes above and beyond! The food was great and the service was great. I would definitely visit ragin cajun again!
August 16, 2011
saw the restaurant many times but never went in.
August 16, 2011
Fine food, nice place, friendly service. What else can you want?
July 29, 2011
Wonderful food and atmosphere. Like that it's a BYOB.
July 27, 2011
Looks like an old haunted house, but the food is awesome!
July 20, 2011
very rustic, very authentic New Orleans. The alligator sausage with cream sauce was amazing. Definitely a "keeper". Our server was so helpful...wonderful outdoor dining.
July 19, 2011
love this place; been going here for many years; my son plays with stringbean and my nephews used to work here
July 19, 2011
The food was outstanding as was the music! I took my mother here for her birthday and she has raved about it ever since. We had a great time! I can't wait to go back.