Speck’s Eatery

First let me say the breakfast buffet we had was delicious and actually would receive 5 stars. The bananas foster French toast-​AMAZING! The shrimp & grits delicious as well. However the three stars are because of the lack of customer service. We arrived around 9:15 in the morning on a Sunday, there was a nice amount of people already in the restaurant. We sat ourselves without being spoken to (hello, good morning). Then we sat for about 7 minutes before someone even acknowledged us and then another 5 minutes before someone came to take our drink order. Now usually I would have been walked out and found a more friendlier place, but we had already wasted 12 minutes sitting there. I feel like the manager/​owner should have a conversation with the waitresses about customer service. The red head who helped us was actually nice once we finally received help, however the blind head girl definitely had an attitude and if they were short hand, she could have definitely took initiative to help other tables.

Having a had bad experiences in the past I’ve stayed away from this restaurant for a while. This restaurant is so close to my house that I decided to give it another try. Today it was a completely different experience. The service was friendly and fast, the breakfast was cooked they way I ordered it and the portion was generous. After today I’ll definitely go back. If they can keep up this consistency they will be one of my regular breakfast stops.

We won’t be back… No one greets you and we were only the second table in there at lunchtime. My husband had a burger which was dry. I had the soup and salad. The soup was just Ok and the salad bar was a disappointment. The dressing had fallen in the bucket of ice to keep it cold and it was full of water. The waitress didn’t really care. I had to ask for something else. The salad bar had spilled dressing everywhere. And I hate it when they sweep around you. And I agree that the owner/​manager and staff should keep there personal conversations in the back. It was disturbing!

Great breakfast buffet. We’ve never eaten anything else. Service is great. Coffee is complimentary. We could go back just for the bananas foster alone.

Not a favorite. If you are in a jam for time it’s better than fast food but if you have a choice Bonnie Cs or Sunrise on second are much better food quality places to go

Food was really solid, great comfort food. The desserts I had were a little lack luster with frozen cakes and a weird oreo cream thing that tasted like just whipped cream. The buffet is odd because it’s cafeteria style but only because it was my first expirence with this kind of service. Friendly staff and very enjoyable local art atmosphere. Would come back for lunch.

My family and I visited Specks for the first time tonight. Now for clarification purposes this restaurant is new, location wise but its sister location is Speckled T’s so I have been there several times and enjoyed the food/​service. So now for Specks we were greeted upon entering and felt welcome. It was a Friday night so there was a seafood buffet that included catfish, shrimp, frog legs, oysters, baked fish, baked macaroni, jambalaya pasta, potato salad, cajun rice, corn, green peas a few other items with a host of desserts. The food was seasoned well and tasted great. The kids ate free so we spent 30 bucks with drinks. Customer service was awesome we will definitely visit again soon.

This was my first time here. I just wanted coffee but ended up getting breakfast too. I really liked the coffee, not loved. They had a complimentary coffee station that even had café au lait on it! Too weak for me though! I’m used to that good olé thick awlins coffee doll! Anyway, I didn’t get too complicated had grits 2 eggs wheat toast and turkey sausage. Tasted just like it was supposed to. And I ate it right up! Service was good and the food came right out. I just wish they had real butter and raw sugar for my coffee. I’m picky but nuttin compares to real butter! Keep the spreads. The only slightly annoying thing was being able to hear people working in the back conversing. Especially if they are cussing and complaining. Need to work on that. My bill came and it cost 7.57 for breakfast. So with tip total 10.00. Just me. A lil steep if ya ask me but I guess peeps have to make money! It was a treat cuZ I never eat breakfast. I’ll go back in the future for another special occasion.

Back in 7/​20, I gave this place 4 stars for breakfast. I have been in there place once for dinner last month and I could given the Seafood dinner a 3 star but this review is for tonight — a Thursday, which is probably their steak night since there was rib-​eye in the buffet.
First, the steak was disgusting. It was obviously put on the grill frozen since the outside was cooked but the inside was raw! I normally eat my steak medium or medium rare but this is raw in the middle like the heat didn’t make it to the middle. But it would have been ok if the server and the cook were not very grudging in having another steak cooked medium well. The cook finally did though I can see him not doing anything at the back for a while.
On the other hand, the fried veal looked like it was already cooked twice, it looked it’s mostly brown overcooked breading and no veal. It looked unappetizing so I did not even try it.
Also, the breads were stale — they had cornbread and they were rock solide and my child had a garlic bread which was so chewy. My child chose cookies and cream from the dessert cabinet and the cookie was so soft, it was awful.
The salad bar looked sad, greens are wilted and the tuna and chicken salad looked like it has been sitting out for a while.
The servers, except for the first plate of food, act like they are being bothered!
Anyway, one star for the visit was the fried fish. They know how to fry their fish.
Sad as to how fast this restaurant has gone downhill.
NOT GOING BACK!

First time eating here and really enjoyed it. I opted for the gumbo and salad. All you can eat for right at $ 10 for this great food isn’t a bad deal. Everything was very fresh and seasoned perfectly. I will definitely be back to try some of the other items on the menu.

Went here for the first time yesterday, this place is great! Went for the lunch buffet and the food was delicious. Seasoned very well! Love that the staff serves the food for you, much better, more sanitary concept than the usual buffet set-​up. The staff was very friendly and generous when serving the portions and welcomed my friend and I to come back up try more! So happy to have this restaurant here now! Can’t wait to go back again! The only improvement could be the desserts. They weren’t very fresh. Which was a bummer because I was excited to try them. The food on the buffet is spectacular though! Do yourself a favor and eat here! :)

The buffet is very reasonably priced and the food is very good. Had the breakfast buffet this morning and it was good. This place will get real popular real fast. You gotta try this new eatery in Slidell. As always mention Troy sent you and get two buffets at the regular price. Enjoy!!!

Wow, will NEVER go back !!
Ok, only 3 other tables of people were there so there should have been no problems !!
First of all they brought us, instead of a shrimp po boy, a fish po boy, when they brought the correct one the shrimp were undercooked & mushy & they recycled the fries so instead of bringing us fresh ones for my 4 year old who was starving, they brought us the ones from the first wrong sandwich & of course the fries were ice cold bc they sat out for 20 minutes
DISGUSTING, too bad, so close to Oak Harbor,
excited, but quickly disappointed.

I will definitely be back, wished I lived closer, especially for breakfast. My daughter and I went for lunch today, I wished it was a day of all my favorites but don’t know what’s for lunch, maybe I’ll call next time and make a special trip out there. Bathroom is especially clean, I hope they keep that up. Only means everything else is clean too. I forgot my cell but next time I will take pictures:))

Cafeteria — style buffet (all you can eat but the server fills your dish) for breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus menu entrées & sandwiches. Food quality surprisingly good for a buffet. Atmosphere is sports bar-​like but quieter than you might expect. Noise level was very good for coversations.
I went for dinner. Among the several items offered on the buffet, I sampled the rib eye steak, creamed spinach, mashed potatoes, seafood bisque, gumbo and stuffed artichoke. The artichoke was particularly good — moist, tasty, not too salty. The steak was not too good — a bit over done for me.
There is also a small self-​serve salad bar with reasonably good fresh & prepared selections. My only complaint about the salad bar is that you need really long arms to get under the sneeze glass to the back row of food.
The wait staff were all young adults but very attentive to the tables making sure we had adequate drink refills and keeping the tables clean.
First time visit but I will definitely return.