The Cabin Restaurant - Burnside, Louisiana - Fine Cajun Food Since 1973

The
Cabin
Restaurant

Good Food since 1973

      

Come inside ...       

As one looks around upon entering,  The Cabin 
gives off an aura of 
authenticity and realism.

The original cypress roof is still visible from inside,
and even the spider webs of 100 years ago
 are still clinging to the ceiling.

The walls are papered with ancient newspaper,
fixed to the wall with a mixture of flour and water. 

This was the way the slaves insulated the
walls of the original slave dwelling. 

   
In practically every nook and
cranny, antique farm implements and
tools of years gone by
are displayed for
you to see.

  

  
Originally, there were two chimneys and four
 rooms in the main cabin. One of the chimneys
has been rebuilt as it once stood.
  

The original floor in the main cabin has been replaced with pine flooring from the commissary at the Welham Plantation in Convent, Louisiana.

The Grand Dining Room

In the grand dining room,                                       
the roof is supported by four
 massive beams that were manufacturer's rejects
 obtained for a bottle of
 Old Crow bourbon.

 These were placed so that the 
room resembles a garconnier
(the visiting bachelor's quarters on a river road plantation).

L'Armitage General Store

               
There were two of these buildings, just alike and side by side.  Only one was saved when the Mississippi River's levee was moved in 1932.

                                       Entrance to General Store Area

Now attached to The Cabin,
it provides extra seating area 
for the restaurant and 
lots of space for 
memorabilia and collectibles.

 

 
All of the old cabinets along the
walls are full of 
old goodies 
to look at.

Cistern Restrooms

The restrooms are unique in their own way.

They were constructed from a cypress water cistern.  
The partitions inside the restrooms are from the 
Old Crow Distillery in New Orleans, 
which was demolished in 1970.

The area where they sit was a two-room slave dwelling from the 
Welham Plantation with its original roof and walls. 
 It is approximately 140 years old.