Drusilla Seafood Restaurant

What Drusilla Seafood Restaurant does

Drusilla Seafood Restaurant is a privately held, family-owned seafood restaurant founded in 1982 and operating from a single location at 3482 Drusilla Ln. Suite D, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with a stated headcount of 18. The business serves traditional dine-in customers with an extensive menu of fried, broiled, and blackened Louisiana seafood, alongside salads, soups, steaks, pasta, and lunch specials (Monday-Friday 11am-2:30pm), operating Sunday-Thursday 11am-9pm and Friday-Saturday 11am-10pm. Pricing is unit-based and menu-driven, with appetizers from $9.95-$19.95, fried seafood platters $21.95-$30.95, and steaks up to $43.95.

The company extends its brand through three additional service modules. Drusilla Place Catering, a wholly-owned adjacent operation led by Chef Sonny Creel (25 years of catering experience), provides on-site crawfish boils for up to 400 guests and off-site catering for rehearsal dinners, weddings, graduations, corporate events, and similar occasions across the Greater Baton Rouge area; it holds approved-vendor status at the Old Governors Mansion, New Governors Mansion, Shaw Center, and Old State Capitol. Online ordering for pickup and delivery is delivered through the third-party Spillover platform, which also powers the website, accessibility compliance, and review collection. A private dining offering is available at no additional charge for groups ordering lunch or dinner, and a mailing list with birthday rewards supports repeat engagement.

The business model is direct-to-consumer across three transactional revenue streams: dine-in restaurant service, online pickup/delivery (facilitated by Spillover), and event-based catering (both on-premise banquets and off-premise functions). Marketing is conducted through organic social channels (Facebook, X/Twitter, Instagram), Yelp and Google Maps listings, and an email mailing list. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional investment, funding rounds, or parent entity, and no proprietary technology beyond the Spillover integration.

Name

Drusilla Seafood Restaurant

Legal name

Drusilla Seafood Restaurant

Website

https://drusillaplace.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Family-owned seafood restaurant founded in 1982 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, serving dine-in, pickup, delivery, and event catering (including crawfish boils for up to 400 guests) under the Drusilla Seafood and Drusilla Place Catering brands, with an 18-person team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Seafood Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Caterers (722320), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Steakhouses & Seafood Restaurants (THAFACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA), Restaurant Progressive Dining Tours (THAJAGAB)

Keywords

• Seafood restaurant dining
• Catering services
• Louisiana seafood cuisine
• Private event dining
• Online food ordering

Headquarters

HQ city

Baton Rouge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Dining: Dine-in service offering fried, broiled, and blackened seafood dishes. Operating hours: Sunday-Thursday 11am-9pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-10pm.
2. Catering Services: On-site and off-site catering for events including rehearsal dinners, wedding receptions, graduation parties, corporate events, and crawfish boils accommodating up to 400 people. Menu offerings include trays, dinner buffets, dinner plated, hors d'oeuvres, specialty stations, beverages, and party packs.
3. Online Ordering (Pickup/Delivery): Online ordering platform enabling customers to order for pickup or delivery, bringing restaurant food directly to customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Drusilla Seafood Restaurant is a family-owned Louisiana seafood restaurant founded in 1982, serving an extensive menu of fried, broiled, and blackened seafood dishes (appetizers, soups, salads, seafood platters, steaks, pasta, poboys, desserts) for dine-in, pickup, and delivery. The restaurant complements its core dining operation with Drusilla Place Catering, providing on-site and off-site catering for weddings, corporate events, rehearsal dinners, graduation parties, and crawfish boils of up to 400 guests, plus private dining rooms offered at no additional charge.

Product overview

Drusilla Seafood Restaurant is a single-location, family-owned seafood restaurant established in 1982, offering a unified dine-in experience complemented by multiple service modules. The core product is the restaurant itself, featuring an extensive Louisiana seafood menu with fried, broiled, and blackened dishes. Additional offerings include: an online ordering system for pickup and delivery (via Spillover platform), Drusilla Place Catering for off-site and on-site events with custom menus led by Chef Sonny Creel, private dining rooms for intimate events, and an events calendar. The restaurant also maintains a gallery showcasing food and venue imagery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Drusilla Place Catering: Full-service catering operation offering on-site and off-site catering for events including rehearsal dinners, wedding receptions, graduation parties, corporate events, and crawfish boils. Chef Sonny Creel leads the catering division with 25 years of experience.

Products and services

• Dine-In Restaurant Service
• Seafood Menu
• Online Ordering for Pickup and Delivery
• Drusilla Place Catering

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Chef Sonny CreelcoreOthersExecutive chef for Drusilla Place Catering with 25 years of experience. His expertise, passion, talents, and creativity ensure that menu creations provide a WOW factor for both the palate and the eye. He leads the catering team for events of any size.
• Old Governors MansionminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorApproved catering vendor venue in Baton Rouge. Drusilla Place Catering is authorized to provide catering services at this historic venue.
• New Governors MansionminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorApproved catering vendor venue in Baton Rouge. Drusilla Place Catering is authorized to provide catering services at this venue.
• Shaw CenterminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorApproved catering vendor venue in Baton Rouge. Drusilla Place Catering is authorized to provide catering services at this venue.
• Old State CapitolminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorApproved catering vendor venue in Baton Rouge. Drusilla Place Catering is authorized to provide catering services at this historic venue.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Landry's Seafood House: National multi-unit seafood restaurant chain offering Gulf-inspired seafood, steaks, and private dining rooms. Comparable in menu breadth and private event offerings, but operates at much larger scale with broader geographic reach.
• Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen: Large multi-unit Texas-based seafood chain offering a broad Cajun/Louisiana-influenced menu. Comparable on cuisine style and target customer (families and groups seeking Louisiana seafood) but operates at much larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Galatoire's: Historic New Orleans fine-dining institution serving French-Creole cuisine with a strong seafood component. Comparable as a long-running, family-rooted Louisiana dining landmark, though positioned at a higher price point and special-occasion tier.
• Commander's Palace: Iconic New Orleans fine-dining restaurant with deep Louisiana heritage. Comparable as a long-established, family-affiliated Louisiana dining institution with strong catering/private-event capabilities, though at significantly higher price points and broader national brand recognition.
• Red Lobster: National casual-dining seafood chain competing for seafood dining occasions. Comparable on seafood-focused casual dining and broad menu, though positioned at a lower price point and far larger footprint than Drusilla's single Baton Rouge location.
• Joe's Crab Shack: Multi-unit casual seafood chain specializing in crab, shrimp, and Cajun-style seafood. Comparable on casual seafood positioning and group/event dining, though at national scale and a lower price point.

Direct peers

• The Boiling Crab: Cajun-style seafood boil chain specializing in crawfish, shrimp, and crab boils. Comparable to Drusilla's crawfish boil catering (up to 400 guests) and Louisiana seafood boil positioning.
• Drago's Seafood Restaurant: Louisiana-based seafood restaurant group whose signature charbroiled oysters overlap directly with Drusilla's signature menu item. Both compete in the casual seafood space with a similar focus on broiled and fried Gulf seafood, sharing the same regional customer base.
• Acme Oyster House: Iconic Louisiana seafood restaurant known for oysters, po-boys, and Gulf seafood plates. Operates in a similar full-service, table-service seafood format and competes for Louisiana-driven seafood demand, including tourist and local diners.
• Parrain's Seafood Restaurant: Baton Rouge-based local seafood restaurant serving Louisiana-style Cajun and seafood dishes. Directly comparable as a same-city, family-style seafood competitor competing for the same Baton Rouge dine-in traffic.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DrusillaPlace
• Facebookfacebook.com/DrusillaSeafood
• Instagraminstagram.com/drusillaseafoodbatonrouge
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/drusilla-seafood-restaurant

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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