About Bayou
Phone: (03) 326 6501
Our restaurant is a family run business bringing Cajun and Creole cuisine to Sumner. The chef’s sumptuous sauces at Bayou are legendary.
It’s all about flavour at Bayou. Your tastebuds will be gently “wowed” by this New Orleans-influenced cuisine with a kiwi twist.
Many diners love the flavours so much that they call the chef out of the kitchen to purchase a bottle of his unique handmade sauce, like the Smoked Chilli Tobasco.
Diners make Bayou a destination, whether it’s local Cantabrians heading out from the central city, or travellers checking out the delights of Sumner.
You can lounge in the Outdoor Courtyard, or head inside to the Upstairs Dining Room.
There’s also a Fresh Fruit Ice-Dream Parlour, a Private Bar & Function Room, a Private Annex & Courtyard, plus a Cafe & Coffee Shop.
Cajun cooking is characterized by simple “one pot meals,” which use ingredients from the swamp floor pantry. Creole is an aristocratic “melting pot cuisine” that developed in New Orleans.
Cajun food is certainly not hot and spicy just well-seasoned, with a wonderful blend of fresh onions, celery, bell pepper, garlic, green onions and parsley. These seasonings along with the dark brown Cajun roux are the basis of flavour.
Louisiana Creole cuisine makes use of the same Holy trinity (in this case chopped celery, bell peppers, and onions) as Cajun cuisine, but has a large variety of European, French Caribbean, African, and American influences.
It’s all about flavour at Bayou. Your tastebuds will be gently ‘wowed’ by this New Orleans-influenced cuisine with a kiwi twist. The chef’s sumptuous sauces at Bayou are legendary.
Many diners love the flavours so much that they call the chef out of the kitchen to purchase a bottle of his unique handmade sauce, like the Smoked Chilli Tobasco.
Diners make Bayou a destination, whether it’s local Cantabrians heading out from the central city, or travellers checking out the delights of Sumner.
You can lounge in the Outdoor Courtyard, or head inside to the Upstairs Dining Room.
There’s also a Fresh Fruit Ice-Dream Parlour, a Private Bar & Function Room, a Private Annex & Courtyard, plus a Cafe & Coffee Shop.