Franklinton, LA · 24129 Hwy 62 · Open Thu–Sun

Bourne's
Restaurant

Seafood & steaks, Southern cooking, and an all-you-can-eat buffet that keeps the line long. Family-run in Franklinton — come hungry and leave happy.

LAT 30.8° N · LON 90.1° W · WASHINGTON PARISH

Call to order to-go View the buffet

A metal tray piled high with golden fried shrimp on the buffet line at Bourne's Restaurant

IMG-01 / FRIED SHRIMP — BUFFET LINEBOURNE'S · FRANKLINTON LA 70438

StatusOpen Thu–Sun

Buffet nightsThu · Fri · Sat · Sun

Phone / To-go(985) 848-8785

Location24129 Hwy 62, Franklinton

MODULE 01 // ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT

The Buffet

The reason folks drive in from three states over. Fried, grilled, and boiled seafood, Southern classics, a full salad bar, and homemade desserts — the spread changes with the night.

Friday Night Seafood

FRI 4–9 PM

$25.99

Boiled & fried shrimp
Fried filet & whole catfish
Snow crabs & boiled crabs
Seafood gumbo & étouffée
Stuffed crabs & fried oysters

Saturday Seafood

SAT 3–9 PM

Buffet

Boiled crawfish in season
Royal reds & boiled shrimp
Grilled catfish & grilled shrimp
Frog legs & firecracker shrimp
Salad bar, parfait bar & desserts

Sunday Country

SUN 11–2 PM

$14.99

Homemade chicken & dumplings
Fried chicken & fried catfish
Slow-cooked roast with veggies
Grilled ham & hamburger steak
Salad bar, Blue Bell ice cream & desserts

On the spread

ROTATING SELECTION — AS POSTED BY THE KITCHEN

Fried filet catfish
Whole fried catfish
Grilled catfish
Fried & boiled shrimp
Grilled shrimp
Firecracker shrimp
Fried oysters
Grilled stuffed oysters
Stuffed crabs
Boiled crawfish
Snow crabs
Royal reds
Frog legs
Seafood gumbo
Shrimp étouffée
Turtle soup
Potato soup
Shrimp & crab salads
Hush puppies
Bread pudding
Peach cobbler
Banana pudding
Apple crunch
Blue Bell ice cream

MODULE 02 // DINE-IN & TO-GO

The Menu

Everything below is cooked to order, dine-in or packed fresh to go. Call (985) 848-8785 and it'll be ready.

Starters

A-01

Platters

A-02 · W/ POTATO + SALAD

Sandwiches

A-03 · SERVED W/ FRIES

Entrees

A-04

Soups & Salads

A-05

Extras

A-06

MODULE 03 // WHO WE ARE

A Franklinton Gathering Place

Bourne's is a family-run restaurant on Highway 62, the kind of place a statewide travel feature called a hidden gem — family-friendly, super casual, and full of Southern flavor. Locals know it as the spot where the line runs long on buffet night, and where the to-go boxes get packed just as carefully as the dine-in plates.

"Love seafood? Bourne's is the place to go for great fried shrimp and other seafood available on their very popular buffet. The line is usually long because it's a local hot spot."
— BEST THINGS LOUISIANA, FRANKLINTON GUIDE

From crawfish boils to steak night to the Sunday country spread, it's a table built for family, friends, and good times — a gathering place that has hosted community events for years. Good food, good times, good company: come hungry and leave happy.

The Bourne's Restaurant building on Highway 62 in Franklinton, with its wide front porch and cars parked outside — SITE / 24129 HWY 62FRANKLINTON, LA

The dining room at Bourne's with guests seated at tables under ceiling fans and hanging lights — INTERIOR / DINING ROOMDINE-IN · TO-GO

MODULE 04 // FROM THE KITCHEN

Off the Line

Real plates, real trays, straight off the Bourne's line.

A full seafood spread of crab legs, whole crabs, shrimp, and corn on the cob laid out on a dark table — SEAFOOD SPREAD

Boiled red crawfish mixed with bright yellow corn on the cob — BOILED CRAWFISH

A grilled steak plated with a foil-wrapped baked potato and bowls of toppings — cheese, green onions, and bacon bits — RIBEYE + BAKED POTATO

A white platter of crab legs, shrimp, and corn on the cob with three dipping sauces — CRAB LEG PLATTER

A dressed roast beef poboy piled with gravy-soaked meat, lettuce, and tomato on a long roll — DRESSED POBOY

A platter of fried fish and hushpuppies with dipping sauce, next to a bowl of potato salad — FRIED CATFISH PLATTER

Glazed chicken wings sprinkled with sesame seeds beside a bowl of red dipping sauce — WINGS · 9 SAUCES

A red basket of buffalo-style chicken and crinkle-cut fries with a side of dipping sauce — BASKET + FRIES

The buffet line at Bourne's with metal trays of fried food under sneeze guards — BUFFET LINE

A boiled seafood plate of shrimp, corn on the cob, sliced sausage, lemon wedges, and dipping sauces — BOILED PLATE

A silver platter lined with checkered paper holding fried seafood, shrimp, corn, and dipping sauces — FAMILY PLATTER

Steaming boiled crawfish being scooped from a metal tray with a serving utensil — CRAWFISH, HOT OFF THE BOIL

MODULE 05 // WORD OF MOUTH

What Folks Say

"Well worth a 3 hour drive from Alabama. Somebody's pawpaw has done taught somebody how to cook a mean batch of crawfish."

— VISITOR FROM ALABAMA · DINER REVIEW

"This place has a fabulous buffet. Everything I got was delicious and their service was great. They had the best turtle soup I've found in years."

— DAVID RILEY · DINER REVIEW

"I went here for the first time tonight and I will be back! The buffet had a great selection and everything I ate was awesome! The wait staff was nice, personable and attentive!"

— DINER REVIEW · YELP

"The all-you-can-eat crawfish was perfectly cooked and seasoned. Loved the seafood dishes. Worth the trip."

— DINER REVIEW · 2026

MODULE 06 // FIND US

Hours & Location

Operating Hours

THU–SUN

Monday	CLOSED
Tuesday	CLOSED
Wednesday	CLOSED
Thursday	4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Friday	4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday	3:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Sunday	11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Coordinates

HWY 62 · WASHINGTON PARISH

Bourne's Restaurant
24129 Hwy 62
Franklinton, LA 70438

Dine-in, to-go, and family boxes — call us to order to go and we'll pack it fresh for you.

(985) 848-8785

Get directions

Bourne'sRestaurant