Ruffino’s opens Lafayette location

Ruffino’s on the River opened this week in Lafayette. The new upscale restaurant is in the former Cochon Lafayette building, located in the River Ranch development on the Vermilion River. Co-owner Ruffin Rodrigue told Baton Rouge Business Report that the new restaurant’s menu will fare better than its former tenant. Like its Baton Rouge location, Ruffino’s on the River focuses on steaks, seafood and Italian dishes, and not Cajun fare “that people in Lafayette cook themselves,” Rodrigue says. For a full look at Ruffino’s on the River’s menu and more, visit ruffinoslafayette.com.