I've eaten here several times, so I figured it was finally time to leave a review. Every visit has been consistent -- the service is always on point, and the food comes out exactly as expected. It's not a Michelin restaurant, but that's not what it's trying to be. What it is is a very good, very popular catfish spot that knows exactly what it does well. Most of the servers have been here for years. They know their regulars, and they welcome new guests with a friendly smile that feels genuine. Today I ordered my usual lunch: the medium catfish filets with fried okra. Each meal comes with coleslaw and hush puppies, and everything was just as solid as it's been on past visits. If you're in the area, or traveling along I‑65 and craving catfish or fried shrimp, it's worth the short drive. You'll get exactly what you came for. read more

I had the catfish filets this time. Fish was fresh and crispy. Tasted clean. Great service. Hushpuppies and slaw are so good. read more

Catfish Cabin - Head west from I65 and its on the left a good ways. - American Near Me - Athens, Alabama

The food was terrible, was the service. I will never come back to this restaurant and that's ashamed because they use to have really good food, but after waiting 30 minutes to be seated and having to ask for a manager to get my order taken. I had been sitting there for about 20min and all I had was silverware and a napkin, watching everyone else seated after me get there order taken. Having to ask for the food that should have came with my order. ( hush puppies, onion, sour cream for baked potatoes) This was just a horrible experience all together, read more

Catfish Cabin - The restaurant behind my car. - American Near Me - Athens, Alabama

Super fast courteous service! Whole catfish and fillet catfish are both fried golden and delicious. The hush puppies and slaw were also really good along with the sweet tea. read more

This is a no frills catfish restaurant with blue plastic table cloths and standard black chairs. with friendly employees. I had the crab claw platter with baked potato and hubby had 8 piece catfish platter. Meals came with hush puppies and coleslaw. Crab claws and catfish were decent but needed more seasonings. The catfish fillets were more like nuggets or fingers instead of an actual filet. A place to try at least once if you're in the Athens, AL area. read more

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Feeding 4 ribeye and shrimp, they let us sub sweet potato for baked. Blackened catfish and shrimp and a large catfish platter. Everything came with potato, hush puppies and coleslaw. The service was excellent from placing the order to pickup. We didn't eat in but in the few minutes I had to look around the restaurant everything looked clean and the staff was smiling and helping customers. We will eat in next time through. read more

Our server didn't check on us, we never got any silverware, any refills, or any napkins until I had asked for some. The food took forever to get to us and still had to wait for a side. The chicken tenders weren't even tenders they were bites. 4 tiny bites. The only thing we enjoyed was the hush puppies. My popcorn shrimp wasn't cooked all the way and the fries were over cooked. I would not recommend coming here. read more

We had a party of approximately 40 individuals last Saturday. The food was excellent, and our server Amy was outstanding. I am still receiving compliments about what a wonderful time everyone had. Catfish Cabin is highly recommended for your next outing Great job from Pat Moore read more

This business is lacking in customer service. Our tea glasses were never filled while we were eating and when we got up to ask someone for a refill the waitress with the short hair got mad at us for it and got hateful with my husband. We have always given shout outs on our social media groups to this restaurant. Soneone needs to go in and clean house with the management and employees to save this place from future closure. The last two times we had visited the fish was terrible. The only thing good enough to eat was the baked potatoes. The slaw was served without mayonnaise in it. It was just raw cabbage shedded up. I will never recommend this restaurant again to anyone. read more

Customer service wasn't that good. We ask for catfish fillets and receive Catfish nuggets or whatever was left over. The Only Thing That Was Really good was The fried Green tomatoes. read more

Catfish Cabin - Fried Green Tomatoes and Onions rings - American Near Me - Athens, Alabama

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Do not waste your money Boiled shrimp was horrible Fried fish was OK Fried shrimp was pretty good Onion rings were the worst ever Attitude well... This used to be a great place, but unfortunately it has went severely downhill read more

Love the catfish filets, slaw is awesome, window service is very fast and the waitress are so kind and efficient.

Really good food and service. Great atmosphere. Really enjoyed everything. Fried catfish and shrimp came out hot!

I have eaten here for years and my experience has always been excellent! Really good food and extremely good tartar sauce! Love it

A friend and I went in there this afternoon at 3:30pm today. Needless to say, what we experienced was total blasphemy in foodservice... We stood at the door for about 10 minutes while several people passed us by, finally a server came and seated us. She gave us the menus at the table and then took our drink orders and then took off. She then came back to the table with silverware, 2 bowls of coleslaw, and a basket of hushpuppies. No plates, no condiments for the hushpuppies or anything. **My friend noticed behind me a couple that had been sitting with menus while we were being initially seated, no drinks on the table or anything, and they got up and left. If I had known this, I would have exited right then and there because that means they were never waited on to start with.** Well she brings our drinks out, setting them in front of the wrong person of course. Then she took our order... Ordered items: Appetizer sampler: $12.49 3 diff items: onion rings/fried green tomatoes/fried pickles, served with ranch and honey mustard Large Seafood Platter: $18.99 4 of each item: Catfish filet, fried shrimp, boiled shrimp, fried oyster, a single stuffed crab, and a house salad w/ranch. (this entree included a potato *either fries or baked potato* hushpuppies and coleslaw (or you could upcharge $2 for a house salad to replace the coleslaw) **My question is this? Why are you charging me more for a salad to replace coleslaw that you've already brought to the table?** She then mentions there's a $2 upcharge on the oysters and this didn't make sense since they were listed ON THE MENU at that price point and included on the entree. I had to try to question her and finally say "You mean the price is higher than what's listed due to market price?" and she said "Yes, that's what it means." Choice of Two: $16.99 3 blackened catfish filets, a stuffed crab, and fries and a house salad w/ranch. (Again, this included the potato option, hushpuppies and coleslaw, so lather/rinse/repeat with that argument above) I stepped away for a moment, and when I came back about 4 minutes later, the salads and the appetizer was sitting on the table. A few minutes later, our server came back and asked if we wanted any more hushpuppies and drink refills and we obliged. She returned with drink refills, but no hushpuppies. Few minutes later, when we're about halfway through the appetizer and almost done with the salads, I see my friend look up acknowledging our server had arrived to my blind side with our food. She then sets down a plate of whole catfish and fries in front of me. I immediately turn to look and on the serving tray she has a hamburger and fries on there also. I then tell her that "This is not our order" and then she realized her mistake and picked it up and put it back on the tray and took off... We finish off the appetizer/salads finally and then she returns to the table about 10 minutes later (after the table sat next to us that came in about 5 minutes after we initially sat had their order and were eating already). She puts the ticket down on the table and asks "Would y'all like any dessert?" "Where's our FOOD we ordered?" "Let me go check on it and see what's the holdup" Roughly 10 minutes pass. Food sat on the table, it's practically cold, and I noticed there are no oysters on my plate at all. I asked to see a menu and pointed out that the oysters are missing from the plate. The server then states "Well he said we were almost out, but I figured he would have covered my order before they ran out. I can get something to replace it if you like?" I went about skimming the menu doing quick math in my head and agreed to get 4 additional fried shrimp to compensate for the alacarte cost of the oysters on the plate. She brings them out shortly after and we finally get to eat. *The blackened catfish fillets were more like "catfish cheeks" they were so small, not even a single full filet size altogether* We finished eating and left and had to explain to the person at the cash register that there were no oysters on the order and not to charge extra for it. Still, this meal came out to be $62 in total, which for Sysco heat'n'eat is RIDICULOUS. Needless to say, this place isn't worth the drive nor the money. read more

Catfish Cabin - This is the most abysmal looking food... - American Near Me - Athens, Alabama

My husband and I went to lunch arrived at 11AM when they opened. We received prompt service, four staff working the floor. The service person was polite knowledgeable and courteous. The food was hot and fresh.Highly recommended their lunch specials and sweet tea. read more

Spend all that money on takeout didn't get any utensils tartar or nothing all because no tip was given, this has actually happened last few times oh and you have to pay for onion on your burger. Horrible attitude it gave "Whites Only" never patronizing again fish so disgusting read more

Okay, I don't understand what's not to love!! We came through on our way back home to Texas. The service was fast! Our waitress was friendly and knowledgeable. The catfish was great, baked potato and fries were cooked perfectly. Okra, delicious. Hush puppies, piping hot and yummy. Price, very reasonable. Some people are just impossible to please!! read more

I met some friends for lunch here at their suggestion. This restaurant has been in business a long time, and the furnishings prove it. The wait staff are extremely personable. The hush puppies are so worth it they are delicious. I'm not a catfish eater because they are bottom feeders, but I thought I'd give it another shot and it's as I remember, catfish taste like the scum in pond. Next time I go, I'll make sure I order something else. read more

Catfish Cabin is the number 1 place to go in Athens for sit down affordable dining! Their Catfish has been the best in town for almost 40 years! They have a large menu that offers a lot of options of Catfish or seafood isn't to your taste. They truly have something for everyone and it's all great! Head on down and get a taste of Athens! read more

Very good fish, slaw and hush puppies. I love stopping here when I'm in Athens. Give it a try if you're in town.

The food was good but I gave them a 3 stars because they did not tell me that you charge me 4% extra for using my credit card .... Where do they that .. That should have been somewhere in the establishment......The last time I was here they charged me 20 cents for plastic ware to eat in there .....Am I wrong to think that you should be fully informed of extra charges . Don't think I will be back... They keep trying to sneak extra charges on my bill.... read more

Catfish Cabin - a red car parked in a parking lot - American Near Me - Athens, Alabama

The fried catfish is so delicious - The customer service at checkout is kind and professional. I came back two days in a row read more

Might be the worst meal I've ever had. Like the Round Table commercial from years ago, "Go to the freezer, get the box". Most of the fried stuff was frozen from a box. And I've had better cheeseburgers from McDonalds. And they charge 4% to use your credit card. Salad was decent though. read more

Was trying to enjoy Catfish Cabin for the first time with my family. I checked on the closing time via google and the restaurant was listed as closing at 9pm. Great! We immediately left-arrived at 8:10pm and walked into the restaurant. Before even advancing past the foyer a woman ran up and said while pointing to the door, "umm we're closed". We stopped in our tracks, apologized and left. On the way out, I did however check the time listed outside...which read 9:30pm as the close. Needless to say, we will not make another attempt because 1. The pointing to the door while my family stood there was far too rude, but 2. If u do actually now close at 8 or earlier...maybe make adjustments so your guests will be privy to this information. read more

Systemic failure. It took an hour and a half to get our meal. The hush puppies were soaking wet with oil. The catfish and chicken livers were warm; and had obviously been sitting out for a while. Hands down, one of the worst dining experiences I have ever had read more

Went for a family celebration - and was disappointed. The server was charming and attentive. The hush puppies are among the best in the restaurant world. The successes end there. Ordered a chicken sandwich, described on the menu as lightly seasoned fillets. Instead, they were heavily breaded chicken fingers with a small amount of meat in them. Noted for server I was expecting grilled chicken, based on the menu, she checked and said it would be a $4 upcharge and a wait to get what I ordered initially at menu price... um, no. Then, at the register, they have one of those really stupid credit card upcharges as well. I love to support local businesses, but they lose me when they do things like this. Spoiled a nice evening with family. read more

We ordered the medium fried catfish dish. It's nit filet but pieces of catfish bites fried up so hard until there's no white catfish to be seen. Horrible. The hushpuppies were OK but saturated in oil. The coleslaw & fries were good. So much grease. I don't know about the rest of the menu, but I don't recommend the fried bite size catfish. read more

Great food! Great service! Humble atmosphere -quaint and clean. Hushpuppies . I had the grilled blackened shrimp. Perfectly seasoned. They accommodated is even though it was close to closing time. read more

We came on Sunday at lunchtime with the church crowd. We had good service. The portion sizes are huge here so we opted to split a large catfish plate. I drank my sweet tea the entire time and still didn't finish it by the time we got up to leave. We got a starter tray full of hush puppies. By the time we got our fried catfish filets we had filled up on hush puppies. Good thing we split our plate. I also got a baked potato as well. The only condiment they serve for it is one small butter. next time I will ask for something more. I enjoyed my meal. If you are willing to fight the crowd it's a great spot to enjoy some time with family. read more

Catfish Cabin - Hush puppies - American Near Me - Athens, Alabama

This is some really good catfish! Always hot, fresh and tasty. The hushpuppie recipe is delicious too. Very good slaw. I haven't tried other dishes besides catfish because that is exactly what I want here. I can get BBQ, chicken or hamburgers lots of other places. But when you want great catfish, this is the place. It's a long haul from my home so I don't get it often - so I savor it when I do. Give it a try. I'm sure you will agree. Extra: the restaurant has been around a long time (don't know exactly how long) but it is very clean, nice tables, and decor. They are keeping it up well. read more

We hesitated going based upon the ratings but several other places were closed so we decided to give it a try. We are so happy we did. Staff were working hard but friendly and smiling. Husband ordered two whole catfish, with fries and a side of turnip greens. I ordered the blackened catfish fillets with a baked sweet potato. Both entrees were very good. The basket of hush puppies with our salads was a nice treat and the sweet tea was just right. Overall, we would go back and we would recommend the Catfish Cabin. read more

My only complaint is they charge $3.49 for some powder mac&cheese that I can go to walmart and get for a dollar and some change and they didn't even put any salt and pepper in that mess.the crab claws were good and waitress was very attentive. read more

Catfish Cabin - Powdered macaroni and cheese - American Near Me - Athens, Alabama

Two stars for the hush puppies and the service. They were phenomenal. Other than that I was disappointed. I ordered catfish fillets and they brought out nuggets. They tasted ok but not what I wanted. We also ordered boiled shrimp and it was ice cold. We were told it is served chilled which is the opposite of boiled in my opinion. Overall I wasn't impressed. Great people though!! read more

We've been searching for 4 years after relocating to Huntsville for the perfect catfish; this is 5th place to try and the search goes on. We went at 1:30 PM on a saturday and service was extremely slow; it took 45 mimutes for food to be served. The food was bland to our taste. Appears MS keeps the catfish capital title as earned. read more

I'm afraid that I'm only going to add fuel to the fire. I travel all over the country, and seldom do I find that the reviews are wholly accurate. But they are dead on with this place. Let's start with the positives. The hush puppies and Cole Slaw are excellent. The baked Sweet Potato was out of this world. Now for the bad. The turnip greens were straight out of the can. The fish was as strange as I've seen. For every piece of fish, there was a piece of belly flap. So basically half the order was throw away pieces. If you are forced to go here, order the whole fry. Now more good. The service was great, and the food came out fast. More bad, I went to pay, and they don't take Amex, and then they charge a 4% fee for using a card. I like to support local, but this place had poor quality fish, was over priced, and then was rude at the register. I'll go to Cracker Barrel if I want fish next time I'm in town. read more

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I was very disappointed in the whole catfish. It came deep-fried to the point that there was hardly any meat on the bones at all. I did not complain about my catfish because I had already sent back the fried pickles. The fried pickles were so spicy I could not eat them. So I was very disappointed in my dinner as I was looking forward to my fried whole catfish. Hush puppies were good. I had had a whole catfish dinner a few days ago at a previous place in Athens. It was to die for it was so delicious. Their hush puppies were delicious. Unfortunately I can't think of the name of that restaurant. I am not from the area. If I'm ever back in anthens I will look at the other place and order another whole catfish. read more

Absolutely nasty! I asked for the peel shrimp and a baked potato. Got the shrimp, but fries instead(because of the kitchen mistake)that were OLD and nasty! Yuck! Then the deep fried mushrooms were absolutely so oily we couldn't eat them. Ewww. read more

This time it was just ok. Hush puppies were still good but the fish was salty and had too much 'belly' meat. Last trip here for us.

The service was great! Bu the food was short of even being good! My shrimp was cold and tough! it took forever for our food to get to us and when it got there it was cold! So seems to me it had ben back there a while! The last few times I have ate there it has not been that good!!! read more