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Catfish Cafe

2.6 (152 reviews)
ModerateSoul Food, Seafood
Closed 11:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)

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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for kids
Good for groups

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WHITING DINNER W/ YAMS AND MAC-N-CHEESE
CoCo L.

I ordered the whiting dinner and red velvet cake through UberEats delivery and was very happy with my food. My fish had a really nice, flaky and even batter -- was seasoned nicely too. I picked yams and mac-n-cheese as my sides. I loved my yams, and my mac-n-cheese was good -- simple, but good. My girlfriend and I are a little tight-assed about our food and we both enjoyed our meal. I wouldn't order the potato salad again -- it was watery and lacked flavor. I didn't enjoy the greens either. I love the menu-- they even have turkey wings!! I'll definitely re-order. I got $15 off of my UberEats delivery order using the code: eats-h4pu2kqhue

Grilled shrimp meal
Dyanne S.

This spot has a bunch of different names; everything from Catfish cafe (yelp) to Seafood Delite (living social and yelp) to just plain ol' Restaurant (menu). The interior of the restaurant is like what other Yelpers mentioned, they are in dire need of an update. This place looks rough! I placed an order for grilled shrimp with string beans and collard greens. The total came to $16! I asked the cashier how many shrimp came with the meal, I was told 10. I was thinking they better be huge lol After 30 minutes of waiting (btw they weren't even crowded) I received my food and found a table in their dine in area towards the back. My food was scarce for the amount I paid. I legit left there still hungry. The shrimp I received were, at the most, large before even being cooked! The portion was disappointing and the prices didnt coincide at all. I could have gotten better quality seafood from Pathmark. I won't be returning.

Mediocre banana pudding
Aniqah K.

I came here with a groupon and it was a pure disappointment from start to finish. The interior wasn't nice by any means but I was willing to look past that if the food was good, but it wasn't. There is a there weird nautical theme going on in the restaurant, or more like random paddles and anchors hanging on the wall. There's also a huge dirty window AC hanging right above our table with wires and switches right by our table. The restaurant was pretty loud but I let that slide since a lot of people where just socializing in the front part of the restaurant. However, I could not get past the flies that were in the restaurant. There were 2 flies hovering around our table the whole time and it was disgusting. When we were seated, we did not get any water at our table until after our entrees arrived and we had to ask for water. The waitress seemed like she did not want to be at the restaurant and wasn't very helpful. I don't even know where to begin with how bad all of the food is. So I ordered the fried catfish with sides of Mac and cheese and candied yams. All 3 of my items were horrible. The catfish was bland and tasted like cheap fish fried in plain batter. There was no seasonings or any spices and the piece of fish was drenched in oil on my plate. The candied yams were way too sweet. I understand yams are sweet to begin with, but these yams had so much sugar in them that it was unbearable as a side. It would be much better off as a desert item with that much sugar. The Mac and cheese was not good by an standard, but it was less bad than the yams. The Mac and cheese was not creamy or cheesy. It was bland and had too much oil or water in it. My friend ordered the BBQ chicken with Mac and cheese and collard greens. The BBQ chicken was the worst thing we have both tasted. It tasted like boiled chicken with a very thin coating of BBQ sauce on it. It wasn't the thick, sticky, finger liking BBQ I was expecting. The collard greens were horrible as well and it was simply boiled. It had no sort of taste or flavorings on it whatsoever. After such a disappointing meal, I wasn't going to bother with dessert since everything was awful upto this point but I got the banana pudding since desert was included in my groupon. The banana pudding wasn't the best but since the food was so bad, I'd have to say it was the least awful thing I've tried at this restaurant. Even with a groupon, I regret coming here and regret this meal because it was just that bad. Worst soul food I have ever tried.

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Renee C.

I purchased a groupon because the restaurant received decent reviews. Well, what a disappointment. Initially we had a hard time finding the place because there wasn't a "Catfish Cafe" sign it only says "Soul food" outside (see picture) and this is in a seedy looking industrial area. The signage was pretty poor so we initially went into door on the left which was the takeout area but realized we were in the wrong spot. Once in the dining area what a greater disappointment it looked dingy and worst of all It smelled horrible (like bug spray). We asked a couple about the food and the guy assured us the food was ok. Well, I'd never know because the groupon was a bait and switch deal. According to the groupon, terms/fine print the voucher was worth $20 with the stipulation its for two persons-"dine in only", but the hostess informed us that we had to purchase $30 worth of food and we could deduct $20 she showed us a printed sign behind the counter (see picture). She said she couldn't change this without a managers approval and guess what, the manager wasn't there with no known arrival time. Truth be told, I was relieved because I wasn't going to eat at this restaurant.

Stephanie O.

The only reason you have 1 star is because of the pie that was the only item that wasn't salty the potato salad wasn't too salty so it was tolerable and i don't have time to drive there and have them replace the plate or refund me..So i ordered Uber eats yesterday 11/15/2018. I was so hungry because of the snowstorm. Anyway i ordered this a slice of pie and potato salad. My bill after the 3.49 delivery was like 26/27 dollars ..but i didn't care I'm hungry..i get my food and take a bite of the Mac and cheese..it's a bit salty..I'm like hmm take a bite of the shrimp..loaded with salt the whole shrimp dinner felt like i was licking the bottom of the ocean..are they trying to put someone in cardiac arrest..i couldn't even eat the food so i just wasted like 15 dollars...will definitely stick with southern girls because this is horrific

Lisa J.

Got some dinner there tonight food was good tasteful. Reason I didn't give 5 stars is the prices! I felt for the bbq chicken dinner I got 10$ should be the max. I prefer breast and wing but was giving leg and thigh ‍ no issue. Got it with collards greens and Mac and cheese. Would I go back. Yes the atmosphere was cool. Despite a loud mouth dude parking cars being extra lol. Next time I go back I'll have the salmon. While I was there so many calls came in for it.

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Food is amazing! Don't let the location fool you. I would give it a five star, however!!! It's too salty

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Food here is delicious but the service is horrible !!! Rude staff members every time I come. If the food wasn't good I would never return

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I ordered the catfish macaroni and yams it was delicious. The catfish is too die for omg

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