Catfish is definitely a southern favorite and this is my go-to. I love how catfish parlor has a history in Austin and has begun to expand. I love the original atmosphere and the service is second to none. Definitely try the buffet to get a variety of this southern classic during lunch hour! read more

Really cool decor and amazingly nice waiter but the food was very bland. I had the catfish and the person I was with had a sandwich. The catfish tasted like it could have been frozen and not fresh or they didn't use rich enough cornmeal to make it. Just very tasteless :( read more

Sir Jacob III gave us the best service iv had in a very long time. The shrimp was very good, and I absolutely loved the Cesar salad bar.

The food was just ok and borderline not good. We had the catfish light plate and the catfish was extra muddy! It was hard to get past it and kind of made it hard to eat the rest of the items. Had okra and super vinegary coleslaw. I was pretty disappointed. read more

I got a family pack of fried fish, beans, coleslaw, fries, and hush puppies for $37. It fed 4 adults and our 100 lb granny. There were sides left over! Jackie took our order over the phone. She knew the menu well, had great customer service on the phone and in the parking lot, and wore a mask when bringing our food out. I added to the order at the last minute, and she remembered my name and order. The food was out fast. All the food was hot, fresh, and the fries and fish were crispy. You can get regular or spicy fish. I don't like their hush puppies because they are oddly shaped and just blah. However, I HATE coleslaw, but they have coleslaw without mayonnaise that's AMAZING so that makes the hush puppies a moot point. The chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, and cream gravy are great, too. There's nothing fancy which is perfect for our family. Everybody was happy and full. read more

Sometimes it's nicely cooked. Other times not so much. Lately, been a bit disappointed. But I would give them another chance. Last time, the fish was quite dry and not meaty. read more

This place is really good. The catfish and shrimp are really fresh. If you you get the combo plates two people can share it. It really is a lot of food and super affordable. read more

For starters the decor is something reminiscent of this countries dark and most embarrassing past/history. After being there for a moment you can immediately sense that they cater to a particular demographic and their regular customers. My wife and I did not get the feeling that we were welcomed and it was apparent in the level of service we received. I ordered the catfish and my wife ordered the chicken, we both had the lettuce station, because that was not a salad bar. I was under the impression that they were going to bring out more items for the salad bar, but I was seriously mistaken. Our drink orders (sweet tea and a coke) arrived just about the same time our meal arrived. We asked for bread and that arrived at the end of the meal. The catfish was over cooked and hard, the fries were cold, the green beans had the temp of if they were literally scooped out of a can and never heated up, the mashed potatoes looked as if they were recycled from someone else's meal, and heaven forbid if we wanted a refill on water or any other beverage; that was a no go. Our waitress was trash, garbage and avoided us as if we were not there. When it came time to pay, I voiced my displeasure to the cashier and asked for the manager, and to my expectations the manger was too busy to speak with me about our dinning experience. If you want to be ignored by the wait staff, eat horrible food, desire to be reminded of the separatist 1940's through the 1960's and have money to give to a poorly run establishment; then this your place. If not; keep as far away from the Catfish Parlour as humanly possible. read more

Freaking love this place every time! Top pick in Georgetown. Service is usually very good. Food is 100% reliably good. Easy in, easy out. Casual, and low-key dinner. I've never had anything but the catfish and fixings; and will never depart! read more

Have been going to Catfish Parlor for over 30 years. It seems that the size of the fillets have shrunk over the years, but the still have the same great flavor. I am not a fan of their hushpuppies (they lack seasoning) and they are dry. The cold iced beer mug, when you walk in, is great. read more

Fish is to skinny. Not much flavor I prefer Dales in Whalburg over this place-but is very noisy,but fish is awesome

All you can eat catfish! Catfish Parlor located in the beautiful city of Georgetown. The lunch special they offer is very affordable, convenient, & quick service. The staff are so friendly and helpful. The spicy catfish and the jalapeño tater sauce are my favorite things on the menu. If you are catfish lover then this place is for you. read more

Another reviewer nailed it - underwhelming. Overcooked, underseasoned, dry, small filets, bland beans, good vinegary coleslaw. Maybe it was the time of day we went, half of what was on our plate seemed like it had been sitting under a heat lamp because the food was barely warm. Obviously this place has a loyal following of regulars but we will not be among them. I also think it's expensive for what you get. I had a special, two filets, Caesar salad bar, mashed potatoes, beans and cole slaw. One grilled, one fried filet, which were very small and a little dry, and I could not eat the grilled filet. It had a weird taste. The fried filet was better and I ate that. I tried the beans which tasted straight from a can (Ranch Beans, anyone?) and I tried the cole slaw which was good and fresh tasting. The potatoes were ok but the gravy was lukewarm and I couldn't even eat it. My husband had spicy and regular filets, and fries. The fries were barely warm. I tried one and they would have been really good had they been warmer. The salad bar is only a Caesar salad bar so don't go expecting anything but lettuce and croutons, parmesean (I think) cheese and tomatoes, the latter of which do not go on a Caesar salad. The waitress was so, so sweet. So was the young man who seated us. But they did not make up for the low quality meal we had. I asked my husband if he wanted a dessert and he said, We are not buying any more food here. Sorry Catfish Parlour. It might have been an off night but this was just not up to the four star rating we expected. read more

We ate here when we first moved to Georgetown. Will never go back. Fish was small and greasy from the deep frying. More batter then fish. Don't know why people would eat here. Do yourself a favor and stay away from this place. read more

Ok, this place is awesome! If you are looking for a place to have you some fried fish or shrimp like grandma use to make. This is it, look no more! The decor is warm and welcoming and the food explodes with flavor in your mouth. The manager greeted me and sat me with a quick history on our walk too the table. The waitstaff is great and truly want you to enjoy your experience. So head on over and have a great meal. read more

Catfish Parlour - Seafood Near Me - Georgetown, Texas

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All fried, none good enough to dine out for, just cheap food. I don't recommend for anyone who likes fish.

I have lived in Georgetown for two years and I just tried Catfish Parlour and loved it! The best time to go is during lunch because you have so many veggie choices and everything tastes so fresh! I am on a Keto diet and I can get the grilled lemon pepper shrimp that is to die for! I tasted my husband's catfish and kinda got a tear in my eye because it reminded me of growing up in northeast Texas at our family fish fry's! If you eat there for dinner bring an appetite because they give you a basket of delicious hush puppies , lots of coleslaw( that's not loaded with mayo) and amazing pinto beans with every meal plus you get another side! It's a bit more expensive but worth it! read more

We have been going to this place for a while since we moved here in 2007, but we asked manager about food allergies he was very rude , since we took our daughter and she has some food allergies we just asked about it and he said this is a Seafood restaurant and all food is cooked together and pretty much either eat here or leave, He may have been having a bad day but why take it out on your customers , will not be going back due to poor customer service, read more

One of my favorite places in town! Friendly staff, great catfish, fun casual atmosphere.

Catfish and sides were all really good and so was the service. There is plenty of free off street parking. It was busy on a Friday night but there was no wait for a table. read more

The service was fine nothing special. The salad bar was decent just plain ceaser. Took probably 15-20 minutes for food to arrive was hot looked pretty good the sides were the best part. The fish was bland good breading though, the popcorn shrimp was practically just breading sometimes you would get shrimp sometimes you wouldn't. Overall don't think i will be visiting again soon. read more

Good selection of fried food but not really the wow factor there. Nice friendly staff. Overall not too bad. If you are in GT give them a chance. read more

Really enjoyed this place. Service was amazing and the salad bar was the bomb. Thank you Jacob the 3rd!

I ordered the spicey Catfish with coconut shrimp. The batter was perfect. It wasn't thick and greasy. I loved the flavor. The blackened chicken my husband had was very moist. The hush puppies were fresh. The dinner came with a salad bar. The salad bar ingredients were high quality and fresh. And the side dishes were excellent. The service was great. They made us feel at home. The place left us with a warm feeling in our hearts and bellies. I can't wait to bring some friends here. On a side note, I had a much better experience here than at Fish City Grill. (don't go there) read more

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Got the all you can eat popcorn shrimp and catfish. The food was good and hush puppies were fun. Cole slaw was different. Not my style. But the beans were good. Fries were good. Sweet tea was good as well. Lots of decorations. Fun atmosphere. Not very busy for a Saturday evening. The staff was great. Everyone seemed attentive and hard working. Carrie was great and friendly and super helpful for our first time!! Place was clean and barely a wait! read more

Sides are terrible and portions are small. I grew up in east Texas and you could find good fried catfish easily.

Fish was great and flavorful. Our server Beth was fantastic , she was very attentive and catered to everyone! Thanks for getting us the giant bowl of okra vs. all the little bowls. read more

Best cole slaw ever. We love the popcorn shrimp and fried catfish. The atmosphere is pleasant and the staff is warm, fun and friendly. Prices are reasonable. My husband and I often purchase cole slaw to compliment our meals at home. Other platters are very good too, but the catfish and shrimp are our favorite. read more

Ummmm, I really must have missed what all of the hype is about... -The weird hush puppy-ish fried straw things they bring out when seated were old, cold and swimming in grease. The jalapeño tartar sauce tasted good with it, but the overly manufactured appearance was a turn off. -I ordered the blacked salmon, ate roughly 1/3 and couldn't force it down anymore. I kept dousing it in lemon, butter and salt but all I could taste was blackened seasoning. No salmon. No lemon. No salt. It was completely inedible. The contrast of the bland rice just made matters worse. Had it been edible, I would have been left hungry because it was WAY small and severely over priced for what you get. -The hubby got the unlimited catfish & popcorn shrimp. It was good, not great but he said he could eat it again. (Side note: I would have been happy with with unlimited popcorn shrimp but they wouldn't allow me to order it at dinner.) -Kids, both under 3, ordered steak fingers & popcorn shrimp. In that department, it was all good. But, the price. Really. The kids ate for free and with tea for all we still wound up spending $40.... Oh, how I wish Austin had a Sea Island! read more

Catfish Parlour - Salmon Plate - Seafood Near Me - Georgetown, Texas

The first time we came here, it was fantastic. Since then, each visit has become progressively worse. The hush puppy sticks are okay, but the crew cooking struggles to understand the appropriate seasoning of what they're making. I ordered lemon pepper trout, and it was served VERY dry (overcooked) with a stale-flavored seasoning and dried parsley absolutely coating it. The flavor simply didn't add anything to the poor fish. Rather, the resulting flavor was extremely undesirable. That same dousing of dried parsley (like from a giant shaker from Sam's Club) topped everything: rice, GRAVY (what?!?), etc. I took one bite of each part of my meal and just couldn't do it. I can stomach a number of things, but this was just bad. Family all ordered fried catfish and fries. The catfish was so salty, no one could eat the breading. The fries were definitely not fresh, nor were they seasoned properly. The fried okra was very, very hard and very, very dry. Perhaps it was an old batch that had sat under the heat lamps for a while? The service here is always exceptionally friendly, and that is a definite bright spot. Our server tonight wanted to please, but she was very busy and as a result, we waited a long time for drink refills, hush puppy refills, to place our orders, for our check, etc. For the price we paid, we definitely expected better. I want to support our smaller Austin-area businesses, but until the issues with the food are fixed, we simply won't return. read more

As expected this place is almost identical to the other Catfish Parlour in Austin. Still has the funky shaped (but yummy) hush puppies and the PEARL beer clocks on the wall. The only real difference (besides the obvious newness of it) is the size and look of the building. In fact the look of it sort of puzzled me at first because I expected a sort of antique warehouse/shed thing like the other location, but instead we got this giant attractive building that had beautiful carved wooden benches, and lovely home fixtures. But that didn't fool me for long...once I walked inside the actual restaurant it felt like the old parlour I knew and loved as a kid. Of course it's pretty casual, pretty cheap and the food isn't bad but isn't great either. It's not a bad place to go to on a hot Saturday afternoon, like we did this past weekend. They have decent portions and some of the friendliest waitresses I've ever met! I still get the catfish every time because nothing else looks appealing to me on the menu. I went with two other people and we shared a large bowl of beans, and their version of coleslaw (which I admit is pretty good). I don't like coleslaw for the most part, but they have a different kind of ingredient they use instead of mayo it is like a vinegarette dressing of sorts. It is much better tasting (and probably healthier than the alternative). Not much else to say about Catfish Parlour because it's the sort of place I would probably go back every few months to. Let's just say I don't crave their food on a regular basis, but every now and then I like to have some fried catfish and they are a good place to choose. I also enjoy going inside and looking at all of their knick knacks on the walls. Catfish Parlour is just one of those places I can't escape from because it brings back memories of eating with my grandparents as a little kid. A good family restaurant that I would like to take my kids to one day. read more

what a fabulous fun discovery - our first time here! the food: we enjoyed fried Gulf oysters, catfish,blackened mahi maji and shrimp with all-you-can-eat Caesar salad, no-mayo coleslaw, hand-rolled hushpuppies, with exceptional traditional tarter sauce and jalapeno tarter sauce, pinto beans, sauteed w/bacon cabbage, all ofvwhich had us coming back for seconds +! All the food was perfect & appropriate temperatures! Most importantly the ambience and the folks that own it and work here are awesome!! everyone was warm and welcoming! we are going to keep coming back over and over again to this nice place - oh and the variety of beers was great!!! read more

Theresa was the best. She kept our drinks full at all times and checked on us constantly. She deserves a raise. Her and another lady seemed to be the only servers but I counted 8-12 non essentials just standing around, and then 6 of them set around a table and golden napkins in silverware all while Theresa and the other sever did everything. read more

Got to be honest - not their best effort - probably a 2 1/2. The good: The service, hush puppies (amazing), salad bar, grilled salmon and the overall hospitality. The bad: Chicken fried chicken-flavorless, breading falling off; the deep fried catfish-flavorless. french fries-frozen? I've had better visits - hopefully this was an anomaly. read more

How about, OMG this place is AMAZING! I love the fact that they have an all you can eat on Tues, Wed and Thurs nights. It's totally the way to go. It's very reasonably priced and it's really good food. We had the all-you-can eat catfish and shrimp and 1 helping was all I needed to feel full but I felt obligated to order a second helping. As stated before, it's family style sides. They are yummy. Cesar salad is good (you make it yourself, no way it can be bad). All in all, it's a great family atmosphere and it's a fun place to be. I have nothing bad to say about the place. It's well worth visiting. read more

I have eaten here several times and its always good. The people are very friendly. The catfish and hushpuppy sticks are the best. read more

Great catfish place! Fun vintage decor. Open and airy. Super attentive staff. Large parking lot. Beer and wine.

We had a great experience at this establishment on Mother's Day. We're a large group of 21, so that's always problematic, and none of the places we'd called we're accepting reservations, but all indicated that they could accommodate us. The first restaurant we went to only had three servers, and said they could not seat us. Catfish Parlor seated us within 10 minutes of our arrival. Our server did an excellent job, keeping all our drinks refilled, and checking in every few minutes to make sure we didn't need anything else. It seemed like the food may have taken a little longer than normal, but all our meals came out together, and were delivered to the proper person with no confusion, the food was hot, the sides were served family style and were plentiful, and the bill was split among the 5 families appropriately. In my opinion, there's not a thing they could have done differently that would have made our experience better. Great job, Catfish Parlor, Georgetown! read more

Ordered dinner for delivery through Waiters with Wheels. I had the 4 piece catfish dinner and my son had the chicken fried steak. Sadly, I was pretty disappointed. The catfish had no flavor except for cornmeal and the tarter sauce I added tasted like pure vinegar. I'd ordered the jalapeño tarter sauce, but it was some bizarre lime green color that I just couldn't eat. The meal came with beans, coleslaw, fries and hush puppies, none of which had much flavor. And the hush puppies were a weird tube shape. Overall, it was much less than I was hoping for and I doubt we'll eat there again. read more

Interesting place! The atmosphere was nice lots of really neat stuff to browse around at while waiting on your food. Friendly service and the food was good. Ordred the catfish, not bad but for the name "Catfish" parlour really thought they would be a lot bigger on the size and portion. So alittle disappointed. Hushpuppies were interesting. So I give it a 4 star as just a comfort food kinda place. read more