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    David's Catfish House

    4.4 (102 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Casual
    Quiet
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Paul C.

    This is a "must" stop for anyone passing through Andalusia on their way to the beach. I love fried catfish, and this casual, family friendly restaurant lived up to my expectations. I prefer ordering a whole fish instead of filets. There is something satisfying about eating both sides and leaving the skeleton. My fish was excellent; cooked just right, nice batter, and served piping hot. Service was wonderful. The staff is friendly and welcoming. A great example of southern hospitality.

    David L.

    I can now take Visit Andalusia, Alabama off my bucket list! Not being partial at all to the name of the establishment, David's Catfish House came highly recommended just from other Yelp reviewers. Not hard to find, ask anyone in the local area and they'll point the way. As an iconic structure should, DCH has it's own lot complete with ample parking spaces. We arrived for lunch on a beautiful sunny day. The place was bustling with a busy lunch crowd, but we were still promptly seated in a booth. DCH has a dated, antique yet distinct southern hospitality feel. An fitting seafood/fishing theme was prevalent throughout the restaurant. I mentioned dated because the "flat" rectangular cushion in our booth was in badly need of a upgrade. As quickly as we were seated, our server appeared to take our drink orders. We helped ourselves to the table crackers as we scanned the menu. Their menu is simple yet complete. Aside from the obligatory fried catfish, they also offer "broiled" catfish with cajun or lemon pepper seasoning. Their other in-house Favorites include the popular southern comfort foods: hamburger steak, shrimp & grits, pork chop or ribeye steak. Of course every good southern joint doesn't leave out your choice of cheese grits, baked potato, green beans, hush puppies, coleslaw, sweet potato, baked beans and turnip greens. I would be remiss if I didn't mention their appetizer options of gumbo, fried green tomatoes, onion rings, fried dill pickles or their redneck ben-yays. Didn't try them but it's obviously their version of a New Orleans beignet. Their desserts include lemon ice-box pie (new to me) and cheese cake available with chocolate, caramel or raspberry sauce. As appetizing as their catfish poboy sounded, I was in a mood for a whole catfish. The cup of gumbo was served hot with a hushpuppy on the side. A nice of portion of rice, the gumbo had good flavor and most importantly it met one of my top must-haves... okra! My catfish dinner arrived soon after. The whole (sans the head) catfish was served with hushpuppies and my sides of baked sweet potato and grilled green beans. The baked sweet potato was on par and delicious especially with that thin layer of whipped butter which I added myself. Grilling instead of the typical blanched green beans were a nice touch. Good move DCH. Personally I would've taken the green beans off the grill about a minute and a half earlier for a more crunchy texture, but the green beans were seasoned perfectly and delicious. The hero of the meal was the catfish. Most seafood restaurants like to use a thicker traditional fish fry batter. Yes the thicker batter seals in the flavor and juices better, but the fry used by DCH is so light, it's barely visible. It almost looked like they dry rubbed the catfish with their blend of seasonings then flash fried it to seal in the goodness. But it was dipped into their light batter because every cut that was made in the catfish was coated. The cook was to a perfect golden light brown and the taste was outstanding! Yom Yom Yom Yom! Some of the best fried catfish I've had in awhile. Thank you DCH! If I ever drive through Andalusia again, guess where I'll be heading for food?

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    Michael B.

    What a great place to have some catfish and seafood. Warm cozy place in a very cold day! Wait staff was excellent, very friendly and anticipated our every need. When you order coleslaw as a side they bring it out first like when you order a salad. Captains wafers on the table are a nice touch! The coleslaw is my favorite and sweet. I love it! Sweet tea is always sweet! I ordered the popcorn shrimp, fries and hush puppies. It was an enormous amount of food! My wife ordered the catfish but I didn't get a picture of hers but it was great as well! Everything was tasty and I highly recommend stopping by for lunch or dinner! They also have lunch baskets weekdays from 11-2pm.

    Auntie Hallen and family from Andalusia, Prattville, Montgomery, Wetumpka and San Diego.

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    Wonderful fried catfish and the cold slaw is divine!!!Nice atmosphere for families lies!!

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    Great food and nice staff. Sometimes they get a lil busy. Always hot food. The greens are awesome along with coleslaw.

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    Best catfish I have found in the 3 years we have lived in Alabama. Glad we drove over to try it. We will definitely be back.

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    Delicious sweet tea, hush puppies, and catfish! Laid back atmosphere and easy to get to location.

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    Great place to eat. Good food and prices. Great atmosphere. Catfish is awesome and the coleslaw is out of this world. Very clean .

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    10 years ago

    Fish and shrimp were prepared well. Service was great. Expect a long wait on Friday/Saturday evening.

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