Catfish dinner was superb. For dessert I enjoyed carrot cake. OMG is was so good I almost licked the plate. Only change would be handmade hush puppies, not the frozen ones. read more

I love the atmosphere. They were a little understaffed, which is reasonable really good food. I got the three-piece whole catfish grilled. A little too much onion but that's fine service was amazing as well read more

Sam's Southern Eatery - 3 pice catfish - Southern Near Me - Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Very friendly and welcoming . Great fried chicken strips, they are even better the next day.

To be honest we eat the same thing about 95% of the time at Sam's. If you like Chicken Livers this is the place to go. Most of the time we get a double order of Okra as our 2 sides. Never been disappointed at Sam's. read more

What a hidden gem. The food was delicious! Hot, seasoned and the wait staff was wonderful. read more

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I order for corporate lunches quite often as well as visit this location on personal time. Food is always a hit and is requested over and over. Food is always on point and as ordered. When visiting on personal time service is great, (I only visit when one particular server is working) and food is always as ordered and delicious. read more

Great food! Good service! I am only typing because they wont let you leave a short review!

HOLY COW! THIS PLACE IS A JEWEL! I mean when you think about a Southern Eatery, Sam's embodies all that. This place is the personification of, feeling like you at Grandma's. Ms. Sarah is top notch! I have watched this woman run the front half of the restaurant, all by herself. I mean greeting everyone as they come in, taking their orders, along with drive thru orders, and phone orders. Never missing a beat, and always smiling the whole time. The hospitality and quality of food, will have you feeling like a grandchild at Granny's table. You know if you at Grandma's table, you better save room for desert. It's that damn good. read more

The only thing great was the customer service. I had a pie it was still frozen my fish was not catfish in my be in the catfish family. We tried it again and spent almost $40 and got sick. So, we wasted money. would have been better off with buying hot dogs and chili Now, when it first opened it they had real catfish and the food was good. Please return to your original plan. read more

We were traveling through the area and found this location. We enjoy fish and the reviews were good so we gave it a chance and stopped. We walked in and were immediately greeted by a very friendly smiling server, Moo, who showed us to a nice booth. She took our drink order and returned shortly to take our food order. They have a wide variety of selections of seafood but, she suggested we order the Catfish lunch special. My wife ordered just Catfish with two sides, Red Beans and Rice and Okra. I tried the Catfish and Oysters combo which was three of each with sides of Mac & Cheese and Red Beans and Rice. The fish filets were thick, huge with a thin Cornmeal breading. Some of the best Catfish we've ever had. The Oysters were slightly over fried. The sides were also very good but, not homemade. The service was exceptional and she went out of her way to be friendly and helpful. We will return if we are nearby again. read more

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Excellent shrimp and fish. Best catfish I have ever eaten. Staff was super nice , customers we sat across from was very nice. Price was very reasonable. This california boy was in his happy place with this great food. read more

Grilled or fried, it's your choice. Chicken or seafood served with wonderful sides like Mac and cheese, coleslaw, red beans and rice, okra, green beans, and fries. I opted for fettuccine with shrimp which had a bit of a Cajun flavor I just loved. They even have a drive thru! Tasty eating on the go. read more

Had catfish and shrimp Grilled fish po boy Cheeeseburger All was wonderful not at all greasy shrimp huge! read more

I went here for lunch one day last week. I ordered a grilled chicken salad. I received a lot of chicken strips. The chicken was prepackaged. The chicken was salty with little flavor: The salad had cooked green peppers and onions. I got a tiny amount of iceberg lettuce. The Italian dressing was served on the side in little cups. One of cups had a bug in it. I don't think this is a very clean restaurant. I'm not going back. read more

Good food, good customer service. You get a hefty amount of food for a good price. Food is made to order, so it's always hot & fresh. read more

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The staff was so very friendly and service was great. Food was really tasty. Had grilled special and was really happy about the choice. It's not fancy but it was good food at a great value with some nice people that work there. read more

I only had red beans, my family had liver, fish and Cole slaw. The fish was supposed to be catfish, but it turned out to be whiting or Swai, which is disappointing. That's deceptive, makes you wonder what else could be a lie. The food we received was tasty, the customer service was great. We ordered and received our food at the drive thru. read more

Had a bad experience me and my wife and grandbaby 8 there one Friday night someone had a bad ketchup bottle the top came off I believe it was hot sauce and spilled all over the fish and they had to redo my order over and the second time hair human hair was in my food I don't know if I should ever return again read more

This place had really good fried catfish & shrimp. And the portions were huge! The hushpuppies were delicious as well. Service was great as well! read more

I've been here multiplied times and have yet to have a bad meal. Everything they have is excellent and the fried fish is great.

Passing through the area and stopped in for a bite. Dined in and while eating a roach ran across the table. Never again. The staff was very friendly and the grilled chicken salad I had was ok. read more

We are traveling and happened upon this fabulous eatery. Everything from the service to the hush puppies, coleslaw, catfish, bread , and Chicken Livers was just amazing. Wish we lived here so we could return very soon. We want to try everything on their menu. We will mark this place in our travel log and return someday. read more

Service was horrible and very slow. Never knew who you waitress was and you had to ask for everything. Not very attentive. Won't be back

I waited more than 30 minutes and no one showed up at my table to wait on me. They went to the other tables around me that came in after I did. Worst non-service I have ever received! read more

Almost missed this gem driving around looking for good dining that wasn't a huge chain. Ambiance inside is not real fancy. The only reason it didn't get all the stars was due to cosmetics. If the owners would put a new ceiling in it would really improve the ambiance.. 4 stars are strictly for the staff and the food. Very good catfish and shrimp. I believe my waitresses name was Tish.. Very attentive, very friendly, all Around great service. read more

We ate at Sam's about a month ago while passing through PB, it was very good, have been back twice since then, equally good each time, the (#48) grilled chicken strips plus two sides. $8.49, wow. Wish there was a Sam's closer to home! read more

Way over rated ...greasy high priced food ...this place isn't worth the money ...I would recommend to anyone ....not unless you like to waste money on deep fried food read more

We stopped in for a bite to eat on our way back home. We stopped because the google reviews were all good. Let me tell you, it was worth it. There was 7 of us and we all had something different. It was amazing. Everything! The fish, the shrimp, the po'boy the gumbo (which like the waitress told me was a little more soupy than the authentic gumbo, but still Amazing), all of it. We all left with full bellies and Happy taste buds! The waitress was super informative and really helpful when ordering. I will definitely remember this place. Oh, and the price for the amount of food is great also, like I said there was 7 of us, we had an appetizer and the total was 80 bucks.. read more

Food was great. Shelly had the shrimp po boy; i had the oyster po boy. Yummy...and too much food for one meal. We boxed it up and it was tasty warmed up too. The service was excellent too. Our waitress was charming...what a great smile!! Like the other reviews, I didn't give it a 5 solely because of the ambiance. But if we pass thru Pine Bluff again, we will DEFINITELY eat her!! read more

Family was visiting Pine Bluff and decided to stop in and eat here. We ordered an array of dishes. We all had a different favorite dish. The fried green tomatoes were fresh and fried up to perfection. My husband enjoyed his catfish tremendously. We also sampled the okra, fried pickles, fried shrimp, and chicken strips. Overall, it was a very satisfying meal, albeit on the greasy side. read more

The people here are amazing with great customer service. And the food is even better. I loved the catfish.

Amazing little hole in the wall joint. The Po-boys were absolutely delicious. They even put a couple of huge shrimp extra on my basket. Large portions and well worth the stop. read more

If your inclined to get down with fried food, you can't get much better than Sam's. Their fried shrimp is the best.

The shrimp was beyond excellent. Very light and crispy coating. Sides left a little bit to be desired. The interior needs to be spruced up a little bit. Believe tonight was a bad night for the manager he was pretty surly. read more