If I could give this restaurant a 0 rating I would. Called order in at 11:00, was told 45 minutes. Gave them one hour. When I got to counter, the lady in front of me ordered four 3-piece fish plates. She got her food 30 minutes later and I'm still sitting here. Six of the customers are in this same boat. We all called in our order at 11:00 and we're still sitting here! And believe me the food is not worth it! read more

They have excellent fried catfish, shrimp, and hush puppies! We loved the decor/vibe of the place as well. It was zany and had a lot of character. Staff was friendly and inviting. We definitely plan to go back (and bring friends) next time we're in Alexandria. read more

Smackin Mack's - Southern Near Me - Alexandria, Louisiana

Some of the BEST catfish around, excellent fries and fried pickles too! I am not a tarter sauce fan but I love theirs, I don't know if its house made ( I think so) but if not its a quality brand that sports a fresh taste. Yummy sweet tea to boot! Have been there a few times and the catfish is SOOOO good we havent tried anything else...Yet! read more

Fried catfish, fried shrimp, fried pickles, fried mushrooms, Cajun FRIEs, see the common theme?!?? Fried. As much as anything fried is to be frowned upon, this place plus their southern hospitality gives nothin but smiles. Better yet here's the equation. Good food x Good prices = a great meal. I had the fishermans combo...I think. A must visit if you somehow make your way to Alexandria, LA. read more

I found this place while travelling for work. It has great fried fish and shrimp. They were fried to perfection and the staff was overly friendly. It felt more like eating a home cooked meal with family as opposed to a restaurant. I highly recommend it. read more

The Fisherman's Platter is the way to go. Get fried shrimp and fried catfish. It comes with fries, hush puppies, and cole slaw. Doesn't get any better than this unless they offered Meat Pies. This is usually the first place I go to when I visit. This is also a very clean restaurant compared to Robbie G's. read more

We eat here all the time! Absolutely love their food, all of it! Hands down the best catfish and shrimp in Cenla!

wow. I'm in a salty coma. Relative to Robbie G's this place has to be only 2 stars. If it were the only place in town, then it would deserve a higher rank. read more

Went here again while in town for business. This place has the best hush puppies I think I've ever had. I really like the attention to detail on the small stuff like hush puppies even though they aren't the main portion of the meal. This has become my go-to place when I'm in Alexandria. read more

Great fried catfish and shrimp. I eat here every time I'm in Alexandria. I would highly recommend for fired food. All fresh and cooked to order. I'll definitely be back. read more

Very good! Fun atmosphere, great service!

Delicious catfish, sweet/spicy hush puppies, and super-friendly staff. Peanuts in the table for snacking is a nice touch. Oddly, no condiments available except ketchup. No hot sauce? Strange...but not weird enough to keep me from retuning next pass through town! Coleslaw is a little bland, but the crinkle cut fries are hot, fresh, and well seasoned. read more

Great fish! and boiled shrimp at a affordable price! The staff is very friendly and didn't have to wait long for the food.

Nice of them to save my backpack were I left it in the store. Great of them to return it when I called. Too bad they emptied the wallet.

The absolute best fried shrimp and fried pickles I've had in a long time. Only bad thing... the drive thru service was slow as molasses and they're not open on Sundays. :( read more

This is the best seafood I've ever had in my life hand mofreaking down. Amazing customer service. Ask for the kdizzle discount.

This was my first time going to Smackin Mack's and I will be going back. They have some of the best fish and shrimp I've eaten, and the staff is so friendly. I highly recommend! read more

Customer service was okay. A little slow getting our food but it was really busy. Food was good.

Tried this place as I visited Alexandria for work. I ordered the 6 shrimp platter, with a bottle of water. The shrimp were small, most of the plate was French fries and Coleslaw. Not worth the 10+ dollars. Also the peanuts on the table were stale or something, never have had that texture of a peanut before. Not good all the way around. read more

I must have passed by this place dozens of times and never had a desire to stop and eat there. It wasn't until I decided to use yelp and find somewhere different to eat that I considered it. I'm not a big fried food person, so I was delighted to hear that I could substitute the fried catfish with grilled. It was delicious. I even sampled the fried catfish and it was really good too. I'd recommend this restaurant for those considering an alternative to Robbie G's and Tunks for catfish. I look forward to trying other menu items here. read more

Love this place eat once a week. Right by my job would have gave a 5 but the fish is small some times. Also great service. The guys that work the are awsome. read more

Great fried shrimp and catfish. Always end up with a happy plate and needing a nap.

Smackin' Mack's is known as "That catfish place behind Chuck-E-Cheese". It is pretty good for fried shrimp and catfish. I love the friend pickles and it is the only place (as far as I know) that you can find them in this town. Since everything is fried and somewhat bland... it is good catfish place if you like to use ketchup or Louisiana Hot Sauce to spice up your dinner. It is a little over-priced for just fried catfish. read more

I haven't had many of the menu items here the but the oyster poboy is probably one of the best oyster poboys I've ever eaten.

I have to say this is probably the worst place for services. I arrived at 11:20 AM for lunch. Understaff at counter for lunch crowd. After waiting in line for at least ten minutes, the one person behind the counter making eye contact with me several times, finally is able to take my order Someone walks around me and he helps them instead of saying excuse me this gentleman was here first. I don't care how good the food might be the bad taste of poor service last much longer! I did not eat after all that I will not pay anyone for bad service. read more

Maybe they used to be good, but not now. The catfish and shrimp were some of the worst I've eaten. The tea is good. Hush puppies were pretty good. No clue how it has received 4 stars. read more

I have never posted a negative review for a restaurant ever, but the disrespect and poor customer service I experienced here deserves to be shared. I order a to-go order on the 2nd Friday of Lent. I was told my order would be ready in 25 minutes. I waited 25 minutes before driving to the restaurant. I drove to the window and paid my bill. I was asked to pull up since my food was not ready. I expected perhaps a bit of a longer wait since it was lunchtime on a Friday in Lent. I did not expect that I would have to wait another 40 minutes and still not have my food. Repeatedly I was asked to pull up. People behind me were getting their food but mine never came. Finally, I tried to get the attention of one of the ladies running food out to cars. She ignored me so I followed her to inquire about my food. Unintentionally I walked into the kitchen inquiring about my food. I was met by the owner who instead of apologized profusely, met me with anger and profanity and immediately told me to get out and he would get me a refund! He brought the refund out himself, still not apologetic, telling me it was busy because it's a Friday in Lent and he has signs everywhere thanking people for their patience. My reply was "None of that is my problem". Needless to say, I will never be back! read more

After reading the reviews we decided to stop here while traveling through. The owner and his staff were very nice and the place was spotless. From the onion rings to the perfectly fried catfish everything was tasty. If you are looking to forgo calorie counting for the afternoon stop here. read more

The only thing I have tried here is the fish and the shrimp poboy but each were excellent. Not what I expected from fast food seafood at all. The fish was fried to perfection and had a good taste. The shrimp on the poboy were also excellent and the poboy had plenty of them on it. The ratio of ingredients to bread were perfect it was a great poboy. My only criticisms are that I felt that the prices for the fish plates versus the amount of fish on them were a little high because the size of the pieces is small (at least they were small the day I went there.) It was so good it would probably not keep me from coming back though. I would just have to buy the family pack they sell which is a 24 pc fish with fries and hushpuppies plus two lg sides for 29.99. I also didn't really care for their tartar sauce which wouldn't be so bad except they did not have Heinz ketchup, they had Hunts :-(. I will go here again, I may just bring my own condiments. read more