The story of the restaurant is amazing! Unfortunately, our server was less than interested in us. She never gave her name and rarely stayed at the table long enough for us to request anything. Being from out of town, we hoped for a local experience. Both my husband and I felt more like outcasts as everyone obviously knew each other. The food was mediocre and needed salt. The kids burger and chicken strip meal was nice and big though so that was a win. I would not go again if I was driving through the area. Such a shame as it seemed to present itself as a great local place with delicious food. read more

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This place was jam packed at lunch hour and I know why now! If you can get past the loud noise of the hustle and bustle of a big restaurant, and love seafood then this place is for u! I had the Irish channel gumbo and it was so awesome. They put potato salad in the middle of two different gumbo types. One of them being seafood the other being chicken. Let me tell you it was a clever way to let you sample both gumbos and the sizing was awesome! It was just the right amount of food! I also ordered macaroni and cheese as a side and added chilli to it and omg it was awesome! The other people in my party also had a shrimp poboy and another Irish channel gumbo and they both loved it as much as I do! Docking one star for the noise. By the way, our waitress was on point. She was working hard and you could tell. Kudos to her! read more

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This place is a sweet little cafe that has wonderful food 100% recommend this to anyone trying to find a nice meal

Love Southside. Food and service always great. It is my favorite place to eat. Great family atmosphere.

amazing food and service the only down side is it is very loud and hard to converse with each other

Stopped in while on road trip from out town. Food was great and service was even better.

Perfect stop on our way from New Orleans to Pensacola on I-10! Gluten free options for our daughter, insane desserts and good old LA cooking for visitors! Great staff and atmosphere! read more

Southside Cafe - This is a HALF! Trust the staff when they tell you a whole is too big! - American Near Me - Slidell, Louisiana

Love the food here. Very personable atmosphere here. If you're trying to go to a place and want to be known as a regular, this is your place! They have really good food, the onion soup and anything seafood are among my favorites! The place is updated, not as big as you'd think and not as many TVs as you'd expect to call it a sports bar, but it's a good place to get a little bit of everything! read more

One of the best Reuben's I have eaten anywhere in the country. We stopped in for lunch on our way home out of NOLA. The two bartenders were exceptionally nice and helpful. So many fries in one order, they should be listed by the pound. One order is plenty for two people. We will definitely stop there again if we head out that way. read more

Southside Cafe - One of the best Reuben's in the country. - American Near Me - Slidell, Louisiana

We ordered a cup of gumbo, which was delicious, and the crabmeat stuffed mushrooms that were Absolutely delicious!! We also ha a half of a Seafood muffalata, which was sooo good, and more than enough. I highly recommend Southside Cafe! The waitstaff was awesome! The restaurant was a little noisy, looks like a sports bar and restaurant, but overall, really good food!! read more

Been going to this place for years and years. The menu is diverse and still provides great value. As Yogi Berra once said, "nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded". Pick anything on the menu, it's all good. read more

Great food with a very large variety to chose from. We had to wait 30 minutes to be seated but we were able to get our drinks before we were seated. Our waiter was great and with it being as busy as it was he was still at our table multiple times checking on us. read more

Southside Cafe - Crazy looking crab but it was so good! - American Near Me - Slidell, Louisiana

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Southside cafe is probably my favorite restaurant i visited while in town. We came in from New Orleans on the Cajun Encounter tour - and decided to eat somewhere in town. There is ample seating and no wait even tho we visited during prime time lunch. I decided to get the muffuletta. I was nervous to try it but I'm so happy i did! To start: i HATE olives. But the flavor of the olives in the original muffuletta brings the entire sandwich together. The shrimp muffuletta was really disappointing. The shrimp itself was good but with the bread and lettuce it seemed DRY. Be warned that the sandwiches are HUGE. I thought it would be a normal sandwich size... it is not. Even the "half" sizes are more than enough for two people to share. The only thing i will say is the sandwich does not include fries or any sort of side, so if you're interested in that you'll have to get it separately. T read more

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Yum!!!! The salads are huge. The muffalata salad is amazing. Everything that came out of the kitchen looked delicious. Our server, Nickole was the best. Wish we lived closer. read more

Southside Cafe - American Near Me - Slidell, Louisiana

So....we ain't in Florida anymore! We're in Cajun country! We were recommended Southside Cafe from our neighbors. Having just moved here to the area we were anxious to try out some local places to eat. We've eaten here twice now in one week. Once inside despite Covid still lurking around...and the place was fairly packed and once by takeout...You can say we're hooked! Ok...ok...get to the good part, the food. Super happy I can have Gumbo any damn time I want now and just like my mom and dad used to make (). The wife after deciding on two different choices suddenly spit out "shrimp po' boy". Our server was super cute and friendly and very accommodating. We had zero complaints left full, happy, and with 1/2 a po' boy. Two days later we got take-out. Another po' boy obviously and I got (a whole) seafood muffaletta. It looked like a giant hamburger when I first opened it up! But boy oh boy was it delicious and fed us for a couple of meals!! Enjoy the mouth-watering pics! read more

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Amazing!!! Food was perfect, drinks perfect, atmosphere very patriotic and our waitress was amazing!! read more

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This was an awesome find. If you are on 10/12 or 59. This is worth the stop. Food was delicious, homemade desserts. Po boys made right. Great service. Sophia made everything perfext. The atmosphere is like a military tribute sport bar. But dont let that scare you. The food is anything but bar food. But a beer is available with your dinner. read more

Southside Cafe - Master Guns. WWII KOREA and Vietnam - American Near Me - Slidell, Louisiana

Absolutely love this place. I'm a sucker for their Mac and cheese. Nice atmosphere and pretty quick service. Friendly staff... only wish I could bring a dog!! read more

We eat here almost every week and are never disappointed! I love Tuesday night Spaghetti n Meatballs. The Ranch dressing I could drink, it is the BEST!!! The Ruben is also one of my favs! My husband is a big fan of the white beans and ham. It's hard to go wrong with anything on the menu! The service is always outstanding!!!!!! read more

My family and I decided to come here after our swamp tour in Slidell, LA. We waited for about 15-20 minutes. However, the hostess was friendly and kept us informed of our table status. Once our table was ready, we were seated and greeted by our waiter Kai. Kai was super friendly and helped us a lot. The food we ordered were pretty tasty. We were lucky to come on a day they had $4 appetizers. The entrees were good..unfortunately they ran out of white gravy for the chicken fried steaks. However, I enjoyed the Mac and cheese and chicken and sausage gumbo! The apps of fried mushrooms, onion strings, and chili cheese fries-all spectacular! read more

When I first step into Southside im immediately thinking about how lively the place is there will never not be people everywhere and not to mention the aesthetic of the place every time you go in you look at all the signs and pictures they have on the walls it really pulls you in for the great food they have there not to mention the waiters and waitresses they really make you feel like their your friend or someone you swear you've known before then the food comes and let me tell you everything they make there is so delicious and savory they really put there heart into the food they make. read more

Great food. Super service. Sat at the bar with my wife and had a great time chatting it up with a regular and by regular I mean at least once a week patron. Highly recommend it if your passing through of if your a local and haven't been yet, you need to go. read more

Awesome every time! Love the food from this restaurant! Service is superb! Atmosphere is wonderful

Great red beans and rice with sausage. Would definitely recommend eating here. Huge menu selection.

I came and bought my mom a half and half platter oyster and catfish with hush puppies the hush puppies weren't even cooked in the middle all the way either the oysters they look like they're fried real quick and pulled out my mom said she never wanted anything from there again read more

I love to order food from Southside Cafe. It's one of my favorite places to all the off the menu Express app. I have been ordering off the menu Express app for a year now. And we always are the Southside Cafe. Their food is always fresh, hot and so tasty.. the gumbo is wonderful potato salad is also one of my favorites. And a half chicken plate fried Chicken is wonderful. read more

Really good food, but WAY TOO NOISY!! The way this place is built seems to carry the sound to the point of not being able to hear your own conversations. That's the only deterant to this place. read more

Not for me. The waitress was nice but the food wasn't what I expected it to be. I heard good things about this place but not my favorite.

We went to Southside Cafe for a late lunch as we were passing thru Slidell. The food , service and the atmosphere was absolutely terrific. We highly recommend this restaurant read more

South Side is a great spot to grab a good meal and strong drinks. You can watch the games at the bar or enjoy dinner with family and friends. I also love their patriotic atmosphere. read more

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My family loves the staff and food here! On Sundays...it's all day happy hour... $4 appetizers...and the kids menu is $5 or less! read more

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The po-boy bread could've been better, and the shrimp were not very plentiful. But the catfish po-boy was quite tasty. I probably would've rated our experience as 3 stars for average, but am going with a 4 because our server was GREAT! read more

Best food in Slidell great atmosphere. Daily specials and Sunday brunch. And don't forget happy hour specials as well

Asking around to some locals they recommended this spot. I normally do not do this but thought gotta live a little. I asked the server what she recommended. Straight away I got the answer no one who asked that question wants to get, "Tuna". Having worked in kitchens for many years I know it takes a bit of knowledge to nail the perfect tuna dish. So I hesitated as images of failed dishes had in the past run through my mind. But the words still came out, "I'll take the tuna blackened." WOW!!!!!! I would take that tuna dish over any steak I've had in the last 5 years. It was just that good! Then I couldn't help myself and ask the server what she recommended for desert since this lady was after my heart at this point. She said the bread pudding. Mind you, I landed in the NOLA area getting bread pudding at every spot we stopped. Even went to the highly suggested spot about a mile away, I was as you can put it bread pudded OUT but she got me this far and it would be disrespectful not to take her suggestion. BLOWN AWAY!!!!! Bread pudding was amazing! 10 out of 10 My only regret was not going here earlier during our visit. read more

Great food and service the mojama sandwiches are enough for 2. Good prices and location.

Good food and atmosphere. Take time to look at memorabilia. French dip, Reuben, French onion soup and shrimp basket were all approved at our table. Onion rings, fried mushrooms and hush puppies were tasty as well. It's always fun to be travelers and crash a local place! read more

So good! Love my town! French fry poo boy w a side of fries! Thanks southside. will bring my grummy back! read more

I ate their Breakfast in a Bowl item and it will fill you up. It comes with a plate full of stone grits, 2 eggs however you like, American cheese, and chopped bacon. Very good and needed no added seasoning read more

Food is always good-very consistent. They have really good specials Monday through Friday. And the waitstaff is great. We have fun whenever we eat there. read more

The menu is great. Really good local food with a big variety. Is a fun lively place. Great for family, friends, etc