St Thomas More is a small southend Catholic parish that hosts a fish fry every Friday through lent…read more Church volunteers hand cut and fry a delicious white fish sandwich served on white or rye bread. A one piece sandwich for $8 and a 2 piece for a few dollars more. They also have rolled osyters, pizza, baked fish on rice and multiple sides including french fries, onion rings, hush puppies, mac and cheese, cole slaw. They have a cake wheel and sell can beer. It is very family friendly atmosphere located on 3rd Street in the cafeteria. Plenty of church parking. You walk down the ramp into the cafeteria where the fish fry is held. Excellent food and s 50 + year tradition of hosting lenten fish fries.

This review is for the annual fish fry:…read more Out of the several frys I have been to in this area, this one was by far the most well organized and efficient. Signage is great, you come down into a well lit basement where you get in one line to pay, one line to give your order to the folks in the kitchen area and one to pick up. My only gripe is that I came specifically for the oysters and from the minute we walked into the room there was drama surrounding it. Either the oysters were so popular they sold as fast as they were making them or someone wasnt cooking enough or fast enough. I'm glad I didn't opt to wait because there was a lady in front of me in line who only got her order as I was done eating. Anyway, I got the Small fish sandwich on rye (which was actually a huge piece of fish, I cant imagine what the large looked like). Then my friends and I got a bunch of other stuff to share, such as the mac and cheese, fries, onion rings and pizza. Had that pizza been square cut instead of triangle, it would have immediately brought me back to elementary school, it was your typical school lunch pizza, which to me is great, I should have bought my own piece! The other sides were good, average but good. Pricing is amazing, you can eat very well for around $10-$12 dollars and the people watching is epic, so thats a bonus.

This review is for the annual fish fry…read more So, when we arrived, you first go into this anteroom or meeting room. Its about half the size of a standard gymnasium, and the line is set up like an amusement park, where your snake back and forth. We got there around 5:15 - 5:20 and wait. This line was incredibly slow. So slow, that we did not get food and sit until after 6:30pm. There was one person taking payments, and one person serving food (there were other people in the kitchen but they were support staff, like getting food replenished). You then go into the gym and sit. You can get drinks or dessert at this time and that was set up well. I ordered Oysters Cheese pizza fish sandwich The fish sandwich was good, it was a decent size piece and it was hot and tasty. The cheese pizza was literally a whole, personal size pizza, but it was dry and dark like it had been in the oven for far too long. The oysters were awful, they were actual oysters (not rolled) but they had a sharp taste like they were old and ready to spoil. I ate two and the rest got tossed. A shame, but luckily there are other churches with other fish frys so I would have to say this place isnt the best choice.

We stopped in here for a Friday lunchtime fish meal and it was okay. Prices were in line with what…read morewe've experienced at other local parishes. Fish was hot and fresh and I tried sides of green beans and slaw. Volunteers are extremely nice and helpful. Food hall was not crowded and we enjoyed our time here.

What a lovely parish. We are from St. Louis, but our daughter lives in Louisville, Kentucky, and…read morerecently purchased a home. This is one of the churches that is close to her residence so we decided to try it out. All the parishioners were so welcoming and friendly. We noticed everyone talking to each other and seem to truly enjoy the friendship of the community. We will definitely return next time we are in town.

This review is strictly for the Lenten Fish Fry, in particular the take out area (there were two…read morebuildings offering fish on the day I went, the eat in and the take out) First I will say the food was pretty decent. I had a fish sandwich on rye, a side of hush puppies, mac and cheese and a rolled oyster. The oyster was huge and mostly breading but it was moist and had a decent flavor. The sides were good, and strangely enough the hush puppies tasted so much better with cocktail sauce. Weird right? The fish was flaky, cooked well and had every little grease. AWESOME on rye bread. The main issue was the set up. Signage was poor, the layout for paying and getting the food was odd. There was a sheet that you filled out and chose the items you wanted, but some lady at the door was being weird and stingy and wouldnt let anyone have a sheet unless they were inside the building. She actually snapped at one man who tried to reach past her for one. When I got to the area to pay there was two women, one doing credit and the other doing cash. The girl doing cash had no calculator and overcharged me, which I didnt realize until I was on my way out. Was that on purpose? Because why would someone who was bad at math be in charge of money? Ugh, whatever, fine, I guess as a former Catholic I am 40 years behind in my tithing anyway. People watching was a 10/10. I havent been to many fish frys in the area, and I do need to try others, but for this experience I would come back next year, just not with cash.

Enjoyed a Friday fish fry dinner for Lent at St Bartholomew tonight. The dinners are hosted in the…read morelarge activity building located behind the church building. This is our second year of frequenting this particular fish fry and we enjoy it more than any others we have attended. Group of 8 of us had the fried fish, baked fish, fried shrimp, onion rings, green beans, greens, stewed tomatoes, Cole slaw, French fries, cherry pie, apple pie, unsweetened tea, beer, and brownies. One person said the onion rings were inedible, but complimentary of all other items. Two in the group said their fish filets were cold, but since mine and others were hot it's assumed they were from different batches and not under the heat lamp? We attended 3 of these fish fry dinners last year and the lines this year were twice as long, so assuming popularity is off the charts. Lines moved fairly fast and pie slices were sold out in the first hour. It also appeared every seat was taken in the hall and turned over at least once, maybe twice again. Takeout is also available and the lines were shorter for takeout. Large parking lot and easy accessibility. Volunteers are very nice and friendly. Looking forward to next Friday's fish fry and those thereafter until the end of this Lenten season on Friday, 3/27/26.

This review is strictly for the annual fish fry…read more The set up was good, the line moved well. Condiments were handed out by some sweet old ladies at a separate table. They had hot sauce! Of which I was eternally grateful. I got a fish sandwich, a slice of cheese pizza and a baked potato. The potato was very tiny, and had a large purple bruise which meant I could only eat half. The pizza was basic and fine. The fish was kind of blah but they had the best tartar sauce out of any church fish fry I have ever been to so thats amazing. People watching was very good. All in all an acceptable experience.

Feed them, and they will come…read more I remember being a kid and seeing the signs for this church's Turtle Soup Festival; my requests to attend were never granted. So when I was driving through St Matthews this weekend and saw that 3/14 was the weekend for this festival, you bet your bottom dollar that the kid in me sprung to try this out! Parking was ample, and at first I approached the tent in the parking lot. This, however, was the place for bulk food: quart tubs of turtle soup and German-style potato salad (read: no mayonnaise and . . . if it's made right . . . bacon!) Instead, I just wanted a bowl of soup to warm my stomach and soul on a rainy Saturday. That type of sustenance could be found on the second floor. I ran up the stairs to the gymnasium. There was a virtual smorgasbord of comfort food, including the famous turtle soup, German-style potato salad, macaroni and cheese, Stan's Fish Sandwich sandwiches, and an array of desserts that appeared to be homemade. I was single-minded in my quest for the soup and didn't even bother with the optional side items. The verdict: not bad. It's a tomato-base soup with small pieces of meat (I'm assuming it's turtle, and albeit I am an adventurous eater, the thought of consuming the hare's wise, steady-on counterpart made me a little sad), along with pieces of tomato and potato (?). It's all a very smooth, soup-like consistency and has a surprisingly sweet taste, with notes of cinnamon. It's slightly reminiscent of Skyline chili. I doctored mine up with a little hot sauce; I like foods so spicy that my mucous membranes are crying for mercy. So, will I be back for a bowl of Turtle Soup again next year? You betcha!

This church excepts food donations 24 hours a day, seven days a week. I was grateful to be able to…read moredonate what I had. Other food banks only want money or food donations from food manufacturers. I appreciate that this church has a policy that is generous. Additionally, they welcome everyone from all walks of life, and that is refreshing.

I like that food donations go directly to the ones in need. Plus, a very loving place.read more

A very friendly and loving church. They make you feel like family. Good sermons, Sunday School and…read moreWednesday Night activities.