The food is authentic and excellent. I live I Missouri, but originally from Forrest City, and whenever I come home, the his is my FIRST STOP AS SOON AS I GET OFF THE HIGHWAY! I’ll be there this weekend (10/25/25) and once again , this will be my FIRST STOP AS SOON AS I GET OFF THE HIGHWAY!!! SEE YALL SOON🙋🏽♀️
dfk4500
Góod food for a reasonable price!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Carla Coughran
Had a roach crawling across the table. Food was overpriced for what it was. Charged for extra cheese and never asked for extra cheese
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
David Bates
Loved The Catfish Definitely On Top Of My List For Taste Never Had Catfish Before But Was Made Up With Everything. Service Was Top Notch Lovely People All-Round. Visiting From The Uk 🇬🇧 😀 Dave
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
August Hedrick
Food was good and the staff and customers was friendly. I Highly recommend this place. All you can eat hush puppies.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ellington Walters II
Having Lunch at the Catfish Island was a memorable experience. From the moment we walked in, the atmosphere was inviting and warm and tasteful decor. The service was good: our server was attentive and knowledgeable, ensuring our needs were met throughout the meal.We both had five piece catfish platter with fries, which was flavorful, the catfish being perfectly cooked, crispy, and delicious, with fresh, high-quality ingredients and a unique blend of flavors. Overall a very pleasant food experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Dakota Sparks
This was hands down the most bland, unseasoned fish I’ve ever eaten. Absolutely no flavor—just hot, greasy disappointment. As for the coleslaw, it tasted more like dessert than a side dish… oddly sweet, like someone dumped candy into the bowl. If you’re looking for real Southern flavor, keep driving. This isn’t it.
Food: 1
Cindy Preston
Just stopped by while traveling. Very busy place packed with locals. Good food. Nothing fancy here, but we'd stop by again if possible.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ron Y
Sometimes you find a diamond in small out of the way towns…this is one of those.. great food and fried pies…
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Nancy Pochron
This was a special treat while passing through Forrest City. The fish, shrimp and frog legs were excellent. Prices are reasonable and portions generous.
The place was clean. The service was OK. The tea was OK. The fish tasted like dirt over overcooked did not like the coleslaw.
AJ P
Just ordered from here for the first time and everything was excellent. Loved the fish, fantail shrimp, and stuffed crab. Really good ranch dressing as well. Will definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Catfish
Floyd Watkins
Cook needs to change out the grease more often ! My fish was dark brown & burnt tasting, fries to. Not light brown like it was a few weeks ago when i was there. It is a toss up what u will b served different cooks i guess ? I heard it was the owner doing the cooking that day ? Shame on u ! To expensive to leave on the plate !
Sharon Collins
The food was OK. The salad and hushpuppies stole the show. The fish was lacking flavor.
The food is authentic and excellent. I live I Missouri, but originally from Forrest City, and whenever I come home, the his is my FIRST STOP AS SOON AS I GET OFF THE HIGHWAY! I’ll be there this weekend (10/25/25) and once again , this will be my FIRST STOP AS SOON AS I GET OFF THE HIGHWAY!!! SEE YALL SOON🙋🏽♀️
Góod food for a reasonable price!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had a roach crawling across the table. Food was overpriced for what it was. Charged for extra cheese and never asked for extra cheese
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Loved The Catfish Definitely On Top Of My List For Taste Never Had Catfish Before But Was Made Up With Everything.
Service Was Top Notch Lovely People All-Round.
Visiting From The Uk 🇬🇧 😀
Dave
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was good and the staff and customers was friendly. I Highly recommend this place. All you can eat hush puppies.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Having Lunch at the Catfish Island was a memorable experience. From the moment we walked in, the atmosphere was inviting and warm and tasteful decor. The service was good: our server was attentive and knowledgeable, ensuring our needs were met throughout the meal.We both had five piece catfish platter with fries, which was flavorful, the catfish being perfectly cooked, crispy, and delicious, with fresh, high-quality ingredients and a unique blend of flavors. Overall a very pleasant food experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
This was hands down the most bland, unseasoned fish I’ve ever eaten. Absolutely no flavor—just hot, greasy disappointment. As for the coleslaw, it tasted more like dessert than a side dish… oddly sweet, like someone dumped candy into the bowl. If you’re looking for real Southern flavor, keep driving. This isn’t it.
Food: 1
Just stopped by while traveling. Very busy place packed with locals. Good food. Nothing fancy here, but we'd stop by again if possible.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sometimes you find a diamond in small out of the way towns…this is one of those.. great food and fried pies…
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
This was a special treat while passing through Forrest City. The fish, shrimp and frog legs were excellent. Prices are reasonable and portions generous.
Food: 5
Service: 5
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The place was clean. The service was OK. The tea was OK. The fish tasted like dirt over overcooked did not like the coleslaw.
Just ordered from here for the first time and everything was excellent. Loved the fish, fantail shrimp, and stuffed crab. Really good ranch dressing as well. Will definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Catfish
Cook needs to change out the grease more often ! My fish was dark brown & burnt tasting, fries to. Not light brown like it was a few weeks ago when i was there. It is a toss up what u will b served different cooks i guess ? I heard it was the owner doing the cooking that day ? Shame on u ! To expensive to leave on the plate !
The food was OK. The salad and hushpuppies stole the show. The fish was lacking flavor.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Very homey and great service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
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