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.
Food: 5
Service: 5
hopet408
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
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.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Christina Heilman
Very homey and great service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Dwight Keener
The hushpuppies are about the best I have ever had and that was to start the meal. That along with a local highly reccomending the place, got me really excited about what was coming just to be let down. I had the Freddad platter. The ribeye was cooked to the right temperature and was what I expected; however, i expected the catfish to be phenomenal and was let down. While the fish was cooked well, it had no flavor, and no amount of salt would help. So, the fish needed tartar sauce, and that's where a nice homemade sauce would be great, but what was available was packaged food service sauce. The onion rings were just regular food service, drop-them-in-the-oil variety that you get just about everywhere. My wife had the seasoned sirloin that also tasted bland. I am glad that the locals like the place and it has survived for many years; however, as a traveller looking for the local gem, I didn't find what I was looking for. This a nice place with affordable, but unsatisfying food minus the hushpuppies. I could make a meal from them if I wasn't trying to eat a mostly carnivore diet.
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
The place was clean. The service was OK. The tea was OK. The fish tasted like dirt over overcooked did not like the coleslaw.
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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
The hushpuppies are about the best I have ever had and that was to start the meal. That along with a local highly reccomending the place, got me really excited about what was coming just to be let down. I had the Freddad platter. The ribeye was cooked to the right temperature and was what I expected; however, i expected the catfish to be phenomenal and was let down. While the fish was cooked well, it had no flavor, and no amount of salt would help. So, the fish needed tartar sauce, and that's where a nice homemade sauce would be great, but what was available was packaged food service sauce. The onion rings were just regular food service, drop-them-in-the-oil variety that you get just about everywhere. My wife had the seasoned sirloin that also tasted bland. I am glad that the locals like the place and it has survived for many years; however, as a traveller looking for the local gem, I didn't find what I was looking for. This a nice place with affordable, but unsatisfying food minus the hushpuppies. I could make a meal from them if I wasn't trying to eat a mostly carnivore diet.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 5
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