I have ordered from Sam's many times. Food is good and currently fair priced. The last 3 out of 5 orders have had missing items. One shorted 2 shrimp on a 12 piece, another shorted 1 shrimp. Both I caught by checking before I left. This time I ordered 3 catfish & 3 shrimp. Watched the counter girl open my order and check so I didn't check. Got home after 20 min drive and NO shrimp, only 3 catfish. Was told just return and they would complete the order. Won't drive 40 min round trip to get 3 shrimp. Been eating here since they opened but never again.
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The fish, fries, hush puppies, and red beans and rice were all phenomenal! Our server was awesome! Super helpful and took amazing care of us!! Some of the best fish and atmosphere uou can ask for! And very affordable! Family of 5 ate for a little over $50 and we ate our fill! Cant wait to be back soon!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
John Byers
Been here many times . Food is always delicious. The 12 Jumbo shrimp meal is one of my favorites. But I've tried lots of other things they have and it's all been very good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Karen Wheeler
Hot food. Always slow so that understand why? Maybe a bit to much.
Don
Three stars if you average all the stars. Main complaint was things were slow. Not a lot of customers were there. I waited for a longer time than the busyness of the restaurant dictated. A couple came in several minutes after I finally ordered. Within seconds their waiter was on it. They even managed to have food well ahead of me. After he was done with his table a few more minutes passed and finally my food came out. Worst it was the other tables waiter who brought it. I wanted lemon for my fish, but he was gone checking on his table. By the time my waitress came by to check on me I was half through the meal. She really didn't come by to check on me either, just to drop the check off. The waiter brought out drinks for the other table, brought to go boxes, ran their check before I even seen.mine again. I told the other table that they had a great waiter. After waiting again after I was done eating and had previously put my payment on the check, she came by to get it. I asked for a to-go box. When she came back, no to-go box so I asked again. I won't say the waitresses' name, but she must have been on some kind of Journey.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
Melissa Stephens
We had a great time and great food. The waitress was amazing I wish I could remember her name!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
BigJoe Grizzly
I just ordered from here through Uber Eats and the food was terrible. I specifically requested extra rice with my red beans and rice, and instead I got a large cup filled mostly with red bean juice and barely a tablespoon of rice. On top of that, the beans were extremely salty to the point of being inedible. The fries came stale and soft, definitely not fresh. And the steak sub was a disappointment — mostly bread, barely any meat, lukewarm, and way too small for the price. Overall just a bad experience. Would not recommend.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Angie Womack
Chicken Alfredo it was nasty tasted old and bland and I didn't eat it after 1 bite and yet had to pay for it even though it was not eaten. For me and my family that's a never again
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
felicity curette
My sister and I visited Sam’s Southern Earery today and was pleasantly surprised! We enjoyed fried catfish, okra, liver and gizzards as well as other foods that instantly reminded us of home (the Mississippi Delta). We are military veterans, well traveled yet we had not encountered southern cooking as comparable as what we had today (to date). Our new little gem!!! Thank you for the experience!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Christopher Downey
Sam’s Southern Eatery has not disappointed me at many locations, with the exception of those establishments which have closed. Norman’s Main Street location is the nicest Sam’s SE I have dined to date. They say they are the home of the jumbo shrimp. They ain’t lying. Poor boy sandwiches, red beans and rice, crab cakes, fried catfish and tilapia, hush puppies, are all so authentic, you would swear you are eating in Baton Rouge. You are going to love the atmosphere! You’ll come back for the food and wonderful treatment by their staff. I ain’t lying!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Green Tomatoes, Coleslaw, Tilapia Platter, Shrimp PO' Boy, Fried Mushrooms, Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich, Fish, Red Beans and Rice, Gumbo, Hush Puppies, Large, Fried Fish, Sandwich, Okra, Salad, Mashed Potatoes, Onion Rings
White fish special was so good!! Great price friendly service!! Loved the red beans and rice!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
anthony adams
Food was really good and customer service was friendly however my drink had what seems to be a broken piece of plastic or broken pen at the bottom of my cup that I didn’t notice until the ice melted. I’d recommend checking your cup before leaving or get your own drink and togo cup just in case.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish, Hush Puppies, Fried Fish
Barbara Q Adams
We ate here for the first time on Friday. Food is great and reasonable. Staff was excellent.
Christina Patrick
We just happened to drive by and saw the pictures and thought we would try it. We are so glad we did. Everyone including the owner were so friendly. The food was incredible. I had the jumbo shrimp with hush puppies and Cole slaw. My husband ordered catfish and shrimp either hush puppies and beans. We also ordered fried pickles and gumbo. All of it was very good. Their Sam’s sauce is so good. We will definitely go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Johnna Hannah
This is a new place downtown. It was excellent all around!
I have ordered from Sam's many times. Food is good and currently fair priced. The last 3 out of 5 orders have had missing items. One shorted 2 shrimp on a 12 piece, another shorted 1 shrimp. Both I caught by checking before I left. This time I ordered 3 catfish & 3 shrimp. Watched the counter girl open my order and check so I didn't check. Got home after 20 min drive and NO shrimp, only 3 catfish. Was told just return and they would complete the order. Won't drive 40 min round trip to get 3 shrimp. Been eating here since they opened but never again.
The fish, fries, hush puppies, and red beans and rice were all phenomenal! Our server was awesome! Super helpful and took amazing care of us!! Some of the best fish and atmosphere uou can ask for! And very affordable! Family of 5 ate for a little over $50 and we ate our fill! Cant wait to be back soon!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Been here many times .
Food is always delicious.
The 12 Jumbo shrimp meal is one of my favorites.
But I've tried lots of other things they have and it's all been very good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hot food. Always slow so that understand why? Maybe a bit to much.
Three stars if you average all the stars. Main complaint was things were slow. Not a lot of customers were there. I waited for a longer time than the busyness of the restaurant dictated. A couple came in several minutes after I finally ordered. Within seconds their waiter was on it. They even managed to have food well ahead of me. After he was done with his table a few more minutes passed and finally my food came out. Worst it was the other tables waiter who brought it. I wanted lemon for my fish, but he was gone checking on his table. By the time my waitress came by to check on me I was half through the meal. She really didn't come by to check on me either, just to drop the check off. The waiter brought out drinks for the other table, brought to go boxes, ran their check before I even seen.mine again. I told the other table that they had a great waiter. After waiting again after I was done eating and had previously put my payment on the check, she came by to get it. I asked for a to-go box. When she came back, no to-go box so I asked again. I won't say the waitresses' name, but she must have been on some kind of Journey.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
We had a great time and great food. The waitress was amazing I wish I could remember her name!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I just ordered from here through Uber Eats and the food was terrible. I specifically requested extra rice with my red beans and rice, and instead I got a large cup filled mostly with red bean juice and barely a tablespoon of rice. On top of that, the beans were extremely salty to the point of being inedible. The fries came stale and soft, definitely not fresh. And the steak sub was a disappointment — mostly bread, barely any meat, lukewarm, and way too small for the price. Overall just a bad experience. Would not recommend.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Chicken Alfredo it was nasty tasted old and bland and I didn't eat it after 1 bite and yet had to pay for it even though it was not eaten. For me and my family that's a never again
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
My sister and I visited Sam’s Southern Earery today and was pleasantly surprised! We enjoyed fried catfish, okra, liver and gizzards as well as other foods that instantly reminded us of home (the Mississippi Delta). We are military veterans, well traveled yet we had not encountered southern cooking as comparable as what we had today (to date). Our new little gem!!! Thank you for the experience!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sam’s Southern Eatery has not disappointed me at many locations, with the exception of those establishments which have closed. Norman’s Main Street location is the nicest Sam’s SE I have dined to date. They say they are the home of the jumbo shrimp. They ain’t lying. Poor boy sandwiches, red beans and rice, crab cakes, fried catfish and tilapia, hush puppies, are all so authentic, you would swear you are eating in Baton Rouge. You are going to love the atmosphere! You’ll come back for the food and wonderful treatment by their staff. I ain’t lying!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Green Tomatoes, Coleslaw, Tilapia Platter, Shrimp PO' Boy, Fried Mushrooms, Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich, Fish, Red Beans and Rice, Gumbo, Hush Puppies, Large, Fried Fish, Sandwich, Okra, Salad, Mashed Potatoes, Onion Rings
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White fish special was so good!! Great price friendly service!! Loved the red beans and rice!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was really good and customer service was friendly however my drink had what seems to be a broken piece of plastic or broken pen at the bottom of my cup that I didn’t notice until the ice melted. I’d recommend checking your cup before leaving or get your own drink and togo cup just in case.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish, Hush Puppies, Fried Fish
We ate here for the first time on Friday. Food is great and reasonable. Staff was excellent.
We just happened to drive by and saw the pictures and thought we would try it. We are so glad we did. Everyone including the owner were so friendly. The food was incredible. I had the jumbo shrimp with hush puppies and Cole slaw. My husband ordered catfish and shrimp either hush puppies and beans. We also ordered fried pickles and gumbo. All of it was very good. Their Sam’s sauce is so good. We will definitely go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is a new place downtown. It was excellent all around!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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