Catfish King

First, let me say that my server was extremely nice and polite. I think her name was Laura. Secondly, the place seemed very clean and cozy, great atmosphere! But let me cut to the chase. I was very disappointed with the food. The catfish didn't taste anything like fish at all and honestly, after biting into it, I inspected it and it didn't even look like fish of any kind. The okra was OK, but not good. The oysters were almost inedible but I ate them anyway because I was hungry. The stuffed crab was flavorless. The hushpuppies? Not even close to good. The fries were mediocre at best. I don't recommend this place at all.

We were traveling and looking for a place before we went to a hotel. This place had pretty good reviews. It was horrible. The “catfish” tasted like dried, bland, cod. That’s the best description I can give. All of our Fish was the same size and shape, it certainly wasn’t fresh…. We walked away hungry because we just couldn’t eat anymore. But we paid and left not having the energy to deal with it.

The fish is cooked until there is no drop of moisture left in each cornmeal covered piece. It's dry. Very dry. Very, very dry. Don't ever order the oysters. They are fried in cornmeal, too, and then incinerated. They deliver them to you hard as a rock, shriveled, devoid of moisture and unrecognizable in shape, texture, or taste from the plump juicy oyster. Obviously someone who hates oysters is back in the kitchen trying to kill them and "make them safe" for customers. I would so love to go back there and show them how to lovingly batter them, briefly flash fry them and lay tem on a bed of greens. They would be plump and juicy inside and full of flavor. Ditto on the catfish. It should not be sawdust inside.