Catfish Village of Waskom

Dannielle Molesworth

2023-09

It has been a while since eating here and we're pleasantly surprised with the improvements in the foods!Now for the decor, outdated, faded, damaged, sparse, etc... The menus are typed, copied, and placed on top of the old, preprinted ones.Finally, the gift shop, would do better as a last chance sale. Items are dusty, dead, broken, expired, need I go on?Ultimately, the service and the tasty food are about all I can say make it worth the gas.

Christy Burleson

2024-05

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Juanita Beavers

2024-04

Maybe 2-3 tables of guests here n we arrived about 1:15pm. We waited 30 minutes on our food. Our server, Skylar was super nice but not at attentive. The food wasn’t all that tasty n the ranch dressing tasted soured n the pre made salad was all wilty n the outside scenery was negative today the least. Green algae was in the very little water n no water fall n there was a trash can sitting out in the middle of the yard with plant shavings it, looked like from a palm tree that the top was taken down. We’re use to the scenery being more inviting n pretty. Nothing at all was anything like that. I think will be a very long time if ever we come back. We will probably visit the other one idk when tho. The only nice thing about this place is that our server was nice n all smiles but also in the same note was not at all attentive. We had to wait for some time for things needed n drink refills. N especially with us being her ONLY table was jus unacceptable. She was no where to be seen n also workers standing around talking which made nonsense cuz no business. But maybe preparing for the Friday night rush, no clue. I didn’t take pics of the trash can with all the clippings cuz I was more so focused on the other…trying to find a pretty pic to do a Tik Tok video to be more honest. *Downhill Restaurant* n especially when prices are so high n times we live in just could have been better. 😕

Dawn Boyd

2024-03

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momo morris

2023-05

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Marcous Mendoza

2024-02

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Natalia Smith

2024-04

The food was bland and tastelessI ordered the grilled shrimp with loaded baked potato. I tasted my food and the shrimp was burnt. I sub the rice and veggies for loaded baked potato and received the rice and veggies. My sister ordered blackened catfish which came out tasteless, no seasoning and not even blackened. My brother ordered whole catfish and asked for cajun seasoning and when food was received it was just plain cornbread batter. We informed server of issues with food. After a few attempts to rectify the situation with no success, the manager was informed of issues. When the manager walked to the table she walked with aggression as if we were going to be confrontational without evening speaking to us first. The food was not even eaten and we was told it can't be removed since it was cooked but bill can be discounted 50%. We accepted, paid the bill, and left. We will never return, such a bad experience.

Robert Dunn

2023-05

Best catfish I have had in many years. Want to return again. Catfish Village in Waskom Texas next to I-20. Fried whole catfish or fillet.. Hushpuppies, fries, red beans, Cole slaw, tomato relish, sweet tea. They don't serve All You Can Eat any longer. These types of places were all over East Texas in the 1970s and 1980s. Love the actual building and landscaping. Interesting building, wooden walkways, the waterfall and it's setting next to a lake.Parking: Noted 2 parking lots. An upper lot and lower lot.

Jerri Ballard M.Ed.

2023-06

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Andrea A

2021-05

Yum, yum, yum! Saw this place driving on the way from Dallas to Shreveport. It looked interesting and we are always up for some good catfish. This place didn't disappoint. The catfish was tender and cooked well, the fresh fried okra was awesome and the hush puppies, yum! I don't usually like hush puppies because they are dry or have no flavor. These were delish! My husband had fried oysters and shrimp. He said it was great. The service was great. The nice casual atmosphere and views of the water were enjoyable. Overall, a great experience for a roadside stop!

M Beyonce

2021-05

I have a few nick picky things about this Catfish Village but the Food is good and the scenery makes a great date place. The service was effective but not a lot of personality. My whole catfish was not very meaty. Two of them only had enough edible meat on one side. Here are suggestions- get rid of the tacky paper signs everywhere. The size of the beans and coleslaw are a joke (see pictures). Also, when you serve the beans and coleslaw give a plate as well so we have somewhere to place the silverware because the small cup doesn’t hold it and who wants to put the spoon on the table or napkin? Which I decided to put on napkin only to have it tear and I had to pick it off. Also, it would be nice to have the server tell us that if we would like more beans/coleslaw we can. Turn off the TVs if they are going to have the connect to receiver error on. I HATE not having an itemized bill brought to me is insulting. Get with the times. Also there were special menu items that were not told to me and weren’t in menu and I only saw them after I ate while I was paying.

August Dawn

2024-03

The catfish has more breading than meat. The steaks are small. Cold, dry, basic burgers they refuse to put condiments on, accompanied by frigid fries. The local Burger King and McDonald's do better for less, and Jucys towers over them all while being just 20 miles away in Marshall. I can't think of any other reason this has more than 2 stars at most than the locals who don't go anywhere else and don't know any better are keeping it afloat.

Teresa Wilkinson

2024-01

I didn't get our waitresses name (server #4), but she did an amazing job of accommodating 50 of us when there was supposed to be 30! We still got our drinks & setups very quickly! Our food orders were delivered sooner than expected! It was my aunt's 90th birthday & it went fabulously!Many thanks to the staff!

Bo 4ord

2023-05

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Roby Love

2020-05

The atmosphere is terrific and the food is fabulous. I had the four piece catfish filets which were very good. The only problem is that I ate so much beans and hush puppies from the salad bar that I couldn't eat all my fish. That's okay though because I brought it home to have later. You need to try the tomato relish! It's wonderful. I bought a quart to bring home.

Bill Keenen

2022-05

We googled up home cooked meal in Waskom Texas and found this place. Google routed us past it, so we had to turn around. We arrived right about 11am which is when they open and there were already about 10 people waiting outside. We were seated quickly and our server was attentive. She delivered a cup of beans and some coleslaw. The beans were tender and tasty. The coleslaw was good, not as sweet as I like it, but still good. Our server then arrived with some of their warm hushpuppies and butter. They were delicious. We ordered the fried catfish and fried chicken breast with French fries. We split the plate and it was ample portions for us. My wife really liked the fried chicken breast. The batter was very tasty and the chicken was moist. I got four catfish fillets and they were hot when arrived at the table. They were pretty mild in flavor. Overall it was a pleasant dining experience and we had a great view of the little private lake behind the restaurant. We would not hesitate to eat here again.

Janie Mc

2023-12

This is a great family friendly restaurant with lots of seating, fun decorations, and a good selection of mostly fried foods. If you're on a diet, avoid it - but if you're in for some good home style cooking, this is your place. We had the fried catfish, hush puppies and chicken fried steak. Everything was cooked just right. Definitely a favorite!

Alexis He

2022-05

The shrimp po boy was great!But my favorite dish was the free coleslaw, which is so refreshing and crunchy.The fish n oyster was a little bit on the dry side. Not recommended.

christian franks

2020-05

They barley gave me any fries but others get lots of fries and when I ask for more fries cause I didn't get many the waitress says I don't know why they do that. And don't get me any fries or anything. Mine got a small handful with chicken on top of the fries to hide the small amount of fries but my wife's plate was loaded with fries so I won't eat at this place again. The fish sucks too

R**** Clemons

2022-05

I Absolutely Loved the food and the Decor.... service/staff could use a little improvement...I understand that it's hard to train new people as quick as needed...still 5 star.

Donna Crowder

2018-05

This is an awesome place on the LA/TX border to stop and eat fried catfish. They serve baked fish as well and have a salad bar. They do have all you can eat catfish. They have a gift shop. They also have super desserts and appetizers. There is a pond you can sit by the window and look out into. There is a deck but no outdoor seating. It is landscaped nicely. Great for large crowds!

chad payton

2024-05

The portions were small but good......40 bucks for catfish and left hungryOuch

yulanda kennedy

2024-04

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Amy Wilkie

2024-04

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Jim B

2023-12

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LaShanda Dixson

2023-07

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Jeff Gilmer

2024-01

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Pati Gulat

2024-02

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A K

2019-05

I visited Catfish Village on December 22nd, 2018 while on a road trip to Florida for Christmas. My daughter and I decided to stop and eat here, since we were backed up in very slow moving traffic for hours, due to a storm that had passed through. It was a quaint little restaurant with a small gift shop store. The food and the buffet were pretty decent and the staff were all friendly. I mostly enjoyed the view.

Laura Drakes

2024-01

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