This was our first time going here and we had a great time. Very much a southern comfort food restaurant and the portions were large and very good. Our server did a fantastic job of keeping the drinks full and ensuring we has a wonderful dining experience. The catfish is great as well as the fried chicken and there are plenty of sides to choose from. The building has old southern charm and is very relaxing. Next time in Jackson, we will deffinetly go back! read more

Had the utmost unprofessional experience in all my years in the food industry. Upon entering the large and empty restaurant I asked for table for four and was aware of their "waiting to seat an entire party at once" preference, but asked if they would kindly seat my 95 year old grandmother and I while I ordered appetizers as my parents were a few minutes behind. We were then met with a young lady who said, "we prefer not". I guess southern hospitality is dead and non existent. As they do not have any two tops I said, "please go ahead and seat us". I ordered an appetizer and asked for HOT peel and eat shrimp, She dropped them on the table before I could ask for lemon and hot sauce only to disappear, never to return. My parents arrived and joined us at the four top and we were ignored for the next 20 min (punishment for not obeying the teenage hostess who preferred we not sit). Once we were able to get the attention of another server to ask for our server, again rebuffed and ignored. Let me also share the restaurant was empty. Long gone are days of properly trained staff that understand what the hospitality business is about . . . "Service"! She was rude, inept and never filled a glass removed a dirty dish when asked and had an all around bad attitude. I now understand all the one star reviews. I asked twice for her to remove the pile of dirty dishes as she slumped off with empty hands. The third time when I asked she said "we clean em when y'all leave". It would be one thing to overlook the sophomoric behavior of the petulant waitress if the food was good or even decent. The shrimp were cold after requesting them hot, the catfish was so overly seasoned and salty, I found it inedible. I will say they have a decent hushpuppie. They should rethink the name and call it, "Decent Hushpuppie Cabin". read more

Catfish Cabin - The very empty restaurant - Southern Near Me - Jackson, Tennessee

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Consistently delicious food. Of course, with catfish in the name, the fried and grilled catfish is excellent. Hushpuppies are plentiful and are hot and delicious. Vinegar Cole slaw is so good. Love the rustic,iconic atmosphere. read more

The catfish is pretty good, especially the whole catfish pieces. The menu is very restrictive. You cannot add an extra piece of fish without purchasing another full meal. That's crazy! read more

Catfish tasted just like the oil that it was cooked in , I guess too LAZY to filter the oil like you are supposed to ! PiTiFuL !

Ordered the combination plate, 2 catfish fillets. Really, more like catfish sticks. They were 4" long, 3/4" wide and 1/2" thick, but there's was 2 of them. The 4 boiled shrimp, fair, 4 fried shrimp, fair, stuffed crab ok. Service was mediocre, hate to see plates scrapped into a tub in the dining room. Sweeping the hardwood while folks are eating, GROSS. Food was fair, service, fair to gross. Il definitely drive on by next time. read more

Catfish Cabin - Server sweeping next to our table. - Southern Near Me - Jackson, Tennessee

Ordered fried oysters and fries. My wife ordered catfish fillets. We both got seafood gumbo. The oysters were like rubber. The fries were cold. My wife's fillets were about 3 inches long and 1 inch wide. The gumbo had no flavor and looked like it had chicken in it. I never leave any fried oysters but I couldn't chew these. The waitress was nice. read more

Me and my family came one night here lately me and my husband got catfish and the other family member got a hamburger steak. Our food was lukewarm and the catfish tasted a little muddy and they are smaller than most places.The hushpuppies they bring for an appetizer are pretty good and the cups they bring your drink out in is a pretty good size. Service was okay! The restaurant is really pretty on the inside as well. Sorry I didn't take any pictures read more

Yesterday (August 5, 2024) my dad and I went here for dinner. We got there a little after 4:00 pm, and were seated quickly. We both ordered sweet tea, and we got the mayonnaise slaw and a basket of hush puppies. I ordered my usual blackened catfish fillets and dad ordered the regular catfish fillets. I stuffed myself with hush puppies, and Dad told my e not to overdo it, or I wouldn't be able to eat my fish later. It didn't matter, though, because I ate all of it. Everything was delicious, as usual, and then we got the bill. It was over $40! We were both shocked. The price was outrageous for just 2 people. I know I always say we won't be going back, but I think that Hagy's Catfish Hotel has better food, and the cost was just a few dollars more. FYI, the blackened catfish now costs $16.99, and they're putting one less piece of catfish on it. read more

I wasn't impressed by the food here at all! I ordered the combination plate with catfish, fried shrimp and boiled shrimp. The literally gave me 2 tiny filet pieces! The shrimp were small as well! Definitely not worth the price. The hush puppies were good. This place is a no for me.. read more

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Have been by this restaurant heading into Jackson on Hwy 45 from the South hundreds of times in my lifetime. You can't miss it with the distinctive log cabin and huge catfish sign. Haven't ventured far from home for over a year now because of COVID, but tonight we were pleasantly surprised to try this rustic throwback to old time for the first time on the way into Jackson. Catfish, hushpuppies and slaw are a mainstay in this area of the South near the Tennessee River. Years ago you had a choice of many small, local establishments which did them well. Today it is much harder to find quality and consistency. Tonight at the Catfish Cabin, they were hitting home runs on all three. The fried catfish fillets were done perfectly, lightly breaded and the fish was tender and moist. Both the mayo and vinegar slaw were outstanding, but the vinegar was really distinctive with the sharpness of the vinegar and a perfect balance of sweetness. The hushpuppies were the best I've had in years. We also tried the blackened catfish which you don't find often in this area. I've always been a fan of blackened fish since this cooking technique was developed by Paul Prudhomme in the late 1980's for redfish. The problem is many restaurants blacken fish but use an innocuous and bland blend of spices which contribute nothing to the fish. The Catfish Cabin's blackened catfish is as close to Paul Prudhomme's seasoning as I've ever tasted and it is good. The menu is surprising in the variety, I look forward to returning and trying a few more items that looked interesting. read more

Catfish Cabin - Fried catfish fillets, senior plate - Southern Near Me - Jackson, Tennessee

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As usual, if it tastes this good, it can't be good for you. I went there to try the blackened catfish and hushpuppies. Both were outstanding!! The hushpuppies may have been the best I've eaten and I am from the south! They melt in your mouth....absolutely delicious. The blackened catfish did not disappoint and was well seasoned without being overly salty or spicy. The southern, traditional coleslaw went well with the catfish and hushpuppies. I will take away 1 star for the slightly warm baked potato. Overall, the food was very good, and the service was excellent and friendly. I'm going back one more time before I leave town. :-) read more

Catfish Cabin - Blackened catfish with baked potato and coleslaw - Southern Near Me - Jackson, Tennessee

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They got the best catfish and hush puppies and they always friendly and hamburger steak is amazing.

This would be a zero if it was possible. My son wanted to eat here for months! We were driving from northern IL (10 hrs) and agreed to meet him here. He arrived 10 mins before us and they refused to seat him until we arrived. When we arrived they put us on a list and made us wait 10 additional mins (place was 50% empty). We were seated and waited 15 mins for a waitress. We watched other patrons be seated, receive drinks and place food orders before we even saw a waitress. We ordered and waited another 15 mins for our drinks. The waitress said she had to brew the tea herself. My mom ordered the fried shrimp on the senior menu. She received THREE tiny shrimp, a baked potato and the usual cole slaw. For $13! My son and I ordered the boiled shrimp for $16 each. My fries were stone cold. The shrimp consisted of about 12 shrimp but not all whole. Many were just heads or tails. They were mushy and old. I ate probably 4. The service was non existent. It is an hour drive home. After 25 minutes my stomach was cramping so bad that I felt I would not make it. I spent 2 hours at home in the bathroom being sick. I have not had food poisoning this bad in years. My son suffered the same. We will never waste almost $80 at this place again! Do not just pass this place with a curious glance- RUN. It is positively horrid. What an insult-we paid people $80 to make us violently ill. Never again. read more

The hushpuppies and Coleslaw that come with the meal are served first as an appetizer. The hushpuppies were some of the best I have ever had. The Coleslaw was a little to vinegary for my taste. It took a while for or entrees to arrive so I ate way too many hushpuppies. The iced tea was very good. My catfish entrée was channel catfish filets prepared perfectly.italian flat green beans that were a little too smoky flavored for my tastes but they are very popular with the locals. I thought the tarter sauce could use some dill weed and lemon but Catfish cabin has been in business 40 years so that's probably not going to happen. While I found several things lacking the locals really love this place so I guess it is just not my cup of tea so to speak. read more

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Catfish Cabin predates my existence. It will be here through the apocalypse and long thereafter. Everything here is fried. Literally everything. I do not know how people eat here on the regular and maintain a healthy lifestyle! We came here Sunday night to celebrate my grandmother's 89th birthday. We had a good time, service was good, and we appreciated the free peanut butter pie they gave her for the occasion. I hadn't been here in ages, and the food to me is a bit too overwhelming. I do not often eat fried food or at least to the extent of it being the whole meal. For someone who isn't use to it, you might have a hard time finding something here that you like. If you are all about the fried stuff then consider yourself in fried heaven. This isn't a 5 star establishment. It is a local restaurant that people from Jackson-Madison County and Chester County come to for family style cuisine after church or on the weekends. They are open daily. Crowds are on the weekends. Fried heaven awaits you! read more

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We eat at Catfish Cabin fairly often, and we have noticed the prices have increased while the portions have gotten smaller. My mom loves the hush puppies, while I always get the blackened catfish fillets. It's so good, and the service is always excellent. Overall it's very good. read more

Have eaten here several times. Had the 3 pc. catfish strips, very small strips and not very meaty either. Very disappointed! Our server was great. read more

I cant express what a completely awful meal we just had. Paid $50 for 2 meals and got a fast food quality hot mess. The hush puppies were way overcooked, tasteless and gooshed grease. The coleslaw had pickle relish in it and was inedible. We both ordered the Catfish Filet platter, 1 with fries and 1 with a baked potato. The baked potato had a black burnt skin and was served with margarine. I was horrified that they didnt even have real butter. The sour cream was in a plastic packed like a fast food ketchup packet tossed on the plate. HARD pass on margarine! The fish had a strong fishy odor with a very fishy oily old fish thing going on and left a nasty film in my mouth. At that point I was done. My husband muscled through 2 pieces. The coating had no flavor and had the consistency of sand. Frankly, this was an anniversary meal and we would have had a better meal from fast food. Ty for ruining our anniversary meal! read more

Everything was excellent. Hush puppies, vinegar coleslaw, Cajun Catfish, stuffed crab, and spicy catfish egg rolls. Lots of food. My husband said the ribeye was tender but not seasoned much. He still liked it though. read more

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Amazing fish and coleslaw. The hush puppies were out of sight. Great place for a family dinner

Great food and great service. Would go again. If I had to complain I would say the lunch menu says 3pc fillet but you actually get served strips of a fillet. So 3 pcs translates to 1 and a half because they are fillets cut in half. read more

Absolutely loved this restaurant! Clean, great atmosphere, friendly waitress and decent prices. The hush puppies were the best that I have ever eaten, and the catfish, shrimp and chicken fingers were battered just right. Everything was served hot and fairly quickly. We went for lunch and ordered off a separate lunch menu. We got plenty of food and was served delicious coleslaw and two baskets of hushpuppies while waiting for our food. Plenty of food and we took about 1/2 of it home. We will return next time we are in that area. read more

The food was pretty good. The place was very clean. Cole slaw was pretty good, hush puppies were not as good as i had been told. Red snapper was good and served hot. Service was great and friendly. Building is unique. As far as a good fish dinner for me, i liked the cajun whitefish with rice, at Perkins, better. I won't eat catfish even for free. Cod and walleye would be a welcome addition to a seafood menu in this area.. read more

Great value and delicious. We were full from slaw and hush puppies and the best fried green tomatoes that I wanted to have my entree boxed up to take home. read more

First time in the restaurant in a year. We ordered off the lunch menu. We both ordered Blackened Catfish and a baked potato. Ir comes with slaw and a big basket of hush puppies. I opted for the vinegar slaw, but my wife got the mayo slaw. Oh my gosh it was good. The hushpuppies were hot and tasty The slaw was excellent. The baked potato was hot. The fish was hot and heavily seasoned four strips. I would rat the catfish as the best in the region. With drink, the bull came up to just under 26.00 for two. Lunch is only offered on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday starting at 11:00am. Evening hours are offered 7 days a week. . read more

Giving three stars because it was good. But it is overpriced and the catfish filets are actually these tiny fingers (5 on the plate). $17 for a plate. Hushpuppies were good but I'm not going back just because prices are high and portions are skimpy. It's simply not worth the price paid. read more

OMG what a hidden gem we stopped here on the way to Memphis and I am sure glad that we did I was a little skeptical at first because this is such a small town and as soon as we pulled up I just knew it was going to be good from the moment we sat down we were greeted with fresh hush puppies and everything we ordered was to die for we had some fried green tomatoes then we shared a half fried catfish and half black and grilled catfish meal everything was cooked perfection and the waiter was super awesome and we actually carried on a nice conversation with him I would 110% recommend this place and if I'm ever in the area I would stop here and get something to eat read more

Amazing food. Blackened catfish and tilapia were melt in your both good! Hush puppies all you can eat and some of the best I've ever had!!!! read more

Eleven months ago I gave Catfish Cabin 5 stars. I don't know what has happened to it but it's not what it used to be. Walking in the hostess and cashier had to finish their conversation before seating us. It's not very clean. The floors are dirty and greasy. The waitress was mediocre. The baked potatoes were good but they were tiny. The Mac and cheese bites were blah. The sweet tea was good but the catfish filets were tiny like the baked potatoes. The fried shrimp were kind of tough and 3 boiled shrimp came with mine and had to be peeled and they were ok. The crab cake was yuck and actually now I am feeling nauseated and hope I won't be throwing up later. We asked for one to go container and she brought us a tiny size only big enough to hold maybe one of their now tiny baked potatoes. Everything at Catfish Cabin has shrunk except of course the prices. They are ridiculous compared to what they served us. With tip over $40 for one adult and one young child. No longer worth the money here. Don't plan to go back and been going their for lots of years. read more

A gem! I'm driving across the country and this place is a relief from typical highway exit chains. The atmosphere is original and it seems to be a local favorite. read more

Hush puppies 5* Slaw 4* Fried green tomatoes 5+* White beans 2* Catfish fillet 4.5* Service 5+* Sarah. read more

Came here with the family. It was great! Great service, food and environment. Abuelita was a little upset there was no alcohol, but that didn't bother us. read more

Catfish Catfish Cabin Ice Box PieCatfish Filets is it good place to eat catfish I'm about the best one in Jackson they have good service that people are nice and the waitress comes out and get your drink order soon as you sit down she's sweet and no time they bring you some hush puppies I like the vinegar slaw they brought out they got some good Cooks if you like catfish need to stop at Catfish Cabin it's a nice place it's been there a long time thank you very much for having good catfish y'all be safe take care have a good day God bless you all read more

great food here as well would recommend them rather u eat in or carry out delicious food

Unless you are used to eating greasy fat fried food all the time then avoid. Stopped here on a road trip from all the good reviews. I will spare you all the details but I don't know if I will ever be able to eat Catfish again. I am soooo sick. Do not waste your time or money. read more

Hit a home run by deciding to stop in here. Had the fillets and they were cooked just right. They bring out hush puppies and cole slaw immediately. Great facility, inside and out, and wonderful service. No one thing to complain about. read more

Catfish Cabin - Fillets. Mmmm - Southern Near Me - Jackson, Tennessee

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Excellent place. We grew up eating at Catfish Cabin - this place is very unique. The food is good (Hush-puppies and cole slaw are excellent). Getting the Catfish platter won't disappoint - Service is always great... that's probably the reason they have won Reader's Choice 12+ years in a row read more

Great meal and service! The blackened catfish was phenomenal. My husband got the whole fried and it was fabulous also.

The fish was okay, the sides were good. It was a good southern hometown place to eat. Nothing to write home about but good non the less. The catfish was a bit soggy haven't been back on a few years hopefully the crust gas improved. Would reccomend it to anyone who wants to know how southern grandmas cook. read more