No Michelin stars here but it serves it purpose and was worth the money. Ordered in person. Only three people allowed at a time. Seafood platter: Ordered a seafood platter. They had no crab. We had already paid and were waiting in the car. It was end of day. Gentleman came out to ask how to make it right. We ended up with extra of everything whichever way we wanted. It was a lot of dang food. Fried fish with fries: Fish was TASTY, not salty. Folks confuse salt with seasoning and flavor. Salt is just salt. Food is seasoned when you can pick up herbs etc. The fish here is SEASONED not salty. It was GOOD especially when fresh. Did not care for the fries. Wasn't in the mood for it. Also not salty so you can add what you want to it. Wings: Will return for these fresh fried wings. Seasoned, fresh and hot. They were great fried wings and not greasy. Fried shrimp: Jumbo and tasty. It tasted saltier but that's what happens with seafood. It had FLAVOR. Greens: No pork, please and thank you. This place does large pieces, almost torn. That's how their people get down. I prefer THIN slices so it's darn near disintegrating in the pot liqueur or melting in your mouth. Strings beans: It was ok. I prefer my mother in laws string beans and the ones at Kings Southern. Bottom line, I will be back lol read more

Very expensive and they scoop your food into small compartments in the tray. Also on an early Saturation afternoon you shouldn't be out of anything?!! read more

The woman who answers the phone is very rude and hung up on me because I called asking why she canceled my order . You want to support black businesses but not the way the employees handle you. This is terrible especially your own people doing this. The food is great but the service is not please don't order from here. FYI when I asked to speak to manager she said she was and told me if I call there again she wouldn't answer . read more

I called 31 min before closing and place my order. I was 4 min away. Staff was friendly and helpful. Food is freshly made in the kitchen and kitchen is visible. It's a clean small location. It's best you order your food and take it to go. When I went Saturday I believed I was over charged on my meal. I had purchased a fish and shrimp meal and my total had came up to $20.12. I went Sunday afternoon and got a Tilapia meal with 2 sides which came with corn bread for $16.31. Im upset for the disloyal service I was provided by staff. But its my fault because I should of ask for my receipt on Saturday. Overall they food is delicious and season well. It could be a 10 to 20 min wait on your food buts it's definitely worth the visit. read more

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Cute little spot. This definitely isn't a bring the family and sit down for dinner restaurant but it's a nice grab and go place. The macaroni and cheese wasn't my favorite but the yams and seafood were great. The seafood is cooked once you order it, so be prepared to wait. read more

Paula's Soul Cafe - Yams, macaroni and cheese, catfish (2 pieces) - Seafood Near Me - Bronx, New York

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Update: This place DOES NOT follow directions and needs to take fries "chips" off the menu if this is the quality they serve. First and foremost I saw that Mac and cheese and fries cost the same so idk what was wrong with me asking for them to be swapped out. I also wrote in a message through Doordash if they couldn't comply with the request simply cancel the order which is clear as day on the receipt they apparently received. My order was processed so I thought they had done the substitution, when I got it, still fries *eye roll* and just like I suspected and was trying to avoid, they're STALE. You cannot chew through these bland, rubbery things. It's unacceptable and inedible, this is not a matter of taste, it just shouldn't be served to a paying customer period!! Lost my business read more

Paula's Soul Cafe - Me asking for mac and cheese and telling them if that wasn't doable cancel my order, but here it is still with these stale fries. - Seafood Near Me - Bronx, New York

DONT WASTE YOUR TIME. I wish i didn't. I placed an online order through Yelp and was annoyed at my experience. I added corn to my order thinking cornbread because they serve that but cornbread isn't listed. I tried calling the resturant and let them know and let me tell you TERRIBLE. I called countless times and some young man answered twice quickly says" thanks for calling please hold" and NEVER came back to the phone. First time he just hung up. I don't care if y'all are too busy. Answer your phones. Run your business properly. It's rude. Not only was my food cold when it arrived it was NASTY. Ugh Mac and cheese was nasty. I didn't even touch that nasty corn they sent. And catfish was cold. Nasty. Shrimp. Cold And nasty. Overrall disappointment DONT WASTE YOUR TIME read more

I love this place I drive from Brooklyn on my way to family in Westchester with a detour to Paula's. The whitings are perfect (all menu items are delish!). Parking can be a challenge but I'll walk a few blks for this spot! Service is awesome! Kindness and patience! (I came here for takeout after earlier Mother's Day brunch) read more

I stopped coming here because of the attitude of the counter staff years ago. I'm glad I decided to try them again. The current ladies are nice and courteous, at least the 3 times I went in the past 2 weeks. I ordered the short ribs with yams & mac and cheese. I would like to try the seafood options, but saw the recent reviews state they take forever to answer the phone. Not all their menu items show up on GrubHub and it's better for a small business to get the business directly. I have only waited 5 min to get in and order from the food upfront. I will definitely visit again soon. read more

Paula's Soul Cafe - This was half the short rib meal for lunch the next day.. so good. - Seafood Near Me - Bronx, New York

Small in and out restaurant located on e233 by the 2 train. The food is decent. I would return but only if they have a promotion. The staff seem to be underpaid as they have major RBF. Not welcoming at all. A male who seemed to be owner or manager was pretty much telling everyone what to do but they were all busy. Definitely something he could of done himself since all he was doing was talking. It's challenging running a business but always remember without your staff you can't do run it successfully . read more

Paula's Soul Cafe - Food - Seafood Near Me - Bronx, New York

This review is directed at the young lady who works the front.... sis your attitude is a dub it's not welcoming at all and I'm sure you parlaying on the phone laughing it up is not something in your job description especially when people are waiting on line to order.. & then finally when you decide to realize it's more people waiting outside you stopping your little conversation to be like what you see is what you get is just rude and nasty.. I'm proud I just walked out instead of going back and fourth with you... customer service training is obviously needed read more

I visited Paula's yesterday and was extremely disappointed in the quality of the service and the food. First of all, the wait time to even order was unreasonably long. They were practicing social distancing which is great, but seemed unable to keep up with the amount of orders they were getting. A line formed outside and it took almost 45 minutes to get in and place my order. Once inside the restaurant, the women at the counter didn't even acknowledge me. It took almost 5 minutes (probably more) for them to realize I was there. When I finally received my order, it was under seasoned, the portions were small, and the macaroni salad was missing from the order. No condiments were provided. Just dry ass fish and oily unseasoned fries. Horrible!! I am not going to give this restaurant another chance to disappoint me. Paula's will no longer be getting mine or my family's business. DO BETTER!! read more

First of all let me start off by saying I eat at the finest of restaurants around the world and I love Paula's food!!! Now let me proceed to get to this review. I want people to stop complaining about phone orders!!! HOW about you get an Uber Eatsor seamless or grub hub account and order that way!!! You can pick up or have the food delivered via those platforms. Who the heck is still calling restaurants to place phone orders PAULAS CAFE is ALWAYS BUSY THEY DONT HAVE THE TIME FOR PHONE ORDERS ... so use the technology platform and order your food that way Stop giving bad reviews because you can't talk to someone on a phone... how antiquated is that... I like the food here as Soul food is not common in the north Bronx. My favorites are the following The fried fish sandwich Short ribs are everything The garlic Parmesan wings are everythinggggg Turkey wings are hit or miss depending Mac n cheese rice and sides are always great Depending on your palette, will depend on what you resonate with at Paula's but I give them a solid 4 star as 85% of the food is delicious. read more

NOT BAD, BUT... Walked in, and had to wait 10 minutes to step up to the counter. Ordered the baked chicken (collards & yams) and the fried chicken (collards & potato salad). Was told the baked chicken was , and their sides were on point. I had the FRIED chicken. Here's where the drama begins. Paid for the meals, great price...But had to wait 20 minutes to get my CHANGE, $2.47. And still waited an additional 10 minutes because my chicken hadn't been prepared yet . By the time we get home, I look at my food...WAIT A DAMN MINUTE. I asked for a fried chicken meal. They gave a fried WINGS meal. I didn't ask for WINGS...DaFuq? The customer service was on point, despite all the reviews that I read on my way to the restaurant. We'll be there again. Hope they get my order right next time. read more

Omar Bailey has let this place dwindle excessively. During the pandemic as most places prices went up. If you want a turkey wing in addition to your $18 rib meal then you'll have to pay an additional $4. That's the flat piece with the non meat part attached just to be visually explicit. The corn bread is more flat than not. Maybe they trying to show no yeast or something but it doesn't rise. The worst disappointment must be the Mac n Cheese. There's a layer of cheese on top of noodles that no one knows how are stuck together. This is not a representation of Soul Food. We still support the business Mr. Omar Bailey, come down up from Hackensack to the Bronx a little more and check on the quality of the food, the product that you're giving to our neighborhood. If it's busy and the little southern lady is serving your food there's a good chance she'll mess up your food/order so you have to watch her and assist when necessary. I've seen her prep a whole order then give a completely different bag. Saw this twice myself. Additionally, she will definitely send an incorrect order to your house. Good luck on trying to get Paula's (now called Sade's) back on the phone. When the little southern lady finally pics up the phone and says Paula's please hold and puts the phone down. read more

Paula's Soul Cafe - Seafood Near Me - Bronx, New York

I really want to say good things about Paulas Soul Food because the folks there are do nice but it's so hard since one day the food is half decent and the next time you go it seems someone who can't cook made the food. Also they never have full size whitings as you can see they sell fish nuggets for full size prices. read more

Paula's Soul Cafe - Seafood Near Me - Bronx, New York

I heard many good things about Paula's but quite frankly the food was subpar for me. First, the chicken wings looked and tasted like it was fried in old oil. The fries was probably the best thing ordered but it was actually a substitute (they were out of vegetables) and it was drenched in oil. The mac n cheese lacked flavor, cheese and the noodles were bland. In my opinion any "soul food" restaurant that can't make a good mac n cheese ought to close their doors permanently. read more

Ordered for the first via uber eats and I was truly satisfied with the portion and the taste of the food. I had ordered some cake slices but they was out. I ordered all shrimp which was jumbo and fried to perfection, Along with the all wings. A side of candied yams and Mac and cheese. All delicious I was happy with my order. I did order a slice of cornbread and it was lacking...it was super flat and burned I ended up tossing it. Aside from the cornbread I will definitely be ordering again. read more

Shaniqua is amazing!! The food is delicious, like a Thanksgiving feast!! Oxtail, Yams and Cornbread are my faves :D read more

Paula's Soul Cafe - Cornbread, Candied Yams, Ribs, Oxtails Dinner, Rice and Beans, Collard Greens - Seafood Near Me - Bronx, New York

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This is my second time here, I'm not a fan of anyone else's turkey wings besides my grandmothers (may she Rest In Peace) but i decided to give it a try these actually weren't that bad.. the ribs i felt needed some more sauce i felt like i tasted salt and a hint of bbq sauce but i expect ribs to have sauceee lol the meat itself was very soft and easy to chew which i appreciate. The greens need more seasoning or something ..to me they were blandish. The candied yams were actually good.. the cornbread was good (they give you cornbread on the side.. i mean what's soul food with no cornbread right?) Mac and cheese was good, overall I'll be back next time but for some seafood. The place is rather small, i wish they had more seating available but overall i do recommend this place and I'll be back! It's very small and in between stores so don't squint too much or else you'll miss it. read more

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Under new management. They give you less food but increased prices. They are selling food that's 2 -3 days old. Please be careful of food poisoning read more

Always fresh food. Nice healthy portions for your money. The staff are always nice in the phone, even when they are very busy and have to put you on hold. Good customer service. read more

I came here a few months ago because of a deal on Groupon. The food was so dang good. I had mac and cheese, candied yams and bbq chicken. My mom had the same except she had baked chicken instead. Both kinds of chicken was moist . The yams were good. The mac and cheese was great. The ice tea is humongous! It's like 2 large drinks in 1. Staff: Very friendly and on point. As soon as we walked in we were acknowledged. They remember their regulars orders and are friendly to them. Kudos to them. read more

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I've driven past this place time and time again.... Today something told me to stop and see what it had to offer... With a smile on my face and am happy to report the food is quite good.. I ordered the Beef Ribs with Mac and Cheese and Cabbage, I also ordered baked chicken with greens and yams.. All was good. Just needed a little salt but over all the flavors were spot on. Ribs were nice and tender and still juicy. The corn bread was moist and good.. I will be stopping in more often to check out other things on the menu. So if you are in the North East section of the Bronx, stop in to Paula's Portion size was good. The beef ribs were massive. I will post a few photos. The rib photo is what I left behind after I was full. Chicken photo is for the family... read more

Paula's Soul Cafe - The Beef Ribs..Huge.. That's what is left - Seafood Near Me - Bronx, New York

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We ordered the fried shrimp w/ chips, collard greens, cornbread, 1/2 lb shrimp & 1lb crab boil meal. Reasonable prices. Loved the cornbread and collard greens! I love that the greens did not have pork but were flavorful, cornbread was soft and tasty. The shrimp is jumbo which is a huge plus! The crab was seasoned, tasty and came with a butter sauce. read more

This is the second time that I've ordered from this establishment. The first time there were issues with my order but I decided to give them another chance. Tonight I ordered two fish sandwiches, a Pepsi, and a half and half. The delivery person called to say that he had arrived with the food but that he didn't have the half and half. He offered to go back to get it. I told him to bring the order up and to forget about the half and half. I figured that this would omission would cost him the tip that I would've given him. He then called again to say that the food needed to picked up downstairs. When my son returned with the food I discovered that were no napkins and condiments. There was a bottle of Grape Crush instead of the Pepsi that I had ordered. There was wheat bread instead of white bread. Overall, this was a horrible experience and I will never order from Paula's Soul Cafe again! read more

1st time from Texas and we caught the Subway here and I must say it was well worth it. The beef ribs were cooked perfectly were they fell apart as you put your fork on them, greens seasoned with love and that Mac and cheese cheesy!! I love to be greeted sincerely when I enter an establishment and that she did. Yes the place is small, but food filled with nothing but love!!! read more

Stand and take the ovation!! The food was so tasty and fresh! I had the turkey wings with Mac and cheese, collard greens. Man I loved it. The wings was baked so well and tender, the mac and cheese was moist and cheezy and the collard greens was so good! It's the very first time ordering from there but it won't be the last. I tried the fried okra and it too was so good. I am looking forward to trying other dishes very soon. A job well done read more

The macaroni and cheese is to die for ! The fried fish , BBQ Chicken , along with with baked chicken were very tasty. read more

Paula's Soul Cafe - Seafood Near Me - Bronx, New York

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Ok so here's the problem. I went there once and then for the following two days after. The food is exactly what you want when you walk into a place called Paula Soul Cafe. I love my own cooking. Never have I went after a place like this in a while. I love the young lady running the front. The beef ribs are from dinosaurs, beef dinosaurs. The mac and cheese , yams , cornbread THE POTATO SALAD. The ice tea , fruit punch. The sweet potato pie. I don't know how they mastered it all but that did. I want dont want to go back bc at this point I'm embarrassed ... so I'm going to have them deliver it. read more

The fried whiting portions are humongous!!! I am hardly ever in the Wakefield section of the Bronx, but had to meet a friend in the area. I needed to satiate this hankering for something that would stick to my ribs on this frigid winter day. So I hit up my Yelp app and did a quick nearby search and Paula's Soul Cafe caught my eye and just so happened to be within walking distance from my location. I walked in to a clean, small area with a large flat-screen tv, a short counter with a few high back stools, to allow a quick eat-in, but most take it to go or my option, sit in your car and eat while the food is still piping hot...Anyway back to my entry. I was greeted by a steam table displaying several food choices and also by a fairly friendly lady behind the counter. Ain't no shame in my game, so I told the fairly friendly lady that it was my first time here and would need a minute to decide. She explained the menu, which was the basic, one protein plus two sides. I asked her to show me the proteins in the steam table and that's all she wrote. I damn near order everything! I ended up asking her if she could create a container of 1 spare rib, which she put in 3 plus 1 gigantic turkey wing, which she put in 2 and a separate container for my main of fried whiting plus sides of mac and cheese and candied yams. I spent a little under $20 incl tax and had enough for two, plus leftovers. The whiting was fried to order, fresh, crisp and seasoned well and were at least 6 large pieces, not halves of wholes but 6 whole filets. And as most of you may know fried fish is best eaten while hot, so needless to say three fourths of the filets never made it home. :) Upon my visit: Clean establishment Friendly service Very satisfying soul food Decent neighborhood pricing read more

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The food taste like the owner went out of town for the weekend and let his brother manage it while he was away... but the brother is secretly sleeping with the owners wife and is trying to sabotage his business. There is no other reason the food was so disgusting. I thought I had COVID-19 eating this food. Absolutely no taste. How does filet fish STILL HAVE BONES IN IT??? I honestly believe they rinsed the fish off, threw it in flour and cornmeal then tossed it in the oil. Shrimp tasted like it was season with salt and pepper. Fries had no salt. I want my 20 dollars back. The macaroni is the only reason I gave it one star (that and the fact you have to have at least one) read more

They never open on time. They hardly ever answer the phone. They have a big menu, but most things are never there when you get there. The email that is provided on the menu is fake. The customer service people change what seems like every 2 months and when they do get some that treat the customers with a little respect they fire them. The food is okay. read more

I really really really wanted to love the food, but I didn't. The only reason I gave 2 stars is because the portions are very generous. I went here based on all the awesome reviews I saw on yelp, but I'm thinking that all of those people have never had actual soul food. The whiting, collard greens, and mac and cheese weren't seasoned very well. The shrimp was ok, the corn was bland, I didn't even know corn COULD be bland, but the corn bread was good, and so was the banana pudding. I'm really disappointed because it would have been awesome to have a good soul food restaurant so near my home, but I guess it wasn't meant to be. read more

Paula's Soul Cafe - Catfish dinner with sides of mac and cheese and collard greens. Had shrimp too, but ate them before I took the pic.....sorry lol - Seafood Near Me - Bronx, New York

The fish is delicious; there has never been a time that it was off. I highly recommend the catfish. The portions are perfect.

NEVER ordering from this place AGAIN. Placed an order through Eat24 at 5:33pm. It's now 7:20pm and the food is just getting here. Called them at 6:43pm and was told "it's on it's way". Mind you the place is 5 minutes away by car. Ordered the chicken wings (with a side of blue cheese) and fries and the carrot cake. Opened the bag there was no blue cheese. Opened the food container and there's water on the lid (Seemed as though the food was sweating). The wings are cold and the fries are soggy. The carrot cake container was also wet on the inside. The food is blah, wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. read more

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I tried Paula's Soul Café about a week ago because I read a lot about it from the Yelp reviews. I went to the restaurant (hard to find at first) but I found it on the side of 233rd Street. I made two orders one of Catfish and Shrimp (side order of Mac and Cheese with Collard Greens), the second order is Fried Chicken and Shrimp (same sides) Catfish (needed more seasoning) Shrimp (dah bomb with hot sauce) Mac and Cheese (very good, needs a tad bit of pepper) Collard Greens (very delicious) Candy Yams (delicious) Cornbread (soft delicious and very good) The food was very good. I came back again but this time ordered from grubhub. It is good to know that a soul food place is nearby. But I still have a favorite one but this is a good Soul food spot in the Bronx But its best to take it out and eat, you cant really eat it there. read more

First time buying from here and I am happy to say that I will be back. With the weather being what it is outside I found this place through yelp and after reading a few of the reviews I decided to place an online order right from their mobile site. It was a quick and easy process and after a confirmation voice call from the restaurant employee the food was delivered within 45min. Whiting, sweet potato fries and mac and cheese. read more

Paula's Soul Cafe - Seafood Near Me - Bronx, New York

Ok so I HATE writing a bad review especially if it's for an African American business (because I always make an extra effort to support) but I am fed up now! I've been going to Paula's for the last couple of years now and I think I'm officially done! The food is good most times BUT the SERVICE IS ATROCIOUS! 99% of the time they don't answer the phone, when you do get through they are ALWAYS rude, and most of the time they forget to put items you ordered and paid for in the bag. What bothers me the most is when you place an order over the phone (If they answer)or in person there is such an attitude. It's as if I'm asking for free food. The behavior continues because customers aren't complaining/reporting this on sites like Yelp AND we keep going back. The continued bad service and etiquette to the very people that keep you in business is so uncalled for. Just like how you worked very hard to open that business and get paid, I worked very hard for my money that you as a business WANTS/NEEDS! I feel like only in African American communities businesses feel like they can treat customers any way they want without consequences! If Paula's was in a DIFFERENT neighborhood (you know what I mean) giving the same terrible service the people of that neighborhood would come together and either boycott Paula's or sign a petition to get it shutdown. I'm not calling for that BUT c'mon now. Better service goes a long way. I went there today to pick up my order that I called in. When I was on the phone with the woman that took my order she sounded sooooo happy to be there (totally being sarcastic)and barely didn't want to tell me how long my order would take to be prepared. I get home and my food was cold (It ONLY takes me 5 minutes to drive there) , the food was nasty and the piece of corn bread was burnt and uncooked (pictures attached). This is not the first time this has happened either. I blame myself for continuing to go and support a business that doesnt give a damn about its customers. It stops today!!!! I try so hard to support businesses from my own people but I continuously get let down and it's so sad! Most businesses act like you owe THEM something. To put it bluntly I want WHITE service (courtesy, professionalism, etc)for my GREEN money! I wouldn't put up with terrible service anywhere else so I'm definitely not putting up with it from my own people! read more

Paula's Soul Cafe - This is supposed to be Corn bread - Seafood Near Me - Bronx, New York

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All right, listen. When Paula's is on, they are ON. Like, 5 stars ON. The fried wings are amazing, the whiting sandwich is good, potato salad is the perfect accompaniment to everything, yams are good, collards are tasty, corn bread is soft and sweet and yummy...ugh. They can be ON. The reason for this rating is that they are not consistent! WHY, Paula, WHY!? Out of the probably 5 or so times that I've ordered from them, my first order was one of the best soul food meals I've had in ages....but the other 4 times were a mixture of "Hm this is pretty good but it's not the same" to "Ok, this chicken has literally no salt on it and is soggy and lukewarm. Why did they forget the yams and which new helper made this dry-a** cornbread?" After my first try (amazing!), I tried 4 more times to recreate that great first meal and failed...so I don't know if I'll be trying again. Oh, and I've gotten delivery 3 times, and it takes minimum 1-1.5 hours and the delivery guy NEVER GETS OUT OF HIS CAR and there's always parking on my street! Is this a Bronx thing?? He doesn't even try to pretend like he's getting out of his car - he sits there waiting for me to come down to get the food and passes me the always lukewarm food thru the driver's side window. Really disappointing. I'd definitely suggest going to the restaurant yourself to pick up. Food has been freshest that way. All in all, this place has had moments of brilliance but regularly disappoints with their inconsistency, and I just can't take the disappointment anymore! Maybe it's a good thing, b/c if they were consistently amazing, I'd probably gain 145 pounds. read more