Why can't the 2nd time be as good as the first? Lol. I 1st went to Soul Boat in Catonsville MD, and I loved it, wrote a review about it. So this location in Willingboro NJ is closer to home; lots of foot traffic which is a good sign. I ordered catfish chicken wings, mac & cheese, collard greens, black-eyed peas, cornbread & pink lemonade. Chicken wings were good, Catfish was good, but it came in little nuggets rather than fillets which which is what I prefer-but the portions were plentiful. My son loved the Mac & cheese as he did before. Black-eyed peas were good just a little bit dry. Collard greens were good, but I didn't order collard stems - they're the butt of the bread that you just don't want. No stems in the Catonsville MD location. The cornbread was very good & plentiful, just a smaller portion than what I received in MD. This was my first time trying the pink lemonade. It was good but a little too sweet for my taste. So not a problem, I just added water and increased my portion, lol. All in all, because of the distance, I will return to this location, maybe I'll try the Sicklerville NJ location next. read more

The food quality and presentation were wonderful. I'll absolutely order from them again. The only reason I have it a 4 stars, is that they didn't ice down the boiled shrimp the second it turned pink/orange in the boil, so, it was hot when delivered & a bit tough. Actually, shrimp keep cooking if you don't immediately ice them down. Please consider when shrimp turns pink, plunge it in ice & water to keep it soft. Deliver cold. read more

Soul Boat - Delicious Vegetable assortment, comes with corn bread. Plus a half pound of shrimp & carrot cake - Soul Food Near Me - Willingboro, New Jersey

Moist, delicate fried fish. Cant wait until they open a local closer to the Cherry Hill area.

I happened to be in the area and wanted some soul food so I decided to give Soul Boat a try. Upon entering it's a little misleading. The store gives more of a Chinese food restaurant vibe than a soul food vibe but nonetheless I decided to order. I got a platter that consisted of fried chicken wings and fried shrimp and I chose mac and cheese and buttered corn for my sides. The chicken and shrimp were subpar. The corn tasted like it went straight from the can to my plate. No seasoning, no butter, just tasteless. The mac and cheese is the worst I've ever had sadly. I didn't even bother trying the cornbread. On a brighter note the cashier was really nice and the place was clean. I did notice a lot of people coming in and ordering fish sandwiches. Maybe that's the route I should have went. read more

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The food was good for the most part it's a small store great for grab-and-go meals prices aren't that bad either service is quick and people are nice I've been here a few times. read more

Good food, good prices, friendly staff. Substantial portions. They have been in business for several years, they don't disappoint.

Very blah to look on the inside so much so that I didn't even take pic of the inside. If you are looking for ambiance , "THIS AINT IT". Order your food and leave. They have a couple of table sitting on the side but it isn't very inviting so fast forward and get your food and leave. I have been here a few times. The food has been okay. I mostly like the whiting because it is fresh, I don't have to get my hands messy, or make my house smelly from the fried fish and grease smell. The fish is light and tasty just like I like it with a crisp. They have sides like string beans but they are canned so I skipped that experience. They also have mac n cheese, and more. It you can't do better or don't feel like cooking "soul food" well then you can get there sides for a quick fix. I happy with getting my fish. They are relatively quick and seem clean. They are not much for communication but they make sure to say thank you. That's it for now. read more

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Sunday 3 October 2021 Let me start by saying I really like this place. Ordered the BBQ Shortrib platter, with collard greens and cabbage. When I got home and opened the box, the ribs were very small, and I only got 3. The cost is $15.95. Mind you the ribs were a little tough. Overall, the meal wasn't bad; however, it is not very price worthy. Reccomendation - Increase portion size to 5 pieces of ribs if they're small. read more

Food is always great fresh ans made with love. We had 6 platter pulled over to the side of the road and eat lol read more

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I ordered the whiting platter with the baked Mac and cheese through Grubhub. I read the reviews and decided to try the food for myself because sometimes reviews can be deceiving as the pictures of the food looks good. ( I believe some photos of the food are fake reviews the Mac and cheese does not contain enough cheese to be consider baked Mac and cheese)!The whiting fish was decent but chewy. The baked and cheese was absolutely disgusting! I also tried the banana pudding. It DID NOT contain any real bananas and the pudding tasted very much fake and the vanilla wafers were soggy. I don't understand how they stay in business if the food is so terrible. (I don't know how to cook well and I can cook better than they can!) read more

Best. Potato. Salad. Ever. And I'm super picky with potato salad. The right texture, right acidity, amazing flavor. read more

Definitely a solid place for food and with good prices. The fish is always hot and fresh and the Turkey wings are tender a must try. read more

Soul Boat - D7. Turkey Wings Dinner Platter - Soul Food Near Me - Willingboro, New Jersey

Great soul food. Great prices! I'm sure they own E.C Fish Market as well food & menus are very similar. Both are worth checking out if you are in search of good soul food & seafood read more

Soul Boat - Soul Food Near Me - Willingboro, New Jersey

Its just ok. They found an open in the market and satisfied the demand. It is Asian owned and they obviously have no background in traditional southern soul food. It reflects in the taste. I've eaten here a few times and will go back. Its clean and they are nice. I stick with fish and sides to be safe and its always met my expectations. read more

Food here used to be at least somewhat decent but the last time I family ate there they got food poisoning. I don't know if it was a bad batch of greens or what happened but I know what the decline over time and the recent illness don't think we will be returning. read more

I didn't love it, but I also didn't hate it... So a solid 3 stars... It was missing some flavor, needed some salt and pepper, a few onions and maybe some garlic would take it a long way, but they have the general concept of souls food, I mean the menu options are there... Ok so my friend swore I'd like this place... And I didn't it wasn't bad, but it was lacking. Put it this way, I wouldn't recommend it, but if we were near try to figure out what to eat I'd mention it like oh yea Soul boat is around here their food is decent. So i did not go into the establishment so I can go into detail on that, I stayed in the house while my friend picked up our called in order. I got the turkey wings platter with rice and yams. My friend got the seafood platter with rice and mac n cheese. When my food hot to me it was like warm... I can't be sure who to blame though so I'll leave that alone. It was packed pretty well although I was slightly disappointed that I got two turkey wings instead of three esp since it was a large... But ok. The wings were nice tender n juicy, but under seasoned... I probably could've doctored it up with some salt n pepper and been good, but I shouldn't have to. The rice was really good, gravy was consistent but again could've used some seasoning. The yams were actually better than they looked, I didn't think I was gonna like them at all looking at them, but they were good considering they were smothered in sugar and Karo syrup, lol. I had some of the Mac n cheese it was pretty good too not lip smackin good, but good like I would probably order it instead of the rice if I came back. The cornbread that accompanied it was good nothing to write home about but better than some other places I've been... So all in all they have decent food and their prices aren't bad either. Idk if I'll be back not that they did anything wrong just a few other places in the area is like to try out as well, but if I do, I'll def update my review. read more

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I don't know who is cooking but they've never heard of seasoning in their life. Everything's bland. This is not soul food. I repeat THIS IS NOT SOUL FOOD. I ordered shrimp scampi and expected a lil scampi sauce over the rice. It was dry. The greens had no stock or seasoning. The Mac and cheese tastes out of the box. The fish taste and corn bread taste like corn meal. It was just all bad. Sorry for the scathing review. But you guys need some Lawrys, garlic, sea salt, Cajun seasoning-- something. read more

Place usually smells bad and the woman taking the orders always gives an attitude and takes her sweet time taking my order. Food isn't anything special and I wouldn't consider it soul food. read more

Food was hot and amazing flavor. Fast delivery!!! through door dash. it was the best tasting food I have had thru delivery I've had in the past year! Thanks soul boat it was a amazing dinner will order agen soon!!!!! read more

The fish was cooked very well, but it's hard to mess up. The oxtails were average and the mac and cheese was not what comes to mind when i envison soul food mac and cheese read more

Nothing spectacular about this place and it's not real soul food, but I only go here for the fried fish platters and occasional slice of cake or banana pudding. read more

Son bout 4 chicken thighs and the were the size of chicken strips filled with bone. (Charged him extra even for all thighs)

Just ok. Not enough seasoning at all. Ordered 4 platters and everything was bland. The cornbread was super dry so was friend chicken.

The prices at this place are good and it looks very clean. Having said that, if you're going to promote yourself as a soulfood restaurant the food needs to be AMAZING. I had beef ribs with candied yams and black eyed peas, and the only thing I could eat were the ribs. The candied yams tasted like they were boiled in water and sliced, the black eyed peas the same, and the rice was sticky. On top of that, the corn bread was dry but also gummy. read more

Really disappointed in this place. I'm a vegetarian so when I see a vegetable platter on a menu I assume the vegetables don't have meat in them. There wasn't one green veggie that didn't have meat in it. I've been to numerous soul food spots and have been able to get 1 vegetable without meat in it. Since I drove 40 min I decided to work with what they had and picked 3 sides. I specifically asked for Mac and cheese as my main side and yams and potato salad as my smaller sides. Well they ended up giving me their disgusting yams as my main side. None of the food really had flavor. BLAND! I've never been so disappointed. My friend ordered a whiting meal and wasn't to thrilled either. The whiting was soggy, not crispy. The rice and gravy was rather dry. Barely any gravy. I will not be back. Next time I'm headed to Aunt Berta's Kitchen! So good and always fresh! read more

No, this is not soul food. The sides are tasteless, scallops were almost just fried batter. Go somewhere else.

I had a cat fish sandwich...it was fried perfectly but not seasoned too well seemed kinda bland...but overall not bad I would try it again as far as all the other foods I can't comment on but if your looking for a decent fish sandwich this is the place..2 pieces of bread and about 3 pretty good sized pieces of cat fish read more

The food was much better when they first opened. Now it's barely passable. The new cook doesn't season the food well. Things are just so bland. I only go when I'm in a pinch. I used to go at least once every other week when the food was served piping hot and well seasoned. They need to get their original cook back. read more

1of my favorite places to eat, the place is clean, the price is right and the food is delicious the staff is pleasant and professional, l highly recommend this place. They also sell fresh uncooked seafood. I definitely will visit again. read more

I have eaten here on a few occasions. There is a lack of "soul food" restaurants in the Burlington/ Willingboro area and the food here is good. Not outstanding, but I still enjoy the fried shrimp and wings special with mac n cheese and collards. I usually get their banana pudding as well which is basic--a banana cream pudding (i.e. Jello pudding) with Nilla cookies mixed in. It must be pretty good because every time I stop by to pick up my food (I call ahead) there are plenty of locals waiting for their food. Just another note; I am not so certain that I would refer to this as "authentic" soul food (it is definitely not). Just look at the owners and cooks and you know for sure they are not from the American South and are not descendants of the American South; not that I even care but I am just trying to illustrate the point that this is not the authentic homegrown dirty south BBQ ribs, neck bones, ham hocks and chit'lin-type soul food. Just sayin'. But still worth a try if you are in the mood for good food. I also appreciate never getting sick on the many occasions I have eaten here. Stay clear if you are on a diet; this ain't for you! read more

I like it. It's not like mama's but good enough when you have a craving for certain foods. The fish is cleaned right there and fresh for the most part so that's why I go. read more

I've been eating here for about three years. From time to time they do have a change in chef, because sometimes the food is seasoned well and other times it needs some salt and pepper and the yams need some sweetening. But if you let them know they do try to make it better. The portions are good and sometimes I have a little left for a snack. I sometimes order Ox tail and they put plenty of Ox tail on a bed of rice and gravy (the third vegetable, please note I said 3 vegetables), not like some of the other restaurants in the area (High Street, Cooper Street), who ration the small pieces of Ox tail out like you didn't pay almost $14 for that plate and mind you there is no third vegetable or corn bread. My mother owned a restaurant for 18 years, so I know good restaurant food and good size portions. I like Soul Boat because I get decent food with portions that don't leave me hungry. Just a little more seasoning for five stars. So until those others restaurants step up their games, Soul Boat will continue to be the front runner or until someone better comes to town. read more