Very nice and comfortable restaurant and bar. Extensive menu Loved the open faces roast beef and my friend got the most delicious chicken fried steak meal. The roast was tender and juicy and a very generous portion. I loved the whole family /friends Atmosphere. Only dosappointment was the lack of seafood options other than fried seafood. The sides were also very good. read more

Everytime I honwhether it be by myself or a group, food and service is always top notch. Love the atmosphere. Definitely recommend when someone asks where to eat read more

We come to Southside Cafe every time we're in Slidell. It is the best and most consistent food at affordable prices, with so many options from seafood to hamburgers, poboys etc... read more

Southside Cafe - Roast Beef Poboy, Onion Rings and Abita Amber draft beer. - American Near Me - Slidell, Louisiana

First time visitor to Slidell and this was my first meal upon arrival. Great customer service and really delicious food. Looking forward to dining here when I visit again . read more

Southside Cafe - Flavorful Seafood Gumbo - American Near Me - Slidell, Louisiana

I went two days in a row, their food is so good. I may come back tomorrow, too! Monday's beans and rice was wonderfully creamy and perfectly seasoned. Large enough for two full meals. The Bloody Mary is extremely good as well. Tonight, it's the Ponchartrain Pig, fries with debris (and a Bloody Mary, of course). The service is outstanding. When I asked what kind of lettuce was in the salad, the bartender not only knew, but she suggested alternatives!!! What?!? Who does that? :D Thanks for making my work week better. read more

Our boat driver from Cajun Encounters recommended this place to us and my family and I went! I ordered the buffalo wings and mac & cheese. Personally in my opinion the buffalo wings weren't the greatest because they felt most of fat instead of meat. But otherwise, everything else was great! The service was amazing, the food came quick and the atmosphere was typical for restaurant. read more

I know Five is stating that Southside Cafe is perfect. Well, they are not, but neither was my day and I was feeling pretty beat after a 10-12 hour day on I-10 and 12 traveling east from Texas. A desk clerk recommended Southside Cafe when I asked for the best local restaurant. After reading some previous reviews on Yelp I was not encouraged, but as soon as we arrived things changed. All those people having a good time couldn't be faking it. Long story short, the food was great and the waitress was too. My experience at Southside Cafe was uplifting. I left a much better person than when I arrived. I thanked God on the way back to our motel. read more

Lovely place. Always good service. Can be a little noisy but expected! Food is great.

Arrived at this place about 3 PM on Thursday and it was packed. The waitress who served to me, Nicole was fantastic. The seafood gumbo was terrific and the potato salad I ordered was also pretty good. the specialty here is seafood and it's all good. read more

Southside Cafe - Seafood gumbo, potato salad & beer. - American Near Me - Slidell, Louisiana

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Solid dinner experience. Husband got the 1/2 muffuletta, which was MASSIVE and got a 9/10. Shrimp poboy was also a lot of food, shrimp fried perfectly. Tasty vittles after a long day in NOLA. Worth a visit if you are in the area. Good food, fair prices, friendly service, and you won't leave hungry. read more

Food is delicious, service was great as always on this last trip. The menu is a little overwhelming with so much to choose from, but the kitchen provides a really quick turnaround. Pro tip: Get the Buffalo Shrimp appetizer. For $10.99 you get about 40 26-30's; I'm guessing because they're so close to Irish Bayou. And, you get to choose from their house made sauces or traditional, plus get house made ranch dressing. If it's only two of you and you order these, split a poboy or dinner. It's a lot! read more

Very big menu selection and everything we've tried so far is very good! No complaints on the service always great experience!

Amazing food they have a little of everything burger night what a steal at 10 bucks buffet is also delicious

This restaurant was great! Food was amazing and service was good also. I recommend the eggplant and the corn and crawfish bisque.

I love this place. They've never let me down. And the dipping sauce for onion rings, Shazam!!!!

Food is great. A little bit of everything. We get the veal and muffuletta they are excellent. Service is always good. Usually busy but worth it. Try the Southside lemonade one of my favorites. read more

They could include at least French fries or onion rings with a hamburger even if was a small size. Most everything is a La carte. Seniors really can't afford to order everything individually. read more

Very good Southern cooking. We enjoyed the eggs Ponchartrain, sirloin burger, and roast beef sandwich. Simply delicious. Fast and friendly service as well. read more

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Went for lunch on a Thursday and the place was hopping. Very popular. Wife and I both had the gumbo and it was more on the bland side which I'm sure caters to the largest cross section of patrons. Crab balls with remoulade sauce were very good. Waitress was all business and not overly friendly....which is the perfect waitress as far as I'm concerned. read more

Southside Cafe - Bloody Mary with bacon. Crab balls just large enough to make him uncomfortable in tight slacks. - American Near Me - Slidell, Louisiana

Got the gumbo and oh my god was it good. Then got the Mojama hot pressed and not dressed. I recommend this to people that want to come back. The service was great fast and kind people. read more

Well, well, WELL. I visited and ate in at southside cafe 3/16/2024 at approximately 3:45pm. We were seated at the same table as our last visit (unsure if that's good or bad). I usually order the same entree or some sort of seafood. The fish was undercooked. Steamed veggies were more like sauté veggies. The cheese sticks appeared darker in color than previous visit. The atmosphere was colder than the temperature inside (it felt as if the thermostat was set on 50 degrees...sure the workers inside the kitchen probably was comfortable but temperature set that low was making the at the table cold quickly..it was way colder than previous visit). So, to sum up the experience at southside cafe. I would give it zero stars. The server brought out our entree sides first I do know why that happened. She gave the appetizer to another table. Usually when a server makes a mistake, the server would acknowledge it to the guest in hopes to make amends. Clearly the server was not trained properly; as I could see, she didn't know what she was doing. She passed the table like six or eight times without saying anything to us. Twenty minutes later our appetizer arrives (as I said after our entree sides). All the while the server convinced she is doing a fantastic job (in her mind only). She was in fact horrible. Ten minutes after that, she brings the entree. Then she quickly leaves..but wait you forgot the grilled chicken for the salad. Five minutes after that, she asks "would you like a refill?" I could not eat the entree. I took most of it to go. I'm not sure who the little young kid is that kept going to select people tables is but in his mind, he figured he was doing a fantastic job. He clearly is more delusional than the waitress. To the owners of this restaurant: find someone to give your staff and management and whatever you had going on Saturday that tried to pass as a restaurant; training on making ALL PEOPLE feel welcome. You may not understand because you clearly have been doing the same thing the same way forever. I can say honestly, I will not recommend or return to this place. read more

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Alisa was a great waitress I was unsure of the potato salads because I'm not a big fan of pickles in my potato salad so I had passed on the Irish channel and ordered other items. She brought me out a sample of the potato salad which I enjoyed so I ordered the Irish channel also. The Irish channel has potato salad in the middle with chicken and sausage gumbo on one side and shrimp and okra on the other. The were both great we'll seasoned and full flavored. The calamari was great crispy and well seasoned with a tangy cocktail sauce My Gf loved her patty melt The buffalo shrimp were good but not my favorite the crust became soggy I know better I usually get sauce on the side because I like my shrimp crunchy. The paaned tuna remoulade was delicious the tuna perfectly cooked but crispy not a common thing you say about tuna because it is rarely served fried. But the real star is the sauce tangy creamy and delicious. Just awesome read more

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Friend and I were driving from Central Texas to Atlanta and found Southside Cafe on the way. Not exactly right off the main highway, the reviews drew us in to this Slidell restaurant with a cheerful vibe. The amount of the menu items was ridiculous. Thankfully, what we had was quite excellent. Gumbo was a bit lighter on the roux than expected considering the region. Yet, the flavor profile with various seafood mixed in was pleasant and a great start to the meal. Might as well indulge in another appetizer while your on a road trip. I mean who counts calories during a trip! The crabmeat stuffed mushrooms were another winner. Veal parm for $14 needed a bit of work. The breading fell off immediately. Yet, where in the hell can you get that dish for that price? My side of mashed taters was delivered in a cauldron smothered in a delicious brown gravy with ample onions. Hushpuppies (yes, that's a side) were spicy and fit perfectly (sorta) with my meal in Louisiana. Friend even transported her leftover Muffaletta all the way back to Atlanta! Friendly and attentive service also noting that they didn't overwhelm the table with multiple dishes at the same time. Every course was timed perfectly which leads to a better than average star rating. A must try if your in the area. Ol' Rooster recommended! read more

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You can find All the dishes from the old NOLA restaurants before it became the tourist trap that it is today ! I can get anything NOLA at Southside cafe and it always awesome. Roast beef, shrimp , oyster, poboys are all fantastic. The muffuletta is awesome traditional or seafood. The onion soup is the best I have ever had and that's going against Gordon Ramsey onion soup which was probably the worst I have ever tried. If it wouldn't be for southside cafe I would probably have to open my own restaurant to get what I want out of local NOLA food! DONT CHANGE ANYTHING ITS PERFECTION! read more

Some of the best selection of hot sauces I've ever had. Also a fantastic menu. Would recommend. read more

Southside Cafe - Sauce - American Near Me - Slidell, Louisiana

Food was great! But... tv guy changes the channels without asking anyone if they are watching it.

We were really excited to try this place after seeing such raving reviews. The outdoor seating waiting area is very comfortable. Since we were met with a wait of almost 45 minutes to be seated, we expected the food to be outstanding. The onion rings were good, but the sauce was not. We enjoyed the cheese fries with debris. The meat was delicious. The chicken and sausage gumbo had a tomato in it... enough said there. The catfish and tartar sauce were good, but the cocktail sauce was very heavy on the horseradish. We ordered a burger, medium. It was prepared well done, but the bacon on it was awesome. The mac and cheese was served hot, but didn't taste fresh. The coleslaw was alright, nothing special. Finally, they advertised on their instagram story that they'd have the Pelicans vs. Heat game on, but we were unable to get it on the tvs. Overall, it was an average experience. Our server was very nice, though. read more

Southside Cafe - Fried Catfish and Mac & Cheese - American Near Me - Slidell, Louisiana

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I have only eaten there once but my meal was incredible deliciousI will definitely be eating there again.

The food is as good as it Gets and the service is Great. The ladies are very friendly and knowledgeable and the place is always happening

A good pro navy galley, nothing but a postive experience. Been back many navy times will go back... Hooya

The food was fantastic, the portions were generous and the service was great. I'd definitely eat here again.

Great food. One star short due to COVID precautions. The place was super busy but that's no reason to let down your standards when it comes to cleanliness. There were six of us and no one had a bad meal. read more

Food is delicious although I can't get past the smoked tuna dip. Get it every time I go! Extensive menu, something for everyone. Place is perfect for a military history buff such as myself. read more

This place is so delicious!!!! I def recommend !!! The staff is super friendly and food comes out quick! It's a little pricey but you pay for what you get. :))) read more

First time at this place and OMG!!! the food and service is AWESOME. I would recommend this place. My Waitress MISS PAGE was awesome. read more

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Just great food and atmosphere!! The stuffed mushrooms are delicious, grilled chicken always hot and juicy!! Love love love!! read more

Food is always great! Restaurant is a little loud if you don't like that but that's because it's a packed house 24/7. Highly recommended it! read more

This spot is a hidden gem! The food, drinks and prices are amazing! The vibes are unmatched, the atmosphere is incredible. The service was good too. Our server was extremely attentive despite being super busy. We'll definitely be back. Everyone was so nice. read more

TLDR: one of the best! They had great food and all around service. The French onion soup was the best I have ever had. The staff was super friendly and was very helpful in recommending what my family could get. It's definitely worth a try when around the area. read more

Always good! Never disappoints. Sports bar Atmosphere but great place to take family and friends. Food is always fresh and yummy. I wouldn't recommend getting certain dishes for takeout. For instance the poboys are not as good when taken to go. They are much better when you dine in. Service is always great. This is always our go to spot since they have a wide variety on their menu. read more