Eat here regularly. The owners and staff are first rate and go out of their way to accommodate regulars and new guests. You'll always meet friends and make new friends here. Food is always good and plentiful--you almost always will have a doggie bag/box to bring home. I generally try to refrain from the fried foods but they're pretty good too. The shrimp and crab parmesan pasta special is wonderful. SS gift cards are great with a 15% bonus when you purchase $100. read more

IYKYK huge menu, best happy hour, fried mushrooms are awesome and love everything About it. Wednesday build ya burger is insane. And just a Great Vibe for locals to hang out read more

The good and the service are great. It's our first choice for dinner anytime we visit from Texas. The whole place is worth a visit anytime. read more

Southside Cafe - Helen Favaron (from TX), Ray Kahrs & Heather Braun (from WI) - American Near Me - Slidell, Louisiana

Worth the drive off the hwy! We were headed to Nola for a concert and I found this spot on Yelp and decided it looked good enough to try! First of all this place was busy at 5 so you know the locals love it, but we were seated right away and greeted with drinks within minutes! Started with some beers and side salad, decent size portion but nothing fancy. The menu is very extensive, so there are lots of options which I love, we were already talking that we can't wait to come back and try something while we were eating our meal. Pork chops were perfectly cooked and tender, no dryness what so ever. The sweet potato fries were good but could have been cooked just a smidge longer. The Reuben was just what I was looking for, it was perfect, only downside that it doesn't come with a side. The drink menu looked long and had a lot of variety is well from beer, daiquiris, margs, martinis, etc Last note that I saw on menu, that they do offer a good happy hour, probably why it was already busy at 5! We felt like a local coming here and we will definitely be back. read more

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When in Slidell, you go to Southside! I visited my mom for 5 days and went here twice. No regrets! You get such good food and the portion size is enormous! I bought some Swamp Burner sauce to take with me! read more

Southside Cafe - Seafood Muffaletta - American Near Me - Slidell, Louisiana

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Wonderful Restaurant! Haven't ever had anything we didn't like! The Black and Blue Poboy is my favorite!!

Solid service from time we walked in to being seated. The Portions are BIG so be aware of that but ohhh so good. Gold beer and food was outstanding. Will be back for sure read more

Southside is always packed! My guy likes their hamburgers on Wednesday night special! My favorite is the pork ribeye with mac and cheese Staff are very kind and check on us to make sure we are good. The ice cream sundae topped off a delicious meal! Thank ya'll Susan and John read more

Everything is great there! A little noisy, but we love Southside Cafe! The wait staff is super with everyone friendly and refills when needed! read more

While we are in Louisiana, we want to true southern cuisine. New Orleans, it was just packed. So much of a madhouse that we just couldn't find any place that worked for us. So on the way out of town, we stopped here. This business has awesome reviews, and none of them were wrong. We knew that we wanted to gumbo, and the Irish channel gumbo seems to be very odd, yet allowed us to try both types of gumbo. Despite how odd you think that it can be, and trust me, I've been there, it was delicious. Both gumbo's were amazing, and the Irish potato salad down the middle, equally delicious. As the gumbo was winding down, we mixed a little bit of that potato salad in with the gumbo and it was delicious. It sounds odd, but just trust me on this. Speaking of trust, we asked the waitress what she recommended. We explained a little bit of what we are after and without hesitation, she recommended the mufatta. She was not wrong. The sandwich was amazing. We got a half, and it was enormous. Shrimp, falling off of the sandwich. We couldn't believe what we were being served was a half a sandwich. It was delicious to the last bite, and I'll add the next bite was the next day as a snack, because we couldn't eat the whole thing and took it with us. Are the French onion soup was out of this world. It's probably something that's often overlooked due to the local Cajun specialties, but it really was delicious. The wait staff was friendly, and the ambience inside was like you would expect on the gulf coast or in the islands. When we stopped in at 4 o'clock this place was bumping, definitely a locals favorite. If you're in the area, you definitely want to try it. read more

Southside Cafe - HALF a mufatta. This thing is huge. - American Near Me - Slidell, Louisiana

Service not friendly. They do not listen to what we wanted. Was there to enjoy a game and would not accommodate.

Highly recommend. We are from out of state and wanted to try a local restaurant. Went here because of the reviews and they didn't disappoint! There was a long wait, but we found out why because the food is delicious and even with the large crowds we had excellent service ! Will definitely go back next time we are in town! Very cool place, interesting decor.... Military and fishing.... read more

Fantastic po'boys and best chicken and sausage gumbo we had all week. We have been there multiple times over the years on our way to New Orleans and the food is always consistent. read more

Seafood gumbo was excellent. Just realize it has okra in it and if you don't like okra then skip it. The shrimp Poboy was excellent. Delicious and shrimp was perfect. My recommendation is to give them as much business as you can. The people, staff, and owner were the best. The restaurant is very noisy at lunch but if you go a little after 1 the ambience is perfect. read more

Found this little gem in Slidell one Sunday. We were looking for a different place to try for Sunday dinner and this place did not disappoint. The parking lot was packed and so was the inside. Most of, if not all the TVs were on the Saints game. There is a huge bar in the middle of the restaurant that was fully to capacity. We walked in a joined the party. The menu is massive with almost anything you could think of, including the traditional and non traditional New Orleans dishes. I had the catfish that was fried to perfection, and my parents had the blacken catfish and chicken Parmesan. Each of our meals came with two sides. Our common side was the bowl of gumbo, yes a bowl, not a cup that was rich and flavorful. We also had the alligator balls and fried mushrooms as our staters that filled us up before our food came. Our waiter Christian was so nice, patient, attentive and welcoming. This will probably be our go to Sunday dinner spot! Well I was writing the review of our first visit as we were driving back to Southside, so I decided to add something on this one lol. We enjoyed our same starters we love, and had a pleasure of trying and enjoying the pork chops and half fried chicken. I had the single chop and my dad had the double. They were so juicy, flavorful and tender, a high quantity of pork. The chicken was fried to golden perfection, not greasy at all. This visit we had Chris as our server who was also welcoming, patient and attentive. Another great meal was had. Until we meet again! read more

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I was disappointed with my food today. I had ordered the chicken Fried steak dinner. The chicken fried steak was so thin and hard. It reminded me of the chicken fried plates in elementary school.It was not worth the $20 dollars I paid for it. I asked if I could change it for something else and was told I could not. It went in the trash. My husband had a sandwich and some fries. He had a sweet tea and I had water. Our bill was $50, not counting the tip. I ended up going home and eating a sandwich. This was supposed to be a treat for us. Lesson learned. read more

Southside Cafe - Chicken fried steak dinner $20. - American Near Me - Slidell, Louisiana

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This is a great stop! The waitress was amazing, the decor was on point, plenty of parking, and the food was great! She recommended the French Dip and it didn't disappoint! Son got the brisket burger (he's a burger guy) he said it rated a 9 out of 10. It was odd they didn't offer fries with the burger, but it was huge and we had plenty of food to eat. The French dip truly was my favorite. I did try the French onion soup and felt like it was over seasoned but not terrible. Looking forward to the apple cobbler and bread pudding for the hotel. Can't wait to try that! Would definitely recommend stopping by! read more

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We ate at Southside Cafe after our Cajun Encounters swamp tour and was so glad we did. I ordered half the Muffuletta and it was HUGE and delicious! Our waitress was so kind and attentive. Highly recommend if you're in the area. read more

Southside Cafe - Muffuletta - Half portion - American Near Me - Slidell, Louisiana

We love this restaurant in Slidell. We've been coming here for over 20+ years. Great food, Great mixed drinks, Great staff!! Chris does a great job running this restaurant and he gives back to the community in so many different ways!! Blessed to have this Gem in our little community!!! read more

This place was pretty cool. The food was yummy. Loved the atmosphere and aesthetics. Definitely coming back. I ordered the Ponchatrain Pig, & OMG was it delicious!!!! Got a cup of seafood gumbo and it was yum yum!! Thanks for a good lunch you guys. Thumbs up to the hostess and our server. Thank you!! read more

An excellent place to get something to eat. Just off the freeway going into New Orleans, whenever I'm in Slidell I eat there. I highly recommend it and will get there anytime. read more

As usual, the food was excellent. However, Christian is the worse server I've ever had at Southside. He screwed up my order and I had to track him down in the kitchen to correct it. Then he never once came by the table except to drop the bill and then disappear again for 20 mins. If we get him again as a server, we will ask to be put back in the queue. read more

A favorite place to eat! Can't go wrong with this establishment. Great food , drinks and friendly staff. Foods always rite read more

Well, work has me in Slidell, Louisiana passing thru to Pensicola, Florida. As you know I always try local restaurants rather than a chain. Decided to try Southside Cafe due to it's location to my hotel and it's reviews. Decided to sit at the bar so I could get in and out quick and had the BEAUTIFUL bartender "Payge" as my server.First I tried the Blackened Yellowfin. It was outstanding. Next I ordered fried shrimp or what is know as Buffalo shrimp. I decided to go all in and try their own dipping/tossing sauce Called "Swamp Burner" Shrimp FRESH right off the boat. As far as the Swamp Burner sauce...it spicy but I'm hispanic from San Antonio, Texas. This sauce was mild in my opinion. All in all this place is outstanding. Great mom and pop or local restaurant. Definitely 5 stars and will stop by again if ever in the area again. read more

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Went here for lunch with my godchild, and she chose the location. There wasn't a wait, we were seated right away. The restaurant is dark inside, with little lights above the table. We ordered 2 appetizers, the onion rings and the gator balls. The onions rings were pretty decent. You could taste the pepper, tho. The gator balls weren't what I was expecting bc they were more like a crab cake, but the taste was decent. Then we ordered the po'boys, one shrimp, one oyster. I'm guessing the shrimp was decent because she ate the whole thing, but she's a kid. I had the oyster, but I found there was more lettuce than oysters. They were a little dry also. The server was great. He was friendly and very attentive. Checked on us several times. read more

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The food is great and the service is awesome I would recommend Southside Cafe to others.

This is my second time coming here and both times knocked my socks off!! The ambiance is very relaxed and they already had a wait by 530! The service really is wonderful! We had the crab stuffed mushrooms which were cheesy and delicious I almost licked the plate. Previously we had the fried mushrooms which were incredible as well. Both times I ordered the BLT because it was just that good. It is definitely the best BLT I have ever had. I ordered extra bacon because hey have a bacon stack that is highly impressive. Thick cut well cooked bacon!! So good. The sandwiches don't come with a side so I ordered the sweet potato fries which tasted great but they stick together and kinda annoying to pull apart. We finished with the bread pudding that even though we were stuffed, we finished every bite! Bragging rights here! I WILL be back!! read more

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The food is always exceptional and the staff is always much more than cordial. The place has a great atmosphere thanks to the late owner and his mementos and photos. If you're a US Marine, you will feel more than welcome at this place! read more

Always busy, always delicious-- the food is fresh and well portioned for a good price. The onion rings are large and hand battered. The signature wing sauce is one of my favorites in Slidell. The roast beef poboy boasts thick slices of roast and not the thin deli style you experience many other places. Great local spot for lunch or dinner! read more

I went to Southside with 26 of my friends. I love this place. My lady friend and I had Reuben sandwich's along with seafood gumbo. They were great. We all live in the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport Mississippi. We get to visit different places every month. This is our favorite restaurant go to. I need to start taking pictures of our meal, but I always forget until I finish. Everything my friends was great. The service is excellent. You can tell the owner was in the military by the pictures on the walls. Can't wait to go back! read more

The service and the food at Southside Café is amazing. Very consistent. Their bar drinks are very good. The only con is that you can't hear too much when the place is really crowded. It could use some noise damping tiles. read more

Food always delicious and staff friendly and recommends the best food for the family. Family environment and most importantly military culture is the most essential element due to some many of us are patrons. Thanks for the experience we love every visit read more

Stopped here for late lunch on a Sunday. It was a bit crowded but we didn't have to wait too long for a table. Our server was friendly and quick. We had the crawfish balls (with some banging homemade remoulade!) The 1/2 and 1/2 seafood po boy and the Big Mo Jamma po boy. The seafood was fresh and delicious and the Big Mo was amazing! Even better with that remoulade lol Kinda bummed fries are a la carte but otherwise a very solid experience! read more

We eat and drink here every Saturday night. Southside has the Most consistent food, drinks and service on the Northshore! Everything on the menu is great. Always great service. Destiny,Maya,Julia and all the girls at the bar are top notch. Chris will only have the best managers and employees working here. Great food. Perfect drinks. Awesome regulars. We Love the military decor/memorabilia. Awesome service. What more could you ask for? Can't wait till next Saturday Night! read more

Always consistent with their food. Good tasting. Fun atmosphere. Not really a very long wait with most visits. read more

Came here because we were staying in the area and Castnett was closed. Friendly service. Busy and lively atmosphere. Unfortunately the Po Boys (which they call Peaux Boys and I hate that for them) just didn't do it. Not enough seafood (there were like five shrimp on the shrimp side of my Po Boy), not the right kind of bread (I'm sorry but I need Leidenheimer). Also, I got mine all the way and there wasn't enough mayo. Sad. read more

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

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First time visit. The staff went above and beyond to accommodate our 17 person group. They were able to seat us, all together, very quickly. Even on a busy Saturday night. The menu is expansive enough that everyone was able to find something to order. Highly recommend. If I were local, this would definitely be a regular stop. read more

Always excellent food here. Can be very busy, so some peak times might take a while to get seated.

Food - Good Service - Good Ambiance - not very relaxing too much noise and so close together read more

My daughter had a burger from Southside Cafe the last time we ordered and she LOVED it.