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    Top O the River

    4.0 (258 reviews)
    ModerateSeafood
    Closed 12:00 pm - 8:00 PM

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Happy hour specials
    Good for kids

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    Riverboat special
    Gordon T.

    I hadn't been here in years and it's just as good as i remembered. Staff was very nice and the hostess even took her time walking us to the table which I truely appreciated as I was with an elderly lady that walked a little slow. From what I seen everything looked clean and in order. I had the riverboat special and took enough food home for another meal. Great value picking that one. Ms Judy had the combo dinner with fried gulf shrimp and crab blend. Definitely be going back.

    Catfish platter and baked potato
    Mischa J.

    Yelp! We made it to the river top again! It's Sunday and folks is hungry! This place is crowded! We are a party of 2. Bae and I are returning from the ATL and decided to crossover Interstate 431 to Top O! There is a wait and these folks just opened the doors. After 20 mins, we were seated by the window on the Coosa River side. Beautiful! But, we here for this food. Our server is Aly! Girl you nice and efficient. You are top tier here. We glad we have you. Of course we got greens, pickled onions, coleslaw and cornbread to start! This stuff here good. Bae got the seafood platter, with lots of stuff. I got the river market catfish special. It's a 1lb of catfish with hush puppies and a baked potato. And, I still ordered a side of onion rings. I'm too full too quick. This stuff here good. Y'all already know, we come back all the time! When I'm happy, I show back up!

    Russell M.

    I've been hearing about Top O' the River since my days at Jacksonville State, and I finally got to try it today with a big group from church celebrating a birthday. The food was worth the wait--crispy, well-seasoned catfish, great cornbread, and generous portions all around. Despite how busy it was, the service was smooth and friendly. It's easy to see why this place has such a good reputation. Great Southern food, great company--definitely lived up to the hype.

    Gina H.

    One of if not our favorite restaurant to get our occasional fried seafood! We go for the whole fried catfish, but nothing I've ever had wasn't great! You start with some amazing complimentary cole slaw, pickled onions and corn bread. We love that with some of their delicious turnip greens. Although the highlight is their seafood, my daughter loves the grilled chicken fingers. They are marinated in what tastes like a Dales marinade and grilled to perfection. Our preferred location is Gadsden. It's about an hour drive but so worth it! Our server Aly was amazing! She was attentive and efficient with the kindest, most sincere personality!

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    Jane G.

    Delicious fried catfish, slaw and cornbread. I forgot to take a picture of our food but will be back again hopefully soon!! Beautifully located on the Coosa River, this restaurant would be great for groups. Great waitstaff as we received our food quickly.

    Samuel P.

    This was my 1st experience at Top O the River. Me and my boyfriend was here in town for a wrestling event and thought we'll grab a bite to eat before hand. The restaurant is huge with enough tables to fill on a Saturday afternoon. We were seated immediately and had a table by the window looking out at the lake. They gave us coleslaw, cornbread and pickle onions to start our meal off which I thought the cornbread was good. We pretty much ordered the same entree with catfish fillets except for me having the jumbo fried shrimp and he having the jumbo shrimp scampi. Besides the coleslaw and collard greens (which we didn't get) there's only baked potato and French fries to choose from. We both agreed that our shrimps were good, but the catfish didn't have any type of seasoning other than the cornmeal they used for frying the fish with.

    Camp style plates

    It's overwhelming, I was deceived by friends telling me this was a great place to eat it. Well known the food is great. The atmosphere is nice however is not my style. It's a buffet type smorgasbord herds of people very crowded picnic style not my choice and then we went on a Sunday they do not serve alcohol. Everything is fried or pickled for those that are health conscience. This is not the place to be. The appetizers are fried. The food is fried the dishes are the camp style tin or aluminum plates. Everything starts at $21.95 and up..

    Baked catfish plate.

    We ended up with a booth by the window with a view of the river. Loved it! The starter foods of hot cornbread, mustard greens, pickled onions and sweet slaw were so good! We both had catfish. They really excel in preparing the catfish. Our dinner was fantastic!

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    The customer service is good. Food is incredible, I would definitely recommend trying it.

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    3 months ago

    Best service that I have had in a while. Whole catfish was on point as well as hush puppies and slaw. Will definitely be back.

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    Sounds like seafood restaurant, but didn't have that many options for different types of fish. Lots of shrimp and catfish.

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    I enjoyed my meal. I had the broiled catfish plate. Everything was excellent. I will return.

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    1 year ago

    Fast service, friendly people and the food is fantastic! I always have the catfish anna it's delicious!

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    2 years ago

    Food is always great! Service is top notch and quick!! Don't be turned away by a packed parking lot. The restaurant is huge!!

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    2 years ago

    Was awesome! Ask for the steak blackened it's delicious! Great atmosphere love the fish tank!

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