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    Twin Lakes Catfish Kitchen

    4.3 (63 reviews)
    ModerateSeafood, American
    Closed 4:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    TWIN LAKES CATFISH KITCHEN ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Twin Lakes from our table
    Susan J.

    Delicious find not Too far from Nashville! Hush puppies brought out first, fresh and hot, not spicy and no jalapeños.... Good creamy coleslaw. Then the catfish filets: we ordered the regular and the spicy, it wasn't really that spicy, and both were great! The fries were great (like the ones you get at Five Guys), hot and so good! Our least favorite was the bowl of white beans-- they needed some ham flavor. Overall, we would eat here again.

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    Henry F.

    A truly exceptional spot...Boasting a delightful atmosphere of the South, brimming with charm. The service is efficient and affable. Delicious traditional southern cuisine, including the must-try catfish and various mouthwatering choices.

    Family get together at the Catfish Kitchen, look for the big fiberglass Catfish!
    James P.

    When it comes to Southern fried Catfish, hushpuppies,fries and the fixing you can't beat the Catfish Kitchen. Been going there for over 40 years and it's still my favorite place to eat in Dickson County. They have other entrees as well including Quail,Frog Legs and Chicken.

    Ham dinner - the whole load. You can just see a hushpuppy poking out in the upper left corner.
    Carter B.

    Sis and I went out for dinner and chose Catfish Kitchen as I had wanted to go since I was a boy. Sis, though not a catfish fan, was willing especially since I was going to pay. We arrived early on a weeknight which I recommend as the parking lot is always full on weekend evenings and the restaurant began to fill up while we were eating. Sis had veggies and I decided to skip the catfish and have the ham dinner. It came with a huge piece of country ham (wonderfully salty, but unfortunately, way too dry), white beans with onion, slaw (you get your choice of mayo or vinegar), and a baked potato with whatever you want. Oh, and sweet tea and hushpuppies. All good though I'd pass on the vinegar as it was real vinegary. Attached is a photo of the meal I had and you can see the size of that slice of ham - and thick, too. I made two more good-sized meals with it and moistened it up with some red-eye gravy I made using some other ham fat I had. Service was adequate, but for some reason I wasn't blown away. I will return sometime and have the catfish which is, after all, their specialty.

    Hush puppies!!!!!
    Kevin G.

    Been driving past this place for years. I'm not a huge fan of catfish and when we are camping at Montgomery Bell, we hit some of the other local offerings. However, after our amazing meal last night, this may jump to my local top spot. Don't let the big catfish statue over the sign out front scare you...this is some seriously good food with extremely friendly service. The restaurant was clean and had southern charm. I mentioned the spectacular service, but let's talk food! As the name implies, catfish is what they offer. Filets, steaks and whole...fillets are just that, boneless and perfectly prepared. A whole fish is just that and you get to work through it. The steak is still a little confusing to me as its not the whole fish, but there are still bones. I'm sure catfish aficionados understand the difference and can explain the benefits, but our crew went with fillets and most of us had the spicy. It was awesome! The fish was mild and not too spicy. In fact, I'd like it a little hotter. I had the all you can eat and that started with 3 fillets. I'm a pretty big eater and only got through 2. The good news is I brought the third one home for a sandwich! Their house made tarter sauce was also perfect and my son felt it was the perfect fry sauce. He also had the country ham steak and left nothing on the plate. Others at our table had the seafood platter and opted to skip the oysters but had extra shrimp and all was good. Shrimp was second best to catfish. Scallop and crab were just ok. Everyone at the table shared in hush puppies, white beans (with relish and onions, of course) and cole slaw. Crazy as it sounds, their baked potatoes with butter and sour cream were also really, really good. Very simple, but done perfect. Now, I can't wrap this up without spending just one more second on the hush puppies. Little fried savory delights with the right combination of crispy outsides and soft, warm onion flavored insides...we had 2 plates full. Thus the reason I didn't eat more catfish. I know they had dessert, but after our meal, there was no room left. Try it!

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    10 months ago

    Just got there. Today was so good. Great service great food if you want some good catfish go try them and the hush puppies are awesome.

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    3 years ago

    Farm raised fried catfish, hush puppies, Cole slaw, baked potato always delicious at Twin Lakes!

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    1 year ago

    Food and service consistently good. Nothing fancy but food makes up for it. Catfish is the best around.

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    Food was good as expected. I have been there many times before. Wait staff was very polite and helpful.

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    4 years ago

    This place is fun and the food is delish! Very southern. Great water view. Loved the local crowd. Super friendly!!

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    4 years ago

    Great food. I love the family style serving and friendly atmosphere. Great crunchy fried catfish!!!

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    5 years ago

    Meal was delicious and service was ok but absolutely no one here including servers and cooks wore a mask.

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    Everyone at the table shared in hush puppies, white beans (with relish and onions, of course) and cole slaw.

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    The Manor At Dickson

    The Manor At Dickson

    2.9(51 reviews)
    4.8 mi
    $$$

    Dropped in, for lunch, on a Tuesday afternoon. My wife and I really appreciated the patriotic…read moretheme. We both felt welcome. We were seated after a moment. The staff seemed relaxed. So many meats to choose from. So many veggies. Wow! Food was hot and tasty. We will go back again even though it is an 18 mile drive.

    Ok, let me say first that the atmosphere and the workers there are super nice and appears to be a…read moregreat buffet. However, beware of places that say they serve several meats and vegetables. We had catfish, chicken tenders, fried chicken, hamburger steak, corn dogs, sweet and sour chicken, chicken fried steak, and chicken livers and several kinds of vegetables. Most items were warm not hot at all. The hamburger steak and the chicken fried steak looked like banquet frozen meal meat and tasted even worse. The chicken livers were inedible. They were pink inside and I have had a lot of chicken livers in my life none like these! The catfish was tough and I couldn't find one thing on the bar that even looked good. Everything is bland and the glazed carrots on the buffet were so tough and shriveled up that looked like they had been sitting for days. None of the vegetables looked good. They have a dessert bar as well with ice cream, but this is where I drew the line. When we walked over there to get dessert there was a piece of chocolate cake sitting there. We almost grabbed it until we see gnats flying out of the cake. They weren't on top of it they were flying from the inside of the cake, almost as if they have been living inside of the cake. If you look at the pecan pie picture you can see the gnat on the plate but the chocolate cake if you zoom in you can clearly see the gnats on it. Disgusting to say the least and regret even stopping in! One of the nastiest buffets I think I have been to and after spending $45.00 we should have just got us a pizza and called it a day! I hate leaving reviews like this but it needs to be said. Stay away from here it is not good at all!!! Marvin's in Fayetteville and Mildred's in Ardmore are some of the best buffets I have ever been to! 10/10 and worth the drive.

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