Great food. Great owner. Great staff. It has been here many years, because it is such a good restaurant. Five stars. Nice ambience.

Best hush puppies and tea! Recommend half sweet and half unsweet, and hush puppies best with green tomato relish.

Best catfish around!!! Be sure to get there early Friendly and professional staff Yummy desserts Plenty of parking Nice patio Large, well lit atmosphere read more

I enjoy eating breakfast here every Saturday morning . The food is always great and consistent. The waitresses are very nice and concerned you have a great experience. The price is very reasonable. The Cafe is very clean. Grate place to eat. read more

Great food, great southern cooking, great catfish and great southern hospitality. Deserts are heaven, pies, cakes and soft serve ice cream. Pizzas are excellent also. read more

The staff were friendly and polite, the atmosphere was warm and welcoming and the food was beyond words! I highly recommended that you take a seat in the dining room and enjoy everything that they have to offer! They do "to go" and "call in" orders as well! We didn't leave room for dessert but we took the banana pudding home with us! read more

So yummy!!! Wish there was catfish everyday but understandably there's not. I loved my food, the desserts are also so good. The cornbread is a bit bland but everything was great read more

My favorite place filled with friendly hard working folk from the kitchen to youngsters bussing the tables. The food is obviously prepared and cooked on site. I might add expertly cooked. The portions are generous and the prices could be increased. I pray that there prices support a generous profit. I will be headed there for lunch shortly. read more

The food is good old fashioned cafe eats, cooked by the same folk for years. We go there twice a week! The staff is amazing and have awesome personalities! Love this place read more

Be sure and check the hours. They are not open every day. They should be though cause we used to eat there all the time

Service, food and parking were excellent. Would recommend it to everyone. Good, restful and short drive to the quaint little town of Rossville. read more

Great stop for vegs. Very casual with friendly staff. We will be back Thanks wolf river cafe read more

Nice people, great food, and the friendly small town atmosphere that I was looking for at lunch. Thanks! read more

My daughter got the chicken tenders dinner. She asked for a small side salad. They brought it, a very SMALL "cereal bowl" size ... no problem. Until we saw the bill and noticed that they charged $7 for that TINY SALAD. Wow! Never again. read more

Country food is their best Employee are super and the cook Robert is the best Only thing that has changed since Covid only open Wednesday thru Saturday plus now you cannot mingle with employees and other customers you have lost the small time friendly atmosphere But other is a ok read more

The catfish is amazing!!!! The atmosphere is amazing!!!! The workers are amazing!!!! By far my favorite restaurant to go to!!!!

In for breakfast this morning and I thought I'd check in. When I did, I see where someone decided to do a review and, well, take a shot at everyone who reviews this place in accolades. If he doesn't know what all the "hubub" is about, then obviously the place doesn't do it for him. That's fine...to each his own. I would have said, "perhaps you went on an off day", but he made it clear he comes through quite often...and since "there's no other sit down restaurant in the area", he has no other choice but to eat there since he's hungry. It seems that perhaps a change of scenery is more what this guy needs. Stop eating somewhere you don't like the "mediocre" food. As for the food here, the catfish is off the charts. That is, unless you prefer the heavily breaded, massively thick, and dripping with the taste of pond scum water. Then go elsewhere. Wolf River Cafe is very well known for their light, thin, crispy, and....WOW that's INCREDIBLE...catfish. Then again...maybe some can never be pleased. Oh....and why would I take the time to make this point? If you've ever eaten here, you know the staff is absolutely THE SWEETEST group of people who pay attention to your table better than any place I've been. The food and the service is what makes this place a landmark in West Tennessee. read more

This is really a great place for lunch or dinner. The food and service is excellent. I have been there a lot of over the years. It's not too far from my work and home. read more

Can't go wrong with any of their food from their Breakfast to their dinner specials. My favorite , Catfish with the tomato relish. You will find Southern hospitality at its finest at the Wolf in a comfortable casual setting. read more

Wonderful local small town country cafe! Check their Facebook page for weekly specials.

Hometown, homemade, so good! Catfish on the weekends, breakfasts with outstanding service. This is the real-deal small town cafe... read more

Great hometown restaurant with superb service and fantastic country cooking. Definitely recommend! read more

Wolf River Cafe - Catfish plate with fries, okra and tomato relish. Delicious! - Cafes Near Me - Rossville, Tennessee

Lunch starts 40 minutes after breakfast ends. Be prepared to sit and wait. Food was good though.

The food and service were great. Nothing fancy, just good country cooking. Will definitely go back and btw, best pizza I've ever had! read more

We sought out this cafe on a drive from MS to Murfreesboro based on other Yelp reviews. it was a little off of the beaten path, and well worth the gorgeous drive. We got there just at the end of the breakfast service and everything we ordered was fantastic. Their daily meat and three specials were being ordered as we left and they almost made us hang around for a couple of hours so we could eat lunch too. read more

Amazing good and people ! Great home cooking !! Service is awesome. Dining and Pick up service great!

Had a fantastic lunch here. My wife had the fried chicken and corn and Mac and cheese. I had a dbl hamburger with steak fries! Hamburger reminded me of the ones my grandmother used to make and the steak fries were awesome! The staff was super sweet! We will definitely be back! read more

Friday and Saturday - beware - it's catfish day and the lightly breaded fish with hush puppies and etc. is worth the wait and hassle. Try the peach and blackberry cobbler. You will forget the drive and backed up dining area. read more

My wife and I decided to ride the motorcycle over and eat lunch here since it was a nice day outside. I've been meaning eat here for some time but never really made it since it's a good distance from where I live. It is a nice, cozy little place with a lot of charm, and the charm is really from the employees. Our server, Sandy, was the best. I had the chicken salad sandwich plate and my wife had the chicken salad plate. Both came with homemade potato chips, a pickle and deviled egg. The chicken salad was probably the best I've ever had. Loved it! My wife did too. The chips were also the bomb! Can't wait to go back and try something else. I had nothing bad to say. Even the bathroom was spotless. read more

Local watering hole that serves amazing breakfast, lunch, and dinner with a small-town feel. Be sure to check their hours around the holidays, but you can always count on service with a smile. Catfish and desserts are some of the best in town! read more

I eat here usually once or twice per week for the past 5 years. The food and the service are top notch!Never been disappointed with either. read more

If you like fried catfish, this is the place to go. I'm fairly new to the area and my mother absolutely loves and raves about their fried catfish. I took her to a doctors appointment in Memphis when we first got here, about a year ago and a nurse recommended this place. He said that folks come all the way from Atlanta to get this catfish... I thought, wow, must be good. We haven't been since this past May and are overdue. My mothers baby sister came to visit and she was here for a month. We ordered catfish plates to go, every Friday for the whole month of May . Kinda wore it out, but we'll be back soon. read more

Food was pretty good. Meat and three. Southern style cooking. I do not like cornbread muffins. These seemed to have flour in them. Iron skillet cornbread is the ONLY way to do it. Chicken and Dumplings were exceptional, as were the beans and broccoli. Catfish seems to be their thing so I tried it. I'm usually not impressed by restaurant catfish, because it's so easy to get a hold of live, fresh ones. This was no exception. Bream and crappie are better anyway. Pretty good food, but I'd rather eat in my grandma's kitchen. read more

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Great little spot if you are looking for some good southern cooking and small town atmosphere. The wait staff are delightful and you can tell by the way they interact with customers that most of them are "regulars." Some of the members of my group ordered heavy, fried foods and they were a big hit. I ordered the chicken salad in a tomato- it was decent overall, but very cold and almost frozen. I think the fried southern foods are the way to go here, rather than trying to pick a healthier option. We also ordered dessert. They were all much too large and sweet, but appropriately so for the atmosphere and menu. And of course, they were very yummy! read more

Like family! Wife and I stopped here on the way back from dropping our daughter off at a church youth group event at The Country Place in Moscow and it was fantastic. First of all, when you enter you feel like you've taken a trip back in time (maybe Mayberry meets the Brady Bunch). Everyone is so friendly you feel like you're a member of the family. It's like a holiday meal with your relatives. We had the fried catfish of course and weren't disappointed in the least. Light and crispy and hot served with some very good hush puppies. Drinks were brought in quart sized mason jars and (thankfully) there was a roll of paper towels in the middle of the table. I wanted to know what they had for dessert, and my wife mentioned that the list was written on this small dry-erase board near the door. Well, there was a truckload of items (I'm sure because it was early). We share a scrumptious slice of caramel cake that topped off the meal nicely. I highly recommend this place. BTW fried catfish is only served on Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays. ;-) read more

Great local business. Breakfast is a must. Southern food made with love and served with the same. My husband loves the fried pork chops. Friday catfish and hush puppies is crazy popular. They also have desserts. My favorite are the cobblers. A Rossville treasure! read more

Firstly, I give Wolf River Cafe 4.5 stars. I stopped by Wolf River Cafe on a lazy, cool, overcast Saturday and was surprised to see this joint wasn't busy. I walked right in and sat down, you don't have to wait for someone to seat you if there's an open table. The staff doesn't want you to sit at a dirty table, so be respectful and wait for a clean table. I've eaten here many times and absolutely love the quaint atmosphere. Upon sitting down, my waitress sat down a plate of warm, fresh hush puppies and pickled green tomatoes. The hush puppies didn't last long. On this day I ordered the fried catfish with fries. Wolf River Cafe uses the "finger" portion of the catfish filets so one should not expect a larger, traditional filet. Wolf River Cafe serves two variations of of fries, steak and seasoned. I prefer steak fries as they are great for pushing sauces and ketchup around the plate. Anyone ever mix Louisiana hot sauce and ketchup together for "spicy" ketchup? You should. My three piece catfish with fries was delicious as usual. Sweet tea with lemon is a Southern staple beverage and this tea was on point. It was not overly sweet and had a good "bite." I was feeling pretty satiated after such a fine meal, but when one sees blackberry cobbler written on the available desert menu, one cannot refuse such a temptation. Growing up in the South, there's only one way to serve blackberry cobbler...piping hot with a dollop of vanilla ice cream on top. Wolf River Cafe served my blackberry cobbler with ice cream on the side, but I'm sure they would've served it any way I wanted it. This cobbler was very hot and absolutely delicious! Guess I'll walk a few more laps around my back forty to work it off. Points to note, Wolf River Cafe has limited seating, probably 6 four-six person booths, and 6-8 four person tables. Keep that in mind when planning a Friday night dinner with a party of eight. Also the restrooms are immediately situated off the dining area. Therefore, if you go in there and destroy the toilet, everyone will know. read more

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Best fried catfish! Lovely little cafe! Reminds you of the good old days! Fun excursion! read more

This place is the epitome of" its good 'cause people say it's good"... in reality, it's an average place, with an average menu. Food is nothing to go out your to get. Place, itself, is fairly plain and nondescript. We eat here on occasion, because we're driving by when hungry. Place is always packed but it's the only sit down restaurant in the area. If you eat here and rave on it I'd be happy for you to explain it to me, because I just don't get what all the hubbub is about. read more

Great catfish! Wolf River Cafe is great place for breakfast or lunch. Farm fresh veggies in season and a mean chicken fried steak. Generous portions, friendly service in a small town atmosphere. Have a slice of pie for desert. Good coffee! read more