Hillary Webb

This place has outstanding catfish and shrimp. It is light, flaky and never heavily breaded. The hush puppies are my favorite and the beans and cole slaw are great starters. Nothing was greasy or overcooked. They know how to do food right.

+24

momo morris

Got lucky and arrived when it wasn't too busy. Good catfish. complimentary cole slaw, tasty beans and hush puppies with a butter spread. Sat me at a table with a nice view. Staff is friendly and helpful. Large parking area.

+6

Andrea A

Yum, yum, yum! Saw this place driving on the way from Dallas to Shreveport. It looked interesting and we are always up for some good catfish. This place didn't disappoint. The catfish was tender and cooked well, the fresh fried okra was awesome and the hush puppies, yum! I don't usually like hush puppies because they are dry or have no flavor. These were delish! My husband had fried oysters and shrimp. He said it was great. The service was great. The nice casual atmosphere and views of the water were enjoyable. Overall, a great experience for a roadside stop!

+2

Catfish village was great! Our waitress was attending or group of 6 well! \nFish was definitely good but not the mouthwatering catfish I assumed we would get ( that's okay was still very good) \nIt w…

catfish village was great! Our waitress was attending or group of 6 well! \nFish was definitely good but not the mouthwatering catfish I assumed we would get ( that's okay was still very good) \n…

Catfish village was great! Our waitress was attending or group of 6 well! \nFish was definitely good but not the mouthwatering catfish I assumed we would get ( that's okay was still very good) \nIt…

Great food and great people. Best catfish and fried okra we've ever eaten!! The building was so cute.

Great food and great people. Best catfish and fried okra we've ever eaten!! The building was so cute.

Worth the drive. I was sold by the time I finished the beans and coleslaw. Whole catfish is good. Lots of variety in the menu Cobbler looked good, but I didn't get the chance to try it. Very unique…

Worth the drive. I was sold by the time I finished the beans and coleslaw. Whole catfish is good. Lots of variety in the menu Cobbler looked good, but I didn't get the chance to try it. Very unique…

It was great! Before we even ordered, we got hot corn fritters, butter & a small bowl of beans. Both my husband and I got the catfish lunch special. Three pieces of catfish filets cooked just ri…

It was great! Before we even ordered, we got hot corn fritters, butter & a small bowl of beans. Both my husband and I got the catfish lunch special. Three pieces of catfish filets cooked just righ…

This place is very large. Great food, shrimp, oysters, catfish, coleslaw, beans, and hushpuppies. A little pricey but good.

Douglas Goodell (DGood)

First time here figured we would stop cause we like unique places like this. The decor was great, the food wasn't bad my only issue was the fish and shrimp was overcooked but tasted great. But loved the beans, fried mushrooms but the ranch tasted different. One note our waitress seemed like the only one waiting tables she did great considering she was the only one taking orders and bringing out food. Definitely worth a stop....

+2

Dannielle Molesworth

It has been a while since eating here and we're pleasantly surprised with the improvements in the foods! Now for the decor, outdated, faded, damaged, sparse, etc... The menus are typed, copied, and placed on top of the old, preprinted ones. Finally, the gift shop, would do better as a last chance sale. Items are dusty, dead, broken, expired, need I go on? Ultimately, the service and the tasty food are about all I can say make it worth the gas.

Fish is not farm raised and imported. You may can catch a good day of food but not very likely. Service is not very good either. Having to find the server or refill your own drink isn't good service

Fish is not farm raised and imported. You may can catch a good day of food but not very likely. Service is not very good either. Having to find the server or refill your own drink isn't good service

Fish is not farm raised and imported. You may can catch a good day of food but not very likely. service is not very good either. Having to find the server or refill your own drink isn't good ser…

Honestly wish I would have kept driving without stopping here. I remember stopping here with my parents a few years back. Even though the place looked the same as I remembered, the fish quality & tas…

Not as good as it was when David Beard was alive but not too bad for catfish. service is lacking but they are short handed.

Too few waiting staff and no urgency to hurry up and food took forever to get! Food was ok 1/2 frozen and 1/2 fresh.

Wait time to get seated was long. Waitress was courteous. Ordered shrimp and oysters from menu. Shrimp were super small and a bit over cooked. Oysters were small and a bit over cooked also. 4 shrimp …

Wait time to get seated was long. Waitress was courteous. Ordered shrimp and oysters from menu. shrimp were super small and a bit over cooked. Oysters were small and a bit over cooked also. 4 sh…

wait time to get seated was long. Waitress was courteous. Ordered shrimp and oysters from menu. Shrimp were super small and a bit over cooked. Oysters were small and a bit over cooked also. 4 shr…

Wait time to get seated was long. waitress was courteous. Ordered shrimp and oysters from menu. Shrimp were super small and a bit over cooked. Oysters were small and a bit over cooked also. 4 shrim…

The popcorn shrimp is very tasty, crisp, and seasoned just right. They still serve American farm raised catfish and I have friends who drive over from Shreveport because they really like the …

The popcorn shrimp is very tasty, crisp, and seasoned just right. They still serve American farm raised catfish and I have friends who drive over from Shreveport because they really like the brea…

Today is Friday. Was told the lunch special was for weekdays only. (When did Friday stop being a weekday?) The catfish is way overcooked. The hushpuppies are ok. beans are ok. Slaw is good. We tra…

Drinks took 30 minutes to come out. I asked for another drink, and they never even brought it. fries were really good, but the rest of the food tasted unfresh and my steak was more fat than meat. I…

M Beyonce

I have a few nick picky things about this Catfish Village but the Food is good and the scenery makes a great date place. The service was effective but not a lot of personality. My whole catfish was not very meaty. Two of them only had enough edible meat on one side. Here are suggestions- get rid of the tacky paper signs everywhere. The size of the beans and coleslaw are a joke (see pictures). Also, when you serve the beans and coleslaw give a plate as well so we have somewhere to place the silverware because the small cup doesn’t hold it and who wants to put the spoon on the table or napkin? Which I decided to put on napkin only to have it tear and I had to pick it off. Also, it would be nice to have the server tell us that if we would like more beans/coleslaw we can. Turn off the TVs if they are going to have the connect to receiver error on. I HATE not having an itemized bill brought to me is insulting. Get with the times. Also there were special menu items that were not told to me and weren’t in menu and I only saw them after I ate while I was paying.

+7

This place is like a laid back and more relaxed Cracker Barrel. Prices are good, so was the food, wait staff and ambiance.

This place is like a laid back and more relaxed Cracker Barrel. prices are good, so was the food, wait staff and ambiance.

My husband and I have been stopping here on our way from the VA in Shreveport for many years. It has always been a favorite place of mine to eat. Today when we stopped to eat, the hush puppies were…

No salad bar; first David Beard's Catfish Village that I dined at without a salad bar. The hostess and waitress were courteous. The food was okay.

No salad bar; first David Beard's Catfish Village that I dined at without a salad bar. The hostess and waitress were courteous. The food was okay.

Nikita Black

We’ve always enjoyed dining here. It’s been about a year or so since we’ve been here so we decided to have dinner here tonight. We should’ve went to McDonald’s (and we hate McDonalds). The food & service lacked tremendously! It wasn’t busy or crowded so we are unsure why we never received the marinara sauce for our hard & cold cheese sticks (they literally looked like the ones you buy and cook at home), our fish & fries was cold we had to request hot fries, my husband fish tasted like the cooked waste the salt in the batter. My mom ordered chicken fried chicken, she was asked what type gravy however didn’t receive any potatoes (given fries, apparently mashed potatoes are extra, so we ordered her some only to learn they were instant potatoes with no butter or seasoning). The tartar sauce was Kraft. The savings grace was the sweet tea & lemonade which was amazing along with the beans & slaw. Needless to say this was most likely our last visit. I wonder if management has changed, this placed used to be packed and had some really good food! The salad bar is even no longer there. Yup it was a waste of $98 but even though our food and service sucked we still left a tip, it’s the holidays.

We went early evening. There were 2 other people in the restaurant, we waited 10 minutes and no one came to the table. When we left the hostess asked us if anybody waited on us. Sounds like a con…

Well now......Remember how good the food, gift area and ambiance was? That's gone! The gift area is just shelves that are empty. The salad bar is kaput, but you can purchase a salad with a very lim…

I would give zero stars, if possible - service was excellent; however, food was horrible...biggest waste of money for a meal!\n\nDelivered items were lukewarm/soaked in grease - obviously not fresh…

The fish was cold and extremely dry I ordered the 4 piece fish basket took one bite of fish and it was awful. The fries was ok. Had to wait to be seated and when we finally got our table I counted 12…

The fish was cold and extremely dry I ordered the 4 piece fish basket took one bite of fish and it was awful. The fries was ok. Had to wait to be seated and when we finally got our table I counted …

The fish was cold and extremely dry I ordered the 4 piece fish basket took one bite of fish and it was awful. The fries was ok. Had to wait to be seated and when we finally got our table I counted …

Limited menu. Website did not reflect changes. salad had rotten lettuce in it. Did get a different side, and was still charged for the rotten salad. Did get manager to remove. Waste of money! Do …

Holly Ventura

Unfortunately this is not the place it used to be. If you’re looking for even half way decent catfish and shrimp, this isn’t even that. I’d recommend a drive-thru before this place- you’ll likely get better food and service and that’s saying a lot. Years ago it was amazing. It’s gone to trash now. Won’t ever be returning

Sonya Hartgrove

0 stars - NEVER GOING AGAIN! Def not the place it used to be!! The food was horrible, fish disgusting, the fried shrimp was bottom of the barrel tasting and the kids grilled chicken was burnt and the server was not helpful and messed up the order. To top it off, the cashier was rude by hollering at my daughter and three kids thinking they were skipping out on the bill when my husband was handling it!! Will NEVER go again!

Keo Fewer

Honestly, I'm floored with our experience. Open Bickering and bantering amongst the staff, deep fried mushrooms were soaking wet and cold, catfish had no flavor, tartar sauce was like miracle whip and served out of a squeeze bottle. We asked the waitress for some small plates for our appetizers and she replied that we don't have any clean plates. She then returns with 3 plates for four people and tells us we only have 3 plates. Hush puppies were great. Long John silver has better fish than this place.