Catfish & More Scores Three Stars

We were instantly amused by Catfish & More. The building, which previously housed the hot-pink colored Drake’s Cafe, is now deep blue with a bright yellow stripe running horizontally through it. Inside the stripe, a variety of blue painted fish bob in and out of the fictional ocean that is actually a concrete wall.

We went inside and thought we had stepped into one of those fantastic fish diners along the Gulf Coast, the kind where you can smell the fish from a quarter-mile away.

We were there on a Tuesday. We decided to choose from the lunch specials ($5), which on that day included four catfish fillets breaded and fried, chicken tenders with cream gravy or ranch dressing, chicken-fried steak with country cream gravy, pan-fried salmon patties and Italian lasagna.

There were two of us having lunch that day. One picked the catfish. The other chose the salmon patties.

For veggies, there were plenty of choices: mashed potatoes, early June peas, turnip greens, great northern beans, corn, brown beans or candied yams.

We asked how many veggies we could get with the special, and the waitress informed us, “As many as you want.”

We were confused by having such freedom that we could get seven side items, so suspecting a trick of some kind, we each opted for only mashed potatoes, turnip greens and candied yams.

When our plates arrived, we realized they were about as full as you could get a plate to be. So if we had ordered, say brown beans in addition to the other three side items, the beans would just have to shove a little bit of the potatoes, greens and yams off the plate so they could squeeze in.

The catfish fillets were excellent! They were crisp and not the least bit greasy like some restaurants in Northwest Arkansas serve them. The side items were also good, with mashed potatoes getting a standing, then sitting, ovation. Neither of the diners at our table was particularly thrilled with the turnip greens, though. We thought they were a little bland.

The diner who had salmon patties was just a bit disappointed because there were only two of them, but he was pleased with the taste

For dessert, we opted for chocolate pie and cherry cobbler, which were both good.

Rather than being light like chocolate pie usually is, the pie had the consistency of the delicious chocolate ganache they serve at Belvedere’s in Fayetteville, only Catfish & More served it with meringue on top and crust underneath. It was so thick, we think the restaurant should serve it with a Zocor on the side. We were instantly amused by Catfish & More. The building, which previously housed the hot-pink colored Drake’s Cafe, is now deep blue with a bright yellow stripe running horizontally through it. Inside the stripe, a variety of blue painted fish bob in and out of the fictional ocean that is actually a concrete wall.

We went inside and thought we had stepped into one of those fantastic fish diners along the Gulf Coast, the kind where you can smell the fish from a quarter-mile away.

We were there on a Tuesday. We decided to choose from the lunch specials ($5), which on that day included four catfish fillets breaded and fried, chicken tenders with cream gravy or ranch dressing, chicken-fried steak with country cream gravy, pan-fried salmon patties and Italian lasagna.

There were two of us having lunch that day. One picked the catfish. The other chose the salmon patties.

For veggies, there were plenty of choices: mashed potatoes, early June peas, turnip greens, great northern beans, corn, brown beans or candied yams.

We asked how many veggies we could get with the special, and the waitress informed us, “As many as you want.”

We were confused by having such freedom that we could get seven side items, so suspecting a trick of some kind, we each opted for only mashed potatoes, turnip greens and candied yams.

When our plates arrived, we realized they were about as full as you could get a plate to be. So if we had ordered, say brown beans in addition to the other three side items, the beans would just have to shove a little bit of the potatoes, greens and yams off the plate so they could squeeze in.

The catfish fillets were excellent! They were crisp and not the least bit greasy like some restaurants in Northwest Arkansas serve them. The side items were also good, with mashed potatoes getting a standing, then sitting, ovation. Neither of the diners at our table was particularly thrilled with the turnip greens, though. We thought they were a little bland.

The diner who had salmon patties was just a bit disappointed because there were only two of them, but he was pleased with the taste

For dessert, we opted for chocolate pie and cherry cobbler, which were both good.

Rather than being light like chocolate pie usually is, the pie had the consistency of the delicious chocolate ganache they serve at Belvedere’s in Fayetteville, only Catfish & More served it with meringue on top and crust underneath. It was so thick, we think the restaurant should serve it with a Zocor on the side. We were instantly amused by Catfish & More. The building, which previously housed the hot-pink colored Drake’s Cafe, is now deep blue with a bright yellow stripe running horizontally through it. Inside the stripe, a variety of blue painted fish bob in and out of the fictional ocean that is actually a concrete wall.

We went inside and thought we had stepped into one of those fantastic fish diners along the Gulf Coast, the kind where you can smell the fish from a quarter-mile away.

We were there on a Tuesday. We decided to choose from the lunch specials ($5), which on that day included four catfish fillets breaded and fried, chicken tenders with cream gravy or ranch dressing, chicken-fried steak with country cream gravy, pan-fried salmon patties and Italian lasagna.

There were two of us having lunch that day. One picked the catfish. The other chose the salmon patties.

For veggies, there were plenty of choices: mashed potatoes, early June peas, turnip greens, great northern beans, corn, brown beans or candied yams.

We asked how many veggies we could get with the special, and the waitress informed us, “As many as you want.”

We were confused by having such freedom that we could get seven side items, so suspecting a trick of some kind, we each opted for only mashed potatoes, turnip greens and candied yams.

When our plates arrived, we realized they were about as full as you could get a plate to be. So if we had ordered, say brown beans in addition to the other three side items, the beans would just have to shove a little bit of the potatoes, greens and yams off the plate so they could squeeze in.

The catfish fillets were excellent! They were crisp and not the least bit greasy like some restaurants in Northwest Arkansas serve them. The side items were also good, with mashed potatoes getting a standing, then sitting, ovation. Neither of the diners at our table was particularly thrilled with the turnip greens, though. We thought they were a little bland.

The diner who had salmon patties was just a bit disappointed because there were only two of them, but he was pleased with the taste

For dessert, we opted for chocolate pie and cherry cobbler, which were both good.

Rather than being light like chocolate pie usually is, the pie had the consistency of the delicious chocolate ganache they serve at Belvedere’s in Fayetteville, only Catfish & More served it with meringue on top and crust underneath. It was so thick, we think the restaurant should serve it with a Zocor on the side. We were instantly amused by Catfish & More. The building, which previously housed the hot-pink colored Drake’s Cafe, is now deep blue with a bright yellow stripe running horizontally through it. Inside the stripe, a variety of blue painted fish bob in and out of the fictional ocean that is actually a concrete wall.

We went inside and thought we had stepped into one of those fantastic fish diners along the Gulf Coast, the kind where you can smell the fish from a quarter-mile away.

We were there on a Tuesday. We decided to choose from the lunch specials ($5), which on that day included four catfish fillets breaded and fried, chicken tenders with cream gravy or ranch dressing, chicken-fried steak with country cream gravy, pan-fried salmon patties and Italian lasagna.

There were two of us having lunch that day. One picked the catfish. The other chose the salmon patties.

For veggies, there were plenty of choices: mashed potatoes, early June peas, turnip greens, great northern beans, corn, brown beans or candied yams.

We asked how many veggies we could get with the special, and the waitress informed us, “As many as you want.”

We were confused by having such freedom that we could get seven side items, so suspecting a trick of some kind, we each opted for only mashed potatoes, turnip greens and candied yams.

When our plates arrived, we realized they were about as full as you could get a plate to be. So if we had ordered, say brown beans in addition to the other three side items, the beans would just have to shove a little bit of the potatoes, greens and yams off the plate so they could squeeze in.

The catfish fillets were excellent! They were crisp and not the least bit greasy like some restaurants in Northwest Arkansas serve them. The side items were also good, with mashed potatoes getting a standing, then sitting, ovation. Neither of the diners at our table was particularly thrilled with the turnip greens, though. We thought they were a little bland.

The diner who had salmon patties was just a bit disappointed because there were only two of them, but he was pleased with the taste

For dessert, we opted for chocolate pie and cherry cobbler, which were both good.

Rather than being light like chocolate pie usually is, the pie had the consistency of the delicious chocolate ganache they serve at Belvedere’s in Fayetteville, only Catfish & More served it with meringue on top and crust underneath. It was so thick, we think the restaurant should serve it with a Zocor on the side. We were instantly amused by Catfish & More. The building, which previously housed the hot-pink colored Drake’s Cafe, is now deep blue with a bright yellow stripe running horizontally through it. Inside the stripe, a variety of blue painted fish bob in and out of the fictional ocean that is actually a concrete wall.

We went inside and thought we had stepped into one of those fantastic fish diners along the Gulf Coast, the kind where you can smell the fish from a quarter-mile away.

We were there on a Tuesday. We decided to choose from the lunch specials ($5), which on that day included four catfish fillets breaded and fried, chicken tenders with cream gravy or ranch dressing, chicken-fried steak with country cream gravy, pan-fried salmon patties and Italian lasagna.

There were two of us having lunch that day. One picked the catfish. The other chose the salmon patties.

For veggies, there were plenty of choices: mashed potatoes, early June peas, turnip greens, great northern beans, corn, brown beans or candied yams.

We asked how many veggies we could get with the special, and the waitress informed us, “As many as you want.”

We were confused by having such freedom that we could get seven side items, so suspecting a trick of some kind, we each opted for only mashed potatoes, turnip greens and candied yams.

When our plates arrived, we realized they were about as full as you could get a plate to be. So if we had ordered, say brown beans in addition to the other three side items, the beans would just have to shove a little bit of the potatoes, greens and yams off the plate so they could squeeze in.

The catfish fillets were excellent! They were crisp and not the least bit greasy like some restaurants in Northwest Arkansas serve them. The side items were also good, with mashed potatoes getting a standing, then sitting, ovation. Neither of the diners at our table was particularly thrilled with the turnip greens, though. We thought they were a little bland.

The diner who had salmon patties was just a bit disappointed because there were only two of them, but he was pleased with the taste

For dessert, we opted for chocolate pie and cherry cobbler, which were both good.

Rather than being light like chocolate pie usually is, the pie had the consistency of the delicious chocolate ganache they serve at Belvedere’s in Fayetteville, only Catfish & More served it with meringue on top and crust underneath. It was so thick, we think the restaurant should serve it with a Zocor on the side.