Catfish Charlie’s

Reviews

• Janet A.

  star star star star star 20 June 2026

  My friend and I stopped for lunch while on our road trip and had a great meal.  The catfish was perfect - crispy and tasty and the basket was the perfect size for a light lunch.  The employees were friendly and as I found out later that evening - extremely honest.  I realized upon arriving in Oxford, Mississippi that I had left my wallet with all of my credit cards and money.  Backtracked today to retrieve it and they had it saved for me - all intact.  Added a few hours to my trip but I have a soft spot for this restaurant and will plan to stop here again on my next trip through town.  Thanks Catfish Charlie's!!!

• Adam W.

  star star star star_border star_border 15 June 2026

  I was expecting that anything not fried would be subpar, but was pleasantly surprised by the food.  I ordered the grilled Mahi blackened, a side salad, and fried jalapeños.  The side salad was disappointing in that it was just some lettuce and a couple tomatoes.  The jalapeños were excellent, they were only lightly breaded so you really got the jalapeño flavor with the batter being a background flavor.  The fish portion was small but cooked well and seasoned perfect.  Wish the portions were larger but the food was good.

• Peter N.

  star star star star star_border 1 June 2026

  Oh Catfish Charlie's, how I miss you so much.  After leaving Monroe for some years now, I find myself back in this city, reminiscing at one of my favorite places in Monroe.  The seafood is always good here, but my favorite is the catfish, snappy! (To get the spicy dust)

• Quelz J.

  star star star star star_border 29 May 2026

  It was nice the food was decent it was my first time and I jus wanted something fried to eat the sides were good I enjoyed my red beans & rice

• The Virus _.

  star star star star star 26 May 2026

  A yankee like me will jump at the chance for an authentic Cajun experience on a dime, and for my money, my dime was well spent.  
  
  I can't say I felt like I was in the bayou, but wrastlin gators and trudgin swampland wasn't on my agenda anyway.  This unassuming gem is parked in an even more unassuming suburban mini mall parking lot that looks like it was born and stayed in 1988.
  
  Walking in I was pleasantly over greeted by the staff.  The kind of greeting that in the north makes you think the counter help are just being condescending, but in the south the greeting is a clear indicator that the sweet tea will be delish.  And it was.
  
  I went with the double filet and oyster combo basket.  The fried slice of heaven was served up on a bed of fresh fries.  I smiled at the counter girl and said "make it snappy" with a wink, which in Catfish Charlie-speak means "shake some kind of hot pepper dust on it".
  
  The breading was perfect, the cafeteria style seating set the perfect ambience, and while I ate I got to watch a right wing news segment on abortions.  How could this get any better?!  One word.  Condiments.  Hot sauce with a tiger face on the bottle, ketchup, tartar, A-1, creole shake, Heinz 57, bbq.....and there were more condiments selections I can't recall....far more than any one hungry traveler could ask for.
  
  I downed the whole platter.  My hush puppy was a bit of a bummer, but if you go here just for hush puppies you are a criminal.  
  
  This place has it dialed in.  Keep it up.
  
  -Paul