Catfish Hole Alma

We enjoyed the catfish here. And the service was good. We were very happy to find out they serve catfish steaks.

Our first visit since they were closed for a long time proved to be both enjoyable and disturbing. The catfish filets were much smaller than before they closed (shrinkflation? , but just as tasty. The fries, which had been a major attraction for us before the closure, were limp, and had obviously been under a heat lamp, or some other way to keep them warm. Not at all up to the Catfish Hole 's previous standards. The hush puppies, as they have always been, were delicious. Ditto for the slaw and green tomato relish. When the waitress brought our fish and fries, I told her we needed more fries, as they served the entree family-style, and the fries were not close to sufficient. While waiting on her return with the fries, we ate all the fries, hushpuppies, slaw, and green tomato relish. After not seeing our waitress for nearly a half hour, she had come around the divider that separated the booths from the larger dining area, and took the order from a couple seated in a booth behind me, and promptly bolted. After 10 minutes, another waitress saw the look on my face, and asked what we needed. We told her what was happening, and asked for more hush puppies, which she promptly brought. I asked her to put her name on the ticket, as I was not going to give the original waitress any tip, due to her rude treatment of my lady and I. She complied, and then I scribbled over the original waitresses name to ensure that the later waitress would receive the tip. I have eaten here a couple dozen times over the years, and never been treated the way we were by the first waitress. In addition to the shrinkflation , the price on what I always get had risen a dollar. I do understand that the restaurant has to make a profit to stay in business, but being hit at both ends--higher prices for less food--is not conducive to inspiring people to make a 110 mile round trip just to eat there. Come on, Catfish Hole, return your business to what it always was!!

Awesome hush puppies, pickled mater relish, coleslaw, and most importantly, fried catfish done right. Couldn't ask for better.

1st time back since reopening. Everything was really good, food, service and atmosphere. But, we had tried calling for several days to try and reserve the family room. No one ever answered the ph. We want to have a family celebration for our granddaughter being accepted to Harvard Law School. Ended up at Pizza Parlour VB. Do you not take ph calls or call in orders? We were all disappointed that we couldn't have our celebration there since our granddaughter loves eating there..

The catfish is great. Takes a little bit to get your food once your order but it’s really good.