Strickland’s Seafood Restaurant

We arrived at 11:35 on a Wednesday and were the only ones there. Luckily others trickled in as we ate. We were seated in the bar area which is a mix of funky nautical wall decor and hard minimalist furnishings. The service was ok, not super attentive though, especially given the light crowd.My wife had the fish tacos and said they were excellent, maybe the best she's had. The fish were perfectly crunchy and not greasy and came with a slaw with lime flavoring that added to the taste. Hush puppies were also tasty and not greasy. The Cajun rice was very dry though.I had a grilled blackened chicken breast, which was heavily seasoned, which I loved. Really great taste and the chicken was tender. Had Cajun red beans and rice. The beans had a deep flavor, but the rice was the same dry rice that was under the chicken snd that my wife had.Really good flavors here will put this on our return visit list next time we are in town.

Service was incredibly slow- we were one of four people in the restaurant and waited 49 minutes for food that was lukewarm.Food is greasy and flavorless. Do not expect quality.

When I head out for seafood, I'm immediately looking forward to crispy, tasty hush puppies. Unfortunately, Strickland's Seafood offers an average recipe (read: bland). No one at our table finished theirs. Now onto the highlights: friendly, efficient service, affordable and healthy menu options. I opted for the Grilled Shrimp (over a bed of brown rice) with a side of broccoli. It was good...not great, but solid. The biggest miss (IMO) was the taste of the hush puppies, but I've already covered that. You can tell from the decor (see photos) the ambiance is casual.

Our waitress was really nice and friendly. We ordered two appetizers and only one came out as an appetizer-the oysters. The least amount of work was done for this dish and it was the best. Our other appetizers- the jalapeño potato skins came out with our food, and we had to ask-"where's the jalapeños??" Not on our skins apparently. We both ordered the surf and turf special. I asked how many shrimp come with it and was told 5. I got 3. We both ordered our steak blackened. Normally I like that seasoning blend, but this was like licking a salt block left for a deer in the woods. My red beans and rice were no more than a table spoon of rice my shrimp were placed ON with a side of pork and beans sprinkled with green onions. No. They were not served in the same dish. I have no idea why. They didn't even taste like red beans and rice. For a restaurant to have been trained in southern Cajun cooking, it lacked the flavor- except salt. My steak also had large areas of fat and gristle that I had to cut away, which left about half a steak. It was still pretty decent amount as they are large steaks. I just suggest not to order it blackened unless you like your tongue to burn from all the salt. There was also a mound of I'm not sure what, placed on the steak. It looked like a scoop of bacon grease. I scraped it off. I ended up taking my steak and putting it on the potato skin plate in hopes of decreasing the saltiness and whatever the stuff on top was. It was still a gooey mess when it came time to take plates. I did not bring these things up to the waitress. Why? Because we arrived at 8 pm. They close at 9 and all the mishaps, I feel like the work staff must've been ready to leave. Waitress asked if I needed more water after she brought the bill, and I said yes. I never did get that water. If I ever came back, I'd stick with oysters. They were delicious.

I usually love this place and when in town always eat here. Today I only had time to get an order to go. Was in there almost 10 minutes before ever seeing anybody. Finally placed my order and got a beer while I waited and it wasn't very cold, the floor was sticky and the place just didn't feel very clean and then to top it off when I got home they shorted me on my order of hush puppies! Very disappointed today, Stricklands you can do better than this!Added... Didn't look at receipt closely till I got home (yes I know my fault) and saw a 10% gratuity added for a ToGo order! This was not some big order it was 3 bowls of soup, hush puppies and creole bites! Top it all off the soup was too salty and did not taste like the soup I have bragged about in past, maybe a new cook but damn I'm not happy with today's experience!

What a wonderful experience. A gem in Paducah. A must visit. Great food, service and atmosphere. I will go again. Wow!

I ordered the stuffed cod with broccoli and a baked potato, all of the food was delicious but the cod is spectacular !! The server was very friendly, she has a nice smile. Very good service. Plus plenty of parking.

I got the baked tilapia over rice with red beans/rice and fried okra.I loved it !! Delicious. Service was good and they have diet Mountain Dew!! It was a Friday and busy around 6pm. We were seated in 10 minutes. Maddy was our waitress and and was excellent.It was my first time there and I want to return Oh! The bread pudding was really good !!

It was a beach themed restaurant. So one should not necessarily buy or eat seafood from a restaurant, in the center of the United States. It was not close to any sea water. The service was fine.I ordered the grill fish on salad. The fish was overcooked. The salad dressing was odd, it was a house vinaigrette.Second My friend ordered the seafood platter. Which came out all fried, we had expected it to be some fried and some boiled. The catfish was crispy and delicious. The crab croquettes were not good. The shrimp was overcooked and rubbery.

The building is old but nicely appointed. Friendly staff. Amazing seafood with a great selection to choose from.