Philay's Catfish N' More

Everything we ate was delicious! The service by our waitress and the personal attention by the owner was amazing! I highly recommend the banana pudding.

Had it not been for Yelp, I would have never known about Philay's. We happened to be in the area, as we had just finished shopping at the Tanger Outlet Mall, and we were looking for a place to eat. I had never heard of Philay's Catfish N' More, but the Yelp reviews were so good, that we decided to venture another 8.5 miles westward to try it out.It was very crowded upon our arrival, but this was a good sign that the food was worth the wait. We were seated fairly quickly and our server was Colby. Although crowded, the ambiance was inviting, albeit as little noisy. It definitely was a family clientele. My son got the Jumbeaux burger with fries and I can honestly say it was legit, as he allowed me to sample it. My wife got the small 50/50 platter with grilled fish, gilled shrimp and rice "pilaf". Again, I was afforded a sample of her platter and can say it too was legit. I also got the small 50/50 platter but with fried fish, fried oysters & MiMi's lima beans with shrimp. The fish was deliciously seasoned as were the oysters, but the oysters were entirely too small. I would have happily paid extra money for larger oysters, but perhaps they were not readily available or near being out of season. For dessert, we decided to try an order of Grammy's Banana pudding, with 3 spoons. I can honestly say that this was the best banana pudding I've ever eaten. The "Nilla" wafers were broken into smaller pieces, but there was something a little different, but very special, that made this pudding so darned good. It's a secret recipe, but I am guessing that it contained, cream cheese double cream or creme fraiche. Whatever it was, it was subtle enough that it still tasted like the "standard" banana pudding most of us know, but just different enough to make it very special. You have got to try it if you ever go.

Great restaurant great representation south Louisiana seafoods food clean great service. Family owned

Awesome food and service!!! Found this place on Yelp while traveling. It was the best choice and all of us enjoyed it!

This place has some really good seafood. The catfish and shrimp are seasoned well and have a light crispy taste. I didn't like the crabcake it had a strange taste so they subbed it out for more shrimp. Their redbeans were awesome as was the service. This will definitely be one of my spots when I visit Louisiana.

One of my favorites. I love the philay sauce. The crawfish queso is fantastic. The service is always fantastic. If you like salad try the boiled shrimp salad. Enough for 2!

Food was very good! I had a Caesar salad wrap with grilled shrimp and a side of butter beans and shrimp which was amazing! Closest ever to my grandmother's and my mom! Hubby had the jacked up burger which he said he will definitely get again! Waitress was attentive. Restaurant has a very nice atmosphere and was very clean. We will definitely be back!

Went with a friend on a Sunday. There was a bit of a wait but it was worth it. The menu was fairly typical but the taste was quite good. The service was fine.

January 2, 2025. We went to eat there a few weeks ago and I was so disappointed because I wanted some of their good Fried Oysters, but only to find out at 4:00 PM that they were out of Oysters. So I don't know if I'm going back, because we came all the way from Baton Rouge. And Don's Seafood has Louisiana Fried Oysters all the time. And, also, I got the Fried Catfish with the Crawfish Etouffée on top of it. I asked for a little bit of rice - light on the rice. Well, they also just gave me a little bit étouffé - they went very light on the étouffée. Maybe just a tablespoon. :-{ We have eaten there about four times and it was perfect. My boyfriend said his Fried Catfish was cooked too much and he didn't like it either, this time. So I don't know if they got a new cook or what, because it was not like that the last few times we ate there. ;'-(

Everything here is very good, unfortunately last time I went they were packed and I didn't receive the great service I usually got, they would of got a 5 star rating, will still go and eat there because everyone deserves a second chance