Catfish Lake Restaurant and Lounge

The misses decided on this place for a midweek date night and it did not disappoint! Walking in you get hit with a real hometown bar feel with fun small town style decor and even a couple pinball machines. After walking through you will be seated by someone and wait a short bit until ordering. We had Calamari rings but I unfortunately did not grab a photo. The steak was good with great flavor and cooked to exactly how I asked. The catfish was moist but crispy and hot straight from the plate. The hardest part about eating here was trying to keep our 16 month old from robbing things off of our plates! (Hence the double potato order on the steak) All around 2.5 people walked in hungry, 2.5 people left with bellies full and a doggy bag for a good lunch tomorrow.

I came here yesterday with my husband, my experience was decent. The staff were alright. The restaurant was clean & definitely gives small town vibes & I loved that. Most of the food was delicious! We got their calamari & it was incredible! I loved their homemade seasoned ranch sauce! My husband ordered their blackened salmon & it was also very delicious. The only thing that bothered me was one of the items ordered with my meal. I had ordered their combination which came with Catfish, Chicken, Alaskan walleye & SHRIMP. Emphasis on the shrimp. The Catfish was delicious, loved the breading, very fresh & juicy fish. The chicken was dry but had a great flavor which made up for it & the Walleye was also delicious, juicy & I loved it.. the shrimp? Disappointed & dissatisfied. As you can see from the photo below they're small popcorn shrimps which is fine, but it's SeaPak. Aka the frozen premade brand you can get from Walmart & quite literally make at home for less than half the price. Yes I know we're in the middle of the us & shrimp is harder to obtain without freezing, it's just the fact that they use SeaPak instead of buying shrimp, using their flour/breading they ALREADY use in other seafood dishes & just frying up their own shrimp original to them. There's nothing credible or unique about using prepackaged & prebattered store bought shrimp, it doesn't differentiate from other places. It's one thing to buy shrimp from the store, but to not even make your own batter & to just fry up some Seapak & claim it as your own? Hell no. I go to a restaurant to get something I can't necessarily access & easily make at home. Something original to the establishment. Paying for overpriced SeaPak was not enjoyable & bothered me if anything. & the price they also charge for it? Horrendous. You could get 2 packs for the price of 8oz basket they charge. In the future I will not be ordering shrimp from here, beyond disappointed from that point. I even asked one of the waitresses what shrimp they used & she blatantly says "Seapak, one of the few things not made in house." I recommend getting their other seafood options that THEY actually MAKE themselves as they are delicious. Same with their sides, also fantastic. Overall rate a 3/5.

Stop along the Pork Tenderloin trail. Restaurant is a lot larger than you would expect with your fair share of regulars in dining. I was waiting for another person and had 3 separate people ask me if I have been waited on which made me feel great about the service I was about to get. Had the fried shrimp as an appetizer and it was very good and had a good amount of shrimp as well! Ordered the pork tenderloin and it was better than any of the stops on the trail. The juiciness of the pork is unlike any other tenderloin I have had before. Definitely a 5 out of 5 pork tenderloin. Will for sure be returning!

Location was a bit out of the way...decor was very fishing and hunting decor with dead animal heads... ummm...service was a bit lacking..looked like our waitress was also the bartender ..brought HUGE portions (glad all I had was a side salad...) Dean ordered a ribeye sandwich with French fries (MEDIUM) it came out Moooooooo-ing and bloody (I faint at the sight of blood) he did manage to get her attention and reiterated that he requested "medium" opposed to rare....they tossed it on the grill and brought it back to him 15 minutes later (I was done by then) he snacked on the HUGE order of gizzards (overwhelming ...and enough for a small village) we took two to-go boxes home ...we wanted to try the new location ..I was disappointed...we won't be back....tge vibe was not what I expected...

This was my first time at Catfish lodge. I have to say I'm super disappointed that I've lived in Bellevue for over 6 years and I've never been here!I got the combination platter. It was fried chicken, catfish, shrimp, and walleye. Plus two sides. Everything was so good! I paid $23 for the meal which is very fair. Honestly it was the best fried fish I've ever had! Then the fried chicken was super crispy and juicy. All of the meat was seasoned to perfection. The shrimp was the only item that wasn't great.The service was amazing! The atmosphere screams blue collar. It was super unique.I would definitely recommend going up for lunch/dinner. Even if you don't live in Bellevue this is a place you drive to.

This was the most horrible service we have ever experienced! We usually go 1x per month. Service issues have happened. This time was AWFUL! I was bussing tables so others could at least arrive and sit down . We were 3 drinks I. When we discovered that people who came 30 minutes AFTWR YS had been served and led! When we got our bill, I circles the time of entry: 50 minutes after our arrival! THE WAITRESS FORGOT to enter our order! They tried to blame it on the party of 14 in the back. Nope! They didn't even attempt to comp a meal. We got an "I'm sorry. We were there for 2 hours! Plus, our drinks sucked! How do you NOT put the olives in a Bloody Mary? FFS!

This place is definitely a mom and pops hidden Gem. Good service, good food! I hate how ducked off it is but most places that are hidden are pretty darn good.I ordered the southern style catfish with fries and salad. Everything was made fresh to order and the portions were pretty big for the price ( we love that) I left over full and probably should've taken my food to go but it was just too good and I knew it wouldn't be the same later lol. I'll definitely be returning. I 8/10 recommend.

So glad this is so close. I mean 25 minutes close. I look forward to coming here every time. Nice portions of food and a decent price. Looking forward to going back. The Country Fried Steak is alot of food to digest. Go for it!!!

I called a to go order in today after looking up this restaurant on Yelp, and my dad and I decided fish sounded good today. I called them to get a few facts, and called back with my order based on what they told me and the menus I found on line. I was specific on what I ordered especially for my 85 year old father. The restaurant gets tricky by claiming the catfish comes with (I heard them say two) three "strips" of catfish, which I took as a fillet cut into smaller strips. Their strips are whole fillets of catfish and 3 of them is a fish and half worth, and when I ordered it I said I wanted the smallest one for Dad and they said that was the small one. I ordered the larger Walleye and it was big, but the problem with both meals is that they were soggy and greasy. I'm pretty sure they had cooked the fish & fries for the buffet they had going and they had sat under the heat lamps for a while. I had shown up about 10 minutes after I called and I checked the meals 7 minutes after I left with my food, and they were barely warm. I paid $46 for a quick lunch, and usually for Dad and I it's usually around $30. I called and complained to the lady who took my order and she argued with me on the sizes of the meal she quoted, and told me the menu and prices on their Yelp site was someone else's. She told me I could talk to the owner the next day and didn't offer to make anything better including the old food she served me. I spent close to 30 years in restaurants including a place that sold all you can eat Fish & chips and Oyster & chips so I know when the fish has been cooked and stored correctly. Bottom line is that they're deceptive about their portions, prices, and quality and argumentative in their customer service. Unless they treat their regulars better I'm not sure why they're still open.

Terrific food here. Especially their walleye, and their fried chicken. Love local restos like these, great food and friendly atmosphere.