5 /5 Daniel Clawson: I’m from Florida and have had some of the freshest and most delicious fried seafood you can find, but little did I expect this little Mom and Pop restaurant only open for dinner three nights a week to have fried catfish that would rival them all. Daaaaaaaaaaaang! The whole meal was delicious, but ironically my favorite bite was even on my seafood platter. I got the Captain Andy’s platter which was wonderful. Each type of seafood was cooked to perfection and I appreciated that they didn’t use the same batter on all the different types of options on the plate, but the best fish that was oddly not included was the Catfish. In my opinion, they should just have a section of the menu where it’s the “Catfish Combo” section where every meal comes with catfish and you just pick the other seafood options you want to go with it.
The scene when we arrived was obviously a green flag. A bunch of elderly retired folk and families were lined up outside the door just before 5:00 pm waiting to get in. It was in the mid-90’s so we stayed in the car until the line started moving, but they seated us efficiently and the wait to place our order was well attended by two different waitresses. One lady came to get our drink order while our main waitress, Jamie, came by periodically to let us know where we were in order of the tables that were sat before us. Jamie was very attentive and came around regularly to check on us and to refill our half and half tea that she poured simultaneously from two jugs of tea that she carried with her almost constantly, half from the sweet jug and the other from the unsweetened. The ratios were remarkably balanced the whole time. She was the picture of southern hospitality.
If you’re ever in the area and have a hankering for some proper fried seafood, don’t be shy and stop by Snellgrove Ssafood. You won’t be disappointed, especially if Catfish is part of your order.
