The Catch Seafood and Oyster Bar - Albany (GA)

5 /5 Tea Gerl: The service was speedy and the customer service was great. They had a great menu as well. Its a casual spot but is a very pleasant restaurant for a dinner night with your spouse. We really enjoyed our meal.

5 /5 Tracy Ryals: Lemon Drop was delicious. Pizza was delicious and the service was great! Enjoyed watching trivia night.

3 /5 LB: I came into town for work and arrived right around dinner time. I opened Yelp and looked for anything rated 4 stars or above nearby, and this spot came up. A quick glance at the menu showed crab claws, and that sold me immediately — I love crab claws. When I arrived, the place was packed. I was told there’d be a 20–30 minute wait, which surprised me for Albany, GA. The host explained it was half-off oyster night, so I figured I’d hit the jackpot — oysters and crab claws? Perfect. Unfortunately, the excitement faded a bit from there. They didn’t offer chargrilled oysters, only baked with parmesan or raw. I went with a dozen baked oysters and an appetizer of crab claws. The crab claws came out first. They were small to medium in size and tasted fine overall — nothing bad, just smaller than I expected for the price. Then the oysters arrived, and they were very small, smaller than my thumbnail, with no seasoning other than the cheese. Not impressive. I ordered another dozen hoping the first batch was a fluke, but the second dozen was even smaller. On the positive side, the staff was very friendly, and service was great. But the oyster size was easily the smallest I’ve ever been served at a restaurant. This was my first time in the area and my only visit, but based on the oysters alone, I wouldn’t return.

5 /5 Joseph Sheffield: I’ve passed by this place several times and never knew it was there. Glad I found it. They seem to be known for their fish, but they have other great options on the menu. Ila was a great server, the restaurant & restrooms are clean. It seemed like it was bigger from the outside. No booth seating. The kitchen area is somewhat visible, which is fine. It looks like they have chefs that know what they’re doing back there. Parking spills over into Walgreens. Calamari and fried tomatoes appetizers. 10/10 the batter was extremely delicious. The calamari was $14 and the green tomatoes were $11 which is not bad. Maybe they both could have been a couple dollars less. My guest say the old-fashioned drink was strong and made correctly. The grouper and snapper blackened both 10/10. Cooked perfectly and seasoned well at $35 and $32 a plate with twosides. For quality fish fillet off the bone I’m not mad at that price. The sides 10/10. Hush puppies crispy. Cheese grits have great flavor and texture. Coleslaw was crunchy cold and delicious. Sweet potato soufflé was delicious and unique, but pushed like a dessert which I had no complaints, lol it was great. Honey brussels sprouts were delicious also and cooked perfectly. The salad was simple-good fresh cold, lettuce with visible cucumbers, onions and tomatoes. That citrus vinaigrette was one of the best dressings I have ever tasted. I asked for extra to go. Thanks, Ila. The blueberry cake was beautiful, but was it a wild factor. For as good as it looked, I couldn’t taste any blueberry and if I was eating it with my eyes closed, I wouldn’t know what kind of cake it was. It’s too much icing and whipped cream substance and not enough cake for me. at $14, it could easily be more like an eight dollar slice because splitting that with my partner didn’t feel the value at that price. Even with the cake not being a wow for me, I didn’t see a need to drop a star. I was surprisingly still a bit hungry when I left which was odd because with tip we spent close to $155 easily for two people. The bill can go up fast with alcohol, desserts and appetizers. That corner to the left when you first walk in (converted patio) needs a little more light. This place food tastes five star to me and I would love to come back and try other things also. I recommend and would come back to this place.