Catfish Cove- Norman

Walked in and was greeted by 2 young ladies. I paid at the reception area and took a booth. This was a buffet with a nice selection of fish and seafood. They also had a salad bar, other traditional southern sides, and dessert. I especially enjoyed the seafood gumbo, fish tacos, fried shrimp, baked fish, and Cajun fried fish. For the sides I recommend the sliced carrots, cream corn, Mac&cheese, and mashed potatoes&gravy. For dessert they have several different cobblers and ice cream. The service was excellent as several staff members checked in on me. Bella was especially helpful and friendly during my visit. Overall great place to relax and enjoy southern food buffet for a good price. While dining here I especially enjoyed the head mounts on the walls.

I was excited to try this place on a double date with my hubby and parents, especially for the $56 all-you-can-eat crab legs. Unfortunately, the food was a letdown. The crab legs were wildly inconsistent—dry in one batch, cold in another, then overly salty, bland, and finally one good serving after all that. Definitely not worth the price for that kind of inconsistency. Other buffet items didn’t fare much better. The coleslaw was bland and dry, and the grilled fish was forgettable. The broccoli salad was overly sweet, almost like a dessert, and the greens were so spicy that they were hard to enjoy. On a positive note, the fried shrimp and green beans were great. The buffet itself looked half-empty by 5 PM, and what was there looked like it had been sitting out for too long. Definitely no

Alrighty.. I've been familiar with Catfish Cove since I first sampled their fare at their former Moore location around 17 years or so ago.. Once that location closed, I went a very long time before making it over to their Yukon location.. I finally had the perfect opportunity to try their Norman location today.. How was it?? Let me tell you.. I received a warm greeting as I entered the lobby during a lull between lunch and dinner.. There were about 3-4 other tables occupied at the time.. I asked about and received a military discount, paid, and made my way into the restaurant.. I took a little time to acquaint myself with the layout before sampling any of the fare.. I settled into a small, four top table then went to work.. I sampled small quantities of the following items: Catfish, br

Delicous! Stumbled across this little gem on a recent trip to Norman, OK. Being a cajun girl from south Louisiana, I was impressed with what they had to offer. The atmosphere was fantastic. The restaurant was clean and very well set up. The manager, Margaret, answered any and questions I had and was fantastic at telling us all about the restaurant and their buffet. The okra was cooked to perfection. The catfish was amazing. The fried shrimp was excellent and the gumbo was great. Such a choice in food. The iced shrimp and salad was awesome. The dessert bar was amazing as well. You have to visit. It's well worth the drive.

The staff is super helpful. We stopped to eat lunch on a long road trip. The name grabbed us, we normally don't do buffets as we don't want to over eat. We went in anyway, my wife has a shellfish allergy, they cook the meats ( shrimp and fish and chicken in the same grease and all Vegetables in separate grease. This makes it easy for her to eat. The have a nice salad bar and baked sweet and regular potatoes. They have lots of veggies. Everything tasted great. They have several cobblers and ice cream. Solid place, the several one stars people just may be natural complainer's