Barrow’s Catfish - Harvey

I'm accustomed to perfection when it comes to barrows catfish. Barrows have been the standard for at least 20 years. So please understand my disappointment when I experienced barrows catfish on a subpar level. The presentation of the fried fish was golden brown, and the filets were smaller than usual. That wasn't a problem for me. It's when I bit into the fish that was the disappointment. It tasted like old grease n no flavor whatsoever. I hope this was just a bad day and not the new standard. Please don't lose sight of what has gotten this business so far. The perfection of fried catfish must return.

Food was very hit and miss. Fried food is good, baked food is not. The presentation is great, the service was not up to par. Kudos for the upper echelon/high quality design for the building and interior. When I walked up I stated that outside "looks better than the hotel it's attached to". Great clean lines and ambiance. The service was bad, the wait-person could not remember A single order, they struggled to proceed through our entire experience. We repeated things over and over again until he got it. They forgot multiple items again and again. The presentation is phenomenal. Some of the best looking food around. Overall, I would more than likely not visit again. But I always give second chances. So I may do it again with a different waiter.

Thoroughly enjoyed my evening tonight!!🎯 The atmosphere was comfortable, clean, pleasant, and professional! Every staff member that I directly came in contact with, naturally displayed exceptional service. The staff was articulate, personable, and genuinely nice. I felt like I was at home! Not to mention, the food (Of Course, No Doubt) was delicious! I suggest you give them a try and hopefully, you too will be able to experience an enjoyable evening.

My mama decided to order here amidst a storm brewing at home. We called ahead and ordered food to go. One other lady was there also waiting for food. Staff was kind. The food was accurate when we finally opened everything, so that was nice. The lunch shrimp poboy combo was filling. Bread was soft, shrimp was well seasoned, but the gumbo a bit salty. The shrimp pasta was very good; didnt notice all the oil until heating up leftovers the next day. The 2 bellpeppers were filling, seasoned well and full of shrimp. My mama loved the bread pudding, but I did not. First time at this location, but would recommend either of them.

The food here at this location was so delicious. For appetizers……..we had crab cakes and KJ crab claws. My sister had the catfish platter and I had their specialty for that day. Lamb chop with roasted potatoes with shrimp and sausage. So delicious. The pictures doesn’t do this food justice. Good service and nice atmosphere. Great for family gatherings. Cozy for romantic dinner or celebration.

Fried catfish was on point. Fried perfectly and the fried shrimp was tasty too. Really enjoyed the crab claw appetizer. Our server was very friendly and helpful. This was our 2nd time coming and this visit was better than our first one. Definitely recommend if you have that catfish craving

Went around 4:30pm, wasn't too busy. Ordered watered, sweet tea and lemonade to drink. The tea and lemonade taste like diabetes. Very very very very very sweet and thick. Highly recommend getting it half full and then adding water. We both ordered no lemons but they but lemon in all 4 drinks. I had the corn and crawfish crowder which was very good. My mom had the creamy spinach, it taste like spinach dip but it was cold. The shrimp platter was very good. Lots of shrimp, fries and garlic bread. The classic fish was fresh also with fries and sliced bread. Really liked the cocktail sauce but not the tartar sauce, it had a lemony taste, not my thing. The choice of sides with the platters are fries, potato salad or side salad. Service was great. Alot bigger than the New Orleans location. Highly recommend this place.

Service and the food is on point. Is a great sit down restaurant. I couldn't have asked for better service. The Hollygrove was a little too sweet but everything thing else was perfect. I left my takeout container and it was thrown away. I went back and they fixed me a fresh plate of what was left over. Won me over. A great date or special occasion restaurant. Will go back to again. Loved it.

Food was good. Service was excellent from Waiter named Polo! Ask for him for sure! Fried shrimp was really good and Catfish. If u go to Harvey stop by.

Fantastic time! Our server Polo was amazing and provided not only excellent service but also local tips. The food was cooked well and deliciously seasoned. Highly recommend and would go back

I visited this establishment today and ordered a catfish plate. While I have visited this place and has always had excellent service and food today was not that. This is a catfish establishment and you would think that is what you are getting, well to my surprise I was served catfish cousin(. Swai Fillets) I asked the waitress to ask the cook what kind of fish it was and of course they stated catfish. Catfish and swai have completely different taste and textures. I just returned the food and while they were nice about it they didn't remove it from my bill as stated. So as I was still a little salty I called the store and asked for the manager as I just wanted them to be truthful yet to my disappointment they still refused. While I would prolly visit here again this particular visit was a disappointment

Stopped in for a bite to eat with my mom, sister, and my niece... Monthly, we have our "Making Memories" Lunches/Dinners, as it's important to make memories.... time is so short, but I digress. I have eaten at Barrow's, well before Hurricane Katrina, when they were in the corner near the Earhart Expressway, iykyk. But this isn't a history lesson, so if you want to know the history, feel free to Google them. Upon entering the Westbank location, i spoke with the hostess and advised her that I had three more in my party, and they were on the way. She said she would wait for a few more people in my party to arrive and then she would seat me, that's totally fair, no need to seat partial parties, this is the industry standard and I get it. And true to form, she did exactly as stated. We were seated at our table and asked if we wanted water to which we said yes. Gotta stay hydrated. We loved the ambience. Nice and spacious plenty of four top and two top tables. Straight-ahead, when you walk in, is an oyster bar and to the left is the main dining room to the right, looks like another dining room area, that could be used for a private party. We ordered our food, of course catfish was ordered, my niece had popcorn chicken nuggets with french fries, I had a salad, my sister ordered the ribs with a side salad and my mother had gumbo and the infamous Barrow's Catfish. My salad was good, I should've ordered a protein with it, my niece said the popcorn chicken nuggets were great, she even squeezed them so I could see how juicy there were... and coming from a 9-year old, that speaks volumes... of course the catfish was delicious, so says my mom and per my sister the ribs were ok. I found the staff to be accommodating and available. Loved the uniform attire, I mean it's expected, but not all the time is it the case. Upon completion of our meal, I ordered takeout for a friend, she loves this place... however, there was some confusion with the takeout order, as I added creamy spinach in addition to the Shrimp Platter. Once in my car, Holy Spirit quickened me to open the container, especially since there was confusion with the order, I cared not about the potato salad, but I did advise I wanted fries... and they were missing. I went back inside to ask of the fries, another young lady said they were out of fries and were awaiting a truck... I wish I would've known that they were out of french fries, would've asked for a substitution. The drinks were great. We had strawberry lemonade and a raspberry lemonade, they came in big, big tall glasses that were worthy of the price tag. I would return... However, I would make sure before leaving that my takeout order plate has all of the fixings that I am requesting; but I do understand the nature of the business and sometimes food items don't arrive as they should. Love that this is a locally, Black owned and operated family business. They are really doing their thing in the restaurant world and continuing the Legacy of the original owner operator of Barrow's Catfish House.

Me and Mom wanted some catfish, so we decided to go to Barrow's(Harvey, LA) and I have to tell you the catfish was horrible. the potato salad was horrible. I mean it just did not taste the same. The catfish was hard and loaded of cornmeal. I don't remember it tasting like this. The potato salad was like mashed potato salad just not good at all. I had to look at an old photo of the a plate I took a phone of and those two photos are not the same.

I am giving this location 5 stars but I did order from the one on Earhart a few months back. And I must say, this place knows seafood. They know how to cook it. They cook their food like the Lafayettians and make it great by smothering it in delicious sauces and more seafood, like shrimp. I ordered the blackened fish with shrimp over a delivery app. And sometimes the food doesn't travel well, but this food was so, so good. It is damn good. I think Pee Wees is on par with them and that is a total compliment. I love this type of food and it seems like New Orleans always tries to fancy stuff up and not stick to the basics and what made the food here great. Those flavors reminded me of K paul, that I truely miss, so very thankful for this food.

Ambience: Nice and inviting. Lots of natural lighting. Service: Great service. Promptly took order and brought food out. Food: We got the blackened seafood pasta and seafood platter. The fried catfish was ok and the shrimp had the taste or texture like it had been reheated. The pasta was good, it just lacked a lil flavor on the fish. Parking: plentiful

Barrow's Catfish is my go-to spot for Stuffed Bell Peppers. They're stuffed with seasoned ground beef, shrimp, and crabmeat. $11.99 I love to pair the bell peppers with their gumbo. There's a soup and salad lunch special for only $7.99. Their lunch special is Monday - Thursday from 11am to 3pm. Most people go to Barrow's for their catfish, but I go for the stuffed bell peppers, gumbo, and sweet tea. Yes, they have the best sweet tea. The service is always spectacular, and it has a soothing ambiance.

Wow. I never ever thought I'd be writing this about Barrow's CATFISH. Have had them multiple times. Usually pretty good. Basic, but decent quality. Well imagine my IMMENSE disappointment tonight when I ordered via Doordash and received these heaping plates full of Swai fish, NOT catfish! I mean, y'all gonna have the nerve to have the word CATFISH in your business name and then selling people Swai??? Should be absolutely ashamed. Spent good money for cheap church fish fry level fish. The batter doesn't even taste the same as what I remember from them. For those that do not know, Swai is a cheap, flavorless, distant relative to catfish abundantly farmed in Vietnam and imported to the US for cheap. It is illegal for fishmongers to push Swai as Catfish and they can be fined for doing so. It tastes worse than catfish and is substantially cheaper. So when a restaurant lies and claims to be selling catfish at catfish prices, but are really selling Swai, they're screwing us over in two ways. This new trend of New Orleans restaurants (Barrow's isn't the only one doing this) flat out LYING about what they're selling is getting totally out of hand and needs to stop. Barrow's has forever lost a customer in me and I'll be sure to do what I can to spread the word...

I always enjoy my visits to Barrow's Catfish. Last year, I celebrated my birthday here with another February birthday friend. This month, I stopped in because I had a yearning for catfish. The catfish is always light and flavorful. The service is alway impeccable. The parish was doing work on the sidewalk in January. I am glad to say that the work is finished and I hope other westbankers find their way to this excellent restaurant. We deserve to have restaurants as good as those found in New Orleans.

Went with co workers for lunch. There was a pretty decent crowd. I ordered the cheesy catfish pasta. Not sure about the cheese (didn't seem like any) but it was good. Fish always perfectly cooked. Service was good. Good portion size and chef added an extra piece of catfish on the house! Picture was what was leftover.

Food is consistently fresh and hot. I'm not typically a catfish fan, but I'll eat theirs. Also, that crawfish and corn bisque is soooo good. The service is always good and the people always friendly. That Arnold Palmer mixed with the sweet tea is

The food was excellent. The service was professional and friendly. The ambiance was peaceful l.

I worked there and all seemed well at first but I just was too nice and let a coworker disrespect me and when I did one small thing wrong they blamed me and didn't bother to listen about anything else.

The food here is awesome! I have been here several times in the past, the service today was AWEFUL! We sat at the table 15 minutes before being asked had someone taken our orders. After our orders came, the ghost waitress was no where to be found. We had to flag down another person( not a waitress or waiter) to help us. Either this person was tired or just doesn't know what service should be.

I tried Barrow's Catfish (Harvey) for the first time on 8/28/23 and had the worst dinner every. The worst $30 poboy ever, the bread was so hard that it was almost impossible to break without force. The shrimp were under seasoned, but okay. However the oysters were by far the WORST, as they were dried hard and dried and appeared to have been sitting for hours. Food was definitely a 0/10

Took my son to dinner here. We waited in the front while the host was having a conversation with another person. 5-7 minutes later he then ask us how many in your party and then seated us. We waited 18 mins before our server came to take our orders. We ordered corn n crab bisque soup and 2 crawfish pasta and 2 root beers. Our food arrived and I asked for Tabasco or hot sauce. I waited 15-20 mins for the sauce and had to ask 3 different people for it. By the time the server brought the hot sauce to me, my son had finished his dinner and my pasta plate was cold. Worst experience I've had at a Resturant. Not only I had to ask 3 different people and still waited that long for anyone of them to bring it. He never apologized, he didn't come around to ask if we needed anything else. He refilled my sons drink after I asked for a togo box. One of the servers name is Cedric.

Visited Harvey, LA for a wedding and this restaurant was highly recommended by the hotel clerk. It did not disappoint, we ate nearly all our meals there: brunch and dinner. The service was excellent and restaurant is has a pleasant atmosphere. Highly recommend this restaurant.

I ordered a platter to go today...was very pleased with my food. Catfish was crispy and the potato salad good!! The restaurant was full of people after church...love to see it. The bartender was very nice and friendly! Definitely recommend!

This location on the west bank is my favorite of the 2. The location is huge and there usually isn't much of a wait. It has a fine dining experience flare about the set up. The food is always great with great service. The drinks are good. I personally love the bell peppers, catfish and the Hollygrove drink that perfectly blends red cream soda and lemonade.

Their catfish has a light tasty batter, and the wait staff has been very attentive to myself as well as other dinners. While taking in what other diners were ordering, each and every plate looked delicious. The background jazz music was not to loud, letting other diners hold a conversation without raising their voices.

I'll start by saying it's SWAI fish not gulf catfish and it's not their original recipe. I started eating at Barrows back in the mid to late 80's. Then there's the price of a shrimp and fish combo is$27.99, the shrimp was the size of a quarter. Let's talk about the employee throwing up in front of the restaurant.

I took my family to eat here after a long road trip. The staff was professional and friendly. I had the catfish plate and it was great. My wife had the ribs they weren't pretty decent. Overall it wasn't bad, the staff made it a-lot better by taking care of us.

The seafood is fresh & it's delicious. The sides aren't bad, but I've had better. I have visited both locations and it's the same.

Burnt!!! Horrible!! Waist of money... never again!!! So sad. I can't believe they would give someone, something that they wouldn't eat.

Worst NOLA food experience. Oysters were salty over cooked and grease was old. The oysters were small and the batter overtook all flavor. To add "market price" was 31.99. No drink menu. My husband was not excited about his salad (leaf of lettuce with 2 cucumber and 2 tomato slices laying on top. Catfish and shrimp were also disappointing. Service was good, but will never go back again.

Been a Barrow's customer for almost 50 years. Just recently discovered the Sunday brunch (starts at noon). Had the crabcakes w/poached eggs. Fantastic! These folks have come a long way since their days in Hollygrove. The catfish was great then, still is today. And now there is Sunday brunch! Finally, another great place on the West Bank

The Manhattan location have a full menu but when you place the order. They don't have them items you want. It happened to 3 people in our party, now he have to figure out something else. I can't see them staying open long at that location, with a limited menu.

The restaurant serves real catfish and not the substitutes like Swai or basa fish. They have an extensive menu with a good selection of other foods and soups also like seafood gumbo and crab cakes. The service was excellent and atmosphere was great. We enjoyed our meal. Spacious accommodations.

I like their fish and shrimp. Enjoyed the poyboy. All the food is nicely seasoned. Mostly friendly service at pick up.'

Catfish and shrimp were good, $30.00 for a take out order that only had two small pieces of catfish and six small shrimp. That was supposed to be a seafood platter?!!The potato salad was horrible!!! Get help with asap!!! Better portion's for your takeout orders, get grandma's help with the potato salad!!

The food and service here was so good! We were greeted with a warm smile when we walked in. The gentleman who guided us to our table and served us was so nice and professional. The spinach roll was off the chain. It reminded me of a voodoo roll with spinach. Since they're known for good catfish we ordered that and shrimp. With the two catfish platters and the appetizer plus our drinks we paid around $80. That's without the tip included. There aren't any alcoholic beverages here just fyi .

The entrees here are so good. Catfish lovers this is the place for you. Delicious food authentic food is served here. I had the lamb chops and they were so good. I couldn't believe how perfectly it was cooked. Medium done perfectly and seasoned well.

Service was amazing! Food was delicious crab cakes best I ever had. Love the story behind your business. We will be back! Thanks

Great service. Some of the best catfish anywhere, though a bit pricey. Unfortunately, I recently ordered the seafood platter for carry out and was sadly disappointed when I got home. The shrimp were minuscule and salty, and the poor oysters were over-fried in what seemed to be old grease. DISGUSTED! Tip: stick to the catfish.

Absolutely love it! The food is great, The service is polite and caring! Please try the tea-Arnold Palmer. It is to die for!!!!

Went there for lunch, in which they open for 11am. Had a group of 10. Was told to wait by manager. 20 minutes goes by and I asked how much longer before we can be seated, only to get a finger pointed at our party, and the the response was, I'll tell you when we're ready! Our party walked out and we were chased down in the parking lot and asked to stay. The attitudes left a bad taste in our mouths, so I'm most sure we'll never be back. Another party of 3 left prior to us because they were never approached by any employee. Rude is never acceptable and my hard earned money deserves respect.

I have been here several times and have never had a bad experience. Food is always hot and fresh and great customer service.

I truly enjoyed myself at Barrow the food was very enjoyable . The timing for the food was Remarkably fast to say that they were Extremely busy. I must say that the staff worked very diligently to see that all the customers were happy and pleased with their meals and drinks. My wife and I are looking forward to eating there with our family and friends. It has a beautiful family atmosphere that I truly appreciate and love about it.

I love Barrow's so much!! I wish the Eastbank location was open but the food is always worth the ride! The bread pudding was a hit and the lemon drop was nice and strong. Ray was the best server!

Food is delicious! In the restaurant it's a nice ambiance! Black linen and simply classy!

Food was delicious. Catfish was crispy yet tender...spinach roll was excellent. Service was slow but understandable.

Good. Pick up is easy. I love the barbecue shrimp and the crab claws are okay. Convinient with two locations

Ribs outstanding. Okra and shrimp dish, dining! Service excellent. Decor very appealing. Highly recommend

Love the seafood bell peppers... they have good drinks too! The catfish is classic, not too much salt! I like their potato salad too!

I went in, and was pleasantly surprised. The staff at the host station was friendly and professional. We had a pretty large crowd, and they seated us in a timely manner. Our wait staff was on point, and we enjoyed the FOOD! When it arrived, it was hot, delicious and served with a smile. I can't say enough about the restaurant's food. Everything we ordered was hot, had a great flavor, and DID NOT DISAPPOINT! The only problem, i had, i didn't have enough room for the delicious dessert, I took it home and Enjoyed it! Please try BARROW's on the Westbank! It's truly a wonderful experience. If you do visit this restaurant, I hope you have a Spectacular experience, as i did! Im sorry I didn't take a picture of the food! The Crab cakes, the Catfish, The Steak, and Bread Pudding! ALL WORTH IT!!

The potato salad is not like it once was. It's like seasoned mashed potatoes. The fish is delicious!

Unprofessionalism at its finest. Have visited the location a few times. Food is decent but the policies of this place lack basic professionalism. Previously had a credit at the restaurant that I didn't use and when I went back they said they no longer honored those. Tried to do a group get together at this location and they were more than difficult to try and accommodate us. Tried to go out of our way to support a black owned business but could not do it. Had to take our more than $2,000 worth of business to another establishment. As someone who entertains out of town visitors several times a year this is a place I will definitely not recommend.

The food has always met my expectation, and excited my palate. The servers are courteous and attentive. We are going back.