Reviews for The Tackle Box - Catfish, Seafood, & Southern Home Cooking in Kilgore, TX

So the food was actually pretty good. But the waitress knew almost nothing about the menu and the menu was real misleading. It... says choose two sides and that your food is served with also salad/bread, but then told actually you can only choose one side ifit comes with salad and bread. Then when we asked, 3 different people basically said oh I don?t know that?s just what the ownersays. Didn?t try to fix it just said oh yeah sorry. So on top of that they gave us chips instead of bread with our queso andforgot one of our sides! I initially ordered the pork chops and was then told oh sorry we are out of those so I had to choosesomething else. For a Saturday night there was our group and maybe 2 other tables. Which must say something about the service.All in all the food was pretty good! Service not so much. And their ?specials? just mean $1 off the regular price. Read more

The catfish was good but the senior catfish had two thin pieces of fish that were tough and hard to cut, much less eat. But the... fish on the regular menu were large and soft. The two piece regular catfish dinner is only 99 cents more and well worth it. Thesides were fabulous. Fried squash was thin & crispy with a dusting of cornmeal. The fried okra was also dusted with seasonedcornmeal. Tomato relish was light & refreshing. All in all, a very goid choice for lunch. Read more

Food was especially good, but service was a bit slow. Waitress gave us the check for the wrong table. Update 8/30/22 Arrived at... noon. Two customers leaving, two more arrived after we were seated in the back half of the dining room. No other diners!Evidently, the a/c wasn't working in the front half. One server, Lulu, was hosting, serving, busing tables, and cashiering.She was really working and doing a great job! Pleasant and efficient!One other person, maybe a cook, passed by and quicklyreturned behind the curtain. What does everyone else know that I don't? Why was there no business? The food is still good. Theywon't be open long at this rate. Read more

Quite possibly the worst service I?ve experienced in quite a while. After being seated we waited 15 minutes before we were... approached about ordering drinks. We ordered drinks and food at the same time, and after nearly an hour wait we were told thattheir computer system crashed and they lost two of our orders. We were assured our orders would be ready soon. 15 minutes later,still no food and haven?t received a drink refill since we initially received our drinks. We left a $10 bill on the table andleft. I highly recommend not going here. If I could give less than 1 star I would. Read more

Just WOW! The food was perfect. Just like I remember when I was little in Texas. We just stopped for a meal while headed out of... Texas. So glad we did. Fried shrimp and catfish are just right with great flavor. Fried okra was just like grannies! Waitresswas sweet and attentive. The restaurant isn?t a fancy place but you don?t need fancy when it?s this good!! Read more

I love the fried squash. And I love the shrimp with grits and cheese. The food is delicious. The staff is very friendly. My only... complaint is its always hot inside. Read more

Every time we go we have the best service. Our waitress remembers all the little sauces and seasonings we like. Definitely have... to go for their all you can boiled shrimp it?s fantastically seasoned. All their sides have been delicious as well! We try to goevery week! Great food for Kilgore! Read more

We had two different experiences. Our first visit was great. The picture shows an order of fish tacos. The sauce that comes on... them is a homemade sauce. Most sauces they give you are a homemade sauce. The french fries on the side are hand cut, fresh, andreally good. We got the fried pickles for an appetizer which came with 2 sauces, one being a homemade sauce. Portions are a goodsize. The service on this visit was personable and friendly. Our second visit was very different. When we ordered the friedpickles, they were out of one of the sauces it comes with but didn't say this until after bringing it out. The pickles weredense with batter which made them very salty. Both my husband and I received the wrong order for our main dish. I came back forthe great fish tacos but was given shrimp tacos instead. The service was not as quick. There was a bigger party in the back, sothis could be the reason why. But it took so long to get out food this time, we did not want to send it back because we hadsomewhere to be right after so we just ate what we got although it wasn't what we ordered. Drinks were low. Our friends eatingwith said their food was very salty, and one of them did not finish the catfish. Both times we had the same server. The firstvisit was 5 stars, the second visit I would give 3; therefore balancing to 4 stars. Read more