delta cafe & bar

mixed review. i stopped in over the weekend for my birthday dinner. it was pretty quiet and not many people in the restaurant. cute setup. ordered fried catfish,catfishetouffee, and green bean casserole. the friedcatfishwas right, nawlins style and southern, just how i make it (i'm from florida). it is pretty hard to mess up friedcatfishthough. the green bean casserole and thecatfishetouffee or another story. for some reason this cafe doesn't like to use cream. if you would have added just a bit of cream to the green bean casserole and thecatfishetouffee, it would have been world's better. the mushroom soup was too lumpy in the green bean casserole, and should have more of a thinner consistency. thecatfishetouffee was loaded with spice, and didn't have that sweet taste from the benefit of adding cream. i am having a really hard time finding a place in portland that does southern food correct, and this might be as close as i can get.

excellent food. had the southern friedcatfishand it was perfect. the meatloaf is also really good! hush puppies, beans & rice and the potato cheese cassarole were all excellent.

fried chicken. mash potatoes & gravy were great, fried chicken was moist and juicy, very good! husband had thecatfishand he enjoyed it as well. i'll go back for brunch soon!

poor southern. this was a disappointing visit for four us that wanted to try some good southern cooking. the fried okra was not battered well and was tough. the hush puppies were large and over cooked. my blackenedcatfishwas also overcooked. i would not recommend this for a good southern meal. prices were reasonable.
jim

amazing yet again. had thecatfishwith crawfish cream sauce. wow. amazing food. got the bill and was shocked at the price. what a value. other than long waits on the main weekend nights, this place is a 10!

first timer. lets just skip past the delicious drinks we ordered (the alamo and melissy's sidecar). we started out with pups on a pond (hushpuppies on chicken gravy). we got worried that we wouldnt be able to order dinner since this was a huge portion. no worries, we did it! delicious chicken gravy, kinda smokey and the hushpuppies were crisp on outside and tender inside great spice! my wife ordered the fried chicken with mashed potatoes and macaroni and cheese as the sides. i ordered the friedcatfishwith biscuits and tater tot casserole as my sides. i had to eat the fish, it wouldnt reheat and we eyed dessert on the way in. the fish was supper tender with a great remoulade. very good complement. even my wife enjoyed the fish...which she does not eat very often. both our meals were delicious, we took remainder home so we could enjoy peach pie and milky way cake. ohh man im so glad i used this day as a cheat. i was overwhelmed with all the flavors and how well everything complimented each other. if this is southern cooking i will be eating it often! perhaps if my mom were from southern finland i might have enjoyed the same? lol thank goodness for good ol southern soul food! next time i order the greens! maybe next time i will wait to take a picture before diving in...maybe.