very small and lukewarm portion sizes. i had heard all about slingshot charlie's from some raving reviews online after a friend had bragged about it, and i really wanted to like this place, despite the sticky floors and wobbly tables and all, but we were very disappointed in how small and lukewarm the portions were for the price: 12 bucks for two medium/small pieces of catfish that were very lukewarm when served. and they were really stingy with their hushpuppies--a total of three came with the plate and none before and none after--they were good but three pups?? the fried corn was pretty tasty but a bit watery/runny and it also was very lukewarm when served. my son got the hamburger and for six bucks, it was way too small also and it was gone in no time. we are not big eaters either and we usually don't order dessert, but given the small portion sizes here, we were left fairly hungry after the "main course" so we ordered the blackberry cobbler and it was good too but 4 bucks and another 1 buck for the small scoop of ice cream that i did not order--and it was in the smallest little "bowl" possible.
the food all tasted good at slingshot charlie's but it just should have been served much warmer and for those prices, the catfish should have been twice the size they were, or they should have served another two pieces of those mini ones we were given. another couple of hushpuppies would have been nice, and generally, all the portion sizes should have been at least another 50-70% larger than they were. the other alternative is to bring the pricing in a good bit but given that the sizes are so small, most folks will come away hungry as it is, so they really need to kick up the portion-sizing on just about everything and serve the food shortly after cooking versus 8-10 minutes later or folks will quickly catch on and go elsewhere versus getting so little value for their money. i think the place has potential, given the food quality but at this point, i am not sure i want to go back and get ripped off again.