walker's drive in

dinner was delicious. we have dined once for dinner and twice for lunch. dinner was out of this world, though perhaps a tad overpriced. definitelygoodfor special occasions. lunch was okay but nothing to write home about. so far, walker's has been been our favorite nice restaurant in jackson.

we went here for the first time tonight and it was definitely the best meal we've had in a long time. possibly the best in the jackson area. my fiancé and i split the flounder and there is no other word except "divine." substituted the spinach for a side of the pepper jack grits - excellent with the flounder. asparagus was on point. we tried the fried strawberry pie for dessert - this wasgoodbut not great. our waiter was awesome. we had an over the top experience at walker's!

outstanding. walker’s has drive-in décor but not drive-in food. it’s one of the best and most expensive restaurants in jackson. because dining space is very limited, they have unfortunately crammed too many tables and chairs into a very small space. you feel elbow-to-elbow with other diners. so it doesn’t have the private, romantic feel a restaurant of this caliber deserves. they have a large seafood menu which during my visit included shrimp, scallops, redfish, grouper, flounder, tuna, seabass, mussels, calamari, plus some fish special with a name i’ve never heard of.

for starters we had their special appetizer of grilled peaches and feta on toasts (my description doesn’t do it justice). it was nice but on another trip i would order something else. for salads we had half the house as well as the corn & apple. either is agoodsize for a side salad.

for the main course we had the seabass and flounder. the seabass was a small portion atop a bed of rice. the seabass just melted in your mouth unlike any other fish. the only problem was it was gone all too soon. the flounder was outstanding – a large portion covered in crab, artichoke and parmesan cheese sat atop a bed of spinach. the dish was slightly salty, probably from the cheese. it had a rich, delicious sauce that you just had to devour with bread, spoon, or anything at your disposal.

the server talked us out of getting an additional side as they offer “full plates”. while dishes aren’t ala carte, upon return i would order an optional side to make a more filling meal.

not a fan. i have debated even writing this review, because i don't have manygoodthings to say. but reviews aren't all supposed to be sunshine and rainbows.....so here goes.

this was some of the worst food that i have ever had in my life. ever. my food was so salty that i couldn't even taste anything but the salt. and greasy. and really....should risotto be greasy? no, it shouldn't. greasy and salty....that's the only thing i remember about that dish.

my shrimp appetizer was expensive and there were three shrimp. granted, they were large shrimp, but unless they were stuffed with 18 karat gold, the price of the dish was way too expensive for three shrimp. and...they're weren't even good. remember, everything i ordered was coated with salt.

our waiter was ridiculously snooty - and yes, i understand that this is a fine dining establishment and it may be frequented by some snooty individuals, but that attitude should not be carried over into the wait staff.

on this particular occasion, i was at a table with about 10 people - and 9 out of the 10 had a bad experience - some with the same saltiness issues i was having, others had problems getting the correct food or getting a refill on beverages. all in all, a horrible experience for all.

i briefly touched on the over-priced appetizer, but honestly, the whole menu is over priced. i say this because the food just isn't good. i don't mind paying a pretty penny for a meal, but it has to begoodand the service has to match the food quality and price. unfortunately, this was not the case at this restaurant.

i'm not saying that i'll never go here again, but it won't be without a gift certificate or a friend that says, "come on....i'm paying." because i certainly won't spend my own money here again.

one thing i forgot to say, the ceaser salad, tough, i mean that has got to be the toughest romain lettus i've ever eaten. other than that agoodplace to eat


-----25 may, 2014-----

second time we ate at walker's. first time it was very good, second time okay. service wasgoodthe soft shell crab was very very good.goodfood,goodservice, only bad it's very loud in both the dinning room and the second floor area. all in all a verygoodcasual restaurant food selection wasgooda bit over priced for the portion, but the portions were very good, left you wanting more it's that good.

lunch specials aregoodthen at night it gets even better. get the duck if they have it. small, intimate, quirky.... typical mississippi gem

went to walker's yesterday & got the blue plate special. i wasn't very impressed at all. the food was very bland. i had a piece of hair in my macaroni so i had to send my plate back. the zucchini & squash that my mom ordered was reallygoodthough. the only thing i enjoyed was the sweet tea. the mac & cheese was ok. maybe i'll give them another chance & try something else in the future.

first visit, and we loved it. potabella fries were really good, and different. i had the miso sea bass and my wife had the redfish anna. can't go wrong with either. my only complaint is, portion size was kind of small for the price. it was still reallygoodthough

today i had the worst meal in  ages , i spent 41 dollars at lunch for lousy service and food with no flavor . i tipped my waitress 10 usd's even when she didn't offer to refill m tea. caesar salad has never seen caesar  , food is notgoodand never consistent ! thanks for nothing .rating is a zero!

dinner friday, march 13, 2015. as usually, dinner was great but why did management change the uniforms of the servers to plaid? i think plaid lowers the service atmosphere to a lower level. i am hoping management will have them go back to wearing all white or all back uniforms.


-----05 oct, 2013-----

i have been going to this restaurant for years now and still have yet to have a bad meal. food is always flavorful and cooked to perfection.goodcozy atmosphere. excellent wait staff and diners are always well dressed. however, i love this place for its great food


-----13 jun, 2013-----

always great food!!!!!!. friends and family have been going to this place for years now. it never fails food is consistently tasty and great as well as service. however, for some reason tonight we have a server that was always in a hurry. he did not take time to let us finish ordering. he was always in a rush to leave our table. do not get me wrong i still recommend and go back to eat at walker's but if this server is assigned to mutable again i will refuse to be seated at his service area.


-----12 jan, 2013-----

great time last night. had the crispy sweetbreads; tamales; wagyu hanger steak; grilled swordfish over risotto ; chocolate cake with caramel ice cream. it tends to be quite loud and crowded on weekend evenings. otherwise all in allgoodfood


-----19 mar, 2011-----

dinner last night was great. braised pork belly and foie gras starters were insanely good. asian threeway salad was also good. usually love their bone-in ribeye but decided to get the stuff flounder instead. i thought i was getting the whole flounder but clearly i was mistaken when i was served just a fillet stuff with artichoke and crab meet. although my entree was just ok, wait staff and service was great. if you are in jackson, ms you need to try this restaurant. reservations recommended

fabulous. i have eaten at expensivegoodquality resteraunts all over the united states. walker's drive inn is buy far one of my favorite. the food is exceptionally wonderful.
k whitaker

great meal, but.... had agooddinner. all the food was great. steaks and fish were perfect. loved the tamales and oysters the only complaint is that after we ate we had to wait....wait...wait (actually had to get up and ask for the hostess to see a desert menu) for our server to come back. we decide on deserts, but again were abandoned. finally, we just asked for our check and left. want to try the fried pie, but server left us. bad ending to agoodmeal.


-----28 jul, 2013-----

great calamari. great hangar steak. great service. great dinner!

i wish i had taken a picture. normally, i'm all over food pics but at the end of the meal i realized, i didn't take a single one. i think its a sign that the food was so good, the atmosphere so nice, that i actually lost myself in the meal! i had the scallops which comes with risotto and cucumber tomato salad. the combination of what i think was a pickled cucumber and tomato salad with the heavy risotto was perfection. i also tried bits of my dinner mates' meals so i can say the steak was phenomenal and it looked way bigger than the 8oz the menu stated. also, the veal and lobster kathy was delicious. i'm not a huge lobster fan (crazy right) so i wouldn't have ordered it for myself but it wasgoodnonetheless. also, we tried the bruschetta which had some kind of, what we all joked about, hybrid goat cheese that had the best texture to it i've ever had in a bruschetta. overall, it was a great first experience at walker's and we will go back. just be mindful, the outside is deceiving as far as prices go :)

jackson, miss. had the blue special plate for lunch (it changes daily) ....verygoodfryed chicken withgoodmac and cheese( not too much chedder or grease ..creamy) verygoodand butter beans (lima) with a little pork.goodcorn bread and a house salid with very nice house dressing .alot of food for 9 bucks. staff was not overly friendly, but attentive. i noticed other reviews said food was too salty, i thought it could have used a bit more, you can always add your own..... would like to come back for dinner and try more dishes, the fryed green tomato club on the lunch menu looked yummy as did the burgers. hey, stop by this place for sure if you are in jackson, ms you will be pleased.

it's a crap shoot. sometimes we go and it's superb and other times it's just ok which can be very discouraging as the prices aren't "ok" , they are expensive and we don't mind shelling out the denaro for agoodmeal but it stinks when you leave thinking you could have cooked at home and eaten better. that being said, go if you've never been but be aware you may leave thrilled to death or disappointed. maybe ask the trusty old 8 ball before you head over. its tiny and crowded just in case you at claustrophobic.