River Smith's Chicken & Catfish Restaurant

Fresh and delicious! Good bang for your buck too.

Soup, Salad & Catfish plus drinks all for $35 !! Real bargain and pretty good food ! Lots of Carbs but Hey, tastes good ! This place was really busy and you can see why. As novices I was pretty happy with our choices. We had the Captains Platter & Catfish plus shrimp popcorn with soup & salad ! The secret was to take Combo 2 which was plenty for us both. Lots of family groups and a real good find, plus my first try of Catfish, not bad at all, Y'all !

Outstanding food and atmosphere! Everyone working here was so nice! Cheaper combo dinners but so good!

We are from out of town, just driving by and rest for lunch. It's a family friendly restaurant, big potion of food. The whit fish meal I ordered was okay, fish was a little dry, green beans were watery. But overall still a good place, staff were friendly.

the service was good the food was really good, and see the fish in the Large aquarium was awesome

Nice place. I highly recommend.

I had chicken strips at a seafood restaurant and I was very pleased. The restaurant staff was friendly and accommodating. We were in Lubbock, TX. for a conference . As we were leaving the staff invited us to visit again while we were in the city. The food was excellent with mega portions. We visited twice!

Good food for the most part. Hit or miss depending on what you order. Good service though.

I ordered my family meal for delivery through Favor. The wait was already ridiculous but then they gave my food to someone else. When I finally got my order almost an hour and a half later it was wrong. The chicken was burned and flavorless it was just greasy.There were no sides, just 3 napkins that smelled like pickles 2 honey packets and 3 ketchups. So all I got was a box of chicken no meal. The resteraunt did offer a $10 credit for the next time I go in but this was a really bad experience. I don't drive so this really ruined our dinner plans.

Yummy! Got the pick 3! Added a salad bar! I am stuffed!

I liked it better than some chicken and fish. I love their puffs. I like that they offer takeout through delivery services such as Postmates, and other. Really good catfish.

One of my favorite places to eat and they off a senior discount.

Used drive thru. Fast, fresh, correct order. Delicious and fairly priced.

I like the fact that you have to wait about 5 or 10 minutes to get your food. It comes out fresh every time. Not "fast food." There's nothing like fried catfish for some good old comfort food. Or if you want something a little more healthy, the blackened grilled catfish is excellent.

It never fails. Everytime we go eat here they get my stuff wrong. Today the chicken bit were raw. Sent them back and they still came back raw. So i switched it out for a burger with mayo. Well guess what they got it wrong again. Like how hard is it to get an order rt. Not only was my chicken bits under cooked but so were my grandson's. 1 star is way too much for this place but it wouldn't let me post without rating it. To top it off they weren't even busy.

Love this place! Their catfish is off the hook, no literally it's off the hook delicious!

Exelent place. Food is delicious. Omg their fish is absolutely delicious, totally recommend it. Employees are great so friendly and helpful. Thanks guys

Awesome fish place with great food, good prices and a nice atmosphere. This was my first time here. I wanted some fish and Lubbock is pretty slim on options when it comes to fish. If you don't want LJS and don't want pay for over priced food at Red Lobster, you are pretty much out of luck. I did Google search for fried fish and it brought up Rivers Smiths. I decided to try it out and am glad I did.The staff friendly and they give free onion rings to first timers. I had the blackened shrimp and it was amazing. The free onion rings were the best I have ever had. They have a great choice e of teas, like Mango Passion Green Tea and Coconut.My first time here but it will not be my last.

Best catfish and pinto beans I have had in a long time. Great cook. Best taste..5 stars

Good place however when asking for explanation of a certain food because it 8s your first time make sure that you speak to someone who is clear on explaining.

Great food and neat decoration setup. My son enjoyed the aquarium and fish lures decorating the wall.

Excellent jalapeño burger and peach iced tea. First time visit gets free onion rings. Filling and delicious. There was no wait and plenty of seating. It’s a walk up order and sit down place. I like the catfish aquarium.

Was totally surprised to find a Mariachi band playing the night we went. That was hands down the BEST Mariachi band we've ever heard! Two of those singers are opera quality voices, and all quality instrumentalists as well.

Outstanding food and quick service. This place is a hidden gem, the blackened catfish is amazing.

Pleasant dining room but that's about it. Fast food quality and ungenerous portions. As we say in Texas this place is all hat and no cattle

I had the catfish dinner. It was simple and inexpensive. Seasoned just right.

Good place Good food clean area kid friendly they give you alot of food for little price always liked coming here for there fish and chicken customer service is always great and cant complain

Way overpriced for what u get in the drive thru. Used to be good. Now just a tip off. Good luck staying in business!

Worse experience with staff. They were rude & disrespectful. We ordered 2 plates with one plate that included a salad. My wife went to the salad bar to get some bacon bits & a male staff Gabriel rudely ran from across the restaurant to tell my wife that she was not allowed at the salad bar. I asked to speak to a manager. I spoke to the manager & he absolutely didn’t do anything. Never going back to River Smiths!

The food is decent. The best part of the meal was the fried mushrooms and wow they were huge and very good!! I ordered the chicken bits and white fish with mashed potatoes and was disappointed that the mashed potatoes tasted like instant potatoes. The gravy was congealed and was not very warm at all so it was pretty unappetizing. They have a variety of flavors of tea which I thought was great since I LOVE TEA! Next time maybe I'll just order the mushrooms and be satisfied with that, they were enough for a whole meal anyway.

Food was ok. They have a 20 minute wait for chicken so you get a free order of onion rings, that was nice. Really like the aquarium with fish to watch as you dine.

Friendly efficient service, complimentary onion rings for first time customers was nice. Food was very good.

We were in town and looking for something good to eat. We found this place, the food was really good. We especially loved the fried zucchini, I wanted to eat them all. We made the mistake of ordering the 2 whole catfish plate thought. It is exactly as it says WHOLE so we got all the bones that come with the fish and it was hard to enjoy the fish. The fries were ok, I expected better because everything else was good. The teas were not so good either, and the Pepsi tasted like it was sugar free or diet. The salad bar was ok, not the best selection I've seen. If we're ever back in town I cant say we'll be back, but if we do we'll avoid the catfish we ordered.

Very good. Staff was super friendly. Very generous portions. Ordered way more than we could eat. Everything was really good.

These people are good to veterans. They gave my hubby a free side of onion rings. He's a Vietnam Veteran. The food was great and I love how the place is decorated. The prices were very reasonable. I recommend this establishment to you if you are ever in Lubbock. Truckers, no one bothered us when we parked in the far end of the Walmart parking lot.

Food was okay but very reasonable price for seafood. Service is little slow but they don’t want tips so that’s okay. Just don’t go if you’re in a rush. Pic is double catfish platter. It’s too much for one person.

You won't find better folks then the staff. God Bless y'all for what you do. Great food

This is our go to place when we come in town and for some reason the food was so good we ate here twice today 😂. The service was pretty good and Damon went out of his way for customer service. Cant wait to come back next time we are in town.

The food was really good. I ordered the blackened catfish. The service was quick. We had a LARGE order and everything was correct. The mariachi band was a cool touch too

I've been told that River Smith's has great tasting food. I've been there twice and I can't agree with that statement. The service is good though just bland battered food and over cooked seafood. Hope it regains it's great taste until then, I'm going to Dimba's.

It was great. The food was cooked well and not greasy.

I was served old catfish tonight. It wasn’t fresh and was dry and gamey. I complained and was stared down aggressively by a short portly lady and the manager asked if I wanted something else. I said yes and wanted a different seafood platter that is only $4 or $5 more. He asked, “there is a small price difference is that ok?” I eventually ended up not eating dinner. I don’t want to order the same food and have the same problem. Then he comes back and offers the salad bar which is MORE EXPENSIVE than just serving me the admiral’s platter instead. Horrible customer service. Thanks for leaving me without a dinner, and you lost a life long customer over $4 or $5.

Keep forgetting to take pix. Love the white fish dinner. You can actually see n most of taste it. Awesome cashiers!

Classic country style seafood in a nice dine-in bayou atmosphere. As a native Texan, it feels just right.

I always get the fried catfish, either whole or fillets. I'm never disappointed. The fish has always been seasoned well and fried to a crispy golden brown. Thank you for your attention to those types of details!

My son bought me a 2 piece whole catfish dinner. Oh my goodness it was horrible. I tried to eat it but I couldn't. I been eating at River Smith's since it been in Lubbock. NEVER have gotten a meal like THIS... The fish taste like MUSH. The fish was sooo soft. I figured it was OLD FISH. I won't be buying any more from there. Would of taken it back but I don't have a car. All that money went in trash. Sorry for the way it looks like cause I had to get it out of the trash.

Nasty food, very poor management that likes to argue whole place is unprofessional, I will not return ever.. this place needs to be shut down..

Really and truly the best friend chicken! I visit here Everytime I come to Lubbock, it's nothing fancy, just good cooking at a fair price. Lots of food so come hungry!

First time here and I have to say fast and friendly service the food taste amazing. Fun environment was really clean I would highly recommend.

Ordered the blackened catfish and they barely gave me any food. They gave me one small piece of fish and such a small amount of rice. For the amount I paid it was most definitely not worth it