Mr. Whiskers’

Love Mr. Whisker’s! Eat here at least once a month, if not more often. New location, but same quality! Fish, shrimp, chicken, & burgers are fantastic, along with fries, hush puppies, Cole slaw or salad; you can’t go wrong!

Ate lunch on Saturday 3 of us, had catfish and burgers all was very hot and very good. Catfish was hot, really good, fries needed some seasoning is only thing I could say negative and not cold just under seasoned. Will be coming back 3 of us in and out for less than 30.00

We stopped in about 2 weeks ago on their final day at their current location to grab some catfish to eat on the road home. We were not disappointed. The catfish was excellent. The hush puppies were good, there was something about them… I’ll have to get them again and actually eat at their new location to get a better sense. But, we’ll definitely be back.

This country restaurant serves simply the best catfish I have ever tasted. Easy counter ordering with your order delivered to your table. We ate at 2 PM and are still stuffed four hours later. If you find yourself near this piece of catfish heaven you had better stop in or you will never forgive yourself.

This is a good off the radar restaurant. Nothing fancy, nothing bad, nothing to write home about. The food was prepared to order and hot. It’s unfortunate that I want to over embellish just because there was nothing bad… You order before you’re seated and they give you a number to which a server matches your order. The chicken had good flavor… the fish was hot but not seasoned. Good atmosphere.

Authentic Southern home style fried catfish restaurant, off the beaten path where most customers were local residents indicating that the place has good food. The hush-​puppies were tasty and on the sweet side, the fried catfish was fresh and flavorful, and the fried shrimps only problem was that I should have ordered more of them!
The owner was nice and courteous, and the other staff helpful to us out of towners.
Having eaten fried catfish in many places, Whiskers top my list!

You know when the parking lot out front of a restaurant is crowded and locals keep pouring in saying Hi to one another whether to dine in or take out, you picked the right place! Ribs, salad and sides were gr8! Very reasonable $.

The food was good and the service was actually not necessary. If they call out your order it is already on the counter. They have someone else pick it up and bring it to the table. The whole place smells like the kitchen. We all left smelling like we worked there. Don’t expect huge portions at this place.

loved the hushpuppies. didn’t love the ribs (undercooked, in my opinion)

Catfish is excellent. Other items we have tried were also very good. Our church used their catering service. Our members raved about the quality of the catfish and chicken — not just the quality but also the quantity. You will not go away hungry!

Not fancy but really good food. Catfish, oysters and a hamburger, my family had.
Busy even though it wasn’t the lunch rush hour.

I recently swapped my PDX foodie adventures to southern foodie adventures. I’m visiting folks in the hot/​humid state of Arkansas. My aunt and I decided to try this restaurant after driving by it several times. The first time we attempted to go to this place, it was packed with customers. We figured the food must be delicious for people to wait in a long line. We decided we would try again another time. The next time we picked an off day/​time and was pleased to see seating was available. My aunt grew up with the server… so I will definitely give her props as I don’t want an old fashioned southern whooping if/​when either read this review :) I ordered a cheeseburger basket and my aunt got a catfish basket. My burger was no better/​worse than any other homemade burger I have tasted. The fries were tasty enough and plentiful. I’m guessing in a fish focused restaurant their strength is really in their seafood dishes. My aunt confirmed her catfish meal was on point. I will definitely need to try a seafood basket next time. I thought the meals were a bit pricey. The total cost was over $ 20 bucks. Some of the price was due to tax… something I’m still adjusting to coming from sales tax-​free Oregon. Overall, a good eating experience. I look forward to trying Mr. Whiskers’ again.

Fantastic for a Southern style brunch. The place is always packed with locals, from the Masons to the Sheriff Deputies to the local folk, the atmosphere is official. So are the hush puppies, and I live for this Ouchita catfish. Get some grits and some cole slaw to go with that delicately, golden fried and truly organic tray of fried bottom feeder. It’s an emotional body felt healing that is taking place.

When we walked in for lunch, the haze of smoke hit us in the face, I thought my glasses had fogged up! You left reeking of fried foods, I swear they had no ventilation whatsoever. My burger was good, said no mayo, had a large helping of mayo on it when it was served to me :(. Husband said no side of slaw, he got slaw. Not major… just saying. The hush puppies were good. My Husband had the catfish, shrimp and oyster basket. He said it was good, just under seasoned.

The fish and shrimp is a delicious combo! The food is fresh with a relaxed atmosphere. Come hungry because plates are HUGE!!!

My husband and I tried this place a few days ago when we were in Hot Springs. I can only rate it on the po boys and the service. The service was friendly and I would give the service four stars. The po boys, on the other and, I would only give three stars. I got the oyster one and my husband got the shrimp one. The bread they were served on was wonderful but the sandwiches overall lacked flavor. They were served dry with a little lettuce and tomato. And, though there were various sauces available to choose from, we couldn’t seem to get enough on the sandwiches to give them the flavor we craved. I think if they added more spices to the breading mix, maybe that would help. Not sure.

My wife and I ate here for the first time Friday for lunch. She ordered a #13 (1 catfish, 4 pieces of shrimp, fries and 2 hush puppies) and I ordered a #14 (like a #13, but with 2 pieces of catfish). The catfish pieces are very big and the shrimp are large. I liked the catfish, but didn’t think the shrimp tasted great, just good. The hush puppies are okay and the fries are good. The portion sizes are definitely generous — you won’t leave hungry. I think it’s a bit over priced because we payed just under $ 28 for our meals (we had two sodas too). The positive side is that you needn’t tip anyone, since you stand in line to order and pour your own drinks, get your side sauces, etc…
The negative is you’ll smell like grease when you leave. I’m not kidding… Your clothes, hair, and skin will have that fried food greasy smell all day.
There are other restaurants in Hot Springs that have the same food for less money…

The store front was questionable but once inside it was clean and staff were friendly and attentive. Food was really good! Would definitely return again.

Yall they literally had the best burgers I’ve ever tried in my life! Literally SO good, and it filled me up! Really friendly staff as we’ll :)

A bit skeptical to see a limited 16 reviews when visiting this location but every place starts somewhere, right?
The other reviews are right, the batter is light and crunchy, the prices are VERY comfortable and the actual food is flavorful. The wait is worth it once you realize your food is being made to order.
This is the first seafood joint that has successfully fulfilled my appetite for a great po boy. The shrimp are large and ready to blow your taste buds as well.
Trust this and all the other POSITIVE reviews, a must visit if you’re visiting the town.