Jumpin Catfish Restaurant

1861 S Ridgeview Rd, Olathe - 66062
218 reviews
Seafood Southern
(913) 829-3474

Amazing food, amazing service, and great value! Not everything is perfect, but you can easily find what you like here. Pro tip: order from the a la carte menu. 3 items will easily feed two people with the complimentary sides. But please tip 50% if you do. You’re getting a bargain worth of food so make sure the wait staff are taken care of.

I will never visit here again. This is a seafood restaurant but when you walk in, there are animal heads all over the wall. Heads are literally the wallpaper. A very creepy vibe and does not match the theme of the restaurant at all! It is very dirty and has the same feel as a cafeteria had back in 1988. They put appetizers on the table (without you being asked) and thinking they are free, you try them (and find out they’re gross) but then you’re charged for them. Who does that?! The waitstaff was literally no where to be found. The price was too expensive for the low quality of the food and the atmosphere. I don’t give negative reviews often but this place absolutely deserves it. Disgusting, dirty and creepy. I will never visit or recommend this place to anyone which is a shame because we were so excited to go.

Chris even brought me a towel to cover my baby with since she was in my lap, so that way crab juice wouldn't accidentally get on her. I love going to a place that not only takes good care of me, but my baby too.

Our waitress was awesome. Catfish fillets are a little small, so get the 6 pieces. Chicken strips and hushpuppies are big. There are plenty of tasty sides to start.

Heard about this restaurant that serves quails and frog legs so I decided to give it a try. Ordered the grilled quails and jumbo frog legs. The frog legs were coated with batter and deep fried so it’s very greasy. There’s really not much flavor to it. Not sure why the cook didn’t put a bit of salt at all. The meat is juicy so I like about that. The grilled quails on the other hand has good flavor. I have tasted some some frog legs in Asia and it was delicious. I don’t think I would order the same food even if I go again.

When we first arrived my toddler was asleep. The hostess offered a free booth to lay her down in. (I declined because I didn't want her waking up) When our waitress Chris came she also offered an open booth to lay my baby down in. When our food came, (delicious by the way, I had the all you can eat crab legs) Chris even brought me a towel to cover my baby with since she was in my lap, so that way crab juice wouldn't accidentally get on her. I love going to a place that not only takes good care of me, but my baby too. This was our first time there and we will definitely be back. Thank you Chris for taking such good care of our table! (:

Another wonderful meal at our favorite Catfish restaurant! We had a party of 8. They were shorthanded but our waitress was wonderful and the food was fabulous! My wife & I have been coming here since they opened in the late 80s. We have never been disappointed.

Our waitress was amazing. She was busier than all get. But she keep a smile on her face, each time she stopped at any if her customers tables.My husband & I ordered the All you Can get Catfish & Fried Chicken, we both ordered the wedge potato fried.The friend chicken was over cooked, my husband stated it seemed like the oil they cooked it in was old.The Catfish, was yummy. They serve you bowl of cole slow & beans when you first seated, which is a nice touch.Our waitress asked if anything was ok, when she was removing a stake of dishes. I advised the potato wedges were burnt, over cooked. Our server apologized, she later brought out some fresh ones, and hoped there better.To me the best thing about this restaurant was our server, She rocked it. A amazing young woman, I was pleased to even see team work, our server had a large grp, and a fellow server helped her bring the meals out to the large grp.I know with the pandemic good store is hard to come by. (Our server rocked the worked, I give her a 20). But the kitchen is struggling, the kitchen was slow when getting our next plate of fish (for our All you can get).

We recently had a takeaway fish dinner and cobbler that was very good, so I stopped by this past Saturday to pick up some peach and cherry cobbler for dessert. The peach cobbler my husband had was very good, but my cherry cobbler was awful. If I didn't live 30 minutes away, I would have taken it back. It appeared to be the last of the batch. It was only half the amount as the peach. It was burned completely black on bottom, and the cherries were even black. I thought they gave me blackberry at first. There was solid chunks of melted sugar...like tablespoon size on top. Had to throw it away. Very disappointing.

I really am soooo disappointed ?. I was not expecting to have to write this but here we are. Before I begin, our server was truly amazing and very tentative. My sister and I went today at 12:00, 1/23/2022 hence everything will be fresher ??. All you can eat crablegs, fish, fried oysters, and shrimp. Family style sides were worth more as they always hit. The shrimp was microwaved tasting and the crablegs we're mushy. We had 3 rounds and every cluster was mushy as we were hoping for the best. My total was $101.00 ?. I could of went to Seafood Island but Jumping Catfish (is) was an all time favorite. After going to the counter "wanting to run out the door" with our heads down in defeat we voiced our opinions and told them we don't think it's worth the $89, we were simply told well I can't do anything about that but I'll tell the cook and you can call the owner when they get in tonight . I know she glared over at our table to discover we had two full plates of crablegs we didn't even bother to eat. I won't be back I'm a first responder in the medical sector and my sister builds cars we work hard for our money, I wish establishments would honor that. You won't stay open if you don't. ????????