Kingfisher’s Catfish Perdu

The ‘hankerin’ is for seafood, but not a big, heavy meal. So, Colleen and I stop in for lunch at Kingfisher Seafood restaurant. She goes for the Hawaiian Seafood salad ($18). With salmon, mango, krab stick and tomatoes, it’s one of her favorites. I choose the Catfish Perdu ($20), two fried filets over a bed of rice with crawfish étouffée.

The Hawaiian Seafood salad is a hit with Colleen, but that’s no surprise. She has ordered it several times before and always likes it. Before my Catfish Perdu shows up, out comes something else I’ve really come to like about Kingfisher, and that’s the salad that accompanies most meals. It’s always top-of-the-line fresh and comes with your choice of locally made dressings (I choose honey mustard this time and it’s great). I look forward to the salads here. As for my Catfish Perdu, it turns out to be exactly the kind of lunch I’m after: Fresh and crunchy, the fish is delicious. The crawfish étouffée with rice is a perfect complement. Andrea is our server and does a good job taking care of us. Our total without tip winds up at $41.42. I make a mental note that the Catfish Perdu will be a repeat choice on future visits.Based on several visits, we have come to learn this about eating at Kingfisher:

・Food is nicely prepared;
・Service is good;
・We don’t leave hungry;
・You can make reservations, which can be helpful on busy nights (and there are a lot of those);
・When the weather is friendly, eating outside on the patio is enjoyable, but you may need to ask for one of those tabletop fans with spinning propellers to repel pesky insects, because you’re not the only one captivated by the aroma of a delicious meal.

Now in its tenth month of operation, Kingfisher has shown that it’s up to the task of being a consistently good place to dine for lunch or dinner. The number of customers we frequently see here suggests that a lot of other folks around the eastern shore feel similarly.

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