This is a small-town family-owned restaurant that serves cheap small trim cuts of farm raised catfish, bottom of the barrel cheap frozen crinkle cut french fries and frozen onion rings . Mine arrived cold and soggy. The onion rings replacement has to be worst ever. Huge over cooked batter covered things with little skinny onions, but there were hot. You get cheap assembly line built onion rings with very little onion for your buck. They are not fit to eat. The cold slaw might have been freshly made. It was cold and heavily sugared. I had to squeeze lemon juice on it to make it eatable. Prices have gone up since 2012, making this a $$ eating experience. No, I would not take anyone I cared about to Harpers! Â Still does not accept any kind of card! Service leaves much to be desired.
Review Source:This is a legit small-town family-owned restaurant that serves some of Southern Kentucky's most famous fried catfish. After 39 years of serving catfish, they definitely know what they're doing! While visiting my family in KY, I ate lunch here on a Saturday afternoon. This place was highly recommended by some of my mom's friends.
The catfish was really good, but my favorite part was the friendly atmosphere. I felt like I was at a catfish restaurant in Mayberry. I half-expected to see Andy Griffith walk in with Opie carrying some catfish from the lake.
All of us were in agreement that the catfish was good, but it wasn't quite as good as the Catfish House. Bonus points for being super cheap--$7.50 for all-you-can-eat. Seriously? That's ridiculously cheap. And that price included all-you-can-eat home fries and hushpuppies. I added a salad (trying to feel somewhat healthy!) for an extra dollar. Still cheap for an infinite amount of food.
I've heard that Harper's doesn't advertise or spend money on renovations because they're solely focused on the quality of their food. Nice idea in theory, but I do think that the interior could use a makeover. Also, I could tell that they refill the glass ketchup bottles on the tables instead of replacing them. This probably isn't a very sanitary practice.
Props for serving RC and having a vintage RC machine outside. I hate it when local restaurants sell out to Coca-Cola.
If you're visiting here for the first time, you'll probably pass it. It's WAY off the road and down a hill so it's nearly impossible to see from the road. Look for the faded sign by a gravel road. I've posted a picture of the sign to help you find it.
If you're staying in Bowling Green and want to get out into rural Kentucky to eat at a true local catfish joint, you should definitely go to Harpers. Be sure to order an RC.
**Notes**
-Does not accept credit cards. Cash or check only.
-Closed on Monday/Tuesday.
-Open at 7am for breakfast on weekends.
-I'd suggest calling ahead to make sure they're open before you drive any long distance to visit.
We lived in Glasgow and it was a bit of a drive to get to Harpers. The first time I walked in I though oh my god, what is this place? not in a good way. The restaurant itself could use some updating but I think it just adds to the experience after a few times of going there.
The food: Best catfish I have ever had in my life. Period done, end of story.
The first time I ended up getting french fries and a salad (the salad bar is decent if you can get over using the wooden bowls that looked like they got a deal on at a garage sale) but every time Ive been back, I skip the fries and get a salad and all you can eat fish. I wish I could bring a doggie bag of it home! The other great thing about this place is if you order a diet pop and they bring you a can of RC cola. A can! Imagine that. Not watered down fountain drink.
All in all, its a friendly, small town fish joint that has great fish and great service.
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