I come to Parachute Inn every single time I'm in town visiting my grandparents. Â We're always there right when it opens on Saturday, yet the place is almost always already half full. Â I've never looked at the menu so I'm not sure what else they offer besides the catfish and seafood buffet. Â But the catfish buffet is pretty great. Â It comes out hot and fast and there's always plenty of it. Â It also includes french fries, hush puppies, a salad bar, and a dessert bar with usually about four different types of desserts.
For a slightly higher price, you can opt for the seafood buffet which includes the catfish plus shrimp, crawdads(?), and maybe some other stuff which I can't identify. Â I've never had any of that.
It's seat yourself, not the cleanest place around, but you can also dine in a carved out plane that is attached to the main dining room. Â It's pretty cool and still has the cockpit.