Laura's Stockyard Cafe — Restaurant in Bowling Green

Finding it is half the fun. Turn down that road that looks like you're going to a stockyard. It is located in that building. Small sign "Cafe" above the door is all you see from the drive. Once inside you will find a nice Welcome, comfortable spirit and furnishings. Dinnerware is styrofoam plates...don't let that dissuade you. Food is good. My waitress was Kelli. Very happy personality and willing to give you both the history of Laura's and Menu advice. This restaurant is known for its catfish, so that's what I had. Green beans and mac n cheese were my sides. Catfish was flaky and all food came out Hot. Took some pictures and hope they help you decide to give Laura's a try. Good prices and food..great people. (If this place had more directional signage...signs that were colorful and stood out... and its customer count would rise greatly) Thank you...

We were hoping to find a diamond in the rough, as far as Friday fried catfish goes. However words cannot describe how bad this catfish, or should we say hard fried nuggets of fish flavored dough, was. It was very difficult to find any fish in the batter. And it was cooked so hard it was hard to eat. I got the white beans which resembled more like soup with a few beans at the bottom, and coleslaw which was actually quite tasty. My boyfriend got tater tots that were undercooked and my iced tea had no ice in it. Our waitress was very sweet but unattentive. We wish we could come back but the quality of the food was lacking and it was obvious the people that work there do not take pride in...

This is open Tues, Thursday, Friday. Saturday. The interior is from 80s maybe. Service is somewhat hit and miss. Sides are mostly potato based (fries, tots, mashed, etc) and green, white, brown beans. Several plates with two sides are available. I always get the catfish platter. The catfish, by itself, deserves a 10. It is sweet and flaky with a yellow corn breading that is crunchy without being heavy. I also like the house made mayo cole slaw. Try it out. Kid friendly and family encouraged. Basically...