The buffet was very consistent, It was usually great. In the last couple of years they begin to change the foods that they've carried for 30+ years and things starting going down hill from there. If it ain't broke, why fix it. The buffet has...been taken down now and you have to order from a menu. The draw of fantail was always the all u can eat buffet and now history has been erased. This was always my family and friends favorite place to eat several times a year and now it's just a regular restaurant. You could go to the catfish house for this type setting. Please go back to what worked, make people happy again and bring the buffet back. SadMore

Went back after their remodel. No more buffet :-(. Menu only, and the prices are high for the food you get. Ordered Fish and Chips, Cheese Grits, and Seafood Gumbo. Fish and Chips - A little too much breading on fish, chips (fries) were good...though. Cheese Grits - Cheddar cheese sprinkled on top of regular grits. Really? Gumbo - My biggest complaint. The menu said it was traditional gumbo, topped with some white rice. What I got was a seafood hash / shrimp etouffee. It was rice mixed with some finely chopped shrimp and fish and tomatoes. No okra. Gumbo is supposed to be a liquid. The bowl was $7, and was the size of a small cereal bowl. Not worth the cost. My wife got shrimp, but it was plain boiled shrimp with the flavor sprinkled on the shell, so when it was peeled? Plain boiled shrimp, flavored by whatever came off your fingers. Service was excellent, so I won't give an overall terrible rating. I usually don't give bad reviews, but I was disappointed that this is what Fantail has become.More

Food is delicious, staff if friendly. I would rate 5 stars but they took away the buffet. The prices are crazy. The buffet cost less than an oyster meal. With the buffet you can get as much of anything as you want. Now you can...get a couple of things for a bigger price. We came here all the time, but we will never go back unless they bring back the buffet.More