
Beloved Eastern Iowa Restaurant Reopens for the 2025 Season
Fried chicken, shrimp, and fish... oh, my!
After nearly two months of being closed, Bluff Lake Catfish Farm in Maquoketa has announced that they will officially open for the 2025 season this weekend! They shut their doors just before Thanksgiving back in November, and were initially supposed to reopen on January 11th, but ended up postponing an extra week. The Facebook post from the restaurant reads:
"We are officially open for the season FINALLY! We freshened up our kitchen over the break and ran into a few unexpected problems. So that had caused us a week setback."
Bluff Lake's first day in business in 2025 is Saturday, January 18th. They will continue to be open Saturdays for all-you-can-eat haddock from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. The restaurant is also open on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. for all-you-can-eat shrimp and chicken. Bluff Lake is known for their family-style all-you-can-eat specials, which include coleslaw and fries, but there is also a regular menu that you can order from.
The Friday all-you-can-eat special at Bluff Lake is whole and fillet catfish, but the restaurant won't reopen for Friday dinner until March 7th of 2025.
Located at 9301 95th Avenue near the famous Maquoketa Caves State Park, Bluff Lake Catfish Farm offers delicious food and beautiful views, including a waterfall! I took my mom there this summer after a hike at the Caves, and she absolutely loved it. It really is one of Iowa's best hidden gems! We went on a Sunday for the fried shrimp and chicken. YUM.
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