E & N

This place makes incredible food. Great service, too. I had the catfish bites, Mac ‘n Cheese, and lemonade.

An absolute must if you’re in the area.

The food is perfect if you want a home cooked soul food meal. The owner/chef was very friendly and welcoming. I am happy that we found this place, well worth the drive.

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Made the drive out to E & N to try it yesterday, after it being on my list for a long time. It is SO worth the trip.

E & N stands for Emma and Nathaniel, the husband-wife team who run the place. It's in a building that looks like a house, really. Not much room to sit indoors; you order at the counter and carry out or sit on the patio. The menu is fairly large and offers a variety of mostly Southern/soul, American, and NOLA-inspired fair. Normally I'm suspicious of places with big menus, but after trying all that I did at E & N, I truly doubt there's anything worse than good on the menu.

Mr. Nathaniel was working this afternoon. He cooks all the food you order fresh, so call your order in or be prepared for him to take around 15 minutes to fry it up. He's warm, welcoming, and very pleasant.

I ordered the fried chicken breast with Mac and cheese and yams. My mom had country fried steak, fried green tomatoes, and mac and cheese, while my dad also chose country fried steak but opted for collard greens and fried okra. We had Texas toast and hot water cornbread for our breads. Plates vary in price depending on what meat you get, but all come with two sides, bread, and a can of soda. No sweet tea here, as far as I can tell, which was a bummer for me. They do offer both Coke and Pepsi products, though! We ordered caramel cake for dessert, but Mr. Nathaniel misheard our order and accidentally sold it to another customer while we were waiting outside. He was VERY apologetic and let us all try a bite of vanilla pound cake to make up for it -- it was good. We decided to try something else, though, so we got a slice of pecan pie to go.

The price is maybe a little on the high side; around 40 bucks for our three meals, drinks, and dessert, all of which were served in styrofoam and we picked up at the counter. That being said, portions are MASSIVE and each plate could easily be two meals.

Pretty much everything was delicious. Standouts were the macaroni and cheese, collards, hot water cornbread, and fried green tomatoes. Hot water cornbread, we learned, is a corn cake cooked on a griddle. Really crispy and somewhat different taste than regular cornbread. Country fried steak was pounded fairly thin and was good and crispy, and the breading on the chicken was super flavorful. My parents thought a few things were just the tiniest bit too salty, but I didn't think any of it was. The pecan pie I ate later at home was also really good. Not quite as good as my mom's...but very good. Cured a craving I'd had for a long while!

The best part of the experience, though, was that Mr. Nathaniel came out to hang out with us after the customers died down. We loved hearing about his restaurant, his time in New Orleans before starting anew after Katrina, and all the delicious food he's learned how to cook over the years. This is truly a family owned and operated restaurant, and Nathaniel and Emma put out some really delicious food. I'll definitely make the drive back out -- hopefully for some caramel cake next time!

I don't really want to tell you about this place because I don't want my favorite getaway to get crowded. E &N is awesome. The man can cook!! Everything I have had there has been just plain fantastic. He's got a good choice of options, well cooked sides, and a great smile to go with it. Don't be fooled by the looks of the place, it may look like a shack but he makes some of the best food in the county!!

Absolutely Outstanding!! I went here not expecting much based on appearance and I wasn't even sure it was open. I was quite surprised to find that it is possibly the best southern comfort food I've had in the greater Madison/Huntsville area. I had cooked to order catfish nuggets and hushpuppies and both were amazing. The owner also had a great selection of small convenience candy and drink items to add to the order. The prices were great and I could easily justify paying an extra 20-30% for the quality and portion delivered. My whole meal with a beverage was under 8 dollars and it was fried up piping hot on the spot and every item was delicious.

Love the catfish here. Best batter, flaky flesh, fresh--super tasty. Worth the wait. Great fried green tomatoes. Order large catfish.

Lots of soul in the food at E&N. Emma and Nate add a wonderfully hospitable touch to this gem for southern cooking. Wonderful couple who really make you feel welcome. God bless you and your business. The catfish, hush puppies and fried green tomatoes were my favorite but all was ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you!

It was decent. The best item on my plate were the turnip greens...they reminded me pf my grandma's greens. It was a little far out. Im not familiar with the area and google maps said it was in Madison but it was actually in Triana. My husband had shrimp which was good and so was the jambalaya.

Everything is delicious! Great hidden gem!!

Food was way too salty. I couldn’t eat it. Very disappointing because I was hoping it would be delicious.