Sherrer’s Restaurant

Feels like your walking back in time when you go into this diner. It has been around since 1948 and is still owned/​ran by same family. The fried catfish is the best (a must if coming). Also, they have hand breaded chicken nuggets which are great. The pies are all homemade and fabulous!
If your ever heading through Durant this should definitely be a pitstop.
Great hospitality, nostalgia, and food!

Escaping from an unwarranted wait for seating at all the local casino dining venues and Naifeh’s across the street, last Saturday night, we drove into downtown Durant. We googled this one, and drove to the location. Hesitancy of expectations because of nearly empty parking lot, at 6 pm, was overcome by our time constraints, and the «Open» sign lit, so we took a chance and took further look. What we found was a gem, and an excellent café. The café serves a variety of family friendly home style menu items, served up in extremely generous portions, properly prepared, quickly served and by attentive wait staff. My wife had beef burrito and it was excellently prepared, consisting of two huge tortilla wrapped, delectably prepared ground beef, lettuce, chopped tomato, onion, and a very nice medium salsa on side. I had the deep fried catfish filets (2– very large), which came with oven baked potato, and choice of several sides. I chose the mixed green salad, which was well selected, cold, fresh, and I clearly made the correct dressing selection of «house– Sherers’s Special Dressing», which was excellent. Save room for freshly made pies, baked on site daily. We had a chocolate cream, and a coconut cream and both were fabulous.
A special treat is that this is the café’s 66^th year open. It has had the same owner since opened in 1948. Leon Sherrer, Cain in hand, visited with us while we awaited our meals. His son is the general manager. His grandson is the chief cook. If you are traveling through Durant, bring your appetite to this café. Except for the lack of ANY real butter, this is the place to eat. We will be back.

Great food! The hamburgers and onion rings are the best in town. They also have good salads and fried fish.

Great burgers and chicken-​fried steak.