Biloxi’s newest downtown restaurant is drawing rave reviews. Here’s the scoop on Catch 110
A new downtown Biloxi restaurant is making waves on the Mississippi Coast.
Gulf Coast Restaurant Group’s newest creation combines lessons learned from its 14 Half Shell Oyster House locations and the Rack House Steak and Spirits in Gulfport to open something new and unique.
The early returns have been overwhelmingly positive. The restaurant has 17 five star reviews out of 17 between Google, Yelp and Facebook. The MS Gulf Coast Foodies Facebook group has thoroughly enjoyed the new establishment at 110 Lameuse Street, with one user exclaiming “Catch 110 has knocked it out of the park.”
Now it’s our turn to visit.
From the evening breeze flowing up Lameuse, you walk under the string lights underneath the remodeled building and into the stairwell. Upon reaching the top, you step into a dim, blue-lit space. Paddle boards hang on the deep blue walls and the soft lighting mingles with light music.
You’re greeted by lobsters. They’re pretty chill.
The sea surrounds you here. An aquarium sits in the middle of the room. Mini boats and fish canvases decorate the dining room. The walls are trimmed with wood and spaced with large windows offering glimpses of the Biloxi Town Green through the live oaks stretching through the parking lot.
On one end of the room is the bar, lit in turquoise around a ring mirror. On the other is the balcony overlooking the Hard Rock and Beau Rivage.
The menu is deep, but elegantly simple. Appetizers are split between hot and chilled. Seafood specialties and steaks offer entrees like lobster bucatini, bison au poivre and filet and lobster mornay.
There’s a cocktail menu paired with old fashioneds, beer and wine. And dessert, of course, featuring a brownie skillet, white chocolate bread pudding and coconut key lime pie.
We began our night with coconut shrimp and drinks. The Hemmingway Daiquiri is wonderfully sweet and made with Kenny Chesney’s Blue Chair Bay rum.
Though I am not a coconut fan and typically avoid fried seafood, the coconut shrimp was surprisingly delightful. It’s well-portioned and the coconut cream sauce added a sweet complement.
Next came the shrimp scampi. It’s made with tail-on gulf shrimp, white wine, garlic, lemon, butter and bucatini noodles and served with bread. The scampi had just the right amount of flavor and moisture to find the sweet spot between dry and soggy. The shrimp was the star, of course, as is all the seafood prepared here.
But Catch 110 can play on turf, too. The Tuscan chicken was splendid, though I was only granted one bite from the wife. That pasta is made with sundried tomatoes and sautéed spinach and topped with a fresh chicken breast.
To finish our meal we were surprised with on-the-house cotton candy. This, when melted and mixed into my rum, was a great end to a fine meal.
Catch 110 does a good job of bridging roles between fun and relaxing. Whether it’s a date night, gathering or meet-up, the restaurant has crafted the perfect atmosphere for the occasion.
They are open on weekdays from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. On the weekends Catch 110 opens at 3 p.m. and closes at 10 p.m. on Saturday and 9 p.m. on Sunday.
This story was originally published November 22, 2024 at 5:00 AM.
