We stopped on a Saturday late afternoon on our way home from Oakfield. This is a very nice restaurant in the middle of nowhere. I had the prime rib sandwich which was very good. My wife had wings which were also better than average. The service was helpful and friendly. This is an old building that's been here along time, but is a better venue than you might expect for its rural location. Well worth the trip to try it! read more

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The Alabama Hotel has been our go to place for good food. But..... it's been 3 or 4 times now that the food coming out of the kitchen is not hot. Last Friday when we went there my chicken and biscuits was cool at best, and my wife's baked fish was also cool. Her baked potato would NOT even melt the butter she put in it. I think it's time the manager went back into the kitchen to talk to that cook. When people come out on a Friday night, we expect a hot meal.. we don't want to sit around waiting another half an hour for the food to come back after we sent it back to the kitchen. Time to do better Alabama hotel. read more

Food was TERRIBLE my wife had the breaded fish and it had NO taste and cold I had the lemon pepper baked fish and it was stone cold Looked like it was sitting in the window from someone else who changed there mind on what they wanted Fish was not fresh Probably one of the worst meals I have ever had Service was fine Table wobbled and I tried to fix it and could not the resturant was outdated and was cold I will NOT be back read more

Stopped at the Alabama Hotel for dinner. I decided to get the chicken wings which were delicious. They were served with an ample amount of carrots and celery...would definitely get again on my next visit!!! A return visit is in the future. I did not get the salad bar but took pictures...it looked really good !! read more

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Food is not coming out hot ! Worse thing is a Luke warm baked potato ! Butter didn't even melt !

Food is delicious here. One of the best fish fries around but their whole menu is delicious. Staff is super friendly and helpful. We have family members with allergies and they're very helpful and accommodating They also deserve lots of credit for taking in dozens of stranded travelers during the awful blizzard of December 2022 Great place!! read more

Alabama Hotel - Fish fry - American Near Me - Basom, New York

Friendly staff. They made all the difference in our trip. The place was clean and food was delicious.

The Alabama Hotel was an awesome surprise. I thought it would be a sketchy dive bar but it was a great sit down restaurant with fresh seafood and better prime rib than the red osier! The prime rib special for two on Thursdays is an amazing deal at $44 for two giant cuts of prime rib and a side. The salt potatoes were good too. I wasn't aware they get their seafood flown in fresh but I saw on facebook that they do. Great service, great prices. The salad bar thing is a little weird though and feels like pizza hut--unnecessary. read more

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The place is always packed with locals. Restaurant and bar with a separate door for each. If you just going to the restaurant, enter through the middle door. We went on prime rib night (Thursday) for two $44 I guess comes with salad bar. We ordered the stuff peppers for a appetizer which was a special and they were perfect. Sausage and cheese filled. I got a cheese burger and my husband got the fish sandwich. Both came with fries and a pickle. The waitress didn't ask how I wanted my burger cooked but it came out perfect. We also stayed for dessert. I had chocolate pie and my husband had banana cake. They also had Glenora Niagara wine which is a local wine I don't see often. Very happy to see. Why I waited to come here escapes me. But food and service are perfect. Can't wait to go back. read more

Alabama Hotel - Stuffed hot peppers - American Near Me - Basom, New York

Great place ... great owners ...A little out of way but well worth a ride .. good cold drinks

It's funny, I grew up about 10 minutes away from The Alabama Hotel but I have never had a meal, or a drink, from there. That all changed when my family picked up a few fish fry meals, to keep in-line with the Friday Fish Fry craze in WNY, and I was very impressed! On a Friday around 5pm, my mom and her friend ordered three fish fry meals for pick-up. Now I wasn't with them when they picked up the meals, but from what they told me, the experience was pretty seamless, even with how bustling the place was. They didn't have to wait long at all to pay out and get the meals and go. They told me there wasn't an empty table to be found! On to the fish fry itself - It came with a HUGE beer-batter fried Haddock (with a cup of tartar sauce and a lemon slice to squeeze), TONs of fries, a little cup of coleslaw, a little cup of cheesy macaroni salad, and a dinner roll with butter. I was absolutely impressed with how much food I received, but the box it came in gave me a pretty good idea. The fish was fried perfectly - not greasy at all, easy to cut with a fork, and not too "fishy" tasting, but that's most likely due to the fish being Haddock, which typically doesn't taste as "fishy" as others I've had. The coleslaw was excellent, the right level of moistness with a slight vinegar-y flavor but not overwhelming at all. The macaroni salad was excellent too, I was surprised by the cheesy flavor it had, I wasn't expecting it but very much welcomed that. The fries were very good. By the time we were able to sit down and eat our meals though, which was about 40 minutes later, the fries had cooled off and when I finally got around to eating them, they were cold, but that was not a fault of the restaurant at all. As I mentioned at the start, the size of the fish fry and the number of sides was more than generous. All of us walked away plenty full and happy - I, of course, was able to finish mine but my mom and her friend could not. I'm really glad to finally have tried food from The Alabama Hotel! The take-out experience was pretty seamless and the food quality and portions were great. I'd very much like to actually sit inside and grab a meal there, so maybe 2022 will be the year. :) read more

Alabama Hotel - Fish Fry (Haddock) To-go: Came with fries, coleslaw, mac salad, a dinner roll w/butter, and a lemon slice and tartar sauce for the fish fry! - American Near Me - Basom, New York

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When there's lot of cars in the parking lot, you know there's a good restaurant. This.place appears to be a neat local area legend. Recommended. Not the kind of place you need to put on a suit and dress but nice for the area. Range of very good dinner entrees to pub food. Had a very good pan-fried haddock entree. Old school very good salad bar - great options and well done. Friendly staff that know all the locals. read more

Go and support the community as they did this weekend. Definitely going to patronize the Alabama when we visit our son at UB. read more

Fabolous prime rib, the best New England clam chowder i ever had. Missing the salad bar but the bowl the table gets is enough for many people. Can't get any better then the Alabama hotel! read more

Alabama Hotel - Mmmm the prime rib - American Near Me - Basom, New York

Good food, more expensive but everything is now. We eat here with our extended family when everybody is in town (10 people). We told them that after dinner, we were going to see a family member in a show in Lockport. They were sensitive to our need to eat and go, and everything worked out great. The bread/salad bar is decent, got a bit sparse at one point but they got more bread/butter out fast. Long wooden tables, charming. Clean, bright, but also lots of dark wood trim left over from days gone by. There's an adjoining bar, but the atmosphere is very family-friendly. Hope they stay great! read more

Joe is an amazing person who helped and saved at least 100 people during the 3 nights of the snow storm. Giving us free food/drinks and allow us to sleep here while giving us update non stop when he absolutely didn't need to. Def coming back to visit him! I can't thank him enough for actually saving us from the snow storm along with every other people out there who's searching around. Thank you Joe for everything!' read more

Hotel Alabama isn't much but should you find yourself stuck in the Town of Alabama, New York, it's about the best you'll be able to find. I generally stop here in the afternoons, after a morning of goose hunting and while killing time waiting for the returning evening flight of geese; having a few drinks and exchanging hunting stories with the rest of the patrons. Dress is generally camouflage with baseball cap. read more

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Christmas Eve 2022 in Hotel Alabama. About more than 100 people were stuck here because of the storm. Joe, the owner and the neighbors had us here, treated the free meals, hot drinks and blankets, air beds, even Christmas gifts to kids. I and my 10 year old son with our dog were part of them, who really appreciated Joe's kindness and generous. It made us a very memorable Christmas Eve. Thanks, Joe ! And special thank to the Mom who volunteered with her one month baby. It almost made me tears down. I wrote an article and posted those pictures on WeChat E-Magazine. More than three thousands Chinese people have read it and even goes more. I hope everyone who read that can say hi to Joe when they take vacation in Niagara Falls. He deserves that! read more

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Ambiance is comfortable, Service was attentive and friendly, food was cooked to perfection, pricing is affordable not cheap, and the salad bar is terrific! read more

Showed up on a Friday evening around 4pm and waited for an hour for a table. Following month, the same thing. Food is alright. The wait just was horrible. Seemed like poor management honestly but just my opinion. read more

Talk about a place off the beaten track. We sat in the small bar area and it oozed character. We had the deep fried mushrooms and they were amazing. We also ordered the wings and give high grades for the unique wing sauces. The fries were also excellent. Nice folks running the place too. read more

Well we came here tonight on the sleds and ya it was busy but can I say we waited over an hour for our food. You know there was 3 kids bussing tables, standing in the corner. And believe me the tables got cleaned quickly but to get your food or be waited on was not so great. We are locals. We like to support our neighbors but this was not good management. People came on after us and got their meals before us. And I can't tell you of it's good because.. well ... we haven't gotten it yet. read more

We have driven by this place for about a year now and finally decided to stop in and give it a try. Well my husband was extremely thrilled when he saw the salad bar! There are not many restaurants these days that have a salad bar that has different types of salads available other than leaf lettuce. This salad bar is conveniently located in the middle of the dining room so its easy for everyone to access. They have a fresh homemade bread station included in the salad bar with soft butter. After scoping out that we head to our table. This place is not huge nor is it small. I feel it's a perfect size restaurant! The greeter left us to read the menu and decide what to order. Their menu is good sized with a variety of seafood items, chicken, burgers and your typical bar food items. Once we placed our orders we headed over to the salad bar! There was a huge bowl of fresh lettuce, many traditional toppings, 6 different dressings to choose from, macaroni salad and a potato salad! My husband ordered the broiled Haddock, Traditional style which had great flavor and I ordered the chicken fingers with a baked potato. The fingers were perfectly cooked all white chicken and yummy! I tried their swamp bbq hot sauce and it was good but I decided to stick with a traditional bbq sauce which was good too. We wanted dessert but it was late and they were all out of their Candy Bar pie, so we will have to go back soon to try that! All the desserts are made in-house. Our waitress was awesome (forgot her name unfortunately)! She had only been working there for 3 months but seems like 3 years as she was well versed in the menu and gave my husband advice on which fish to order- she made the experience even better! read more

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I have been to the Alabama Hotel twice now and both times left me more than content. We recently went here with a group for a family birthday and our service was top-notch, as was the food! First off, I have to say that the waitress was incredibly friendly, attentive and helpful. Poor service can often make or break an experience in my opinion so I have to note how awesome our server was! We all ordered the specials that came with their unlimited salad bar (which includes WARM HOMEMADE BREAD!!), that was chock full of different ingredients and dressings. The salad bar is a great bonus because it usually means you're getting to take home enough of your meal for the next nights dinner. Frugal bonus. ;) Two of our party ordered their prime rib, which also came with a choice of potato. Others ordered one of their fish dinners, steak, a crock of their New England clam chowder and I ordered the Eggplant Parm which the waitress told me featured eggplant harvested fresh from her garden the night before! (AMAZING!) Everything that was ordered, was presented very well and came out quickly. I have to say that I am very picky about Italian food and rarely order it when out as it's hard to compete with the incredible homemade meals I've had, but I was very impressed with my Eggplant Parm. The sauce was great, there was plenty of cheese and a good crisp to the eggplant. I was also happy with the fact that they did not use regular spaghetti, since i cannot stand the consistency of thick spaghetti (angel hair all the way!). Overall, we were more than satisfied with our meal here and those that were experiencing Alabama Hotel for the first time have already requested a return trip! read more

When driving by this place it doesn't look like much, but I say you must try it! It is a small restaurant with amazing food. On Fridays and Saturdays they have their Prime Rib and it sure is tasty! On those day I would suggesting going early because they do fill up and sometimes you may wait abut 45 minutes, but it sure is worth it. My favorite part is the fresh homemade out of the oven bread they have with their unlimited salad bar. The salad bar has plenty of options and is always fresh. No matter what I have gotten here the food is always tasty and the service is great! The waitresses are always friendly and attentive which makes this place even better. It may be a small hole is the wall, but never leaves you hungry or disappointed! read more

Best cheeseburger I've ever had. Quaint hole in the wall bar. Fantastic service and great entertainment listening to the conversations of the locals. read more

Best food around the salad bar is great can't beat the prices. If you leave this place hungry it's your own fault.The hamburgers are one of my favorite dishes. The other one is the Cajun fish love it. read more

Went on 11/29/18 Thursday night special prime rib for 2 @39.99. All you can eat salad bar has everything you need. Wife started with clam chowder which was creamy and tasty, I started with Buffalo shrimp which were huge and delicious. Then came out the 14 oz of prime rib, what I really liked was it was served in the au jus not on the side. Both pieces were cooked as ordered. I can honestly say this was one of the best pieces of prime rib I have ever had. Sides were salt potatoes & sweet potatoe fries. Everything was fantastic. Can't wait to go back and try something different. read more

Alabama Hotel - Buffalo shrimp - American Near Me - Basom, New York

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Horrible - Avoid at alll costs..... We were a group of 6- went here on recommendation- the "hostess" seated us and never said they were closing in an hour- we s aid we were here for the special- she never said they were out of the special. Then the waitress had us wait for 15 mins before she took our order - at which time she announced they did not have the special, so we re-examined the menu and had the salad bar and sandwiches - she did not tell us the salad bar was closing, it was awful- the food was horrible, there was this long black hair in the salad, the soup was from a can - there wasn't any salad dressing, and when asked- they said they had to scrape some out of the JAR. Please, for your sanity- avoid this restaurant read more

Great little gem of a restaurant. Great atmosphere and fantastic food and service. Just happens to be on the snowmobile trail system and is a great place to bring the family. read more

I've never eaten in-only gotten take out. The fish frys here are really good! They do have skin. Salads are great. My husband always gets me a salad bar and sweet potatoes fries. He gets clams casino with real thick cut bacon on top. The garlic bread with cheese is yummy. Overall a great local place to order from. I will update if we ever decide to eat in! read more

This is a nice little restaurant in a tiny Town near Batavia. They offer a small but good salad bar that includes regular salad fixings, Mac and potato salad and fresh baked bread. They have great burgers, really good fish and chicken dishes and a cozy atmosphere. It's nice for families but they also have a bar area for more grown up time. The employees are nice and friendly and the bathrooms are clean. read more

I would have to say since I gave my last review service improved greatly. We come here for dinner at least once a month. Everything has been delicious. Still may be in for a long wait on a Friday night. read more

Visited for first time. We sat for 20 minutes waiting for server to notice us. She visited 3 other tables of folks sat after us. Sad. Because peoples food looked great. By then I got to grumpy to even bother to order so we left. read more

Usually wait quite a while on Friday nights for a table. (Anywhere from 15-40 minutes depending on size of your party). Really wish they took reservations or did call ahead seating. Bar is always crowded with locals. Great food and friendly service. read more

My husband and I LOVE this place. They have a delicious salad bar with all very fresh ingredients. The salad bar also has homemade bread. The service is friendly and efficient. I have never been disappointed at this restaurant, unless you count sometimes having to wait for a table on a Friday night. I love their broiled fish. My husband likes to get the sea scallops. read more

This place is great. The owner and chef Dan Woodward, really puts his heart and soul into running a business that has been owned and operated by the same family for over sixty years. The steaks are outstanding and hand cut. The seafood is about as fresh as you can get. read more

I went here with a large party and the food was outstanding and at an excellent price. The staff was very friendly as well!! I could definitely tell the food was homemade. I love mom and pop restaurants and this one was wonderful! We had the chicken and dumplings, pizza, beef on weck, chicken wings and a few other specials. Everyone was very satisfied and they also offer a great salad bar and bread buffet. Would definitely go back again and again. read more

The food here is good considering the price but the service is almost non existent PS. If you want a drink refill you must go to the bar read more

Excellent fish fries and it's weekly specials and an overwhelmingly awesome salad bar worth the wait and the time