The 35 day dry ages split bone ribeye was melt in your mouth amazing! The garlic mashed potatoes were mouth watering, bursting with flavor! The asparagus was cooked to perfection, with that crisp first bite and seasoned to perfection! The onion rings were superb and the baked beans... they were the best I have ever tasted! The New York Cheesecake with the blueberry sauce and peanut butter pie were the absolute best I have ever tasted!! I give Bama Bucks a 10/10 for the food! The presentation of the food was breathtakingly beautiful! The service was a little slow seating (Valentine's Day so that's expected) but so well worth the wait! Tables set nicely with a single rose at every table! Very well decorated inside and out! Even though they were slam packed our waitress was very attentive to our table, made sure we had everything we needed and was not overbearing but so kind and courteous! Best date night I've had with my husband in a good while! We plan to go back soon to try more of their exotic food experiences soon! If you have never eaten here it's A+, 10/10, an absolute perfect experience! read more

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Bama Bucks in Boaz, AL is a destination! Located about an hour outside of Birmingham, Bama Bucks is a wildlife and wild game outdoor zoo with a restaurant featuring wild game, as well as the usual fare (steak, chicken, and beef). If you're into funny taxidermy, bison burgers, and seeing a lot of animals you hope to never encounter face to face, this is your place. It's really a nice, clean, well-done facility. There's a gift shop with some crazy items, a bourbon bar, fire pit, and beautiful grounds and landscaping. Worth the trip on a lovely fall day. I especially think kids would love to spend some time here. The food service was slow, but the quality, ambiance, and service were actually fantastic. They routinely bring out a baby raccoon (collective "aww"). Wood-burning fireplaces add to the charm. read more

This review is just for the food and restaurant. We didn't go into the animal park because we'd just come from Tigers for Tomorrow and had our fill of wildlife viewing, lol. Came here for lunch Friday last week with a large group after aforementioned TFT visit. Reading how popular this place is, I was worried it would be a struggle to seat us all (party of 12), but we only had to wait a few minutes while they pulled some tables together. Walking up to the restaurant there are a few little pockets to look at stuff for sale, much of it hunting/wildlife/wild game themed. There were some really funny taxidermy animals and plenty of souvenirs. There's a larger indoor gift shop that also houses a resident live sloth. The sloth was sleeping, of course, but fun to look at and you're allowed to shop while you wait for your meal, so we took turns poking around. The decor really is fun and to me it's almost worth a trip based on the novelty of it all alone. Our waitress was fine. We had a lot of questions about the menu but she mostly just said everything was good, which I guess is a fine opinion to have but didn't help us make a decision, lol. Food was a little slow to come out but they got the modifications for the kids right and no mistakes on our food either. On to the food -- I actually think I was the happiest with what I got out of everyone. A rarity. And if anyone else had written this review, it might've only been a 3 star. But I was happy! I got the fiesta chicken (grilled chicken with queso, peppers and onions, and tortilla strips) with broccoli and sweet potato fries. I also ate a couple of the complimentary rolls -- they were yummy yeast rolls and freshly baked! My chicken was juicy and perfectly cooked and I enjoyed the myriad flavors of the toppings. The broccoli was plain but tender and plentiful. The sweet potato fries were extra sweet but I prefer them that way. They were nice and crispy too. My fellow diners got a bunch of stuff -- burgers, several French dips, a couple of wild game steaks and beef steaks for the kids, etc. the French dip didn't look that good to me and no one who ordered it finished it; they said it was weirdly sweet. The elk steak was tough and dry but the bison ribeye was better received. I didn't try either because I'm a wuss, lmao. I'm glad I ordered what I did and I would reorder it if I happen to ever return. read more

Bama Bucks - Brisket French dip with sweet potato fries - New American Near Me - Sardis City, Alabama

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Bama Bucks is a cool Zoo/Restaurant (although the featherless ostriches and bears in a small cage are disturbing) . The food is good enough and the staff is good enough but not good enough to compensate for the hour plus wait for a table (caused by the literal one hour wait between the time food is ordered and arrives). And the guy who delivers the food is the worst (just dumps off the food). A high note was the guitar player in the courtyard. Tim Johnson he was excellent. read more

Bama Bucks - Pheasant with Parmesan sauce. Pretty good. - New American Near Me - Sardis City, Alabama

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First time here, we had about 40 minute wait but it was well worth it. Food was delicious and service was great even though they were busy. Loved all the things on the wall. Perfect place for large groups. read more

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If you have the chance stop in and eat at Bama Bucks! Shamira is the best server ever. Friendly, attentive, and quick. The food was flavorful, fresh, and filling. They have animal enclosures in the back. We watched kangaroos, ostriches, raccoons, camels and more while we waited on our table. Cute gift shop. Love everything about it and I found it very reasonably priced. read more

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Our family loves to go to Bama Bucks!!! The restaurant has a wonderful atmosphere and the friendliest staff!!! Now for the food... To start off, try the Fried Pimento Cheese Balls with homemade Pepper Jelly... They are Delicious!! Personally, my favorite dish is the Marinated Grilled Chicken Breast on a bed of Seasoned Rice with Sautéed Vegetables and choice of additional side (love their salads) and of course the Yeast Rolls with whipped Butter... My husband loves the American Angus Burger and mashed potatoes!! We've also enjoyed the the Trophy Mount 14oz Ribeye, topped with Melted Tomato Butter, Baked potato and Side Salad (and I have to mention the Sweet Potato Fries and fried green tomatoes). After you eat be sure to check out the Gift Shop with Fiona, the two toed Sloth, and the colony of Honey Bees working their sweet magic. Finally, enjoy a short after dinner stroll around the through the Exotic Animal Park!! You will not be disappointed planning a trip to this Wonderfully Unique Restaurant!!! read more

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It's like a zoo. we had to wait like an hour but it was DEFINITELY WORTH IT customer service was amazing their food was delicious.

Busy place but we got parking and only had to wait 1 hour for a group of 5. They sat us in a table made for 4, we had to ask for our salad and then our food came straight afterwards so we didn't have enough table room for our food. But food was great! Recommend the Angus steak but my husband said the bison steak ws better. read more

Was excited to try this. We have waited a year to do so. Left underwhelmed. Food was ok. Nothing to really boast about. Animal park was ok. Felt bad for some of the animals caged up like that, especially the bears. They didn't have a lot of room to maneuver around. The worst part by far was the service. It felt like a bunch of people who wanted to quit their jobs. Gift shop lady was rude. By the time we got to the restaurant side and were seated, we didn't see a waitress for about five minutes. This was at 3:45pm on Friday with about three tables seated. She also appeared like she just wanted to be home. Don't believe the hype. Save yourself some fuel and time and go somewhere else. read more

Pretty cool joint. Took about 40 min to get seated. Normal in a busy day. Ordered some appetizers. The gouda and cheese bites were very good. The fried gator was not bad. Could use some more seasoning. And the triple sausage plate was good. For our meals I ordered a bison steak. Good flavor. Cooked well. My wife had the burger, she enjoyed it. Food was great overall. The biggest issue was probably and hour difference between the appetizers and main meal. Took forever for the food to come out As for the park, it was fun. Kids really enjoyed it. Would have been a 5 if it wasnt for how long the food took. read more

Drove 2.5 hours to find out they were closed. Checked website the day before and they were open. Very frustrating!

This is the Burger Man with Best Burgers in America Association, and I was invited to come and score their Bison Burger, what a Unique tasting experience and an awesome Bison Burger. Not dry like some Bison burgers can be, but juicy, and tender. Bison has a different flavor than hamburger meat, so it takes some special taste buds to taste that awesome taste that Bison has to offer. They will be one of my TOP Burgers for 2025. Go and try one and tell them that the Burger Man sent you. Bama Bucks Sardis City, AL. read more

2025 Father's Day FAIL! It was my idea to have my family take me here for Father's Day and I feel I robbed my kids out of $230.00. It was our first and last time. Don't believe the hype. We arrived 30 min early because they don't take reservations, but people were already being served by the time we got in. The appetizers, sausages and duck blinds were good. It took over AN HOUR for entrees to come out. No updates from the server. None of the entrees were worth the price. Shrimp and grits were more like a microwave meal in regard to taste. The quail was charred to finch sized pieces of bone and the biscuits and gravy were just nasty. Hardee's is better. The biggest disappointment was the elk steak my son and I got. It was overcooked, tough, the sauce was not a good pairing and the blackberry chunks stuck all in my teeth. Applebees has a much better steak. I tried to play it off but they know when I don't eat a steak, something is majorly wrong. It actually caused tension within the family because I was trying my best to hide my frustration over the whole experience. The server was almost non existent throughout the meal but she sure showed up with that bill. Thanks Bama Bucks for ruining the day but thank for saving us any money we would have wasted on you in the future. read more

Must have picked a bad day to eat at Bama Bucks. Waitress was not that friendly. DO NOT order the Cajun Shrimp and Andouille Sausage Fettuccine. It was bland and swimming in sauce. They did not offer to take back to redo. Very disappointing. read more

Walk around the animal reserve or rock in chairs on the front porch while you wait for your table. Come early for a shorter wait. Worth the drive. Delicious food too. read more

Bama Bucks - New American Near Me - Sardis City, Alabama

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Food was very well prepared. Service was warm and friendly. Our senior church group came and ate for the first time. It was cold outside, but oh so warm and cozy inside with a beautiful fire in the fireplace. We will definitely return and hopefully during the late spring or early summer. We want to be able next time to enjoy the animal park. Thanks again for being so gracious to each of us. Wills Valley Community Church of Fort Payne, Alabama. read more

$42 for a steak that was overcooked accompanied by sides that were cold. The manager was a complete jerk who blew us off and tried playing us for idiots. The food runner came up to our table and slammed down the mushrooms and abruptly walked away. Is this one of those places that intentionally treat their customers like garbage? read more

Me and my family went to Bama Bucks. We really enjoyed it. I got the ribeye with double mac & cheese for the sides. The owner was very nice and the waitresses were nice also. we got our food pretty fast with it being Father's Day weekend when we went. it was crowded, but it was Father's Day weekend. We saw a guy and he was holding a baby alligator while I was eating gator bites lol. so I really recommend eating here. Goodbye. read more

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We love Bama Buck's! We have been several times and the food is always great! Our kids love being able to go see the animals while we wait. Get the bison with tomato butter but on your next trip try elk steak with the black berry reduction, both absolutely delicious. read more

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Animals looked sickly and steaks were burned almost to a crisp! Will not be back. Very disappointed.

The food especially the steaks were so good there was no need for steak sauce. We set window side with great view of the deer pen. Great service never mind the wait if there is one you can sit fire side while waiting for a table and watch the animals. read more

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Amazing place! It was about a 3 hour drive for us, but well worth the trip & the wait time. Service was great, friendly staff, food was delicious. The mashed potatoes were the best potatoes i've eaten in my life, salad was fresh, steak was fantastic. We all cleaned our plates. Prices are a bit high but well worth it (our opinion). They have a small zoo to go through while waiting to eat, $5 a person- definitely worth it. 10/10 recommend. we will be going back soon! read more

Bama Bucks - New American Near Me - Sardis City, Alabama

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Me and my family went here and we liked it. The food was fine, the atmosphere was nice. It was fun to look around the buildings while we wait and our server was nice. I had the chicken Alfredo and it was fine. The reason I'm giving this three stars is due to this place being hyped up so much and I left the place feeling a little underwhelmed. If you want to check this place out, I say go ahead it's an interesting place and you might enjoy it. read more

Bama Bucks - Chicken Alfredo - New American Near Me - Sardis City, Alabama

We didn't eat because the hostess was so unpleasant to us very rude and not willing to help. My party was waiting an hour and we had a dog so I wanted to order a takeout so I could be with the dog at the car and she said I couldn't do a takeout until my party ordered. Didn't make sense that I couldn't place an order to take to my car. So we left and they lost out on serving 6 people. Oh well we will never return! read more

The filet is very flavorful. The fiesta chicken is good. Salad dry had to ask for more dressing. Other than baked potato never found a side that was very impressive. The rolls are decent. Cream Brûlée cheescake is great. They do sing and give dessert for birthday which is very nice of them we just thought icing on the cake was very strange. The server we had was very unfriendly and did not check on us the 1st half of the meal but we ultimately got everything we needed eventually. Unique places that I recommend everyone tries. read more

The food is great. Wonderful wait staff. I took my German relatives here. The only issue we had was with the exotic animal part. The deer, gnu's, elk had quite a large area to roam, but the donkey had a smaller dirt pen and black bears had a small cement pen with shelter and a small pol but nothing natural...no trees. The 2-toed sloth had an aquarium kind of setup. In this day and age of keeping animals in their natural settings, this kind of fell short and we left, feeling sorry for the bears read more

Food was nice and so was the staff. Our waitress was the best(i wish I could remember her name). We didn't have to remind her of a thing. We also had gator bites which were great. They helped us celebrate my brothers birthday by singing and offering a free dessert. I enjoyed the experience. You do need everyone in your party present to be seated. It was a full house but the wait wasn't bad at all. read more

Bama Bucks - Bison lasagna - New American Near Me - Sardis City, Alabama

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Food is amazing! Atmosphere is great and the animals are always watching. Great service by the wait staff!

Really wanted to love it, I'd heard so much good stuff about it. Our server, Brailyn, was rude to us and she would attempt to run away every single time I opened my mouth to try and ask for anything. Told her to come back in 2 minutes and we would be ready to order, she sat at the bar talking with other servers for 20 minutes and ignored us. Appetizers took a little long to come out, food was pretty okay, I got the pheasant breast with macaroni and cheese and a baked potato. Another new server came over with shoulder-length blonde hair and a white bow. I was confused about her bringing a random drink over. Understood after a few seconds it was my friend's refill (she didn't ask for one and her drink was still pretty full, that's why I got confused). Tried to ease the tension because she seemed annoyed so I complimented her hair. She rolled her eyes at me. Almost didn't have time to ask for a box because Brailyn set down the check and sprinted away like she was on fire (they were not busy, she had like two or three tables at the time including us). Animal cages were outrageous. The black bear cages were awful. Why are you putting such intelligent animals in small, concrete cages? No grass, no trees, no nothing. Couldn't even get any sunlight. Barely even had room to pace. The raccoon and lemur cages were pretty small, and there was a rabbit by himself off to the side that didn't get that much traffic. They had a single male and female tortoise, and the male was chasing and getting on top of the female the entire time. She was much smaller and so clearly stressed because she's the only female, meaning she's the only one that faces his wrath. Ostriches plucked their feathers out from stress, barely had room to run because there's dead trees everywhere in the way. Gave the bison and deer so much space but seemed to not care about the other animals. Go somewhere else. Not good, and overpriced. read more

Great food, better atmosphere. I'm gonna have to add more bison to my diet. Will definitely be back. read more

Bama Bucks - New American Near Me - Sardis City, Alabama

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Today was our first time there. It was a really interesting place, our daughter & grands took us for our birthdays. They paid for us to see the animals, that was good (sad to see my favorite black bears in a pen) that said, the animals did look cared for and healthy. I saw some animals I had never seen before! Now to eat...they were packed but our wait time wasn't too long, enough stuff to look at to keep your mind off the time waiting. We had a friendly server that was working hard. The food was great, my bison lasagna was delicious, not a complaint on our table! My tell all is the salad in any restaurant, theirs was great! We didn't have room for dessert after eating the delicious appetizers & meal. P.S. nice clean restrooms! read more

I had heard about Bama Bucks from friends who drove in from Birmingham, who said it was worth the trip. I enjoyed myself so much, I have to agree. We arrived for dinner around 7:30 on Saturday night. The hostess advised there was a 30 minute wait but we were seated in ten minutes. In that short time, we milled about outside by the fire and tried to guess what animals were behind the fence that had signs admonishing us to keep our hands to ourselves because animals bite. Because we couldn't see anything, we agreed to come back one day for lunch and a walk around to see their critters. Perusing the menu is a pleasure - in particular, I'm looking forward to lunching on the "Bite a Pig in the Butt" sandwich soon. Because we were starving for steaks, that's what we got. We stared with macaroni and cheese bites - which had great cheese but no macaroni that we could discern. We then progressed to salads - I upgraded mine to a wedge and it was quite good. I did find ranch dressing an odd choice with blue cheese on the plate, but both were good so it was just different, not bad. The house salad was also generous and delicious. The time between appetizer and salad was perfect - we had time to finish before the salads came, and the appetizers were fast out of the kitchen. For the main meal, though, there was quite a wait. Several large parties had finished and were wrapping up, so we couldn't discern the reason for the delay. Fifteen minutes became twenty-five, and our server came to advise the kitchen was out of baked potatoes, and to ask what our preferred substitute was. We sadly requested mashed potatoes - the baked potatoes we had seen leaving the kitchen had whetted our appetites - they looked perfect and well-sized and steamy hot. But no matter. The mashed potatoes were fine. Steaks arrived and were ... just fine. They were well-marinated and seasoned. He had a 22 ounce ribeye, which was so thin but was perfectly cooked. I had a 6 ounce filet, with tomato butter, which was lovely. At this point, it was after 9:00 but we still ordered creme brûlée cheesecake and coffee. Both were perfect, delicious despite the late hour. The sugar on top of the cheesecake was nicely torched and yielded the pleasing crunch we hoped for. The tab for two without tip was $90, which was very fair. I will say, the food was enough - we were not hungry at the end of the meal, but not stuffed either. We will definitely be back - looking forward to the aforementioned lunch soon! Maybe we'll arrive earlier for dinner - so there won't be such a delay between salads and mains. I would encourage anyone who has gotten this far in my long-winded review to try Bama Bucks. read more

Bama Bucks - Wedge salad - New American Near Me - Sardis City, Alabama

Oh my I enjoyed this so much! Aside from the food being excellent the views were great! Now I'm a snob about fried green tomatoes and will admit to not caring for these. Too much balsamic vinegar along with the sauce. Could only taste the vinegar. The burger tho.....OMG. Cooked perfectly and my side of asparagus was seasoned just right. I will be back! read more

We visited for the first time tonight and I have a few thoughts. Fantastic vibe and atmosphere...it feels so homey and cozy. The grounds are so lovely and well kept. I found myself just admiring some of the trees. Hostess was sweet, friendly and informative! When our waitress came up we all noticed how she seemed bothered. She wasn't friendly and honestly just seemed annoyed to be waiting on our table of 6. We thought that it might get better and she did improve a teeny tiny bit. She brought back refills and gave us Coke instead of our original Dr. Pepper. We had to stop a different waitress and ask for the correct drink because our server kept hanging out around the hostess stand. I wish we had gotten our "neighbor" waitress because she was so friendly and talkative with her tables! She was telling them all kinds of stuff about the food, checking on them, constantly coming around and just seemed so friendly and helpful! She immediately passed the wrong drink information along to our actual waitress and then she even came back later to check on us, which she didn't have to do since we weren't her table, to be sure we got it fixed! Ok, so fast forward to our food...we waited a while and the restaurant had mostly cleared out by this point! I kept seeing our waitress hanging out around the hostess stand and we were hoping our food wasn't back in the kitchen waiting on her. She finally brings our food out and we were right! The plates are super hot but our food is not. You could tell it had been sitting under the warmer lights or whatever they use. I don't wanna focus on the negatives bc it truly was just our server. A server plays a huge part in your experience at a restaurant...especially one like this. I wish I could've told the other waitress how I wish we would've had her instead! Food is good and definitely makes it worth a visit! read more

We made the trip to Bama Buck's from Fayetteville, TN, and it did not disappoint. It was a little strange getting to the restaurant because it is in a mostly residential area, but hard to miss when you get there. The lodge gives a very rustic cabin vibe, and delivers the perfect country setting for the dining and entertainment experience you are about to receive. The food is amazing, I enjoyed the bison ribeye and mashed potatoes with asparagus. My wife's sandwich was phenomenal as well; although I can't remember what it was called. The service was excellent and when you are done, you can walk through their outdoor pavilion and see all forms of wildlife. 10/10 would recommend and we will definitely be back! read more

Bama Bucks - The bison ribeye; medium rare with mashed potatoes - New American Near Me - Sardis City, Alabama

Best beef medallions I have ever had. Great place. We didn't get there in time before dark to see all the animals.

Its not worth the drive or the wait. If they allowed reservations so you did not have to wait 2 hours to be seated it might have been better. Then another 2 hours to get your food once your seated. Food was cold and meh. Wasted 4 hours getting there and back and another 4 hours waiting for meh food. Dont waste your time or money. Biggest scam around. They told us no reservations but we watched a prom group show up, walk in and have their food served immediately. So if you know someone you can get special treatment otherwise service sucked and they treat you like a burden. Not much exotic meats, just standard wild boar, elk, little venison. This is one of those go once to see why you will never go back. Again food was meh at best. The atmosphere sucked as well. No where to wait for 2 hours for your table. Just stand around the gift shop so you buy over priced garbage. You can also stand around outside. They offer no beverages and they DO NOT serve alcohol. The least they could do is offer some lemonade or water to the people waiting 2 hours to over pay them to eat the mediocre food. Do not recommend. Dont waste your time on this tourist trap with bad food. read more

If you're looking for great food and atmosphere that's outside the typical scene in North Alabama, you won't be disappointed at Bama Bucks. The service is very good and consistent. Their steaks are award-winning! Also if you go on your birthday, you may be surprised by their happy birthday routine. My wife and I live very close to the restaurant, but if you are out of the area, a trip to Bama Bucks in fabulous Sardis City is worth the drive. read more

Had an amazing time! Great food and service and the animals were so cool! The general store was unique and educational