This place is redeemed, Samantha at the bar was wonderful and did a great job throughout our visit. This was a way better experience then our last visit. I do not give 5 stars out unless it is well deserved. We arrived and they were very busy but only a 15-20 minute wait, we opted to sit at the bar. We started with the crab cake appetizer, it is enough for two. The table rolls came at the same time. The crabcakes were tasty. She then ordered the salmon plate with rice and broccoli, I had the 8oz filet with a baked potato. Both meals were seasoned and cooked perfectly. A very good meal and excellent service. We will return. read more

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My latest dining experience was a complete disaster. Apparently, Briquettes has no dining room manager. My wife and I dined 5pm with a new to us waitress. She was very lackadaisical, more interested in her social media. So we ordered an appetizer delaying ordering dinner she kept checking back saying she would hold the order so we agreed. We finished our appetizer, the salad hit the table immediately. Before we could stick a fork in the salads he meal comes out? WTH! My takeaway after a bathroom visit was 1). At the station at the kitchen door our waitress was once again on her cell phone viewing social media. 2). In the restroom the host was standing in a vacant toilet staff focused in his social media. It appears Briquettes has a management problem and not an employee problem. This afternoon I ask my wife if she'd like to give Briquettes another try. The answer was a BIG NO! What a shame the owners worked hard to develop and build a brand only to crumble before our eyes. read more

Hm. Okay, at the start, the service was pretty slow. It took a while to get our drinks etc. But once we got our salads, everything else was on a roll. As far as food, I can tell the food is fresh. The quality of the steak was good, but I can say the flavor was missing a little. It wasn't bad, but it definitely doesn't live up to the hype. Again, the quality of meat was good, fresh, but I wish there was a little more flavor. The macaroni was about what I expected which was just okay. Maybe I'll try the other location soon. read more

Visited Briquettes after a flight cancellation and wanted a better option than what is offered at the airport! Great vibe with full bar and tvs to help past the time. Service was friendly and my NY strip was cooked just as ordered. Great spot to try out if in the airport are if Mobile before that afternoon or now late evening flight! read more

Briquettes Steakhouse - Lunch 9oz NY Strip - Steakhouses Near Me - Mobile, Alabama

Food was good and service was great. We went on Valentine's Day and it was packed, but they didn't let that slow them down. Plan on going back soon. read more

I was told by a friend there burgers here were great...When I walked in, the stink - oder of the place was very bad....almost made me sick....It was lunch time and the cheese burger was just OK...Very dry with little flaver....It came with a very tiny amount of fries I could put in the palm of my hand....This cost me $14.52....A total waist of money... read more

This is the first time my wife and I have been to this location. The food was spectacular with steak as the specialty. We required three takeout boxes since there was so much food at reasonable prices. You get what you pay for and the service was above and beyond! The restaurant seating was plentiful and this will become a #1 choice as this place is made in mind for the entire family or casual dining or a romantic date to treat someone. The feeling walking through the door is very welcoming. read more

Briquettes Steakhouse - Porter House Steak with freshly made from scratch various sides. - Steakhouses Near Me - Mobile, Alabama

I had lunch with coworkers at Briquettes on Schillinger. I've had Briquettes before but I am not sure what I had. Perusing the menu I knew I wanted steak but had to narrow it down. The decision came down to the number of sides. The chopped steak I believe came with 2 sides. I decided to go with the macaroni and cheese casserole and the strawberry side salad. Before we ordered our food, the table decided on some appetizers. The 3 choices we decided on were the fried green tomatoes with Cajun cream sauce, Artichoke Spinach dip, and Asian Almond Shrimp. All 3 were pretty good but my absolute favorite was the Asian Almond Shrimp. I think I could've eaten that for a main meal. My strawberry side salad arrived first. I want to say it was probably the most beautiful salad I'd ever seen. It had tangerines in addition to the strawberries. It also had some glazed walnuts that I think had a hint of cinnamon on them. There was also the vinaigrette that added the final touch to the salad. The chopped steak and macaroni and cheese casserole came out soon after I was finished with the salad. The casserole was good. I don't remember much about it because I pretty much ate it as quickly as possible. The chopped steak I took time with. The flavor was plentiful. I loved the gravy with the onions and mushrooms. It really brought out the taste of the steak. The steak was really juicy and cooked to my liking. I really enjoyed this meal. As far as the service goes, the place was busy for lunch. Although it was busy we didn't experience any long wait times with the food. I don't remember the waitress name but she was very helpful. read more

Briquettes Steakhouse - Strawberry Side Salad - Steakhouses Near Me - Mobile, Alabama

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My husband and I had the pleasure of eating here tonight, it was our first time and let me tell I have no ideal what took us so long, We were greeted by our server Conner and he took our order it came out fast, it was absolutely delicious. We got the ribeyes, sides were Mac and cheese casserole, sweet potato casserole, rice pilaf, and loaded mashed potatoes. Everything was excellent. I can't wait to go back. If you go in ask for Conner, he did an excellent job. read more

Hubby was in the mood for a birthday steak so went for the first time last night. At first glance the decor is nice and the place is fairly well kept up. However after standing there a few minutes, we noticed a strange smell-my son likened it to gym socks. It was fairly strong-maybe they had a roof leak and water issue at one point? It was so strong and pervasive it really affected my enjoyment of the meal. Service: We were there a little before 5, and it took at least a good 10 minutes to be acknowledged by a server after we were seated. Drinks were slow to be refilled and it took a long while to bring the check. Server was just kind of blase. Being a little more outgoing and chatty would probably have netted a higher tip. She didn't suggest drinks or appetizers like other places usually do. Now, for the food. Hubby always gets rare ribeyes when we go out, so he ordered that, son got the chicken alfredo, I got the patty melt. Hubbys steak was thin so wasn't really rare, more like a medium well. Potato was good, as was the broccoli. Son liked his pasta and mac n cheese but I thought the mac and cheese by it's texture had sat out for a while and microwaved or something-was tough in places. My patty melt was ok, not really a true patty melt in terms of taste and the texas toast was kinda soggy. The fries were really good though-crispy on the outside and tender inside. All in all, wasn't really a great experience and the smell definitely means I probably wouldn't go back unless I knew it had been alleviated-hard to enjoy a meal with the gym sock/mildewy smell. Wish we had chosen somewhere else for the birthday. read more

Best burger I've ever had!! Great staff and clean interior. I highly recommend the onion rings!

Fantastic food and atmosphere the place was filled with locals. That's always a good sign. Service was impeccable and the food was really good. read more

We stopped in as we were in the area shopping. Our waitress seemed a bit like we were bothering her. The food was ok.. nothing to write home about. read more

Living in mobile means thet you have to try Briquettes at least one that you are here. First, you have to try their brisket. So juicy and so tender. Second, the service is unmatched. Waiters treat you like kings and queens. And three, Briquettes's decoration reminds me of being in a nice steakhouse like Ruth's Chris. I TOTALLY recommend going here while you are visiting Mobile! read more

Forgive me for not taking pic of our steaks, but we were too hungry! My husband and I both got a Filet. They were cooked just the way we ordered and all of our food got eaten! We enjoyed the atmosphere, which was family friendly and very casual dress. The staff was friendly and courteous! If you are in Mobile give this place a try! read more

Briquettes Steakhouse - Garden Salad - Steakhouses Near Me - Mobile, Alabama

Called and they said 20 minute wait. They put our name on the list and said to checkin when we got here. Get there and they say it's an hour wait and that they will now put us on the list. Asked why they would take our name over the phone and then change when we get there. They say it's because they want to know how many groups are coming in. This is so sorry. When someone calls, simply say "we don't do call ahead" and that's that. This is rude and poor management. read more

This is in reference to the Schillinger Rd location. We had a horrible experience here. We waited 1.5 hours after being quoted 30 to 45 minutes for a group of seven. After checking in around the one hour mark, we were shown a table and told we would be seated there when the party left. After waiting an additional 30 minutes, they seated a different group there and told us they could see us at a smaller table, but only if we can put our four year-old in a highchair because they were out of chairs. We left. Do not support this business. It is absolutely atrocious to have this type of customer service. read more

Food was what you would expect from a steakhouse. Steaks had too much liquid smoke marinade. Ribeye found have been more tender. Won't be back. The meat was prepared in a way I don't appreciate. read more

Me and a friend had lunch there yesterday. The food was great! Janell was our server , she was perfect. We sat in a booth, all the booths seats are cracked and hurt your legs. Please repair these cracked seats. read more

Had a great dinner last night at the Montlimar location. Came in fairly close to closing time as we thought it was 10pm and they still accommodated us. Sat at the bar and the service was excellent. Both the patty melt and parmesan chicken were outstanding. We will be back !! read more

The meal was very good with the exception of our vegetables being left out and the waiter not checking to make sure our order was complete. I've eaten there many times at the bar and gotten better service. I was very disappointed we had over $120 meal. read more

We made reservation for 10 at 6pm we didn't get seated til 7:15pm we order the spinach dip and fried green tomatos this was very good none left. 8 of us order the ribeye steak and 2 fried shrimp and one chicken breast. Everyone was pleased with they order the food was very tasteful and the service was also so great they kept apologizing for the long wait. Overall we had a great time fellowshipping with Family. I recommend Briquette on Montlimar it is a great place to eat, celebrate and fellowship. read more

It's my mother favorite place because she loves the Asian Almond Shrimp. It's a great appetizer. The service was above average. My wife and I both ordered ribeyes. Normally we get filets from there but they were just ok at best. We ordered the ribeye because it is an easier steak to cook and usually, to me at least, it's the most flavorful steak. Ours were both overcooked and tasteless. We've been here 5 times and I have had one good meal. I thanked my mother and will remind her she has two other sons if she wants to go back. The manager did come out and took off 25 % of our tab so that kinda made it a better experience. read more

We loved this restaurant! The chicken strawberry salad was my favorite. My husband loved the steak. Both were lackluster tonight. To start, the delicious rolls they used to serve are no more, totally different, not tasty at all. Dry and bland. I can't pinpoint exactly what was up with my salad, but definitely not close to what I usually get. My husband gave me a 2 bite size of his steak, after cutting it in half, the bite I took was so tough I had to graciously (hopefully) give it to a cocktail napkin. It was terrible. I really hate to give a bad review, and things need to be really bad for me to do so. In a nutshell, quality of the food has gone down 50%, if not more. read more

I would not get an old-fashioned or whiskey sour here. It was not the greatest the soup was pretty good. I had the potato soup pretty good and it comes with a couple pieces of bread not bad has yummy whip butter I haven't tried steak at this place, but it looks like they would be a great steakhouse, but the drinks were just OK. read more

Briquettes Steakhouse - Bar area - Steakhouses Near Me - Mobile, Alabama

I have eaten at Briquette's about 3 times. The second visit I ordered salmon and was very well pleased. It was literally the best salmon I have ever tasted. I forgot to post a review (that was a few months ago.) This week I met a BFF there for dinner, and I had the glazed salmon salad, sweet potato casserole (I am a sweet potato lover!), and ordered the spinach dip as an appetizer. Yes, I was stuffed. Again forgot to take pics of our food, so the picture of the salad is from my carryout. Also had to box up half of the appetizer. It was delicious!! I will of course be going back, as it is now the place to get my 'salmon fix'. The atmosphere is also welcoming, for family or singles, including solo. read more

Briquettes Steakhouse - Glazed Salmon Salad - Steakhouses Near Me - Mobile, Alabama

I do NOT recommend! I have to take my 80-year-old dad here every time we visit him because he LOVES it. they give complementary bread. Who doesn't like a good yeast roll? Yum. We ordered soft drinks and tea, apps, steaks and sides. Shrimp app was great and it's my Pops fave. I ordered the fried green tomatoes app and the sauce looked watery, but I decided to bite into it anyway. It was actually a yellow/orange tomato and the sauce literally tasted like milk and raw garlic. I am 1000% sure that someone literally put all of the uncooked ingredients inside of milk/cream and never cooked/reduced it. It was obvious by the way that it looked that it was wrong so I'm unsure why it even made it to our table. I never send food back. I hate to do that. But this was blatantly disrespectful to fried green tomato tomatoes and crawfish sauce. Shame on the Chef and Expo. We ordered a steak medium well and another medium. One came out well done the other came out medium well but tasted good . The chicken was dry and not yummy. No seasoning. The kids steak was good. they have an excellent kids menu. The sides are OK but one of them didn't make it to the table until it was almost time to go. The onion rings had a soft thick batter that wasn't crispy at all. We've eaten here several time, but the food was never this bad. Our waitress came back to refill our drinks, and my daughter surprisingly saw a tiny roach swimming at the top of her sweet tea. We were mortified! We remained calm we were in shock! And so disgusted. I am very familiar with restaurants both the front of the house and the back of the house. In all my years I have never had this happen at any restaurant that I have visited or worked at. This was not one of those big wood roaches that comes inside sometimes even if you have the cleanest of places but this was one of those little dirty roaches that you see in infestations from a lack of cleanliness. The ones you see from nasty and on the tv show hoarders. if this roach made it into their sweet tea, I can guarantee you that they have huge sanitation issues in their kitchen and at their servers stations. We notified our waitress, she apologized but didn't seem surprised so maybe it happens often. No one from a member of Management approached us and apologized or gave us an explanation. The waitress brought us our ticket with a 25% discount. We left a tip for the original amount of the bill and not for the discounted amount. she was nice and we had a baby with us so I always do a little extra anyway. I was surprised that no one showed up to our table to apologize profusely I would never want this type of review for any restaurant. I'm leaving the review because I was in shock when this happened and I had to let it sink in for a few days. I thought of Every way possible that this could've happened and it became more and more disturbing. Cleanliness and attention to detail when you're feeding people is extremely important. They can make people sick and make or break a business . Management should have come to our table, explained exactly how this could've happened and what he did to fix the issue and our meal should have been comped completely with a promise that the problem was addressed, and that it would never ever happen again. I'm leaving this review now because I had to let the shock and disgust wear off. I wanted this review to be insightful and helpful for the business and for patrons. You've been warned, It's not worth the money or the risks and there are many more options in Mobile to choose from. Or maybe try the other location. read more

Best steak in town ! Also the salmon is fire ! The onion rings and sweet potatoes as well Great service , great owners ! read more

Food was mid. Ordered house burger which consisted of 3 pieces of torn/bagged lettuce, 2 Roma thin sliced tomatoes, 2 red onion very thin strings which I removed bc they were rubbery and maybe 15 fries. Other person ordered patty melt which should be in Texas toast however looked small like regular bread and again with very small amount fries. Over priced for what we received. Wished I would not have tipped on this To-Go order :( read more

Great bar! good drinks and service, had fried tomatoes with crawfish etouffe sauce Good, steaks were flavorful but strawberry feta salad and onion rings were decent, service was good! read more

Stopped in for dinner with a friend. I'm that guy by the way....I order burgers at steakhouses. Can't help it! In all fairness, my buddy ordered the filet and it looked doggone delicious! Guess it was too, 'cause he inhaled it like a Hoover! My Briquettes Burger was really good and blazing hot, served literally off the grill. Service was excellent, with our server being attentive, but not overbearing very friendly with a nice smile. Every time I've visited Briquettes, it's been the same: great service, great food and fair prices. Seems to be working for them! read more

Love Briquettes on Montlimar and especially, my server of choice, Linda!!! She's fabulous. Not a bad item on the menu - trust me!!!

The restaurant was dead, it makes no since how the bathroom was this nasty. If you can not keep your bathroom clean I can't imagine what your kitchen looks like. The establishment as a whole has gone down hill (even our server told us that). Cons: Disgusting bathroom. Overall food quality was sad. Food on the floor - I actually stepped on several chips getting to my booth. Window was so nasty you could not see out of it. You no longer get to pick out a knife for your steak, or a least we were not offered one. Fried green tomatoes sat in a extremely watery thin milk (not a cream sauce what so ever). Steak was over cooked. Medium rare should always have bright pink. My ribeye was completely gray. Pros: Server was friendly Food was fast; a little to fast. read more

Slow is an understatement. We got there at 6:30 and we're not able to leave until 9 PM first, we were told we would wait 45 minutes, but it wound up being an hour and 15 minutes. Then, when we sat down for our meal. It came at a reasonable but slow pace. I had the shrimp, which was good, but not worth the wait. My friend had the melt, which was cooked well done. She was not offered the option for medium, rare or rare. My other friend had the chicken which was served just slightly above room temperature. The one bright spot was that our server was quite good. We will not be returning read more

This has got to be my favorite steakhouse in town . The food is always good , haven't had a bad experience yet . Knock on wood . And you can't beat the prices . My fave and go to is the ribeye (medium rare) with grilled veggies and sweet potato casserole . There's just something about their sweet potato casserole , it's a must try . I'm sad that they changed their menu after Covid because they had some other stuff that I really enjoyed like their jumbo wings , grilled zucchini , and sweet potato fries . But I'd still go back regardless cause their food is just that good and their service is good and quick . Can go casual or even be a nice little date night spot . read more

Briquettes Steakhouse - Ribeye with sweet potato casserole and onion rings - Steakhouses Near Me - Mobile, Alabama

We hired Briquette's to cater a meal for twenty-five people, for a business dinner to our location. Everything was perfect. Bryan was so easy to work with, and made ordering for 25 a breeze. There was plenty of food. In fact, we were able to share our extra food with a local ministry, who was so grateful for the donation. The meal was delicious, delivered hot and in a timely manner. I will definitely use Briquettes catering in the future. read more

At this point, I've visited both locations and I appreciate Briquette's consistency in quality of food, flavor, and service. I do favor this location over the Montlimar restaurant, as it's in my neighborhood and the "steakhouse" vibe is slightly higher here. I have only tasted their steak and it's was pretty good. I'm more partial to going to steakhouses and ordering salmon for some reason. Be that as it may, I am pleased to report that Briquette's salmon is delish! Apparently, I visited at the right time as I was seated immediately and had a great, adequately priced meal. Briquette's can definitely stay on my dinner spot roster. read more

Delish! Stake was perfect. The Caesar salad was amazing! Celebrated my twin's birthday there with a handful of their besties and they were very accommodating and helpful. read more

I have eaten multiple times at this location. The burgers are fantastic and the service is wonderful.

Happy with the service and the good has always been very good in all their restaurants we have been to!!!