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    Cork & Cleaver

    3.9 (338 reviews)
    ModerateGastropubs
    Open 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Steak tacos & sweet potato fries
    Tracy C.

    Upscale yet casual, comfortable, and welcoming. The staff were phenomenal and seemed to truly be glad to help customers with menu suggestions. I had the steak tacos with a side of sweet potato fries and both were fresh, hot, and delicious. I ordered a white chocolate bread pudding to go and it was sinful. Yum! I will definitely visit again the next time I'm in Montgomery.

    Crème brûlée
    Leah R.

    Wow!!! What a great find!! It's a family-owned smaller restaurant with great atmosphere, incredible food, and warm and friendly staff!! The steak tacos were wonderful and their shrimp and grits are award-winners for good reason! Their crème-brûlée is a family recipe and I was really glad I had saved space for dessert!!

    Old Fashioned
    Mary S.

    My experience was great! Sat at the bar solo, tender was attentive, food came out fresh, and happy hour prices were VERY reasonable!

    Josh the "intoxicologist" was the absolute best. Never have I had a restaurant experience like this. The mocktails... insane. The butterfinger shot... don't even get me started!!!!!!!! The food was fantastic as well but we all know who the real star of the show is. Thanks Josh for making what was planned as a chill dinner into an unforgettable experience. I will tell anyone who is willing to listen about this dining extravaganza. #joshrocks #androlls

    Outside patio.
    Edward P.

    Located in Zelda Place, Cork & Cleaver is an excellent choice for brunch. While they do have indoor seating, the outdoor patio is a comfortable little area to enjoy a meal when the Alabama heat isn't overwhelming. Our server was a nice young man who brought us our drinks promptly, gave us some time to go over the menu, and then came back to take our order. I thought it odd though when he asked my wife, who ordered Eggs Benedict, how well done she wanted her eggs. It's a poached egg. It's supposed to be runny. Anyway, my mother ordered the French Toast, and I ordered the Shrimp & Grits. I love that they put Conecuh Sausage in the Shrimp & Grits (keeping it Alabama style). They used Gouda cheese to mix with the grits and it wasn't overwhelming. Very tasty dish. My wife and mother both enjoyed their meals. Definitely recommend.

    Steak tacos
    Mindi F.

    What a pleasant find! We were in Montgomery to go to the Whitewater paddling park and we somehow got the name of this place. It is about 4 miles from the park. It is a small place and a tad bit run down but the food was excellent. We got there in time to order off the lunch menu. I'm glad we did because the portion sizes for the table next to us were huge! I had the melon salad with a side of blackened shrimp. The shrimp were cooked and seasoned perfectly. I've never had a salad like that and I never thought that watermelon, mustard, pecans, and bacon would work together but it did! My husband had the steak tacos and the meat was tender and tasty. If we ever find ourselves in Montgomery again, I'd like to go back for dinner.

    Blackened Salmon
    Denise S.

    Cork and Cleaver is featuring Christmas cocktails crafted by their bartenders. They are all good! Also enjoyed a cheese board. My dinner was chicken bruschetta. Great place to enjoy with friends!

    White chocolate bread pudding
    Kimberly C.

    Great service. Excellent meal. Cute as can be spot. We left Cork and Cleaver and pleasantly stuffed. We were just passing through town. So glad we stopped!

    Fried catfish over collard greens and Gouda grits with okra chips
    Diane L.

    This place was a huge surprise! I ordered the catfish over collard greens and Gouda grits with okra chips. My daughter ordered the chicken bruschetta with potatoes. We shared an order of fried green tomatoes with crawfish cream sauce. This was the best-tasting and the best-presented meal I've had in years! The service (our waitress was Taylor) was outstanding, and the food was served quickly. I cannot praise this place enough!

    Filet with Asparagus
    Eric P.

    I took my work team here for a conference dinner, and we had a wonderful time! The food was delicious, generously portioned, and there is a happy hour during which appetizers are half off (call to find exact hours). The shrimp and grits had a spicy cajun cream sauce and generous chunks of conecuh sausage. My colleague got the filet, and she rated it "absolutely delicious!" The cheese plate had delicious cheese varieties (a garlic goat spread, a smoky blue, and some sort of sharp cheese with some casein crystals), but was a tiny bit skimpy on the accoutrements, so we were taking BIG OL bites of cheese with just tiny bits of crackers and honey, etc. I love cheese, so no huge complaints, but it could have been a bit more balanced.

    Citrus berry salad (front), avocado kale salad (back)
    Sarah P.

    I had high hopes when I saw a couple of reviews that said this was a vegetarian friendly restaurant, but ended up being pretty disappointed when I realized the vegetarian options were extremely limited (a portobello grilled cheese, some sides, and salads) The service was great when we walked in. Wish I remembered the waitresses name, she was so friendly and helpful with ordering drinks. However, our server switched sometime between ordering drinks and ordering food, and the new guy told us the other server "had to go". He was much less helpful, didn't seem like he actually wanted to wait on us, and smelled like an ashtray. We ordered a cheese board to start, and while it wasn't terrible, it was "meh" at best and just kind of disappointing for almost $20. The cheeses were all one note -Smokey. I was excited about the one that looked like a whipped goat cheese, but when I took a bite it literally tasted like cheez whiz (you know, from a can) and this bright red crunch "bacon bits" that aren't even really bacon. My husband and I both ordered salads. I got the citrus berry salad and he got the avocado kale salad. He also added a cup of the lamb vegetable soup. Like the cheese board, the salads were not bad. The ingredients were all fresh, but they just weren't $12 salads. My husband really liked the soup, though. He's vegetarian along with me 85-90% of the time, and even when he does eat meat he usually does not like lamb. But he said the flavor wasn't overpowering and the texture was really tender and more like a roast. I really wanted to like this place more than I did. I love supporting small businesses, and all the local art on the walls was a nice touch ... but this just wasn't worth it for me.

    Dinner serving of lobster Mac and cheese

    Steak was rare (ordered med rare), it was unable to be cut and nothing was done to correct it. Lobster Mac and cheese had 2 tiny pieces of lobster. Wanted to love this place but the only thing that stood out was the service (our waitress was very attentive).

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