Stopped by 3/7/23 5:30pm to grab a drink and a quick bite. Had a salad and tried the 423 cocktail, drink was terrible, two sips (two small sips not a bit more, maybe 1/8 inch removed from glass) and didn't have any more. Female bartender asked what was wrong, I just said I didn't care for the drink, she said would you like me to make you something else, I told her no thank you, she said I'll remove from your bill, no sorry no nothing. Well nor did she remove from my bill, I paid $23 for an Alex $12 salad and two sips of a crappy drink. I paid the full bill, I'll never return to J Alexander Chattanooga restaurant again. I frequent the J Alexander's in Cordova TN (Memphis) and Cool Springs TN (Nashville), much much better and professional. Going to have dinner at PF Changs now, where I should've gone in the first place! read more

Wow... I love K.Alexander but the one in Hamilton place should be ashamed to carry their name.... Terrible service, clueless servers.. I am sorry to say that I will never come back and for the ones close by try Melones, just few blocks away and blow this place away! read more

The service was great, but the food was like something off a buffet. We had the smoked salmon dip which seemed like some pre-packaged thing, a salad which was nothing special, and then two steak dinners... one with fries and one with smashed potatoes. The fries were like the ones you get at Steak and Shake. The smashed potatoes lacked seasoning and, again, seemed like something off a buffet. The steaks were both overdone and tough. With two drinks, our bill was over $150. I wish we would have gone to Chick-fil-a. read more

Good Food, Good Service! We especially appreciate attending after church service. I love the salmon and my husband loves the steak. The portions are great. My husband's steak was under cooked (he likes his with no pink) and the chef was gracious. Great customer service. We recommend them. read more

Great food. Romantic atmosphere. Great choice. Love the prime rib with Caesar salad and rattlesnake pasta was great, but not kid friendly. Date night or single bar on this side of town. Service was excellent and professional. read more

Stopped here for dinner after a day of traveling. Ate at the bar. Service was friendly and attentive. Had a great glass of wine, and my friend's old fashioned had the good Italian cherries! We enjoyed our meal, but the Key Lime pie was amazing! It was super fresh -- like homemade. The whipped cream tasted fresh too-- not like some restaurants where the desserts seem like thawed out store bought. Overall, a great experience, would definitely recommend! read more

Our meals were delicious! Ordered a the Maui Steak with broccoli and it was prepared rare as ordered. It was not as tender as I've had before yet tasty. Carrot cake is always a win!!! read more

This used to be one of our favorite restaurants in town but took a dip 3-4 years ago and we still go on rare occasions to see if they are making the turn. Overall this experience could be better but we have had worse so may be there is hope. Nothing bad can be said about the atmosphere and the server was very nice. We were happy to see the Huavo rolls on the daily specials. We tried it for appetizer. The filling is generous but needs to be a little more firm. The chicken filling is more of shredded then grilled and sliced. The dipping sweet Asian sauce is ok but the previous white and orange sauces go better with rolls. The highlight is the side Alex salad was Hugh portion of fresh veggies and the blue cheese dressing was creamy and full of flavor. My cheeseburger was average at best so not worthy of $18 with a side. The tilamook cheese too thin and no flavor. The beef lady was thick but lacked flavor. I did not prefer the thousand island dressing and subbed it for bbq sauce which was average. The baked potato was large and topping on the side. The potato was large size looked great but was worm not hot so the butter would not melt. My wife got the swordfish with mango papaya. It was above average. We whee told it come on a bed of rice standard but it came out with mash potatoes and some sort of grilled tomatoes. Server was able to sub baked sweet potatoes Overall could be better. Will give them more time and hope the quality of few years back returns. read more

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Food I've ordered is always good. Service is always good. They know what they're doing. Ambiance is an upscale restaurant, and it fits. read more

Blessed to find ONE of our favorite pre Covid restaurants continues to offer exemplary service, great appetizers and food! We were celebrating a close friends birthday Thursday night, and from start to finish, OMG! The hostess was very polite. Rochelle, our waitress, was professional, GREAT attitude, and even though the dinner guests were late, she was very sweet to take care of us and offer several suggestions. When our guests arrived, Rochelle was very patient with us, as.the ladies were "catching up" on the latest gossip? The steak roll appetizers were delicious, more than enough to feed 4 adults, with the jalapeño ranch dipping sauce the perfect compliment!( Note: I DO NOT eat jalapeños, but this sauce is excellent!) As before Covid, the portions were large, the chicken and shrimp cooked to perfection, my prime rib was served exactly like I love it, the most tender, moist, prime rib I've had in 20+ years dinning/living in Chattanooga! No wonder there is a nearly full parking lot at 6 PM! Don't miss out on this restaurant before, or after, Christmas! Thank you! read more

Great food, great service... trySteak Maui is a little pricey but well worth it!! P.s. try the chocolate cake..so delicious!

Delicious food. Nice atmosphere and always good service. I highly recommend the warm carrot cake for dessert!

Food is consistently very nicely done and always wonderful Service always very professional as well as friendly Ambiance is nice . read more

Food is always on point. Our server took good care of us and brought everything we needed. Perfect spot for a special occasion or even just for drinks and appetizers. Made reservations for a party of 8 with a week's notice and they were able to accommodate. read more

J. Alexander's - Steak Maui with couscous...absolutely amazing. - Steakhouses Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

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The food is awesome and great service and me and my wife go there for our anniversary every year and I propose to her there two years ago and she loves it. read more

I have been here so many times I thought I had already reviewed this place. This is a great date night restaurant. Candles on the tables and plenty of quiet places to be alone with your girl. The ribs are excellent here as is the prime rib. Great southern slaw and shoe string fries. Ribs and flavor are similar to Houston's which I love. This is a more upscale place and prices show that. A typical dinner for two with drinks can easily go over a $100. I have always been very pleased with the service here and today was no different. Quinlan was our server and he was excellent. Order was fast, helpful and kept our drinks filled. Excellent service is hard to find in this town but this place has a well trained staff read more

J. Alexander's - Love the ribs here - Steakhouses Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Took family of 4 to this restaurant 2 weeks go. We all had steaks with sides and drinks. The steaks were cooked perfectly and were delicious; so were the sides. The server was professional, friendly, attentive...one of the best. The atmosphere was relaxing. Prices are expensive but well worth treating yourself . read more

Such a great place to have a special dinner. The food is very good and the atmosphere is so nice. Great place for a date night. read more

J. Alexander's - Tiger shrimp...so good! Not too heavy, just right. - Steakhouses Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

The food is always on point as is the service. Great bar staff who always take good care of you even when it is super busy.

Had an enjoyable dinner with coworkers. We took advantage of their 20 bottles for $20 special and ordered a bottle of Meiomi Pinot. The red snapper special was well seasoned. Although the potato fries were too big for a side. I would've liked a little more space on my plate instead of so much potato. The powerful stuff dessert is big enough to easily accommodate 4-5 large servings. I think next time I'll try out the filet. read more

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Having a toddler, my husband and I don't get a date night very often, but to celebrate my birthday we got a sitter and decided to treat ourselves to an evening of shopping and a nice steak dinner at J. Alexander's. We arrived around 8:45pm and were seated promptly, as the restaurant seemed pretty bare. We ordered drinks and looked over the menu. We hadn't eaten at this location in a long time, but immediately noticed that the menu seemed much more limited, which since Covid seems to be more commonplace so we didn't think much of it. The starters were limited to southwestern egg rolls, chicken tenders, queso dip, or emerald coast shrimp. We chose the shrimp and it was brought to our table in a very timely manner. We were expecting some sort of scampi dish but were surprised that it was a plate of small fried shrimp served with cocktail sauce and honey Dijon along with two long wooden skewers to eat them with. We thought it was a bit odd for more of a fine dining establishment but rolled with it. Nothing stood out about the dish, it was mediocre at best and we didn't finish it. That wasn't why we had come though, we were here for the STEAK. We noticed our waitress had seemed to disappear and hadn't yet taken our order for our entrees. About 15 minutes after ordering our starter she reappeared and I ordered the filet, my husband the Maui ribeye. Both medium rare. While waiting on our main course we continued enjoyed our drinks, which were delicious, and picking at the shrimp. I excused myself to the restroom. After returning we continued chatting and I ordered another drink. The drink came promptly. Now it was past 9:30 and the place had very few tables occupied as closing was at 10pm. Our waitress expressed concern over the long wait and said she wasn't sure what the hold up was but she would check on it, all without us asking, although we were perturbed as we had continued plans for the evening. Finally around 9:45 we received our steaks and I immediately commented to my husband how the outside of mine seemed very charred and crispy, but of course it's the inside that counts. I cut into my steak to reveal an extremely overcooked and completely well done filet. My husband cut into his ribeye and his was medium/medium well, most definitely also over cooked. We signaled our waitress who was very apologetic and said she would go to the kitchen to sort it out. At this point we didn't want to wait even longer for our meal, as we had friends waiting on us, so we asked for the steaks to be taken off our bill and we would be happy to pay for our starters, my salad (which wasn't delivered to the table until the steaks came) and our drinks. When she brought the bill I asked to speak to the manager so she could put eyes on our steaks and hopefully make sure something like this didn't happen in the future. The "manager" comes to our table, a young blonde woman, and we show her our steaks. I told her we are fine paying for everything else but I wanted to make her aware of the situation and how it was a huge bummer because this was supposed to be a rare treat for us. She immediately begins making EXCUSES, says my husbands steak looks like that because of the type of marinade they use (not true) and that we had only waited 14 minutes from the time our ticket was received to the time our food came to the table. If that was the case then our waitress must have forgotten to turn our order in because we waited at least half an hour or more. Then she expresses annoyance for us not wanting to wait on new steaks and leave instead. NO APOLOGY for anything. We didn't want a free meal, only an apology and assurance that it wouldn't happen again. Absolutely ridiculous and poor management. I didn't get a picture of the ribeye but I've included one of the sad filet I received. We will most definitely not be returning to this location and will be sure to tell our friends of our experience. read more

J. Alexander's - "Medium Rare" Filet Mignon with Béarnaise - Steakhouses Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Opted to make a reservation to be sat in the galley. Might as well have sat in the walk-in. It's the holidays and the restaurant is not at capacity. Although we got sat in front of the service station and steps from the expo line, we were missed by our server. Of course I get teamwork makes the dream work! For this corporation and from previous visits, they missed the boat with a train ticket at hand. A marginalized experience with below average service, and overpriced foods, about sums it up.. Perhaps not partaking in alcoholic beverages midday, midweek, was the missing ingredient for better service. As for the meal, the buns on both burgers were flat. dredged in grease, with a flavor reminiscent of their 90's dingy decor. read more

oh soo good, so glad we were able to eat lunch here Sunday after church. The prime rib was great, mashed potatoes perfect and some of the best chicken tenders on earth. IF nothing else, get the carrot cake...hands down, the best desert I know of! read more

Got food poisoning ,i believe it was the coleslaw.. dining tip.. don't ever order cold vegetables.. salad, coleslaw, cold greens,etc...

Really had an amazing evening here the Hawaiian ribeye and prime rib with second to none it was fantastic highly highly highly recommend

It's a chain, but it's delicious. From the moment you walk in you're treated with a certain level of class and it just adds to the experience. We started with the spinach con queso with it delicious. The pick it's served with just adds to the flavor of the dip, so kudos to that. My go to is the Cypress Salad, fried chicken, avocado, bacon, homemade croutons and ranch dressing. It's so filling and soooo good. Lastly, we always end the meal with the carrot cake that's served hot and melt in your mouth goodness. J's is our go to restaurant when we want something great and don't have to worry about the experience being good or bad. read more

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This place Great food and excellent service. I will definitely be revisiting for meals in the future.

Tasty food, clean restaurant. Friendly staff. Good restaurant for date night. Nice location but gets really congested during holiday season.

You know what? I love J. Alexander's and I don't care who knows it! I try to eat locally, but dang it, J. Alexander's is just that good. I've been for many Happy Hours and their martinis are amazing. last Sunday was my birthday and I chose to come here for dinner with my girlfriends. Why? Two things - the mac & cheese and the carrot cake. Yup, for reals. I've had many great meals here, from the steak to the pork tenderloin, but I was really just wanting some cheesy, gooey, carby (I just made that one up), comfort food. I did have shrimp, and my two sides were, wait for it, mac & cheese and mac & cheese. LOL. I couldn't eat it all and had the rest for lunch the next day. So I have a birthday tiara that I wear, of course, on my birthday. Our server, Quinn, who was delightful, deduced it was a special occasion. A little later on during our meal, a manager came by and asked how everything was and said she heard it was my birthday. She gave me a card that was personally handwritten and it offered well-wishes AND a complimentary slice of carrot cake. How awesome is that? That is great customer service. They could have just given me the free cake, but they took an extra step and gave me a card. Loved that extra touch. Thank you! Now, I'm sure I've talked about this carrot cake before. It is by far the best carrot cake I've ever had. It's gooey, and decadent and they serve it to you warm. It's like no carrot cake you've ever had before. I think it's my favorite dessert. Thank you, J. Alexander's for a wonderful birthday dinner. I have great appreciation for your staff and their excellent customer service. read more

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If you want the best service go to J. Alexander's. This was the best service that I have ever experienced in any restaurant...ever. The service was simply amazing! Four of us visited today for a late lunch and had a good meal. We ordered the Mexico City Spinach Con Queso chips and dip for our appetizer. The dip was excellent, but we ran out of chips before we ran out of dip. I ordered the Cajun Swordfish and Mac & Cheese. The Swordfish was grilled and had some light seasoning. I don't think this dish deserved to be called Cajun and recommend adding some real Cajun seasoning to the fish. The swordfish was good and the portion size was large, but the seasoning missed the mark. The Mac & Cheese side item was good, but I think it was a little runny to me. The highlight of the meal was dessert. We ordered two pieces of carrot cake to share and it was so good!!! I will claim that this was the best carrot cake that I have consumed in my life. The cake and sauce were heated and portion size was large. The cake was very moist and the sauce was so good it could be bottled and sold commercially. I would go back just for dessert!!! read more

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Usually this is a fantastic experience but today was not the case. It was a special occasion I ordered "Ahi Tuna Filet* With wasabi mayonnaise, a Toro dipping sauce and served with smashed potatoes and ripened tomatoes" What I got was sliced up tuna some of it over cooked. I got some sort of rice and a dipping sauce. No fillet. No wasabi mayonnaise. The manager should pay attention to his/her customers. Maybe verbally confirm you will get what the menu states. read more

Ordered take out and received the smallest salad I have ever seen for $30, after tip. What a joke! This place has gone extremely downhill. The bartenders when o arrived were not busy but did not acknowledge me while standing infront of them, then took another 10 minutes to track down someone who handled take out and get my food. That was sitting on the bar. What poor execution and service. read more

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Best carrot cake I have had in a very long time probably 20 years since I was in college living in Louisiana. I ordered the Ahi salad It was delicious. Spinach dip was delicious but the carrot cake blew me away. Atmosphere was dim lit very nice place to take your wife to. Mother-in-law came along to tagalong food was so good it didn't spoil my appetite I highly recommend this place. read more

J. Alexander's - J Alexander's - Steakhouses Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

The Salon was to die for. I wish I had one of these restaurants close to me. The fired Zucchini was crisp

Different acquaintances recommended this establishment and I can confirm their recommendation. The atmosphere was warm and welcoming for a Sunday afternoon The staff wanted to please everyone and knew the details about the menu Our meals took a trip around the restaurant because the server was out of touch or just did not PAY attention to his instructions The food definitely made up for his shortcomings My wife ordered the pork loin and it was cooked to perfection I had the Cajun mahi mahi and it was equally delicious I usually ask for fish prepared on the well done side but with this dish it was not necessary I will make another trip because we both enjoyed our meals read more

My visit today was a TOTAL disappointment. I am very familiar with a number of J Alexander Restaurants and I will never go back to this one again. I ordered the French Dip with Au Jus and I got simply a diluted beef broth. I had to use my own glass of red wine to make it properly. The manager indicated that this was the way they make it. Hmmm. I also ordered French Press Coffee and a brewed cup of coffee was brought to the table. I had them take it back. In addition, I was seated at a table that overlooked an empty wine refrigerator that was COVERED in fingerprints and gunk. It hadn't been cleaned in - I don't know how long. If that is that dirty and gross and out for the public to see - what else is dirty that you DON'T see? No way will I frequent this establishment. I'll stick to the one that sets the bar high in Brentwood, TN! read more

Was in town visiting from Georgia. I'm not sure what exactly but we ordered take out. The Mac n cheese was not good--it was thick/almost chalky like. The ribs were fine and the deviled eggs were fine. The mashed potatoes has hardly any flavor, but it was the closest thing we could eat from our order with our ribs. I did consider going back to return the side items but the restaurant was busy and crowded and we also were checking out the next morning, so it wasn't worth the hassle. Really wouldn't recommend (for take out maybe)... but maybe just a bad night for them?? read more

Food is always amazing Service is great Reservations are always on time with no wait read more

J Alexander's never fails to delight, and tonight was no exception. Although the restaurant was literally overrun with folks trying to get dinner before their New Year's Eve celebrations, our server Andrew was the consummate professional. We learned that he works every Saturday, and we'll plan our next visit for a Saturday evening. For all the dressed egg lovers out there - they are BACK on the menu!! read more

If your not supporting and pops this is a great option. Quality product and service is consistently superior here. Ribeye and Dirty Martini with side car is hard to beat. Better than Ruths Chris for much less. read more