I wish we had one of these in SC...... A must eat at place for me when I am in memphis.

I always love this place. The food is great, and the staff are excellent. I usually get the prime rib, will say that the staff needs to be trained to offer horseradish up front. Prime rib, in my mind, always comes with creamed horseradish so it's a but disappointing to get this awesome plate and then have to wait for your server to leave and come back with horseradish after you ask. If you are in the mood for dessert, do yourself a favor and order the carrot cake. It is seriously to die for, served hot, and can feed like four people for $6-$7. Love this place, will be back! read more

Had a glass of the tilton malbeck red. Pretty good wine for $7. The Alexander salad was pretty sized. The chicken malanese was nicely cooked and breaded. The mashed potato came with the butter unmelted which was pretty unappetizing and was too salted. The wait staff at the bar was pretty attentive and nice. No happy hour. The last time I had the prime rib and it was pretty dry. But then again it was in a different city. read more

My first time here. I oredered fish tachos. They were OK, but nothing to come running back for. Also the price $15 is a little steep for 2 tachos and some rice. Atmosphere is nice if you like a dark, cozy enviroment. read more

Redlands is my all time favorite. Steak Maui with the Mac and cheese is my usual. I absolutely love the taste of the steak Maui. It has a semi- sweet glazing that gives it an extraordinary taste. Service is usually very attentive. My favorite place for a nice meal. read more

No complaints about the food or service - at least the times we've dined. Atmosphere isn't my favorite because it's way too dark. You literally can't see your food all the way, which reduces the quality of presentation. Also makes me question cleanliness - literally can't see the floor. Hopefully lights are fully on for cleaning! Overall it's a good place with a reliable brand name. If you enjoy a very dark atmosphere, it might be perfect. read more

J.Alexander's is AMAZING. I've eaten at J's in 5 locations & they never let me down. Food & service is impeccable. Go now!!

I love this place. It is so good! The steaks are delicious. The baked potato is good. The Mac-n-cheese is out of this world. The spinach queso dip is so yummy. Steak tacos are delicious too. Everything I have tried here is great. The service is wonderful too. I've never had a bad experience here. read more

This has to be the most consistent restaurant of which I've been a patron. They are my favorite. Not simply because of the food but also the continued excellent service. Our waitress was Hailey on 3/25/18 and she was amazingly personable. Service here earns my business. Well, that and the amazing food that is forever consistent. You'd think they have the same chef in the kitchen no matter what. The spinach con queso is a great starter. I think J's has the best salads around. Usually a salad is a salad, but not here. Jay's produces a fresh and flavorful salad each and every time. For my entree I'm faithful to the steak Maui along with the Not Your Ordinary Mac and Cheese. First, the steak is the best I've ever had from any establishment. To finish dinner off the carrot cake is a must have. I have gift cards to other restaurants but still choose J's over many steak houses and fine dining restaurants in the city. read more

One of my favorite restaurants. It is a bit pricey so we don't go there but once or twice a year but we love it. My fave is the prime rib and they have the best side salad of any restaurant I have ever been to. I have also always gotten good service there. read more

Enjoyed a birthday meal here this evening. Food and service was excellent! Waitresses were friendly. The atmosphere is nice, but quite dark. Makes for more intimate conversation. I ordered the old fashioned cheeseburger - delicious! The portions are quite large so plan on taking some to go! That means two meals for the price of one! (Which is good because this place isn't exactly cheap.) I recommend you try this place out! read more

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Sunday evening my wife and I went there for dinner. Atmosphere was great food was so so. Not much to brag about. I had the filet with mushroom sauce which was salty and my wife had the NY strip with Mac and cheese. Mac and cheese was salty also. Waitress was not too attentive. Brought drinks again after dinner was done. We left with the bill of about $100 with tip. Food was so so service was little below average. Prices was ok. Won't go back again. read more

Great food! Love the atmosphere! Chocolate cake is the worlds best! I love this place.

My colleagues and I were in town for a work training nearby. Since we are all from different states we relied on other yelp reviews to make our decision on where to dine. We were tired of bbq and wanted to try something else so we went to J Alexander's. They gave us a warm welcome and seated us right away. Our server was Mark and he was fantastic. He was knowledgable about the menu, gave great recommendations and was very patient with all of our questions and special requests. Not to mention he was very friendly and funny. The food was delicious!!!!! The Mac and cheese, chicken Milanese, coffee crusted rib eye and sushi rolls were some of the tables favorites! We had a great experience and would highly recommend it to anyone coming to town! Thanks Mark!! read more

When visiting Memphis this was my first time at dining in. I was impressed! The service was over and beyond. The servers were polite and on time. My fiancé and I enjoyed: potato soup (mashed potato type with thick chunks of bacon and cheese), sushi (nigiri (salmon and tuna)), pork tenderloin (very tender pre cut into bite sized round pieces, covered in a thick sauce that might I add is exceptional! Served with mashed potatoes thick kind skin and all) and steak tacos (steak, lettuce, cheese and pico de gallo on warm tortilla shells). Everything as far as the food was melt in your mouth great. The management was super nice and courteous. I will most definitely be returning read more

Food was great, service was good, lighting was very dark. Came here on a weekend and waited over an hour for a table for two. Which is a great way to make us upset. read more

The first time i have been there , absolutely the best steak i have had since leaving Australia 5 years ago , i had a extra cut Rib eye medium rare . .... just to prove how well it was cooked i showed my girlfriend by cutting it with a spoon ..... If you have ever tried HOGS BREATH steaks in Australia you know what i am talking about ....reasonably priced as well and fantastic staff ....keep up the good work guys read more

Had the double cheeseburger. It was pretty good. Daughter had chicken platter,wasn't bad. Swordfish wasn't very good. It was dry and unseasoned read more

My husband and I have been frequenting J. Alexander's since they opened the one in Wolfchase way back in the 90's, I guess. He loves the prime rib - he always orders a steak when we dine out, but he's constantly comparing the prime rib at other places to J's (of course, that's only when we are out of town and have to go some place different for it). It never measures up! I would get something different, like the salmon, trout, or filet. In the early days, they brought out croissants with strawberry butter - delicious!! I miss that. However, they will bring out croissants if you ask for them, but no strawberry butter. Also, they used to have cheesecake on the dessert menu, which they rarely do these days. And finally, they stopped serving their wonderful garlic smashed potatoes - the mashed potatoes they substituted are not good and I had to send mine back. However, we still like it for their appetizers, salads, and prime rib for dinner and fish tacos for lunch. We usually get an appetizer and then each get a salad or share one (they are large enough to share!) and split the prime rib dinner. That makes the price reasonable and, believe it or not, we usually STILL can't eat it all! I sure do wish they would bring back the garlic smashed potatoes, though. read more

Generally very good food and entrees. I've dined there perhaps a dozen times and usually enjoyed my meal. Watch out as some of the side items are not as described! They push orzo and wild rice as the default side item. It is not listed on the menu as being served cold-- but it is. Very cold. And it tastes terrible. Maybe I'm alone, but I need to know if a soup is going to be served cold as well as any side-items. While the waitress offered to replace it very late in my meal I was having trouble getting the taste of this item out of my mouth. I'll give them 3 stars because 90% of the food is good. But this item is not good, not well described, and is for select tastes. Blew the $70 meal for me. read more

The Shrimp Tacos were really good. It was too much food for lunch time though. I wish they had smaller portions available on a lunch menu.

Every time I come here I have the greatest experiences. The servers are polite and not overbearing. The food is well prepared and fresh. And, as I discovered today, they now serve Sushi! I enjoyed the sushi, but I do think that it could be better. It's fancy sushi, but to a trained palette, the rice is not exactly right and it's not put together correctly, in my opinion. I think sushi rolls should be tight and not fall apart when eaten. Otherwise, as usual, J. Alexander's is one of my favorite restaurants in this area of town. Try the Fire Grilled Artichokes! read more

1. Food - always amazing, always fresh, always made as "from scratch" as possible (Seriously - they literally have a little herb garden out back) 2. Service - always amazing, always courteous, always on point 3. Price - a little high, but not prohibitively so - which is to be expected when you get 1 and 2 above. :-) PS - If you are a dessert person, try the KEY LIME PIE. I don't like key lime pie. But I LOVE KEY LIME PIE at J's! read more

It is one of my favorite places to go for dinner. Food is great, my steak was just perfect and I don't find that in every steak house I go. Professional and excellent service, I've never waited long. I went there on a date and I can tell was the right place. My favorite part of the dinner was my dessert and I'm in love with it It's the carrot cake, the most delicious carrot cake I've ever tried. A quality dinner that I totally recommend, It is worthy. read more

We usually love to come here to eat and serve is exceptional but on this visit our waitress was not around for most of our meal. She took our order and when we ask about adding a item she told us that didn't come with our particular meal! Seriously! We can sub what we want even if we had to pay extra!! When time came when we were done eating and it was obvious that we would need to go boxes she asked if we wanted to box ourselves or if we wanted her to do for us. They have always boxed our leftovers. We did leave her a tip but was disappointed with there usual exceptional service. read more

J. Alexander's is a great restaurant. In fact, I've been a secret shopper for them in the past and they really do care about all the little things to make your dining experience a good one. The food is excellent and the portions are generous. If you like carrot cake, you must get theirs. Have mercy! read more

This restaurant may soon lose my love if they don't focus on better service. It used to be one of those amazing places with incredible service, but I've been unimpressed the last three or so times I've gone. For the prices, service should be flawless and more pleasant, as in the servers actually act like they like their jobs a bit. And the entrees should come out at the same time, etc. Food is good, but I do wish the menu would change at some point. read more

There is plenty to love about this restaurant! A good selection of very tasty food (appetizers, entrees, and desserts included), experienced bartenders serving well-made drinks, and excellent customer service. It is a little pricy, but that helps limit the number of kids, and makes it a special occasion restaurant. Highly recommend. read more

Love coming here when in Memphis. Veggie burger is good, gluten free ahi tuna is good, kids menu if u ask!

We had a great dinner! Atmosphere makes for a nice date night. Lemon drop martini was made to perfection. The chef got my filet just the way I like it. They have the best key lime pie ever! read more

Wonderful place, great food and Service!!! Not always in Memphis. Prices are reasonable. Not over priced on drinks.

Upscale restaurant service was great. Salads, fish and prime rib was really good however pretty pricey for families. If you want good food and good service this is the place read more

Do yourself a favor and eat the Thai Chi chicken salad. Just delicious! Always consistent. Always great service. If you can't tell by my reviews consistency is important. read more

This is our go-to close to home and work. Excellent deviled eggs, spinach queso, martinis and old fashions. Great salads. They used to have steak tacos and they were the best. Steak is always good but seafood needs finesse. read more

This was the first and last time I will ever go to J Alexander's on Germantown Parkway in Memphis. A SEVERE lack of communication between the wait staff, hostesses and management made this the worst dining experience I've ever had. I arrived early today, November 3rd around 4:30 p.m., in order to beat the dinner crowd. My expectation going into J Alexander's was, I don't want to rush, I really just want to unwind from the week, relax and enjoy some good food. I ordered the prime rib sandwich and the cole slaw, which was good. The issue comes after I had finished eating dinner. I had asked my server to box the remainder and I informed her that I was going to excuse myself to the ladies room and would be back; she acknowledged. Upon my return, just a few short minutes later, I was surprised to see that a couple had been seated at my table. I had planned to come back, relax a few minutes longer, finish my water (which had just been refilled) and pay my bill (which was mutually understood between myself and the server), however, I was not able to do that because the host/hostess had seated other guests at my table. The server politely apologized and asked if I'd like to be seated at another table which was directly behind me, before I could tell her yes, the hostess was seating four - five people at that table, in which the hostess ran into me, as well as another person from that party. Being completely displaced, I had no other choice than to end my night. To add insult to injury, I had to stand in front of the entire restaurant to pay my bill. I had noticed that some of the people that I was previously sitting next to during dinner, were looking at me as if to say, "Why did that just happen?" I was told that I could be compensated with dessert for my inconvenience. I explained that I don't want dessert. I had not planned on having dessert, I don't want the calories, so it was of absolutely no consolation to me. I told her that I just wanted to leave because I was so embarrassed. I didn't want to feel rushed, as that was exactly what I was trying NOT to do when I arrived, but, it seemed as if I was being pushed out of the door since they sat others at my table. She insisted on getting management and when the manager came to speak with me, she offered the same thing...dessert. I explained to her that I did not want dessert, I just wanted to leave. Never once did either of them offer to deduct any amount from or refund my bill, their offer was dessert and that was it. Thoroughly insulted and becoming more agitated with the situation, I explained again how very embarrassed I was and that I'd never recommend the restaurant, nor would I ever return. read more

I have been a frequent patron for many years, yet I have spent my last $ here. The waitress I have had for the last two visits has been rude, inefficient, mistake-prone and nasty. After making multiple order mistakes (on both occasions) rather than fix her mistakes, she will stand at the table and argue with the customer about how she is right, and the customer is wrong. This is a ridiculous position for a person to make who relies on tips as wages, BTW. She is a despicable "I know better than you" what you want/need. I ordered Un-sweet tea, she brings sweet tea and tells me "that's what you ordered," I order no tomatoes (allergies) and she brings them on the sandwich anyway, then argues that I didn''t ask that they not be on the sandwich, she removes the sandwich, brings it right back having taken the sandwich back to the kitchen, removed the tomatoes and putting it back together, with tomatoe juice and seeds remaining. (I have ALLERGIES!) I asked her to take it back and remake it, which she begrudgingly did. She then purposefully never returns to our table for drink refills, etc. She came back once more to leave the check and collect her money. The next and final trip to the restaurant, we end up with the same waitress. It was the same calamity of errors again. All which she blamed on us, her customers. We talked to another employee that stopped by our table about some food problems and he tried to help. She came back minutes later and told us that "he didn't know what he was talking about!" Some time later the manager came by. We explained the problems with him and he said he would look into it. Then he gave us a crappy $25 gift certificate (big deal) for our "next" visit. He also told us to tell the hostess at our next visit to ask not to sit at this horrible waitress's table. Really? It's MY responsibility to make sure I don't sit at a bad waitress's table? Needless, the total cost for this last miserable lunch trip was $65. That was for 3 adults and 1 child, for basically chicken, french fries and a sandwich. Exhorbitant prices and a huge disappointment considering the fight with the waitress over salad dressings and the correct drinks. Firebirds restaurant is just a few blocks away, and I've never had a problem with them, their service is MUCH better as is their food. I won't be back to J. Alexanders. read more

Service was great! Food was great!! Artichokes we're so good! My family will be going again

Fantastic food! I have only been here once, but I was impressed with the quality of their food. I ordered a prime rib sandwich, I believe, and it was amazingly delicious. I was a little worried the prices would be ridiculous, but they were fair for the type of dining that it fits into. The sandwiches range anywhere from $11 to $19, and their other entrees are in the $20 range. A very fair deal for the quality of food and service. Speaking of service, the service staff was excellent. Our waiter arrived at just the right times to bring us a new glass of tea or more condiments. Fantastic service. I was very impressed to say the least. The dining experience is definitely for folks on dates. The dining room is very dimly lit in the evening and the tables are spaced fairly far apart to give the impression of isolation. I highly recommend this locale for folks looking for a nice, quiet date place. read more

I've been here plenty of times, over years, and I've always enjoyed the food. I have to say that I'm a little disappointed that the menu has changed. The food and the service are still the same but the food choices have dwindled and the prices have increased. There's really nothing for my kids to eat. I mean, how can you take chicken strips off your menu? Even my server said that she didn't understand because it was a best seller. Well, I'll go when I want an Alex Salad but..............it too is more expensive now. I did frequent this place but..............$$$$$$$$$$ :-( read more

This J Alexanders has been a restaurant we have visited often in the past. However, lately we noticed the dining area has started to smell of mildew and the booth we had on our last visit had holes covered with duck tape. Also, on our last visit at lunch on a Saturday, we were greeted by a Hostess who's rudeness was so significant I debated asking for the manager. Luckily, our server, Hannah, was such a pleasure and the chicken pasta soup as good as always so I avoided the conflict. This restaurant is now going to officially be a Redlands Grille but it will take more than a sign change to remain competitive. read more