Outstanding seafood and a delightful dining experience are sure to be found at Automatic Seafood!…read moreThis is a more upscale outing, and it made for a cozy and elegant birthday dinner/date night. What we ordered: -Smoked Fish Dip: This appetizer could have easily been shared with multiple people. The dip was so flavorful! -Fish and Chips: You definitely can't go wrong with this one. The fish was perfectly crunchy and battered, and the fries were perfect! -Spice Crusted Yellowfin Tuna: my boyfriend loved this! It wasn't my favorite, but the potato stack that it is served with was phenomenal... they know how to do potatoes here. Without a doubt, I'll be back here. Their menu changes regularly, so there's always something new I can look forward to trying.

Pros: food was good and cool atmosphere/vibe. The bread/rolls app and oysters were the highlight…read more Cons: #1 Prices were utterly absurd. Look, I understand inflation has taken a hit on everybody but charging up to $50 an entrée and everything else à la carte??.....my meal better be amazing but it wasn't. #2 Service was just ok. Ours wasn't the most jovial individual but not a dealbreaker. Issue came with the check....we had three groups in our party and he charged everyone's credit card on other's check and had to re-process everybody. Really annoying as this is not a hard thing to deal with handling separate checks (inconvenient for him?...yes, but not difficult). All in all....I will not be back as the food/service definitely not worth the $$

Yes! Everything is great. What a wonderful combination, good food, great service, and an…read moreunbelievable Sunday ambience. What more could I ask for? Of course, you are home to the food bags that's why we hear. I can't eat seafood, but I Ala carte me up a special. Thank you Wanna, you are Amazing. You look like you looked like you wanted to get me together, if she order one more of them can cokes, Imma bring her a water. lol. We are a party of 4. I got 8 piece Cajun, with a side of sausage, corn, potatoes in crab barrack sauce mild spice. You real spicy for mild. Ty got the catfish basket and Mommy got the shrimp plate with okra. Deedee here too, she got the crab special with crab and shrimp. We eating and it's good. Everybody full!!

Joined a friend for dinner. We were quickly seated. The location is large and perfect for groups…read more She frequents this location so I followed her lead with the order. We both got the buffalo wings with lemon pepper, extra crispy as an app. The wings were really good. The sauce was rich and flavorful and the wings were fried to perfection. My only complaint was they were really big. My personal preference is smaller yet meaty wings. We got the 1/2 lbs shrimp bag with excess sausage and mild house sauce. The bag before the extra was only about $10. It comes with the corn, sausage and potato. That price is crazy good! The shrimp were a great size and the ingredients seemed fresh. The sauce was a very bland to me (in comparison to similar restaurants). The servers were really sweet. Checking on us often but not overdoing it. All in all, I would return again! Next time I'd probably get medium sauce and extra garlic. Yum!

The best southern food around the place. The chicken, the Italian beans, the fried tomatoes, the…read morepig feet, fried okra, the whole potatoes - everything is phenomenal. The people are so friendly. The place is "Southern hospitality" personified. The food is 100% "soul food". Markisha has the best service and she's very friendly. See that when you visit.

This place is amazing, the food is best in the area at twice the price! Service was prompt and…read morecourteous too. Oh, and the fried gizzards are great!

Food was good, had the Surf Hound burger with regular fries, although sweet potato fries originally…read morecame out with the burger. Service was great, you can sit where you want, both servers were great, came by to check on us, set up another table, after we decided to sit outside on the patio. Vibes are chill, you kind of get a beach bar vibe, with the decor, and covered patio. They also have plenty of seating of the patio. They have TV's everywhere, so you can't miss the March Madness action.

Went on a Thursday and it was good, but not great!…read more I got the frozen surf house drink for $7 which was a special on Thursday's. The drink was pretty strong. Very nice rum punch to it! I got the tuna poke salad for dinner and it was okay... I felt like there was too much Leticia for the amount/ratios of tuna, toppings and dressing. For $22, it initially looks like you're getting a lot but really it's 90% lettuce. I feel like there could have been more lemon/acid to the dressing and more dressing overall the tuna was unseasoned and felt like the salad was lacking. It needed some type of crunch, like a nori salty crunch. The restaurant was packed for a Thursday. Would like to go back na try some other things.

We are at the one in Mountain Brook village a few weeks ago - not a huge lover of Cajun food , so I…read moreordered a salad - honestly I like a wedge salad, but I rarely eat salad because I don't like it that much. I wish I did - but I eat like a child . The salad was the best salad. I believe I've had in 10 years honestly I don't know what they did to make it so good , but it had croutons and it had homemade buttermilk dressing on it. It was just it was the cheese on it. I don't know what kind of cheese they use in this place, but it is heavenly! . I love the atmosphere of this place - it's in the old sneaky Pete location & is like a little "hole in the wall "got a lot of really cool things on the wall , decor is rustic .the services were amazing & im pretty sure one was an owner (?) bc he cared that we were happy ! (i'm not sure if any of you noticed the decline in service industry lately but it's pretty bad - most people act like they're doing you a favor to serve you) I know he had some red beans and rice on the side ( I tried I just wanted to add that their salad is to die for. My bf had muffuletta & said it was great !

It looked like it would have been a very cool place with a great Cajun menu as well as an…read moreattractive lunch special. However, I'll never know how good it was because nobody acknowledged me when I arrived. I stood there for a few minutes and members of the staff were chatting with each other and paying no mind to my existence. I then figured I would just sit myself down and waited for a little while at the table and no one came over to me, so I just up and left. I'm giving them two stars instead of one because this place looks like it could be wonderful, if only they paid attention to their customers.

We came here for a date night before a concert. Parking was a little hectic, so we parked nearby…read moreand walked over. The place was crowded, but we were seated quickly. The waitress checked on us frequently. Their menu is huge and has something for everyone. They didn't have my first request, but I got the pesto pasta with shrimp as my second choice and it was very good. I liked the oysters, but the ones we tried were very spinach forward, and if you aren't a fan of that, you may not like these. Next time we'll try the other oyster types they have. I'm surprised I had never made it out here before. I will definitely come back - but not with the kids. They have some great lunch specials as well.

We must eaten there on a bad night all around because our review doesn't reflect what everyone else…read moreseemed to experience! We were seated promptly handed menus and about 30 seconds later approached by the waitress for drink orders. We asked for a drink menu as there was nothing to advertise what drinks they were serving. She returned with 1 drink menu for all 3 of us and stood there waiting until we decided. We asked for some time so she left and returned about 2 mins later. We ordered drinks and she returned 2 mins later to take our food order. We ordered appetizers, salad and main courses. The drinks came quickly, the salads came right after and then about 3 mins later, the appetizers came out. 3 mins after that, the main courses arrived so we had plates stacked everywhere on the table and quickly tried to finish our salads and appetizers before the main dish got cold. The waitress never returned to the table until she brought the bill. The plates were all cleared by someone else. We saw her leave a bill at the table next to us and wait until they checked it over and figured out a payment method, so when she arrived at our table we just handed her a credit card. The food was average but the overall experience was terrible. I realize she was probably new and this may have been her first night but some training would go a long way! For $180 dinner, we expected a lot more.

Great food, great atmosphere! Had a nice Aviation cocktail. Fish tacos were fantastic! Collard…read moregreens too! Please help support this local business.

Lunch after Church today. Very nicely decorated, big windows, lots of light. Lots of charm, can…read moretell building has been there a long time. According to Goggle search building originally built in 1930. Waiter was nice and friendly, could have been a little more attentive. Seems to be common thread in reviews that multiple staff pass tables frequently without acknowledgment of your presence. Twice individual whom by dress I believe to have been the chef waked through dinning room without acknowledgment to any table. I had finished glass of tea, and water and had to wait for refill. Was waiting for server to pass by, but never saw him, he finally walked by and ask if I wanted refill. Nice that they do leave bottle of water on table. Seemed to be adequate staffing, place was only maybe 10% full. Felt wait staff could have been a little more connected with dinners due to smaller number of table occupied. Food was a little slow coming out, but worth the wait. Feel like everything must be cooked to order. I had the catfish tacos, wife had the shrimp poboy. Both were fresh, hot and delicious. Finished with piece of key lime pie. We really liked this place even with the slower customer service. We'll be going back. Brunch menu served till 3:00 on Sunday, not sure about other days. A very nice casual dinning experience. Would recommend it to my friends and family. Hopefully they will get the message of the concern with customer connection and address it with wait staff.

I recently tried Southern food from Saw's Soul Kitchen and I get why people love this place. I…read moreordered takeout and the food was still really good by the time I got home. I got the pulled pork sandwich, mac and cheese, and collard greens. The pork was tender and had a good smoky flavor without being too much. The mac and cheese was creamy and tasted like something homemade. The collard greens had a lot of flavor and were honestly one of my favorite parts. When I went to pick up my order, the place felt casual and welcoming. It had that classic Southern feel where it is more about the food than anything else. The staff was friendly and my order was ready on time which made everything easy. I also liked that the takeout process was organized and clean. Overall I would definitely go back and try more from here.

Great food, good service, old Great chicken, service fast and efficient, location is good sort of…read moredated but is rustic.

Very yummy! I would come back. We went as a good and the staff was friendly. It was busy, but we…read morestill got seated quickly.

We decided on lunch here for our Saturday afternoon. When we walked in the music was pumping, they…read morewere ready to serve. We ordered 1/2 Cajun and 1/2 lemon pepper wings. Delicious! Mommy got the shrimp dinner with hush puppies and corn. Dee got a bag with crab, shrimp, sausage and corn. She gave me that delicious egg. Joube got the fish plate, 1/2 tilapia and 1/2 catfish. I got kids catfish plate. Everything was real fresh and good today. Ava served us!!!!We enjoyed you girl!

Ok, ignore the decor. Or lack thereof! This is a working…read moreman's fish shack that serves HOT FRESH SEAFOOD at great prices! If you want an appetizer and wine and music, this is not the place to go... If you want good seafood, served hot and fresh and fast and you're more concerned with taste than decor. This is right up your alley! Which is appropriate since it is kind of on an alley! You can expect the train to come by and block traffic at least once while you're there and you'll see men in working clothes and families and couples depending on how long you stay. Every time we go to Birmingham, we grab a fish sandwich there. Enjoy the food, And enjoy the ambience of one of the oldest fish restaurants in Birmingham. If you go there, knowing this, you will not be disappointed and that's why I give them five stars because they absolutely accomplish what they set out to do ...which is to serve hot fresh seafood at a reasonable price to working people

Customer service is pretty bad. Older gentleman with the…read moreglasses is the worst. I called the phone number several times to try and place an order before I arrived because they're usually slow, but of course no one answered. Once I arrived, we couldn't place an order at the window either. There were 5 people waiting and they said no one had come to the window. I walked inside to see what was going on, the older gentleman said "somebody gon come to the window to take your order" I look confused and asked "who". He simply repeated his statement with an agitated tone. Needless to say I left lol.