We came here on a Friday night and it was packed. We were seated quickly in a booth near the kitchen. Jimmy was our server and he was very attentive. We started with the poutine which was delicious I got the grilled buffalo chicken sandwich. My son got the loaded tots. Both of our dishes were good. I'll definitely keep this restaurant on rotation. They were playing some great eighties music. The bar was packed. read more

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I finally made it!!! I decided to stop by on a Saturday with the intention of dining in. No, this place was packed!!! I grabbed a menu and ordered the Chicken fried chicken with fried okra to go. The server thought it would be a little wait but the food came out pretty quick. The chicken fried chicken was a nice size but I would have loved more rice. The meal comes with a salad but I decided on fried okra for an additional cost. I was disappointed in the portion size of the okra since I had to pay extra. Overall decent meal and will try again for dine-in. read more

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Just had dinner for the first time at Main Street. The food was great! Our server was on point and food came out quickly. Their menu is diverse and they have a large bar. It looked like many kids were happy with their food choices also. Definitely recommend. read more

Food was good. I had the Buffalo Chicken Wrap. It could benefit from some shredded cheddar inside. Took home a bread pudding to have with coffee later. Service was fast and friendly. Lots of seating. They offer daily lunch specials from 11-2pm. They also have a large list of fresh vegetables available as sides or a platter. Very reasonably priced $-$$ read more

Main Street Tavern - Buffalo Chicken Wrap with Sweet Potato Fries - American Near Me - Montevallo, Alabama

Awesome experience!!!! I had the Catfish platter Catfish was cooked to perfection. My wife had the surf & turf steak and seafood was cooked perfect as well. Best service we have had in a long time. Definitely recommend giving this place a try. read more

Main Street Tavern - American Near Me - Montevallo, Alabama

Went there for a late lunch and right off I hit it off with the bartender. She was so cool and welcome and helpful. I ordered the Pimento cheese burger with fried green tomatoes. The burger was cooked to perfection. But those tomatoes.... The best. This is Just a great lil place for a drink and a meal and maybe make a new friend! Keep up the amazing food and vibe! read more

Still an amazing place to come and eat!!!! Everything on the menu is delicious. Save room for the pecan cobbler. read more

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As always a great visit. The seafood platter was so good. The service was on point and the place was the best atmosphere. My only suggestion would be that they seasoned their breading for the fish a little more. read more

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Consistent high quality food, service and atmosphere. The family who runs this place makes it a restaurant I take out of towners and a regular place for our family. Be sure to try wings, catfish, fish burrito, dirty Ds chicken, jerk chicken pasta and the collard greens dip. Never had anything there bad. read more

Not far from our hotel in Calera is the Main Street Tavern. I did my homework and found this place on Yelp in Montvallo, AL. Our server is from this town and was very helpful with the menu. We ordered cheese curds to start and they were outstanding! They came out piping hot and cooked perfectly. The batter made for a crispy treat and the sauce had great flavor. Tyler order wings; garlic Parmesan and honey BBQ, Eric ordered Chicken Parmesan and I ordered a fried chicken sandwich with garlic Parmesan sauce and tots. My sandwich was called a Buffalo chicken sandwich on the menu and I decided to sub the Buffalo sauce with garlic parm. Simple swap, right? The wires got twisted and they brought me a fired chicken with garlic Buffalo sauce. They corrected this issue very quickly which was appreciated since my colleague both were served a few minutes before me so they already had a head start. Tyler enjoyed his garlic parm wings. Eric was enjoying his chicken parm sandwich. The chicken breast was enough on both our sandwich and mine was cooked perfectly. The breading was crispy and the sandwich was enhanced by the garlic parm. Our server made an honest mistake and incidentally charged my colleague's credit card for my meal. Once I explain to her what occurred she immediately fixed the issue by refunding his card and bringing me a new bill for the meal. The owner stopped by our table and introduced himself. The building appears to be a renovated and reused fire station or industrial mechanics garage. I enjoyed our meal at the Main Street Tavern. Friendly service, tasty food and a relaxed laid back atmosphere. Thanks! read more

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Traveled to Alabama from Atl. To meet lifelong friends from MS Gulf Coast the 6 of us found the Main Street Tavern from great reviews on YELP! Did not disappoint great historic old firehouse and great Down Home Southern Cookin. The portions were bountiful & delicious. Loved our server who helped answer most popular dish to her favorites. We had great smash burger, ribeyes cooked tender perfect, smothered chopped steak with awesome gravy and rice. & Pasta Carbonara. This meal was Southern Country Cooking at its Best. We will visit again. read more

Great selection of food, we had a large party and our server was GREAT, we got our drinks and food in a timely manner. For as busy as it was the noise level wasn't bad at all. read more

Main Street Tavern - Okra, roasted potatoes and sweet potato fries (this was after I had eaten 1/2 the plate) servings are plenty. - American Near Me - Montevallo, Alabama

We've been here a few times and it's quite good. Very friendly service. It can get a bit loud on busy nights. Easily walkable from University of Montevallo as it's practically on campus. In fact, they take the meal plan flex points here. The menu is a good tavern menu, staples like burgers are always served as well as a variety of other options. read more

Took my family of 6 in Saturday around 2pm and got a table and menus and 20 minutes later still no one had stopped by. Group came in table behind us and automatically got a server. Will not return. read more

The food is classic, no-frills bar fare but consistently tasty. Portions are massive (easily shareable), so we almost always split a dish. They're also fantastic at accommodating large groups, which makes this a go-to spot for getting together with friends. read more

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The food was outstanding as well as the beer selection. They have one of the best beers brewed in Alabama! Fairhope's Judge Roy Bean Coffee Stout! The service was excellent as well. read more

Main Street Tavern - American Near Me - Montevallo, Alabama

The food and the service is excellent! We enjoyed the shrimp, hamburger steak, buffalo chicken burger and twice baked potato's...

Wings are good always nice. Sliders and burger are good too, and love the fries, Hamburger steak it is drowned in gravy. You gotta dig for the meat seriously! Way too much gravy! My wife loves the nacho. Service has been good ever time as well! Not special but just a good meal for a good price! read more

There were five of us ladies. Staff were friendly. Waiter was little impatient with some of us. Al food was good except fish taco. Don't order them unless you like salt and lots of it. They do mint do anything special for birthdays, which was a little disappointing. read more

Main Street is my favorite restaurant ever. We go here all the time, and I thought it was about time I wrote a review! I love everything here and I never leave disappointed. They give you huge portions and everything is so fresh. I also love the steak, shrimp, burgers, and buffalo chicken sandwich. If you name it I've probably had it and love it. definitely give this place a try if you have not been before! read more

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The service and the people are always great! Highly recommend! The food is always good too! Never disappoints. read more

We brought friends to eat Fried fish on Friday, April 4, 2025. We have always had great meals at the Tavern, BUT NOT THIS VISIT. The fryer oil MUST be old because the fish, the fried green tomatoes and the fries tasted like old oil. the food was not the usual golden brown, but dark brown and did not taste fresh. It was so disappointing to bring friends there expecting a wonderful meal, only to have them have a less than TASTEFUL EXPERIENCE. read more

Montevallo's best kept secret. This place is truly a hidden gem and the pride of the town. I have NEVER had a bad meal here. Service is top notch. And the portion size is HUGE...enough to have two meals from one entree. Serves a variety of foods from wings to pastas to salads to good home style veggies. Get the fried green tomatoes...my personal favorites! The Dirty D's rice is AMAZING! And don't forget the bread pudding (and that's saying a lot because I normally don't really care for bread pudding). Do yourself a favor...gather the family, hop in the car and have supper at the Tavern. You won't be disappointed!! read more

Main Street Tavern - American Near Me - Montevallo, Alabama

Came here for lunch with my friend. The place is pretty big. There is a parking lot but you could also park on the street which is what I did. We were able to get a table right away. I ordered a club sandwich which had both ham and turkey on it. It was really good. If you don't want fries, it can get any of their other side dishes. I got tots. My friend got a patty melt. Both of our sandwiches were really good. Service was fast. My friend got a frozen strawberry lemonade and I got root beer in the Hitler which was a nice treat. I would definitely come here again. read more

The food here is unremarkable. Still may be the best food in town. When I am hungry and near Montevallo, I get the fried chicken at the gas station (Chevron). That lets you know choices are limited in this area. Interior is a nice space. Big, all open design with TVs all around. Good for parties of 10 or so read more

Wow people! If you're in Montevallo do not eat anywhere else. We met the owner, former sous chef. Food is incredible. Fish tacos were great as was fried catfish and hush puppies. We both had dessert. Bread pudding and the most unique key lime pie be ever had. Cannot say enough good things. We're here for three days. Not eating anywhere else. Side note- portions are humongous. We're both stuffed read more

The best restaurant. I've never had anything I didn't love here. The smothered chicken is amazing, also love the shrimp and the chicken and rice entree. The staff is always friendly and helpful. Great management and team all around. read more

Horrible service!! Food is decent, but service is horrible! Rude staff and slow! Service. Literally waited 49 minutes for food and still waiting on the check! Will never done back! read more

We took friends for a meal at the Main Street Tavern in Montevallo. We have never had a bad meal there, Except for Friday March 4th 2025. We came for the Fried Fish, Friday green tomatoes, sweet potato fries and of course the fried apple pie with ice cream. The ONLY good part of the entire meal was the ice cream.All the fried food tasted like OLD OIL. NASTY. The fish which is usually golden brown and wonderful WAS NOT. The fried green tomatoes were old and slimy. The sweet potato fried tasted like leftover from yesterday. The fried apple pie was dark brown and tough and tasted like old oil. THE VANILLA ICE CREAM WAS DELICIOUS. $85.00 PLUS A $10.00 TIP. WE WERE EMBARRASSED BY THE MEAL AND APOLOGIED TO OUR FRIENDS FOR BRINGING THEM THERE. read more

The Main Street Tavern is a great place to meet up with friends. We had about 22 people and everyone was delighted with their food. The service was top notch. read more

Went for a day date and it was incredible all around! The atmosphere, customer service, food, and cleanliness. I'd hands hand go again and craving it as I speak! Well done, "Go to The Tavern or the Devil will get you!" read more

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The food is always incredible. This is a friends and family favorite for us. Service is generally well timed and the atmosphere is fun.

Food was good except for collard greens. The taste was good but they were very "stalky". The taste of everything was very good, though. Service was EXCEPTIONAL Ambiance was a lunchtime vibe. It was lunchtime. Lol. The restaurant is casual, exposed brick walls and air vents, all with concrete floors. read more

Pretty good food for the prices. I ordered the seafood platter which came with fried fish, fried shrimp and shrimp scampi. The gave me fried founded which I definitely wasn't a fan of. The manager rectified the situation and gave my catfish instead which tasted much better. I definitely recommend the hot wings. They were hot, fresh and cooked to order. Wings are only served on Saturday's and Tuesday's. read more

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Very Good Food!!!! Enjoyed every time we went. The Dirty Rice, Shrimp and Chicken are my favorites. Service is great and owner very friendly.Makes us feel welcome every time we go there. Keep up the good work Jeff. read more

Main Street Tavern - American Near Me - Montevallo, Alabama

Staff is friendly and service was great but the food pulls the score way down for me. This place has a great reputation so I'm going to give them another try. Six stars for service, two stars for food. read more

Visiting town for a college tour and came here for lunch. Great atmosphere, service and food. We will definitely be back again. We split a patty melt and the chef salad and they were both very good. Next time we plan to try a couple of the desserts. Highly recommend. read more

Best food in Shelby County! Everything we have tried has been delicious. Cheese curds, fried pickles, steak and shrimp with pecan cobbler for dessert. read more

Food is wonderful! Service is great. Fried green tomatoes are awesome!!! Hopefully will be joining the free m for late lunch today! Our small group from church had a great meal and fellowship there recently. read more

I love this place. Great food, very nice staff and it's clean. Prices are good as well as portions. I do tend to go to their other location in Chelsea more often because I work nearby but both places are spot on with their food and service. read more