Mama Jean's Restaurant

If you're looking for good home cooking with fast friendly service, this is your place…read more We love it here and is our weekend breakfast spot. Everything we have tried is delicious, country ham with eggs, biscuit and gravy is just like my Grandma used to make. The smoked sausage is fantastic! Been there once for dinner on a Friday night for the all you can eat fish fry, it's spot on and they keep bringing it out to you. The restaurant is decorated as you would expect it to be, all sorts of Alabama memorable. It's were the locals eat so you know it's good.

The food is nice. Reminds me of home cooking. Breakfast items are the best…read more Service is wonderful. All the ladies are very attentive and kind.

Grilled shrimp

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Wildwood Tavern

4.5(135 reviews)

3.9 mi

Killer local vibe!…read more Highly recommend the veggie pizza. If you want some serious bonus points, add their roasted chicken to the veggie pizza! It's absolutely incredible! Also, on Sunday nights, they do have priced pizzas, which is really awesome. They have a wide variety of at least a dozen different types of hotdog, and they are all very tasty. Not to mention, the staff is just killer cool!

A eclectic bar in downtown Florence.It was definitely something different.I had a beer cheese dog…read moreand loaded chips.I would guess it was a reheat.Very good mixed drinks.I had 2 wild turkey old fashioned .You order at the bar.The only downside was it was so dark I had to use the light on my phone to see.It also has an arcade.This is definitely a bar that has food.Check out our next The Working Man Review in Florence,Al.

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Dapper Dog at Wildwood Tavern, Florence

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Momma Jeans Restaurant

3.8(49 reviews)

11.5 mi

Great southern fair. Chairs are uncomfortable. We bring seat cushions so we can dine longerread more

The food was typical southern country cookin - which is not a bad thing. Server didn't listen -…read morewater without lemon became water WITH lemon. Medium rare became medium well.

Bathroom Area and Toddler/ Highchairs

Fried okra. This is good

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Ray's At The Bank

3.8(52 reviews)

4.0 mi

An unexpected gem right under our nose in Florence Alabama!…read more In town to spend some quality time with family and they suggested this interesting little place they had tried in the past and loved. "Molly" set the mood by getting our drink orders and some intriguing bread sticks to get things started! The whole environment was comfortable and Sui generis all rolled into one. We enjoyed some well made cocktails and whiskeys while looking the menu over. From appetizers to main course everything looked delicious. Crab cakes, Tuna Steak and several selections of steak cuts to name a few options. Everything was perfectly prepared and satisfying! Then the tempting dessert options, maybe bread pudding or butter cake and then we saw Creme Brûlée WOW! We all enjoyed a great experience and Katrina made everything extra special! If you're looking for something that's anything but ordinary this is it! Give this place a try, you can thank me later!

Great Clams-grilled, buttery and full of flavorful. Crab claws were delicious and garlic sauce had…read morea bit of spicy goodness. Worth using your crustini to gather the leftover goodness. The butter cake was decadent and so incredible. Try the creamed Spinach.

Special of the day-red beans and rice with andouille sausage

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Biscuit platter with corn bread salad and macaroni and sweet tea

Homestead Cafe

4.9(10 reviews)

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I absolutely love this place! I love comfort food. I get tired of having fast food or Mexican food…read more Their poppyseed casserole is amazing! You have to go when they start serving lunch, don't go at 1 because they will be sold out of food. It's that good.

The food and service are very good Friendly home town…read moreservice from The time you get your order Or the buffet

Fried green tomatoes

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Very clean and welcoming

North Wood Social

4.7(32 reviews)

2.8 mi

This little gem sits right in the middle of our neighborhood. Food and service are awesome, always…read moresomething new on the menu. If you're in the 7 Points of Florence stop in and check them out.

Their trivia was lots of fun and the bartender was awesome. The food and vibe were cool tooread more

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Stanfield's River Bottom Grill

3.9(172 reviews)

4.9 mi

Home of the untossable salad! Get your mind out of the gutter, but the salad had a lot of stuff in…read moreit, and the bowl was just too small. It was a good, fresh salad but was difficult to eat. But the main reason you go to a restaurant on the river is shrimp, right? Who doesn't love shrimp right out of the river? I don't know if that's even a thing, but I was in the mood for shrimp and I thought I'd turn pink like a flamingo from the amount of shrimp I started with the Shrimp Cocktail which was a generous portion of shrimp expertly placed on the rim of a cocktail glass. The Shrimp Happens was a hodgepodge of fried and grilled shrimp and it was also amazing, although a bit too much fried for me. The atmosphere was a bit on the dirty hole in the wall side. And like most people, I love a good hole-in-the-wall, but the food has to back it up. The food was good, but not outstanding to call it a hole in the wall. I also love the Fire Exit!

Great atmosphere,service,and food.I had the Butterfly Shrimp and a baked potato.My hush puppies…read morewere cooked too much and tasted burnt.I washed it down with a IPA .It was what I wanted,cold beer and fried shrimp in a beautiful location.They have steaks too,but check online for their menu and check out the next The Working Man Review.

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Odette

4.5(248 reviews)

3.9 mi

Have been to Odette on a regular basis, Since it opened…read more Love the atmosphere , Good food and wine, And excellent servers who remember me and what I like to eat.

A great local cafe with exceptional attention to detail. We had wonderful hand crafted cocktails at…read morethe bar prior to getting our table for dinner. Super nice staff. The atmosphere reminded me of a NYC bustling bistro where the "cool kids" hang out. Our waiter was knowledgable of the menu when describing a few entrees I had a questions about. My salad did arrive with way too much dressing for my taste, and it was quickly exchanged for a new salad with the dressing on the side. Everything was delicious. A nice place for a date, group dinner or just a time for a nice meal out. I do have to say that the noise level got pretty high on the Friday evening we were there, it was a full house.

As we arrived, for a cocktail before our reservation

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Lots of options!!

Marty’s Stew Shack

4.2(19 reviews)

23.5 mi

We stopped in on our way from Rogersville and I must say that they have phenomenal burgers and…read morefries. And the ice cream is awesome too. Definitely will be back. Can't recommend highly enough.

The burgers are the best there .. I eat there a lot at least…read morelately anyway... I don't know why you guys changed the fries but go back. I like the old fries onion rings are very good... miss old fries.. been coming here for six years..

Fried to crispy perfection

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Fresh onion rings...yummy

Sam's Place

3.9(71 reviews)

3.8 mi

Locally owned & operated

Free parking

Very good place and very consistent. I mean some dude started throwing cheeks on while standing on…read morethe table I mean it's a very good 5 star experience. Highly recommend food is great and the best fried chicken around and the wings are top 5.

Good food, at great prices. I split the club sandwich and sweet potato fries with my friend. They…read morehave good, quick service, and we usually get our favorite server.

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Martha M.

3 years ago

The best meat and three around. Catfish is good and the prices are affordable. Go there!

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