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    Martha's Place

    4.2 (126 reviews)
    InexpensiveBuffets, Soul Food, Southern
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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Neng Y.

    Came for the fried chicken but left surprisingly impressed with the fried fish. Good chicken here. The fish was just done right; loving it. Decent selection of foods. All sides were good. Okra was surprisingly well done, and I don't even like to eat okra... the banana pudding tasted like banana taffy to me lol. Still very good... was almost all gone by end of the day. Some of the things that didn't do it for me was the gravy and the corn bread. Plenty of dining area and parking. Nice place.

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    Rikesha F.

    On a recent day-trip to this area, my friend and I decided to stop here for a bite to eat before heading back. This is a classy restaurant that serves carry-out as well as a buffet meal complete with dessert and a drink. Management asks (via signage) that you use hand sanitizer and gloves when getting your food, which is unique but greatly appreciated. We paid for our meals and chose a table. There was ample seating inside. Upon entering, I saw there were only 3 meats available on this day. I would've love a fish option, but decided to try the roast beef as my protein option. I'm wasn't a fan of it. The Mac and cheese was delicious, collards were a little salty, and the dressing was very good despite it looked similar to stovetop but I found it to be homemade. The cornbread muffins were nice and buttery. My friend didn't care for his selection of food, unfortunately I don't remember what he ate. I didn't get dessert so I have no review on that. I saw banana pudding and carrot cake were available. The only drink options were tea and lemonade on this day since our server said the truck hadn't delivered yet that weekend. The server was ok. I would love to go back and try another protein option that I like. The cost for both meals came to $33. Not bad for a soul-food buffet in a nice building. I had a great experience overall and highly recommend Martha's Place.

    Ate here today, the food was amazing as always as was the service! Fried chicken was cooked to perfection and the skin was crispy and delectable! I had a plate of veggies, squash, lima beans, collard greens and black eyed peas! Cant wait to go back!

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    Betsy S.

    We went here with our group. This a nice, simple, homey restaurant. It is a serve yourself buffet where you need to wear gloves to get food. The food is southern style. There is fried chicken, baked chicken, collard greens, salad, mac and cheese and more. Our waitress got us drinks and she was very friendly. Martha spoke to us about her past and her struggles. She told us that even though she faced many hardships she was able to surpass them and when no one believed in her, she opened her restaurant.She has a few children and is very proud of their accomplishments. She talked about how she tried to commit suicide and I explained that I was on the board of 211.org a national organization that helps prevent suicide and more. I asked her to spread the word. This is certainly a must go to place if you're in Alabama.

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    Brensi M.

    This a nice, simple, homey restaurant. It is a serve yourself buffet where you need to wear gloves to get food, hence why I was unable to take pictures. The food is southern style and there is a variety of options to choose from. I went for lunch with a large group of educators and the place was fairly empty so the buffet was not busy. Our waitress got us drinks and she was very friendly. Towards the end of our lunch Martha came to the back room where we were eating and she spoke to us about her past and her struggles. She told us that even though she faced many hardships she was able to surpass them and when no one believed in her, she opened her restaurant. She was very touching and made several people in my group cry. This is certainly a must go to place if you're in Alabama.

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    John T.

    Price was great! Food excellent ! Place super clean! I am coming back tomorrow! Great find for my first time in Montgomery!

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    I absolutely love Martha's Place. This is where you get the real down home soul food! I just don't get to eat here enough.

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    7 years ago

    My husband really enjoy eating here everytime we visit wind creek casino..Its been a while hope the food just as good as we remember...

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    My first time her and the food was delicious. There was a great variety of home cooked vegetables

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    Great selection of southern comfort food. Fried chocked, grilled chickenThe fried catfish is delicious.

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    The food was awesome, would highly recommend and plan to return if I am in this area.

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    Turkey and dressing on a Sunday afternoon. Great service and the food is out of this world. I have to go home and take a nap now.

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    Great food and good price too! Nice and quiet atmosphere with touch of class. Kept my glass full and was very friendly. Will be back again!

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    This is the best buffet in Montgomery My wife and I ate lunch here everything was delicious. Highly recommend!! We will be going back.

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    Martin's Restaurant

    Martin's Restaurant

    3.9(182 reviews)
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    When we went there in 2021, it was fairly good. The older waitresses oozed the old south charm. And…read morethe food? It was like a good Southern family home cooking place. Now, I don't know what has happened since then, but something did. To begin with, the place always looked "used". It had been there a long time and that's expected but this time the chairs looked badly worn and the carpet was in need of help. But it looked clean over all. The workers were friendly but very busy. They had a teenage boy who seated us who was in need of some grooming. But he was polite, so we let it slide. The waitress was very casual and nice as well. But it looked like this one poor lady was handling the entire side of the place by herself. I can overlook all of the above if the food is good but... To begin with, I ordered the same meal I ate in 2021 and yes, I remembered it! As a turkey lover, I recalled it as a Thanksgiving kind of meal that I enjoyed which was why I ordered it again. It was billed on the menu as: Sliced turkey, stuffing, three sides and cranberry sauce. I could eat Thanksgiving 365! And that first time was like reliving Thanksgiving at Moms. Not this time. Aside from being out of broccoli (which limited the green sides down to green beans and/or collard greens- which I do not like) there was an issue with things not being as presented in the menu. The "stuffing" or "dressing" was a small heap of mushy something. It was thin, watery and bland. Horrible! The "sliced turkey" was fractured white meat of turkey, fractured so much that it seemed to meld into the mushy dressing. The two were undiscernable. And it, too, was bland. There was something they called turkey gravy but it was definitely a canned or otherwise prepackaged gravy: bright yellow in color and gloppy in texture. The mashed potatoes were fine, a little salty but fine, though I am not sure if they were homemade or from mix or what. The "green beans" were not what I had before. Before I had what, at worst, had been frozen green beans, though well-seasoned and cooked through. This time I was given Italian beans from a can that had no flavor to them. And then there was the mac n cheese. The test of a good Mom and Pop place is the M&C and this batch failed. Over cooked elbow macaroni in a non-saucy glob of light orange gunk that tasted like flour and not cheesy at all. If that sounds bad, worse was the pie. They used to serve cake and some damn good cake, too! But we were told today they serve pies. I ordered the lemon meringue. I make lemon meringue pie so I know fully well what one should taste and look like and this was NOT it! The fill looked like leftover banana pudding with the bananas extracted. It wasn't set and the meringue slid off of it. The meringue itself had a wateriness that I couldn't quite figure out but it was lightly toasted on top. The corn muffins were good, though they could have gone without being dunked in butter. Over all, I cannot give this place the report I would have liked to have given a landmark in Montgomery. Its sad, too.

    Martin's was like a little bit of home. For those raised in the south, you know what I mean when I…read moresay butter peas, collard greens and fried chicken. The two meat came with another side so chose the broccoli casserole. Had I come on the day when the fried green tomatoes or fried okra were the option, I definitely would have swapped out the broccoli casserole. Generous portions and I easily could have split this meal with someone. They definitely know southern cooking here. It's not a fancy place by any means, just good cooking. Our server seemed a bit tired or put out, I couldn't tell which thus the 4 stars. I did go later afternoon following the lunch rush so that could have been the issue.

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    BB King's Blues Club

    BB King's Blues Club

    3.2(64 reviews)
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    Got seated right away. Did take a little bit for our server to come and take our order. The food…read moredid take longer to come out. But overall everything was delicious. I did get the banana bread pudding to go and I would say that it wasn't the best in taste (tasted artificial and sorta flowery and plasticly and the cream or whatever that was supposed to come with it tasted rubbery and thick). So I wouldn't recommend the banana bread pudding. But like I said everything else was good. They had seating inside and an outside veranda.

    This BB King's is situated inside of the WindCreek Casino in Montgomery and is their "house"…read morerestaurant. While staying at the casino we visited BB King's on a few occasions from lunch to drinks. Each visit we bellied up to or swung by the bar. For lunch we sat at the inside bar and grabbed a few plates to share along with cocktails. I went with the BBQ chicken nachos, which looked like a good portion size and were coated well with sauce, however they were extra stingy with the chicken. It must have been two tenders worth of chicken. The drinks were light pours, but decent for a casino drink...definitely better than what you got from the casino floor. Prices are as expected, nothing wild, but higher than your average spot given its location. Service was hit and miss with each visit. Sometimes they were on point, other times they were not. Overall, given your minimal options when at the casino, this place serves its purpose. I wouldn't come off the streets or out of my way to come here, but for what it is and where it is, it works.

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