Our group had a great dinner evening that top off the trip from Lexington, Kentucky. home cooking soul food to the max, from black eye peas to corn bread and peach cobbler old school Mama's home cooking HEAVY D. Lexington, Kentucky see you again at the dinner table. God Bless You and Your Family. read more

Amazing food, staff is very nice. Best soul food in Alabama staff is sweet and kind. The chef is the best. This was wonderful.

Great food and staff! They handled our tour bus with efficiency and care. A very good experience!

Home Cookin, hard to beat; all the southern dishes, especially yummy were sweet potato pie and peach cobbler.

Oh dear O'dessa. You and your husband, Calvin are a God-send. Several friends and I were visiting Alabama for a historical perspective on the life and thought of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. taught by Dr. Bernard Lafayette. As his students, O'dessa and Calvin went out of their way to open her restaurant for us after usual business hours were over for a Sunday Lunch after church. The restaurant is a renovated pre-war Victorian style home with yellow walls, historic art, and a feel of warmth and intimacy that can only come from dining inside of an actual home--not an industrial looking restaurant. The food surpassed my expectations: Well seasoned (not to be confused with spicy) chicken with fresh herbs Okra sauteed with tomato Creamed corn with just a dash of butter and black pepper Freshly fried fish Fried chicken which I didn't eat but my colleagues DEVOURED Squash soufflé Fresh green salad with an assortment of dressings Greens that were seasoned with turkey not pork Desserts were heavenly: Peach cobbler that wasn't soupy and runny Banana pudding with real pudding and home-made whipped cream An assortment of pound cakes Sweet potato pies I enjoyed the atmosphere, the service was excellent, and we ate so much that it was hard to concentrate on our lessons after lunch. There was a sweet spirit in the restaurant, and it felt more like O'dessa invited us to her home for lunch, than we went to her place of business. read more

O'Dessa Blessing Restaurant - Lunch at O'Dessa - New American Near Me - Montgomery, Alabama

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The food was delicious and the hospitality was amazing! Fried chicken, turkey, ribs, greens, mac n' cheese and peach cobbler... and there was still more food I didn't get to try. Odessa's is truly a blessing! read more

O'Dessa Blessing Restaurant - Lunch! - New American Near Me - Montgomery, Alabama

If Yelp would let me, I would give Odessa's Blessings TEN stars. I was in Selma for the Bloody Sunday Bridge Crossing Jubilee, but drove to Montgomery to meet up with 25 friends at Odessa's. During our six day stay in Alabama, we had lots of Southern food and BBQ, but this was by far the best. Good ambience, excellent service, and out of this world grub. You name it, Odessa fixed it. Lots of it. If you're ever in Montgomery, you need to visit five places: the Rosa Parks Museum, Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, Cilvil Liberties Memorial, Freedom Rides Museum and Odessa's Blessings. Thank you so much for a great dining experience, Calvin and Odessa. You are such nice people. Mike from Culver City, CA read more

O'Dessa Blessing Restaurant - This is mine. - New American Near Me - Montgomery, Alabama

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I loved the food. The creamed corn was just the right consistency with a very rich flavor. The peach cobbler was made with the best peaches and a beautifully flaky crust. The banana cream pudding was just like my grand mom used to make it, but more delicious! The fried chicken was good! The meatballs were soooooo good. All around it was very delicious in the service was superb! read more

Wow! What an experience. I came with a group from Dallas and it was my first time having soul food. Everything was delicious. The restaurant had character and looked like a glimpse of the past, with photos and music setting the mood. The owners and waiters were welcoming, friendly, and helpful. I definitely recommend!! read more

This place seems to have had better days. I stopped there at lunch time. Nice friendly staff, I ordered Fried chicken, Greens and Mac N Cheese. The service was good. The chicken was very good, everything else was just okay. I would eat probably eat here again, but I would not go out of my way to do it. read more

O'Dessa's Blessing Restaurant catered the repast dinner for us on 10/28/2017. It as wonderful!! They were professional, kind and to say the least. We did not have to worry that the catering procedure would be carried out promptly and on time, the food was delicious and as we were not sure of just how many people we would have attending this function, ample enough food had been prepared. One stance really gave me such sense of pride for them...... was the staff was so kind and very courteous as well. Thank You Ms. O'Dessa and Calvin for a job well-done........ read more

Recently had an amazing experience of crossing the Bridge in Selma on the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday. This day was topped only by an incredible Southern meal at O'Dessa's Blessing Restaurant in Montgomery. Calvin and Odessa opened up their restaurant, for a private meal with the most delicious Southern food imaginable. We felt like old friends of theirs as they shared stories of just how the restaurant came about and definitely it is a Blessing! If you are anywhere near Montgomery, eat at O'Dessa's for a once in a lifetime home cooked meal! read more

O'Dessa Blessing Restaurant - Thanks Calvin and Odessa!!!! - New American Near Me - Montgomery, Alabama

It was delicious and O'Dessa and her husband were so hospitable! The banana pudding was sooo good.

I'm giving this establishment only one star because I didn't actually get to eat there. My family just came from visiting Dr Kings home and found this place on Yelp. We arrived, rang the door bell, no answer. Called their posted number didn't get an answer. Don't waste your time at this place. Why give your hard earned money to this business that cannot open its doors. read more

While on our journey from California to Selma, our friend found O'Dessa Blessing restaurant. I have been to the south several times so I have had the pleasure of eating good soul food. At O'Dessa our party enjoyed a mouth watering feast! Everything one wants to sample was there - fried chicken, black eyed peas, ribs, fish, greens, mac and cheese, peach cobbler, lemonade... Yum! Odessa's restaurant is housed inside a house with a front porch, rocking chairs, such a wonderful setting. It was Southern hospitality indeed and we loved it. O'Dessa and her husband Carl are two wonderful people. Word of their generosity to the community is also well known. If you go to Montgomery, please make it a point to drop by O'Dessa Blessing, you will not be disappointed. read more

A group of about 25 of us went to O'Dessa Blessings Restaurant on March 8 right after the 50th Anniversary Commemoration march of "Bloody Sunday" in Selma. We were a private party for dinner. Odessa and Calvin were awesome. They fixed a huge (too huge!) delicious spread for us (fried chicken, black eyed peas, ribs, fish, greens, mac and cheese, peach cobbler, lemonade, tea) and we did our best to finish it. The instantly comfortable and comforting atmosphere and ambiance made it feel so homey and welcoming. After a LONG day of standing on our feet, it was so nice to sit and relax and eat great food with friends, including our hosts. A perfect ending to an inspiring day. You never know when we'll be back to Selma/Montgomery (maybe for the 55th Anniversary?!) but we'll be sure to get to O'Dessa's Blessings. And tell all our friends! THANK YOU ODESSA AND CALVIN! read more

I booked this location for my daughters graduation party and the entire process was nothing but a pain! We went on a search for the best soul food in Montgomery and this place popped up on the list. Apparently, when the restaurant was open and serving food daily the dishes were pretty good. Now, they have taken their business to a full-on catering business and everything is horrible. The owner, Calvin, has no organized schedule AND have not taken the time to update their website so passerbys can stop wasting their time locating the restaurant only to find that it's CLOSED and the don't serve anymore! He's a nice guy, but he's all over the place and doesn't have a clue how to run an effective business. He overbooks giving his clients one time and then changing it at the last minute to squeeze and accommodate others in the same time slot. I was very specific about having my event self-served to keep the cost down. Then on the day of the event he tacks on a 120$ gratuity fee for people that are setting up food and taking plates from tables. All this would not have been so bad if the food was ANY good. The chicken was old (I think it was leftovers from another party earlier that day), the candied yams came right out of the can, the greens were over-salted. The entire spread was horrible. Potato salad, Mac and Cheese, Fish - ALL disgusting. Many of my guests did not even eat. DO NOT USE THEM TO CATER FOR YOU! I really wish that I would have went to Ms. B's like I wanted too. And if you notice all their good rating are from years past - except the guy from Texas who probably can't tell the difference between canned yams and fresh yams... being it his 1st "soul food" experience. smh... read more