Southern food includes Meat-and-Three restaurants, barbeque, fried ANYthing, fresh caught fish, and…read morehunted game. Hominy, hush puppies, cornbread, grits, Alabama white sauce on any meat, especially smoked chicken, are all popular in Alabama. BBQ is practically a religion in the South! As former certified Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) certified judges, my husband and I completed the training and paid the fees to be certified. The "KCBS way" is different from a lot of people's preferences in that, for example, a BBQ rib should actually have some "pull" to it, meaning, when you bite into it, your mouth should leave a mark in the rib. This means "fall off the bones" ribs are not KDBS quality, despite how many love that rib consistency. The KCBS judges slots fill up so quickly and required us to travel at our own cost and we did not judge any KCBS events. Back to Southern food. Deep fried double Oreos are one of the many fried foods here in Huntsville, and Melt restaurant features them on their menu. Meat-and-Three restaurants feature a meat (usually fried pork chop, meatloaf, BBQ, fried catfish, country fried steak/chicken) and three sides (fried okra, creamed corn, mashed potatoes and gravy, baked potato, potato salad, cole slaw, French fries) and bread options such as cornbread, rolls, hush puppies. While Southern Cooking is absolutely delicious, I have to limit it because lets face it, it is high in calories and cholesterol. When I do indulge, it's shrimp and grits, pimento cheese, fried green tomatoes, and fried whole okra.

This is really a Rouses grocery store with an excellent deli area. I like that the meats and…read moreofferings are fresh. I like to get my fruit here because it is often locally sourced and very fresh. The staff is always helpful and cooperative. Sometimes it's pretty busy because of tourists, but everyone is always kind.

Ace's Hanger catered two private parties at our home in the past two weeks and both were perfect!…read more The prices were reasonable and the quantity and quality was spot on! The service and attention to detail pleased all of our guests and owner, Scott, delivered and prepared everything perfectly. First party was a younger crowd and they enjoyed the Taco Bar, the lasagna and charcuterie. Second party was for our retired or mostly retired friends and we loved the Oysters Rockefeller, shrimp cocktail, more lasagna, and Spinach and artichoke dip! It was nice not to have to worry about cooking and I was able to relax and enjoy the party rather than being tied to the kitchen! Scott was great working with my dietary restriction too. He even made me a separate batch of Oysters that were yummy and keto! Plenty of leftovers and everyone was happy to take them home.

We stopped at Ace's on our way to a hotel and were pleasantly surprised to have such a good…read moreexperience at such an unassuming place! We were just about the only family in there and our service reflected that. Our waiter was friendly and attentive and was able to answer all our questions about the menu. Our food was delicious, and I especially enjoyed my fried shrimp and grilled shrimp. Everyone else enjoyed their meals as well, although the coleslaw was a little bland. The decor was neat, with lots of airplane and flying memorabilia. I would definitely say check them out if you're looking for a good meal with a decent price prices and friendly service!

Shout-out to Cassie at Aces - Pensacola…read more Huge thanks to Cassie for taking outstanding care of us during the Marine Corps League event at Aces in Pensacola. She was hustling all night -- extremely attentive, professional, and on point from start to finish. Service like hers doesn't go unnoticed. She truly elevated the entire evening and made our event even better. Well done, Cassie -- you represented Aces with excellence.

This place is one of my favorites. The food is very good and reasonably priced. They have a hot bar…read morewith veggies, soup as well as salad bar. Not crazy about the salads, but everything else is good, and I really like getting a wide variety. Today I got grilled cobia with 2 bowls for the bar. My sides were fried squash (excellent), sweet potatoes, greens (surprisingly good), green limas and field peas. All of it was very good. Price was $13.99. Hard to beat. They also have daily specials for around $11. The meatloaf on Tuesday is a favorite. Service was good. Fast and attentive. The restaurant appears to be in an old house. So ambiance is about what you expect for country cooking

I visited on Sunday. The chicken and ribs were very flavorful and juicy. the sides were so tasty…read more nice friendly folks, clean, well-kept dining room. I'd planned to take mine to go, but ended up sitting there and eating. I'll be back!

We came in after church and wanted a good home cooked meal but not doing it ourselves. The staff…read moregreeted us and were very nice. I placed our order and it took about 30-45 minutes. I didn't mind that because some of our order had to be cooked to order. We ordered the fried pork chops, mac and cheese with collards and the smothered pork chops with yams and collards. This is the first place I've ever been that served an actual pork chop and not pork steaks. That's a big plus. The gravy on the pork chops was delicious and I liked that rice or mashed potatoes comes with a gravy entree. The yams were just right and the cornbread was on point. The only issue was the mac and cheese. It was dry and lacking cheese and flavor. I know it was around 1:30 but consistency is key! Overall, it was pretty good but that one thing would have taken this review over the top.

Waitress was AWESOME! The food tasted like my granny's. Atmosphere was just right. The music…read moresoothes the soul. We will return!

Nice country menu...a little too much salt for my tastes but otherwise worth your time to check out!read more

The food here is sooooo good. The price is great and the portion is even greater. The people are…read morefamily oriented and very clean and neat. It's a truck but it's also a vibe. I love this place. Best to come to Milton. I can imagine what a restaurant would be like....

I ordered the fried fish and it was amazing! Full of flavor and fried perfectly, I'll def be back…read moreto try other things on the menu!

Traditional Southern cooking served at the Buffett will make you eat until you are in a food coma…read more Staff are friendly and efficient.

I love to take visitors here for lunch. They love the BBQ. Adam Manasco never disappoints me.read more

we are from navarre and drive to milton just to go dave's. our pleasant waitress lydia placed our…read moreorder and we ate crackers loaded with cocktail sause while waiting, a must. the best ever "mighty hot" catfish", arrived. lydia checked several to see if we needed anything. finished and headed to the door, lydia wished us a peaceful easter. we will return when we can. warren navarre

The entire menu is overly priced for deep fried mush. Equivalent to gas station fried food but way…read moremore expensive and way less seasonings! And service, well that's a joke. One person taking orders for the entire restaurant and seemingly could care less about anything at all. Over $100 for 4 deep fried goop dinners. If you have zero taste buds and zero cares about ingesting oil ridden tasteless deep fried food, and you wanna throw away $120 dollars this is the spot!! Good luck

I'm guessing that Eleanor's is a family run restaurant. It specializes in BBQ and home cooking…read more This restaurant is located in the parking lot next to the Blackwater Inn. I must have visited on an off night, cause their menu was trimmed down quite a bit. It seems that they ran out of the more popular items. I'd like to comment on how the meatloaf tasted but they were out. I'd also like to comment on the Hamburger Steak, but they were out of that too. When I settled on the cheeseburger, the lady had to check to see if there were any left! BBQ joints are famous for running out of food. But the items I tried to order weren't bbq. It could be considered a good thing running out of food. It shows that it's probably fresh? I surely hope so. My burger was ok. My fries were crinkle cut, so they were probably frozen. There goes my fresh theory. I was told that they had a busy day, and that's why they were out of the items I wanted. I think that Eleanor's is fairly new since I'm the first one to review this property. It'll take a while for them to figure things out. If they've been in business for longer than a month, then someone needs to coach them up. The people were nice, and they deserve a chance to get it right. Only they won't get it from me. I don't plan on traveling through this part of Florida again. Quick Tip: If you chose the Blackwater Inn for your overnight stay, good luck. You'll need it.