What a treat! Very friendly staff, chicken fried steak was great and gravy wasn't over bearing. Fried okra was outstanding. I had a coffee with mint and coconut with dark chocolate that could turn me into a coffee fanatic. All the staff was over the top friendly. We will be back, can't wait to try breakfast. read more

The food is good, nice atmosphere, great service. The only reason we didn't give it five stars is it's a little expensive for breakfast. The Kenya coffee is excellent and our waitress Niccole was excellent! read more

Went there yesterday for breakfast. It was the worst breakfast I have ever had in my life. Coffee weak, pancakes had no taste (even syrup was bad), biscuits were not biscuits but more like little muffins, eggs over cooked and corned beef was out of some cheap can and was gross. Stay away. read more

First of all, my silverware was sticky and soiled. Therefore, I requested a clean set. However, I was again given a sticky and soiled set of silverware. Again, I requested for clean silverware and was given a clean knife since my husband gave me his fork to use. With the threat of COVID-19, you would think they would make an effort to have clean and sanitized silverware. What's up with that? People are dying of COVID-19. When I was finally able to eat my food, the chicken fried chicken was grossly over cooked and I was only able to get 4 or 5 small bites out of it. The food was seriously overpriced for the quality of food. Anyway, we won't be returning. read more

Went to Southern Eats for brunch today. When I say Dallas took very good care of us. The food came out very timely and was simply amazing. The corned beef hash was spot on. The catfish and waffle another home run. This was a great experience and I look forward to my next visit. read more

So, looking online the menu alone would draw in anybody breathin and wanting to try the foods that are offered!!! However, today I learned everything ain't as it always seems.......Upon arrival,we weren't greeted just simply walked in and sat down but i should mention we had a large party and I believe they were understaffed so not gonna go in on that. However, the thing that grossed me out was the fact that the floor in the entire restaurant was STICKY like if someone spilled drinks alot and it never got cleaned up. Then, we live in Texas ya'll and it was stuffy in there and then we saw that the thermostat was set at 76 degrees which is crazy seeing that they serve alcoholic beverages there! Also, its blazing outside people!!!! As for the food, it needs improvement IMMEDIATELY !!! I ordered a FRIED CHICKEN TENDER SALAD to go......(S/N: this was for my mom and this what she said about it) her strips were burnt,hard fried, and absolutely NO SEASONING......I mean no salt no pepper just BURNT breading!!! Now, as for me I ate at the restaurant and ordered the CHICKEN FRIED CHICKEN with white gravy and it comes with two sides and cornbread. I got MAC N CHEESE and CANDIED YAMS for my sides and y'all that MAC N CHEESE NEEDED SEASONING AND THE CANDIED YAMS LEFT ME PUZZLED TBH....... because they were sweet but I don't know by what tho! LIKE IT DEFINITELY WASN'T brown sugar, butter, white sugar plus spices.Like, imagine if you took boiled sweet potatoes and covered them in a light corn syrup that's what it tasted like just odd..... NOW THAT CORNBREAD THO WAS !!! Also, the staff looked overwhelmed,overworked,and underpaid just saying....... and the decor in there needs HELP ASAP. Now, this was my experience hopefully someone reads this and just takes notes and change some things like the floor being sticky and seasoning the food. read more

Food has always been excellent as far as I'm concerned.. These gentleman are trying to run a small business in the middle of a pandemic and every business is unstable right now so I commend them for doing the best they can .. I read the prior reviews and the lack of understanding of food cost and trying to pay for quality help is hilarious to me ... they're food has constantly been fresh and never lacked flavor...I will admit the ala cart menu does drive up the price but I believe once things get better they will be able to offer a more reasonable menu ... instead of complaining support them so they can offer better deals... read more

This is a newly opened restaurant. Food was good. Nice bar on the inside (even though I don't drink). I can only see them getting better! Please try them out! And this is coming from someone who really one particular woman when it comes to her food! read more

We arrived it took several minutes to be sat. Oh and we were the only ones in the place... should have left then. Ordered a special favor coffee and we received plain coffee. We made our order and a large group came in after. They received their food before we did. I finally got my waffle 45 min later and it was soggy and cold. I was going to send it back but my husband had yet to get his food when we finally left just left (after paying for our coffee). read more

We are a family of 3 & have visited for brunch twice within 2 weeks. The food and service is good. No complaints. It is a bit pricier than other breakfast or brunch places. For the most part the atmosphere is great. Can't wait for date night with my husband so we can check out some live music. read more

Terrible service. There's maybe a handful of people in the whole place and it took well over 45 minutes to get a bunch of omelets and breakfast burritos. It is absolutely ridiculous and we won't be coming back here again. Yelp requires at least one star, otherwise this review wouldn't have any read more

If you're an investor or owner or co-owner, please read all these reviews before you go under. No response from management that I see. Wife and I went in on a Sunday about 10:45. Some people there. No wait time. Sat, ordered. Limited breakfast options and surprised at the prices for breakfasts. Anyway, after half an hour of waiting after ordering, we left. So did a group of 4 who got there about 10 minutes after we did and left after they also waited 20 minutes. There were two servers - no one seemed to apologize for the wait to anyone. I finally found my server and asked if our order was coming and she said in a couple of minutes. Put a timer on it and left. There was a senior couple who came in 15 minutes after us and ordered. I hope they didn't die waiting. read more

This is one of my new favorite spots. I went for lunch the other day with a co-worker and it was great. Our server was super sweet, very knowledgeable of the menu and was extremely patient with us because it was our first time there. By the way, the food did not disappoint. Even the tea was exactly like I like it. We went during lunch time so we got the lunch special which for the amount of food that we got was a great price. I will definitely be returning soon. read more

Southern Eats - Lemon pepper wings, candied yams and collard greens...all from their lunch menu. - Southern Near Me - Arlington, Texas

By far the worse!! Save your time and money!!! Your own cooking will taste better. Brought my mother here for Mother's day and we waited over two and half hours for our food to be told our order was given to another table!!! We had to wait another hour for a replacement and then the food was cold and WITH NO FLAVOR!!! NEVER EVER AGAIN read more

We absolutely love this place. The food is amazing, the drinks are always great & the Daiquiris are to die for. The service is always great & you can truly tell that the food is home made. So grateful for this amazing food & service that this restaurant provides us! read more

Went here with high hopes to find a good non chain breakfast place we could go with our kids. Took us over 45 minutes to get our food. My food when it came out wasn't cooked all the way and had to send back. The food in general wasn't good. The atmosphere felt like we were at a club at night, using was very loud and it was r&b. Will not be going back. read more

Amazing southern style food. Many options soul food and healthy options as well. Went in on a limb and will definitely be back. I ordered grilled shrimp and my lady the fried catfish and both dishes were absolutely perfect. Great bar with good specials and the service is fantastic! Left nothing on our plates read more

Southern Eats - Southern Near Me - Arlington, Texas

By far worst breakfast place I've ever eaten. Coffee was watered down and not hot. The food took at least 30 min to get there after we ordered and there were only 3 other tables in the restaurant. I was up charged $4 to add bacon and $3 to add sausage in a scrambler that was SO small. Found a small piece of plastic in there too. Go somewhere else. Smh read more

Service & Food is okay. Not happy with the fly's inside the restaurant while eating. Great coffee

food was horrible it was cold all my food was very cold even the corn bread and my chicken was double fried in dirty grease, greens was cold only thing that was good was the drinks and the music... read more

If their was a way to give zero stars I would. I visited with 4 other family members who were visiting. I called to make a reservation and when we arrived it was empty. We inquired about a special seating area with regal seats and ornate dining table near the front window and was told it cost over $100 to just sit there. That was the red flag, but I did not take heed and it only got worse. We were told that entrees did not come with sides. We ordered a $27.95 platter that came with 1 and half pieces of catfish, 6 shrimp and literally 2 chicken wing parts. Nothing else! We also ordered sides of Mac and cheese, greens and candied yams. We also ordered a steak and another catfish "entree". We drank water and only one person ordered a frozen drink that was really sweet. There was nothing that we had that would make me want to come back. I don't understand how you stay in business in a strip mall type area but charge high end restaurant prices. We spent way over $100 and it was not worth it. The waitress was okay and busied herself filling salt and pepper shakers. My visitors wanted soul food and this place was nearby. I really should have done my homework. We would have been better off going a block away to Lisa's where we could have gotten a lot more food for 1/3 the price that we spent. I'm okay with ala carte but just not for basic fried food... I do not understand why you can't have any sides with a nearly $30 "platter". I see why you stay empty. I was embarrassed that I took my family to a place that I never went to. I pray that you do better in the future. read more

Terrible! We will never eat there again. Waited an hour and a half for food, service was bad, food was bad and overpriced if you go on weekends. My little girl ordered breakfast and even her pancakes were burnt. How do you burn pancakes. Wow. Make sure you ask about prices because they upcharge on every little thing. read more

This did NOT give what it should have gave. They appeared to be considerably understaffed, which my party of 6 didn't mind for the 1st hour. But, the 2nd hour also approached before our table got food. My waffle & chicken plate was overcooked. I could barely pry chicken away from the bone and just gave up. They refused to remake my sister's burnt fish sandwhich. We requested a bill and finally got it and closed out an hour later. We had to ask for a daiquiri menu 3x. Everytime our 1st waitress, swore to come back, she never did & we gave up on daiquiris. The 2nd waitress eventually came along & tried to offer efficient service for our table. I hope she received the auto 20% gratuity. Apparently the owner was present. He refused to acknowledge our party & avoided any eye contact, lol. Our party of 6 left the table with mostly uneaten food. I locked eyes with the lady at the table next to me and she relayed that her meal was not enjoyable either. Full plates of food was left on her table. I also observed 2 other parties give up on trying to get service & walked out after an unbelievably reasonable amount of time. Crazy thing is that there were other employees there along with the owner/manager, but no one other than the 2nd waitress seem to care enough to provide customer service. The restaurant was 1/2 empty & we waited soooooo long; I just knew the food was gonna be made with love as the menu suggested. It wasn't. We were there from about 1:15-4:15...The music was decent though. read more

The wait for for was crazy long, 45 minutes for one pancake, one waffle, a taco omelette, and chicken fried steak & eggs. Thought it was weird that the chicken fried steak didn't come with gravy. The meat in the taco omelette had no flavor/seasoning. The same with the potatoes that came with the entree. No pepper, salt, nothing. Pancake was ok. Don't see myself trying this place out again. read more

Had to give it 1 star only because it doesn't let you give zero.... service was butter biscuit ass juice, like cheddar cheese, and the food took about an hour to come out just for it to be extremely mediocre! I ordered the shrimp and grits and the grits were literally quakers and the shrimp were shrimp! I also got a side of the Mac and cheese which were kraft! Ultimately, the total experience was just shy of a shit show and I will never be back! read more

Good food and drinks great live entertainment need more assistance with getting the food to you faster all in all had a great time

Omg this is a real southern place . The portions were big and the food was delicious ! I had blackened catfish with green beans and candied yams ! I don't know why they have salt and pepper on their tables because the flavoring of everything was awesome . I will for sure be back and can't wait to try their breakfast !! read more

Our first time here was truly disappointing. Not sure if they were still trying to get things together since they just opened but, the food definitely was not up to par compared to similar restaurants. While I will admit my chicken n waffles were ok, they left a lot to be desired.. Especially for $16! My friend had the shrimp n grits, and it was just awful. The grits tasted like they were the instant grits from the package, there was ABSOLUTELY NO SEASONING ON ANYTHING, and the shrimp tasted boiled. Our food looked nothing like the pictures someone else posted on here that made us want to visit the restaurant in the first place... read more

First time customers, Sunday after church. Walking in we were immediately greeted and seated. The interior is old Fontana (the previous restaurant in the space): chairs/tables, wine rack, with wall decorations to compliment its 'Southern" theme. There were about five other tables seated and about four more as were eating. We ordered the Texas Pecan coffee (recommended) and was better than a majority of restaurants around here that use institutional coffee (the kind that comes from a "Farm" or a "Park"). We ordered a kids burger and broccoli for my wife and I had the two-egg-bacon-sauasage-potato offering. The food came out pretty quick and was cooked perfectly (bacon crisp and eggs fluffy). The hamburger wasn't a hockey puck. The portions seemed about right for the price. The pleasant conversation in-between made us feel right at home. Daysha was very gracious, bubbly and attentive without being overbearing as we ate. Even the cross-talk among staff sounded professional and low-key(rather than coarse or gossipy) and we felt very relaxed and unrushed. Overall, a very pleasant experience. The prices were fair, although we really have not a lot to compare to since this was our first (but not last) visit (thus 4-stars to start). We'll be back; next time to try their lunch or maybe dinner. In the meantime, Southern Eats is a recommend for quality, atmosphere, staff and coffee. read more

Great southern food. Nice to see a home style restaurant opening in our area. Collard greens and dirty rice was excellent. The fried chicken was made to order. read more

Me and my husband waited for over 40 mins AFTER we placed our order. Our waitress was rude and we still don't know her name since she didn't bother to introduce herself. The couple in the booth in front of us stated that they had been waiting for over an hour. The waitress never returned to inform us how much longer. We ended up leaving with no food service. If you're hungry STAY AWAY FROM THIS RESTAURANT . read more

Wife and I were seated right away, Service was fast by waitress Nicole. Wife had fish with ocra and potatoes, I had chicken fried chicken with corn and mashed potatoes. Salads were well made with crutons on the side, We ordered jalapeno poppers for openers and strawberry cake and peach cobbler for dessert. I washed mine down with coffee. Everything was perfect so I can't complain at all. We will return. PS the owner Al seated us and was professional and courteous throughout the visit. read more

Saw the sign for southern eats me just moved from Va had been looking for a good soul food place. I had the fried chicken, mac n cheese, and collards oh and banana pudding to go. I went around 3ish, no customers didnt bother me, food was good, the place itself was very nice. Waitress said they hv live band on friday nights etc. I will return and try others on the menu and hopefully stop in on the live band atmosphere. read more

We have been here 3 times now and we love it! staff is great and very friendly, we have had breakfast, just desserts and lunch and can't wait to try dinner. Great place to relax and talk. We sure hope people will come and give them business. It will be nice to see them stay around. My husband loves the relaxed atmosphere and the wait staff has been wonderful. We plan on telling our friends to come check this out as well. Good job Southern Eats! read more

I stopped by for a late lunch. I was in the mood for comfort food and that's exactly what I got! I did wait a while, but I'll do that for good food. The fried chicken was good, the Mac n cheese was great and the collard greens were probably the best I've ever had! Mark, my waiter was great too. Last but not least, the sweet tea! Oh my goodness! So awesome! I can't wait to go back and try more of the menu. read more

I thought this place had just opened due to how our experience went ! Turns out it's been there for a while ! The food was very average , and below average . I could've cooked better than that ! I do give this place 2 stars due to their servers ! They were very nice! We had a new server named Jordan , and he was awesome ! It was only his second day ! We probably won't be going back due to high prices , and no so great food ! We didn't even eat our food . My husband said we might need to stop off at McDonald's instead ..... 60$ meal down the trash :( read more

I stopped in for breakfast and it was a waste of time. The best thing about this restaurant is the music. Won't be back.

Went after church on a Sunday with my family. The restaurant was nicely decorated but the floor was dirty and had not been cleaned in a while. The food was pricey. I ordered the chicken fried chicken with okra, and mash potatoes $16.99. The gravy was very runny, the mash potatoes were instant (just because you put parsley on it doesn't make it good), and the chicken fried chicken really was a chicken tender. Service was ok and my total bill 75 buck. We should have gone to Cheddar's or any were else. read more

Just one star, service was a little slow, but understood new opening. Just 2 eggs, hash browns, bacon and one single slice of toast $12! Biscuits and gravy, powered gravy. Whole bill, 3 people was $38. Wont make it! And extra napkins are cocktail napkins. Not sure how lunch is, but we won't return. She did keep my tea glass filled, thus the one star. read more

We should have known when we arrived at around 12:30PM on a Monday and there was not a single table sat that something was not right. We had 5 in our party, with 2 kids. The place is very nice looking inside with a good sized bar and a wine room, and the dining area was of good size. Between us we had an order of mozzarella sticks, hamburger, chicken fried steak, chicken fried chicken, and fish. This is where the visit took a bit of a nose dive. After about twenty minutes our waitress would come out about every ten minutes to tell us our food would be out shortly. At about 45 minutes we were told it was being played up and would be out shortly. after about another 5 minutes our waitress came out to tell us the mashed potatoes were not ready and asked us to pick a different side option, this happens so I don't typically get too upset, but I'm not sure why they didn't know that sooner, again it was not busy, at this point another table of 1 was seated and he actually already had his meal, even with him arriving well after us. My burger was one of the driest burgers i have ever had, even after i put a ton of mustard, i had to take a drink of water after every bite. The mozzarella sticks were ok, not bad but nothing special, pretty sure they were frozen. My daughter had a side of Mac n Cheese, and after the first bite looked at me and said she was pretty sure it was Kraft. My wife also had the Mac and said she did not think it was Kraft since it had cheese pull. I will not comment too much on the chicken fried chicken as it came with gravy on it and my daughter wont eat it with gravy, we did our best to remove it but she didn't eat much, the gravy was totally our fault as we forget to request no gravy. My wife said her chicken fried steak was pretty good, and I was told the fish was good. Overall, I have no intention of returning, the food was average to below average, the wait time for the food was obnoxious, even though they were in no way busy, and the service was nice and courteous, even with the constant assurance of the food was on it's way out, when it obviously was not. read more