Typically, when I am visiting customers, I try to buy local. Rather than chain, restaurants or fast food places that you can find anywhere in the world, I typically try to find a local place to support. I was in Pell city visiting a customer and stopped in at Tavern at the Saint Clair for lunch. I ordered a blackened chicken sandwich and collard greens. Both were fantastic! Jerry, who mentioned that he is one of the sous chefs told me a little bit about the place. This is a scratch kitchen for just about everything on the menu. Place was very nicely, decorated and clean, the staff was all very friendly, and of course the food was very, very good! This was my first time here, but I can guarantee you it won't be my last. read more

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We went here to celebrate an anniversary with a party of 7. The restaurant did a fantastic job accommodating us and our individual needs. Great restaurant in Pell City! Service was great, food was good, and I'd highly recommend for anyone who's in the area for good American food. They also have a good kid's menu for the picky eaters! read more

Tavern At The St Clair - Crispy chicken ratatouille - Burgers Near Me - Pell City, Alabama

Can't recall all that was ordered but food was delish; no leftovers; atmosphere is business casual or better, low light ambiance, service was good not overly pushy. $$$$ (this of course is subjective). Highly recommend for semi special occasion but prepared to drop the dough. read more

After a long day at work, our team went to the Tavern because I wanted fried free tomatoes while in Alabama. After ordering, we thought the food was just okay. Nothing special to come back again. read more

Tavern At The St Clair - Fried green tomatoes with shrimp - Burgers Near Me - Pell City, Alabama

Absolutely horrible experience. I give places at LEAST three times before I say I'll never dine there again. And THEN still reach out and see how management handles it. Just know they failed miserably on more than one occasion in every facet. We had reservations this past Sunday for Mother's Day and my Dad's birthday. Three families walked in - without a reservation - and were seated before we were. We stood at the hostess's podium area for 15 minutes then left. Keep in mind this was at 4:30pm and they were not busy. There have been other bad experiences but I think this one took the cake. read more

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We went with some family friends for a nice dinner out and chose Tavern. We waited outside with drink while waiting on a table. Nice night and nice way to wait. Once inside it's a lot of tables jammed into a room so not an easy feat having conversations without competition. The ambiance is underwhelming IMO, but not bad. Door was good and so was the service. Honestly I'm glad there is a "nice" place in Pell City but it's not going to blow you away. Overall I'll give it 4 stars because it's not 3, but closer to 3.5 to be honest. read more

I've been here a few times for lunch and the food never disappoints! The food is always fresh and the service spot on. It is in the lunch spot rotation now. read more

Service is friendly and professional and Will the bartender and server was very nice. Food was excellent and we went on two different nights and had the rib eye steak (nice reasonable not huge portion), caesar salad with chicken, onion soup (authentic), salmon on St Claire salad and really great cocktails plus a decent wine by the glass selection! Tavern side was great at the bar; other side has a view of the expedition line and is otherwise comfortable. read more

I've been here twice now. The Tavern side when they first opened and the St. Clair side last night. The Tavern side was packed, as expected since they just opened. My girlfriends and I ordered drinks and the smash burger. Everything was really good. Last night we ate on the St. Clair side and was really impressed. It's more intimate and upscale. The menu was different than the Tavern side and offered Italian food. I was really impressed that the meat they use is beef. Most Italian is sausage and I don't eat port. Our server, Clayton, was outstanding. We ordered the bruschetta to start with and I got the Lasagna and Cesar salad and my date got the seafood pasta. I can't say enough about how good the food was. I'm from California where the food is amazing and since moving to Alabama, I just think that food is boring and lacks culture. Well, St. Clair has brought back all hope that there is really good food here. I can't wait to go back. read more

Good, service and atmosphere were all amazing! I had the cod sandwich for lunch, and it was wonderful. Can't wait to go back!

This establishment is a combo Sport's Bar/ Cozy Dining Spot! Can be little noisy but also at times allows for a romantic evening. Prompt seating by the hostess and the interior was very clean and comfortable seating abounds. Menu was concise but extensive enough to offer choices for most any taste. I had the scallops and grits! Scallops were prepared perfectly and they can be a challenge at times. Grits were tatsy. My date had a salmon salad with fresh greens and she enjoyed them. Our server was very attentive but not intrusive into our faces which allowed us to talk and get acquainted with each other! Overall my thoughts were a nice dining experience! I would return gladly. read more

The tavern at St Clair is definitely worth checking out! I had the baseball cut sirloin. It was cooked well and well seasoned. The restaurant isn't very big so make reservations on busy nights. Service was great, we had a large party and the server was very attentive. read more

Tavern At The St Clair - Baseball cut sirloin - Burgers Near Me - Pell City, Alabama

The food is 5 star and so is the ambience in the restaurant. The servers were welcoming and knowledgeable. They catered to us with glee and made it a great experience for my son. He was home on Leave visiting and this place made a definite impression on him. I'm glad this place is in town! read more

We were out doing our grocery shopping and thought we would grab a lunch before we shopped. I ordered the featured smashburger- it was very good, I got the fried green tomatoes as a side- that I could have done without, they were definitely not my favorite I have eaten. My wife ordered the cod sandwich - she liked it very much . The place is a pretty cool place and the service was very good and friendly. read more

First time here & last. Service was lousy and food wasn't much better. So slow our drinks came after the appetizers. The French onion soup had a little piece of bread w cheese on top and tasted average at best. My Bloody Mary looked more like a grapefruit drink. The covered fries had a strong odd taste . It was all so bad we ate a little bit of appetizer n ordered our son a sandwich . Soon as he finished we left. Didn't even order a main course meal . read more

Excellent place for brunch or dinner. Menu options change and offer variety. The restaurant is simply decorated with a full bar. Service is excellent and food tastes delicious! read more

Popped in for brunch today. It was a pleasant surprise. The waiter was friendly and attentive. I was there alone and my entire visit took about 30 minutes, i believe he came over 4 or 5 times. The moment my water was empty he was there with a refill. It wasn't crowded but i came in very early so i imagine it gets much busier after lunch. I got the shrimp and grits, the flavor was much better than i expected. The grits are hearty, and the shrimp was cooked to perfection. The cost of my meal was $25 so i would imagine if i was on a date and had an appetizer and maybe a cocktail it would have cost closer to $100. However the food is worth the price you pay. It's nice to have something list this in Pell City, can't wait to go back. read more

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This was our first visit and we were very impressed! Great menu, terrific attentive professional service (thanks Lance!), nice atmosphere, good addition to the food scene in Pell City. The beef short ribs with collards and grits was outstanding - great combination! The St Clair salad was a great mix of ingredients and flavors. The warm chocolate torte dessert was perfect - smooth texture, rich taste but not overly filling. Our only criticism was that the halibut was dry - probably slightly overcooked? - and the variety of radishes were a good idea but very hard and difficult to cut or chew. But this one dish didn't distract from the overall experience, which was memorable. We'll definitely be back! This was a read more

Great food and ambience. Waiter was very attentive. I would definitely recommend this restaurant to everyone.

Nice casual ambiance. I have tried several of the salad options at lunch--all are very tasty. Food is fresh and well prepared.

The food was great and service was as well. Great place for lunch. Was not disappointed with any of it. Very good.

Scallops over creamy grits and salmon over risotto were absolutely delicious, as were the honeyed carrots! Service was prompt and attentive, gave excellent recommendations. Restaurant and restrooms were clean. Just off I-20, exit 158, about 30 min east of Birmingham. read more

I am so excited to have a restaurant like the tavern at the Saint Clair in Pell City, Alabama. Usually, we have to drive a distance for a nice sit down restaurant, so I was very excited when this restaurant opened. There are actually two restaurants in one, and per se. One side is a fancier restaurant called the Saint Clair. And the other side is the tavern at the Saint Clair, which has a more laid-back atmosphere I've eaten at the tavern at the Saint Clair multiple times and each time it has been delicious. The servers are attentive and the food is great. there is also a full-service bar that serves delicious and unique cocktails. They also serve a Sunday brunch that is absolutely delicious. The tavern at the Saint Clair has quickly become my new favorite restaurant in Pell City. read more

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Since recently moving back to the area I had noticed this restaurant just off exit 158 a few times in route to a friend's place on Logan Martin. Finally had a chance to visit and just Wow !! The food is amazing, so much so that we've since returned twice already ! We've had the 16oz ribeye, 158 smash burger , shrimp and grits , tavern steak bowl, fried green tomatoes and caesar salad. Everything has been spectacular, served fresh ,hot and with did I mention the amazing customer service and laid back /pleasant atmosphere !?! Highly Recommend! read more

Great Service! They actually have a lunch menu. The wings were my favorite part of the meal. And might I add the ranch dressing is awesome too! read more

Tavern At The St Clair - Buffalo Smoked Wings with Fries - Burgers Near Me - Pell City, Alabama

We thought the Tavern would be a good place to try. One of my friends has very specific allergies to certain foods. The said they could accommodate his needs. The only thing they could fix him was a new York strip steak at $39. The steak had a lot of fat and bristle. The tast was not good for a $39 steak. Another person had the chickens parm and it was just spaghetti with a heated up breaded chicken breast thrown in. I had the wedge salad and added chicken. I asked for no blue cheese crumbles or blue cheese dressing. I opted for vinegarette dressing. 1st my salad came out with blue cheese all over it and blue cheese dressing, I sent it back. The next salad they brought me had very little wedge lettuce and ranch dressing. At this point I gave up. The service was very slow and the food was not worth the high prices. ​ read more

Here now but not for long. Two tables inside open. The entire outside area is open. Yet 25 wait. What the funk? Two open seats at the bar and hostess says it is full. She also says you can wait outside but can't eat outside. This makes no frigin sense.... Last time I am coming here. read more

Great place to dine or carry out. There's no place like this in Pell where you can really relax and enjoy good service and food. Only thing missing is a live band with laid back music read more

What a disappointing experience of high prices in a pub atmosphere. The green tomato and shrimp appetizer was very good, but the scallops with grits were not. The grits tasted as though they had maple syrup in them. And for $34, I got three scallops which I ruined by pouring the sour Beurre Blanc on them, which tasted as though it was melted , smelly, tangy brie cheese. My dinner partner had a tough, undercooked 8oz baseball cut sirloin with three tiny stalks of aparagus. We passed on dessert. To make things worse, we had chosen this place for our anniversary dinner. One and done. read more

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One of our favorite restaurants! The French onion soup is the best we've ever had, and so is the Ahi tuna salad. They also make a wonderful Old Fashioned. Nice wine selection. The ambiance, service, and food are all stellar. read more

Tavern At The St Clair - French onion soup, Ahi tuna salad, crab claws - Burgers Near Me - Pell City, Alabama

The best restaurant in Pell City hands down! Regardless of which side you sit on (Casual or Fine Dining), the service and attention to detail is wonderful. read more

Tavern At The St Clair - Baseball steak Oscar style with risotto - Burgers Near Me - Pell City, Alabama

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This is more of a 3.5 star review... In town for the holidays and my mother made a reservation for the Tavern side of the St Clair since it was the day after Thanksgiving and we assumed it'd be packed. Sure enough, nearly every table was full. The first issue came when the hostess said they didn't have a reservation for us even though it was made several days prior. Thankfully there was a table available. When our waiter arrived, he was nice. Didn't share any specials, but I don't think there were any. He also didn't tell us what all they were out of, so we were disappointed after we settled on appetizers to find out we couldn't get what we wanted. My husband and I split the fried green tomatoes with shrimp. This was a very odd dish. The tomatoes with the bacon/onion jam on top were good. The shrimp added in would've been fine MINUS the chimichurri sauce. The flavors just didn't mesh. That sauce tasted great but not with a sweet bacon/onion jam. My parents had the Cajun baked oysters and said there was zero Cajun flavor in the dish. My husband thought his smoked old fashioned was good. I had the Paloma 75 and it was terrible. I ended up sending it back because it was the saltiest thing I've ever drank. It was odd to me that the rim was heavily salted for a drink consisting of grapefruit, Prosecco simple syrup and lemon. I had the prime rib sandwich with collard greens. Both were good. My mother's scallops and pasta were phenomenal. My dad's prime rib was mostly a large slab of fat, very little meat and definitely not worth the $60. My husband's hanger steak was very tender, but I felt like it lacked seasoning. Overall, the food was decent, but definitely some things I wouldn't ever get again. Our waiter didn't come by very often, so we relied more on the girls clearing our plates to get the random things we needed. The overall ambiance of the place is nice (a welcome addition to Pell City!), but it's VERY loud and makes it difficult to have a conversation. 3.5 stars for the miscues with the food/drinks and less than attentive waiter. Looking forward to trying the St. Clair side on our next visit. read more

We had family fly in from Boston to visit us for the Memorial Day Weekend. We took them all to dinner on Friday May 23rd. The servers that night were Jen and Clay, and even Jeremy the Sous Chef, was also on hand helping the wait staff and delivering food to the tables (in addition to cooking) The service was five stars, along with the food. Superb! The employees were working hard to ensure everyone had a great experience. The Tavern and The St. Clair never disappoints! It's the premier place to dine and we all loved and enjoyed our evening there read more

Wow! The food is incredible!! We have been here several times and each time had a different dish, from hamburger s, shrimp and grits, smoked prime rib sandwiches, and the cheesecake! The service is top notch! Shout out to Jenn who's taken extra effort to make sure we had everything we wanted. read more

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Service is always excellent,and the portions are plentiful. It's easy to see how they are catering to the blue collar crowd and the white collar workers. Always busy, and still, always at your service. I highly recommend the french onion soup and the Bang Bang shrimp. Both are excellent read more

The Tavern At The St. Clair did not disappoint! Service was quick and attentive. The food was way beyond my expectations! The Ribeye was so tender I cut it with my butter knife. I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Food decent Service good ambiance ok Prices way too high Taste ok Probably would not return no reason

My wife and I have been here twice. Both times we were very impressed with the food. Great quality and amazing flavor. The string is perfect for a romantic night out. The staff is very friendly. Service is prompt and attentive. read more

Arrived at restaurant, was greeted by a waitress, three separate times (same waitress) but never seated. Then she left us standing at the entrance and began to talk to a patron ( jokingly) At no time were we seated. We observed her talking to two other patrons after stating she would get back to us. After feeling totally disrespected and neglected we left and went next door to wing stop. As a point we will never visit this establishment again. Poor / No service. As a retired serviceman I have been accustomed to hurry up and wait. But this had a totally different feel about it, as though we were not good enough to be waited on. I would never recommend this establishment to any black seviceman or veterian of any color!!! read more

The Tavern is a small, clean restaurant with a chic, upscale atmosphere. Our party was looking forward to Prime Rib Sandwiches for lunch but was sorely disappointed when ordering as the restaurant's supply was depleted before noon. It would have been nice if the waitress had shared that information when telling about the specials, before my father, husband, and son had their heart set on the meal. My husband was hoping to enjoy an Arnold Palmer, but again there was no lemonade. The chicken sandwiches and wings ordered in place of prime rib were overcooked and extremely dry. The wings were also overcooked, and with only 2 flavor options were not enjoyed. I was hoping to be enamored with the new restaurant, visiting every time I am in town; unfortunately, that was not the case and I will not be back nor be able to, with a clear conscience, recommend it to family. read more