The Shack

Y'all if you want some good ol southern cooking this is the place. Breakfast ..... Fablous. The…read morelunch bar is as good as it gets. The people who work here are so nice and great service with a big smile. It's like walking into an old farm house. So warm and inviting. There rating is 100 and that's my rating also, !!

The food was not good. Will not be going back. The…read morecabbage was so greasy could not eat it. The broccoli salad was so salty could not eat it and the dry black eyed peas taste like they came out of a can. Was not country cooking in my opinion.

A good detour from Hwy 65

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Batter Up Sports Bar and Grill

3.2(6 reviews)

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Good food, great service. Trivia night is a must attend event. Owner can sing pretty good as well.read more

Great vibes great food, the food came out quickly and everyone was very welcoming. The wings are…read moreamazing.

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Alabama Grill

4.3(30 reviews)

68.3 mi

Might have to try again. Entire cook staff went back up school so the menu was limited that nightread more

The atmosphere & food was great. It took a long time for our food to come. I think our server…read moreforgot to put our order in. We got pizza & it just doesn't take that long. She apologized & wanted to give us desserts but we were too full.

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Sawmeal Restaurant

3.1(27 reviews)

19.7 mi

We came here as a night out with family. It's rustic, casual with a well worn feel. There is lots…read moreof parking. It's wheelchair accessible and the restaurant has take-out. Service was fast. We sat next to the fireplace - although it wasn't lit in the spring/summer. This place is known for Southern Comfort food on the buffet and full menu. We ordered the steak on Friday night - YUM! Delicious sweet potatoes on the bar - fresh salad fixings on the bar and banana pudding for dessert. This is one of the few places in the area that has a salad bar. We will be back - Sawmeal is a mainstay in the community.

The burger was nothing fancy. But the taste was amazing. The fries were good. Yet what made it…read moreamazing was the ranch to dip the fries in. Not sure what the Sawmeal does to make their ranch but it is out of this world.

Restaurant Sign

The menu. Breakfast, lunch and dinner

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Buffet Items

BIG Potato Company

4.5(97 reviews)

66.4 mi

Wow! Absolute perfection. THE best BBQ gluten-free potato I have ever had. Also, they let us place…read moreour order over the phone before we even got there! So many people won't do that. We were driving through town and we were on a time limit. When we got there, they already had our order ready. They also gave us extra sauce, butter, and sour cream. One of the kids got a white chocolate cheesecake on a stick and he said it was wonderful. They also had some amazing sweet tea, which helped me stay awake for the drive. They had some humorous signs on the wall which we had to take photos of. The staff were great. This was a really nice place. Plenty of seating. I will definitely stop by every Big Potato Company that I pass by.

We've ordered the crawfish potato many times here and my son ordered it again today but they had…read moremade a new "crawfish" potato with completely different sauces on it. None of us noticed that it was "different" than the same one we always order. My son ordered the wrong thing. We know that. The restaurant had a choice to make him another one for free or charge us for another one because he didn't like the sauce on the one he ordered. They chose to charge us. They took the complete potato we paid for and kept it. We paid for two of them and they took one back, only giving us one in the end. Due to this management decision we will never return as we have so many choices other than this. The fountain drinks were also messed up. At least give us the potato we paid for. Sometimes being a nice manager goes a long way and if you are going to charge someone then at the very least you should give them the potato they paid for back and they kept it. Stole it basically. I left a 15 percent tip on before hand because the credit card pulled up the option when we paid. I would have left "0". Ridiculous

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Gluten-free barbecue baked potato

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Entrance

Gaisha's Place

4.8(9 reviews)

40.9 mi

If you're not eating here, you're doing yourself a huge disservice. The food will bring happiness…read moreto your soul. The ladies working there are absolute gems. Always smiling and happy to see you. The fried chicken will turn a bad day around.

Fridays nachos are the best! We look forward to them each week at the dealership, thank you for the…read moreconsistency!

The Red Barn

3.5(42 reviews)

32.6 mi

Best $20.98 meal for ambience, service, flavor and variety. I had the Salmon and it was delicious…read more The salad bar is not huge but perfect with a nice variety. I sampled the homemade vegetable barley soup (why not?) and it had very good flavor. I wish I had not ate so much to have tried the blackberry cobbler....next time! I will definitely be back my next trip to Demopolis! Thank you Ms Edna for a unique gem!

The hostess, sested us right away, our waitress Page was very friendly. The food was very tasty. A…read morevery nice visit.

Pretty cool interior, very rustic looking, barn

Fun old barn restaurant!

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Love the Red Barn!

Zees Over Yonder

4.0(2 reviews)

46.1 mi

We stopped by and they were packed. So we came back about 30 min later and no one was there. When…read morewe walked in the floor was so greasy I almost fell, we were the only customers there but there were about 4-5 waitresses, the owner, his wife and a cook standing at the front having a meeting???? Or just having a good old party...couldn't tell, but they were loud. The music in the restaurant was jazz and I enjoyed that, but sometimes couldn't hear it over the laughing. I ordered a kids cheeseburger and fries to go and my spouse ordered the loaded fries. My cheeseburger was "good" to my 15 year old, "needed more toppings" according to him. My husband and I split the fries, they were ok as well. Everything was over priced for the atmosphere. The restaurant only had 8 tables and a very small counter bar with 2-3 stools, but the staff was sitting, standing around. Our bill came to 26.00 with tip. Now... if we both would have eaten and I wouldn't have gotten my son a cheeseburger our bill would have been over 30.00. It's fast food!! Not a restaurant. The feature Chicken and maybe it's amazing, but I don't think I'll be back for a cheeseburger or loaded fries. I will say our waitress was really nice, kept our glasses filled and did a great job! We tipped her well.

man I don't care what anybody says, this place kinda slaps tho. they serve Pepsi products with a…read morecoke glass and don't give a damn. food is good, service is always attentive and nice. depending where you sit, the jazz can be heard quite well. they may not be as fast as a fast food restaurant, but that's because there's short staff that care and thats better than just some soulless burger. whenever I'm out here, I'll be stopping by if it's not busy

Cheeseburger and fries

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Loaded fries

Lake Mitchell Marina & Grille

5.0(3 reviews)

50.3 mi

Snapper last weekend with asparagus was delicious Robyn always does a very good job. I could eat…read morehere every weekend.

The food was excellent! We've never been before, but our friends, who own a home on the lake…read morementioned the place was recently renovated. Great atmosphere on the covered deck with fans!

Smokey Hollow Restaurant

3.1(29 reviews)

42.0 mi

Pulled up to an interesting-looking restaurant, actually drove past it at first. We were greeted by…read morea few very friendly people who told us to sit wherever we liked. I ordered a water to start, but they were out of lemons. A bit disappointing, especially at 10 o'clock, since I always get water with lemon. I usually don't eat much for breakfast, so I decided to just get two hotcakes with a Conecuh sausage link. The food came out relatively fast. The pancakes were delightful. They were light, fluffy, and tasted similar to Cracker Barrel's hotcakes. The Conecuh sausage link was a great pairing. The owner came over to the table multiple times to chat with us, which was a nice touch. Overall: interesting exterior, decent interior, very friendly people, good food, and good vibes. Rating: 3.5/5

Between the surly non stop griping from our waitress and the terrible food this is the worse…read morebreakfast I have ever attempted to eat. Do yourself a favor and avoid this garbage dump at all costs.

My ribeye! Oh, my goodness! Where has this place been all my life!!!!

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Terri B.

6 years ago

Tried them out first time with a take put order. Fantastic burgers. I am impressed. I'll be back for more !

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