First, time visiting and the food was awesome. We highly recommend and will be visiting again when…read morein the area. Our server Emanuel was shortly of amazing. My family gives the restaurant 10/10.

We were in Sumter on business and after we wrapped up we searched "food near me" and once we saw a…read morepicture of the food we said "that's the place"! We were not disappointed - every bite of every thing was absolutely delicious. We are from Charleston, home to many southern/soul food restaurants but Jeffrey Lampkin's beat the pants of of every soul food kitchen Charleston has to offer. It's about a 2-hour drive from Charleston to Sumter but I would make that trip just to enjoy their food again. It's that good!

What a great place to eat. I had the hamburger with blue cheese . Wow my wife had shrimp and gritsread more

Prob more like 4.5, but all in all a really great experience…read more The interior is divey in a really fun way. Plenty of space. Fun decor. Server was really nice and on top of things. I ordered a steak, broccoli and salad. The steak was a perfectly medium rare, very nicely seasoned and delicious! Broccoli was just steamed broccoli, but was still nice and crisp. Salad was small and the dressing was pretty bad. Asked for a different one and it wasn't much better. Very clearly food service bottled stuff. But really, that was the only glitch. Would for sure come back here if I'm in Sumter again.

Food was amaz, especially the candied bacon. Service was…read morerather slow. Ambiance was great. You should open another location in Manning, SC

To be fair here, I had been telling my family I "did NOT" want to come to this establishment the…read morewhole time I was in Sumter for this trip. I've been here multiple times and did not like it. This trip was no different. We had a large group of 16 and it started there. Was told a 2hr wait. If we split in to groups of 8 we'd be seated in 45. Took this option. Actually got seated in about 25 minutes seperately. (A table of 8 that was right next to us was vacant and NEVER got used for the entire 90 minutes or so that we stayed at the restaurant so why not accommodate our group? - strike one) Our waitress I'm told was very chippy with an attitude toward some party members. (I didnt get any attitude toward me) but heard a few people stating how she was answering people's requests and how unpleasant she was. - Strike two. The food. I ordered the meatloaf nachos (which were good). I also ordered the fried pork chops w/ side salad. Loading up on fake bacon bits (like 1000 pieces) doesnt make the salad better. This is a hint to their kitchen. The pork chops were dry and the "red skinned" mash potatoes" (which I do not remember the menu stating that they were red skinned potatoes which would mean SKIN would be present in the mash. Otherwise I would not have ordered this. ALSO, their baked beans.......this was the worst part of the meal. I am expecting some version of beans with a bbq base or similar...instead I got some sort of bean SOUP which was totally inedible in my opinion. Whole meal was trash. Strike three. My 83 year old father said at the end of the meal "worst meal I've ever had". Which I had him repeat to the table just in case anyone thought it was just me. $700 with tip for the quality is a bit much. I will never ever return no matter what my siblings say.

If you love soul food then you have to try this spot! It was SO good. I don't know which Auntie in…read morethe back was cooking, but they knew what they were doing! The service and members working there are so nice and personable. There was no "menu", just a whiteboard with what they had. No prices to be seen (ended up paying $17 for fried chicken, yams, Mac and cheese, greens, cornbread and sweet tea!). And honestly I am ok with that! They had oxtails while I was there (I didn't get them) but a large amount of people came in because they heard that they had them today so that says something. Good size portions, with great homemade flavor from the greens to the cornbread. Now, the outside and inside are not the best, definitely a hole in the wall spot. The food is so worth it!

Arrived at 10:30 and was told to come back at 11:00. Arrived at 11:00 and was told to come back at…read more12:00. No thanks. Probably great but between a sucky parking lot, disgusting cleanliness and not telling me the first trip to return at noon, the oyster place will get my money today.

We went here for lunch of a weekday and it was a wonderful experience. We requested to sit upstairs…read morein the rafters, which had a slightly less formal vibe than their main dining room. There was also an outdoor patio area. We had the entire room to ourselves and our waiter was great. He was super attentive, friendly, and professional. Our food and drinks were delicious. Our waiter even recommended good pairing wines to order. The poke bowl portion was huge. The crème brûlée was one of the best I've ever had. This place was beautiful and upscale, but not overly stuffy. We were allowed to dine in casual clothing.

Excellent food. Beautiful ambiance. Best in Sumter for a romantic evening. Service is always…read morecourteous. The outdoor lunch service is a favorite.

I went to Sumter and stopped at that Jeffrey Lampkin restaurant…read more DON'T DO IT! At 2:30 pm,They were out of half of the side items on the menu, so I pushed through that. No unsweetened tea...okay. The cornbread was not done, the dough stuck to the roof of my mouth. We are waiting for our food, a dirty car drives up, 2 women get out in visibly soiled clothing, not uniform, but denim and a T-shirt, walk straight to the kitchen did not wash their hands, picked up my meal and came towards my table with it! Baybee.... I stopped that Hooker in her tracks and told he NO Ma'am!!! I'm just saw you come in from outside, go straight to the kitchen without washing your hands and picked up MY food! No Ma'am!!! The bitch didn't even apologize, turned around and took the food back to the kitchen. You know I left! And just got home, about to do a review

The food wasn't that good. Daughter had the pancakes and they were probably the worst pancakes I've…read moreever tasted. The wait staff was sweet though.

I ordered the shrimp and grits with a side salad, and the shrimp had a nice seared flavor that…read moreworked well with the creamy grits. We shared the fried green tomatoes and finished with a slice of cheesecake. I liked that the menu had familiar Southern dishes alongside a few less expected options. The dining room had a relaxed feel, and it made for an easy dinner where we could actually sit and talk for a while.

Visiting Family, we're from Mississippi. My Daughter suggested the Sidebar for lunch. There was a…read moreline forming prior to opening, that alone suggests great food and/or service. Jack was our wonderful server, great service!! Food was delish! My Husband finally decided to try oysters for the first time and he loved them! Thank goodness they were perfectly fried!! Clean, the ambience was nice & mellow, we had a nice experience! Thanks!

Food and service was great. Enjoy it had the burger and hot dogs was quite with both burger was…read moredelicious