Want to go back to old-fashioned country cooking? This is your spot!!! You will never walk away…read morehungry and not satisfied. Service is top-notch with that ambiance that makes sense you feel at home

When I say, "The best restaurants are the local hole-in-the-wall", Big Mama's is what I mean. And…read morenot only was the food PHENOMENAL!, the staff was extremely friendly, the environment was cozy with good music in the background and good conversation with the staff! I highly recommend, and will most definitely be going back! I want to extend a huge Thank You to the wonderful people at Big Mama's!

Great . Word of mouth while at the Hyundai dealership getting some service. Well worth it . It was…read morejust as good as I was told . Gar Fish and gravy set the mood for a good evening.

We lucked out as this place is only open on Sundays and it happend to be Sunday. We stopped in for…read morea late lunch about 1:30 and we're given a nice welcome. We were told there were only a few items left as they had sold out of other stuff. We got the smoothered pork chop, two scoops of rice with the pork chop gravy on top, and a scoop of cooked cabbage. The meal also included a roll similar to a kings Hawaiian, a slice of cornbread, a slice of cinnamon cake, and a choice of drink which was koolaide or bottle water (since I am diabetic We went with water), also a side of hot sauce and small container of cranberry sauce.The man and I shared the plate and it was enough for the two of us or easily one really hungry person. The pork chop was so tender we didn't need a knife and the gravy was so flavorful. The rice was lightly seasoned and I appreciated the gravy on it (next time I will ask for extra gravy). The cornbread was sweet and the roll was soft. I loved the cabbage it was soft and had a sweet flavor to it. Overall I can't wait to go back and try more things on Sundays. The meal was about $14 and some change and that included a 3% credit card charge which was fine.

We sat at the bar for lunch. beautiful historic bilding in downtown Monroe. Bartender was great…read more Drinks were good. loved the vibe. deviled eggs were suggested as app - awesome! I had the meatloaf. it was tasty but the crawfish dumplings were better that my friend had.

They do seasoning right!…read more Which shouldn't be a surprise considering where we are. The vibe is cute. They have a few upper 2 top tables in the corner that let you see a good view of the restaurant. Our server, LeAnn, was super sweet, funny, & gave great recommendations. I had the Honey Suckle Lemonade and red fish with fries. Honestly the ONLY thing that could've been better were the fries. They weren't as hot as i like them, i did eat them all though... The red fish was seasoned very well, i did add some salt and lemon garlic butter but it was not lacking by any means. My love got the shrimp and grits, a hit he says. (It is one of the pricey restaurants in the area).

My family and I were in town and visited The Chef Restaurant for lunch in Monroe, La…read more * The food was delicious. The true authentic taste of Louisiana. *The service was excellent * The ambience - very friendly and pleasant. The staff were friendly and welcoming. The true spirit of Home. The cost was very affordable for the family. We are were all very pleased and now telling everyone we know about this "diamond in the rough" . Try it you will not be disappointed.!!!

Our Senior citizens lunch bunch always enjoys eating here. The lunch menu is reasonably priced,…read morefood is delicious and we get great service.

We were told that they were "booked" and could only seat us outside. But there were lots of empty…read moretables inside. So we got seated outside in the sun on a hot afternoon. One of our members in the party was 88 years old and he had to sit in a high seat outside in the heat. The food was average. Only good thing was our waitress. She was amazing!

Friendly staff and great Southern cuisine! Keep it up HWSB! Great efforts and thank you for your…read morecustomer service!

When I think of where this restaurant is as opposed to how it used to be, it truly saddens me. As…read morerecently as 4-5 years ago, The HSB had the BEST soul food in town. On any given day, you could go in for lunch and see a virtual "Who's Who" of society in this little building, clamoring for a monstrous plate. The servings were huge and the BBQ ribs on Fridays were things that dreams were made of. Now, I believe the ownership changed and it's subsequently gone down hill. Everyone that I speak to harkens back to the good ol days and sad to say, I don't think they'll be open much longer.