While staying in Athens, we were looking for a local spot to get some good home-cooked food…read more We found it! Tori, busying around from table to table provided great service. I loved how the locals all ate there, and were super friendly. They offer a couple daily specials on the buffet line, or breakfast and lunch can be ordered at any time. Patty Melt is fab. And don't skip out on homemade desserts.

Went just before the buffet ended today but opted to order from the kitchen so pancakes would be…read morefresh from the grill. It took an EXTENDED time for our food to come out - like 35 minutes and I saw they were breaking down the buffet bar. The food was great but only the egg was hot. The pancakes, bacon and gravy biscuit were lukewarm but not hot at all. It would have been a terrific experience if the food had been hot. I probably would have done the same thing if I was the owner but I would have made sure the food that I took out was warmed and satisfying. We will be back but not before the 11-11:30am time on a Saturday.

First time to visit this establishment and glad I did as it turned out to be a pleasure. Breakfast…read moremenu is thorough with many options. I will say the service was outstanding and food presentation was excellent as well. Highly recommend this place. Great value for the food.

The Philly cheesesteak omelet is Soo good! The French toast is also tasty. Mimosas are affordable…read moreand generous pours !

Excellent excellent excellent! The food, the service and ambience were top-tier. We will definitely…read morebe back!

8/2026 update: Hubs and I had dinner at Southern Table a couple of Saturdays ago. The experience…read morewas more of a 3.5 star rating. I was disappointed because it is rare for us to enjoy a meal out, and Southern Table, to this point, has been my favorite place to have dinner in the entire north Alabama region! I crave Chef Yokley's wood-fired oysters and find this dish consistently filling and delicious as it has been for years! Because Hubs did not want any oysters, I got 2 pairs of oysters on the happy hour menu which were extremely reasonably priced at either $1.00 or $2.00 per oyster. Were they wood-fired? Yes. Were they rich and decadent like all previous times I have tried them? No. Were they small? Yes. There's absolutely nothing wrong with a small oyster, in fact my favorite oysters, Murder Points, are typically small, or small-ish. The recent visit, the oysters were way smaller than the shucked shell they were heated in with the parmesan cheese sauce, meaning the cheese overwhelmed and dominated any oyster goodness (brininess) you could have tasted and enjoyed. And, the last of the four oysters had some tough mollusk piece that I actually had to just spit the whole oyster out in my napkin. Either bad shucking or lack of expediting/checking the dishes leaving the kitchen, or both. It was sad. Chef Yokley posts a lot of photographs of his dishes/drinks on Facebook and I had seen his crab cakes with a unique and very interesting sounding salad with citrusy flavored greens and unique berries I had never tried. Well, wouldn't you expect the server to tell you about the specials and describe them? Ours did not. I had to pull up the photograph from Facebook and ask the server about it. They offered an appetizer size of the dish and an entree sized version. I got the appetizer. It was okay. There wasn't as much of a sear on these smallish crab cakes, as I like and the "salad" was more of a garnish, meaning, it would have been nice to have more of the salad than I received. I had to chase down the server to get hubs water refilled (he would have had non alcoholic beer but Southern Table doesn't have any) and to get me a second glass of house white wine. Hubs ordered a wood fired pork sandwich with French Fries. He said it tasted a lot like Lawler's barbecue. He added "and that's not a bad thing!" The sandwich was nothing special, honestly to the Hubs. It will be a while before I return to Southern Table, sadly. I think Chef Yokley needs to step up his expediting game and his attention to detail.

My favorite sister and I had a great belated birthday lunch for her here at Salty Cod on a fairly…read morequiet and fairly slow Friday that I took off work for - which is rare for me! She enjoyed two lovely cups of their coffee and then I think water, and I had some vino since she was driving. We split a 10 ounce filet mignon (which is not on the lunch menu but is available if you ask for it) and it was beyond delicious! I trusted our excellent server (I think her name was Holly) to select the cut of meat for sister and me from the butcher shoppe, Corkshire, and it was beyond excellent!! It was just as good, if not better than the filet I split with my Sorority Sister when we came here for my birthday in February! Sister and I also shared their take on a bruschetta. It was good; however, for me, it was the "weak link" - I like a traditional bruschetta with buffalo mozzarella, balsamic, fresh ripened tomatoes, etc., and this was more akin to a charcuterie board on toasty bread slices. It looked beautiful! The meat topping was plentiful and lovely, it had more fat on it than I care to have. There was a sort of berry relish on another layer and that's where I called it quits on the bruschetta. My sister did enjoy it, though, which is what mattered! We ordered two mac and English cheddar cheese fritters for Sister, and she really really loved those! They were presented wrapped individually in their to go box, to keep each one warm, and again, Sister, loved them! Neither of us had room for desert which, since Salty Cod has a separate bakery/gelato shoppe, would have offered some delicious options! Thanks, Salty Cod, for another memorable, relaxing birthday celebration!

The Easter buffet was the best!…read more It was the usual sausage and scotch eggs, but it was very fun to taste the special event! The fresh cream of the French toast was fresh and very delicious！

What a neat venue. We came here after an event for a family meal. They have great area for larger…read moregroups, and even though we were a group of 10, they very easily accommodated a larger party at the same time, and there was plenty of room for more. Smaller tables were closer to the front so the large groups didn't bother/overwhelm with the noise. We had several shareables for the table including the pimento cheese balls, the Bavarian pretzel, and the loaded bar chips that could have easily been a meal themselves. I had the Reuben (surprise) and the sweet potato fries. The were a treat, and after all the shareables, I was able to take some fries and part of the Reuben home with me. Would love to go back and sit on the patio for happy hour one evening.

Met my son and his family for what we thought would be a good meal but was very disappointed in…read moreeverything. It took about 45-50 minutes to be seated and then about 40 more minutes to get our food. I wanted to leave but other in our party wanted to wait it out. My food was cold and so was another in our party. The tacos were good and hamburger good. I understand that things happen that are beyond the owners control but they could have at least given us a discount or maybe a free appetizer while acknowledging the delay. We found out later that they were short handed. But wish they would have told us this upfront so we would at least know what we were in for.

Burger is great! Easily, one of the best in Athens. Chips are provided with burger. Would love for…read morethem to consider fries!

I had the cheddar burger. It was juicy and tasty I would recommend it to anyone. It's not open for…read moredinner but it is a good place to have lunch.

I love getting coffee at Bonsai. The flavor options are so fun and new ones are often available to…read moretry. I usually get mine to go, but sometimes just sitting and enjoying my drink or food in their comfy sitting area is just what I need. It's so relaxing and cute! The owners are so sweet, friendly and easy to talk to. I definitely recommend stopping here if you're visiting the Athens area and making it a regular stop if you're a local.

This is THE coffee shop on the west side of Huntsville. It's actually in Athens but if I lived…read moreanywhere within a 30mi radius I'm obviously going to drive my caffeinated deprived self to Bonsai to get the best coffee ever. The service is amazing, they always have great treats. I mean the lady makes her own cinnamon rolls and I wanted to eat the whole case after buying one, but that would ruin my figure. Anyways! This is a great work place too because it's pretty chill, on average I always find 1-3 people hanging around because it's such a nice place. Go to this place if you want good coffee

Arrived a few minutes after 6 am for breakfast. After I got my order, the cook began cleaning the…read moregrill. Customers were told as they walked in that it would be 15 minutes before the grill was ready to start cooking again. I don't understand this, seeing it is a peak time for breakfast. There were only eight customers in the restaurant. I had to ask for a coffee refill. Once I got it, the coffee was totally different from the 1st cup. I asked the waitress about it. She said she wasn't sure what the deal was...maybe it was because the coffee was at the bottom of the pot. However, I heard her telling another customer that they were out of regular coffee. I usually ask for a coffee to go, but that second cup was so bad, I opted not to do that!

I've lived here 4 years and refused to go to Waffle House until now due to pre-conceived…read moreprejudices, for which I am apologetically regretful. We had the most perfectly cooked, delicious breakfast I've had in about a decade. I had Pumpkin Spice Waffles (is there a fan club I can join?), gorgeous over-easy eggs, bacon, grits, toast and tomatoes. Sorry no photos; I was too busy trying to find something wrong with my meal: I found nothing. I did notice when we walked in that the entire staff looked experienced and engaged. It came through as love in the food, care in the preparation and friendliness in the staff. Forgive me, Waffle House. I have been humbled, and am now a grateful fan...

Cute and country! Always clean inside and the servers are so friendly! Order the daily special for…read morejust $12 and it comes with a drink and a piece of cake!

This is a cute little cafe. The staff is super friendly and very helpful. The price is very…read morereasonable for our family of 6. The service was quick, and the food was delicious. The restaurant is very clean.