SLIDE Cafe

I have eaten from Chef Raquel’s food truck and other restaurants before, so I know her food is top notch. However, this was my first time eating at this current location. Upon entering, we were warmly greeted and asked if we were first timers. We were then escorted to the kiosk where our orders would be taken, given a number and showed where our table was located. The host explained some menu changes and proceeded to allow us to finish our order. I opted for the Salmon Hash…my guy ordered the Big Breakfast. Both of us opted for bottled drinks. I’m not sure if I remember an option for either orange juice or Coke in any other form. I’ll return to that later.

The decor is beautiful. Whoever designed this layout is a star in my book. Pictures just don’t do it justice. Very classy without seeming pretentious. A lot of time, money and effort has been sowed in this restaurant and it shows. There is ample seating throughout, window seating, bar seating, and a separate section that would be ideal for an intimate group outing or someone celebrating a special occasion. Soft R&B music made for the perfect ambiance.

The food is cooked to order so there will be a short wait. The restaurant informs you of this online and there are signs posted that tell you this again. That’s never a big deal to me because I appreciate freshness. The Big Breakfast was brought out first. And it certainly was big! It’s enough to feed two or 3 people! Well worth the money charged for it if you’re sharing or like leftovers. The biscuit was a little hard, but the replacement that was brought out after we mentioned it to a server more than made up for it.

My salmon hash arrived shortly afterwards. I’m a picky salmon eater but taking one look at my dish, I knew it was prepared just as I wanted it to be. The salmon was well done without being dried out and full of flavor. The eggs and potatoes were perfection and the sauce on top was just the perfect touch that pulled everything together. Chef’s kiss! I enjoyed every bite I could eat! It was a lot of food and I ended up having some to take home for later. I would definitely order this dish again when I want to splurge on a delicious breakfast entree.

Which brings me to the cost. While I think the prices were fair for the dishes considering the amount of food we received, this is not a breakfast we could afford weekly. This would definitely be an order that I reserved for special occasions. However, I’m sure there are more affordable, everyday options to pick from. I will revisit soon to check out those options.

I enjoyed this visit and I highly recommend trying them out.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Slide Cafe is one of my new favorite brunch spots!!! You self order at the front and then they'll seat you. The staff is very friendly and the food is delicious 😋! I will definitely be going back again! The mimosa was also really good! I got the Cajun grits bowl which was amazing, with lots of flavor! Can't wait to go back again! Also if you like 60-70s R&B they have immaculate taste in music 🎶 on Sundays for brunch!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food was phenomenal. The peach cobbler waffles was amazing. The flavor packed with the right acidity and sweet toppings. The waffles was fluffy and airy. The steak was a nice quality and the flavor will have you holding your fork for more. I had the scrambled eggs with the potatoes. The eggs was cooked fluffy and the taste was a down home southern grandmas kitchen. The skillet potatoes had that oven baked crunch. The ambiance was well lite. The service was top tier. I felt everyone that was a guest was getting the right amount of attention in this restaurant. The staff had a positive attitude even though they was slammed. Magnificent work to the chef and team.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My girlfriends and I had Slide Cafe catered to our AirbnB for our girls Christmas weekend. The food arrived 10 minutes ahead of schedule, it was presented well, was still piping hot and was delicious. We were all pleasantly surprised.

The only complaint we had in our group was that the bacon was a little over cooked. Other than that we enjoyed every crumb— delicious cheese grits, chicken sausage was yum and we loved the chicken and waffles!!

Great option for carrying a small group, there were 8 ladies and we had plenty!

Food: 4

Service: 4

My first visit was in Oct. for daughter's Bday she wanted us to do brunch. I had no idea what to order bc all of the options were great, but when I tell you I didn't go wrong with the salmon bowl! It was phenomenal (salmon cooked to perfection, eggs n potatoes) and left my taste buds dancing in the streets....lol The portion size was great so had leftovers that were still good days later. This was the BEST meal I have had at a restaurant in a long time post covid. I often think of this dish and want to go back to try something else but it's gonna be hard not to get the same thing! Wish them much success here in Birmingham's southside.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

AMAZING! 15/10 the fish is top tier

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Shrimp \u0026 Grits, Catfish \u0026 Grits

Excellent- pork chop was a blessing

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great food. Fresh, fast and delicious. Enjoyed the pork chops and gravy. Mimosas was top notch!
JB was an awesome server!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This is my first time here and it was awesome to see the cook when I came in. Our servers and JB were amazing. We didn’t have to ask for anything

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was a solid 10/10 and the host was lovely! Shoutout to JB!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Delicious food, some of the best I've had in Birmingham. Great service! Will be back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This is my first time ever trying here, and the employees were beyond helpful and provided great customer service! I will be coming back next time i’m in the city!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amazing doesn't cover it!!! We came in this morning celebrating my birthday! Every single person has been amazing and the FOOD is so good, somebody put their foot in it! You. You can feel the LOVE!!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Everyone was Amazing! The customer service was the best I've had in a long time! The food was made with love and kindness. We will definitely be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I loved it! The food was great, service was great, everything was just amazing! I’ll be back for sure!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5