16 Best Southern Restaurants in Madison

“Had Main Street Cafe for the first time after having multiple people recommend. And they lived up to the expectations! Amazing service and food!“

“Champy's is our Friday night destination primarily because of Maddi, Brandie, Olivia, Taylor, Yoli and Bethany! They treat us like family and our gang loves them! ❤️ Occasionally, Eugene stops by to chat as well! It is our neighborhood watering hole. They know our orders before we open our mouths and start drawing up the beer on tap when they see us walk in the bar. It is sort of like the sitcom "Cheers" only way better! Food. Fellowship. Fun. Family.“

“We went to Chicken Salad Chick for the first time today! We placed a pick up order and our food was ready within 10 minutes. The food itself was great, although we received a partially wrong order. We both got three scoops and one of my husbands scoops was the wrong salad but he still enjoyed it. The only one that was eh was the buffalo chicken salad, it was just sooo spicy, but we know someone else might love that! I can’t speak for the service very much because all we did was pick it up but it was clean, fast, and tasty!“

“absolutely my favorite diner in madison!! from bfast to lunch, everything is wonderful!!!!“

“I've been coming here from time to time for 16 years, and it's the same now as it was the first time: good barbecue, good prices, and there's not much else to say, except thank you to all the friendly staff that make this place one of the best.“

“What about the one on Jeff Road ???“

“Great place. Love everything there“

“Amazing menu. Excellent service and everything I have had is delicious. They make everything from scratch. Try the tomato gravy,…“

“Absolutely the very best fried catfish I have ever eaten! It's so light and it's never greasy. I don't know how they do it but it's delicious every single time!!!“

“After eating Long’s for lunch, we hired them to cater our daughters birthday party. We had brisket, pulled pork, baked beans, mac n’ cheese, street corn and a full container of two types of pickles. Also included was disposable (heavy duty) serving utensils, buns and BBQ sauce Every dish was amazing! Nice smokey flavors but not too much. The baked beans, which had thinly sliced ham covering the top, was out of this world. The street corn was a wonderful departure from the typical bbq sides you get elsewhere. Their prices are great. Delivery was on time and was brought into the venue all the way to its final serving spot. I highly recommend their food and catering. It has been a fantastic experience each time I’ve purchased from Long’s Craft Barbecue.“

“The location near Toyota Field is AWESOME! I go often and it's always hot, fresh and the staff is always great! I have never had a bad experience or bad food! GREAT JOB to the Managers and staff there! Give them a try!“

“We have been to the one in Huntsville, Al, a couple times and the service was not that great. We went to the one in Madison, Al and we got seated right away and service was great.“

“Great experience, but I was not able to order extra pickles on the side like I can at the one on 72. Other than that it was a great experience and the food was really delicious. I also had a coupon that I got since this is a new location. Very happy to not have to drive down 72 to get chicken salad chick.“

“Rashad Newbie was a great welcome and friendly face at the drivers pickup window who showed great service. I will definitely be back.“

“We had lunch at the new Hickory NC location! Service was great and food was pretty good! I got the smoked turkey sandwich and wings. Wings were a real disappointment though.... under cooked and definitely not smoked. I just took them home and popped them in the air-fryer. But all in all a 7 out of 10.....in my opinion.“