Service is fantastic and everyone so helpful! Great food great prices!! Will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
mjg1312
Great food and really good service! Very busy at lunch time, but the staff takes great care of everyone despite the rush.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Eric reese
Back in time with quality
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwich
owen Utsey
Gilchrist is one of those timeless local spots that feels like stepping into a piece of Birmingham’s history. Nestled in the heart of Mountain Brook Village, this small café has been serving the community for decades—and it’s easy to see why it’s still a favorite. The atmosphere is relaxed and nostalgic, with a classic soda-fountain vibe, friendly staff, and a steady flow of regulars who greet each other by name.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Trudy Johnson
Step back in time for a true soda fountain experience. Sip on a famous “100 Things to Eat in Alabama Before You Die” lime aid. Fresh and delicious sandwiches. Friendly staff. Home town vibe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Carey Goodwin
Always been a favorite for limeade since high school years ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
macwagg
Been eating here since I was 5 years old The sandwiches are straight up awesome their chilli when it's winter and they have it is delicious and their homemade milkshakes and limeaids and fresh cherry coke it's just top notch... Price is a little high but isn't it everywhere now and it's right in mountain Brook so... It's basically worth it they don't have a sandwich I've ever had that isn't delicious from the egg salad to the oh gosh the tuna salad and the pimento cheese and the club sandwich.... Awesome breakfast as well So I guess this will tell my age but I've been eating here for over 40 years.... LOVE IT... CAN'T RECOMMEND IT ENOUGH
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bryan Caswell
What a charming old-style lunch counter! Only recently learned of this Birmingham staple's existence and had to try it out. It was absolutely bustling at noon on a Saturday, with no table free when we walked in. Seats at the counter didn't take too long to open up, though. Staff was unfailingly friendly, though understandably very busy. It was definitely loud and hard to hear at times inside as well. We had initially ordered to go, but were impressed at how seamlessly they converted to dine-in when they saw we had found seats.
Ordered a large limeade, chicken salad sandwich on white toast, egg salad sandwich on white toast, and vanilla and strawberry milkshakes. The limeade is deservedly famous, fresh squeezed to order and fantastic. The sandwiches and shakes were very good, but not mindblowing. Shakes other than vanilla are made with vanilla ice cream and flavored syrup, FYI.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
bridgetbI812TO
The ONLY deli I will eat at since moving here from New York 20 years ago. Wish they had a Nova, Cream Cheese Bagel, Jewish style.
I absolutely loved visiting and will return!! Perfect little friend date spot! Stop in while shopping or in my case working three minutes down the road (and wishing I was shopping)🤣, so cute, so friendly!
Joel Blackstock (LICSW MSW PIP)
This is a great traditional 20s diner. It's been open for almost 100 years. I'm not even really a BLT or a sugary drinks person but they're limeade and BLT your classics. The tomatoes are always super right with no vegetal taste. They make everything at the counter slowly so you might have to wait but it's worth the trip for the adventurous or curious.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sierra S.
I really like this place. Affordable quality meals. Good coffee. Their BLTs and breakfast items are good. Nice chill atmosphere. I definitely recommend coming.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: blt
Richard Carmack
The beef on a bun is a must
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pimento Cheese, Sandwich
Rye LaChance
The food was not bad, but the service is some of the worst I’ve ever experienced. The man working was nice, but both older women behind the counter were abhorrently rude. One became snarky at the fact that I had to look over the menu because I’d never eaten here before. After ordering, she rolled her eyes when we said thank you. When checking out, the other woman had an attitude when we didn’t understand the question about “paying or charging”. The hospitality was so bad I felt like I was ordering from a yankee deli back up north, lol. My boyfriend is a local and has eaten here for years, but after this he does not even want to return. Very unwelcoming.
Service is fantastic and everyone so helpful!
Great food great prices!!
Will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food and really good service! Very busy at lunch time, but the staff takes great care of everyone despite the rush.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Back in time with quality
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwich
Gilchrist is one of those timeless local spots that feels like stepping into a piece of Birmingham’s history. Nestled in the heart of Mountain Brook Village, this small café has been serving the community for decades—and it’s easy to see why it’s still a favorite. The atmosphere is relaxed and nostalgic, with a classic soda-fountain vibe, friendly staff, and a steady flow of regulars who greet each other by name.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Step back in time for a true soda fountain experience. Sip on a famous “100 Things to Eat in Alabama Before You Die” lime aid. Fresh and delicious sandwiches. Friendly staff. Home town vibe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always been a favorite for limeade since high school years ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Been eating here since I was 5 years old The sandwiches are straight up awesome their chilli when it's winter and they have it is delicious and their homemade milkshakes and limeaids and fresh cherry coke it's just top notch... Price is a little high but isn't it everywhere now and it's right in mountain Brook so... It's basically worth it they don't have a sandwich I've ever had that isn't delicious from the egg salad to the oh gosh the tuna salad and the pimento cheese and the club sandwich.... Awesome breakfast as well So I guess this will tell my age but I've been eating here for over 40 years.... LOVE IT... CAN'T RECOMMEND IT ENOUGH
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
What a charming old-style lunch counter! Only recently learned of this Birmingham staple's existence and had to try it out. It was absolutely bustling at noon on a Saturday, with no table free when we walked in. Seats at the counter didn't take too long to open up, though. Staff was unfailingly friendly, though understandably very busy. It was definitely loud and hard to hear at times inside as well. We had initially ordered to go, but were impressed at how seamlessly they converted to dine-in when they saw we had found seats.
Ordered a large limeade, chicken salad sandwich on white toast, egg salad sandwich on white toast, and vanilla and strawberry milkshakes. The limeade is deservedly famous, fresh squeezed to order and fantastic. The sandwiches and shakes were very good, but not mindblowing. Shakes other than vanilla are made with vanilla ice cream and flavored syrup, FYI.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
The ONLY deli I will eat at since moving here from New York 20 years ago. Wish they had a Nova, Cream Cheese Bagel, Jewish style.
Classic. Simple. Amazing. Can't go wrong
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwich
Restaurantji Recommends
I absolutely loved visiting and will return!! Perfect little friend date spot! Stop in while shopping or in my case working three minutes down the road (and wishing I was shopping)🤣, so cute, so friendly!
This is a great traditional 20s diner. It's been open for almost 100 years. I'm not even really a BLT or a sugary drinks person but they're limeade and BLT your classics. The tomatoes are always super right with no vegetal taste. They make everything at the counter slowly so you might have to wait but it's worth the trip for the adventurous or curious.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I really like this place. Affordable quality meals. Good coffee. Their BLTs and breakfast items are good. Nice chill atmosphere. I definitely recommend coming.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: blt
The beef on a bun is a must
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pimento Cheese, Sandwich
The food was not bad, but the service is some of the worst I’ve ever experienced. The man working was nice, but both older women behind the counter were abhorrently rude. One became snarky at the fact that I had to look over the menu because I’d never eaten here before. After ordering, she rolled her eyes when we said thank you. When checking out, the other woman had an attitude when we didn’t understand the question about “paying or charging”. The hospitality was so bad I felt like I was ordering from a yankee deli back up north, lol. My boyfriend is a local and has eaten here for years, but after this he does not even want to return. Very unwelcoming.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
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