More food than I could eat for a low price. Great country style cooking!
Bailey
We visited here for lunch after a road trip to the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. This is a solid little spot for country cooking.
The sign for the place is a little hard to see and I missed the turn to enter the parking area initially. Made our way back and found a spot, though the lot is a little bit hard to maneuver. We walked inside to a slightly hot, slightly dim interior. It's larger than it looks on the outside. A friendly waitress told us we could sit where we liked, so we took a booth near a window so we could see the menu better.
Their choices were fairly varied for lunch. Lunches come with a meat + 3 veggies and your choice of bread. I ordered the boneless fried chicken breast, macaroni and cheese, fried okra, and at the recommendation of our waitress, the hash brown casserole with a roll as my bread. My mom got the country fried steak with brown gravy, macaroni and cheese, fried okra, cabbage, and a roll. My dad got the same thing except he subbed the cabbage for greens of some sort, though I can't recall if they were turnip or collard greens. He also got the fried cornbread.
Our waitress was very nice and patient with us, even with my dad chatting her up, lol. Our food came out quickly. You pay at the register up front -- we thought the prices were reasonable.
As for the food itself, it was enjoyable! Simple, straightforward, but tasty and comforting. The chicken was breaded expertly and was cooked well. To me, the stand out was the fried okra, which was perfectly crisp. We also enjoyed the macaroni and cheese, greens, and chicken fried steak. My mom said her best thing was the cabbage, which was surprising at first -- but I agree, the cabbage was excellent! The hashbrown casserole and the fried cornbread were the only two letdowns; the casserole needed to be cooked and seasoned a bit more, and the cornbread was likewise a little on the floppy side, instead of having pleasantly crisp edges.
Overall, though, solid country cooking at a reasonable price served quickly by nice people. Give them a go if you're in the area.
Allan A Slusher
Always great food and service
Richard Wood
The hamburger tasted like it was cooked with steak sauce or Worcestershire sauce on it. It wasn't bad I just didn't like the seasoning. All the other stuff I got was good.
Hannah James
The food is delicious. My husband and I eat there every week. Several times a week sometimes.
Emmett Heathcoat
Fine country cooking at its best kind service reasonable prices Good people
Patty Wright
Good food. Every one was so nice and kind 😍💯‼️.
Robert Bray
Food is always good service is always good quick place to get a good meal
Bryan Walker
Old classic meat and three. The food and prices are great.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Big Daddy
Home cooking at its best. You won't leave hungry..
The first time we came here I wasn’t overly pleased…the only things I could remember was the nasty okra and the “wheelchair accessible” bathroom that really isn’t. But my mom reminded me that the chicken livers were pretty good, so we came back… this time the server mentioned we could get the okra ,add fresh instead of taking what had been sitting under a lamp so we got chicken livers, fried okra and my mo got some beans and greens..,we shared the meal. And I guess the beans were ok, o won’t taste greens, they make me sick (all greens, not specific to this place)..but the chicken livers were awesome and the okra was great too. Thank you.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken Livers
Amelia Wilson
Love Garden Gate! The rotating menu is great, my favorite days are Thursdays. Fried squash, okra and cream corn...yum! The desserts are always top notch. Recently they are serving chicken salad most days and it is delicious! Service is good as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Patti Smith
I love eating at Garden Gate, and the waitresses are always so nice. The food is delicious. My only complaint is the parking spaces, several times I have had to leave due to no where to park.
Vegetarian options: Vegetable plates are always good. You always have a choice what you desire to eat on what is being served for the day. Desserts are very good also!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken and Dressing, Country Fried Steak w Gravy, Hamburger Steak, Vegetable Plate, Cornbread
David Eddy Trucking
Had the hamburger steak and gravy, with cabbage and white beans and ummmm mexican corn bread. So
More food than I could eat for a low price. Great country style cooking!
We visited here for lunch after a road trip to the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. This is a solid little spot for country cooking.
The sign for the place is a little hard to see and I missed the turn to enter the parking area initially. Made our way back and found a spot, though the lot is a little bit hard to maneuver. We walked inside to a slightly hot, slightly dim interior. It's larger than it looks on the outside. A friendly waitress told us we could sit where we liked, so we took a booth near a window so we could see the menu better.
Their choices were fairly varied for lunch. Lunches come with a meat + 3 veggies and your choice of bread. I ordered the boneless fried chicken breast, macaroni and cheese, fried okra, and at the recommendation of our waitress, the hash brown casserole with a roll as my bread. My mom got the country fried steak with brown gravy, macaroni and cheese, fried okra, cabbage, and a roll. My dad got the same thing except he subbed the cabbage for greens of some sort, though I can't recall if they were turnip or collard greens. He also got the fried cornbread.
Our waitress was very nice and patient with us, even with my dad chatting her up, lol. Our food came out quickly. You pay at the register up front -- we thought the prices were reasonable.
As for the food itself, it was enjoyable! Simple, straightforward, but tasty and comforting. The chicken was breaded expertly and was cooked well. To me, the stand out was the fried okra, which was perfectly crisp. We also enjoyed the macaroni and cheese, greens, and chicken fried steak. My mom said her best thing was the cabbage, which was surprising at first -- but I agree, the cabbage was excellent! The hashbrown casserole and the fried cornbread were the only two letdowns; the casserole needed to be cooked and seasoned a bit more, and the cornbread was likewise a little on the floppy side, instead of having pleasantly crisp edges.
Overall, though, solid country cooking at a reasonable price served quickly by nice people. Give them a go if you're in the area.
Always great food and service
The hamburger tasted like it was cooked with steak sauce or Worcestershire sauce on it.
It wasn't bad I just didn't like the seasoning.
All the other stuff I got was good.
The food is delicious. My husband and I eat there every week. Several times a week sometimes.
Fine country cooking at its best
kind service reasonable prices
Good people
Good food. Every one was so nice and kind 😍💯‼️.
Food is always good service is always good quick place to get a good meal
Old classic meat and three. The food and prices are great.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Home cooking at its best. You won't leave hungry..
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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The first time we came here I wasn’t overly pleased…the only things I could remember was the nasty okra and the “wheelchair accessible” bathroom that really isn’t. But my mom reminded me that the chicken livers were pretty good, so we came back… this time the server mentioned we could get the okra ,add fresh instead of taking what had been sitting under a lamp so we got chicken livers, fried okra and my mo got some beans and greens..,we shared the meal. And I guess the beans were ok, o won’t taste greens, they make me sick (all greens, not specific to this place)..but the chicken livers were awesome and the okra was great too. Thank you.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken Livers
Love Garden Gate! The rotating menu is great, my favorite days are Thursdays. Fried squash, okra and cream corn...yum! The desserts are always top notch. Recently they are serving chicken salad most days and it is delicious! Service is good as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love eating at Garden Gate, and the waitresses are always so nice. The food is delicious. My only complaint is the parking spaces, several times I have had to leave due to no where to park.
Vegetarian options: Vegetable plates are always good. You always have a choice what you desire to eat on what is being served for the day. Desserts are very good also!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken and Dressing, Country Fried Steak w Gravy, Hamburger Steak, Vegetable Plate, Cornbread
Had the hamburger steak and gravy, with cabbage and white beans and ummmm mexican corn bread. So
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always fresh and tasty!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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