Recess Southern Gastro-pub

Great food and event space for a Rotary celebration!

Wonderful place for dinner or small gatherings.

I went here on 5/6/25 and it was great.

It's what I would call upscale casual. The food was all delicious. I had the parmesan chicken and my husband had the crispy pork belly. The drinks were also very tasty.

Sat Outside ✔️
Killer Dates App ✔️
Great, Sweet Server ✔️
Delicious food 😋 ✔️

First time - BUT NOT last time ✔️

We sat outside and the service was great! We tried the date appetizer and the rations- both were amazing! We got the parm chicken and the Cajun pasta. The Cajun pasta was PHENOMENAL!! We also tried the hot honey Brussels and fried pickles. The Brussels were good.

First time trying this restaurant. Great food. Highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Service was excellent. Drinks were quite good. I had the shrimp and grits from the new 2024-2025 fall/winter menu changes. Quite good. The grits were overdone - hence the 4 stars. Still pleased overall - the pork belly, gravy, shrimp and flavor profile were top notch.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

We sat outside and had a great experience. We had a pimento cheese dumpling thing that was very good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We ordered the steak and meatloaf meals, as always the meatloaf, potatoes with green beans was delicious but the steak just didn’t taste cooked properly. When I tried a bite it lacked seasoning where as my guy just said it wasn’t cooked properly.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Meatloaf

God bless the homeless veterans.

Excellent service and food, and I love the atmosphere! Our service really was superb, I am sorry I don't remember the lady's name we had, but she made the experience great! I recommend the Ribeye. It was cooked to perfection.

Wheelchair accessibility: Very accommodating for us. They arranged a table that worked for our wheelchair user.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fish and Chips

I tried the short ribs and they were big blobs of fat! They were completely inedible. I sent them back but what came back was very overcooked, tough and still simply not edible. I’ve been here several times and this was the worst experience. My friends enjoyed their food but sadly I left hungry. There was also no mention of any comping for a terrible dinner that I did not eat.. Recess needs to revisit their policy when something like this happens..

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 4

Absolutely love this pub. Excellent appitizers. Little noisy in side but beautiful outside place

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Excellent lunch options!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5