Ole Savannah Southern Table and Bar

The wife and I went here for valentines day and their 99.99 special. We placed a drink order which did not arrive for twenty minutes. I understand they are renovating but there is limited seating for two people. We had to sit next to a crowded happy hour crowd. The menu should have had a better description of the food. The 24 hour brined chicken was a chicken leg on some type of mushroom dish. The wife does not like mushrooms. Was it brined? I ordered the filet mignon. Both dishes were under seasoned. Is there a chef or just a cook? It was not an experience that was pleasant enough for us to say we would be back. We could overlook the bad waitressing but not the food.

Fantastic Sunday brunch. If you haven't been you are missing out.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ole Savannah was a nice surprise on our visit to Kingston, NY. We came for BBQ, and they delivered! I started with the Smokin' Berries mezcal based cocktail, which was a perfect opening for my meal. The house corn bread was scrumptious. The beef short ribs were some of the best I've had in several years. Great sauces, generous portions. Our server, Meggs, made sure we felt right at home, and was very attentive throughout our meal. Definitely recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cornbread

I cannot recommend Ole Savannah. Let me describe my most recent experience in second person.

Picture this: a late-fall, cold Tuesday night. 5/6ths of the restaurant empty, illuminated by overly bright lights. A too-loud "top hits of the early 2000's" radio plays Katy Perry non-stop, making conversation just a little bit harder than it should be.

You really get to appreciate the tacky ambience, because it takes 38 minutes for a microwaved Chicken pot pie and a sloppy, overly-fatty, pork shoulder with too much sauce to come out.

During the time you wait, you are saying to yourself, "the pot pie was $32 and the pork was $26... this will definitely be worth it. This place has great reviews!". Sadly, when your food arrives, even your hunger (which has grown large in the long time since you sat down) can't make you want to do more than move the food around on your plate.

You leave disappointed and a little embarrassed you suggested the place.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

Love it. The staff can be very friendly. Although not sure about one rocking bartender

My daughter took me out for lunch today and I was definitely surprised. Our server was Lucy who was very pleasant, knowledgeable, helpful, and accommodating. I had the fish and chips. It was great. I can always tell if the fish is frozen so I asked before I ordered. Fish was not frozen and tasted very fresh. It was light, crispy yet melt in your mouth. The breading was not greasy even though it was fried. The chips were fantastic. I love skin on fries and they were next level. Definitely would recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Our waitress was great Lucy.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

I don’t know. Maybe it was an off night. The service was sort of non-attentive. Not exactly dismissive, and not rude or anything, but just… meh. The food was wildly overpriced. The cornbread came out cold. The brisket was lukewarm and not all that flavorful. Stringy. Tasted like pot roast. Felt like maybe management made some bad choices. Hope they can do better.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 3

Great atmosphere, great service and great food!

The service and ambiance are great, it looked cozy which is why my buddy and I went in. The food however was very disappointing. The brisket was dry, the ribs were tough and slathered in bbq sauce and the Mac and cheese was grainy. Overall I wouldn't say it's worth the price.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 5

Southern Fried Chicken was crispy, but lacked seasoning. A little salt and pepper and it was delicious! They should consider brining chicken or simply add some more seasoning to batter!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Dog friendly place (both indoor and outdoor). Great atmosphere

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

This restaurant has the coolest building, decor, location etc. but the food was not good. We ordered the fried chicken and the BBQ meatloaf after watching tables that were seated after us get waited on. The hostess had to bring us water and the complimentary cornbread. She told us after she sat us that our waitress would be right over. I had to go back to the hostess stand and ask who our waitress was because 20 min had gone by. The hostess tracked our waitress down and she eventually came to the table. We had alloted 90 min for our dinner and that time was quickly taken up by the wait to order and then it took forever to get the food. By the time it arrived we had about 20-30 min to eat, pay and walk back to the car. The fried chicken is NOT fried chicken. It is bone-in chicken cutlet with the basic breadcrumb and flour mixture which okay fine I like chicken cutlet but NOT when I'm looking at a restaurant with the name Savannah in it to serve me fried chicken. The chicken wasn't even seasoned underneath the skin and it dried out immediately. It tasted like they cooked the chicken and then went oh, this needs to be fried, let's run some breadcrumbs over it and call it good. The mashed potatoes were cold and again not seasoned. The bbq meatloaf tasted heavily of just ketchup and nothing else and the green beans and mashed potatoes that were presented under the meatloaf were also cold. The best thing there is the corn bread. I can get past a restaurant being short staffed and struggling to keep up with tables but when the food is also bad...its just so disappointing. I was really excited to eat here and it just wasn't good. Whoever the hostess was tonight on 10/20/24 she was doing a great job and I really thank her for helping us get started and for tracking down our waitress to not only order food but also to have her grab our card to pay. I even had to ask the hostess for our check. She was excellent.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Cornbread

Food was good, but the service was AMAZING! Hats off to Meggs!!!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Great Happy Hour experience...good food and drinks..

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pulled Pork Sliders, Beef Brisket, Corn Fritters, Fried Green Tomatoes, Wings, Cornbread