Best Southern American Restaurants in Harrisonburg

Everyone was super welcoming and helpful. Happy hour special is very affordable, and the crusted brussels sprouts appetizer was particularly delicious. I loved my shrimp and grits entrée, and my wife’s burger was excellent.

We had dinner in a booth by the bar. I have no idea what the upstairs dining room is like. We each started with a cocktail. They gave an extensive and creative list of cocktails. We shared the cornmeal crusted fried oysters. They were fresh and very tender, fried to a crispy perfection. Tcornmeal breading was not too heavy. A great start. My wife had the baby back pork ribs and I had the bone-in pork chop, both were delicious and loaded with flavor. They have an extensive selection of sides that are freshly prepared, definitely not an afterthought. We were visiting C-ville but if we lived there, Maya would be a regular stop for us.

Our waiter/server was excellent. So was the food. We will be back again.

We were happy to celebrate Christmas dinner at The Ridley, a new restaurant for us near home. Our server was the best we’ve ever had! She was very attentive and sweet, even offering to take our picture. The southern-style Christmas buffet was excellent, especially the collards and desserts, according to my partner. I had blackened salmon, perfectly prepared.

We had a large group for breakfast. We had service and delicious food. We especially enjoyed the sweet potato pancakes and the eggs Benedict special.