Southern Kitchen

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   Laura

   Richmond

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   I don't think it was anything exceptiional. I feel my home food taste just as good as what I received. I had mac/cheese/candied yams (could have been cooked a little more) and salmon (a little dry - that may have been because of my request) When our server was asked a question about the difference in farm-raised and wild salmon, she kindly stated she did not know and would ask. The owner then came out and the tone of her attitute to the question was not what I would have expected from an owner of an establishment. She asked why she wanted to know. That did not go well. I feel that your employees should know these type of questions regarding the food they serve so they can explain to their patrons. There we a couple other things that did not set well with me but I let it go. Don't think I will be going back.
   

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   Bertha

   VIP

   Washington DC

   18 reviews

   4.0

   18 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Overall good experience and at least worth a visit. Decided to try for lunch and order fried pickles, southern roll, cornbread basket, fried shrimp plate with greens and green beans, and meatloaf plate with mashed potatoes and green beans. Food was well seasoned except the greens. No matter after adding salt, pepper and hot sauce they were not good and I could not finish. Yes, I tried everything before adding salt, pepper and hot sauce, but unfortunately it did not help. This was very surprising considering everything else was well seasoned. So disappointing. Not sure if worth driving 60 miles for again though.
   

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   Wanda

   Orlando

   15 reviews

   5.0

   15 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This was my first time dining at Southern Kitchen. I was pleased with the service, ambiance, and the food. I felt like it was a bit overpriced, but it wasn't anything we couldn't handle. For example, a shot of Hennessey was $30...we got 2. I was surprised to see the owner out and about and making thing happen. She smiled at us and thanked us for dining at the restaurant. I will definitely dine again.
   

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   Brenda

   Richmond

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food seasoned to perfection! Ambience is fantastic. Please please notate the “Gluten Free” options clearly on the menu and train your servers and cooks on this topic. For Celiac disease persons , Gluten Free is A Must Have, not a fad. Consider an option to fry the fish, seafood or chicken in a separate dedicated fryer using Gluten Free FLOUR “ with advance notification of this special request 🤔. This would elevate Southern Kitchen to the top of restaurant choices.
   

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   Helen

   Richmond

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Location- 10 Atmosphere-10 Dining Hall-10 Server-100 Food-1000 Can’t wait to go back! Southern Kitchen has made my week!!
   

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   David

   Richmond

   4 reviews

   4.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was great as always and service was nice as well. Commander’s completed comeback and the bar area got a little loud but it was fine. Lol
   

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   Roslyn

   Richmond

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Love, Love, Love Southern Kitchen! Great food, atmosphere, and ambience and the new location is simply amazing. Ms. Shane outdone herself with this one!
   

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   Felicia

   Richmond

   8 reviews

   3.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on 21 December 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This was only my 2nd time here and it left much to be desired. The positives are the same from my first visit, the ambience and location are excellent. Last time, the service was average, this time the service was much better. However, the food was average which does not equate to its high prices. The cornbread was good but the Country Fried Chicken which was fine though it wasn’t the best I’ve had. The Mac and cheese was delicious but the yams were a weird gooey texture that I’m not used to when eating candied yams. I didn’t eat but a few bites of it. Last time, my issue was the collard greens as it had no taste to it. Lastly, the final disappointment was the sweet potato pie. It looked a little darker which is unusual for sweet potato pie but I still had a few bites. Well it was awful. Similar to the yams, the pie also had a weird gooey texture. It’s the worst sweet potato pie I have ever had in my life. When I got home, I got sick and everything came back up. The food is too expensive to be disagreeing with my stomach. I doubt if I come back to this place.
   

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   Mary

   Coastal Georgia

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 21 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The building is beautiful and food and service was great. It was the perfect venue for our Christmas gathering.
   

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    James

    VIP

    Washington DC

    10 reviews

    3.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on 21 December 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3

    The food here is good. Not great, but good. I had a Caesar salad and fried catfish. The Caesar had way too much dressing for my taste. The catfish was good, particularly the breading. It was not, however, $34 good! For catfish? Our final bill came to 235.00 for two people. This included a shared app, a shared salad, and two entrees. Yikes? It’s not on my return list.
    

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