My coworkers and I came in for our holiday luncheon, we had made reservations and were seated right away- pro tip, make a reservation! For lunch it was a "meat and three" vibe with options for everyone from chicken to fish or just veggies and salads, something for everyone! The restaurant was very busy but our server greeted us fairly quickly and took our orders. The food came out quickly and was delicious. read more

Daniel George - Lunch menu - New American Near Me - Mountain Brook, Alabama

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Had a private dinner here and cannot rave enough about the quality of food! Ambiance: We had a lovely private room where we could all talk easily without the noise of the rest of the restaurant. Food: We got a bunch of appetizers for the table including the crab cakes, tuna tartare, and some crab claws sautéed in garlic butter (I'm still dreaming about the latter!). The soup of the day was gumbo and it was life changing. Several of my colleagues ordered the pan seared whitefish and raved about it. I ordered a special lobster ravioli with scallops. This tasted amazing but the scallops came separately about 5 minutes after my dish was served which was odd. Service: Overall, we had decent service. We did have to wait a few times to order additional bottles of wine but everyone was very friendly and helpful. Will definitely come back next time I'm in the Birmingham AL area! read more

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Daniel George is an iconic dinner location in Mountain Brook Village that has been there as long as I can remember. I've recently learned it's also a favorite place to grab an elevated "meat and three" for lunch. The same white tablecloths and great service, but with a "southern diner" menu. We enjoyed the fried chicken with white gravy, turnip greens, red beans, hamburger steak and of course, cornbread and sweet tea. They offer beer and wine at lunch, as well. I don't think there's a dress code, but I would recommend business or similar attire. read more

Great fried oysters, crab claws and vegetable plate. Laid back atmosphere, good service and they have a nice private dining room for family events! read more

Food is excellent. I love the crab claws, steak, bolognese and the seafood of the day. Service is always great! It is never too loud and you can enjoy the conversation around the table read more

Food was delicious and great portions. Service was great at the bar. Ambiance is just a white tablecloth vibe. The lamb was perfectly cooked and delicious. read more

Daniel George - Roasted Rack of Lamb - New American Near Me - Mountain Brook, Alabama

Beautiful restaurant in the mountain brook area of Birmingham. Dined with friends and each of us got something different. One ordered the gulf shrimp with collards and Brussel sprouts. She ate every crumb! The other friend had 2 vegetables, corn bread and the grilled shrimp. Again not a morsel left on the plate. Me being the fattest (my 2 friends nice and slim) I ordered the crab cake, fried green tomatoes and squash casserole. Delicious. The corn bread comes with each lunch plate and was scrumptious. Our waitress was very sweet and we received excellent service. Ordered 2 to go plates for my son and daughter. Looked really yummy! The sweet tea was true southern sweet tea! Looking forward to eating Dinner her in the future. Highly recommend this charming restaurant read more

This small boutique style restaurant was such a refreshing night out! The grilled romaine salad was a totally different experience! It's odd having a warm salad, but I'm excited to try it on my grill now! Salmon was excellent, and the snapper was to die for! Great all around service.... I wish I lived here so I could come back!! read more

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Currently driving across the United States. After Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, and Mississppi, this is the best food I've eaten. I received unforgettable service from a BEAUTIFUL server named Erin who seated me immediately upon arrival around noon. She recommended the squash which I would have not normally tried and I'm grateful I did. The atmosphere, charm, and taste of the food culminated to make this a 5/5 experience for me; I could not stop smiling. I drank a coastal mocktail in a copper glass which tasted fantastic additionally. Before I could pay, they gave me a complimentary creme brulee. Thank you, Daniel George! I'll be back. read more

Daniel George - Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee - New American Near Me - Mountain Brook, Alabama

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Absolutely delicious! A true hidden gem! The crab claws for an appetizer were some of the best we've had in Bham. Love the intimate atmosphere. read more

Daniel George - Appetizer - crab claws - New American Near Me - Mountain Brook, Alabama

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What a great place for a nice dinner. The serving staff were very nice and helpful, on point with drinks and menu recommendations. I had filet of beef tornados, it was perfectly cooked and seasoned nicely. Next time you're looking for fine dining in MountainBrook, give DG a try. DG is a bit too fancy for me to be taking pictures of my food to post. Maybe my next visit. read more

We enjoyed this new place to dine. The atmosphere was upscale with white shades and table clothes. The service was stellar with multiple waiters and waitresses checking on you constantly. Our main waitress was splendid. My wife and I had the chicken and my daughter had the beef. Everyone enjoyed their meal. This is considered a neighborhood restaurant. Nice place to visit. read more

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Love the lunch menu. Oysters are done to perfection! Lovely atmosphere and nice, friendly staff! You can always depend on the food being really good and service excellent! read more

We thoroughly enjoyed dinner at DG! The ambiance was very nice,service was attentive, and the menu choices were extensive. The four of us enjoyed all of our appetizers and entrees. DG surpassed our expectations and we look forward to returning soon! read more

I absolutely enjoyed everything about DG! I was quite shocked that a white tablecloth setting would have such an outstanding meat and 2 or 3 or 4 situation! I wanted everything on the menu!! Our server , Ben ( I believe) was amazing! I ordered the hamburger steak (with gravy , mushrooms and onions ), mashed potatoes and their spicy pineapple collards. Every bite I just knew this food was well crafted and could taste the effort put into each portion! I will say the only downside was , the food wasn't as hot in temp as I prefer. Notice I didn't even take a star away for this because DG provided the total dining experience I look for! My friend who I met for lunch has frequent DG several times . This being my first time , I was blown away! I can assure you that I will definitely be popping in again .... real soon! The vibe is relaxing and very nicely decorated. It's great for a date night , GNO or solo outing. The bar and dining areas are both very spacious as well. Street parking is available but this area can present some challenges depending on the time of day of your visit. All and all , it's well worth it!! Thankfully we arrived early enough and had no parking issues at all. read more

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Excellent food and service. I had the salmon special and normally like my fish simply prepared, the special had a very creative combination of flavors and they worked perfectly - so happy I tried it! read more

This is one of my favorite spots to visit. It is a part of my regular lunch rotation. The staff is always pleasant. They also take proper precautions and provide sanitizer. We go there for lunch around 11:15 and there's always a place to park. After that, it gets really busy. So try to get there early. My favorite menu item to get is their hamburger steak with gravy. It is so good. I always add mashed potatoes and fried okra. I recently tried the creamed corn when their okra wasn't available. It was soo good and wasn't too creamy. It was perfect. The chicken breast with gravy was also very good. It usually comes with a biscuit that is a welcomed treat. I would highly recommend that everyone try the lava cake. It usually comes with berries and a chocolate ice cream. It is one of my favorite desserts. You may want to order it when you order your meal because it takes a minute to prepare. You will not regret it. Our server Ben was also very knowledgeable of the menu items and was attentive to my seafood allergy. Please give them a visit, because I want them to do well and stay open. read more

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I came here to celebrate a friend's birthday and we had a wonderful time! Every dish was amazing and our waiter was so kind. We got the crab claws as an appetizer and they did not disappoint. The ambiance of the restaurant is wonderful and I will definitely be coming here again. read more

Daniel George - Grilled Atlantic Salmon - New American Near Me - Mountain Brook, Alabama

We had our end of the year, Christmas lunch here. Our reservation was for 11AM, and while hardly anyone was in the restaurant when we arrived, parking was still very difficult. When we left, the restaurant was pretty full, but we had no idea where everyone parked to get there! The food was good - everyone cleaned their plates. Lunch came out fairly quickly after ordering, but dessert took longer than expected (or appropriate) for a lunch meeting/hour. Our server was super knowledgeable about the menu and answered all of our questions. The sprouts were a hit at the table. The Hamburger steak was a little dry. Same with the chicken... it could have used a gravy to go with. Portions are a little smaller, but I'm guessing that's because they are lunch portions. I think the biggest takeaway is to come early! read more

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Amazing dinner. Always on point for service, food, and atmosphere. They have never disappointed us ever since we've been going since they opened. read more

Love the service and the atmosphere here. Desserts are great. Lunches here are great. Sometimes I feel like the dinner tastes a little off. I had the pappardelle bolognese and for some reason it had a fish aftertaste. My husband ordered the salmon and it was severely underdone. I wish they would revamp the dinner menu other than that I love the restaurant read more

As a dinner with a garlic intolerance, I love being able to come to a restaurant that makes everything from scratch and can customize as needed for me. read more

BEAUTIFUL RESTAURANT loved my waiter (forgot his name) but it was tall, slender black guy who KNEW the menu and recommended a meal for each of my family of four! WE TRIED IT ALL. Went for my birthday & was able to get nice photos 10/10 would go back read more

Daniel George - New American Near Me - Mountain Brook, Alabama

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We were eager to have a treat on our trips, but not be overwhelmed with rich food. At first, I thought this would be too fancy, but the waitstaff was completely welcoming and courteous. We started with martinis and they were well made and not in a small footfy glass. I have the cheese appetizer which featured the best blue cheese, perfect with the beverage. Excellent crackers, and other nice cheeses and spectacular honey. Other half sampled the tomato soup and was pleased. I had the veggie plate which features a wonderful variety of veggie sides. A bit more starchy than I would normally eat, but tasty. I paired it with a perfectly delicious Albariño Other half enjoyed the bolognese with. Red blend. We were more casual than everyone else and were treated very well. Nice find. read more

Great lamb chops! I would highly recommend. I ate at the bar. Server by the last name Houston was very helpful.

Food and drinks were wonderful. Crab cake appetizer was to die for but not sure it's worth $20. Desserts and entrees were great as well. Waitress did not seem like she wanted to be there unfortunately. She barely checked on us and we had to wait forever to place each round of food, though other servers would come and check on us multiple times. She may have been having an off night. Also the atmosphere is just so romantic and pretty. Love DG and want them to be around forever. read more

Obviously, due to the pandemic, we had hardly been anywhere to eat. We decided to get out and eat local. Luckily, Daniel George popped up in my Facebook memories. Then I couldn't think of anything else! We were lucky to snag reservations for early dining. When we walked in: WHOA!! A total restaurant makeover! Beautiful drapes which made it quieter. Spectacular lighting which looked like an art piece! And the food was as good as ever! We shared a grilled peach salad. Luscious. Then I got the oyster appetizer which they doubled to make my entree. My husband got Pappardelle Bolognese. The only disappointment was no almond bread pudding. That just means we'll have to come back! PS the waitstaff was wonderful. Super safe. Masked. Uber friendly. A perfect evening! read more

It's been too long since we've been to Daniel George. Is it still the five star dining experience I remember? It is. They're doing social distancing right. This means we had to wait a bit for our table to be set up, we didn't mind. The food was worth it, and the peace of mind, knowing they were taking Covid precautions seriously, was worth it. I'm often a problem child when I eat out, having several questions about the menu, but each question was answered with good cheer, none of the eye rolling I deserve. Our appetizers were fantabulous. I had the shortrib ravioli, something new for me. Triple the size, or only double it, and this would be fantastic entrée. My dining companions started off with fried oysters and a salad, both of which got rave review. We argued over who had the best tasting appetizer. I don't care what they claim, I won. For our entrees I was torn but finally settled on the beef tenderloin which was twice the size I was expecting. The veal demiglace was out of this world. Do not sneer at the sides of spinach with bacon thingies, carrots and truffled fries (I asked that mine come un-truffled). There was nothing plain about these sides. I am the first to admit that I don't always eat my vegetables but they were gone before the steak was, and the steak was nothing to sneeze at. There was too much for me to finish; the rest came home with me and was a fine lunch the next day. My pals got the vegetable plate, which at Daniel George is as much a feast for the eyes as it is a feast for the belly. She's no fan of beets and asked that if any were included they be left in the kitchen with the truffles for my fries. My other friend selected the pork chop, which was enormous and, according to him, delicious. Unlike me, he had no leftovers to take home. The chop came with apples and brussels sprouts. I was too full for dessert but my friends got the tres leches cake and the frozen berry tart, which were both declared the perfect end to a perfect meal. When their desserts arrived I cursed myself for not saving room. I won't make that mistake on my next visit. read more

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I was in search of a place to go for a lunch meeting today. The requirements were, in Mountain Brook Village and has good low carb options. Daniel George seemed to fit that bill pretty well. And having never tried it before, it was a good opportunity to scratch that of my list. Their lunch set up is very interesting. While it is an upscale kind of place, they have offerings like a meat and three. With a choice of about 6 different meats, I had a choice to stick super low carb on that and venture a little more with the sides. Or do it the opposite way. If you read my reviews regularly, then you have done two thing: 1). Have the knowledge that I recently had one of the best fried chicken breasts I have had and 2). Confirmed my narcissistic image that people regularly read my reviews. All that being said, I found myself ordering a fried chicken breast again after getting a suggestion from our waiter. As I did the less low carb option meat wise, I had to stick with better options as the sides. So I opted for the collard greens, brussell sprouts, and spinach. Not sure why, but they decided I also needed broccolini. General consensus is that the chicken breast was delicious. But not as good as the one I had recently. The brussells were definitely my best side. I had to go around the pineapple in the collards that left them with a very unique taste. If you like your greens sweeter rather than spicy, these would be for you. But I tend to be a spicy greens kind of person. The spinach was good and flavorful as was the broccolini. All in all, it was really good, but not great. I look forward to trying their dinner at some point after reading a lot of these other reviews. Being able to venture out on the menu will also probably help. read more

Daniel George - Fried Fried Chicken Breast - New American Near Me - Mountain Brook, Alabama

Comfortable atmosphere and OK (but poorly plated) food but horrible service on a slow Saturday evening

After several years of working in food service myself, I find myself to be considerate of what time a restaurant closes and try to act accordingly to be considerate to all parties involved. However, we noted that DG closed at 10, and we were able to get a reservation for 8:30 - great. We entered the restaurant and were seated in a corner of the restaurant lit by obnoxiously bright LED/fluorescent lights. Understanding that ambiance is a small thing to care that much about (meaning that had this been the only issue, it would not even be worth mentioning), we took the table with no issues. We were then promptly informed by our waiter, Chris G., that "you're my last table of the night". There was no greeting otherwise. We made a joke about how we weren't a high maintenance table - Chris seemed to take this to heart by stopping by only to get our meal orders and never to check in further. I didn't enjoy my first drink I ordered and ordered a secondary drink; Chris never asked if there was an issue with the beverage - even after it was left on the table to sit and not be consumed in any capacity. Around 8:50, they started putting the chairs on the tables in the portion of the restaurant we were sitting, signaling to us that we were not welcome at our table anymore. I want to make it clear that while this was never said to us, the action itself inspired an environment that led us to watch a group congregate and chat for 10 or so minutes. At 9:05, we asked for our check. We were out the door and on the way to the car by 9:15. I understand trying to get out of the door by closing time - it's a goal for all of us that work in life and keeping to a schedule makes things easier. However, when a meal costs as much as the meal at DG cost us, you would expect to not feel ran out of the restaurant by the employees. Furthermore, you would expect to be treated with some courtesy. Chris G. exhibited little to none until he saw the method in which we paid for the meal. When he saw that the card paying was a harder card to get, his entire demeanor shifted in what seemed to be a last ditch effort to get a tip. Because we understand the concept of tipping in restaurants, we are not the type that would not tip at the end of a meal - however, the way you treat people should not be hinged on your perceived ability of how much a customer is willing and able to pay. Please note that this is not something that will be recommended to friends, family members, or other associated parties in the future. read more

By far the best meal we enjoyed during our 6 day trip to the Birmingham area. Opened in 2001, this elegant restaurant (and low-key, sexy bar area) offers fresh Southern Classic re-vamped to suit the modern palate. Goat-cheese stuffed chicken was simply perfection, served over creamy polenta with broccoli and roasted local peaches. My dish was also amazing, a paper-thin pork picatta in a delicate meuniere with capers. Served over sweet roasted broccolini. Best of all? House-made blackberry cobbler. So perfect and reminiscent of "mee-maw's" of years ago. Service by Frank and the lovely young hostess was spot-on. If we lived in this (cute 'n yuppified) suburb, we would definitely be back. The lunch menu (Monday thru Friday only) sounds wonderful too. Bring money. Take your time. Enjoy every bite, sip and moment. Bravo!!!! read more

Great every time I have been here. Cozy very close tables lol but food and service was good! Grilled octopus was excellent. Never had anything bad here! Parking is very limited though! Never a close place to park so pick a non rainy day unlike me lol. Would def recommend it! It is a little $$ but I believe it's worth it. They say if you like what you eat you always come back. Ready to book my next resv. Chocolate flourless dome was excellent too. Look on local flavor of Groupon n buy 20 for 10 or other special when avail if you need to try on a budget but when using deals and coupons Always read fine print! Must spend 50$ or other regulations. Have been surprised but not here with rules I didn't see! Update!! Back again and great service!! Grilled octopus was great and huge shrimp in dish for entree I enjoyed as well. Great seeing you again and seeing you at Breaking Bread at Sloss read more

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DG has been on our Bham foodie list for a while. I had the the scallops and polenta, which were great, but my side brussels were pretty charred. I didn't complain because I actually like mine that way but just disclosing here as most people don't like their veggies with a side of ash. Also, with only 4 scallops on my plate, I felt that 2-3 more would have been a more reasonable serving for the $38/plate pricing. My husband enjoyed his coq au vin chicken and found both it and the side gnocchi very filling. Service was adequate, but not remarkable. A distinctive cocktail menu would be a great improvement to the overall dining experience. While our food was good and we are glad to have visited, we aren't sure that a return trip will be in order. read more

Great New Years Eve Dinner. $80 4 course menu with great options. Ode to southern tradition black eyed peas, greens and goat cheese app started the meal off right. I had the Bacon wrapped quail app which was presented perfectly and was beyond out of bounds good. Others had the tuna app and said it was great. The Rack of Lamb was prepared perfectly and well seasoned. Our server was attentive throughout and during a busy night. Thank you to Debbie for changing our reservation to add a last minute addition. All in all great evening and will be back. read more

Pretty solid establishment. Went with the fish and did not regret it. Would definitely recommend.

This is one of my favorite restaurants in Birmingham. The food is always excellent, and this time was no exception. We ordered appetizers to have as our dinner because the portions are so generous. My husband ordered the oyster duo and was amazed by how many were in the order and enjoyed every bite. I had the beef carpaccio which was delicious. We later ate the mustard caviar and shared the cheese plate of local cheeses. Unfortunately, we did not save room for my favorite chocolate lava cake, maybe next time. The service was a bit slow but our evening was very enjoyable. Went again expecting a great evening. We were very disappointed. Service was very slow and my husbands oysters were not served as cold as they should be. Asked for refills on water and it took over five minutes. The expresso was served in a giant cup and when we asked for sugar it never came. Overall VERY disappointing read more

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This is solely a review for their lunch...My office is close to DG and have enjoyed a number of business lunches there over the years. I love their take on the meat and three and the food is consistently good. I typically go for the fish of the day or the shrimp, but my male counterparts seem to love the chicken fried chicken. I love the variety of sides and feel like I can be healthy if I want to be or go hamm if that's what I'm feeling. The grits are delicious and I typically get whatever variety of brussel sprouts they have that day. They have redone the inside and I like the changes, the restaurant feels very bright and open. One day I will make it by there for dinner to check it out. read more

Made accommodations for us last minute for 15 people! Amazing. Would absolutely recommend this restaurant simply based on hostess, staff and willingness to go out of their way to accommodate!! read more

My wife and I decided to make our first visit to Daniel George on Saturday night and we had a very pleasant dining experience. Our waiter Paul A was very attentive and provided excellent service. Our drinks were delivered in a timely manner, appetizers and entrees were all excellent. For starters we shared a crab cake and fried oysters. My wife had the rack of lamb and I had the beef tenderloin, both were cooked to perfection. We split a desert of chocolate lava cake that capped off a wonderful dining experience. We both are looking forward to dining at DG's again. read more