You never know when you might find a jewel when you are traveling the back roads, especially in Mississippi, but this is truly one. A bit off the beaten track away from the commercial strip, it is located on the former main drag across from an old abandoned Buick Dealership building and where a tornado destroyed a building several years ago. The building across the street is a beautiful scene in the evening sunset too. The inside has been tastefully redone, but we sat outside in mid April. Our waitstaff was young and tentative at first, but brightened delightfully with a bit of conversation. The management came around frequently to check and was exceptionally friendly and helpful. We also struck up a conversation with a fellow visitor who visits Greenville frequently that was fun and informative. So the atmosphere was great. But the food was unexpectedly good. We shared the shrimp and grits and a Caesar salad which was more than enough for the two of us. The homemade Caesar dressing was as good as any I have tasted. The shrimp were large and cooked perfectly --as were the grits. But the star was the dark brown roux surrounding the presentation with just the right amount of spicey pepperiness that complemented and did not overwhelm the shrimp/grits. We have eaten a lot of shrimp and grits in our lifetimes and this was one of the most memorable! If we pass this way again will definitely stop by! Highly recommended!! read more

In Greenville for a meeting and we had reservations for Downtown Grille for 6:30 on a Friday night. There were ten of us and we beat the crowd. I was kind of worried since it's a nice looking place surrounded by businesses that appear to be permanently closed. However, a crowd picked up closer to 8, so I can tell it's a local favorite. Our server was amazing! Didn't have to ask for refills, condiments or anything. She handled us really well and answered any questions we had. I ordered one of the daily specials, blackened redfish. Menu said it came on orzo, which I don't like so I subbed for the long grain rice. I added a side of broccolini. Food came out hot and in a reasonable amount of time. My fish, with that Cajun cream sauce, melted in my mouth! I didn't like the rice, as it was gummy but the broccolini was cooked as if a gold medal was the prize at the end of the night! My only misgiving about it was I wanted more of it! read more

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Nice place to have a dinner in the Delta. We were celebrating an 80th birthday and chose Downtown Grille. I made reservations online but ended up having to call. I would suggest calling for reservations. I told them we were celebrating an 80th birthday but there was no recognition. We ordered appetizers: Fried Green Tomatoes: these came with a crawfish sauce which was excellent! Savory and creamy, a perfect compliment to the tanginess on the tomatoes. Duck Wraps: such a great combination of the duck, creamy cheese, spicy jalapeños and salty bacon. Boudin Egg Rolls: these were spicy. Not my jam at all. They were cooked well with a crispy crust and moist spicy inside stuffing. For Dinners: The ribeye: we're used to a $55 steak being a very high quality and well cooked. I just don't think the price equaled the steak. The bone in pork chop was very well seasoned and was perfectly cooked. There was a lot of fat on the chop both throughout and on the edges. The sides were very good! The zucchini and summer squash was the star of the plate. Well seasoned and cooked in a way that they had a slight crispiness. Simple yet wonderful. The baked sweet potato was wonderful, creamy and buttery. The Tuscan Chicken: this is as served on a bed of rice. The chicken was cooked well, juicy and tender. The sauce was creamy with sun dried tomatoes and spinach. The sauce needed salt. The Redfish: perfectly cooked and well seasoned. The rice was also well seasoned. Very good dish The fried catfish was well seasoned and cooked well. The tartar sauce was made in house and very good. The blackened catfish was very good. Well seasoned. 6 entrees, 5 appetizer orders and 3 coffees with the 20% tip that was automatically added to our ticket due to having 6 people in our party was $358. I felt it was a fair price for what we received. Service was good. read more

Food was excellent. My favorite was the caramel ice cream waffle. I had the eggplant Parmesan. My server was the sweetest. She took really good care of me. There is a romantic/family ambiance to the dining room. Very quiet atmosphere. I will go back when I can find a bigger wheelbarrow to carry me in. read more

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What an amazing meal!!! We were just traveling through and found this gem!! Food and service were awesome!

Fantastic food, the blackened red snapper in a crawfish sauce was the bomb. Staff is wonderful. Will be back!!

Welp, I said I wouldn't be returning here. But my brother wanted to go and offered to pay, so I was in lol! I was hoping for a better food experience, but I have to leave my rating at 3 stars. Let me start by saying that the service was great! We made reservations and our table was ready (with water on it) when we arrived. Our waitress was excellent. She was knowledgeable about the menu and very personable. The booth that we sat in was a bit tight and cramped. There were only 3 of us, so I can't imagine how 4 people would make it work. Now on to the food. They gave us complimentary rolls. At initial sight, I thought they were burnt...but in actuality, they were perfect with a hint of sweetness. The accompanying garlic butter sauce made them even better. We ended up getting more rolls when the food came and they were not as brown as the first ones and not as good either. We started with the Fried Oysters Melanieand Shrimp & Jalapeno Poppersas appetizers. They were both decent and the shrimp in the poppers were really fresh. For my entrée, I had the Shrimp and Grits. The grits had great flavor and texture, the andouille sausage was tasty, but the shrimp was a letdown. The whole dish sat in a pool of grease. By this point we were full, so we ordered the White Chocolate Bread Pudding to go. The bread pudding was bland and the white chocolate sauce was really watery and lacking flavor. To sum things up, the food is average at best. That's not a bad thing, but for the price, it's not worth it. If this place were to move their price point down some, I would probably visit regularly. read more

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Server was new but good. The decor and building was really cool. The food...man was it great. I had the chicken carbonara, an old-fashioned and chips and queso. My work partner ordered the burger, stuffed mushrooms, and a beer. The food was absolutely delicious. I would go back if I ever came back to Greenville Mississippi. read more

Try the sangria. The food here is good but I think some of it is over priced. I ended up getting crawfish cakes, gumbo and grits. The cakes were awesome... you get two huge crawfish cakes and they are most filling. The sauce on the too so good. The grits and gumbo were both good but should had more for the price. The staff was nice and friendly . The setup reminds me of a good date read more

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Sat down for a couple of drinks. Some of the most well crafted cocktails I've had anywhere in the world. Don the Bartender is the MAN! What a pleasant surprise for this small town. Mojito, Daiquiri, and Margarita were all perfection. You will not go wrong here if you like a good cocktail. read more

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Downtown Greenville used to be lined with stores, restaurants,offices and businesses. It is nice to see people are taking advantage of some of the vintage buildings and bringing them back to life. I absolutely love the exposed brick in this restaurant. It has a loft-like downtown feel to it. Very clean and everyone that we interacted with was fantastic. My mom had the stuffed catfish and enjoyed it. She said the side of onions and mushrooms were a little greasy. But what food in the south isn't? They offer a kids' menu that was presented to us verbally. The kid with us had the grilled cheese and loved it and the fries. I ordered the shrimp and grits. I didn't like it all. All in all, I think this is an option for drinks and maybe appetizers in Greenville when I am in town again. Return Factor: 20% read more

Had a great time dining with my family. I had the filet with fried shrimp and loaded baked potato. Our waitress was very knowledgeable about the menu, and she was very attentive to our needs! Will definitely be back! read more

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This place is outstanding. Big group loved the stuffed mushrooms to start. My Caesar salad had amazing greens and filet was perfection. It is tough to make it in the Delta but if you are within striking distance, you must make it a regular. I hope to get there at least once on each trip to Greenville. Ate there after the marathon (although I only ran the 5K race) but it was all spot-on. Enjoyed talking to the proprietor and really wish you guys the very best. Sorry this did not post with the picture and truly hope anyone within 90 miles will support this fantastic restaurant in a great remodeled old building downtown. read more

Downtown Grille - This place is outstanding. Big group loved the stuffed mushrooms to start. My Caesar salad had amazing greens and filet was perfection. - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Greenville, Mississippi

Good atmosphere & burger. Lady playing music was good also, bartender was nice. Restaurant was nice and clean, comfortable, just wish it was open more often and sooner than 5:30 pm. read more

Surprisingly nice for Greenville, great service and food. Cocktails were excellent too. read more

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I haven't been there in awhile. It was good then, good bar, inside was nice along with service. The city streets are such bad shape it's unpleasant driving downtown. read more

My wife and i visited this restaurant tonight. I wanted their finest steak with baked potato and my wife wanted grilled shrimp. We ordered appetizers the fried green tomatoes and crawfish Beignets. The fried green tomatoes were fantastic and the beignets were very good. Turns out that it was a good thing there were 2 crawfish in the beignets because when she ordered the waitress told her that they were out of shrimp! No food for her!!! When I ordered, I was told that they were out of baked potatoes!!! Like potatoes are so hard to get!!! So I couldn't eat an entree in front of my wife as she had worked all day and I'm retired. SO... if you want NO DINNER... go to this restaurant GO to this establishment!!! I wanted to ask the owner what he does for his real job!!! What a joke if a restaurant!!! If your having problems with supplies tell me as soon as I'm seated!!! So I can decide whether to stay or find what I want elsewhere!!! We didn't want to carry a byo to Doe's BUT we won't be going back to this dump!!! read more

I have eaten here several times on trips to Greenville. The most recent visit was this past Friday, April 19th for dinner. The food is very good. I've eaten the catfish, fried green tomatoes and the best are the shrimp & grits. I like the ambiance overall also. For some reason on this trip, we were told we could not have a booth because they were all reserved. The odd part was we watched most of the booths remain empty throughout our meal. It was disappointing as service and the meal go hand in hand. Overall this is a good place to eat and the staff are friendly. read more

Found this place because I wanted to go to Mighty Miss Brewery. Brewery does not serve food but allowed to bring food in. So glad we came in, the place is very nice and the ambience is wonderful. Live music was nicely done, sat two chairs from them and the volume was not overwhelming. staff is friendly and attentive. The Bar is one of the most well stocked and organized bar I've been to, I mean all the way to the drink garnishes and accompaniments. It's a very beautiful bar. The bartenders (Don & Theresa) are wonderful. Don is an amazing mixologist and loves his craft, was cool to watch his process. If you like bourbon cocktails, ask for Nobody. Now, for the food, I didn't get to try much but had the Boudin Bites which were tasty, stuffed mushrooms (delicious), grilled shrimp pasta (very good) and the Crawfish Mac n Cheese....wow, this was much better than I expected. It's a huge portion of ooey gooey cheesy crawfish deliciousness!!!! Was there Friday & Saturday night and we ordered it both nights. So, if you're in Greenville, this place is a must try. I will definitely be back when in the area. I don't care if we're staying in Cleveland or Indianola :) read more

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OMG... I wish this restaurant was in Orange Park, FL! First was the rolls... so light and buttery! Then we started out with the stuffed mushrooms... the best stuffed mushrooms we have ever had! Followed by the entree... a 10 oz filet, cooked to perfection... I have to say that it is a tie with the filet I had at Ruth Chris... maybe even a flight edge. The loaded baked potato was excellent (as excellent as a baked potato can be) also. Our server, Paulette, was phenomenal. I can't say enough good things about this restaurant, the food and the service. We will definitely be back if ever in this area again. Make sure you make reservations! read more

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I come here a lot! The service is impeccable and the food is awesome! Try the shrub drinks. They are perfect

Was very clean and nicely designed. Ordered the special menu item, the swordfish, and it was prepared deliciously. Will come back again to try some of the regular menu items as they looked good as well. read more

Just arrived in Greenville, and Yelp helped me pick this great spot for lunch. The chef salad made with spring mix and homemade blue cheese dressing was excellent. Decor is cool, old meets new, comfy booths, great natural light, concrete floors, high ceilings and Petty style tunes. Nice people, too! read more

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Cannot quite believe or comprehend how this place has received so many positive reviews based on our dining experience this evening. The menu was lacking of seafood that was not fried, the price of the steak offerings were outrageous based on what you received and the sides were expensive. To pay for a steak for $45 and then only receive a small portion of zucchini with everything being extra was difficult to accept. My hubby was told that he would could select a side with his steak so he chose a salad and then when the bill came he found that it had an up charge of $4. I ordered Kobe beef sliders for a whopping $18 only to learn that they definitely were not Kobe beef. I was charged $2 for a glass of soda water. For one beer, one glass of soda water, steak dinner with no sides other than some wimpy zucchini, a wimpy salad with one tomato and two rings of onion and some beef sliders, the bill came to $79! I don't have a clue how locals or tourists can afford to eat at this place. read more

Lunch started off perfect with the best waitress ever! She was one of the nicest people I encountered in Mississippi, I never got her name, but she bakes! She recommended that we start with the Hot Tamale Boudin Bites, and yes, I now recommend them to you. Fantastic! And a huge portion. As a self-proclaimed tomato hater, I love a really good fried green tomato (yeah, yeah, I know). When I mentioned that I was considering the Fried Green Tomato BLT, our waitress said that was her favorite menu item and clearly I had to order it. It was absolutely delicious! The fried green tomato was firm and crispy, the bacon was crispy, the sauces were tasty, everything about this sandwich is a reason for me to come back and order it again. Thank you for such a great lunch! read more

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My birthday dinner was to die for. My first time here and they didn't disappoint! The prime rib was huge, made two meals out of it, everything was good, wedge salad and baked potato. My hubby had the fried shrimp which were delish (of course he shared). And the cheesecake was made by our server, Pauletta...outstanding! read more

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The food, atmosphere and service was amazing ! Definitely will go back if I'm in Greenville again!

Hands down the best Shrimp and Grits dish I have ever had!! The staff is exceptionally nice !! Put Greenville, MS in my gastro map !!! read more

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Best In Greenville! FANTASTIC! You wont be disappointed!

A wide open welcoming space from the door... located downtown just down the street from the trop casino...A MUST try.... The service is top notch and the atmosphere will put u at ease instantly... They have a combination dining and bar area which is on the far end of the restaurant with a cozy seating area right across from the bar... We ordered the steak I had a side of grits and he had a baked potatoe... when I say by far the BEST steaks we've had In a while... cooked to perfection med well and seasoned just as well... these guys know how to prepare a steak... and the grits...excellent I could have just enjoyed those alone... Will definitely be our go to spot from now on ... Great place for groups and meetings or just a nice dinner out with the hubby... read more

We have been twice. We thought WOW... we are finally getting a place we can sit at the bar and hang out have our drinks we like. Food is wonderful! Bar stock is amazing for my drink choices yet if I order a drink my way I was told no they go by the recipe only I can't add anything to it. The bar manager does not have the best people skills. I don't want to go on a rant... so I wont about him. My husband calls him the "drink Nazi" lets just say that. We were told by him they won't be getting the beer my husband drinks. Went to a restaurant in Indianola called NOLA. Food was AMAZING, server and Bartender are amazing. They didn't have my husbands beer in stock DosEquis Lager, but they assured us when we come back they will have his beer. Found a place we like finally and we will drive 30 minutes to go to NOLA instead. read more

Beautiful location. I had the crawfish pasta and the portion was so large I couldn't finish it all. The food and drinks were delish, they have a list of mixed drinks I've never heard of, which I enjoyed. The staff was courteous and the prices were fair for the portion size. read more

This is prob one of favorite places in Greenville. Nice atmosphere, great food and service. Presentation is just as good as it looks. Steak with truffle butter is a must and the fried oyster with cheese and bread is my favorite appetizer read more

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This place had a great atmosphere and the food actually tasted really good. I loved the decor and the location. Hopefully Greenville gets more places like this. read more

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What is this place doing in Greenville? Really, I wanna know! Downtown Grille could be a MAJOR competitor with some of the top steakhouses here in Houston. My husband and I were struggling to find a decent meal while we were in town visiting. When my friend suggested this place, I still had my expectations lowered because, well, it's Greenville. We were both pleasantly surprised when both of our meals knocked our socks off. We ordered take-out and they had forgotten to put silverware in our bag, but hey, no worries! My husband was able to eat his filet like a cupcake it was so perfectly tender. The shrimp and grits I ordered was hands down the BEST I've ever had. We also couldn't settle on one dessert so we ordered three: the chocolate cake, bread pudding and cheesecake. ALL of them were divine but the bread pudding was by far our favorite. If you ever catch yourself here in Greenville in the evening, please eat here. It'll exceed all expectations no matter where you're from! read more

Really really great food is on the pricey side I would say if you have that much spend is worth it the shrimp and grits is phenomenal you will not be disappointed the sandwiches are also really great you would expect to have a lunch break in pricing if it is now that would be a great deal read more

Great food and service! The fried green tomatoes are so good! Excellent service. We enjoy eating here

Great to see a local business that serves delicious cocktails and wonderful service! Cocktails are amazing--give them a try, and trust Don/the other bar staff will take care of you! read more

An unprofessional and off-putting experience, my friends/coworkers and I were stereotyped and profiled, as we were kicked out of the restaurant because we "smelled like marijuana." Being three people who don't smoke marijuana, and don't even drink alcohol, we assured them this must be a mistake of some kind, but instead we were shunned and told that we violated their clearly baffling odor policy. Very quickly, the General Manager came to the table and asked if something was wrong as we bewilderedly attempted to tell him that not one of us smokes marijuana, but he immediately cut us off without even listening to us, and rudely told us to leave. Being three foodies traveling the nation for work, laughing and happy to enjoy a good meal in a new town, we were instead turned away by a judgmental and arrogant staff. It was especially disappointing because our business expense card could've helped put more artwork on their barren walls. read more

Good food for lunch and dinner. The truffle fries are really good but they've been out of truffle oil the last two visits. Hamburgers are good for lunch. read more