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    King & Union Bar Grocery

    3.8 (91 reviews)
    ModerateAmerican, Southern

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Happy hour specials

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    Mama Rue
    Kathryn J.

    I had a nice lunch here! I just wanted to stop by for a simple sandwich and the Mama Rue hit the spot! A bacon grilled cheese with pimento cheese, it was a crunchy cheesy delight! The fries were also crispy with a delicious seasoning. The restaurant is huge and even though I was here during lunch on Saturday it was mostly empty. The service was a little slow, but everyone was very nice. It was a nice lunch overall!

    Fried Catfish with Steamed Broccoli and Spinach Souflee and a Cornbread
    Kaori T.

    Came here for breakfast... wasn't digging it. But came here for dinner and that is the right time for a meal here. Their sides were delicious and their cornbread was nice and sweet, almost like a cake! Fried catfish was great not overpowered with that fried taste and not greasy at all! Service is a little slow but they seem busy so that's ok, and they are friendly once they talk to you. Great little place with cute booths and bar with a nice chalkboard menu. Would come here again for lunch and dinner... breakfast though... meh.

    I prefer to write my reviews like an old jaded vampire warlock, so proceed with caution. In Transylvania this would never fly. Add a dollar for cheese? RIDICULOUS. Three dollars for any beverage? RIDICULOUS. One soup took 45 minutes to come out, all I ordered was a Tomato Soup. Also it was eight dollars, my drink should not be almost half of that cost. Parking was a $1.50 an hour, so all in all my soup, drink, and parking makes me want to say to the owner of the establishment- as we say in Vampire land- te uiti ca vițelul la poartă nouă. there was also some little kid blasting his kid show on his glass orb (iPad) and annoying the life force out of his grandmother, which did not make for good ambiance, could have made for a proper discipline for the League of Darkness. Server also charged me for toast after my soup came with toast. Realized after I posted my joke-y review. Actually kind of irritated now.

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    Ana M.

    Idk the bartenders name that worked Saturday afternoon July the 13th around 1 but she was so amazing! I ordered the red snapper meal for 23 dollars and my friend ordered the wings for 15. Everything tasted so so good. I will definitely recommend to everyone I know. The restaurant is clean and quiet. There's ample amount of seating and lots of pretty aesthetics to please IG. Please give this place a try!!!!

    The Fingerprint Cup o'Joe!!
    Christopher W.

    The Case of the Great Breakfast Caper. Attached to the Doubletree. An All-Around restaurant. Came in for a lite breakfast and to be honest I just didn't want to walk a few blocks to a great coffee shop I've been to before. (I should have listened to my inner self). I ordered a Delta Sunrise. Two eggs over easy with grits, crisp bacon and wheat toast. And coffee. Simple enough right? Coffee came Hot. Which is a requirement to mask bad hotel coffee. Once my food arrived, I should have left. 1 out of 2, 50% or not half bad; is what I saw with a broken egg. To top it off? Literally? Was two freshly placed jelly pods on the broken yolk. So I can say a couple of things with certainty. This plate passed at least two sets of hands before I saw it, four eyes, two brains; you get the idea. And yet nothing registered before presenting this as a viable order. I was already drinking my coffee and for some reason I was not using the handle. After a drink I placed down the cup and saw black on the handle. What's that? I pulled out my Detective Cap and saw finger prints!! Oh, crap we need to solve this case!! The plot thickens. I waved down a server to identify the object and to have the cup sent in for evidence. A new cup of Hot Crappy Hotel Coffee came to my relief. At least something was reliable. After the servers spoke it was determined an ink pen broke. This discovery was AFTER I was served my breakfast. Case notes: Not any attention to detail. Not very sanitary (irony) Hot Crappy Hotel Coffee

    Shelia Y.

    Club sandwich was awesome. Fries were hot and crisp. Sourdough bread with melted cheese!!

    House Salad with Fried Chicken Breast.
    Jediah R.

    REGULAR DRINK REFILLS ARE NOT FREE. The food was good and bad at the same time. Based only because of personal preference more than anything else. For example, the salad was great! But instead of regular boiled eggs chopped up and added to it the cooks had (2) Deviled Eggs placed on the side of the salad. The deviled eggs "took away" from the salad rather than "adding" to what was already a great dish. But again some people may enjoy that more than others. Side note: there was also (2) pieces of Pickled Okra in the salad. The atmosphere was a lot more "Barish" than what my wife and I would have preferred because we would rather a quieter atmosphere. But the hotel that the King and Union Bar is attached to (DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Memphis Downtown) gave us a $15 credit per-person to the Restaurant. The Ranch Dressing is really great so they have that going for them! The Service was mediocre. We saw the waitress a total of (4) times throughout the course of the meal. My wife ordered a House Salad with fried Chicken. I ordered the Ribeye Steak with grilled Asparagus, Macaroni and Cheese, and the Pimento Cheese bread. The steak was slightly over seasoned but the sides were all very good. In my unprofessional opinion I should really give this restaurant a (2) Star Rating because of the service, atmosphere, price of the food, and quality of some of the food. ALSO, the refills are NOT FREE. That being said; all in all we were able to make the best of the situation we were in and enjoy the meal rather well. However, because of the food that did taste good and the iconic/ Historic location of the restaurant I'll give it an extra star. The restaurant and hotel are on a corner that is across the street from the Peabody Hotel and the Memphis Redbirds "Autozone Park".

    Delta sunrise; 2 eggs, bacon, hashbrowns and biscuit.
    Joe W.

    This restaurant is part of the Doubletree hotel. The real problem with this place is the management and staff. They brought coffee but the sweetener container was empty. It took three requests to finally get sweetener. This is why I say the issue is with management and staff. It was breakfast. All condiments should be wiped down and containers filled. This wasn't done on any table (I looked for sweetener and didn't have any luck). It's part of the opening or closing process in well run establishments. We asked several times for coffee refills. Finally got one when we were done eating. For the food, we both got the Delta sunrise. I asked for my eggs to be over easy. One was, the other was over hard. The hashbrowns were very greasy. Bacon and biscuit were the best part of the meal. The other guest had eggs sunny side and said both were fine. They also had grits instead of hashbrowns. They said they were a little dry. There weren't a lot of options in the area for breakfast. Put in the effort to find a different spot.

    Receipt of up charge.

    It gets a one. Wife had wine, can't mess that up and I had the smoked old fashioned, which is pricey but fantastic. The menu lists it as $16 and you pick the bourbon. When I got the bill, there is a $3 up charge for the Makers. The Charcuterie board was great with the sausage and house made pimento cheese. Now for the more bad. I had the Hey James, which was dry and just a classic cafe style sandwich that cost $13 and no side. I asked for more mustard and she brought out BBQ sauce also because the cook said it was supposed to come on it and might be dry. The wife and daughter had the grilled chicken, which was overcooked and dry as cardboard. I would not recommend this place unless you come to drink and eat appetizers. The service was blah. She didn't seem too interested in serving and was busy with her phone. She had it stuffed in her bra on her shoulder and on speaker.

    Club Delta
    Krystal N.

    May have found my new lunch spot. Service: so friendly! We came late night and our waitress was more than happy to serve us. She recommended the delta club and boy she was right in doing so. Food: limited late night menu but it was all good! I had the delta club and it was huge!! Like a cracked out BLT, it was so delicious. Best American style sandwich I've had in a while. All the bread was buttered which was such a bonus that not many places do. The fried green tomatoes were big and juicy. Chicken tenders were yummy. The garden salad was actually really satisfying and a large portion for like $6. Would highly recommend for some American fare downtown!

    Brekfast sandwich sausage egg and cheese of sourdough

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    Visited Memphis and stayed at the Doubletree. Had drinks, great atmosphere and friendly staff. Would recommend.

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