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Roots & Revelry

3.7 (354 reviews)

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Shermika D.

This place was excellent! Beautiful restaurant. Parking was a little wonky and I didn't find the valet. It's plenty of street parking available! The food was delicious! Beautiful place and the food was divine! The grits were my favorite! The brunch is $20 ish plus which is pricey for Birmingham but well worth it! Service was friendly and on point. The drinks were also good too.

Bride and her tribe!
Angela R.

Tasty food, great ambience, friendly service. Celebrated a "say yes to the dress" moment for brunch with my girl and some of her tribe! We brought our own fun and took plenty of pictures. Our party ordered shrimp and grits, chicken and waffles, stuffed French toast, R&R Gumbo, and the classic breakfast. No complaints from anyone. Large portion sizes so many of us didn't finish our meal! Stuffed! Cocktails were on point too! I had the Basic B. It was yummy and only one was needed! Two of my girlfriends had the blueberry mojito and they enjoyed it! Service was a little slow but since we were having such a great time, it wasn't much of a problem. Seemed like they may have been a bit overwhelmed because I saw three people working and there were three large parties (7+) there along with several other people. Regardless, we had a great time!

Chicken and waffles
Cheryl M.

Pretty cool place. It is on the second floor. I recommend making reservations since it's pretty popular. We came for brunch and even though there were plenty of tables open inside, none were available so we had to sit outside. It was pretty hot. They did seem to be a little disorganized and seemed to have trouble even getting us the outside table. We got mimosas in a variety of flavors. We all enjoyed them. The wait for the food was about 45 minutes which was too long, frankly. Like I said, it was hot and I was getting cranky. I ordered the chicken and waffles which were good but nothing to write home about. Hubby got the stuffed French toast and he really liked it. The kid got the traditional breakfast and she said it was good. I tried her grits and they were really good. I would come back here again but would definitely make a reservation and maybe come for dinner. The place is kind of fancy so we did feel a little under dressed. If I was coming for dinner, I would dress a little nicer.

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Marlayna F.

I've heard good& not so good reviews of this place but I am always going to try it for myself. The restaurant is aesthetically pleasing for sure! I attended a birthday party here recently. Our server was delightful, although some of our party was extremely late. I ordered the Caesar salad with chicken and 2 drinks. The salad / chicken were great and so were the drinks. No other complaints on the food by the remainder of the party. Would I agree with the price point? Meh lol When it came time to "cut the cake" (we had cupcakes) our server had to inform us it was going to be a $25 cutting cake fee. This is not unheard of so I was not surprised but once we informed our server it was cupcakes she said even then there would still be a fee. We ultimately decided to unveil and sing to our friend in the lobby prior to leaving for the night. Even shared with valet because he was super nice! Would I dine again? Possibly Would I recommend? Possibly with a disclaimer

Davida B.

The restaurant is on the second floor of the Jefferson Tower building. They have free valet parking (as of 11/2021). I highly recommend what I ordered for brunch: The cheesecake stuffed French toast. It's baguette bread stuffed w/pure perfection. The banana pecan beignets were also really good. The fried okra was not pickled but decent. The grits weren't special. They have good coffee. My friend's biscuit looked so good - it was massive. So why only 3 stars?? The service was very slow, my food came after everyone finished eating (I was in a party of 11). They removed the charge.. I did appreciate their willingness to make that right. Took 20 mins for a coffee refill. They gave us a very hard time about separating the checks bc we were a party over 6 people!? After haggling back and forth they did separate the checks. ** I mean who assumes a party of 11 is on the same ticket?? ** Please check out the pictures on Yelp of the food before you order. 2 men in our party ordered the omelette dishes... I felt so bad for them bc it was so small almost tiny. There's no way they left full. And it's not cheap! My friend said the shrimp and grits was good and recommendable.

Key Lime pie
Sheneka C.

Excellent dining experience. The food was excellent. The ambiance was awesome. Best dining in Bham.

Our group.
Steve K.

The food was good. But I had asked everyone to please consider our time frame as we had a rehearsal to get to. I tried to order things immediately and the waitress kept saying they are coming. It made us have to adjust our tight schedule. It was bad luck I suppose as she had said two groups had cancelled and showed up anyway but the entire experience took hours and when I'd ask for something it wouldn't happen for a very long time. I felt we were not a priority and ignored :/ otherwise the food was very good.

Biscuits and Gravy
Kiana C.

This place is a perfect spot for a nice date or to catch up with some friends. The building is historic so if you appreciate architecture; you would love it. Parking is on the street or there is a parking lot that you can pay for. The service was great. We were treated immediately by the waitress and the manager frequently visited are table just to check in. We ordered the bottle of champagne and juice for $22 (not bad at all) I wanted to order the duck hash but I was informed they weren't serving it that day (bummer!) However, I ended up ordering the biscuits and gravy and my husband ordered the banana pecan beignets. The biscuits were huge and soft and fully. The Italian sausage gravy was flavorful and an elegant take on a southern classic. The beignets....are delicious!!! Even though, they looked as if they would be heavy. I was quite surprised to find them to be light and fluffy and PACKED with FLAVOR!

We had reservations thru open table for my husbands 50th last night. Found this not upon arrival

‍they need to stop taking reservations thru their website. A security guard told us there were unforseen circumstances

a plate of food on a table
Maayan G.

Me and my husband came in for dinner and had the absolute best time. The atmosphere is upscale and the artwork is really beautiful. I loved the high ceilings. The music was perfect because it wasn't too loud but actually made it so we weren't bothered by other people having conversations. Ok now the food was fantastic and the chicken bruschetta was HUGE! Honestly could have been an entre it was so filling. Salmon was cooked well and the sauce on it was delicious. Plus the Arancini was soooo good with the mozzarella and the marinara! The servers were super on top of everything, especially Kathleen!

K A.

Food was great. Service was great. Nice atmosphere. Will be back for brunch or dinner again. Only gave it a 4 because they were out of the entree I wanted.

bottom: fried okra, top: Fried Green Tomato Caprese
Cassidy J.

Only giving 3 stars because our server Megan was amazing. We really wanted to like this place. We ordered two appetizers;the fried green tomato caprese which was lovely and the fried Okra. The okra was okay but shouldn't be paired with the marinara sauce. I heard another table order ranch with It and heard that was usually the consensus. maybe a menu change would reflect how people generally feel. For dinner we ordered the pork belly & scallops and the filet mignon. My partner said the scallops were wonderful but they were sitting on a bed of basically uncooked beans. The beans were hard and could not even be poked through. The pork belly was nicely cooked but came with what tasted like store bought BBQ sauce, and did not pair well with the celeriac purée underneath. My filet was sad. Being so gristly, we returned It and got a new steak. the second one wasn't gristly but had absolutely no flavor. no spices no salt, nothing but a slab of meat. we were informed the chef was new and just "put It on there." maybe the chef is not ready to be in a restaurant that charges $60 for a filet. Again, megan was absolutely amazing and made our trip to the restaurant alright. I would not recommend this place to anyone, nor did I think the $130 we still did spend was worth It. Could've gotten a better dining experience at outback.

Short Rib
Noelle M.

So it went like this. I had a reservation at 7:45 PM. I was not seated until 8:03 PM. The restaurant is busy. Cool. I scoped the place. Nice. Cute art. Majority Caucasian patrons, 3 African American patrons as well. If this specific information matters to you, use it. If it doesn't, don't. After being seated it takes another 9+ minutes for someone to come to the table and take my drink order. The waitress comes back to the table(without my drink), and by this time I have my whole order ready. I run off my choices and she's like ohhhhh. We don't have that. ** I was given the wrong menu that I've been looking at for at least 20 min!! ** I'm given the right menu and it took forever for her to come back. I grab another waitress and give her my order including appetizer and the drink I haven't received yet (but ppl who were seated after me had received theirs). It's now 8:30 and I JUST got my cocktail from the original waitress. I let her know I spoke with another server and updated her on my choices as to what I ordered. I acknowledged to her that I realize she's busy and asked her to come right back so I could order my entree. It was at least 15 minutes before I saw her again. I hate it here. 8:41 PM by this time I have grabbed a bus lady for my next drink submittal (also asked to speak to a manager but she attempted to take control of the situation and get what I needed. Kudos to her). In true original server fashion, she comes back to the table 3 minutes later asking for my entree. I ordered the short rib. My appetizer makes its way to the table. The gumbo base is good but could use a little love. I asked for salt and pepper to season it but my heart wanted to ask for garlic powder/salt and crushed red peppers. My second drink arrives and it's good as well. My food arrives at 9:03. Haha. I've been here for an hour. Green beans. Amazing. Short ribs. Tender af. Perfectly cooked. But it needs some seasoning love. Grits. *reaches for salt and pepper, wishes cheddar cheese made an appearance* 9:08 PM the original waitress checks in and I'm asking for the desert menu! Won't catch me slippin. 9:17 PM OG comes back and says they dont have a desert menu and proceeds to run off what they offered. I passed. Check pls. 9:24 check arrives. $101 dollars later. Please get me up outta here. I notice the head chef walking around. He talks to multiple tables and never comes this way!!!!!! At this point this isn't just a bad review. This is a bad experience mixed with hella insult. Today I left a 15% tip. The only thing my waitress did quick was run my method of payment. Buenos. Noches.

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Gorgeous atmosphere! Ate there with group. French toast was outstanding as were all the entrees served! Will be back!

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Love the brunch here! The staff is always friendly and offers their recommendations. Free valet parking is a bonus!

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Ask the Community - Roots & Revelry

Do they have frose? Frozen rose wine, that is?

Yes, they do.

When is happy hour?

4-6pm Wed-Fri

Do they serve brunch on Saturday or just Sunday?

They serve brunch on Saturday and Sunday .

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