A better restaurant anywhere would be tough to find. An absolute gem for Lake Martin AND Alabama!! We have been here numerous times for both dinner and brunch. Never have we been disappointed. Very cool decor and ambiance. Excellent and attentive service. Food that rivals anywhere else I have eaten in the world. If you are trying to decide whether or not to give SpringHouse a shot or not, make the reservation and go. You can't go wrong from the cheese plates, boiled peanuts, pimento cheese, fried chicken, steak, fish, etc. SpringHouse and Chef Rob are top of the culinary affair for Alabama, the Southeast, and the nation. read more

Best place to eat on Lake Martin. Chef Rob McDaniel knows what's he's doing! Top notch service!!!! read more

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food was amazing and the only reason its not a 5 is price. Pay a lot for the surrounding.

The best, always! Been here dozens of time. Rob McDaniel is one of the best chefs in the South. He has awards to prove it! read more

SpringHouse - Turnip green Caesar salad - Southern Near Me - Alexander City, Alabama

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Great overall experience. We got the Alabama Gulf Shrimp and Pork Loin for entrees and loved it! Great wine selection and be sure to try the liver patte for an appetizer. read more

SpringHouse - Southern Near Me - Alexander City, Alabama

We come to SpringHouse every kid free trip to the lake! It's so wonderful!!! No one ever wants to the house except to come here! The drinks and food are always delicious and we leave happy every time!!! Such a blast!!! read more

Rob, Sam & Will are the best at what they do and it shows. This is one of the best settings for a restaurant anywhere! An absolute must try for anyone who fancies the finer things!!! read more

Best fine dining option around. Housed in a beautiful facility where you can see grazing horses outside in the daytime and try and catch the sunset from the veranda in the evening. Menu has changed off and on over the years but what remains is spot on quality southern food. Perfect for a special occasion, romantic dinner or just a well prepared meal near Lake Martin. read more

Spring house is a hit or miss. We've had to send back our food a couple of times and I HATE doing this. I wish they were more consistent. But much you can do when your options are slim, around the lake. read more

Fresh farm to table menu. Chef Rob has few equals. Mixologists at the bar are creative and great conversationalists. Daniel is fabulous at everything, but especially pairing wines from the unique offerings from the cellar. Beautiful restaurant in beautiful surroundings at beautiful Lake Martin! read more

Fine dining in the middle of nowhere! I love how Chef Rob finds ways to add interesting twists on adding bursts of citrus on things you would never expect. read more

If you are in the Alexander City area, Springhouse is a must. Food is excellent and the staff is great! Many items using local ingredients. I have never had a bad meal or bad experience here. read more

We enjoyed our experience here! Great food, ambiance and spirits! Great date place! Flavors of food were evident of the garden to table aspect. read more

SpringHouse = Perfection. Chefs, bartenders, and servers are top notch. Idyllic setting. And the food- oh the food. I dream about going back year long. I even follow them on instagram just to see what they are cooking! Seriously the best food I have had. These guys deserve a James Beard Award if they haven't received one already. My husband and I went here for New Year's dinner and for our anniversary. It's pricey, but so worth it. I would rather go here once or twice a year than go out several times a year to mediocre restaurants. Next time I am back in town, I will come definitely visit! read more

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Springhouse is overrated and way overpriced for Alabama. It's even more expensive than high end restaurants in Manhattan, New York, where rent and labor cost are really high. Nevertheless, I would not have cared about the exorbitant prices if the dinner was worth it. The steak was gristly and horrible, the pasta bolognese was bland and did not have enough shredded cheese and most of all, the pan seared fish was supposed to come with root vegetables and BRUSSEL SPROUTS! Guess what - I got 3 leaves of brussel sprouts that didn't even make one sprout! I sent them an email which they blatantly ignored. And all of this at New York prices or even more! Terrible! read more

wow! another awesome Auburn / Opelika / Lake Martin fine dining establishment. this dinner was definitely one for the books. true - this restaurant was created and launched in the hands of Chris Hastings, one of my favorite (all time) chefs in the southeast (actually --- anywhere!!), so you know it's gonna be top notch. but Chef Rob McDaniel is the one behind the sustainable, fresh (and I mean, FRESH - most everything comes from the farms that the restaurant sits on) creativity that hits your table! when we eat with our auburn friends, we tend to "make an evening of it", and this dinner was no different (see my review for ACRE: http://bit.ly/1QxP71u). we had the perfect reservation time (7:30), got to see a gorgeous sunset and sit down to an amazing dinner. Sam greeted us when he saw the Hubs looking over the wine list and he and i hit it off right away! he's quite the knowledgeable sommelier and was impressed by our many choices for the evening! i can't wait for his fall wine dinners! we started with the sliced heirloom tomatoes - simple, but served with maldon salt and cracked pepper which made it outta this world. so fresh! so delish. we also indulged in the calamari and shrimp starter and a number of others, including the cheese plate (which I usually save for dessert, however I was forewarned about the dessert and knew i wanted something sweet. for dinner, i had the scamp over the jalapeno creamed corn and thought i had died and gone to heaven! it's a beautiful dish and the fish was like butter. we also had the tanglewood chicken at the table as well as a vegetable plate. its not often i would go to a fine dining establishment and eat a veggie plate but this one was SUPURB! you cant go wrong with any of Chef Rob's dishes and Sam can help you pick out a wine that's perfect for your meal and your tastes, but make sure you leave room for dessert. WE HAD ONE OF EVERYTHING! read more

Phenomenal southern food. Best pimento cheese I've ever had. The pork chop was super good. Fun vibe. You can't find a better place anywhere near lake Martin. read more

Beautiful setting. Delicious food and great service. It was impressive to see the chef inspect EVERY plate before it was sent to a table. We sat at the chef's table and experienced the food being prepared and asked questions of the team in the kitchen. Server, Julie, was attentive but didn't hover. Highly recommended! read more

The food is delicious... But the service is crap. They charged for three items they never brought right now and pick up coffee for dessert... We ordered one meal to go because someone wasn't feeling well we place the order at the beginning when we ordered all the other meals and waited 30 minutes for it to show up after dessert. The server lied and said that the desert came out fast... Sad service all the way around from the kitchen and the waitstaff, but if you have the patience but the food is delicious. read more

Best place on the lake. Pricey but the food, service and atmosphere are worth it. Friendly staff...Scott at the bar is super! I've had many of the menu items and been pleased with most all of them. They change the menu so there is always something new. Make this place part of your weekend at the lake, it won't disappoint. read more

Brunch at Spring House is easily one of my favorite things about visiting Lake Martin. Their burger topped with pimento cheese is one of my all time favorite meals. Do yourself a favor and save room for desert! They're seasonal, but always phenomenal. The ice cream sandwich is my favorite, but they're all great. read more

Chef Rob McDaniel is in a league of his own. Each dish is uniquely curated to offer an experience that is both southern and other worldly in flavor. Let Sam Fonte guide you through their first class wine list and dive head first into whatever libation mixologist Will Abner offers up! Best kept secret?Brunch, folks. Foodies will return to Lake Martin and SH again and again. read more

We were very excited about coming here for brunch last Sunday, and unfortunately we left feeling very disappointed. The service was ridiculously slow, the server got our order wrong, and the dishes were average at best and plain. Then, to top it off, there was a huge roach climbing up the stone wall next to our table in the outdoor patio area. Though the decor and view were lovely, that was the only positive thing worth mentioning. What a shame- they need to make some serious changes here. read more

I have eaten here many times and have never been disappointed. The selections are always very fresh and creative and taste is incredible. I love the main dining room but the view from the deck is spectacular. Everyone I come to the lake I plan at least one meal at Springhouse. read more

Great food. Great cocktails. Great service. Great atmosphere. Our server Sonya was very hospitable, attentive, and knowledgeable. I had the whoop whoop cocktail to start and it was refreshing and delicious. The stuffed peppadew peppers for starters were amazing. The ribeye was out of this world and big enough for two. And The Dude dessert cocktail was the perfect finish to a wonderful evening out. We'll be back! read more

Outstanding flavors and seasoning with Rutabaga Soup and Grilled Trigger Fish

My local girlfriend took me there for a wine tasting dinner this winter. If you ever wondered just how little you could get in terms of quality and portion for the price tag, you should experience this. Plenty of sizzle, not so much steak if you know what I mean. The funniest part of the night was that the one decent wine served by the north-west based sponsors (in attendance), was unavailable for post dinner case lot purchase...hmmm. Anyway, chef must have run about a 10% food cost that night, which is in range of the costs maintained by places most of the dinner attendees usually eat at in this neck of the woods so to speak-unless they kill it themselves... read more

This is my go to restaurant at Lake Martin. Really good people (Rob - chef) (Sam -GM and wine expert) (Will- bartender) operate an excellent dining and libation experience. Menu changes often with locally sourced ingredients. Exceptional wine list and Exceptional service. Sunday brunch is excellent as well read more

Went here this summer for a dinner while visiting family in Alabama. I have to say this is a must stop if you are in the Lake Martin area. The ambiance is the typical "new American" feel. Very extensive bar and very extensive wine menu. My group started with a cheese plate. This was really the only large miss on the night, for it did not come with crackers or bread. I had the fish special of the night while the remaining group had the shrimp and grits and one vegetarian option. Honestly, the vegetarian option was one of the best I have seen. It was just a plethora of different cooked vegetables in different styles. It was a ginormous portion of them too. My fish dish was good, but I would not have said it was the best ever. The shrimp and grits on the other hand, when the 3 women you are eating with became "too full" sometimes you just have to help them out, was outstanding. I would suggest getting it if it is on the menu when you are there. Finally at dessert, we with with the homemade Smores. Get it if you are there. read more

This place is a real treat and a bit of fine dining surprise on lake martin. We enjoyed a great meal Saturday night and were impressed by the restaurant's open vaulted architecture. 2 at the table had a beef short rib that was prepared as slow smoked meat ( vs. the slow cooked stew style you see most often) - it was great! I had a flounder that was light but had a wonderful flavor. Our waitress Sarah was very helpful and attentive. We met Sam the manager who is from my brother's home town and he helped with some wine selections. He is studying for an advanced sommelier designation and seems to have a great passion for the culinary arts. I think his wine list was great - we all had different choices by the glass and they were unique, reasonable and above all delicious . read more

We can't afford to go very often but when we do, I am never disappointed. The freshness of the food is obvious. The expertise of the chef is evident. The atmosphere is perfect and the menu...wow! This is my all time favorite special occasion restaurant. read more

Horrible. Waiter was beyond rude, I've had better service at Waffle House. Food was cold. We waited an hour for a table though we had made reservations 2 days in advance. So disappointed, in the past this has been a good restaurant. We had out of town guests visiting our lake home and had planned a nice dinner here. read more

My wife and I have been to Springhouse a couple years ago. We decided on a whim to make the drive down to Alexander City and Lake Martin from Birmingham for Sunday brunch this time, and we were definitely not disappointed. This is one of the best restaurants I have eaten in, and since I travel for a living, I do eat in nice places quite often and there is lots to compare to. But not so with Springhouse. When we arrived, we were enthusiastically and tastefully greeted, seated in the outside veranda next to the fireplace with a wonderful view down past the meadow towards the horse corals. The amazing in house baked sour dough bread arrived promptly, as did our drinks. After a Bibb lettuce salad with a wonderful blue cheese vinagrette dressing, my wife had the burger and I chose eggs Benedict, served over pork loin and a lightly toasted English muffin topped with hollandaise. Both dishes were absolutely perfect, just enough to make us full, but we didn't drive down from Birmingham to stop here without desert. We had a lot of trouble choosing, since all the deserts were so interesting. I chose white cheddar cheesecake, and we were treated by the manager to not only the cheesecake but the pineapple upside down cake with Grapico ice cream. Yes, Grapico. The old grape soda combined with sweetened condensed milk and churned into creamy perfection. Both were so very delicious and different twists on southern favorites. I cannot recommend the Springhouse highly enough...a must eat restaurant for anyone here in the south! Delectable southern food with a flare like no where else! Congratulations Springhouse on jobs well done! Service is impeccable, everyone so friendly and hospitable! Thank you so very much!!! read more