It's home style cooking. Of course, it isn't seasoned heavily in order to accommodate the variety…read moreof people. Cash only as other reviewers have said. When my husband and I go, it seems to always be $42.00 for the two of us-that's with dessert. And yes, it is mostly senior citizens. Go for the food - not the clientele! Occasionally a family with young children is there. It is buffet style and not always food that I would think a child would like-my opinion. If you need help carrying a tray, there is a waitress to assist you.

CASH ONLY!!! Cash only, zero debit or credit card…read more Food is always good. Cafeteria style. 96% ala carte. Each day they have an entree combo special. You pay for everything ala carte. You are charged for a pat of butter. You are charged for a single pickle spear. That said, that keeps the cost down. I believe cost of a meal is very much worth it. The food is made fresh. They even bake in house. For us coffee addicts, they keep a pot out on the floor to serve yourself, if you can't wait for the coffee lady. Yep. My favorite. No fast food burgers here. Real entrees with real vegetables and great desserts.

I got the Chicken Pot Pie. It was amazing! First, it came out so quick. I thought that we would…read morebe waiting for a lot longer. The pastry was light and flaky, and a perfect golden brown. This filling had lots of chunks of chicken, and the vegetables and gravy were a flavor bomb. This was the best that I've had in a long time. We went on a Saturday evening and we had to wait around 20 minutes for a table, so if you are planning to go on a busy time, definitely try to get a reservation ahead of time. Our waitress was outstanding, helpful, and kept our drinks refilled constantly. The restaurant is small(ish), but has indoor dining, a four seasons type of room, and outdoor seating. We'll be back!

Last minute decision to go here for dinner as we hadn't been in a while. Lots of full tables but…read moreit was unseasonably hot so no one sitting outside. We were seated quickly and our waitress, Karen, stopped by for drink orders and asked if we had dined there before, that was an affirmative. Karen was no nonsense and efficient, telling us about the special and answering questions about the pot pie. We happened to be seated next to a table from someone I knew, so we didn't have to pretend not to stare at the food they ordered, lol. We just talked about all that we ordered. Their Piccadilly fish looked amazing as did the rib special. I ordered the chicken pot pie, I had been thinking about it, and craving carbs to boot and it didn't disappoint. Karen informed me that it had lima beans and corn, so I wasn't shocked by that. Came in a bowl draped with puff pastry. Pastry was flaky and lightly browned, the base was creamy with lots of chicken chunks, carrots, corn, and lima beans. I haven't had lima beans before and I liked them. I had ordered the soup of the day, Tuscan white bean that sounded great, but I thought it was just ok. Husband ordered the fried chicken with slaw and mashed potatoes. The chicken was HOT! I enjoyed the leg piece I snagged off his plate, the breading is thin and adhered well to the chicken, the slaw was creamy, I didn't try the potatoes. Great home-style food, nice atmosphere, efficient service. Try the pot pie!

I just finished my sampler plate from here! I got to try all the chicken. It was so good, and you…read moreget so much food. The whole dish was so flavorful - I'm so glad I got to try this. The workers were also friendly and helpful. It was my first time in St. Louis and at the Foundry, and it was my only ordered meal in the city (short trip). So glad it was this satisfying. My only "complaint" is that small bones hide a bit in the food, but just be careful while eating and you're fine.

I went to Chez Ali's at the Foundry since I was in the mood for jerk chicken, and it tasted okay,…read morebut like a lot of reviewers on this site found that quantity was the problem and not so much the quality of the jerk chicken. The seasoning was fine on the jerk chicken although I've had juicer and tastier jerk chicken elsewhere. But I had a problem when I discovered they only gave me one little chicken leg, (that was slightly dried out) along with three pieces of chicken back meat which was like three small pieces, almost morsels. However, the two sides that came with the jerk chicken that were rice & beans along with boiled cabbage tasted good and plentiful so I didn't leave hungry but I'd still say the amount of chicken left me wanting more. I won't likely be going back to this place especially with so many quality dining choices at the foundry. The foundry building is very cool and my server at the counter was okay as well. But although the food tasted decent I wasn't floored by anything about this restaurateur at the foundry STL.

The food was great as always. And all the staff is super friendly. My favorite waitress Maddy was…read moreback to this location so that was Awesome but she's leaving so I'm kind of disappointed.

This place has been on my to-try list for a while and I decided to finally try it during my lunch…read morebreak and it was the best choice I could have have ever made. I had it on Thursday and it is currently Sunday and I'm driving back to have it again. 10/10, I can't wait to try everything! Service was good and the business was cute too!

The pictures don't do it justice. Was done at Julia Davis Branch and needed to get a good lunch. I…read morewas looking for some veggie options and found plenty of choices - don't forget to ask which might have meat pieces in them if you're actually vegetarian. Everybody was so sweet - it was like stopping by with family for lunch. There's not too much spacing for sitting inside, most people pick up. Can't wait to come back to get some other days specials.

Great food. Fast service. The run out of the favorites like Mac & cheese, turkey and candied yams…read morepretty fast.

Salmon, quinoa and peas, along with my drink was UNDER $7! And that Sparkling Ice was $2.50 of it…read more You just can't beat that.... And the food was delicious. So sure, no table service, but the servers were friendly and pleasant. There's a fantastic variety of food, from healthy to more junk like. Open and airy seating area.

In a word: awful. It's a huge facility. The food is inexpensive. Yet there is only a handful of…read morepatrons here for dinner. Why? The food is terrible. How can the leadership of this base tolerate this?

I love coming here. My personal favorite is the grill. I typically go in the mornings for…read moreomelettes. It's basically a naked burrito so just make sure you ask for that for the omelettes. They are very decently sized. They keep me full until dinner time. The café is very clean, and all the employees are very courteous, friendly, and always greet you with a smile . There are so many options for breakfast, but also including lunch and dinner. Typically for lunch I have a salad bar. They also have ready to go meals and three coolers.

I really really wanted to like this place, but I just can't. I'm not going to blaspheme against…read moresoul food by calling that stuff they were serving anything close to soul food. I also hadn't realized it was a buffet style restaurant (when I bought a certificate for the place on restaurant.com, they had a whole menu to order from. Imagine my surprise when we got there to this lunch lady cafeteria looking place. They need to update their info on restaurant.com so people will know what to expect. The food was COLD, had no flavor, what they called dressing was stove top stuffing, the macaroni was dry as hell with burned cheese on top. There was a tray that had what looked like tiny cubes of potato floating in some greenish water. The lady told me it was steamed broccoli. No ma'am, that's the part of the broccoli we usually throw away, where's the part that looks like a tree? Honest to goodness, that was THE worst spaghetti I've ever eaten. Not only did it taste TERRIBLE, it had the mouth feel of applesauce, super mushy. You could tell it was not only really cheap pasta, but they obviously boiled it for an hour and 45 minutes. The jiffy'ish corn muffin was so dry it just crumbled. And the sweet potato...notice I didn't say candied...was just a chunk of boiled sweet potato, no seasoning, no syrupy sauce, no butter. Our plates were still almost just as full when we left as they were when they served it to us. There was a sign stating only one dessert per customer. The guy that served us our food at the buffet kept hovering around us until my friend said she couldn't take it anymore. So we asked if we could just have our dessert to go, they told us there would be an upcharge for takeout. I will admit, the fried fish was EXACTLY the way I like it, not still soft and/or wet, but not cooked to death, a nice light hard fry. And the weird murky colored tea was flavorful, again, a real southern soul food cook would NEVER serve powdered tea mix, but it was pleasant tasting. But $5 for a glass of tea? The fact that the place was totally empty on a Friday night at 7pm should have alerted us that folks ain't busting down doors to eat here. The decor was pretty nice, the people were very sweet, but that cooking...smh. I've never gone to dinner with a friend and been in and out of a restaurant so fast. I think we spent a total of 20 minutes there. My friend paid, but later told me the bill was $60. That was $52 more than what it was worth.

I love LOVE this place ... yet I've never done a review of it…read more Real food for the SOUL! And Miss Lillian will come out and be motherly toward you and your group. Pre-Covid Jazz and special events with sparkling wine or you can bring in your special bottle (corkage fee). Atmosphere (4-areas) Outdoor Patio Private Event room Dining room/Bar Takeout/Cafeteria area Ms Lillian is there to please and feed you well. Fully stocked bar. Cafeteria style takeout hot bar loaded with all the southern comfort foods and desserts with a (Pre-Covid) sit down area. Dining room with silver or gold utensils, clothed linens, phenomenal menu with more add ons. It's like going to your grandma's on a Sunday. Just go you will not regret this treat!!!

Came here for brunch. Was seated right away on the patio. It was a bit chilly but they had heaters…read moreand blankets which was much appreciated. Service was quick and our waiter was nice and knowledgeable. Very friendly. I go a coffee and my "friend" got a mimosa. We got the buttermilk biscuits to share and I got the breakfast sandwich. Everything was so delicious. I accidentally dropped my fork on the patio floor and it fell through a crack in the wood and I was too embarrassed to say anything. Everything was amazing and I would love to come back and try some new things like the delicious looking baked goods.

sunday brunch is VERY busy. we sat upstairs and it's extremely noisy. BECAUSE it's so busy, pack…read moreyour patience because service is extremely slow. We got an order of cinnamon roll and we were sharing but never got little plates with it and it was super messy to eat. we never could get our waiters attention to ask .It was very tasty however. We had brunch cocktails. the bloody mary's were good and so was the white wine sangria. I had the special sandwich which was meatloaf wrapped in bacon with an egg which was tasty. the biscuits and gravy was huge and tasty. The BLATE SANDWICH on grilled sourdough was also good. I enjoy russell's better at dinner. Brunch (or at least today's ) is too noisy and crazy. Our waiter was pleasant and brought me a piece of chocolate torte to take home as we were celebrating my birthday.