The Dish in Huntsville

2005 Poole Dr NW, Huntsville, AL 35810, United States

★★★★☆
(129 reviews)
Categories: Restaurant
Website
facebook.com
Address
2005 Poole Dr NW, Huntsville, AL 35810, United States
Plus Code
QC64+3W Huntsville, Alabama, USA
Time Zone
America/Chicago

Business Hours

Monday
10:30 AM–11 PM
Tuesday
10:30 AM–11 PM
Wednesday
10:30 AM–11 PM
Thursday
10:30 AM–11 PM
Friday
10:30 AM–2 AM
Saturday
4 PM–2 AM
Sunday
4–10 PM

Services

Service options
Outdoor seating Takeaway Dine-in Delivery
Highlights
Fast service Great cocktails
Popular for
Lunch Dinner Solo dining
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
Alcohol Beer Cocktails Comfort food Happy-hour drinks Small plates Spirits Wine
Dining options
Brunch Lunch Dinner Dessert Seating
Amenities
Bar on site Toilets
Atmosphere
Casual Trendy
Crowd
Groups Tourists
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot

Photos

Reviews

4.4
★★★★☆
129 reviews

Most Mentioned

atmosphere (13) drinks (12) price (11) collard green (9) bartender (6) catfish (4) spring rolls (4) fried green tomatoes (3) soulful (3) cornbread muffins (2)
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★★★
September 18, 2024

Went to eat here around lunch. The brunch menu wasn't available. The food was pretty good. Fried green tomato appetizer was really good. Service was good.

★★★★★
April 29, 2024

This place is worth the visit! Waitresses are pleasant, locals are friendly, the owner is super nice. The food was AMAZING! If you're in the area and haven't tried this place, you're missing out! If you're visiting, they will make you feel welcome. What are you waiting for?!

★★★★★
March 25, 2024

Amazing food, several bars--including outdoor bars along with ample outdoor seating, a DJ booth and stage for shows/live music, karaoke contests--along with other fun events/contests, hookah options, and a great staff and atmosphere!

★★★★★
March 24, 2024

I had the shrimp and grits with collards and a cornbread muffin. It was delicious. If u are ever in Huntsville and what to eat some good southern food cooked by a black chef and owner then this is the place. Don't let the small family style restaurant fool you. The food is 5stars

★★★★★
June 9, 2023

The best fried wings i had in the huntsville area. Well seasoned & crispy! The shrimp 10/10. The bartender attitude was Excellent. And open late night! Only thing they cornbread muffins don’t taste the same anymore. Used to be sweet. Other then that great atmosphere, nice decoration I’ll be back again tonight lol.

★★★★★
January 29, 2023

My friends and I went there last night, We had amazing time!!! Their drinks are reasonable prices N good!!! But really topped it I love their taco salad, It took a while because they had to get some more ground beef. But i am glad I waited!!!

★★★★★
October 5, 2022

It was my 1st time in Huntsville and The Dish, I sat at the bar since 2 parties were coming in and the staff was very friendly and attentive, food came in a timely fashion. Mimosa was just right. Also the food hit the spot. I recommend this place! Even for a lovely brunch alone and some football.

★★★★★
March 6, 2022

I thought it was a nice shop. All the dishes are delicious and the best. The clerk is also kind.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I love their service and they have great comfort food! I always get the fried green tomatoes! I also hear they have good fish and fried okra!

December 22, 2023

last night was one of the worst nights i ever experienced at the dish. To be a long horrible ight short i arrived at the dish at 7pm , placed an order and paid for the order all at the time i arrived at 7pm. i did receive my food until 3 HOURS later. tried speaking to the manager about the inconvenience and i ended up getting yelled. i stayed calm throughout the entire conversation of him yelling at me (keep in mind i am a young 21 old girl while this grown man yells at me). overall the manager does NOT care about customers who are inconvenienced.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great vibe

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Nice spot...food was good...drink was weak-- tastd waterd down... Id go again tho, maybe thered b a different bar tender...

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

love it

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Everything over priced. Bartender be begging for drinks. Food good.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Excellent Service and Tasty

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Nice atmosphere the cook is awesome.. drinks could have more alcohol for the price, other than that. Great place..

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Just ok ...

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

It has grown to be a very nice spot to get a drink and some really good food. Great customer service and hospitality.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Great food! Good time!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

The fried green tomatoes and lemon pepper wings are lit!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

One of my favorite spaces to be in. The fried green tomatoes **chefs kiss. The live music is a vibe. Shout out to Fred of Soulful Saturdays! Recommended dishes

★★
December 22, 2023

Paid $16 for a tilapia plate, the okra was burt and the 1 piece of fish was a very small piece, like for a child and I couldnt get my money back...not satisfied at all, want be coming back at all

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Good vibes and atmosphere! A great start to my exploring my new city.

December 22, 2022

Not a great experience ordered food and after an hour and 20 min never received my food. I cancelled my order. The waitress shoved my refund in my face and never apologized at all. So I will never go back because it was not a pleasant and welcoming visit.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Great place. Staff and management treats you well. Good food and drinks. The atmosphere is very nice.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Best catfish and wings! The collards and fried green tomatoes are a hit!

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

The food is amazing

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

They wanted a $10.00 cover per person, in addition to the cost of our meals! Outrageous and poor business practice. We will not return!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Wow great food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

My food was delicious. Its was clean the staff was nice.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

The place is nice but the prices are too high for food and drinks

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Parking: Tight

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Safe, relaxed atmosphere with reasonably priced food and drinks. Staff is very customer friendly. As for the live music, Super Soulful! Definitely a place for working class folks who want to get out, every once in a while, and have good time.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

My friend and I were just passing thru night before Thanksgiving, they were scheduled to close in an hour and the bar tender was AMAZING!!! We had access to the full menu, which really shocked me since it was so late. The food was hot and exceptionally delicious. Friendly service great food and the atmosphere was perfect, would recommend The Dish to locals if u havent been there, and anyone passing thru, stop on in youll be glad you did!!! Thanks again yall.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Great hidden gem! Everything was amazing when I went for brunch! Cant wait for the brunch menunto come back.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

The service was awesome n the food was gr8

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

I love this establishment! The atmosphere is laid back. The catfish and collard green spring roll is the bombbbbbbb!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

The collard green egg rolls are a must!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

We really enjoyed this place food was excellent. The service was great. The menu was simple but very well executed. The restaurant as a whole was phenomenally clean. Cannot give higher Stars.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

The food was AMAZING! The service was perfect, and this hidden gem will definitely be seeing me more!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Outstanding food compliments this super chill, dark, and groovy bar. Great music plays while you eat real, down home, soul food classic plates. Wide variety of top shelf liquors too.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Its a must I come again and sit in.. The atmosphere is so chill.. music playing.. has bar areas and tables to sit.. from the outside youd never think it would look like this.. Then I got collard green egg rolls ! never had those before and they were amaze balls ... Also fish, broccoli and Mac n cheese.. Cant wait to bring my people here

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

I traveled all the way from Texas and let me just say EVERYTHING I TRIED WAS AMAZING!!! The ambiance was nice. Staff was very sweet. The owner was awesome and the chefs dishes were 5 star. I took food to go on my road trip back to Texas....not kidding!

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Great food and good music. The vibe here is so nice and chill. The bartenders and cook definitely know what theyre doing. The greens are soo delicious.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Laidback..quality music..good atmosphere..good drinks well as food..

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Great food nice comfortable location

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Pretty cool spot, but watch out theyll try and get over on you with the hookahs. We purchased a hookah and they brought us a broken one with tissue sticking out on the side thats supposed to be plugged. I told the bar tender it wasnt hitting right and she suggested I buy another coal. Something that couldve been so easily compensated was not and I dont appreciate that. I wont be going back.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Very good food, nice and hot..

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Havent had the pleasure of dining in but my pickup orders are always fire!!!!! The fried green tomatoes and Collard spring rolls are AHMAzing!! Service is always friendly and the orders are correct.

Local Guide
December 22, 2021

The food is really good but ladies beware the Bartender Destini will openly flirt with your husband and try and get his number in your face. I guess she has no real experience as a bartender so she has no boundaries to get tips. Just keeping it real

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Hadnt been to this comfortable cozy spot in awhile, but this evenings returned visit was still yet warming and welcoming as always by Mr. C, him who i say always shows his gentle and friendly kindness to all his customers which is why I frequently would visit to hang out and chill. Upon entering the building, myself and a friend find a spot at the bar to chill. The bar hostess came over to get our orders. I placed my order first, just getting some chips and salsa, fries, and a sweet tea. She brought the cups sweet tea to the bar, and I immediately sipped it two times and knew I didnt want it. I waited a few minutes and asked her for some water, which she had asked for me to give her a minute, which is proper. She finished making the drink orders for the two customers sitting on the stools next to me, and never re-addressed me asking her if I may have some water. She walked past me several times, even while I was trying to get her attention, and I finally asked my friend was I been ignored on purpose. I left one of my favorite spot that I would chose to go chill and relax, feeling even more frustrated than when I went in there because the unprofessionalism of the service I received for very poor and unsatisfactory for the more times I have visited this establishment. I do hope she coached and retrained on the how to provide a business establishment to proper customers service because a good attitude get you everything, but stepping outside of the platinum rule on how you treat someone how you want to be treated, is why a lot of us get our a$$ kick, just for that disrespect. I encourage more training for she willing to learn, if not her attitude will cost you a lot of business, unless she she sucking d, but now you would say, Im being disrespectful, Right. But one offense for another. Good day.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Food was Fabulous... service was Great!

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Amazing entertainment Watered down overpriced drinks Asked for catfish but given whitening. The greens were amazing. Overall my experience was ok.

★★
December 22, 2021

This was my first time going to this restaurant and it was a horrible experience. The guy at the door charged us 10 dollars to get in talking about they had a live band playing. We walked in and there was no one but a dj playing music. The drinks were ok but they put it in a small plastic cup. Not worth the money at all. The only good part was the food. When we were about to leave the band was just starting to set up. I asked the guy at the door could I get my money back since we didnt see a live band playing. He looked at me and laughed and said no. I could have made a big deal out of it but didnt want to start an altercation. I will never go here again.

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

The owner makes you feel at home. The wait staff was fantastic. The food was delicious.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Great service and I will be back

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Very nice grown folk atmosphere! Great bartenders and beautiful set up

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Didnt know this place existed..very impressive. Great food!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Good food, good drinks, good music and a great atmosphere. My favorite thing here is the honey gold wings Great way to spend your Saturday night.

Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Weeeeeelllllll where do I begin. I wanted fried green tomatoes so I googled who had them and it was The Dish. I had never been there before so I figured why not give them a try. I ordered 2lg orders of fried green tomatoes, I dont think I got all of them not to mention they are so salty I cant even eat them. I wanted a chicken philly but they only had beef but the cook decided he wanted to try making one in which I didnt mind; the sandwich was dry and bland no mayo in sight. The plastic container must be what we paid for. The collard green spring rolls were definitely different but not bad. Overall I felt the food price was toooo high 8dollars for a Philly steak on what was the size of a hotdog bun but the bread was very fresh. No fries came with it but when you order fries separately there were maybe 10 fries in the order. Lets just say my first visit was more than likely my last visit. And thats my dish on The Dish

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Poor service this day

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Amazing food... Excellent staff

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Fun

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Had great time at the dish for dinner. The food was fresh cooked to order. And they had Collard greens on the menu. Very impressed.

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Awesome lunch. The owner and staff have done a great job in changing the vibe a little bit to a more adult contemporary atmosphere. Highly recommend.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Great local spot! Nothing fancy but the food is fresh and flavorful, staff friendly and drinks reasonably priced.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Love the catfish lunch.

December 22, 2019

Came here tonight & it was NOT crowded. I ordered 2 $2 fish meals & waited over 40 mins for my food & still didnt get my food so I left...NEVER again will I come here!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

I love The Dish

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Good food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Best collard green spring rolls I ever have eaten!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

The food is amazing and Ive had everything.... Its like that popeye sandwich everyone wants.... But I rather eat every meal at the dish before I go to any other restaurant....

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Went here for the first time service was great. My salmon patties were great. The owner came and greeted me to assure I was satisfied. Nice feel for a good time.

★★★★
December 22, 2019

I enjoyed THE DISH the food was off the chain and the people was great they show us a lot of love