"Celebratory dinner at this amazing Michelin featured restaurant Hot and Hot Fish Club, one of only 12 so-featured in the state of Alabama, run by a James Beard award-winning chef with whom I got to speak to at length during dinner. We sat at the chef’s table, which is a long but narrow arrangement edging the kitchen area so that you can see all the work being done up close, interact with the chefs, and see your food being prepared. It was very cool!  The food was excellent, piping hot, flavorful, and really took advantage of the farm to table vibe that the restaurant cultivates. A feast for the eyes and the mouth. Enjoyed an awesome bottle of a 2022 Faust Cabernet; a great accompaniment for my pork shank, which I discuss in greater detail below. The saffron and ginger broth bouillabaisse was prepared in the traditional French style, but had some really interesting additions, particularly the artistic use of Red Snapper cheek. For my appetizer, I had the Wagyu beef carpaccio, which was cut thicker than I usually like, but tasty nonetheless. The pork shank had a great autumn feel to it with sweet potato’s, spaetzle, apples and collard greens. My girlfriend’s black grouper was expertly prepared with a variety of autumn vegetables, and the seven layer carrot cake for dessert was not overly sweet as is the case with many carrot cake recipes, but had just the right amount of spice. Will definitely be back to try this place out again, along with chef Christopher Hasting’s other restaurant (Ovenbird) located a stone’s throw away from this one."

"Got to enjoy the delicious cocktails before the with the beef Tartare and Surf&Turf appetizer before digging into the seared Magret Duck Breast. My husband also let me sample the Ancho-Rubbed Iberico Pork Chop. The meat was tender and cooked how I asked. The service was attentive but also didn't hover. We had reservations with our friends from out of town on the patio and definitely enjoyed our food immensely."

"We made reservations and travelled to Birmingham to celebrate my hubby’s birthday. While making online reservations I documented and shared that we were celebrating his birthday. However, the hostess nor the server acknowledged the occasion. The server was not attentive, for example I requested water more than once, where an attentive wait staff would pay attention to patrons glasses at their table. There was a delay in general at our table. The restaurant was not busy at the time. My husband and daughter ordered beverages that they were satisfied. The food was the best of my experience at the restaurant. The chef had great culinary skills. I would recommend that the manager, make more of an effort to greet patrons in general, this would be great customer service, as they patronize and celebrate special occasions at the establishment. The chef did have time to run out to the patio as we were departing and greet, I suppose one of the regular patrons. However, if customer friendly service were more in line with the quality of the food, I would recommend it to family and friends. However these two go hand in hand."

"This restaurant is supposed to be one of the best in Birmingham, however, it was wildly overpriced. The vibe/atmosphere is great, especially sitting at chefs bar to watch them make the food. We split an entree, 2 apps, 1 dessert and only got 1 drink each and spent $90 a person. The tomato stack was amazing, everything else was average - don’t get the crudo - much too salty/fishy. Would go back for tomato stack & cocktails alone but not for dinner."

"In my opinion one of the best restaurants in Birmingham. The food was excellent. You feel like you made a journey to europe. We had the delicious beef Tatar and the tomato salat. We can highly recommend for the entree the duck and the lamp career. Both meats were absolutely on point and perfectly cocked. The chocolate soufflé made us feel like we were in Paris. Our server Kevin was attended and very friendly. It's not a cheap restaurant, but it's worth every cent."