The Southern Table — Restaurant in Bunnell

Normally this is a good place. I try to eat there whenever I'm in Bunnell. In fact, I just ate there the day before my experience today and it was great. Today was a different matter. I took my mother to lunch for a celebration. I ordered breakfast, she ordered a salad. When my meal was served, the server told us "the salad would be just a few more minutes." After five minutes, I flagged down another severe who then said they fried the chicken instead of grilling it. It would be "out in a few minutes." Meanwhile, I have begun to eat my own meal, but wanted to wait until my mother was served. After another five minutes, I again askedaanother waitress where the salad was. Her response was to call over another server who again just told us, "they're cooking the chicken, it's coming." No apologies, nothing. Just "the kitchen messed up." After twelve minutes and no further follow up from any server, I got up and asked for my bill without the salad on it and a box to go. As I was being rung up, a waitress said to me"The kitchen messed it up. It's not my fault." I told her I didn't say it was. As I paid, the other server stated "well your salad is up right now" and then told her kitchen staff they could just eat it. I understand things happen in the kitchen and mistakes are made. The most upsetting thing about this whole experience and what prompted me to write this review was that not a single person said any form of I'm sorry for any inconveniences. Not even a simples"I apologize for your wait." Every time I asked about my mother's food for the ten plus minutes I had my meal and she had yet to be served, the servers made it seem like we were bothering them and just passed the buck to blame kitchen staff. Poor...

DINNER REVIEW: THE SOUTHERN TABLE

501 S State St., Bunnell, FL 32110

With a week off from teaching theater classes at Matanzas High School, I’ve been doing some work at Flagler Playhouse and decided to walk somewhere for lunch today. Lucky for me—I randomly chose The Southern Table Restaurant.

The Southern Table is exactly what I wanted it to be—a traditional diner-style restaurant just a few steps off US Highway 1, the type of place you see all over the southern states on road trips. The building was originally designed to be an Italian restaurant, so the clay tiled roof accents in the dining room do give it a bit more style than your average small town diner. It has a big front porch with outdoor tables where guests are welcome to enjoy their meal with their dogs in tow.

The menu is extensive, and since I decided to write a review I chose to order something iconic: a country fried steak with macaroni & cheese and steak fries. The gravy on the steak is what makes it special, and the Southern Table nailed it—the gravy was perfect—creamy and savory without trying to be something it’s not. No one wants to eat a creative country fried steak: what we want is comfort and familiarity, and that’s what they serve at The Southern Table. Ma would have said “that plate needs some color!” so I added some ketchup to the steak fries. Perfect.

There was a crowd in there for lunch, and the waitresses seemed to know everybody but me. Everyone was friendly without being up in my business. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone who loves American food and small town...

I have to say that this is just another run of the mill, small country town, Florida restaurant. Not the cleanest place, but not dirty either. I stopped for breakfast this weekend and though the food was edible, it was nothing to write home about. I had two eggs, (over easy) home fries, bacon and a small OJ. The eggs were a little under cook, still being able to see the clear gelatin, the home fries were nothing more than a handful of redskin potatoes dropped into a deep fryer and served up. (A little over cooked) No salt, no pepper, no seasoning. The bacon, 4 strips; though a good portion, was a little on the well done side for me. Actually it was a lot on the well done side. Finally my OJ had a weird flavor/sent to it, that I didn’t enjoy. My server was cordial, but seemed to be preoccupied. She did not check back to see it everything was OK, but another employee did. When I was done, I sat for almost 10 minutes before I finally walked up to the register and said that I hadn’t received a check but would like to pay. (It was not overly crowded or busy) Late breakfast early lunch 11:15) Price wasn’t bad $16.50 plus $3.00 tip, but for $20 bucks there are better options out there. Maybe I just caught them on an off day, but consistency is key in the restaurant business and this experience will prevent me from...