Kitchen On Main — Restaurant in Daphne

Yesterday, Debra and I decided to take in a new restaurant, and had noticed Kitchen on Main the other day, as we were driving through Daphne.

I used Google Maps to find the business and to see what their hours were. I saw they had a wonderful Facebook page, and noticed that they accepted reservations via text message. I typed in my message indicating we were looking for a reservation between 6:30 and 7:00 PM for the Tuesday evening, and within a few minutes I had a return reply asking for how many and my name. Shortly, they responded with a message indicating we were booked for two at 6:30 PM. I was impressed!

We arrived promptly at 6:30, were greeted at the door, when we let them know that we were the Rankins’, they promptly escorted us to our table, and welcomed us. Our wait staff were SkyAnn and Leah, they asked us if we were first time diners with them or returning. They provided us menus, wine and beverage list and asked if we had any questions. They had a great listing of different types of wine, both white and red, and something we don't see often, was a listing for a port wine! They were very courteous, efficient, and Cheery! The evening manager and bartender greeted us (Stephanie), and then visited for just a bit, asking whether we had any questions about the menu or the beverage selections. As this was our first time there, we indicated we needed a couple minutes to study the menu so that we could make wine selections that would compliment our entrées.

As we studied the menu, we were excited and eager to try many items! They had many appetizers, small plate selection, and entrées that looked delicious. Debra decided to try the diver scallops, and I opted for the Pan Seared black grouper. We also decided to have a small plate of BBQ Bacon wrapped shrimp. They brought our wine, we had lovely conversation, and shortly the small plate arrived. The plate had a lovely presentation and was delicious. After a few minutes they brought our entrees, which were equally as lovely in the presentation! We so enjoy when a chef ensures the plated food looks as wonderful as it's going to taste! Kudos to the chef at Kitchen on Main!

The cut of grouper was thick, yet chef had prepared it exactly as fish should be, moist, tender, delectable. Debra’s diver scallops were equally as tasty and she was kind to share a bite with me! We both thoroughly enjoyed our meals, delighting in each bite, with our wine serving to potentiate the lovely tastes. We were not planning on dessert however when Leah let us know the offerings, I could not resist the blueberry cobbler. I must say, it was phenomenal. Served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. This restaurant is quaint, nestled in old downtown Daphne, and has plenty of parking in an adjacent lot. We noticed on our way out that they have some outdoor seating which we are looking forward to enjoying next time. I can't say enough good and gracious comments for this lovely restaurant. We had such a great time, the food was wonderful, the service was spot on and our hosts were gracious. We will definitely be back, and have added Kitchen on Main on our list of “Go To” places! I highly recommend you do also! Thank You to Kitchen on Main and their...

Service was very good, kind, courteous, responsive, didn't pester us and monitored pace well. The food has a wide variety on the menu, which is really nice. Unfortunately, it just didn't deliver on quality super well. I had sliders and Korean spring rolls. The spring rolls were bland with what seemed to be a modified spicy sauce from store. The patties in the sliders were actually pretty good, but onions weren't cooked and the sauce (aioli-ish?) was a bit watery due to wet tomato slice. The bun on the sliders were OK flavor, on the sweet side, but dry and kind of stale.

The wine list was actually really good. They have picked some really great options at price points you won't find most other places. Big kudos to that. My wife tried the margarita as well as our friend. Both seemed to enjoy it.

My wife had side of wontons, of which she only ate one. Also tried a side of the pomme frittes (french fries), which were cooked great but lacked flavor and needed a lot more salt. She had the Grouper with a rich butter sauce and really enjoyed it.

Our friends had a side salad that was huge. Looked pretty tasty, but they didn't say much. They had the beef filet and same fish as my wife. They seemed pleased and to enjoy it. I'm just a picky person that won't give out stars without merit.

I am open to going and giving it another shot a few times. I'm glad to support a local business in downtown. And I believe they have it in them to be quite a bit better and perhaps didn't give their best performance in the...

The Food was excellent and I will give this place another chance. But!! My wife, daughter and I had reservations last Thursday for 6pm to celebrate my birthday. When we arrived, we entered an empty restaurant and were coldly “greeted” by someone we think may have been the manager or owner asking us if we had a reservation. We didn’t know whether to walk out or sit down. The whole aura of the place was off and we all felt it. However, when our waitress eventually came over, she was very nice. And again, the food was excellent. But the atmosphere was still very cool, even when we exited the restaurant. No “Thank you, please come back”, nada!! I am not one that usually complains, but I confirmed my suspicion when we came to New Orleans. I am in New Orleans this weekend, still celebrating my birthday. The Kitchen on Main needs to send their staff to New Orleans to learn the art of hospitality. If you can’t afford the training in New Orleans, then the staff (and owner!) can go to any chick-fil-a location. They will teach you. You really do deserve overall 5-stars if you make this major change to show you...