Luella's Southern Kitchen

Soooo. I was there for a party and I was pretty excited about going and supporting my friend and just being around good vibes. We all got there thinking it was going to be a really good experience. Why didn't anyone tell us that this was a, " you're on your own" establishment! Not even their website says anything about it being that type of restaurant. I mean, damn! They could've at least had a rules for eating here board. We were all sitting there at least a good 10 min waiting on a waiter and ended up asking a couple near us were we supposed to go up and they said, yes. I should've known something was different when they brought my receipt to the table and looked like they were expecting a tip on the receipt, sans food, service, even the simplest of table condiments. And I tip well...for service. We had to do everything ourselves except cook the food. Honestly, I was tight after that. We all ended up ordering and for the prices I would expect a level of restaurant service not food truck service. I had the salmon cakes with Mac and cheese and green beans. A couple of people had the shrimp and grits. Oh, that was funny though. One of my friends said for 23 dollars and they gave her a easy bake oven portion 🙄😂 they liked the taste though. No, it didn't come with anything. The whole menu is al a carte damn near, no real deals. I'm not a price girl. I don't go places I can't afford but when I took the time to actually see what we got, the non service that we got...nah, I'm good. The chicken looked good even though I didn't have it, the ones that did really liked it but said the waffles were too sweet. My meal... I just don't have any words. I'm sorry, but they won't be nice. My lady's food, well, let's just say she had to get a refund. If you ask for scrambled eggs hard why would you bring a plate of runny eggs? And her bacon was fat back bacon but cooked so poorly. Fat back is supposed to be crispy and chewy with the rinds, and I don't know what that was. This review in my opinion can't even be a mixed bag because too much wrong outweighed the good from jump. I usually try and give places the benefit of the doubt but I won't be back. I can't. I would've had a better experience and food at an IHOP and I don't even eat supper food at IHOP. It's not real southern cuisine and I felt hoodwinked, bamboozled. Batter & Berries is calling my name, smh.