Restaurant Reviews for Epiphany Cafe |
Fair at best
Dated:Sunday April 29th 2007 at 10:04:54 AM |
| Reviewer: David Vandenberg from Mc Calla, Alabama with IP: 74.226.33.100 |
3 stars: Service
2 stars: Food
3 stars: Atmosphere
2 stars: Overall
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Our experiance with the restaurant was disappointing to say the least. The food was well presented but the salmon, prepared as recommended, medium rare, was cool, and the asparagus was just plain cold. My wife enjoyed the Steak Frite, and it looked great, but again this was overcooked to a medium, not medium rare as requested.The wine list was fair but a little over priced, and get this no cab by the glass? This is a mediocre attempt at fine dining. Service was fair at best, I had to call the waiters attention to my wine glass being empty. We have no issue with spending good money on good food, but this was more good money on fair food. I would say walk accross the street to Chuck's Fish House.
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Best Fine Dining in Town
Dated:Tuesday April 24th 2007 at 11:07:06 AM |
| Reviewer: Neil Dietsch from Tuscaloosa, Alabama with IP: 76.18.123.47 |
5 stars: Service
5 stars: Food
5 stars: Atmosphere
5 stars: Overall
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What sets Epiphany Cafe apart from the other fine dining establishments in town is its innovative menu selections. When combined with the exceptional preparation and presentation matched by only one or arguably two of its fine dining competitors.
Its only consistent competition in the fine dining category is Kozy's, which delivers also delivers exceptional food, but from a more traditional and menu that changes infrequently. (Kozy's knows what they do well and they deliver that product night after night.) However if you are looking for variety and new taste experiences, Epiphany delivers.
Epihany takes advantage of seasonal and irregular offerings of premium meat, fish and vegetables from their suppliers. Add to this the talents of a creative chef who enjoys changing the menu and adding distinctively Southern touches to some of his prepartions, and you get a truly exceptional regional cuisine experience.
The service is exceptional: attentive and helpful when needed, or reserved and unintrusive as the situation demands.
The wine list is very good. As with the food, there are occasionally special offerings when the owner has found some special wines that are offered at reasonable prices. (Ask the waiter if there are any special wine offerings.)
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Relaxing yet Romantic
Dated:Friday February 3rd 2006 at 02:59:00 PM |
| Reviewer: Michael Lasher from Tuscaloosa AL with IP: 130.160.179.180 |
4 stars: Service
4 stars: Food
5 stars: Atmosphere
4 stars: Overall
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I went to Epiphany for the first time with a girlfriend and her parents and her parents' friends. Needless to say I was nervous. The restraunt is not usually the type of place I would dine due to the price. Being in an unfamiliar restaurant didn't help my situation. I found quickly thought the atmosphere to be very relaxing. We ordered good wine which was delivered by a very helpful and courteous staff. The music most commonly had tones of jazz/old school big band, which was refreshing and relaxing. The low lights and excellent cuisine made me think about possible future dates. The food was very well prepared and mostly followed the line of traditional southern dishes. I did not pick up the check so I can't comment on the pricing totally, but I remeber thinking that the price of my meal combined with the service and atmosphere was well worth it. I would recommend the Epiphany Cafe for special occassions whether romantic, social, or business.
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