It's neither a sports bar nor a funky chitterlings joint, but a handsome soul food restaurant with warm mahogany accents and fresh flowers on white linen tablecloths. Resist eating too much of the irresistible corn bread, in order to save room for crisp and crackly fried chicken with waffles — or substitute sides of collard greens and macaroni and cheese (a good, old-fashioned, Velveeta-like affair). There are also some Caribbean dishes, including jerk chicken wings and conch fritters, and some low-country specialties such as shrimp, sausage, and Asiago cheese grits bathed in Creole gravy. You might also want to make note of Friday and Saturday evenings from 9 p.m. to midnight, when live jazz has this place really jumping. The waitstaff is very friendly but slow. Still, the Mahogany Grille delights because of a certain intangible but crucial something so many places lack. It's got soul.
M.G. still needs some work on there service. The food was good. The service was poor. Unless it was meant for them to have you wait an hour for service.
Review by ellis
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This place needs a lot of help as far as customer service goes
Review by adrien
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food was a 4 star but the portion of chitterlings could of been larger. Then again i am avaricious when it comes to chitterlings.
Review by carlton smith
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This was the worst dining experience I think I have ever had. It took 15 minutes to get our reserved table ready in a resturant that had maybe twelve customers. Our waitress did not even visit our table until afer another 15 -20 minutes later,we then placed our dinner order, that didn't arrive for another 30 minutes. Please keep in mind that there are only 12 other customers. When our food was brought out my husbands was not there, his did not arrive at the table for another 10 minutes. My mac and cheese was cold as well as my collard greens and my daughters sweet potato fries were cold. Our waitress asked us how our food was while walking past the table, never once were we even offered refills on our drinks. To top it all off the waiter decided that he would begin the evening clean up by spaying furniture polish on the tables while we were eating and then bringing out the mop and bucket! This to me was such an unfortunate experience my husband and I were celebrating our 11 year anniversary with our daughters and I chose to eat at the Mahogany Grill after reading an article about the food in the Miami Herald and left feeling unsatisfied and angry. My recommendation..... DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY !!!!!!!!!!
Review by Kerin76
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We agree with Kerin76. As we strolled through the door, we asked the waiter if it was kid friendly. Well, they had a high chair for a three year old. We'll give 'em dat. But they did not know that those youngsters that were with me are restaurant critiques that made comments like "the presentation is nice" but the food is terrible. They love the food channel and this is what they had to say.....the chicken was nasty...the burger was raw and the bread was too hard.....who wants to eat collard greens and lobster?....and what is fried lobster?....sweet potato fries shouldn't have cinnamon and leafy veggies and smashed potatoes don't look good on a plate....Jiffy cornbread taste better, and why do have to keep begging for a refill...the worst was the long wait and the fact that the appetizers and the main course arrived a few mins apart......and worst of that they didn't offer "Auntie" the complimentary champagne.....a waste of time, energy, and money......WATCH OUT "CRITCS PICK"....WE ARE COMING YOUR WAY.... The Family.
Review by TheFamilyCritiques
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Food was not that good and the service was terrible. From when we pulled up we should have known what we were in for when the parking lot attendants ignored us while they ate chips. After we finally found a place to park we walked inside with no one to greet us. We waited for a little bit until someone came up without saying hello and just asked if we had reservations, we said no and she simply walked off without saying anything. Someone else came to us and thankfully she said hello and showed us to a table.
As we sat there looking at our menu, someone poured us some water and asked if we had been there before, we said no, and they walked off again without saying anything. We thought that he would at least say welcome and maybe tell us a little bit about what they offer. Our waitress was a whole other story; she was not pleasant and never smiled or seemed somewhat happy to serve us. She never checked back with us to see if we needed anything, we had to ask twice for some service.
The food was not that good, it was average at best. I think I know good soul food, this was not good. I had the fish and grits; it was ok, nothing spectacular. My girlfriend is a vegetarian, all the veggies are made with turkey for some reason. She was luckily able to order Mac and cheese, corn, and some generic mixed vegetables. The Mac and cheese was bland and needed something, because it was definitely missing something. The peach cobbler was absolutely the worst I ever had; it was like soup, absolutely disgusting.
The value was not good for what you get. Ordered two cocktails, a veggie plate, fish and grits, and one peach cobbler; and spent $70! I don't know what the critics were thinking, but they were way off. I don't know if I could trust their opinion again. I would have to imagine that they announced their presence, and Mahogany Grill went out of their way to impress the critic; that’s the only way that I could believe that they could give a good rating. Overall, don't waste your time or your money, learn from my mistake.
Review by INI
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I never write reviews, but I had to make an exception so that I could warn others not to waste their time and money at this restaurant. There is absolutely no hospitality, and the food is lackluster. They claim to play jazz but the music is only classic R&B and Soul Hits (old school ). The worst part of the whole experience was receiving an absurdly expensive bill after I was ignored and given bland food. I basically left there feeling like the owners, the cook, and the staff just don’t care, and expect you to be happy with a decent décor and plastic oriental flowers on the table (instead of salt and pepper to make the food taste good).
Review by Tracy
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The meal was delicious! We were driving by and stopped for a meal. We had our food to go, so we didn't get to enjoy the atmosphere. The price was great for the quality and quantity. The dessert and the "soul" slaw was a bit too sweet for me, but everything else that I had was great.
I will be going back to sit down and enjoy!
Review by Ava
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I love Mahogany Grille. The food is wonderful especially the lemon pepper wings, seafood gumbo over white rice, the fried chicken and seafood pasta. The entertainment is great on Friday and Saturday. On Sunday evening the oldies goldies takes you back to a place you remember as a teenager.
Review by Linda Taylor
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I had an amazing experience. I am a student at Johnson & Wales University, and my class group project was to choose a restaurant, reach that restaurant, and do a presentation on that restaurant. My group choose "The Mahogany Grille", which is a upscale soul food restaurant. Our project involved touring, and sampling the food of the Restaurant we chose. When we walked in "The Mahogany Grille" the atmosphere was very cozy and clean with nice music playing. We were greeted by female server who had a wonderful personality, and attitude. The entire staff was very friendly and family orinented. I felt at home away from home.
Suprisingly to me the Chef (Chef Greg) was standing by the bar, and when we explained to the server that we was there to do a class project on the restaurant and we wanted to sample the food. The Chef asked us what did we want to eat? No one really know what to expect, so we asked for a menu. He told us that we didn't need a menu, just tell him what we wanted to eat and he would prepare it for us. In my mind I thought "WOW", what do we have here. So I asked for the "Conch Fritters" that I had heard so much about. The conch fritters were so amazing. After that, the Chef asked what else did we want to sample. So we said give us something nice! So he brought out their "Shrimp & Grits" dish. Oh My Goodness, this dish was better than the conch fritters!!!!! It was out of sight, it had great flavor, the shrimp was cooked to prefection, and the sauce was light but just enough to nappe the well cooked grits which were also cooked to prefection. But that's not all, my friend mentioned that the "Crab, Shrimp & Corn Chowder" was also great. I absolutely liked this chowder. It was also amazing.
I have never eaten at The Mahogany Grille before today, and I had the most amazing experience. I recommend everyone to go and share in this awesome Culinary experience. The food is GREAT, the price is RIGHT for the food and atmosphere, and you will enjoy the warm hospitality. I plan to go back so I can try the Oxtails, and Ribs. HUM HUM HUM, I can't wait. Chef Greg, you all did an awesome job. I have much respect for you and your staff. Much Love and success to you all.
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