The Southerner - Cape Girardeau

However, my husband and I dined there on Friday night, and we’d recommend making a visit. The hostess greeted us warmly, and we were seated at a high-top table. Our waitress, Sofia, was fantastic—personable, attentive, and her recommendations were spot on! She brought us a vibrant platter of sliced onions, squash, and buttery bread. As for the food, it was phenomenal! While it is on the pricier side, it's absolutely worth it. I ordered the fried green tomatoes and crab cakes, while my husband opted for "Not Your Mama's Meatloaf." We also shared starters of Brussels sprouts, Mawmaw's hush puppies, and gouda mac and cheese. The portion sizes were generous, and we had plenty left over to take home. I tried two cocktails—the Tickle Me Pink Martini and The Bee Sting—and I would return to Legit just for these drinks! My husband enjoyed the Basil Hayden Old Fashioned Southerner, which was also excellent. The restaurant is quite small and feels a bit cramped, but that was our only complaint. Overall, we had a great experience and will definitely return to dine here again.

I had a date here, and the food and atmosphere were both enjoyable. I ordered the pulled gayemac, while my fiancé tried the nugget cats. She didn’t find it as flavorful as Sandy's and mentioned that it lacked taste. My dish, however, was quite tender. We plan to return and explore more of the menu.

Trendy Spot at the Drury Inn offers a dining experience comparable in price to chain steakhouses, but the flavors are truly exceptional. Most of the dishes we tried were delightful! I highly recommend the deviled egg appetizer—it was outstanding. We arrived early and were seated immediately; however, the restaurant fills up fast, so I suggest making reservations.

We were through and the menu looked good so we stopped. We sat immediately and our server was attentive by dinner. These pickles! They brought a record of pickles-onion, squash, zucchini, cucumbers and paprika that were really good. I had the meat with green beans and could throw Brussels spears for the potatoes. The green beans were the Haricots verts and had a lot of bacon and only a slight sharp kick. The Brussels sprouts were braided and weakened. The meat pig was pretty good. It already comes with a ketchup sauce not mentioned on the menu. I'd probably ask that next time. It came with a bread plate that had a piece of corn bread that reminded me of hot water corn bread I had. It's not sweet and so good. The other bread on the plate had cheese in it and a crispy texture. It reminded me of a light grain bread, but the server told me it was based on some kind of cookie. My partner had the Hamburger and Fritten that he enjoyed. We will definitely come back and try some other things on the menu as we travel through this area quite a bit.

Nice restaurant with some items that were a new twist for us. The deviled eggs prepared 3 ways were an interesting take on this dish and the flavors were vibrant and worked well together. The steaks were very good, on par with a steakhouse. Conveniently located within the Drury Inn Plaza hotel it was an enjoyable dining experience.