The Market Café

808 20th St S, Birmingham
(205) 933-9008

Recent Reviews

longdaystravel

Staying at the UAB Hilton and went down for breakfast. Synetric greeted me and asked me how I was doing, told me about the breakfast buffet (which was a nice quality and selection of eggs, sausage, bacon, fresh fruit, grits, oatmeal & pastries) and was able to get me my coffee to go. The other staff working was also pleasant.

rebeccabrabb

Good breakfast each morning of our stay. We only ever got the buffet of eggs, biscuits, sausage, bacon, oatmeal, grits, fruit. I can’t complain!

Robyn Enke Wilson

I got am omelette and fresh fruit. The omelette was huge and cooked perfectly. The fruit was really fresh as well. My husband got pancakes. They were really big and a bit too doughy. You can top them with fresh fruit too. This place has a variety of goodies from the grill and on the buffet. It’s very convenient for a quick meal at the hotel. The employees are friendly enough and they get the job done quickly. Definitely worth a try!

Easy Nature

I've eaten here several times and the food is usually pretty good. Unfortunately, I did get cold fries a couple of times. The breakfast has always been great.

Laundi Williams

Absolutely the best oatmeal I have ever eaten and my daughter loved her French toast sandwich with eggs and ham! Seemed like they were short staffed though but server was friendly!

William Parker

Great food and great service, friendly staff

Cayce Blum

If you stop in and see unsure of what to try, you cannot go wrong with the fried green tomato blt. The way this blt is reimagined is amazing and offers so many complimentary flavors that I don't even know where to begin to tell you how much I love it. and the fries... you'll love them too. the service is great. our waitress was Marianne and she was excellent, making a personal connection with her guest. Overall great experience!

Mark Dean

The food was fine. It wasn't anything that made me think, I need to come back here for this. Service was good. Their drink menu is more limited than I expected. It's almost like a sports bar that wants to be more. Prices are good.

Larry Denno

Great food! Great beer!!!

Terrence King

A great new trendy restaurant conveniently located inside of the UAB Hilton Hotel. This is a great spot to either unwind with a drink after work or to drop by with the family for a great dinner. The Lab has multiple options. Even the pickiest eaters will find something on the menu that they will find to their liking. The Manager was very friendly and informative.

Stevie Strickland

Great atmosphere everyone very friendly. All in all great place. . .

Erin G.

I made my own salad from here for delivery through Waitr. Was pleasantly surprised at how large the size was for the price. It was easily two servings or more. They had a large selection for proteins, veggies, cheeses, and dressings. I got the soup of the day and it was a broccoli soup (had broccoli in it, anyway). It was super yummy and a large portion. The only real issue I had with the order was just the coffee. I just ordered a black medium coffee, but I didn't realize they sold Starbucks coffee. Was unpleasantly surprised when the Waitr delivery guy showed up with a coffee I chucked in the trash. Blech.... Hate Starbucks. Otherwise, the food was well-priced with hearty portions and fresh. Would definitely order from again, as long as it's not for coffee.

We had a reservation We were not seared or greeted for 10-15 minutes There was a large party and only one waiter We were finally led to a table Did not get service for 10 -15 min We were discussing leaving but there was not another late night restaurant nearby Service was very slow Finally a manager came out to take our orders Food was overpriced bar food I will not go back and will not recommend

Philip Elrod

The Lab is a unique spot in downtown Birmingham with a lot to offer for anyone or any group looking to enjoy a great meal and one of a kind cocktails.

Tracy Fox

Very nice spot. Quaint and great food!

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