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A group of friends and I went here for dinner. Service is virtually non-existent. One friend had the shrimp/grits which was AWESOME. A little heavy on the gravy for the turkey wings dinner. Fish was not overcooked which is always a plus. It seems that they use an extreme amount of anchiote (yellowish spanish flavoring) in most of their food including mac n cheese, huh??? That kinda takes away from being authentic "soul food."

We decided to try it because of the nice ambiance. However, The food was disappointing and the drinks just plain poor. On top of that they add an automatic gratuity at 4pm equal to 18% for 2 people on a bill that was already overpriced.. Dont waste your money!

The nicest thing about this place was the ambiance (aside from the erotic pictures in the bathroom which took away from the decor and were not suitable for children). That's about the only positive thing I can say about the place. The food was not great and the service was worse.

Billie's Black is one of those Love-Hate joints. THe food- OH MY GOODNESS. I don't normally eat catfish but theirs is PERFECT, crispy, juicy, and seasoned to mouth-watering perfection. The mac n' cheese is AMAZING - I can't even describe it. Crab Cakes are cool. Not crazy about the salmon cakes or the salmon dish. The SERVICE, however, is just egregious. You ask for water they bring it about 20 minutes later. You say "Give me about 5 minutes to look over the menu" they give you 15 and forget that you're even there. This is after I've been there a few times that I realized it's not just one server- it's ALL of them. They are very laid back - wearing jeans and caps - and their service is reflected in that. As someone that runs a restaurant, I have to say that I am always even more amazed by how inattentive they are, given that the place seats about 20-30 at most. All in all, I recommend that you go for the food - southern perfection. Don't expect good service because you'll only be peeved. If you drink a lot of water, ask for a carafe ahead of time, because after the first glass you are LUCKY if you get a refill.

I have visited Billie's Black a few times and I have to say that they are consistent. The food is consistently just "okay" and the service is consistently not good! The service is so slow and the restaurant is never packed enough to warrant such slow service. They are often out of things on the menu, which is such a waste. Based on my recent visit, here's my feedback: Don't order the cheesecake drink (well that's if you want a drink that tastes like cheesecake). It tastes more like yogurt. Also don't order the crab cakes, (unless you don't like lump crab in your crab cakes-you won't get it). And lastly don't order the peach cobbler, unless you want to spend $2 for a small scoop of ice cream. Yes, a small ice cream scoop for the cobbler costs $2! And they don't even have all of the items on the menu available. Did I mention that the place wasn't packed?

Granted, the service tends to be slow and not of the highest quality (though my most recent visit was actually pretty fast . . . so they may be getting better at this) - The food is great and prices are reasonable.

i planned a birthday dinner for two of my best friends at billie's. i liked the place in general, it's very cute and intimate but the service was horrible. i was being served by 16 yr old who carded me for drinks. The food took forever to come out. We had 10 people in our party and half of us were done eating by the time the other half got their food. the food was good though. the chicken and the catfish melted in my mouth. if i had to rate the experience from 1 to 10 i would give it a 5.