So my anniversary of 8 years is on sunday and the wife wants to go out to a nice place and have supper. I was just wondering if anyone would like to make a suggestion. We are thinking about The Chophouse. As far as price if its in the $150 range thats not a big deal. Anything over that and it better be the best thing I have ever eaten. We had Grill 29 in Huntsville last year and loved it so a place like that is what we are looking for.

Vintage Year/ Chophouse is an excellent choice. Jubilee is great, too. City Grille and The Pub are other decent choices. There are newer, more trendy choices like Central and La Jolla but I think they are average and overrated.

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Thanks for the input bill!

To bad the Elite is gone..

Bill has got some good suggestions. Jubilee is my favorite of those but the atmosphere is not exactly what you would expect for fine dining. It's fairly casual. Out of the rest of them, my pick would be City Grill

My wife and I ate at the pub the other weekend and there is no doubt to me it is the best restaurant in Montgomery. Lajolla has moved from eastchase to the pepper tree shopping center in the old city grill location. Also the pub is closed on Sundays.

Garrett's is pretty good too. Also True in old cloverdale.

There is a restaurant across from the Renaissance in Montgomery called "Central". That's some of the best eating I personally have ever had. Try the amberjack or the grilled duck breast!

Here's the address:
129 Coosa St
Montgomery, AL 36104

I agree with Crenshawco, City Grill and Jubilee are hard to beat!

The Windcreek Wetumpka has a fine dining restaurant called "The Fire". It has high reviews.

Crenshawco and thumper3 have more money than sense so they know know all the high end dining facilities in town! However, I would have to agree with many of yall. Jubilee is hard to beat(never had anything bad from there), Central was good last time I went, La Jolla is always good(supposedly cook on BGE's since their move), or City Grill.

Central!!!!!

Firebirds in Eastchase. The prime rib is

Central is good downtown with a nice atmosphere. My wife and I went to Firebirds at Eastchase this past weekend and we're very impressed. Great service and nice atmosphere.

Gerrett's in Montgomery

Wetumpka Our Place Cafe kinda hidden

The Fire Is great at the casino but really pricy

I'm taking my wife to Central for our anniversary in a few weeks. I have eaten at all of the places mentioned and Central is my favorite special occasion place in Montgomery. We eat at Jubilee about once every month or two and it is one of the best restaurants in Montgomery, but its very casual. I have only eaten at True once and I wasn't very impressed with the service. City Grille is a good option, I just like Central's proximity to all the other downtown venues. The Chophouse has been OK the times I've eaten there but I always felt it was overpriced. I made the mistake of doing the New Years Eve dinner there a few years ago with a few other couples. I knew it was going to be bad when there was no price on the menu. I think it ended up being a flat rate of something like $150 per person which was way more than it was worth.

You might consider bringing wifey to Birmingham for a night and you can definitely get your $150 worth at some of the best restaurants in the South/country.

I like City Grill out in Hampsted. Damn fine ribeye and the steak fries are the best in this country. You will drop a bill but it's worth it. Ask for Mike to be your server.

Chop House at Vintage Year is good too.

Central is very good but the bar service can be spotty. Took me 20 minutes to get a drink. Some nights they are spot on and it's wonderful. Afterwards, you can also walk across the street and listen to some music outside at The Renaissance Hotel after dinner.

Dr. B

The original chef is back at Central and the food is excellent. I have eaten at ChopHouse several times as well as La Jolla in Eastchase and quite honestly, I have never left either and said WOW that was a great meal for fair price. Both are highly overpriced in my opinion for the caliber of food served.

One that you might overlook is Sa Saz, Italian, in the alley. They always have two specials that aren't on the menu which one is usually a fish and the other beef. Both specials are excellent, as good as you will get at any high end place. The specials are usually around $40 per plate.

You might want to think about taking her Springhouse up at Lake Martin too. From Millbrook that not that far of a ride. Great food and atmosphere.