Tallulah Wine Bar and Bistro

Easy to park, nice place for a date. We had the duck breast and lamb pasta, both are so-​so, salad and soup is pretty good, but the desert is what gives it four star. The huge pistachio macaron is absolutely eye catching and delicious. The chocolate cake with walnut coffee ice cream is also delicious! I will just go for the desert and coffee after dinner.

First time here and I am impressed. We were a party of 14 celebrating a birthday party. Our reservation was on time. Place was packed.
Service was great. I had the Greek salad and the rib eye. Salad was great. Steak was cooked to perfection.
Best part was every course came out together, nothing was «dragging». Definitely will be back.

We had a spectacular dining experience at Tallulah. Our waitress, Leah, was informative, warm, and just a pleasure. The excellent service was coupled with delicious food all around. All of the entrees at our table were excellent, especially the branzino and the duck breast. The ambience is casual yet chic. Highly recommend!

Seriously an amazing little find.
Andrew the bar tender made the evening!
His winter in Birmingham drink was crazy good.
In fact, all cocktails & food were exceptional!

Fabulous server, fabulous food, all housed in a neat little space. It’s intimate yet not crushinglyconfined where you are on top of each other. I was here for a girl’s night out and we all left with great appreciation for the food as well as the service. The drinks were wonderful and they even cooked up a mocktail for one of us. Highly recommend-​from pasta to duck to fish… yum! (Also very close to parking garage which is convenient!)

Ehhhh. I ate here while traveling (from NYC) for business, staying at the Townsend hotel. I came in on a tuesday around 7pm, and sat at the bar solo. It was a «medium» night I think — about half-​full tables.
The beet-​salad sounded great on the menu, and I ordered that. I also ordered the lamb-​belly ragu. The beets came out wayyyy to quickly for it to have been produced for me, and was underwhelming. Ithad ricotta, walnuts, honey, beets — and this made me drool. On the plate I could taste (or see) no honey; the beets were pretty flavor-​less (golden and regular-​red), and the ricotta and walnuts nice.
The lamb-​belly also lacked real flavor I thought. Small meat-​portion, lots of pasta a good amount of the ragu/​sauce. I paired with a pinot noir, which was fine.
I had hoped for more when reading the menu, but was disappointed.
Paid $ 117 including the wine and the tip.

This is my FAVORITE place to wine and dine! The atmosphere, hospitality, and food is exceptional! I highly recommend chef nick:)

This restaurant is consistently great, hence the 5 star rating. Came here last night for dinner and sat on the patio. Started off with mussels. I had the greek salad and the boyfriend had the tenderloin special. The tenderloin was cooked medium rare, very tender and flavorful and the presentation very pleasing. Ended with the caramel cremeux for dessert. I usually gravitate to anything chocolate, but this was a nice change that was light and very tasty.
In the past I’ve had the duck breast and salmon– the duck breast is not to be missed, you must try this! On previous visits, we enjoyed sitting at the bar– the bartender is very knowledgable about wines and has always suggested great pairings for us.
The venue is that of a small, intimate bistro. It is pretty pricey, but we’ve never had a bad experience here.

The star is for the food albeit small portions and high prices for less than perfection. The lack of stars is for the service. Rude. Everyone from the hostess to the person bringing us water to our waitress seemed bothered that we were there. To pay over $ 100 for two dishes and two glasses of wine and to be treated like we were a bother is disgusting. I live in this town and work in this town and I was treated like a second class citizen. I heard the rudeness caring on around me toward other other customers as well. Big mistake for business. I’m not rude so I did tip my waitress 20% but felt that she deserved zero. I’ve eaten here before and didn’t feel quite as slighted but I won’t be returning and I’ll be sure to pass along the information to my friends and colleagues. There are a lot of choices in Birmingham. I suggest you choose someplace else.

We got there as they opened on a Friday evening and sat in the outdoor patio. The hostess and waiter were excellent. We decided on a couple glasses of whisper hills — Sauvignon Blanc, which was soooooo yummy! Light crisp fresh — grapefruity… Mmmmm we then shared a charcuterie — which was fantastic -.see picture.
My husband had the blue cheese salad– excellent, light, fresh but $ 10-​$ 12 for a very small salad– wouldn’t have made a good entrée sized salad.
Nice beginning to our evening

Delicious. Wine selection is solid. Scallops and lamb belly ragu was excellent. My wife and I will definitely be back soon.

Tallulah reminds me of an ex girlfriend. She had everything I needed and more! I have never ordered an entrée just the appetizers. Artisan cheese is just what the doctor ordered for wine.
Sit at the bar and Mike the bartender will take care of you. Start with a Pino and work your way up to the Cabernet. By that time you will be so happy you won’t know what to do with yourself but order another appetizer. Relax and enjoy. Call über and rest assured you will be back again!
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I love this restaurant. Every time I go they are featuring new appetizers and entrees that are always spectacular. Ask for Andrew as your server, he knows what he’s talking about.

I’m bordering on two stars here and I know that might be blasphemy but I call it how I see it, folks. I made a res and arrived on time. We walked into the little foyer area and waited while our hostess finished a phone call, with another interested patron I’m guessing. That was fine. What bothered me was the few other staff members, the manager included, that passed by without a hello or «why don’t you step inside where it’s warmer while you wait for our hostess to seat you.» This is Birmingham isn’t it… act accordingly. Rant over.
We ordered some wine… it was nice. We ordered some apps they were nice. The pork belly bacon was easily the best thing we ate here. It was perfectly braised and seared with a hammy flavor and a nice pickled slaw bedding… delicious! The gnocchi were more like traditional potato dumplings… a little heavy and dense, and pan fried which I liked, but not very much flavor from the brown butter, herbs or cheese sprinkle, and kind of a let down. That said, I still enjoyed them.
For the entrees, she had the scallops over sweet potato purée. The sear could’ve been better and they seemed just a little tough. I had the Lamb Belly Ragu with pappardelle. The pasta was less than al dente leaning toward chewy and the lamb offering was minimal as was the portion size of both entrees, in my humble opinion.
For dessert, I had a double espresso which I’m betting wasn’t actually made from an espresso machine, judging by the lack of crema in my cup, but it was OK. The strawberry shortcake was, again, OK. The biscuit was a little dry and overly dense while the strawberries and the ice cream were very nice.
Service was good but a little interruptive and prices are presumably high for what we got. The tab minus wine was $ 100 for two medium/​smallish entrees, two apps a dessert and a double espresso… I’d consider it fair had I been wowed but we were both underwhelmed, sorry to say. Lots more places to try, on to the next.

Tallulah Wine Bar and Bistro in Birmingham Michigan. I continue to congratulate this extraordinary restaurant for being totally on top of its game. I have never found a restaurant that makes you feel so at home as Tallulah. The food is outstanding. The service is great. Such a beautiful and soft restaurant in style and design. I have recently tried out some of the new City restaurants popping up around the City and after I have finished my dinner at these other restaurants who try so hard and fail so fast, I wonder why I just didn’t go to Tallulah, who does it all right every time. Birmingham is so fortunate to have such a wonderful intimate restaurant.
Richard C. Rollins

My wife now has a new favorite.
I was pleasantly surprised by this small bistro. The food was great and the service was top notch. The wine list was actually a little smaller than I expected, but it did have some good choices.
We started with the charcuterie and the artisan cheese. With a picky wife and a close-​to-​veggie friend with me, there was something great for everyone. From a basic blue cheese to a pork head turrine, I got to enjoy it all. Also enjoyed some delicious carrot soup. I know, but it was really good.
We loved our entrees, ravioli with hazelnuts, giant prawns, and the day scallops. It is amazing that all three of us loved our meals. That never happens. The scallops were the best my wife ever had. Obviously we’ll be back.

Visited Tallulah’s for a work function where we had a set menu and the entire restaurant booked out. Upon arrival I was pleasantly greeted by the hostess who checked my jacket and was promptly offered a glass of delicious wine.
Our menu consisted of two salads; a pretty standard mixed greens and spinach with a medley of vegetables and a very unique frisée & crispy pork belly salad. We had a great choice of three protein options; salmon, eye of rib loin, chicken. Also on the menu was a vegetarian pasta dish. We had family style sides of asparagus, Brussels sprouts and frites. Our desert was a delicious spin on strawberry shortcake.
I can say this venue knows how to treat their guests. We had a personal introduction from the manager on duty and then a great explanation of the menu by the head chef. Waitstaff was on point, always refilling water and adult beverages and clearing dishes as they were completed. The food was well prepared and came out promptly and accurate. The bartender was excellent and made delicious cocktails without any hesitation. I think the best part was the intimate setting that prompted conversations and mingling amongst peers.
All in all my experience was fantastic and I will definitely visit again. This would make for a fantastic date night before going to a show.

OMG!!! This place was horrible.
I went with my girl friends for GNO on last week.
The restaurant was very busy.
They have a nice decoration however the table was very tiny space with other customer table.
The salad was extremely horrible. They are extremely over charged. Only a few green for 12 dollars.
And pork chop was not even cook without any question.
I requested water for three times. They have a lot of servers but not for us.

Not only is it a very charming environment with delicious food and amazing wine, but the service is exemplary. I went with a girlfriend last night for the 50% off bottle night, and from the moment I was greeted at the door and seated, we were treated like we were the most important people in the restaurant, which was completely full of seemingly happy customers. Our waiter and servers were all very friendly and knowledgable. They helped us choose a very interesting bottle of wine, explaining the varietal at length. Our water glasses were never empty, and neither were our wine glasses. They checked on us throughout the meal, which they were also very knowledgeable about, explaining all of the components and answering all of our questions about the menu.
The meal itself (Lamb Belly Ragu) was beyond description. The plating was gorgeous, the portion size was perfect, and every last bite was the most amazing thing I’d ever eaten.
We plan on making this a monthly trip, because it’s just a great place to sit and catch up over an incredible meal with a great bottle of wine. We can’t wait to go back next month and try something new.

Came back in here again recently for a celebratory dinner. Beautifully lit for the holidays, service was very good as before. Had some nice wine. Ordered a few small plates to share.
Got the special butternut squash soup with pork belly and pepitas. Really good. Probably better than really good. Followed that up with the asparagus side. Roasted with a truly amazing lemon tarragon sauce. Probably the tastiest asparagus I’ve ever had which is a good thing since it cost 7 bucks and there were only 7 asparagus on the plate. Ordered the chilled shrimp app as well. Loved the avocado mousse, pickled veggies. Reminded me of a couple amazing shrimp dishes I just had down in Charleston. Problem is that the actual shrimp here were barely edible. Must have been frozen and then thawed, but had an all together unpleasant texture. Shame since the rest of the dish was awesome. Understanding metro Detroit restaurants can’t walk outside, drive 15 minutes to the coast and pluck some fresh ones out of the water but I guess I expect better for a place like this.
All told, still a really nice place to grab a bite in Birmingham but with the constant influx of great new places (i.e.The Stand) need to step their game up just a notch.