Abel Brown Southern Kitchen & Oyster Bar - Southern restaurant (US) in Augusta - Surrey Center, 491 Highland Ave, USA

Dinner for 4 with reservation. Our server was great, but they were out of the duck & pork chop entrees by 7:30 pm on Tuesday. We barely got the last order of the mussels special appetizer. Cocktails were excellent. Everything were delicious, but we’ll pass on the wings & tuna special next time. Oysters were the stars of the show. My prawns with grits was a favorite. Scallops were excellent. The golden beet salad was unique & awesome. Mussels with a green sauce was different, fresh mussels & a mild sauce - great dish. We share our foods so everyone can taste something. Good stuff here.

Nice vibes with good eats that are filled with a southern flair. The staff was very accommodating with our small group and helped us with splitting meals, recommending apps, and generally pacing the delivery of the different courses to optimize our experience. The beet salad and Johnny cake app were my favs. Highly recommend!

We had an amazing dinner here. Mike our server was exceptional. Our food was delicious. The Oysters Rockefeller was delicious. The Brussel Sprouts were absolutely devine. The artic char was so fresh and delicious

What a lovely restaurant! Our server Kevin was fun and his service was great. We ordered calamari and broiled oyster as appetizers. Both delicious . I highly recommend the broiled oyster especially. I ordered the drink spicy margarita , it was nicely curated . For entree, I ordered 1/2 chicken which was well cooked . For dessert, I ordered bread pudding . Creamy yet crispy . From start to end , everything was noteworthy and delicious.

We ordered the fish dip, braised short rib, swordfish special, and chocolate croissant bread pudding. Everything was delicious. The fish dip was really well put together. The sword fish had gnocchi but it tasted dry. There just wasn't enough of the sauce component in the dish, and made it lack flavor. The sword fish was very tasty and had great texture. The short rib melted in our mouth, and all of the elements went together. So good! The chocolate croissant bread pudding didn't really have a distinguished flavor at all. A little disappointed since it was recommended. Overall we really enjoyed the experience.

On our last night in Augusta, we had dinner at Abel Brown Southern Kitchen & Oyster Bar. We sat at a table in the bar area, as it is much cooler than the restaurant section. We started off with an oyster shooter, which was an oyster in bloody Mary mix and vodka. I have never had a shot like this, and I enjoyed it. They have a nice craft cocktail selection, and I had a Manhattan. For an appetizer, I had the She Crab soup, and it comes with a side of Sherry. It was fantastic. They had lobster rolls as a special. It came on a bun and comes with a side of perfectly cooked fries. Wow, was this good. For dinner, we ordered the scallops, swordfish, pork chop, and a side of brussel sprouts. We all shared our meals, and they were all delicious. To end a perfect meal, we ordered an Expresso Martini, which was so good. We were also lucky to have the best waitress in Peyton. She provided excellent service and she is very nice as well. Abel Brown is a remarkable dining experience, and I give this restaurant the highest review. They do everything right here, and I love everything about this place. If I lived in Augusta, I would eat here often.

I went there a little reluctantly, I had gone once years ago and I hated it. But I tried again, big difference! The food was outstanding and the service was excellent. It is hard around Augusta to find seafood that isn't all fried. My wife had the pork chop and it was equally Great. Cooked a 3-4 inch pork chop perfect is not easy but they did it. I had the Bronzini, Its European sea bass stuffed with crab . Yum. Service was was great, easy to make reservations on line. I recommend checking them out again if you were like me.

Start with the broiled oysters... don't forget the rolls! It comes nice and toasty in a broth that is so good you need to tear off a corner of your dinner roll and sop up any remaining broth in the oyster. The Jamon appetizer is really a treat if you combine all the flavors onto the sourdough toast, including the pickled beets....truly an interesting flavor. We ordered the blue fin tuna on a bed or grits and pearl onions. We got it as the chef prepared it--rare. Its outer skin was crispy and seared perfectly with a salt and pepper crust. The inside was melt in your mouth tender. If you're a sashimi or poke fan, you'll love this. The halibut with potatoes and corn was excellent as well. I enjoyed the halibut buttery texture. You will NOT be disappointed if you order one of the chefs off-menu specials for the day. Service was EXCELLENT but I agree that the atmosphere does not match the cost of the food. Some of the staff seemed like they were dressed for a casual dining venue. I thought this was going to be an upscale venue, but it was pretty laid back. It didn't take away from the overall dining experience because, like I said... the food was great. We'll, be back with friends.