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Diners' Choice: Best Service restaurants in Memphis

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Updated June 05, 2025

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Oaklawn Southern Dining

5.0

5 (581)

$31 to $50

American

Northeast Memphis

About the restaurant

Oaklawn Southern Dining offers chef inspired dishes, in a unique urban elegant atmosphere! We're minutes away from the popular Paris Landing State Park, and Land Between the Lakes. Our food has flavors from across the nation, featuring some of your well sought after prime steaks and seafood! We are intentional about dining and hospitality, and your whole evening experience from a girls night out, golf outing, date night, anniversary, and of course, helping you take the edge off with one of our Paris inspired crafted cocktails or maybe one of our many bourbons! We did not fall short from an excellent wine or champagne list for you to choose from to compliment your meal or special evening! We also think you will love the view from the old Oaklawn Home, built in 1954, but "remade" with dining and hospitality in mind. Finally, we've added complimentary valet parking with you in mind! Reservations are highly recommended! See you soon.

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Chris

Dined 7 days ago

Carried my wife here for our 30th anniversary and had a great experience the staff were excellent and the food was amazing!!! Can’t say enough good things about it,we most definitely will be back again!!!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Grouper Imperial

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5.0

5 (844)

$31 to $50

Seafood

Memphis

About the restaurant

Located in the heart of Cooper Young, a historic Midtown restaurant and retail destination, Tsunami is a Pacific Rim-inspired restaurant where guests can feel like globetrotters from the comfort of their own table.

Award-winning owner and Chef Ben Smith fuses various ethnic cuisines—from Asia and the South Pacific to France and the American South—to create unique and flavorful small plates and seafood specialties.

The cozy restaurant, adorned with local art and handmade accents, offers a unique bar centerpiece with fine wines and liquors, local draft beers, and daily-rotating specialty cocktails.

Consistently named “Best Seafood Restaurant” in the Memphis Magazine and Memphis Flyer, coveted Tsunami entrées including a spice-crusted tuna with wasabi vinaigrette, beef tenderloin with smoked chile butter, and roasted seabass with black Thai rice and soy beurre blanc.

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Ed

Dined on Jun 18, 2025

Good selection and better food and service. Perfect date-nite spot!

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The Wine Cellar at Flight Restaurant

4.9

4.9 (527)

$31 to $50

American

Downtown

About the restaurant

Coming Soon!

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Katherine

Dined on Jun 25, 2025

This was a great way to spend our 8th anniversary! The staff was friendly and food was wonderful.

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4.9

4.9 (1884)

$31 to $50

American

East Memphis

About the restaurant

Open since 1998, Napa Café is tucked away in a pleasant corner of Sanderlin Centré. Owner Glenda Hastings restaurant has received numerous awards and accolades, including Best Wine List, Best Business Dinner, and Wine Spectator’s Award of Excellence. With its polished yet inviting interior, captivating artwork and distinctive cuisine, Napa Café elicits superlatives from first-time visitors, as well as from the guests who return again and again.

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Donna

Dined 7 days ago

Had a mother-daughter date night, dinner then Orpheum show. We were greeted warmly, our server was so attentive and personable. Our food was presented beautifully and was delicious!

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Chez Philippe - The Peabody Memphis

4.9

4.9 (942)

$50 and over

Contemporary American

Downtown

About the restaurant

Serving Afternoon Tea, Wednesday - Sunday, and Dinner, Thursday - Sunday.

Seasonal, local, sophisticated. Experience a culinary journey in Chez Philippe. Modern American cuisine meets French presentation in four courses or a seven course Tasting Menu by Chef Keith Clinton and Executive Pastry Chef Konrad Spitzbart.

Located off the Grand Lobby of The Peabody Hotel, Chez Philippe is the MidSouth’s only Forbes Four-Star and AAA Four-Diamond rated restaurant and has been honored with the “Award of Excellence” from both Distinguished Restaurants of North America and Wine Spectator magazine. USA Today named Chez Philippe the #1 "Best Hotel Restaurant" in the country in both 2023 and 2024.

Vegetarian Tasting Menu available upon request. Please advise of any food allergies or dietary restrictions when making your reservation. Reservations recommended.

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Mohua

Dined 6 days ago

We had a great time and enjoyed the tea a lot. We got to meet the Duck Master and that was a good experience too. Great Ambience and overall a wonderful experience.

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Santa Afternoon Tea 2025

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The Capital Grille - Memphis

4.9

4.9 (2389)

$50 and over

Steakhouse

Downtown

About the restaurant

Make it a day to remember. From birthdays and anniversaries to professional milestones, we aim to make every gathering special at The Capital Grille. Open seven days a week, The Capital Grille is best known for our expertly prepared steaks, which are dry aged in house for 18 to 24 days and then hand-cut by our restaurant's on-premise butcher. The Capital Grille's wine list features more than 350 selections, and its floor-to-ceiling wine kiosk regularly houses 3,500 - 5,000 bottles. Reservations are recommended but not required. For more information, please visit our website. We look forward to delighting you.

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Marty

Dined on Jun 23, 2025

Fantastic as usual ; our waiter was very helpful with recommendations

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Filet Mignon 10oz

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Sam's Mashed Potatoes

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The Generous Pour Summer Wine-Tasting Event

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Flight Restaurant & Wine Bar

4.9

4.9 (10079)

$31 to $50

American

Downtown

About the restaurant

Flight Restaurant and Wine Bar is a full service restaurant with multiple dining selections for a guest to enjoy in a single dining experience. Flight offers the finest service featuring a knowledgeable wait staff from which guests can gain valuable insight to enhance their dining experience.

Flight offers several distinct dining options: On the main floor, there is the hustle and bustle of friends and business people gathering together. The bar is a welcoming place for those dining alone to meet friends yet unmet, or for those who want a quick bite. On the balcony level, the booths and small tables, some overlooking Main Street, offer more privacy for business or a romantic date night.

Please check The Wine Cellar at Flight Restaurant for additional dining options.

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Kevin

Dined 1 day ago

The food was great and Jordan was excellent!!! Coming back for sure.

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Wild Boar Tenderloin

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Porch & Parlor Prime Steakhouse

4.9

4.9 (4234)

$50 and over

Steakhouse

Downtown

About the restaurant

Located in the heart of Overton Square, Porch and Parlor Prime Steakhouse offers the finest prime steaks and chops culminating in a Southern steakhouse experience.

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Charmaine

Dined 3 days ago

Our entire dining experience was excellent from start to finish. The food was delicious, perfectly seasoned, and the portion sizes were just right. A special shoutout to our server, Deontrez, who truly elevated the experience. He was incredibly knowledgeable and helpful, offering great descriptions and thoughtful recommendations from the menu. We’ll definitely be back!

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Tomahawk Ribeye

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Coastal Fish Company

4.9

4.9 (8727)

$31 to $50

Seafood

Memphis

About the restaurant

Where the water meets the sky, Coastal Fish Company sits on the edge of Hyde Lake in Shelby Farms Park creating a picturesque location for diners to enjoy.

Coastal Fish Company offers a unique fine-dining experience by having the freshest and best sourced seafood prepared in traditional styles and new twists. Want your favorite raw oysters ? Why not try them with one of our many savory sorbets. Care for a key lime pie to end your night on a sweet note? How about opting for the chocolate covered key lime pie to satisfy that chocolate craving. Along with all of the coastal fare, there are also ‘land’ options in both the appetizers and entrees that will satisfy any appetite.

Whether you sit outside in the cozy patio almost touching the lake, inside at the bar area full of energy, or in the dining room at a spacious and comfy booth, you are guaranteed to have excellent service, a wonderful meal, and a beautiful view.

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Richard

Dined 2 days ago

Wonderful food, pleasant and helpful staff, comfortable outdoor dining on a summer evening, and a sunset that had half of the customers taking pictures

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Louisiana Redfish

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Southern Social

4.9

4.9 (5856)

$31 to $50

American

East-Bartlett / Collierville / Germantown

About the restaurant

Aptly named for its locale, Southern Social nestles up to the old Southern Railway’s historic Germantown Depot and sits adjacent to Southern Avenue.

Owners of downtown Memphis’ Flight Restaurant and Wine Bar have opened Southern Social. The top tier fine dining restaurant will reflect the high standards established at Flight.

The restaurant features a chef-inspired menu, offering fresh seafood and prime steaks. Southern Social brings exceptional specialty cocktails and Flight’s award-winning wine selections.

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Pamela

Dined 3 days ago

reliably superb dining experience - this visit did not disappoint!! fantastic service, wonderfully timed courses, every bite was delicious; can’t wait til next time!!

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Chilean Sea Bass

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Blackened Shrimp Pasta

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