The Bright Star - Bessemer

Visited the Bright Star today and I absolutely had the best food,waiter, and just a nice time. I recommend going and having peanut butter pie. Everything was perfect truly enjoyed myself. Also it has alot of history painted on the walls. Alot of sports cover the walls. Truly a nice spot to check out. I had a wonderful experience. And absolutely recommend going. The food was hot n fresh n alot for the money. I took food home there was so much on my plate. Thanks for the experience Bright Star we truly enjoyed ourselves. ????

What an iconic place to dine. Established in 1905. Food was outstanding. Try the snapper throats and an appetizer of fried claws. Service was great. Had the privilege of sitting at the legendary Bear Bryant's table. He was a regular.

We celebrated our 22 year wedding anniversary on April 1st at The Bright Star. They were moderately busy. We had a reservation and were seated as soon as we arrived. The staff was welcoming and our waitress was very friendly. Several things happened while we were there that were customer-related and the staff handled them well. A man fell out of his chair as he slid back away from his table to stand up. Our waitress and several others ran to help him. Our waitress also had an issue with another table's food and the owner came out and took our order so she could tend to her other table. It was a great display of good management and the owner being willing to do what is needed to help his customers and his staff. The last time we ate at The Bright Star was more than 15 years ago. They offer old-world charm with traditional Greek-style options and an updated menu that blends old and new. The cocktails from the bar were delivered promptly and were perfectly delicious. I had the Texas peach martini that was decorated with a fresh jalapeno Alice, and my husband had a whiskey sour. We highly recommend The Bright Star.

First time visiting Bright Star Restaurant and it certainly won't be our last time. I can't believe in the 7 years we've lived in the Birmingham AL area that we hadn't visited this historic restaurant. Everything we had was amazing, our waitress was top notch, and it was just such a cool place to be. Make sure to take a few minutes and see all the pictures and articles on the walls, showing a little history of this place. The original murals and marble only adds to the historic value of the Bright Star. Can't wait to go back again!

Wonderful Dining experience Great food we had seafood platter and mushroom for appetizers we were there with our Granddaughter she had Chicken and her Husband had Steak.