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Plates & Pours · Surrey Center
Abel Brown Southern Kitchen & Oyster Bar
★ 4.9
491 Highland Ave · (706) 738-6491 · Mon–Sat 5–10 PM · Reservations on OpenTable
The highest-rated seat in the city, and it earns it on both sides of the menu. Abel Brown does clean, modern Southern cooking in Surrey Center — oysters every way (raw, broiled, Rockefeller), she-crab soup, serious entrées — with a bar program that keeps up: creative cocktails, a “Freezer Martini,” and pours you'd normally drive to Atlanta for. This is the special-occasion spot that locals also treat as the neighborhood gem.
The Plate
Broiled oysters with jalapeño and harissa lime butter
The Pour
The “Doctor's Orders” — their twist on an old fashioned
What people are saying
★★★★★
“Hands down the best meal I've had in a very long time. Highly recommend the broiled oysters and the chili crusted yellow fin tuna.”
— Kelley — OpenTable
★★★★★
“Absolutely fantastic food and service! Outstanding crab bisque, oysters and perfect martini!”
— Kirk — OpenTable
★★★★★
“The bartenders do a great job of making some very unique drinks. I would recommend the Doctor's Orders… along with a wonderful selection of oysters.”
— Kenneth — OpenTable
Reviews are real, pulled from Google and OpenTable — short excerpts, reviewers' own words.
