McCutchen’s Magnolia House

  4.4 – 351 reviews   • Southern restaurant (US)

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Hours

Thursday11 AM–2 PM
Friday11 AM–2 PM
SaturdayClosed
Sunday11 AM–2 PM
Monday11 AM–2 PM
Tuesday11 AM–2 PM
Wednesday11 AM–2 PM

Address and Contact Information

Address: 303 E Willow St, Scottsboro, AL 35768

Phone: (256) 259-3077

Website: https://www.scottsboromagnoliahouse.com/

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Reviews

JC Ridgeway
Absolutely amazing place and I never even knew it was there! It’s in an old house and unless you are looking for it, you’ll pass right by it and never know it.

Food was incredible and the huge apple turnover was phenomenal! Defintely bring an appetite. I can’t wait to go back.
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Janice Stallworth
OMG went yesterday with seniors from Lebanon Tn. the food was extremely delicious.When you can taste the goodness just from visuals is what I want. I had meatloaf that was flavored impeccably, it was better than mine. I need that recipe. I also had fried potatoes and onions no need for ketchup. When I looked and say the oil and the crispness of the onions . If I lived closer that would be my eatery on Friday.
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Workaholic MBS
Very good experience, beautiful rustic house turned into a family style restaurant. Pick a meat and pick your vegetables. The hamburger steak was extremely juicy and the real mashed potatoes had the right amount of seasoning. Lastly the strawberry butter was crazy delicious.
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John loper
Great staff and delicious food, has a quick walk up food counter “buffet” and a full menu for sit down options. Really cool old 1890 house with historic photos and decor. Really nice spot for a comfortable sit down
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Bailey
This restaurant is inside a cute bright blue house in downtown Scottsboro. It’s quaint outside and I think the dining experience is supposed to be evocative of dining at grandma’s house, but the rather dirty, dim, and run-down looking interior doesn’t convey that message.

The majority of the gravel parking lot is behind the house. I entered through a side door and immediately saw a hot bar. I’d later figure out this wasn’t the “main” entrance, but it’s clearly a common one given its proximity to the parking lot.

I’ll be honest, I wasn’t expecting a hot bar / cafeteria set up here. I did later figure out they do have a menu you can order from, but I was never offered one. Instead, the lady working behind the hot bar just looked at me like I’d grown three heads as I stared at the bar in befuddlement.

I was committed to trying the place, though, so I buckled down and tried to quickly figure out what to order. It’s not at all clear what’s available to you in what portion and for what cost — is it a meat and two? Three? Can I have a vegetable plate? What about multiple meats? Is there bread? Dessert? Who knows!

I would later see a blackboard at the actual front of the house that had the offerings for the day written on it…but once again, doesn’t help if you enter on the side from the parking lot.

They were out of a lot of items at around 1:15 on a Friday. I don’t hold this against them *too* much as they do close at 2, but it was still a little disappointing. They were out of chicken tenders and fried fish and the hamburger steaks looked unappetizing, to say the least…so I asked if they could do a vegetable plate to which they agreed.

I wound up selecting mashed potatoes, buttered carrots, macaroni and cheese, and savory rice from the dishes that remained on the hot bar. I was informed that rolls would be out of the oven in a few minutes. I asked for a sweet tea to drink but was told a waitress would come take my drink order…even though the drink cups and the machine were right next to the hot bar. Just seems weird to have cafeteria style food service but then a waitress for drinks. But off I went to find a table to seat myself. They were doing a decent business despite being near to closing but I found a two-top that wouldn’t lead to me taking up too much space.

The waitress who was supposed to get my drink order took several minutes to do so, which presented yet another problem as I wanted to start eating my food before it cooled. She did eventually come by and get me a glass of sweet tea, which wound up being far and away the best thing I had. It was really good sweet tea and I gulped it down…but no refill was forthcoming until I was taking my last bite, at which point she reappeared too late.

Sadly, the food was largely…not good. The buttered carrots were the worst offenders. They tasted like hospital cafeteria carrots. The macaroni and cheese was very watery and had a suspiciously Kraft cheese-like flavor. I got up after a few minutes to get my roll, which was fresh and warm. Definitely a Sister Schubert baked-from-frozen, but those are honestly fairly tasty, so whatever. The hot bar lady was abruptly a lot nicer when I came to get my roll and she offered me some of their homemade flavored butter, which I accepted, but upon examining it back at my seat I was put off by the texture and so just ate the roll plain. The savory rice had some extra veggies in it, which was nice, but it was oddly on the fairly-spicy side, which was…fine, but unexpected. Still, it was the most flavorful dish, so that was something. The mashed potatoes were the best food item. They were creamy and buttery and a pleasant texture. That’s probably the only thing I’d eat again if for some reason I ever find myself here again.

On the bright side, it was cheap, at only $11 for lunch. But I didn’t enjoy any aspect of my experience, and the sweet tea and mashed potatoes were pretty much the only saving graces. I’m glad to cross another establishment off my list “to-try” list, but that’s about it for here.
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steve harris
Great food southern comfort food. The ordering process is a bit tough with line being at one entrance but worth the trouble.
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Gina Cusati
This place was awesome. Everything about it was wholesome, the staff are lovely, the food is delicious and I personally wish I could have had a plate of fried okra and greens.
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Bill Collins
Lunchtime and we found just what we were looking for. Hopefully can visit again.
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Dee R
Lunch at this cool spot. Excellent southern cooking in a beautiful house. Gets busy at opening
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Beauty & Brains
Creepy old beautiful house restaurant! I stopped here on a whim. Eat outside or inside in your choice of several old rooms. The food is all home made Southern and good lord I ate until I was sick. The waitresses are so kind and will tell you the stories of hauntings in the house if you ask!
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