“ Southern Bella Home Cooking – “Home of the Heavy Plate” lives up to the name! If you're craving real Southern comfort food served with warmth and generosity, look no further than Southern Bella's Kitchen. From the moment you walk in, you’re welcomed like family—and when the food hits the table, it’s clear why they call it “Home of the Heavy Plates.” Every dish is packed with flavor and cooked with love. Whether it’s the smothered porkchops, buttery cornbread, or creamy mac and cheese, the portions are generous and the taste is unforgettable. You don’t leave hungry—you leave happy and full. Pure Southern goodness. Highly recommend for anyone wanting a taste of true down-home cooking! ”

Levette Townsend

“ Good isn't enough, this place is great! Wow, wow, wow. This is the best soul/Southern food I've had in Tallahassee. The oxtails were falling apart tender and flavorful, the collards were good (if slightly undercooked), the mac and cheese was the best I've had and actually baked, the limas were buttery and tender. The cornbread was the perfect accompaniment to the food. The desserts were to die for. To top it off, the service was A+. My mom and I will definitely be returning. ”

Daniel

“ This food was soo good. The greens could have been cooked a little longer but nothing the microwave wouldn't help with. And the mango pineapple Lemonade was delicious will definitely be seeing me again! ”

Adrianna Bembrey

“ This is our second time getting food from here. Great southern food. Last week I had meatloaf, mac/ cheese with collard greens. Today catfish, mac/cheese, with cabbage. This will be the place after church. Oh the price is very reasonable. The chief cooks with love. ”

Brenda Mccall (brenda)

“ Their food taste like a warm summer evening on your grandma’s front porch — slow, sweet, and full of comfort. Butter beans soft and creamy, like they’ve been kissed by butter and love in equal measure. When you take that first bite of your meal it’s like being back in Grandma’s kitchen, where the windows are fogged up from the steam of a pot with collards that’s been simmering all afternoon. Although these didn't simmer quite long enough but still enough you don't want to wait for them to finish cooking before diving into them You can almost hear the screen door creak, smell the cornbread in the oven, and feel the cool breeze carrying the scent of magnolias. The food tastes like home, like tradition, like someone’s been stirring the pot with care and a whole lot of soul. Each bite of chicken was a celebration — crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside, and bursting with layers of flavor that taste like history, tradition, and Sunday supper all rolled into one. The seasoning don’t just sit on the skin — it sinks in, like it was whispered down through generations. You don’t just eat this chicken — you feel it. It’s the kind that fills the kitchen with a smell so powerful, it’ll bring folks outta rooms they weren’t even supposed to be in. It’s a dish that says, “we don’t measure, we feel the spice,” and baby, we felt it all the way down to the bone. ”

Kenzie Carter Dees