Derby Bar & Grill

We love the derby!! My coworkers and I have been coming here for almost a year now and love all of the bartenders, they are all so sweet to us. However, the past two times we have been there, this police officer has been extremely rude to us. He started ushering everyone to the door at 1:20 when they close at 2 but we had all just ordered drinks and were just finishing them as fast as we could after he told us that. While we were finishing them he was standing right behind us watching us and telling us we needed to hurry and leave. He then grabbed a beer out of my boyfriend’s hand and threw it away. We had not been rude to him at all we just informed him we will be out of here soon. Then he walked us to the door and when we walked away he said “Have a good night, don’t come back”. This was extremely disrespectful. My friends and I are regulars at the Derby, always tip very well, are close to the bartenders, and never cause problems.

Wow!! They added meaning to “& grill!! Chef Joseph Mayhall is so talented!! All the food is curated and hand crafted by him!! And of course great bar staff and fun times!! Go see everyone down there!!!

I came here yesterday for my birthday. This was somewhere that offered karaoke and we wanted to go! As we get there, there’s two karaoke hostess that was running the system. They were beyond rude. Spoke about my friends as they were on stage, was rude whenever you would just ASK to sing. It’s just not the typical birmingham vibe. Anywhere you go, they are nice, sweet and considerate. The staff here just seemed annoyed they had to do their job. Wouldn’t recommend. There’s plenty of fun, hospitable spaces in birmingham- this is not one.

Home away from home. Best bar and staff in Birmingham. Happy as ever to now have Chef Joseph (MJ’s @ the derby) throwing down in the kitchen. Not your normal dive bar grub. His heart goes into everything he does, you’ll be able to tell before you take your first bite. Swing through for great drinks, amazing food, play some pool, or sing your heart out!

The karaoke host is awful and incredibly rude. There are tons of other places better for karaoke in town, Mom’s Basement to start.