Diamond Jim’s and Mrs Donna’s Steakhouse

Service was good. Gumbo was full of okra and not a lot of meat. French fries were soft and not good. I would not recommend.

Quite possibly the best steak I have ever had! It was grilled to perfection! My steak was huge and for the price, very reasonable. I even had some left for a good «left-​over» steak sandwich tomorrow! Already can’t wait for that…
They also make a good cheeseburger!
The potato casserole was ok. Hubbie ordered grilled grouper and really liked it. Bama shrimp appetizer was awesome. The only thing I was at all disappointed in was the wait staff, therefore the 4 b/​c the whole experience counts. Some seemed indifferent, our waitress and the host. I’d be getting rid of anyone that didn’t seem grateful to be there, or at least send them home if they couldn’t afford a smile & some graciousness for our guests from having a bad day… Seems so simple.

Food wasn’t all that, half of my streak was fat. Very over priced for what you’re getting. Service is decent.

Steaks on par with the big buck steak houses. If you want a great steak without the glam atmosphere this is the place.
Best steak in the gulf shores area. Will return next time here on vacation. Shorts and flip flops work for this place. Great southern hospitality.

Just finished our first meal from Diamond Jim’s & Ms. Donna’s. Short wait time due to being so popular. They got us in quickly. Ordered the «smaller» 18 oz. ribeye. Service was good, even though it took a little longer to get entrees than we expected. Fried mushrooms were very good and plentiful. Iced tea was EXCELLENT! Steaks were HUGE and flavorful, but a little over-​cooked. I asked for medium and got medium well. Biggest disappointment was the steamed veggies. Rubbery and flavorless. But, overall the meal was good, and I have enough left for steak and eggs tomorrow morning! We’ll be back soon!

Grilled chicken salad– failure. Chicken seemed to have the consistency of steak fat if that makes any sense. Even when carefully selecting bites to make sure there was no fat, it was still disappointing.
Bamashrimp. Ok
Pulled pork ok
Fries, not great
Waitress was friendly and provided decent service. Overheard apologies to another table about something with their food.
Disappointing.

The wait time was reasonable. The atmosphere made you fell like you were at Grandmas house. Let me just say the food is delicious. We started off with fried crab claws, which were good. We ordered The ribeye, which were a Little under cooked, but is better than over cooked. The steaks have wonderful flavor. The portion is Texas sized. Price is fair for the food and portion size. One will not leave hungry. The service however could improve. Our waitress had the attitude like «well what Ya want.» My Thirteen year old even noticed the subpar service. If your all about the food you will not be disappointed. The food made up for the service.

Great Restaurant! Great service during my visit. Have been here a couple of times and had a 5 star experience every time except this last one. Our table ordered 5 steaks and 2 Ribeyes, 2 Filets, and 1 NY strip and all 5 were cooked to the wrong temperature. They even had the wrong temp markers in them. They were extremely more rare than ordered. 4 out of the 5 could tolerate it but we had to send 1 back. The flavor of the steaks are delicious. Just make sure you get the right temperature of meat. The Bama shrimp and caramel cake are to die for. The steamed vegetables are terrible, taste like canned/​frozen veggies. Don’t get them as a side. Other than that, everything else is great!

And the hits keep on coming. A shrugged off the bad reviews again and was not disappointed. This place is worth checking out and visiting. Reasonably priced, good and friendly service and great food.

Really had a bad vibe walking into this restaurant. The workers were not happy which seem to even impact the customers who were dining there.
We probably should have turned around and left but we did stay for dinner.
I do have to admit our steaks were pretty good however the salad and side dishes were pathetic. They charge fine steakhouse prices but failed to deliver the quality you would expect in a good steakhouse.
As for the service it was very poor. They do have ignoring customers down to a science.
Needless to say, we will not be going back to Diamond Jim’s and Mrs. Donna’s!!!

We redirected over here after being told the wait for two at Cosmo’s was an hour and a half. DO NOT get the fried chicken. It was god awful dry. The waitress obviously forgot to put our order in and it took 45 min to get our food when there was barely anyone here. Keep driving…

Great food and service, I was a regular at the original DJ’s in Livingston, AL and was thrilled when I found out they opened a location in Orange Beach. Was in the area for a friend’s wedding and had to stop by. I had an awesome ribeye perfectly cooked and met the awesome and nice staff, highly recommend it! Prices do seem high, but so are most restaurants in high tourist areas. Definitely beats going to a chain restaurant!

Was not impressed, staff was courteous but we had to keep asking for refills, fixings, etc more than once. I ordered the filet and grilled shrimp, I was disappointed, beans were cold and shrimp was over-​cooked
Very overpriced for the food and metal seating! $ 125.00 for a family of 6

We had a great experience here. The staff was friendly & attentive, and the owners even stopped by to check in on each of the tables. The food was absolutely amazing! I ordered the filet w/​twice baked potatoes & baked beans. The beans were good, the potato casserole was GREAT. And the steak… honestly, the best steak I have ever eaten! It was like my mouth was doing a happy dance. The food is a little pricey, but worth it in my opinion.

We LOVED this place! Steaks were best any of us have had & that’s coming from 3 men in our group! We are in this area 6 weeks out of the year so we’ve eaten everywhere around orange beach & gulf shores, this is by far our absolute favorite!!!

Look. This will be a very honest review. After the experience I had — and witnessed around me — most people would’ve given a 1star review. So let me explain.
I read reviews about this place all over the Internet and wanted to give it a shot. I was seated immediately, looked over the menu and placed my order. I ordered the 16 – 18 oz ribeye, house salad and twice baked potato casserole. I got my salad immediately. But an hour and a half later my meal still hadn’t arrived. Meanwhile the table next to me (party of 5) got their food before me and left. A party of six arrived and ordered theirs and got their food, ate and left. A couple arrived 30 minutes after I did — and you guessed it — ordered, ate and left before my food arrived. This is why most people would give this review 1 star. So why did I give it 5?
Here’s why:
The wait staff was awesome and apologetic and it wasn’t their fault. The manager, Denise, was so genuinely upset and unhappy with the cooks that we’re on loan from somewhere else. She comped my meal without me asking. She didn’t have to do that and I wasn’t expecting it at all. I was impressed. But the cherry on top was that the ribeye was THE BEST STEAK I HAD THE PLEASURE OF EATING!!! Ridiculously good! I would have paid twice the bill based on Denise’s actions and the flavor of the meal.
As I drove away, I called Denise and thanked her for a great experience. I told her things happen and they’re not always good things. I will absolutely be back and recommend that you give this place a shot.

I had the fried chicken and it was so bland I couldn’t even finish. I ended up eating off my boyfriends plate which was all seafood and I absolutely loved the fried crab legs! I wish I would have ordered that alone! The twice baked potato casserole is amazing and I wish I could have had more. Our waitress was rushing us in the end but I assumed it was because they were going to close soon. Other than that the place was nice and the food other than the chicken was good.

Atmosphere and service was good. I like the black vinyl booths and wood floors. The place was very busy with several large parties ahead of ours but the hostess was dead on with the wait time.
The menu is limited but covered the basics. Fried fish, oysters, chicken, and steaks. Our table ordered fried oysters, shrimp po boy, pulled pork BBQ sandwich, and chicken tenders. All of which I would rate as average.
The big negative… in my opinion the entire menu is overpriced by 40−50%. $ 18 for oysters out of a bucket, $ 15 for FOUR Chicken fingers and two sides, $ 9 each for the sandwiches NOT INCLUDING sides.
Even with high prices we waited 40 minutes and the parking lot was full. But let the buyer beware– you will pay more than average for only average.

My family and I walked into this place based on the fact that the parking lot was very full. We wanted to enjoy a meal off the beaten path. We were knocked back back by a horrible smell, we assumed it was the bathrooms right by the front door. We ventured further in and the staff seemed friendly, but the smell lingered into the whole restaurant. Then when we saw the health code rating, we decided to leave.

Wow, the first to review! *** 2 ½ Stars ***
My husband and I were invited to a celebratory dinner and were of course eager to 1) go to Alabama for the first time, and 2) try a new restaurant that no one had ever reviewed before.
It wasn’t until today that I happened upon their website. I had looked all last week for a website, a review a photo of a menu, something… with no avail.
Food: The husband and I shared a massive 36 ounce rib eye steak. It was okay, but nothing to write home about. My favorite part of the meal was the potato casserole, which was absolutely amazing. I could have eaten a whole plate of that if it wasn’t so sinful. We wanted to order appetizers but nothing sounded appealing.
Prices: Our meal with a few beers was about $ 70.
Service: We had the most adorable waitress. She was patient and helpful for our large group.
Ambiance: No frills here, it’s got an old country feel to it. Lots of wood, and it’s pretty dim inside. The bathroom was odd, it had a collapsible plastic drape type thing in lieu of doors?
Bottom LIne: We will definitely be back to see more of Orange Beach, AL, but will probably skip on Diamond Jim’s.