Café Lily

I had a great experience here with colleagues! We all shared plates and didn't have a bad bite to eat - standouts for me were the shrimp app and the ravioli. The wine (pictured) was incredible, too. Super nice staff and an unpretentious, fun vibe. I definitely recommend a visit!

Food tastes average, but our waitress was outstanding. This restaurant is not a good option for birthdays. Celebrated my daughter’s birthday here and was allowed to bring in a small cake. Restaurant manager charged each member of my party a $3 fee for not ordering dessert from their menu. First and last time visiting this eatery.

Not every white tablecloth restaurant has white tablecloth food or service. It doesn’t matter whether you eat lunch or dinner, both are excellent ( lunch is without the white tablecloth but with the same food and service quality). Dinner tonight was terrific. Lamb tenderloin, perfectly cooked with potato cubes drenched with a sauce. The combo is so good it has you reaching for the last piece of grilled bread in the linen lined wicker just to sop up the sauce that hadn’t been consumed with the potatoes. Our server, Erin, was appropriately conversational and made this comfortable but exceptional meal a reminder that we’d been away too long. Café Lily continues to lead with its apps, mains, pasta and dessert and remains in our opinions one of the metro’s top dining destinations.

All mediocre at best- Placed in the back room, the so-called bread basket was staled bread and crumbs. Main dish was served barely warm. In summary: way below expectations, wannabe gourmet/sophisticated food, falls rather short on all accounts. There are quite a few better options in Decatur. Certainly our first and last time at this place.

It's been at least 10 years since I've been to Café Lily...shame on me. I don't remember having a better meal anywhere in downtown Decatur. The risotto was cooked perfectly, infused with perfectly seared scallop essence. The calamari presentation was wonderful, continuing to cook on a sear plate at the table. Tuna was a perfect medium/medium rare, and the crab cake, while a bit small, was one of the best I've ever had.