Here's a sampling of some of our recent reader reviews of Birmingham restaurants:

• Rock House Restaurant: A lot of mixed reviews, but a recent poster has an explanation.
  
• Cafe Lazio: "Highly recommend..."
• Icon Restaurant & Bar: "...an absolute waste of time and money."
• Ezell's Fish Camp: People seem to either love this place or hate it.
• The J. Clyde: Another place with a lot of mixed reviews. This place may not be right for everyone, but as a recent poster notes, "combining top quality food and beer/wine caters to a more discerning crowd."
• The Red Pearl: "Only asian restaurant my family eats at."
• Lovoy's: "It is what it is..."
• Silver Coin Indian Grill: "if you've never had Indian food... this is the place to have that first experience."
• La Dolce Vita: "I cannot say enough about the service and atmosphere was very nice for a romantic evening. Unfortunately, however, I'd probably rate the food on par with someplace like Macaroni Grill."