Haberdish was a southern kitchen with a craft cocktail bar.   The name was a combination of haberdashery with dish meant to bring  the “mill town’s history to life through food.”  The owners, Jeff Tonidandel and wife Jamie Brown own several other restaurants in town.  It was a large place with an equally spacious covered patio on the side.  Brick walls, an open ceiling with ductwork, music in the background, and lots of hanging plants surrounded a long wall of bench seating, and dozens of tables and seats at the long bar counter.  The table tops were made with wood from the rafters of their building with bar taps being made from reused spindles from a mill.  We were there for lunch and it was fairly bright but windows were on the street wall and also to the patio.  The food was heavy, but that’s southern, and lacked nuance of flavor.   That being said it was reasonably good if it’s the type of food you’re looking for.   I’ve been to places that serve southern, heavy food that makes you want to come back again like Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room in Savannah and not sure this place falls in that category. Continue reading →