The Depot

The Depot Fresh, sustainable seafood and fine dining at the Historic Auburn Train Depot || Auburn, AL. Where the hook meets the line.
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An American Seafood brasserie located at the Historic Auburn Train Depot. Featuring gulf-coastal cuisine, the Depot plates up Alabama's freshest seafood in a modern industrial Victorian-inspired space.

The Depot Goes Camping! Just returned from a rewarding weekend at Marannook. Beautiful setting in the woods of LaFayette...
04/20/2026

The Depot Goes Camping! Just returned from a rewarding weekend at Marannook. Beautiful setting in the woods of LaFayette, AL. to wonderfully connect Food & Ministry serving families from Atlanta to Auburn. A first class staff made it a joy along w/ some great families and Depot Fans.

✨ Add the perfect bottles to your Thanksgiving To-Go order! ✨We’re offering incredible holiday pricing on some of our fa...
11/19/2025

✨ Add the perfect bottles to your Thanksgiving To-Go order! ✨

We’re offering incredible holiday pricing on some of our favorite wines:

🍷 Opus One 2021 – $395
The ultimate Thanksgiving showstopper. Power, finesse, and 100-point pedigree.
🥂 Louis Roederer “Cristal” 2016 – $325
Start the celebration with iconic, pure, luminous Champagne.
🍇 Westrey Reserve Chardonnay (OR) – $59
Elegant, creamy, beautifully balanced — the ideal white for your feast.
🍷 Fortunate Son Cabernet (Napa) – $175
Rich, structured, and luxurious. A rock-solid red for hearty holiday plates.
🥂 Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut Cava – $15
Festive, crisp, and perfect for toasts or appetizers.

Pre-order your wines with your Thanksgiving meal and make this year’s celebration unforgettable! 🦃✨

The forecast is bright ☀️ — keep your Thanksgiving menu light, fresh, and luxurious! Our premium À La Carte appetizers a...
11/14/2025

The forecast is bright ☀️ — keep your Thanksgiving menu light, fresh, and luxurious! Our premium À La Carte appetizers and salads are designed for zero-stress elegance and offer the perfect refreshing contrast to your rich holiday feast. Order your Depot favorites today!

Featured À La Carte Specialties feed 4 to 6

🐟🦀Smoked Grouper & Blue Crab West Indies Salad
Appetizer: The perfect, cooling start to your celebration. Tender flakes of house-smoked Grouper and sweet Blue Crab are tossed in a zesty, bright West Indies marinade. Served with crispy chips for sophisticated, zero-effort holiday snacking. This is coastal elegance defined.

🥗🍯Burnt Honey Baby Burrata & Prosciutto Salad
Salad: An elegant, savory-sweet counterpoint to the feast. This stunning salad features creamy Baby Burrata Pearls, salty Prosciutto, pepitas, and locally-sourced crisp greens, all dressed in a house-made Burnt Honey vinaigrette. Pure flavor and texture perfection for your holiday table.

🍠🧈Sweet Potato Brown Butter Cornbread
Side: This is the most decadent upgrade to your bread basket. Far from dry, everyday cornbread, this artisan side is designed to perfume your kitchen with warm, cozy, homemade luxury as you reheat your feast. We enrich the cornbread with creamy sweet potato, infusing the entire loaf with nutty, fragrant Brown Butter. It’s then finished with aromatic Rosemary and a dusting of Sea Salt for a perfect savory contrast. Served alongside a house-made Maple Butter, this is the ultimate comfort item with a gourmet twist!

 
 



Changing Tracks, Same Tradition! ✨It’s an exciting time at The Depot! We are celebrating a new chapter by honoring our i...
11/13/2025

Changing Tracks, Same Tradition! ✨

It’s an exciting time at The Depot! We are celebrating a new chapter by honoring our incredible internal leadership with two major promotions. We are thrilled to announce:
* Chef Walker Hughes is promoted to Chef de Cuisine (CDC)! Walker’s philosophy of reimagining Southern tradition will guide the kitchen and lead our amazing culinary team.
* Chef Ben Rosen is promoted to Sous Chef! Ben will focus his talent on the hands-on operational and organizational functions essential for excellence.
Discover more about the talent guiding our future: See Chef Walker and Chef Ben’s amazing resumes on our webpage!

This transition is a testament to the strength and talent of The Depot’s developmental processes and great foundation, where we take great joy in proving that our commitment to producing and nurturing culinary excellence from within is stronger than ever.  
Meanwhile, our founder, Chef Scott Simpson, steps away from his day-to-day kitchen duties to become Partner/Consultant, committed to The Depot’s continued success and new vision.
Please join us in celebrating this new chapter!

(from left to right): Chef Scott (Partner), Chef Walker Hughes (CDC), Chef Ben Rosen (Sous Chef), and Matt Poirier (Owner)

✨ What an incredible night at the Alabama Stars of the Industry Awards! ✨We’re beyond proud to celebrate our amazing tea...
11/11/2025

✨ What an incredible night at the Alabama Stars of the Industry Awards! ✨

We’re beyond proud to celebrate our amazing team’s achievements:
🏆 Matt & Jana Poirier — 2025 Restaurateurs of the Year for the state of Alabama
🏆 Olivia Hester — Overall Heart of the House (Back of House) Employee of the Year
🌟 Evan Hursey — Front of the House Employee of the Year
🌟 MacKenzie Gilliam — Front of the House Employee of the Year & Restaurant Leadership Award
🌟 Robbie Nicolaisen — Chef of the Year

This incredible group represents the best of what our restaurant family stands for — hard work, heart, and hospitality. We couldn’t be more proud! 💫

It’s not too late to skip the kitchen stress! Order your chef-prepared, zero-fuss holiday feast now and give yourself th...
11/10/2025

It’s not too late to skip the kitchen stress! Order your chef-prepared, zero-fuss holiday feast now and give yourself the gift of time this Thanksgiving. This is the ultimate thanksgiving comfort food for a brisk day! Swipe to see some of our featured items:

🍊🍹Holiday Aperol Spritz Orange and Cranberry Chutney is the Labor of Love That Completes Your Feast. Say goodbye to basic, bland cranberry sauce. Our relish is a vibrant, amazing, and refreshing holiday upgrade. Inspired by the classic Aperol Spritz, we carefully combine the traditional tartness of fresh cranberries and zesty orange with the sophisticated, bitter-sweet complexity of Aperol. This unique pairing is slow-simmered to create a dazzling chutney that cuts through the richness of the turkey, gravy, and dressing and adds a Depot level gourmet elegance to your table.

🥕🍎Carrot Cake & Apple Cobbler Junction - The Ultimate Holiday Dessert Fusion. This magnificent dessert is a fusion of comfort and complexity. We marry moist Carrot Cake and warm Apple Cobbler, filling the center with a fragrant, house-made Brown Sugar and Apple Chai filling. It’s crowned with a rustic Carrot Biscuit Crumble. To finish this creation, we serve it with a luxurious, house-made Spiced Cream Cheese Mousse.

🍄‍🟫🧀Wild Mushroom Gourmet Green Bean Brie Cheese Casserole - The Gourmet Revolution of a Thanksgiving Classic. Say goodbye to canned soup! The Depot’s famous casserole is a far cry from the traditional version, offering an elegant and luxurious twist. We start with crisp green beans baked in a rich, house-made creamy garlic sauce that melts together a blend of roasted fresh wild mushrooms, savory shaved Parmesan, and decadent, melting Brie Cheese. This savory, satisfying masterpiece is then topped with a generous layer of crispy, golden-fried onions.

We’ve swapped our kitchen aprons for Gulf air!  The Depot team is live right now at The Hangout in Gulf Shores for the u...
11/08/2025

We’ve swapped our kitchen aprons for Gulf air! The Depot team is live right now at The Hangout in Gulf Shores for the unforgettable weekend: Experience the Oyster! 🌊🤙🏽🦪

We are honored to be one of 27 top chefs from across the Southern States, paired with a variety of different Oyster Farms, at the center of Southern food culture—all supporting a phenomenal global missions ministry that has achieved incredible success over the past three years—it’s all for a great cause!

Join us anytime between 11:30 AM and 5:00 PM for non-stop live music, cooking demos, and a unique flavor journey!

Chef Scott and the team are transforming the Gulf Coast experience, transporting Alabama guests to India with the sensational Mumbai Monsoon Grilled Oysters! We are proud to represent Auburn’s culinary scene at this high-caliber event.

This dish fuses Gulf freshness with bold Indian-inspired flavors: coriander and cilantro chutney butter, garam masala, ginger, garlic, and house miso. It’s finished with crushed lentil papadum, “Monsoon Crunch,” and a squeeze of lime.

Stop by our tent! You won’t be able to try this sensational dish again until we feature it back on the menu at The Depot.

Order your Depot Thanksgiving feast today! The ultimate, chef-prepared holiday meal for an effortless celebration at hom...
11/01/2025

Order your Depot Thanksgiving feast today! The ultimate, chef-prepared holiday meal for an effortless celebration at home. Secured your bundle while supplies last and save $113! 🙌

We are here to make your holiday stress free, and with this bundle, you can sit back and enjoy quality time with great food and even better company! 🥂 Check out our website to place your order!

Still looking for Halloween plans? We’ve got you covered 🙌 Our team is dressed and ready to serve excellence this weeken...
10/31/2025

Still looking for Halloween plans? We’ve got you covered 🙌 Our team is dressed and ready to serve excellence this weekend! Join us for fun fall specials, and service so good it’s frightening 👻

Happy Halloween from The Depot crew! 🎃

It’s game weekend once again! 🏈 Here is our schedule Friday-Sunday ✨🗓️ Friday: 4:30PM-9PM🗓️Saturday: 10AM-2PM & 5PM-9PM🗓...
10/30/2025

It’s game weekend once again! 🏈 Here is our schedule Friday-Sunday ✨

🗓️ Friday: 4:30PM-9PM
🗓️Saturday: 10AM-2PM & 5PM-9PM
🗓️Sunday: 10AM-2PM

Join us this weekend in the dining room or at the bar to try our newest seasonal items! 🍂

We appreciate hearing from any and everyone who dines at The Depot! Positive feedback is what keeps our team motivated t...
10/28/2025

We appreciate hearing from any and everyone who dines at The Depot! Positive feedback is what keeps our team motivated to foster the same consistent excellence with every experience. Thank you to our community for the continued support! ✨🙌

This just in, our new seasonal dessert: the Apple Chai Cobbler with a Carrot Cake Crunch and Cream Cheese Gelato 😍🍎 We a...
10/24/2025

This just in, our new seasonal dessert: the Apple Chai Cobbler with a Carrot Cake Crunch and Cream Cheese Gelato 😍🍎

We are fall-ing in love with this seasonal menu, and you will too! 🍂 Join us this weekend to enjoy!

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124 Mitcham Avenue
Auburn, AL
36830

Opening Hours

Tuesday 5pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday 5pm - 8:30pm
Thursday 5pm - 9pm
Friday 5pm - 9pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm
5pm - 9pm
Sunday 10am - 2pm

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