The Visionaries Who Make Our Italian Story Possible
Chef Marty Pollock
After falling in love with the kitchen atmosphere as a teenager of a Niagara Falls, NY pizzeria, Chef Pollock received his formal training from the Pennsylvania Institute of Culinary Arts in Pittsburgh, honing his craft as a line cook in the city's famous 1902 Landmark Tavern in the Market Square district. Eventually the South won him over, holding positions at several nationally recognized properties.
Prior to re-joining the Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa team, Chef Marty Pollock was welcomed as Executive Chef and F&B Director to Sanderling Resort in Duck, North Carolina, overseeing all food and beverage operations, including the Forbes Four Star Kimball's Kitchen, Lifesaving Station, No. 5, Sandbar and Beach House Lobby Bar. The resort's S.O.A.L. (sustainable, organic, artisanal and local) focused approach led by Chef Pollock also introduced an in-house cheese and charcuterie program. Before his tenure at Sanderling Resort, Pollock was Executive Chef at the Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa and Sous Chef at the award-winning Inn at Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton, South Carolina, when the property was named #1 Mainland Resort in North America by Conde Nast Traveler. He also held chef positions in the Renaissance Concourse Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, and at Emerald Pointe Resort and Conference Center in Lake Lanier Islands, Georgia.
Notably successful in his career, Chef Pollock was inducted into Mobile Bay Magazine's "Top 40 Under 40" class of 2011 and was voted "Chef of the Year" 2013 by the Alabama Hospitality and Restaurant Association. Chef Pollock's philosophy focuses on the experience. Each aspect of the dishes and their chosen presentations should focus on creating emotion with the diner through interaction. He believes building a memorable experience doesn't end after a meal and it should be reminisced until experienced again.
Now, back in Mobile, Alabama for a second term as Executive Chef and F&B Director at the Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa, he leads all food and beverage operations including the hotel's AAA Four Diamond Trellis Room, The Royal Street Tavern, Joe Cain Cafe, Pool Bar & 25,000 square feet of meeting and event space. His talents contributed to the hotel's consistent rank among the top five hotels of the Renaissance brand for its quality of food and beverage.
Chef Pollock and his wife Katie and their four kids: Beau, Maggie, Emma and Ben are planting roots and are happy to call the Mobile area home.
Executive Chef Tony Reynolds
Tony Reynolds' culinary journey began at a young age. In high school, his parents worked very hard and often left Tony to be the family cook out of necessity. His dishes did not always come out as planned; however, time spent in the kitchen would become the fun and formative moments of his young life. Tony knew that he would turn his passion for cooking into something great.
He has prospered in his culinary career of nearly twenty years. Tony graduated with a culinary arts degree from Le Cordon Bleu Academy of Culinary Arts in Austin and later earned a Bachelor's Degree in Hospitality management from Le Cordon Bleu. Straight out of school, his first assignment was at a ski resort in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. This internship, meant to last three months; however, Tony fell in love with hotel banquet operations and stayed three years, earning his first Chef title. He traveled quite a while before settling down in his wife Melissa's hometown of Mobile, Alabama. Here to stay, Tony is extremely proud to be creating for Mobile's finest institution - the Renaissance Battle House Hotel and Spa. Tony draws a lot of inspiration from Gulf Coast cuisine to create seasonal menus for the Joe Cain Café, The Royal Street Tavern and the hotel's AAA Four Diamond award winning restaurant, The Trellis Room. Chef Tony also develops menus and assists in the planning of banquet events for hotels nearly 40,000 square feet of meeting space.
Really great food, excellent cocktail and wine menus, service was excellent!
Carl C. / OpenTable
Fabulous! The cocktail was unexpectedly good! The grilled romaine salad to die for! Our main courses were especially tasty! And the desert was the perfect end to the meal! We're going back for all our special Italian favorites!
Edd C. / Google
Wonderful Italian Cuisine with attentive service. Nice downtown location with Valet (and validated) parking. Our server knew the menu well and was very attentive. Reasonably quiet even though full, glad we did reservations. The food was all hot when it arrived and was very well prepared. An enjoyable meal. Interesting architecture and stained glass in the room.
WILLIAM W/TRIPADVISOR
Lovely experience!! We visited on a recent Friday night while passing through Mobile en route to Florida and enjoyed a very delicious meal of appetizers and salads with a lovely Tuscan house red. Our waiter was so helpful and accommodating, and the chef brought out his expertly crafted and delicate lamb and pork meatballs in a light, flavorful tomato sauce. My husband enjoyed a shrimp appetizer and both of our salads - the house green with a delicious vinaigrette, and the Caprese - were perfect. I was genuinely touched by how dedicated and professional the staff were and hope others get to appreciate this gem!