Waitress was very friendly in the beginning! After about a half hour of waiting for our food, we joked with her; asking where our food was. 45 minutes went by, then almost an hour! I think it took about 55 minutes to get our food. We had asked for a manager a few times with different employees, to no avail. We finally asked our server for a manager, to which she replied, "That's cool"! Our food came out incorrectly after an hour of waiting. After about 5-10 minutes of sitting with an incorrect order the manager finally showed up. The manager was as accommodating as he could be, he offered us 50% off. On the way out, our server flagged me down and informed me that the whole meal wasn't comped, I told her that I knew that and that she had my credit card on file to which she could charge the remaining 50%. She printed the slip for me to sign, and I went to the closest table to sign my check. I was then threatened by two male customers as to why I was at their table, I had informed them that I was just signing the check and I would be gone in a moment, to which they proceeded to give me more shit. Absolutely did not feel the southern charm here, felt like I was back home in Philly, where everyone hates you! The food ended up being pretty good though! read more

Doc's Food & Spirits - American Near Me - Smyrna, Georgia

Okay, I'm a little obsessed with this place. Sure, I live within stumbling distance, which makes it even better, but Doc's really stands alone in the dive bar category, and I'll tell you why. HOLY GOD THE QUESADILLA. There is nothing, anywhere, in the whole wide world, that could ever be bigger, better, and more filling than the chicken quesadilla. It is MASSIVE. Easily enough for two people, possibly three. Cheesy, chock-full of stuff (including some fairly spicy pico, all things considered)... and I wanna say they cut it into, like, 8 pieces. EIGHT. That's how big it is. The burgers are depressing, but the wings are delightful, and you MUST try the sour cream fries. They are served with some thin, slightly watery ranch, but they're fantastic on their own. As far as the specials board goes: if you ever see Peanut Butter Pie on there, order two pieces and take one home with you. Mega-ultra-extra delicious, to the max. I never get there in time to get more than one piece, because it's always gone. Sad panda. :( Be prepared to smell like smoke for two days, even after a shower. Febreze your clothes, and move on with your life. It's worth it for the really (and I mean REALLY) strong drinks, rowdy mid-life crisis victims, and the sheer fact that it's open until 4. For real. If you can reserve initial judgment, and not take your dining experience ever so very seriously, you will have an awesome time here, if for no other reason than it's an interesting place to people-watch and get stupid-drunk on some stupid-cheap beer with some just-plain-stupid folks. Because everyone gets a little stupid after midnight, anyway. Even me. read more

I mean what I can say. I agree with several of the previous reviews. This is a total dive bar and oh so smoky. That has not been outlawed statewide by now? This is an all the way live turn up bar. The waitress even finished the drink of one the girls I was with when she came to the table. Smh. I read the wings were good, but did not have them as this was at like 2am that I first visited; after a Scandal Party turned early birthday celebration for a friend. The drinks are cheap! The overmixed margartia was $2.50. Jack Daniels Honey with no ice, just straight was about $5. Somebody was murdered in the parking lot about 2 weeks prior to my visit. Actually 2 people. Apparantely some guy tried to holla at this girl in the bar who was with her boyfriend. The boyfriend went to the bathroom, the random dude approached and tried to buy her a drink. She declined but he was still persistent in trying to get her. She eventually just told him off and tried to leave. Made it to her car, dude follows she draws a gun and shoots him dead. His friend goes after girl and somehow gets in her car and shoots her twice. The boyfriend watched the whole thing from afar and took off running. Okay, I may not have all the facts but it was 2am, I was little tipsy and a little tired, but I do remember hearing myself say, "Gerald, your never coming back here" while listening to the details of the story. I do want to try those wings though. It would have to be a to go order. Enter at your own risk. read more

Over the years, I've heard about Doc's millions of times - but finally ventured in for the first time last week. It's definitely a dive - but Doc's embraces it "dive"yness - it's not trying to be something it's not. All the servers were friendly (while I was there waiting on my food - not one person walked by without making eye contact and smiling and or shouting hello.) I ordered a burger and fries - and a chef salad. They completely botched my order - and my salad - no comment - let's just say I got exactly what you'd expect if you are crazy enough to order a salad at a dive. But here's why they still get three stars. The manager came out and personally apologized for the mistake with my burger and the condition of my meal. I declined the offer to prepare it again because I was in a rush - and opted only to purchase the salad. He discounted my to-go order even though I told him it wasn't necessary. Color me impressed. And it wasn't just the discount. He was just so sincere while talking to me. He invited me back and asked me to give them a chance "to make this right." He raved about the various nightly specials and talked about trivia nights, etc and drink specials. And how they're open until 3am - full kitchen. You can tell he really cares about his customers and this restaurant's success. After reading the other reviews - I should have done that beforehand - I'm going to have to come back here and order one of the crowd pleasers - I'm thinking a quesadilla. I smell a four star review in their future. read more

This place is the best dive bar in atlanta: get some wings , a shot, and a beer. The staff is amazing and friendly and always welcoming. Don't expect an upscale restaurant, just enjoy it for what it is never had anything on the menu that was bad, but honestly, just go for wings. read more

And I quote: "Let's get our check. And never come back." I'm going to get the story straight. I came here for lunch with my friend on a "time crunch". Having read Yelper reviews, I was prepared to order for my friend while I waited on her arrival. I also knew that even if I were lucky, the service was going to be slow. Which is sort of pathetic when your salad looks day old, and thrown together by a one-armed lady or gentleman. I ordered my friend a beer for when she got there. Yeah, I'm a sweetheart (who also takes direction well). When our waitress approached us, she saw my friend drinking her beer. She scolded us with a motherly bad-attitude. My friend showed her ID, and it was fine. We made no commentary. I'm not sure what I expected, but maybe I should have sat at the bar to avoid 21+ confusion. Since my friend was breaking from her corporate job, I didn't want us to be surrounded by smokers, even though we were fully aware of the inevitable dive atmosphere. We came for the great lunch specials, cheap beer, and well.. something else. A third...gosh I can't remember.... Ha ha.. Oh yeah, the Scoutmob. Which our waitress completely botched. We got our check and it was double the original price. OUCH. Manager? We did our best to be grateful consumers, but there was something fishy in the air... and definitely in the bathrooms. Yikes. read more

I think the fries should be included with the chicken wings. The smoke unfortunately is annoying especially when it's just as bad while outside on their patio. Other than those things my wings and fries were good and my server was Great! Thanks Jaynae!!! read more

Docs have really great service i don't usually do this but this one SERVER NAME CEE-CEE OR SIERRA whatever her name is a great bartender who gave me great service had me f*@ked up great place great music great service can't ask for more Thanks Docsssssssssss!!!!!!!! read more

Pool tables, tasty drinks, nice waitresses. A coworker invited me to this place for some after work drinks. I enjoy myself! Drinks: I had a the Texas Margarita. It was really tasty and pretty strong. The other girls were having mango frozen margaritas. They liked them. Service: The waitresses were really nice and super on target for getting us drinks before our drinks went empty. Atmosphere: Good mix of people all having a good time. I'll be back to play some pool and maybe some Ms. Pacman! read more

Doc's reminded me of the bar that Patrick Swayzee works at in the movie "Road House." There is a thick layer of cigarette smoke during its busy hours that makes it hard to see three feet in front of you; however Docs does have some qualities which made the cigarette smoke bearable. The night that I visited Doc's Wines and Spirits I was able to get a seat really close to where the band was to perform that night. The band that I saw at Doc's that night may have skewed my opinion somewhat because they played everything from Eric Clapton to The Doors, which was right up my alley; however, it should also be noted that this band was awesome and their performance really helped everyone in the entire place to have a great time. After their performance I spoke to the lead singer/guitarist and he informed me that they played a gig at Docs' on a regular basis, so this was not a once in a lifetime thing. The beer selection at Doc's was decent. They had domestic and import. The wine selection was probably purchased from Kroger or some other Grocery store, and they had enough liquor to spare, as any bar usually does. The food at Doc's was not very good. I don't ever really expect a hole in the wall bar to ever have good food in the first place, so that did not impact my opinion. Overall, I had to give Doc's a good review because I had a great time. Doc's is definitely the place for you if you prefer the company of good music, local friendly biker guys and good customer service read more

I wish I could give this place less than one star because not only did our lips never eat any food, our ears never heard, "hi, welcome to Doc's, can I get you guys something to drink?" That's right, we came in, headed to the patio where there was already a group of folks having fun and eating, and a waitress who said, "Your server will be right with you." Yeah...right. 19 minutes later, nothing. We were out. Never to return again. read more

I'd suggest to spend your money somewhere worth it. Unless fight night is your preference. Fight night - there's always people fighting in this place knocking drinks off tables while the manager with the raspy voice has too much of an ego to replace your purchase. read more

every time I have in the past visit this place theirs always a problem. I was double charged for my tab causing 7 overdraft fees and I spoke with the manager and he has a terrible attitude . Hung up in my face twice. Never will I go here again plus the food is CRAP!!!!!! read more

I hate this place. But in their defense, I have no real reason to. The service is always quick and friendly, the patrons at the bar are either nice or keep to themselves, the mozarella sticks are good. Yeah it's incredibly smoky (like, lung cancer from second degree smoke-smoky) but there really isn't anything to dislike about the place. Something about it just rubs me the wrong way. I don't know if it's the fact that there was a shooting outside or what - but I just don't like it. I still had to give it 3 stars since it really isn't their fault. I'm sure I'll be dragged back here many more times as it's open late and practically in my back yard - and each time I'll go - kicking and screaming until I'm too drunk to realize where I am. read more

first off i wanna say i HATE that they allow smoking in there... YUCK !!! literally 90% of the bar is smoking even down to the servers...so if u don't wanna smell like astray don't go there... the food is blah... the servers aren't to pleasant and most of them look like they are on some type of drugs... been here 3 times and i just can't seem to get into it... will not be returning unless it's for free drinks read more

Doc's Food & Spirits - patron margarita - American Near Me - Smyrna, Georgia

A long time ago, in a decade called the 90's I used to frequent this place after 2am. Holy crap it was a great way to end a Friday night! Cheesy, a classic dive, and strong drinks. My friends (guys and girls) always managed to pick up a freak or two at this place. It's amazing what a melting pot of drunk-n-horny folks this place attracted after 2am. The stories I could tell. Not sure if it's still like this. I'm older and wiser now and only stop in for a taste of their so/so bar food. Don't do it so much for the food, but for the memories it rustles up. ;-) Glad this place has stood the test of time. There are few "holes in the wall left" OTP. read more

I was apprehensive about this place at first but after being in here for 5 minutes, I'm a fan. The people are fun to be around, drinks are cheap and the food is awesome. We came here on trivia night and it was awesomely fun. Total dive bar but a tad above the bar. Service is surprisingly good and it's not too loud at all. I'm a fan and will come back here! read more

While traveling to Atlanta for business for two weeks I have eaten or stopped by for drinks 7 times. That would be very good indicator that I like the place. It has a full bar and good staff. The bar tends to be loud. However the patrons are friendly, the beer and drinks are good. As the food goes it is pretty unspectacular. This is an excellent place to get a drink however. read more

Went there with 9 adults 3 children! My brother in law was wearing a muscle shirt they made him buy a white T shirt to wear! Our waitress just about had her boobs on your plate and her shirt barely covered her nipples!! Maybe she should have worn the T-shirt!!! The Ruben was awful and most notably no sauerkraut on it!! We did go back the next day!! My daughter and granddaughter got there first! Like the night before they were not willing to open an umbrella to shield us from the sun it could get windy and the umbrella could break!! They already lost one! If you are not willing to open an umbrella for your customers then don't have any outside!! We sat at different tables because 8 more were coming! It's next door to our hotel and we had no time to find other places!! Daughter and Granddaughter on one table! Waitress: I need to card you! Daughter: No problem!! Waitress: I need to card her too! D: she is not drinking she is a teenager??! All of a sudden they wanted to card the children because we ordered alcohol we did order alcohol the night before and they asked no questions about the children at our table!! We went to shake and fries!! Lovely waitress and great service!! read more

Where do I begin decided to visit docs with my family for a good burger ..well after it took 15 min for a waitress to even notice us and another 20 to get our drinks ,I decided to time our food order 39 min .when we finally got our food it was ice cold and dripping in grease couldn't even make a salad right..asked to speak with manager and waited 15min and he didn't even acknowledge us. This is the absolutely worst place I have ever been and will definitely be in touch with the health department . read more

Wow! it was great. I will never forget to never read comments about someone else experiance again, unless I visit myself. young or old was feeling the vibe as I were. I was very comfortable. I was feeling down in the dump but thank god for Doc's. because all my worries about this boy was gone, well, until I had to leave. But really needed this late night out. Me and my friends really honesly enjoied visiting this Bar. read more

My flight was delayed last night and I got to Atlanta around 11:30pm, so after getting ready to go out it was already 1am, and it didn't seem like such an awesome idea to trek into the city from the weird-ass suburban hotel and chain store-land that is Smyrna. So, we hopped across the street to Doc's. And it's a good thing we did, because I met the new love of my life, Elizabeth, the pretty bartender who pours a 'normous whiskey shot and is friendly-as-hell. Swoon. Okay so, maybe I puked up a bunch of whiskey in the bathroom and never said anything about it. Maybe I did. I only ate a salad all day and was really tired from traveling... and like I said, Elizabeth gave us a "shot" (basically, a short glass) of whiskey, and others bought shots and beers for me as well. So I mean, you know. Everyone says this place is a dive, so I suppose its expected that you randomly decide you need to become less drunk in a bathroom stall with no lock. Honestly, though, I didn't think this place was a dive at all. It just seemed like a local bar... I feel like it would have to be smaller and dirtier to be a dive. I was told there would be cougars here, and there were not - so that was a little disappointing. However, I really loved the diversity of the clientele and how busy it was without being packed. It's weird that you can smoke in bars in Georgia, but just because you can, I had to have one cigarette with my Yuengling (and apparently with my massive amounts of whiskey). That could have been what pushed me over the edge. Or it could have been the fact that because I am as Northerner as it gets, I kept feeling like I was at Merlotte's from True Blood. So many locals with beautiful accents talking about their trip to Chattanooga (who knew that was a real place?! Who even knew the south was really and truly real?! It's so amazing!). I liked this place a lot, I just wished it wasn't in the 'burbs. read more

This is such a dive bar. Not that I have anything against dive bars... The only reason I come here every so often is because my friend loves it for some reason. At the time, she was a smoker so that could be one of the main reasons. I think the other reason is just nostalgia. The few times I've been here the food has been mediocre and the service is either really bad or just okay. I wouldn't go back unless it was somebody else's idea and they drag me there. read more

It is what it is. To fully appreciate DOC's you need to go on a Friday or Saturday night. They smoke, the food is decent and the music is nice. Its not quite a dive but is leaning that direction which is fine by me. They don't much care about your fragrance, what bag you carry, what car you're driving or even what label you have on your shirt. This is a spot for regular people. Check your tude at he door come on in have a drink and kick it with some real folks who just want to have a good time, smoke a cig and have a cold one. read more

Last true bar probably ever go, mainly because of the indoor smoking. I now find it strange to be able to eat and smoke at the table now... its kind of like $#!tting where you sleep to me. My friend fell in love with this place becase beers are cheap and he didn't have to freeze his ass off outside trying to smoke (during winter). This large, yet divey bar has good food though. Their hot wings are probably the best I've ever had, and their hamburger was cooked perfectly. Friend got a sirloin steak with all the fixings for $9.49... amazing. Full and 3 beers each, cost about 40 bucks. read more

I've been here twice. The first time was to see a band play. It is tremendously smoky inside which I find to be uncomfortable and digusting. Second time I sat on the patio and what a difference that made! Not the greatest patio due to its location in the parking lot, but at night the area quiets down a bit and can be quite enjoyable. The wings (lemon pepper naked) were pretty good. The carrots and celery on the side were old and dry.The side salad seemed like a bagged mix, but the bacon crumbles on top were from real bacon, not those fake bacon bits. The caesar side my bf had was soggy. Beer pitchers on the weekend aren't especially cheap, but not expensive either. We both had the prime rib dinner. $8.95 for a princess cut, side starch, and the salad. We both had a baked potato as our starch. The prime rib was better than I expected and the baked potato was huge. I'll definitely be back to try the other specials, as long as there is seating available on the patio that is... read more

Smoke. Smoke and more smoke. Maybe the last of its kind and that's ok. Not for me.walked in was blanketed with cig smoke that may never come out of my eyes read more

The manager (Matt) was drunk and taking shots when we showed up, and told us we could not order more food or drinks when we complained about changing the channel on the TV to be on a specific football game. To be clear, we called ahead to ask if they were broadcasting the game we wanted, and the game was on multiple TVs inside the restaurant. We had a baby with the party, so we couldn't sit inside. To be honest, we didn't care about the football game but the aggressiveness of the manager telling us we couldn't order any more food or drinks was excessive. Also, all eight people in our relatively relaxed group were servers, bartenders, managers, and chefs. So we were pretty shocked when our server came out to us on the patio and told us we were being kicked out by the manager (Matt). Our understanding is they don't care about customer's who aren't regulars, and never will care about newcomers. Long story short, we will absolutely never be back. From hearing about the always drunk owner to experiencing the garbage service of the drunk manager, we are more than disappointed. read more

As the country/western lyric goes, "I've got friends in low places". Doc's is that low-key, casual spot where people drink, eat late-night buffalo wings (w/o the constant up-sell like franchise staff), watch sports, and maybe even listen to live band. Surprising salt & pepper mix of demographics which is good, it really feels like the local hole-in-wall, watering hole. Smoking is allowed indoors & damn near encouraged as there is a cig vending machine in the back. Enough TV's and friendly servers means ESPN and whatever else is buzzworthy enough to merit a request and audience (gameday, NASCAR, etc). Open til 3~4am. Enjoy. read more

For my 400th review i was torn between writing a review for this little gem of a dive bar in Smyrna and Buckhead Saloon. Doc's won out because they had more reviews on Yelp (as of this writing Doc's had 74 whereas B Saloon had 62). Several years ago, I used to work very close to Doc's when my office was on Herodian Way and later on it was in one of the high rise buildings on nearby Circle 75 Parkway. Now my office is not too far from Docs (near the Silver Comet Trail) . I recently went here for a dart league match and noticed that not much has changed with respect to the interior / layout / ambience; however, the clientele is different and the retail strip plaza that has grown around it is decidedly more upscale than from what I remember from years ago. The food is still solid as ever. You can't go wrong with typical pub grub fare like burgers, grilled sandwiches, fries and wings. The house draft on the night I went was Busch. i am a fan and am looking forward to returning soon. Perhaps really deserves 3.5 stars; however, Doc's is a divey, smokey, decidedly loud Sports Bar and may not suit everyones ideal. Nuff Said. read more

It's a dive bar with lots of TVs, so I'm already digging it. We happened in on BINGO night and I. Love. BINGO!! Apparently, so did a lot of the regulars as they took their BINGO VERY seriously. I think the BINGO announcer was slightly drunk as the pacing of him calling the letters varied from really quick to one letter every 5 minutes...and hopefully, it wasn't one that he'd already called. The food was standard bar food but slightly above-average on the tasty scale. Or at least that's what my friends said. I personally was there for the beer. Which was nice and cold. Just how I like it. Know what else was nice and cold? The whole entire bar! I understand that it's a bit older, but can we get some heat up in this piece?!? read more

Went here late night on a Tuesday. This was my first time here and the first thing I noticed was that the place has a strong odor of cigarettes. The smell went away and I couldn't notice it after sitting there for about 10 minutes though. On Tuesdays they had a deal for $5 mixed drinks with absolute vodka. I ended up getting three throughout the night and was pretty tipsy by the time I left because the drinks were pretty strong. I started out with the spinach and artichoke dip appetizer and it was really good, probably the best I've ever had. I also ordered a chicken philly which was pretty good too. The only complaint I had was that the food came out almost the exact same time as the appetizer. Overall, I enjoyed visit and would definitely visit again. It's open until 4am so it's a good place to go after the club or for a cheap late date. read more

Always Great food and drinks! A casual atmosphere. I don't like the smell of smoke but that's the adventurous part of going to Doc's! :)

Five stars for divey congenial friendly management for a first stop in for lunch. We bet this is a fun place to have a beer. Unfortunately we are just passing through so can't say. Hamburger was plentiful and wings were nice and crispy. Thumbs up for this local tavern/food joint. Misty was a joy to meet as was the management who stopped by to chat. read more

My husband and I went to Atlanta for a wedding, this was a great local dive bar we found near our hotel. Pros: Cheap drinks Open until 4am private lot Cons: if you sit outside you might have to wait awhile for a waitress. Use cash if you can. read more

If you are a smoker, you might like this place.... That should be enough said, but it gets worse. Not only does the place smell like an ashtray, the waitress was not very friendly, the food was nothing impressive (My friend's wings came out with brown lettuce as garnish and dried celery). Went for lunch and 20 minutes later I could still smell the smoke oozing off me, so I had to go home and shower. I will not be back. read more

Excellent food and staff. We came here randomly and had the best service (Misty was our service), and the food was amazing. The do allow smoking, but yearly, it wasn't that bad. read more

I initially wrote a review because I had a bad experience with ONE particular terribly miserable sad individual at the bar who was clearly new and insecure. The truth is, it is a decent after party spot if you live near by. Don't both ordering food or drinks because that's a nightmare. But it's a cool time other wise. read more

Docs is amazing. The bartenders and fast and friendly and they always remember my order! Shannon and Dallas are awesome! They are the best and they are the reason I keep coming back!! If you don't like cigarette smoke this place is not for you. Stiff drinks and wings read more

I had the chicken Philly and fries! It was ok. But the pick up service is terrible!! Lol will only go back if it's 3am and nothing to eat in Smyrna like last time. read more