This is my second time visiting Woodall. I didn't write a review for the first vist. But I can say…read morethe food was delicious. Today our waitress Ms. Crystal was amazing. My cousin brought me in for a birthday brunch. We decided to get a shareable starters and every single dish was amazing. The Charred Okra, the avocado toast, the Gougères, wilted garlic spinach and the Cacio E Pepe was delicious. And that Matcha Cucumber Gimlet was so good and refreshing. I highly recommend everything. Woodall restaurant is so relaxing. Perfect for a date night.

We came here to celebrate Father's Day and thoroughly enjoyed it. Brian was our server and he was…read moreamazing. He was very attentive and gave our table great energy and recommendations. I love the ambiance at The Woodall, there's always light music playing in the background and soft chatter from the other guests. And not to mention the amazing food. The flavor and quality is always consistent. I love bringing family, friends and coworkers to this place for lunch and dinner and hope this restaurant is around for many years to come.

As someone who travels extensively across the U.S. and Canada, I don't say this often--Bacchanalia…read moreis easily one of my Top 3 dining experiences. Every detail was exceptional: outstanding service, an elegant atmosphere, and a tasting menu that delivered from start to finish. They truly checked every box. If you're in Atlanta and appreciate world-class dining, Bacchanalia is a must.

Dinner for 8. -…read moreAmbiance (5*) Loved the minimalist decor. Really nice wood table. Perfect without a table cloth. We were seated in a semi private room- intimate and quiet without feeling sealed off. - Service (4*) For the most part very professional. The early part was a little clumsy. One waitress delivered us drinks we didn't order. I didn't get a wine glass at first. A couple courses- we didn't get all our plates at same time and waited a bit for everyone to get their food. - Prix Fixe, $140pp - Crimson Orchard, $19 (5*) Beautiful cocktail. Serene just to look at. Even better to taste. Swirled it around my mouth. - Amuse (2*) Cold arancini and a lobster thing that didn't taste much of lobster with a stale tasting shell. Couldn't really have started with anything worse. Also, I would have preferred knowing that foie was part of the amuse. Would have skipped it (for ethical reasons). - Steak Tartare (5*) Beautiful presentation. And so tasty. The bulgur added some really cool texture to this. Super tasty overall. - Turbot (3*) Well cooked piece of fish overall. But I found the sauce to be pretty tasteless overall, and the tomatoes on the plate could have thus used some additional seasoning. - Tomato Side Dish (2*) Very odd inclusion. Also lacking flavor. Just didn't seem to fit the very deliberate prix fixe coursing? - Eggplant Side Dish (5*) While also an odd inclusion, this I at least found delectable. Nice crunch, and the poblano sauce was really good against the eggplant. - Stracciatella (4*) Odd presentation with maybe just a tad too much radicchio. Brave though! Never thought so much radicchio could be manipulated into such a tasty dish. It could have been torn into smaller pieces to make it easier to get bites of radicchio and stracciatella at the same time. I also didn't find the hazelnuts until the very end. - Soufflé (2*) Had such high hopes. They got the hard part right- good execution on the soufflé structure. So fluffy. But it was cloyingly sweet, even for someone like me who enjoys sweet. It tasted almost of cotton candy. I couldn't finish it. - Mignardise (4*) The madeleine kind of just tasted like Costco madeleines. But those chocolate truffles were so delicious. I ate three. - Value (4*) Pretty good value for inventive, Michelin rated food. Many places might charge much more. Didn't quite reach 5* for me because I found the execution lumpy. - Final Word A night of highs and lows. I would come back and order specific things à la carte again maybe. The highs were really high. The lows were really low. Makes it hard to judge this properly. Probably solidly a 3.5* but sadly rounding down to a 3* on account of so many lows.

We had a wonderful dinner at The Optimist, start to finish. We brought our 8‑month‑old with us and…read morewere promptly seated, no stress at all. Our daughter spent the first few minutes waving at the staff, and they genuinely lit up every time -- such a warm, welcoming vibe right from the jump. Starters We kicked things off with the she‑crab soup, and that's when we knew the meal was going to be special. Tons of rich crab flavor and chunks of crab. The crispy shrimp toast was another hit -- crunchy, savory, and a great pairing with the soup. We also ordered the Baker's Dozen oysters, chef's selection. All 13 were fresh, clean, and briny in the best way. Next up: the Spanish octopus, and honestly... top five octopus dish we've had. Cooked perfectly -- tender, melt‑in‑your‑mouth texture. The salsa macha added just the right amount of heat, and the marcona almonds brought a great crunch with the cilantro, lime, and mint brightening everything up. What a beautifully composed dish. We finished with the Halibut and Lady peas. The Halibut was topped with lobster and served with a lobster butter sauce, chives, and capers. Rich, buttery, flaky, and perfectly cooked. The lady peas (fava beans, asparagus, and a generous mound of blue crab) were another standout. So much flavor, but everything complemented each other instead of competing. One of those sides you keep looking for more of when it's gone. --- Overall Every dish was thoughtful, balanced, and executed at a high level. Service was warm and genuinely kind -- especially with our little one. 10/10 would recommend

We have been coming to the ford Frye restaurants for almost 10 years. They've had great service,…read moregreat food and a great time. Over the years we've seen things decrease especially at the optimist. The hosts were great and they always give us great service but the food had been the lacking the last couple of services where the she crab soup lacked crab, the swordfish over cooked multiple times. This time in particular we ordered the whole lobster and was offered to have it taken out of the shell for us. HIGHLY DO NOT RECOMMEND. When we got the lobster we got a full tail but one claw and no knuckles. When we addressed with the server, she argued with us that that's how a lobster is and that there could be more meat hidden on the plate. It felt like she thought we were there to just get more food by saying "so what do you want, more meat" but if we had it in the shell we would have received our full portion. The manager on duty tried to make it up to us by comping the lobster but it was more than that. After going back and forth with the server we just wanted the check to leave. The manager on duty insisted to give us the lobster and take it home. The server wasn't very polite and argued with us about the lobster. I wish I remembered the servers name With that said, the amount of money we have spent there over the years, it's unfortunate that that will be our last time going to the Optimist.

This was my first time here and this was the best food we ever had. I have a family of 5 with picky…read moreeaters and we were all quiet as we consumed this delicious food. The server was amazing and the food came out quickly. I'm stuffed! The Biscoff French Toast would make you smack your momma! Thank you for a perfect brunch!

Totally forgot to take pics of the food because I was starving and started eating immediately but I…read moreordered the hot honey catfish with Mac & cheese, yams and greens and it was a 10/10. If I don't come back for nothing else it'll be that fish. Also, took a long time to get seated and we had a reservation but once seated service was really good and we had a great time

Everything was flavorful and the service was good! We had bread, mezze platter, poulet rouge and…read morefilet mignon. The filet was small but the chicken was generous. I enjoyed the natural to moody lighting over the course of dinner.

I attended Miller Union for dinner on a business trip. It was a very upscale restaurant with…read moreexcellent service. The food left something to be desired. I thought there could be a better cheese selection on the charcuterie board and the beet panzanella was a little too beet forward. I ordered the veggie plate which was a combination of all four veggies sides. The creamed spinach and ricotta dumplings were awesome but I was very sad they only gave me two ricotta dumplings on the plate! The seasonal veggies and farro salad were just alright. My coworkers enjoyed their steak.

Food: delicious. Simple. Tasty. I had the fish sandwich. It was quite delicious. The vibe was cool…read more Lots of nostalgic paraphernalia on the shelves (felt relatable to me and my childhood). Ambiance was quaint and friendly. Service was really chill & nice. Not too much. Not too little. I'll definitely go back cause there are so many other items in the menu that I waned to try. I was actually in the mood for a burger and INFATUATION ATLANTA rated them as one of their top 10 burger spots. But I didn't even get a burger... unless you consider a fish sandwich a TYPE of burger :))) Anyway ~ next time I go, I'll try the turkey burger.

This is a great neighborhood spot! The food is always good. Hard to explain other than top notch…read morequality that you would topically find in a bar but better. I being my 2 year old here as well and the environment is welcoming whether he is screaming or not. They have tvs to catch what ever sport is on and the service is always friendly!!

Avize wants to bring the Alps to West Midtown, and, on the plate, it mostly pulls it off. North…read moreAmerica's 50 Best. We came in ready to be transported. The mains earned it. My steak was right, and my wife's fermented carrot bolognese was a complete thought--the dish you only get somewhere willing to take the swing and connect. But the openers were too clever by half, at least in execution. The North Georgia trout carpaccio came out like Swedish Fish. The peach salad arrived with prepubescent peaches. We were checked out enough by the end to wave off dessert. Then the actual room reminds you what a top-50 actually bought you. The dining room ran cold, so my wife asked for a blanket. She was told there were two, both taken, and that requests to buy more had already been refused. Read that again. A top-fifty restaurant rationing blankets like wartime supplies. She ended up flagging a woman on her way out for the one she gave back. The Alpine, immersive, cared-for experience--outsourced to a departing stranger. The service lost the thread early and never found it. Ninety seconds after taking our drink order, our server asked whether we'd ordered drinks. Later, wine had to be flagged down, and when it arrived he couldn't remember what we'd requested. And the fruit flies. At our table, and--for thematic consistency--in the men's room. Fruit flies. At No. 29 in North America. The kitchen can clearly cook. But you don't crack a top-fifty list to ration blankets and split the room with fruit flies. To Avize: I hope the night I had wasn't the same one you think you're putting on.

After decades of fine dining, my wife and I hit a wall a few years ago. All the high-end…read morerestaurants (not just in Atlanta but everywhere) seemed to either be formal "fancy" dining with boring menus and crazy high prices, or chef-centric places more interested in showing off the kitchen's chops than providing an enjoyable experience for diners. We'd rather find a hole in the wall on Buford Highway. But with a big anniversary coming up, we thought we should go someplace nice. I chose Avize because the menu looked much more interesting and cohesive than any of the other fine dining options I checked out. I was not disappointed. It was one of the best meals I've had in Atlanta in years. Service was very attentive though, admittedly, we were one of only a couple of tables. The sommelier spent a long time with us discussing our tastes and recommending options before settling on a funky and delicious bottle from a small producer in France. For the first course we ordered venison tartare and ramp and morels three ways. The ramp and morel dish was a showcase, though the venison was probably the star of the evening. For mains I got the fermented carrot Bolognese. Delicious and well-executed, though probably less adventurous than the name suggested. The lamb definitely showcased the chef's skills, with four or five different cuts and preparations on the plate, but focused on flavor rather than showiness. We also shared two sides. The tartiflette - a cheesy, bacony potato dish - and fried artichokes in a delicious pesto cheese sauce. There were no disappointments. Every dish was inventive, beautiful, delicious and reminiscent of our time in Switzerland and northern Italy. It's also worth mentioning that the portion sizes were just right - we left full but not stuffed. Total came to under $300 including wine, tax and tip, which is quite reasonable for that level of food and service (the tasting menu is quite a bit more). All in all, it rekindled my hope that fine dining can break out of its rut.

I had one night in ATL, and this was the dinner spot I had picked. I was disappointed to learn I…read morecouldn't try it--it seemed reservations were required. So I made my way to the hotel where my staff was staying, and we were seated at the restaurant inside. I flipped over the menu and saw "Hartley Kitchen & Cocktails." I was instantly excited. The food was amazing, and the service--along with the sweet tea--felt like a warm "welcome to the South." Next time I'm in ATL for work, this is exactly where I'll be. "I'm only in town for a night..."

I really wanted to rate this place higher, but it left me somewhat disappointed…read more Here are the highlights: The fried lobster bites, mac and cheese, and collard greens were good! Th bites were a smidge over salted, but good nonetheless. The sweet tea definitely did what it was supposed to do. Things that need improvement: The cornbread was served on a bed of honey and drizzled with butter yet it was dry. No doubt reheated. As someone who bakes a beautiful honey butter cornbread, I was unbelievable disappointed, and underwhelmed. Now let's talk service: Absolutely . Train your staff to be attentive. My waitress was sweet, but every time I needed her I had to call someone else to fetch her and she only had two tables. The restaurant was empty otherwise. Hire staff who can regulate their emotions. The bartender was all over the place, cussing, spewing frustrations about another colleague. Then a new bartender came and he was spewing frustrations about the previous bartender. It wasn't appropriate for a place of business.