C. Ellet's Steakhouse - Atlanta

The food at this restaurant was fantastic, the drinks were fabulous, and the service was average. However, the parking situation was a disaster. It took us an hour to leave the parking deck, which was incredibly frustrating. This experience will likely prevent us from returning, especially on a weekend.

We made reservations a month ago to sit outside at this restaurant. The lady who greeted us was very nice and made a comment that she knew it was my wife’s birthday. That was where the good experience ended. The hostess brought us to an indoor table. When we asked if we could please sit outside while we waited at the indoor table she first went to the door to check and then opened it. Instead of coming back to us she stood by the door and gestured across the restaurant for us to follow her. Once seated there were multiple tables outdoors. The view was slightly better from the table adjacent to us so we moved. 10 minutes later after having not been met by a server, the hostess came back and moved us to a much smaller table saying that the one where we were sitting had a specific reservation and we needed to move. Fine. The tables are not marked and there is no indication that you can make a specific reservation for a specific table. We then waited another ten minutes for someone to bring us water, but after that we still were not met by a member of the waitstaff. As we waited, we noticed that two tables that were sat significantly after us had been acknowledged by their servers and their orders had been taken. Finally, after I made this clear to the people involved, a server met us. However even then the service did not improve. The Mac and cheese was cold, the spinach was about 15 leaves (for $15) and the steak was average. We then had to wait another 40 minutes after we initially asked for the check to get out of there. Oh, and no further recognition of the birthday. No matter, we enjoyed a nice Publix birthday cake at home.

Very good service on a Saturday night Braves game. Even with band playing outside, the restaurant was quiet and cool.

Amazing food and ambiance. Make sure to check the Braves schedule it was really crazy because of the game and we would have preferred a different venue due to the timing.

Food was excellent. Enjoyed the atmosphere. Great place to eat before a Braves game.