five & ten

bad service. great food, but the waiter unfortunately ignored us. a good experience equals good food and good service. i would like to tell that waiter “to never judge a book by its cover” he got it wrong. we still tipped him 15%, but not a penney more, and it cost the restaurant two loyal customers.

a little bad food for a lot of money. these folks should really be ashamed. i have eaten at all kinds of restaurants and this one really takes the cake. when i ordered the ribeye, i thought it would be a piece of meat. instead i got about 4 oz of sliced mystery meat that had no taste at all. never in my life have i felt robbed at a restaurant until i made the mistake of dining here. needless to say, i won't be back.

a favorite. everything about this restaurant is so enjoyable.

ok food, noisey, jammed up. the food is pretty good but for a total dining experience the five & ten is an overpriced disappointment. acoustics are terrible and you are jammed up close to other tables and have no privacy. parking is a nightmare. i have been several times expecting a wonderful meal and have left disappointed. i understand they are relocating and hopefully the parking, acoustics and room between tables will be better. if so it will be a far better dining experience.

down-home southern goodness!. during my four years in undergrad, i never made it out to five & ten. returning as a grad student, i knew that i had to head out and try it as an avid fan of hugh acheson from his stints on top chef as well as his phenomenal restaurant empire state south. i was not disappointed!! this brunch was the perfect relaxing sunday after a fun-filled game day. the atmosphere is eclectic and lovely and the food is phenomenal! from the mini biscuits and coffee cake we started with to my 5&10 benedict, everything was unique, perfectly prepared and wonderfully presented. we were so pleased with our experience we just had to share dessert - coconut cake with banana icecream. heaven on a plate! can't wait to return to five and ten! thanks for a great experience and amazing food!

forgettable. meal was anything but fantastic. have been to empire state south in atlanta and highly recommend you go there for the best of mr. acheson's cuisine.

great bread, drinks and ceasar salad. also highly recommend the tiramisu.

however, my lamb was barely warm and very rare. i am not one of those people who likes overdone, chewy gray meat-- medium rare steaks are great and so is carpaccio--and this was deep purple, chewy and not appetizing at all. i asked for my entree cooked at medium temperature. i didn't bother sending my dish back because a fellow diner sent his back (also rare and cold) and it didn't come back cooked much more. cut of meat was also quite fatty and small. definitely not worth the $28+ entree price.

thankfully, dessert was excellent and filling after the "miss" of an entree. there are much better restaurants in athens that serve more outstanding food with a much better price tag.

marti. our favorite restaurant with empire state south a close second.
we always look forward to coming and are never disappointed. that's saying a lot!

nice. will be back!!!!

five&ten is the best place in athens to eat, ever! i love the snackies like the olives and homemade pickles. they're specials are the best and come on people, parking is not that bad!

what's not to like. it can be loud. maybe someone could have a bad service experience. okay, a little pricey. but, i don't believe that anyone could have an okay meal. our party had a variety of dishes and they were all excellent.

brings pride to american cheese. loved the starters and closers as wel as the main, and will go back for the cheese if not anything else..

alright. not what i expected.
mediocre server.
great cheese plate, bbaaaddd broc n cheese soup, two good fish entrees and a not so great pasta dish...
most delish was the $3 ice cream at the end.

good food, not worth the hastle. i've eaten at this restaurant a number of times, usually with a group of friends. i've been very impressed with the food but for me a dining experience is just that, "an experience". i want a nice physical environment. i want quiet, not crowded and i don't want to hear anyone else's conversation except my own. otherwise, i'll make my own terrific food at home, or i will go outside the downtown athens area to the iron grill on mitchell bridge rd. or to chateau elan or atlanta. it is not about the money for me, it is about the total experience. i don't get that at five & ten - the parking is a nighmare and absolutely not worth the hasstle factor to frequent this place. i would never make reservations to take a group of people there.

we were lucky enough to go last night for our 2nd visit. the first time was so awesome, we were fearing a letdown. didn't happen. if anything, it was even better than the first visit. well worth the drive from atlanta.

this restaurant was ranked "worth the drive" from atlanta - in fact, it was the ajc's restaurant of the year in 2007 - and since athens is an hour's drive from the atl, i knew i had to eat here at some point during my kid's college days. saturday night wa