five & ten

one of our favorite spots for date nights and special occasions. themenuchanges seasonally and everything is made fresh. we especially enjoy the summer and spring menus. especially the grilled octopus and fudge-swirled coffee ice cream.

5&10 used to be my all time favorite go to restaurant in athens. in a sea of low cost, low rent college pubs and fast food, 5&10 beat all with their well executed entrees and tasty cuisine. however, over the last couple of years it's gotten very disappointing. each time we've gone lately we've just left unhappy. the service is super pretentious and cold. they've moved and although parking has always been an issue the new location is actually worse. with more space inside they've crammed the tables full and we could have joined in our neighbors conversation during dinner....awkward. themenuchanges very little, and the specials are boring. on our last visit there was no red meat option. my husband is a steak every night sort of man and i've never been to a five star without at least a filet on the menu. $200 dinner and we left feeling not only literally hungry, but hungry for the old 5&10. for instance we ordered the full cheese plate and all that was brought were the three cheeses 4slices of pear and a drizzle of apple butter. c'mon guys really. what happened to the usual accompaniments? we miss them. the quality of food is still phenomenal (we really enjoyed our food) but the experience and feeling of fulfillment just isn't here and for the cost it really should be.

top chef master hugh acheson sprang to fame in 2000 when he opened 5 & 10 in athens, georgia. named for the old five & dime that was housed in the same space, his french inspired southern cuisine launched him to the realm of celebrity chef. on tv his affable humor, obvious intelligence, and yes the proud unibrow has made him a food tv fan favorite. the girl and i first met him in march of 2012 when he wowed us in a paired dinner for charleston wine and food festival . it only took us 13 years, but we finally made the drive down to athens to try 5 & 10, in its brand new digs in an old antiques shop, and the place is impressive. set among some of the more stately fraternity houses i've ever seen (the university of georgia apparently thought chef hugh's cooking is so good it moved in next door), 5 & 10 features a massive porch, a beautiful bar, several small dinning rooms, and it's own coffee bar. and they have palms in the bathtub  themenuis very representative of chef hugh's new south

good food, lacking service.. five and ten - i really want to say this is one of the best restaurants that i've ever been to, but i simply can't. the food was phenomenal, and very much was on par with other acclaimed restaurants such as chris hasting's hot and hot or frank stitt's highland's bar and grill . however, the service left a lot to be desired.

i came to five and ten, because i wanted to experience the best restaurant in athens before i moved for the city from good. i came on a weeknight fairly late and chose to sit at a half empty bar. the bar staff was polite, promptly handed me amenuand a glass of water which was fine. however, after taking my order i was promptly forgotten.

i ordered a drink which, the bar staff checked my identification for. the bar tender was wholly unaware of my drink order and i had to request it again. on the arrival of my entrée, and proceeded to ask every guest with the exception of myself, and only acknowledged my attempts to catch their attention guest when another guest pointed it out.

part of the dining at a restaurant of the caliber is very much the experience and unfortunately the service i received was more in line with what i expect from a 15 dollar meal at applebees, not a 70 dollar dinning at an award winning restaurant.

great food, but high price. i really enjoy going to this restaurant, but i do not go too often because it is expensive. all the food is very fresh with unique recipes, but because of this, to some, themenumay seem limited.

it's a great place to go on a date! when i go, i usually like to start with the cheese plate. for dessert, i would recommend the creme brulee if they have it on the menu.

this is an athens institution and has pioneered the food scene. the atmosphere is charming and honestly a great place for a special occasion and definitely a place to impress a date. if you're not familiar with new cuisines take advantage of their prix fixemenuwhich changes weekly and is a great deal as well.

fantastic! standardmenudoesn't change much, prix fixe changes weekly and is great. pork belly and halabut are amazing.

for the price there are much better restaurants in athens. depending on themenuit's okay. def. not worth the price.