five & ten

very disappointing food. we have been away from athens for 10 years and were excited about trying celebrity chef hugh atchison’s restaurantagain. our party had the quail (see photo) steak, swordfish, and pasta, and nothing was impressive in the least. the quail was quite emaciated and unfit to serve. i reluctantly say that i cannot recommend this restaurant.

5&10 used to be my all time favorite go torestaurantin 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. the menu changes 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.

my boyfriend and i went there for his birthday, and he got a spare rib plate that was very very good. the only thing bad was the fact that we had to park and walk to therestaurantdue to no parking.

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 bestrestaurantin 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 a menu and 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 arestaurantof 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.

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 therestauranttwo 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 arestaurantuntil i made the mistake of dining here. needless to say, i won't be back.

a favorite. everything about thisrestaurantis so enjoyable.

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 phenomenalrestaurantempire 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!

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

good food, not worth the hastle. i've eaten at thisrestauranta 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.

thisrestaurantwas ranked "worth the drive" from atlanta - in fact, it was the ajc'srestaurantof 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

better than anything in midtown-atlanta.. 5&10 was voted the "bestrestaurantof the year" by the atlanta journal-constitution in 2007.