five & ten

good. good, but not great. i thought the olive plate was artful and really delicious. my salad and pasta main were just ok but plated well. my desert was delicious. theservicewas nice, not overbearing. overall, i think my bill was around $90/per person and was an enjoyable evening, but a little overpriced.

came here for brunch around 11am and it wasn't busy. i made reservations before hand which was a good idea because we were seated quickly and theservicewas timely.
the food was very good and the little strawberry cakes provided before the meal were complimentary and delicious.
i had the spanish breakfast. everything was superb. the sausage with the eggs and bread were wonderful.

i definitely recommend this place for brunch. it's even within a college budget!

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. theserviceis 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.

cute but underwhelming. given all the chatter on urbanspoon i was super excited to try it out. well parking was a nightmare and there was no valet, but i braved getting towed to dig in. the atmosphere is great at 5 & 10 - but i found theservicemediocre and the food, good, but not worth the price. i have had much better in athens for half the price. overall disappointed.

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, theserviceleft 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 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 a restaurant of the caliber is very much the experience and unfortunately theservicei 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.

what's not to like. it can be loud. maybe someone could have a badserviceexperience. 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.