Loved the vintage vibe, and I was surprised by the exceptional quality of the food at what looks like a typical diner...my Super Bird sandwich was made with real sliced turkey breast, not cold cuts, and you really do have to try their feta dressing with your house made fries!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
bharveymc
Classic Athens tradition! Awesome food, fun environment!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
George
A take on the classic diner, the Grill is an Athens staple known for its burgers, fries, and cherry soda made the old fashioned way.
Upon entry, I could tell the dated vibe the grill aims to achieve. A Friday night at dinner time was not too busy, albeit it is the holiday season. Our hostess was friendly but took a good amount of time to seat us. Our waitress was very friendly and very attentive.
The meal I got was the Cajun burger. A patty seasoned with Cajun and topped with the basics, the burger itself was a decent size, but enough to feel full. The burger was relatively dry with a little too much seasoning. The fries were pretty delicious and had a good salt finish to them. I paired the fries with their feta dip which was very good. Overall the meal was satisfactory, but not the best.
I see why this place is a staple, but given other reviews it seems like they need a start over to assess their food and ambience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Tyler Hill
Has really great food and feels like a diner kind of feel and good food
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Alysia Jarrette
The burgers were not seasoned well. I didn’t consider them to be flarvorful at all. The toppings were fresh. The onion rings were pretty good. I enjoyed my side salad, but I was very disappointed to be charged $1.95 for extra ranch for my salad. That's way too much in my opinon.
Food: 3
Jeff Garland
not only was the grill unexpectedly closed at 6:45 pm, and dark inside, there was a homeless person passed out laying in the doorway of the place. bad vibes for sure.
Mountain Man
Grew up in Athens. Went to the Grill in the early to mid 80’s often! Love the place; not giving a 5-star when not deserved. Place sucked in several important areas. Waitress didn’t want to be there, clearly. Someone in my party commented restaurant sure wasn’t busy. Small talk. It wasn’t, we were the only ones there. She responded with that’s the way she likes it. Odd. Ordered a hotdog. WORST HOT DOG EVER. Really, it was the rock hard bread…so disgusting…to which she said “owner knows their is an issue…working on it…thinks it’s the vendor…not sure.” Odd. Anyhow, wasn’t looking for a freebie but man what a horrible response. Had to beg her for tea refill for my father. Asked for a second cup of coffee; never got one. Food otherwise great. But, man, this waitress - unfortunately, she is representing the restaurant - was so unkept, slobbish, and self-centered…she and that crappy hot dog ruined my Grill reunion. Hope you get it right for the next patron…judging by this experience, you probably won’t. I really hate to say that. Harsh I know. You earned it. Otherwise, food was great from what I hear from my party. Inconsistent or crappy in all other ways. So many great memories there to be ruined by incredibly poor attentiveness and concern - both back and front of the house.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
Matt Wheeler
The food is so damn good and the staff is super friendly!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ryan Persaud
Truly awful. I came at 11pm on a Saturday. It took an hour to get my fries and feta (good) and burger (terribly overcooked). Front of the house service was good. Everyone had a long wait for food but they only explained to one table the wait. It was because someone stole the Reuben sandwich. That does not make sense for all the other tables.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Wake Dawg
Probably the absolute worst experience of my life. As an Alum of Georgia, the incompetence of the fairy staff and management was appalling. Stay away from this place. Food is subpar and the management is incompetent.
I really liked the diner vibes. Food was a little slow coming but totally delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Albert W
The bun, stale. The meat, dry and and hard. The drink, watered down. The server disappeared. The fries were good. It took over an hour.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Chrissy M
We dined here on a Friday night and couldn't believe how terrible our service was. The diner was not extremely busy, yet from when we sat down to received food it was 50+ minutes. Unfortunately, our waitress never stopped for an update on time, refill drinks or show any care. When the food finally was delivered it was ice cold and rubber. It had been sitting under the heat lamp for an indeterminent amount of time. We were offered to remake the food but after and hour of the evening already wasted we decided to cut our losses and just leave. I can honestly say this was in my bottom 5 worst restaurant experiences ever.
Gavin McIntire
Our server Eva was great and super helpful. Actual legend, will be back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Caroline
EVA MY QUEEEEEN!!!! Service was amazing, she was so sweet and thoughtful, she was very willing to listen and accommodate our party!! Many thanks!!
Loved the vintage vibe, and I was surprised by the exceptional quality of the food at what looks like a typical diner...my Super Bird sandwich was made with real sliced turkey breast, not cold cuts, and you really do have to try their feta dressing with your house made fries!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Classic Athens tradition! Awesome food, fun environment!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A take on the classic diner, the Grill is an Athens staple known for its burgers, fries, and cherry soda made the old fashioned way.
Upon entry, I could tell the dated vibe the grill aims to achieve. A Friday night at dinner time was not too busy, albeit it is the holiday season. Our hostess was friendly but took a good amount of time to seat us. Our waitress was very friendly and very attentive.
The meal I got was the Cajun burger. A patty seasoned with Cajun and topped with the basics, the burger itself was a decent size, but enough to feel full. The burger was relatively dry with a little too much seasoning. The fries were pretty delicious and had a good salt finish to them. I paired the fries with their feta dip which was very good. Overall the meal was satisfactory, but not the best.
I see why this place is a staple, but given other reviews it seems like they need a start over to assess their food and ambience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Has really great food and feels like a diner kind of feel and good food
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
The burgers were not seasoned well. I didn’t consider them to be flarvorful at all. The toppings were fresh. The onion rings were pretty good. I enjoyed my side salad, but I was very disappointed to be charged $1.95 for extra ranch for my salad. That's way too much in my opinon.
Food: 3
not only was the grill unexpectedly closed at 6:45 pm, and dark inside, there was a homeless person passed out laying in the doorway of the place. bad vibes for sure.
Grew up in Athens. Went to the Grill in the early to mid 80’s often! Love the place; not giving a 5-star when not deserved. Place sucked in several important areas. Waitress didn’t want to be there, clearly. Someone in my party commented restaurant sure wasn’t busy. Small talk. It wasn’t, we were the only ones there. She responded with that’s the way she likes it. Odd. Ordered a hotdog. WORST HOT DOG EVER. Really, it was the rock hard bread…so disgusting…to which she said “owner knows their is an issue…working on it…thinks it’s the vendor…not sure.” Odd. Anyhow, wasn’t looking for a freebie but man what a horrible response. Had to beg her for tea refill for my father. Asked for a second cup of coffee; never got one. Food otherwise great. But, man, this waitress - unfortunately, she is representing the restaurant - was so unkept, slobbish, and self-centered…she and that crappy hot dog ruined my Grill reunion. Hope you get it right for the next patron…judging by this experience, you probably won’t. I really hate to say that. Harsh I know. You earned it. Otherwise, food was great from what I hear from my party. Inconsistent or crappy in all other ways. So many great memories there to be ruined by incredibly poor attentiveness and concern - both back and front of the house.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
The food is so damn good and the staff is super friendly!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Truly awful. I came at 11pm on a Saturday. It took an hour to get my fries and feta (good) and burger (terribly overcooked). Front of the house service was good. Everyone had a long wait for food but they only explained to one table the wait. It was because someone stole the Reuben sandwich. That does not make sense for all the other tables.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Probably the absolute worst experience of my life. As an Alum of Georgia, the incompetence of the fairy staff and management was appalling. Stay away from this place. Food is subpar and the management is incompetent.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
I really liked the diner vibes. Food was a little slow coming but totally delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
The bun, stale.
The meat, dry and and hard.
The drink, watered down.
The server disappeared.
The fries were good.
It took over an hour.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
We dined here on a Friday night and couldn't believe how terrible our service was. The diner was not extremely busy, yet from when we sat down to received food it was 50+ minutes. Unfortunately, our waitress never stopped for an update on time, refill drinks or show any care. When the food finally was delivered it was ice cold and rubber. It had been sitting under the heat lamp for an indeterminent amount of time. We were offered to remake the food but after and hour of the evening already wasted we decided to cut our losses and just leave. I can honestly say this was in my bottom 5 worst restaurant experiences ever.
Our server Eva was great and super helpful. Actual legend, will be back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
EVA MY QUEEEEEN!!!! Service was amazing, she was so sweet and thoughtful, she was very willing to listen and accommodate our party!! Many thanks!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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