The Optimist

$$$ • Seafood, Cocktail Bar, Beer Bar

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914 Howell Mill Rd, Atlanta
(404) 477-6260

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4.5 (707)
Fresh seafood, however they didn't have lobster mac n cheese and their main lobster dish that day. Was disappointed :( Service was very friendly. Amanda and Rob were both amazing.It was cold inside though, we had to wear our jackets. The chairs were uncomfortable. The noise level too high, it was hard to sit across from each other and speak. The meals were delicious though. Had roasted oysters and grilled calamari as appetizers, lobster roll as an entree and the blueberry bread...read full review

Everything that touched our table was incredible!!! Our server Brittany was the icing on the cake as she was informative, funny, and took extreme care of us! Will most certainly be coming back every time we’re in Atlanta!

The food was absolutely delicious. The wood fire smoke just opened up the senses and the seafood was fresh and top notch. We were a party of 4 there for a birthday. The biggest disappointment was the service. While everyone was extremely friendly, the execution was really off at nearly every level. The appetizers didn’t arrive at the same time, nor did the entrees, so we had folks sitting and waiting and others not wanting to eat without everyone having their food. At...read full review

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Hours

Monday 5 - 10PM
Tuesday 5 - 10PM
Wednesday 5 - 10PM
Thursday 5 - 10PM
Friday 5 - 11PM
Saturday 3 - 11PM
Sunday 3 - 10PM
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