Despite being a fusion restaurant, the Alden was much better with Western style food than Asian inspired food. Their fish and steak dishes were tasty. Cannot stress enough how delicious the dessert was. But my noodle dish was a bit lacking. Made a reservation but still had to wait 15 minutes for a seat, albeit this was on a Sunday.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
moshe
the food was really bland, nothing really taste good as expected, menu was small and there is not a lot of options. the sitting is not comfortable and the restaurant has no decor and does not look nice at all.
Tashara
Did the five course menu. Everything was great. For the pricing a wine pairing could have been included. Over the dishes were abstract. The wagyu was really flavorful.
Jennifer Butler
What a great experience at The Alden. We sat at the kitchen bar and not only was the food outstanding, but we also had a front-row seat to the action. Watching the Executive Chef work felt like watching a conductor lead an orchestra—focused, precise, and seamless. The whole team made it memorable, and Jared went out of his way to make us feel genuinely welcomed. We’ll definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Howard
Dishes were creative. Everything was delicious. Took a while between starters and mains to be served.
Jill
The food was delicious for Valentine's Day. My husband had the mussels appetizer and they were the largest I had ever seen. He had the Beef Wellington which was unbelievable. I had the scallops that were so tender they melted in your mouth. I had never had scallops so good. It was not your typical Valentine's Day fair that we have had in the past from other restaurants. Other restaurants put out food that is subpar. Every dish at the Alden was created just for you. Being Gluten Free I like that my dish was special too.
Connor
Packed in like sardines - What was meant to be a very intimate valentines dinner turned into what felt like a family meal with strangers. Table was wobbly and the service was sublime. We were not offered a chance to order a 2nd round of drinks.. I was expecting a more pleasant experience given the attached price tag.
Earl
it was a 3 course menu. my oysters were very small and lacking depth and the mussels were amazing. then the seared tuna was good and the beef wellington deconstruct was very good. The seating is very compact so don't expect any privacy with your meal
Laurie
This is our favorite place for Valentine's Day and other special occasions. Wonderfully prepared and creative food!
rick
Thanks again Chef Jarad and crew! Crunk crank last night and good luck the next two Valentine's dinners!
Very disappointing experience! Mediocre food, the entrees took forever to come out. Slow service. Won’t recommend and won’t be back!!!
Melissa
Food was excellent as always! I think the four very very small oysters for $23 was ridiculous!
Anna Edwards
Appetizers were generously portioned and the mains were easily shareable. We treated the experience as a family-style meal. Only downside is the parking situation is horrible due to so many restaurants being located here, but the food itself was delicious. We will be back during the menu change!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Rachel Harpe
I hate giving three stars, because we had such incredible high hopes for this dinner but there were quite a few disappointing encounters that occurred on my birthday date night that I’m hopeful was just reflective of an off experience but encourages room for improvement. Our table was slightly delayed, which I understand happens but it was disheartening that from the time we arrived to getting any appetizers was an hours time when we had put in food order almost immediately from being seated. We were also surprised all apps were brought at once vs upon readiness - our oysters ended up warm, which was not as enjoyable when they’re raw and also concerning that maybe they sat. The pork belly was absolutely amazing and had great, unique flavor with complimentary textures so that, we were thrilled with. Our main entrees came out and unfortunately like the oysters, my chicken’s temperature was a miss while my husband’s flank was perfect. The flavors were absolutely stellar; however at room temp, was disappointing that maybe it too had sat and maybe assumptive, but felt that the kitchen’s overall timing was just off on most things. Also, the server asked if we wanted to pick out a dessert to celebrate my birthday so we were excited and chose the mint chocolate, which was also delicious but was then surprised that upon completion they brought a scoop of sorbet as a “comped” dessert. Felt a tad misleading in all truth. With a toddler, we take our date nights maybe too seriously but it’s a cherished time to explore Atlanta’s culinary talents. We’ve heard nothing but wonderful things about The Alden and there were many positives with great flavors, good wine but just our overall experience was a disappointment
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Chris
An interesting and well executed menu with excellent service and attention at fair prices. And the bar is a treat as well.
Despite being a fusion restaurant, the Alden was much better with Western style food than Asian inspired food. Their fish and steak dishes were tasty. Cannot stress enough how delicious the dessert was. But my noodle dish was a bit lacking.
Made a reservation but still had to wait 15 minutes for a seat, albeit this was on a Sunday.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
the food was really bland, nothing really taste good as expected, menu was small and there is not a lot of options. the sitting is not comfortable and the restaurant has no decor and does not look nice at all.
Did the five course menu. Everything was great. For the pricing a wine pairing could have been included. Over the dishes were abstract. The wagyu was really flavorful.
What a great experience at The Alden. We sat at the kitchen bar and not only was the food outstanding, but we also had a front-row seat to the action. Watching the Executive Chef work felt like watching a conductor lead an orchestra—focused, precise, and seamless. The whole team made it memorable, and Jared went out of his way to make us feel genuinely welcomed. We’ll definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dishes were creative. Everything was delicious. Took a while between starters and mains to be served.
The food was delicious for Valentine's Day. My husband had the mussels appetizer and they were the largest I had ever seen. He had the Beef Wellington which was unbelievable. I had the scallops that were so tender they melted in your mouth. I had never had scallops so good. It was not your typical Valentine's Day fair that we have had in the past from other restaurants. Other restaurants put out food that is subpar. Every dish at the Alden was created just for you. Being Gluten Free I like that my dish was special too.
Packed in like sardines - What was meant to be a very intimate valentines dinner turned into what felt like a family meal with strangers. Table was wobbly and the service was sublime. We were not offered a chance to order a 2nd round of drinks.. I was expecting a more pleasant experience given the attached price tag.
it was a 3 course menu. my oysters were very small and lacking depth and the mussels were amazing. then the seared tuna was good and the beef wellington deconstruct was very good. The seating is very compact so don't expect any privacy with your meal
This is our favorite place for Valentine's Day and other special occasions. Wonderfully prepared and creative food!
Thanks again Chef Jarad and crew! Crunk crank last night and good luck the next two Valentine's dinners!
Restaurantji Recommends
Very disappointing experience!
Mediocre food, the entrees took forever to come out. Slow service.
Won’t recommend and won’t be back!!!
Food was excellent as always! I think the four very very small oysters for $23 was ridiculous!
Appetizers were generously portioned and the mains were easily shareable. We treated the experience as a family-style meal. Only downside is the parking situation is horrible due to so many restaurants being located here, but the food itself was delicious. We will be back during the menu change!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
I hate giving three stars, because we had such incredible high hopes for this dinner but there were quite a few disappointing encounters that occurred on my birthday date night that I’m hopeful was just reflective of an off experience but encourages room for improvement.
Our table was slightly delayed, which I understand happens but it was disheartening that from the time we arrived to getting any appetizers was an hours time when we had put in food order almost immediately from being seated. We were also surprised all apps were brought at once vs upon readiness - our oysters ended up warm, which was not as enjoyable when they’re raw and also concerning that maybe they sat. The pork belly was absolutely amazing and had great, unique flavor with complimentary textures so that, we were thrilled with.
Our main entrees came out and unfortunately like the oysters, my chicken’s temperature was a miss while my husband’s flank was perfect. The flavors were absolutely stellar; however at room temp, was disappointing that maybe it too had sat and maybe assumptive, but felt that the kitchen’s overall timing was just off on most things.
Also, the server asked if we wanted to pick out a dessert to celebrate my birthday so we were excited and chose the mint chocolate, which was also delicious but was then surprised that upon completion they brought a scoop of sorbet as a “comped” dessert. Felt a tad misleading in all truth.
With a toddler, we take our date nights maybe too seriously but it’s a cherished time to explore Atlanta’s culinary talents.
We’ve heard nothing but wonderful things about The Alden and there were many positives with great flavors, good wine but just our overall experience was a disappointment
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
An interesting and well executed menu with excellent service and attention at fair prices. And the bar is a treat as well.
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