Meena C.
Yelp
This was a very disappointing meal. The worst (and last) meal of our little weekend getaway.
We consulted Yelp and Atlas kept coming to the top. We didn't want a touristy spot... we wanted a place that locals enjoy on a casual Sunday night. And Atlas looked like the place. It was a cold Sunday night, so parking in the lot wasn't bad, but had it been nice weather, we would have had to park across the street.
We walked in and were asked if we wanted to sit at the full service bar or in their main dining room. We opted for the dining room.
Our waitress came over, took our drinks, and then told us about the specials. We had seen "Blackened Oysters" on the menu, and that was what my husband really wanted to try. So we ordered those for our appetizer. When they came out (and we tried them), we realized there was nothing blackened about them.... they were simply grilled, and had no flavor at all.
We were barely done with the oysters before our meals had arrived. My husband ordered their appetizer special of the night (bacon wrapped scallops), and I ordered the grilled shrimp with a side of grits and mac and cheese to share.
My husband's scallops came out, and they were sitting on a pita chip with some sauce that had a strong mustard flavor. This was NOT told to us when we ordered, and had we known that, my husband would have asked for it to be removed. He ended up wiping the sauce off the scallop (as best he could), and had 5 scallops as his meal. Very disappointing.
My shrimp were cooked and seasoned well, but their "famous" grits were nothing to be thrilled about. They lacked flavor, and were quite clumpy and hard. The mac and cheese was almost too cheesy.. and tasted like the kind out of the box.
To make matters worse, we noticed that the manager made it a point to stop at every other table to ask customers how their food was/service/etc. He never once came over to talk to us. We would have shared our opinions with him, but we felt ignored, especially since he did that with everyone else.
Will we return? No. Would we recommend to others? No. I'd prefer to go to the touristy spots and get better food AND service for the same price.