Taste of Atlanta

The tickets were a bit expensive but you can definitely make it worth the money by going around to get all the free stuff and attending the cooking classes and shows. We got to watch Jonathan Waxman cook right in front of us and eat the delicious food he cooked, which was absolutely amazing. If you only go around to the booths where you spend your food tickets that come with admission, it’s not worth your time or money.

A lot of really good food but I wasn't crazy about the layout of everything and parking was a nightmare.

We had fun. It was not hard to get there, parking was available and the food offerings were pretty diverse. We found a few new prospects for future dining. It was a great way to spend time outdoors, enjoy the park that is a storm water detention area (not obvious at all) and get fed some very nice bites. We may come back next year as well.

Bought tickets in advance and of course it rained!!!!!! It didnt rain just a little but a lot ....over the entire course of the day! The ticket clearly says rain or shine but evidently that only applies to the patrons and not the Vendors! So many of the vendors were not there....why due to the inclement weather coming off of a tropical storm. My biggest concern......the shuttle from the parking deck is NOT WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE! Guess what all wheelchair users you get the fun of pushing the entire way to the event from the parking deck.....why...... because their is no lift on the school bus that is used to shuttle walking people to the event!!!!!!!!!!!! We are talking about Atlanta.....not a little town with one street and one stop sign. Positive The pricing was reasonable for the sample size....the presentation was good. The food was even better! The staff was friendly and welcoming. 1. Next year.....we will purchase tickets day of or day before once clear skies are reported. 2. In the process of contacting the event planner to discuss options for wheelchair users. Glass we gave it a try as a family.....and we will try agian!

Nice, fun event. Good food samples. Surprised to see franchises represented. Great Belgium bier selection but no local bier to be found. Attended on Friday (2018). Arrived before the start and was directed by the event staff to stand in a queue though we already had bands for entry; when we finally made it to the front of the queue, I was told I was in the wrong queue. One of the food tents was extremely packed with people, difficult to navigate through the crowd and know if you were in the right queue for a tasting or even if you were in a queue. Outside the tents, the live music was good. The available seating was nice. Hopefully there will be better preparation/assistance at the entrance, crowd control/queuing with in the tents and local bier added at future events.

First of all, I don't fault the festival for the poor weather conditions on Saturday. That's nature. However, the festival failed in ways that they COULD control. We purchased VIP tickets for the concert on Saturday night. $75 each and we bought 4. Gates opened at 7 pm, concert and activities were supposed to go to 11 pm. (We assumed that music would start between 7:30-8:00. No concert starts when the gates open.) We got there about 8:15 to wait out the worst of the rain. The rain actually ceased about 8:30. The grassy area had good draining and there was no mud to be seen. Was still a nice area and the concert stage was covered. The VIP area had a large tent and heaters. Well, the free beer and wine was a joke. There were only 2 choices of beer. The wine was more plentiful with the choices, however, but I didn't see any red wine options. It's also a good thing that we ate before we went. Out of the 5 food trucks listed on the website as attending, only 2 were actually there. The concert had good sound and Yacht Rock delivers, for the most part. However, the concert ended abruptly at 9:30 pm, with no announcement as to why. Last call on alcohol was about 5 minutes after the concert ended. When we asked why everything was ending so soon, we were informed that the band wanted to stop playing because the weather was bad (it had stopped raining an hour earlier and they were under cover anyway) and because the crowd was small. Uh, what??? That small crowd, who was still probably 100 people, paid the same amount for their tickets as if it had been 1000 people strong. The crowd sang along, danced on the lawn, dressed up, generally played to the band. The "Halloween sing along" portion of the concert never happened. Those people that dressed up did so for nothing as there was no costume contest. I find it very odd that the talent can dictate such things. I'm assuming that the band got paid their full contractual amount, unless it was somehow based on ticket sales. We drove over an hour for an event that was a huge disappointment. I'm not sure where the fault lies--poor ticket sales, bad planning, ineffective management, unreliable vendors, or an irritated band. But there was plenty of fault to go around. And no refunds, apologies or explanations to be had.

I worked this festival. It seemed pretty good. They need to work on the wristbands and the ticketing overall. It was pretty. The location seems alright but they may need to look into a different venue. I will be attempting to attend this years Taste of Atlanta. I love the fact that they have vegan options.

This is the third year my family and I have attended Taste of Atlanta. We especially love the Friday Kickoff, but not this time. The venue started at 7:30 pm and by 8:15 at least three vendors were out of food. I was shocked! We pay more for the kickoff party because it is usually the best experience but to run out of food that early is unacceptable. Ummm, refund please...