The Upper Room ATL

I ordered the Salted Maple Latte. It tasted good, and the staff here are nice. However, other parts of the service leave a lot to be desired. It took 17 minutes for my drink to be served at around 3:30pm on a Friday. Also, the portion sizes here are small. Honestly, I expected faster service and a larger drink size after paying $7.80 for a latte. This brings me to another point - the service fee. The Salted Maple Latte is priced at $6.50, but there was a 20% service fee tacked onto my bill, bringing it up to $7.80. This service fee is not posted anywhere conspicuous, and it feels pretty deceptive.

@upperroomatl had the second act duties for our Foodie Friday and the mixology class with @greenwoodwhiskey did not disappoint in the least bit. The mixologist teaching the class were fun, engaging, charismatic, and helpful. We learned how to make Old Fashoned, whiskey sour, and Green Tea shot. We also learned bar etiquette, how to spot a good bar tender, and some common spirit knowledge. I would recommend this experience to anyone. #mixology #mixologyclass #fridaynights #drinkchamps #drinks #whiskey #whiskeygram #blackownedspirits #blackownedbusiness #blackownedatl #blackbusiness #whattodoinatlanta #shots #sophisticatedliving #atlantablogger #atlantaliving #poncecitymarket #greenwoodwhiskey #bartender #selfcare #foodiefinds #atl

Came here to do a mixology class. Our class was led by Toki(forgive me for misspelling your name) She was great and you could tell she knew her craft. We will definitely come back again.

Great bar in such a lively part of Ponce City Market. Friendly staff and great sandwiches. EXPRESS YO SELF martini is amazing.

I love the vibe of this space as while you wait for your order, you can shop/look around, although my order was fulfilled quickly. My drink was delicious and they have these Pattie’s which were amazing too! Highly recommend to stop by when you’re in Ponce City Market. PS it’s black owned…yaaaas!!!

Blair was an outstanding bartender. She was welcoming and so sweet. Drinks and atmosphere were on point. Will be back! 10 out of 10

Lousy service. Food is frozen and then they heat up. Ordered 2 things, 10 minutes for first order then we waited 29 minutes for mine. Definitely not a place to go with more than 1 person (or order).

Took almost 10 min for the staff to acknowledge me to order, about 10 min to receive a text saying my order ready to see it clearly wasnt, another 20 min to get the attention of the staff to ask about the status, and then finally have them tell me we didnt order anything but that they would refund me anyway..?

Great service! Great ambiance. I also really liked the fact that they were in the epicenter of a bunch of other vendors around so you can kind of explore while you get a drink! They're a black owned bar, that has around 80% of black owned top shelf liquor. I tried the upper room drink. I'd say it honestly tastes like a lemon drop with a hint of lavender and a little less sour. Would recommend! Considering everything is higher shelf the prices aren't bad at all. I've had mid shelf stuff for this same price in BHM so I'm definitely not complaining.

While shopping around, I wanted to get a drink and settle into the weekend even more. They had about 5 cocktails to pick from but the bartender said she could modify however I pleased. I resorted to the cocktail with gin which was ready in under 10 minutes. After taxes and fees the drink came out to almost $20 so although it was prepared well, the small quantity did not justify the price. The bartender was great and so was the bar being in the center of so many other vendors. Not sure if I'd go out of my way to come again.