Denise G.
Yelp
Exterior
Located downtown Marietta / at the square. Parking can be tough at the square but we arrived super late, so there were no parking issues.
Interior
TINY. I think the restaurant might have 2 parts. Unsure because we didn't venture past the bar.
Food
We ordered the chicken quesadilla & fries. I asked and was excited to discover that fries are no longer hand cut. Our friendly server was super apologetic about the hand-cut fries but I assured him that I'd discovered it's too easy to ruin them and I was thrilled to discover that they were just regular, plain ole fries. I even asked - are they battered or seasoned or anything. He said no. So imagine my disappointment when nearly an hour later when the food arrived, I was presented with a plate of battered, seasoned french fries. :-( Sent them back. The chicken quesadilla was ok - but had very little chicken so it was not filling.
I tried to order a flight of their sampler sized holiday cocktail. Server apologized & told me the flights weren't available on karaoke night. Um... ok... it's not indicated anywhere on the specialty menu DEDICATED to the holiday cocktails btw. I wound up ordering a full sized cocktail (just went with server's suggestion). It was excellent. I also had a shot of vodka because I wanted to relax QUICKLY.
Price / Value
We arrived a few minutes after 9pm and the kitchen had already closed so we were limited to a choice of chicken or beef quesadillas, brussel sprouts, French fries, Pickle chips, pimento cheese fritters or beer battered onion rings. I thought the chicken quesadilla was a little pricey when considering the rather sparse amount of chicken.
Customer Service
When I called earlier to inquire about karaoke for my buddy, the owner answered the phone. (I only found out he was the owner when I called back to ask another question - lol.) He was friendly, upbeat and energetic. I asked if they got a pretty big crowd and if the crowd was pretty diverse. He answered affirmative to both and had me really excited to check them out. He also told me that they also own South Cobb Diner. He said South Cobb Diner has karaoke on Thursdays and WR Social House has it on Fridays. Unfortunately, SCD cancelled their karaoke Thursday because the DJ was sick.
The staff was warm & friendly - made us feel welcome.
Other
When we entered the establishment, we were a bit surprised at how small the place was, but that didn't dampen our enthusiasm. It was crowded and my buddy LOVES to perform so I was excited to see him have a chance to strut his stuff. The 'host' indicated a choice of two different spots & as I made my way to my seat, there was a young white chick with long hair blocking my way. She had her back to me, but the young black girl she was loudly talking to - was facing me. I said excuse me 3 separate times & she didn't seem to hear me. And her friend, who was making eye contact with me, did not seem inclined to tell her friend that someone was trying to get by. I finally had to tap her shoulder & she turned and scowled at me like she couldn't believe someone had the nerve to touch her. Then this idiot flipped her hair on me as I squeezed past her. And we are both 'big girls' so this was no easy feat.
The entire night, we were subjected to this loud, obnoxious girl's @ss in my face as she danced the night away.
Later, another patron fell off of her chair. No one laughed or made a big deal about it. Her group immediately helped her up and it was back to business as usual. Or so I thought. Well here comes a tall thin chick in a green sweater. She approaches the guy sitting at the table in front of us. She asks him if he recorded her friend falling off the chair and demands he erase the footage. He quietly & respectfully tells her that he wasn't recording. His girlfriend comes back from the restroom looking puzzled that a strange woman is talking to her bf. Green sweater explains to his gf that she wants to see his phone to make sure he's not lying about having filmed her friend falling off the chair. For some reason, dude acquiesces - and shows her the phone. She thanks him and stomps off.
I could not believe the entitled, obnoxious behavior of green sweater. It made me wonder exactly how this would have played out if she'd come over to me demanding to see my phone (I'd had my phone out recording my buddy but put my phone away a few seconds earlier.) The night was winding down but this, coupled with the Flashdancer still whipping her hair around & dancing her butt off in front of me - made me tell me buddy it's time to wrap this up.
Overall
Oh - and I should mention - this is not 'regular karaoke.' This is crowd-sing-along-karaoke. Lmbo. There are multiple televisions with lyrics and if the crowd knows the song, they are scream-singing along with the performer, basicially drowning him / her out. Lol.
I'm glad my buddy got a chance to sing but I definitely felt like we were a little too old for this group.