Five Bar

I love the atmosphere and the service by the waitresses. Very attentive staff and they made my visit an absolute delight. My friend and I tried their pork chop, shrimp dish, bread pudding, coffee, and the creature comforts beer. The Shrimp and the pudding were amazing and as always the beer was top notch. However the pork chop was a little too salty which became more saltier with the Mac n cheese underneath the chop. The coffee was an absolute no! Anyway I love the vibe in here. While the food items are a little pricey. It’s worth to visit once in a while for a some good food and a great atmosphere!

Just finished brunch at five bar, and regret going there. We had our usual bloody Mary and mimosa, which usually makes any food delicious, but our food was subpar and they’ve gone up on the prices. My partner’s burger was dry, and my breakfast burrito was so dry and blah, that I asked for sour cream and salsa to try to make it better. They didn’t have sour cream but brought me a small cup of salsa & queso. It didn’t help and I didn’t eat the burrito. When the waiter asked if the extra salsa helped, and I told him no that the burrito was extremely dry and bland, he commented that he had “gotten a lot of mixed reviews about the burrito today”. But he did not offer to take it off of our bill or to bring me something different. If you know that you’ve had a lot of problems with a food item today, and you don’t offer to make it better, that says a lot about your restaurant! Additionally, I ordered a cup of decaf coffee to go with our meal and they were out. He said they only make one pot of decaf a day. He did not offer to make me more decaf until I inquired about why they only make one pot. Making coffee is the easiest thing in the universe… To not provide that for a customer when it takes three minutes to make a new pot of coffee is just bizarre. I feel regretful we just spent $76 for brunch for two to feel sick from the food and to not have enjoyed our meals. This used to be one of our favorite brunch places pre-pandemic, and it has gone down hill a lot. We are extremely disappointed. Perhaps most disappointing is the fact that our waiter knew that we were not pleased with the dry eggs in the burrito and the dry burger and he did *nothing* to try to make it better. A manager didn’t come over and talk to us, no one tried to remake our food or offered to do anything to make it better. Our waiter was in full knowledge of everything that we were experiencing and thinking, and he did nothing to try to make it right. We will not be back. I wouldn’t waste your money at this establishment. What once was our favorite brunch place is now not worth it.

I’m almost at a loss for words about how wonderful and experience our dinner was at Five. The concept is as the name describes, five dishes. Five appetizers, five mains, five desserts, along with five of the favorite offerings of types of drinks. Started with the fried green tomatoes. Perfectly fried with the best creamy goat cheese. We both chose the shrimp penne, oddly we never order the same thing, but it sounded so good and it didn’t disappoint! The shrimp and pasta were both cooked to perfection, the plate included a salad with just the right amount of dressing and a grilled lime for squeezing (AWESOME!) and the sauce? I am at a loss for words describing this! So delicious that I wanted to lick the plate! I didn’t! But I saved the garlic toast for that job! The service was wonderful including the manager coming to the table to make sure every was as we expected. Very romantic yet casual attire. Cannot wait to try all the other four specialties! Thank you Five, for a spectacular meal!

FIVE is one of my favorite restaurants in Athens and consistently impresses me with the quality of the food, prompt service, and tasteful ambiance. The menu is pretty simple- 5 options in each category: appetizers, entrees, desserts, drinks, etc. I recommend the Uptown Shrimp as an appetizer, and you the burger and panéed chicken are great entree choices. However, you can never go wrong with the dry aged ribeye, my personal favorite. I personally think this is the best steak you can get in the city of Athens and compares to high-end steakhouses in Atlanta.