Nobu Atlanta

I was very pleased with our experience.
For me it’s one of those restaurants I’d go to for a birthday, date, first time experience, but not on a regular basis.
For my first time i expected it was going to be expensive.
I’ve heard lots of reviews of this restaurant mainly all positive so I had to see for myself.
So glad we got to try it out.
Beautiful restaurant, food was upscale and delicious.
Our server Jeffrey was very knowledgeable and made excellent suggestions.
We thoroughly enjoyed everything we ordered.
I definitely recommend if you want to experience the cuisine.
Just look at menu before you go it’s definitely not cheap but definitely worth a try.
The black truffle risotto was the star so creamy and delicious.
The drinks were just okay.
My sister had the cod i think didn’t get a photo but whatever sauce it had it was very good.
All the sauces were different and so good.
I definitely would love to go back and try some other entrees.

Owner response

I've heard many times about Nobu from my friends in LA but I never could visit it.
We were looking for fine dining restaurants for our anniversary and found that there is Nobu in Atlanta but disappointed to see less than 4 star rating.
wanted to give it a try though.
It was about 30 min wait time on week day which was ok.
The ambience was sad looking for the fine dining experience.
it was more like bar except they made the entrance/waiting area beautiful.
We tried fried okra with spicy tosazu, rock shrimp with yuzu and jalapeños , baby corn with truffle honey which were out of the world.
We also had crispy fish taco, lobster taco.
They were so soo tiny that I thought it was not worth ordering.
I tried Leechi and elderflower martini (not the best leechitini I have had), my husband had some blended whiskey which was priced more than 50$ (he dint know any difference between the regular whiskey and this) Again worth not ordering.
Overall the food definitely had some creativity.
That shrimp just stole my heart, I had to recreate it the next day (no way near to what Chef Nobu created).
*chef's kiss*

Owner response

The food at Nobu was as good as everyone hypes it up to be.
The A5 Wagyu was great, nigiri and maki and all that was top quality.
I ordered Toro Tartare with Caviar and ended up cutting my tongue on a fish scale that was dropped in it, which I wouldn't have even mentioned if the sushi chef didn't see my face and overhear my conversation with my associate.
He spoke to the executive chef who attempted to rectify the situation with some complimentary mochi, which wasn't of personal interest. We were also told we couldn't wear hats (we were dressed business casual, but my associate had a designer cap on, so he had to go fix his hair and come back in.
Then a couple sat next to us with graphic tees and beanies on, which apparently met the dress code (?). The manager was called over to address another concern about a cleaning lady going in the restroom while my associate was doing his business, because she stayed in there straightening up while he was at the urinal trying to wrap things up, which was uncomfortable.
She remained in there while he finished and washed his hands and left.
While the manager was there, he decided to take the tartare off the bill since it had the scale, which could've been an initial response, but glad it became a resolution by the end. The executive chef came over to sweet talk my associate, and had no interest in addressing me aside from a nod.
I'm assuming he thought the fish scale issue was with his dish instead of mine.
The server was reaching over us taking dishes while announcing himself, wiping things down, doing his job, just didn't have the level of attention you'd expect from a place of this caliber.
Paying the check was another ordeal, because we were put on the same ticket instead of just ringing things up on a separate tab like we asked from the beginning.
We ended up having to itemize our own receipt and tell him what amounts each of us had to pay.
The whole process was pretty clunky. Beautiful place, great quality food, expert chefs, but random sloppiness that created a less than excellent experience.
There are a lot of options in the area where I've never come across these problems, so I likely won't be bringing clients or business associates back here to dine. Can't wait to see what happens with valet.

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