Golden Eagle - Atlanta

Excellent drinks, food and service. Our server helped us get all our cocktails and dishes and did an excellent job! Atmosphere was neat and it was an incredible... read more Excellent drinks, food and service. Our server helped us get all our cocktails and dishes and did an excellent job! Atmosphere was neat and it was an incredible experience in the whole area.

Groovy Baby... very cool retro vibe. Love the atmosphere and vibe. The service was very good, but the food was a little hit or miss. We went for my Birthday and... read more Groovy Baby... very cool retro vibe. Love the atmosphere and vibe. The service was very good, but the food was a little hit or miss. We went for my Birthday and the overall experience was good. I started with the Broiled Oysters (Luke warm with heavy breading no lump crab or jalapeño butter... as advertised). I then had the Tavern Steak Au Poivre Onion Rings. The onion rings were awesome, but my steak was Luke warm and tough. My wife had the Duck Confit cipollini onions... very good. I am a big fan of Muchacho, but the Eagle could use some fine tuning.

I liked this place, but note that the bar for excellent food in Atlanta is elevated. Service: very attentive and our server was friendly. We like to put in our... read more I liked this place, but note that the bar for excellent food in Atlanta is elevated. Service: very attentive and our server was friendly. We like to put in our entire order as early as possible but usually trust the server to time the order according to the typical prep time. Our appetizers came out super quickly, along with our drinks, which is all well and good. And then less than ten minutes later, entrees came out. I almost always prefer faster food delivery than slower, but this was a little too fast the check was paid by 835 and we were seated at 745. Honestly, it's okay, but just a slightly bizarre experience. Space: fantastic. We used to love H Harper Station from years gone, but Golden Eagle/Muchacho has done much more with the outdoor space. In COVID times, we really appreciated big patio heating torches outside of our gazebo. It was probably the main reason we chose to come here and didn't disappoint. There was one temperamental tabletop heater but we barely noticed. Great, relaxed but thoughtful decor and pulled off an awesome vibe with the space. Food: Fried quail very good flavors, very crispy. In general, things that were prepared crispy were very crisp, and in general, flavors across the board were solid to excellent. Olive toast really good, somewhat straightforward. The olives themselves weren't particularly special, and the cheese was sparingly put on, but the bread was awesome and the whole thing came together just fine. Bone marrow the star of the appetizers. Great umami, well roasted (not like 900° steakhouse broiled but definitely not undercooked, very good) but the best part was this incredible bright flavor, nice acidity, balanced the whole thing. Again, bread was superb, toasty sourdough that managed to stay soft while still having a crispy texture. This was a must have. Tagliatelle this was probably the disappointment. It's not exactly a fancy Italian place so we might be a little spoiled with our expectations, but tbh, this tasted barely a notch better than what many would prepare at home. Good, tasty, but not special, not differentiated in flavor, and the pasta, while not overcooked, didn't have good bite to it and was definitely not al dente. Overall, nothing wrong with this dish but not anything extraordinarily great about it either. Burger fantastic but you should know what to expect. Short rib chuck really high levels of umami, more fatty than greasy but still just extremely rich. With the caramelized onions and no produce to balance it, this is a really heavy burger. I was happy with it as my taste trends towards more rich food, but by the end I definitely felt stuffed. Also, again with the theme of crispy stuff being properly crispy the fries were perfectly executed and somehow stayed both crispy and warm. Cocktails I had a spiked cider, exactly what I wanted in this chilly weather, and also not mind blowingly complex. My wife got a mocktail, sort of a lemon spritz type drink with a sprig of rosemary and lemon peel for aroma. Pretty decent, again not super duper special and wouldn't fool anyone for a cocktail by taste, but in a nice glass and a nice and light drink. Damage really not too expensive, and gratuity is included. With tax and gratuity, three starters and two mains and two drinks, came out to about $110. Golden Eagle nails the supper club vibe. Something about the feel of this place makes it more a special ambience and space. With solid food and good service, it's worth a visit. I would peg the food quality somewhere around the old pre pizza joint Lloyd's trying to hit a theme and ambience but with a notch of food quality above. I would peg it a solid notch and a half below the top tier of restaurants (Gunshow, Staplehouse), and maybe a half notch below the likes of One Eared Stag and Full Commission. If I went back, I would order the meat side entrees current menu has a brined brick chicken and a bison meatloaf, and I bet they would have been a little more special.

Have seen all of the articles on the decor, so honestly wasn’t expecting much. But, to my delight, the service food was AWESOME!! Will def add this to the regul... read more Have seen all of the articles on the decor, so honestly wasn’t expecting much. But, to my delight, the service food was AWESOME!! Will def add this to the regular rotation. Don’t miss the shaved fried okra...similar actually better than Chai Pani.

Great space. Great architecture. Music was perfect....really cool genre, perfect volume. They do a great job managing the space with covered waitstaff areas. On... read more Great space. Great architecture. Music was perfect....really cool genre, perfect volume. They do a great job managing the space with covered waitstaff areas. One of the best true cocktail lounges in Atlanta in years. Michael Lennox is obviously focused on curating a great experience.