Watershed

10/06/09

Awesome!!!

by csallen at Citysearch

We happened to be in the area and went as long time Indigo Girls fans. That said, I just can't say enough good about the food and service! Even the space - a funky old converted garage- is adorable! Our waiter was personable yet brief- just right. The food was exactly to our liking- nothing was lacking in any way- I never touched a salt or pepper shaker, which always bodes well of good cooking! We ordered the infamous fried chicken (crispy and piping hot) w/mashed potatoes (creamy yet lumpy- mmm!), and garlic seasoned green beans. The tomato basil soup was the best I've ever had (actually bought some to go)- and I'm a soup snob, so that's saying something. The butter bean hummus appetizer was delightful- from the spanish olives to the warm flat bread- yum yum yum! Very fair price. What a wonderful, memorable dinner! EAT HERE! :0)

• Pros: Tomato basil soup- the ***BEST***
• Cons: -

08/07/09

Lowering my rating with regret

by sazall at Citysearch

To say that I was a Watershed fan would be an understatement. I dined at Watershed the first week it was open. It was the "go to" occasion restaurant for us - for out of town guests, gift certificates for teachers and friends, as well as the place we *always* wanted to dash to when we had the rare, unexpected kid free evening. Sadly, the operative word is "was" as after our last visit I can't imagine any circumstances that would compel us to return.

The food, I must hasten to say, was as always, fabulous. We arrived at 8 pm on a weeknight, and the restaurant was about 3/4 full. The waitress had to be prompted to tell us the specials, and then, once our food was delivered did not return to the table unless summoned for the rest of the evening. Water went unfilled, we were not offered wine after our pre-dinner cocktails, and she did not bother to check in with us to see if we wanted a second glass, dessert or an after dinner drink. Seemingly, a restaurant manager's worst nightmare... the server who does not care to up-sell; yet when we complained to the manager at the end of the evening after lingering at an empty table with dirty dishes but no water, no check and no drinks, dessert etc. the manager simply made a little moue of regret and said, "Oh really? I'm sorry." We left disgusted at how much we had paid for such bad service.

The Shed at Glenwood Park is our new "go to" restaurant. The drinks are innovative, the wine list respectable, the dishes seasonal and well prepared, the menu changes almost daily - something that Watershed stopped doing some time ago - and the service is great - warm without being cloying, attentive and knowledgeable. When the kitchen (or the waiter) messes up, they make it right with the patron. Sadly, Watershed seems to be coasting these days and there are too many other great establishments in Atlanta that NEED the business these days and will treat their patrons accordingly to bother with such insultingly bad service.

• Pros: The food is still top notch
• Cons: Service appallingly bad

07/29/09

Watershed in Decatur

by DBF at Citysearch

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Watershed in Decatur‎ - sdfooo‎ - Today

It was one of the worse experiences I have ever had. It was my birthday and my 2 sons had never been to Watershed. My birthday falls on a Tuesday about once every 6-7 years. I was excited that it was on the day that they advertise their special- fried chicken which has been in many magazines. That's all you read or hear about is there fried chicken. I made reservations several days in advance and the 1st advailable was at 7:15pm. We arrived at 7:00 after having a difficult time trying to find a place to park. We waited for 30 minutes. We all knew we wanted fried chicken. When the waiter came, I told him we all wanted the special, fried chicken. He said, "We're out of fried chicken. You have to be here before 7:00 to get fried chicken." NO WHERE did they have posted that they were out of their special. They knew about how many people would be coming because almost everyone had reservations. If they run out of chicken at 7:00 every Tuesday, then why don't they make more???? They need to post in their magazines that they run out of food every week also. We were so disappointed that we got up and left. I will NEVER go there again.

• Cons: Out of food every week so don't plan to get what you want