Dailey's

The Scene – A pair of carousel-style horses anchors the sight lines down the center of this dark dining room, more cavernous than cozy. After-work types cluster noisily around tables after coming up the massive staircase from the downstairs bar. Service is brisk, attractive and attentive. – – The Food – Selections like crab cakes with remoulade and French onion soup are standard comfort-food fare. The California strudel is a very rich, very 1970s concoction of phyllo dough filled with a tasty medley of spinach, ham and artichoke hearts. Where entrees are concerned,…

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Where to Sit:: Grab a seat and a bite at the downstairs bar, where appetizers and desserts are available.
Know Before You Go:: Patrons with low tolerance for off-key warbling may want to avoid Dailey's on Sunday, which is Karaoke Night.
What to Drink:: There are martini classics like Grey Goose with vermouth, or peruse the drink menu and choose from extravagances like a chocolate vodka garnished with a chocolate-covered cherry.
The Extras:: High rollers can choose from an impressive list of Dominican cigars.
The Extras:: For live jazz and nightly entertainment, swing by Dailey's Downstairs.

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ambiance	100.0% positive	“don't have any bad memory of the food, service or ambiance.” “Happy to have gone back recently, atmosphere was very fun, great staff and overall a good time with my customers.” “comfortable atmosphere made this the perfect place to relax with friends.” “relative to the sheraton hotel where i stayed for the weekend, it was in a good location downtown; within walking distance.”
dessert	71.4300012588501% positive	“Dailey's has the best desserts placed up on a bar with a wide range of choices.” “The dessert is overpriced and horrible.” “... the manager Greg will seat us at the same table he has for over a decade and we catch up on our lives starting with a enorous Martini to warm us up and usually we order the same Dailey's favorites grilled lamb chops - swordfish and ofcourse the desser” “The drinks are overpriced, the desserts are only mediocre and the food is a downright dissapointment.” “The desserts themselves were HUGE and VERY good!” “The deserts were very good, I enjoyed them immensely, though we waited another 20 min for the desert.” “Crab cake, shrimp cocktail, and strudel appetizers were all fantastic!”
drinks	66.66999816894531% positive	“The wait wasn't bad and the bar downstairs had a nice jazzy feel.” “Dailey's downstairs bar is amazing.” “Good wine selection.” “The drinks are overpriced, the desserts are only mediocre and the food is a downright dissapointment.” “They ARE pricey, but worth almost every penny (and the "way too expensive" drinks are twice the pour one would find at other upscale establishments!)” “On top of this annoyance, the drinks were VERY overpriced, and our waitress was dressed very sloppily.” “highly recommend this bar.” “This is a great after work bar.” “Dailey's has the best desserts placed up on a bar with a wide range of choices.”
food quality	75.0% positive	“... the manager Greg will seat us at the same table he has for over a decade and we catch up on our lives starting with a enorous Martini to warm us up and usually we order the same Dailey's favorites grilled lamb chops - swordfish and ofcourse the desser” “don't have any bad memory of the food, service or ambiance.” “got the strip steak which was good (wish I'd gotten the mashed potatoes instead of the steak fries, though).” “The food was mediocre and the management was not receptive to constructive feedback.” “The drinks are overpriced, the desserts are only mediocre and the food is a downright dissapointment.” “Only critique from my dinner guests were related to luke warm plates and food.” “The redeeming factors are the good quality music and the quality of the food.” “Crab cake, shrimp cocktail, and strudel appetizers were all fantastic!”
menu variety	100.0% positive	“Dailey's has the best desserts placed up on a bar with a wide range of choices.” “Good wine selection.”
overall	100.0% positive	“I've been trying to find a nice jazz place in Atlanta and this one is not it.”
return potential	0.0% positive	“probably would not go back to Dailey's on my own and pay full price, but possibly during Downtown Atlanta Restaurant Week.”
service	45.83000183105469% positive	“Other (negative) reviewers may have recieved poor or slow service when a large convention is in town.” “Happy to have gone back recently, atmosphere was very fun, great staff and overall a good time with my customers.” “Some waitresses are very slow and have really bad attitudes.” “On top of this annoyance, the drinks were VERY overpriced, and our waitress was dressed very sloppily.” “don't have any bad memory of the food, service or ambiance.” “dailey's downstairs had great service, fabulous martinis, and jazz at its prime.” “When the downtown hotels are full, it doesn't matter where you eat, you'll be waiting for a table and you'll get slow service.” “... the manager Greg will seat us at the same table he has for over a decade and we catch up on our lives starting with a enorous Martini to warm us up and usually we order the same Dailey's favorites grilled lamb chops - swordfish and ofcourse the desser” “Also, though the service is slow at times, the bartenders know what they are doing and the cocktailers do too.” “find Dailey's is a cut above most other downtown restaurants and ther service (outside of huge convention weeks) is good.” “The service was a bit slow, although our server was very attentive otherwise.” “After 18 years or so of eating here I've witnessed the service decline, quality decline and the prices increase to the point that I cannot and would not recommend this restaurant to anyone.”
value	11.109999418258667% positive	“The dessert is overpriced and horrible.” “After 18 years or so of eating here I've witnessed the service decline, quality decline and the prices increase to the point that I cannot and would not recommend this restaurant to anyone.” “On top of this annoyance, the drinks were VERY overpriced, and our waitress was dressed very sloppily.” “No compensation was given and I walk away $150 dollars lighter with a bad taste in my mouth.” “The drinks are overpriced, the desserts are only mediocre and the food is a downright dissapointment.” “probably would not go back to Dailey's on my own and pay full price, but possibly during Downtown Atlanta Restaurant Week.” “They ARE pricey, but worth almost every penny (and the "way too expensive" drinks are twice the pour one would find at other upscale establishments!)” “must preface this review with the fact that this was a corporate outing, however, I still thought the dinner entrees were a little pricey.” “find Dailey's is a cut above most other downtown restaurants and ther service (outside of huge convention weeks) is good.”
wait time	10.0% positive	“Other (negative) reviewers may have recieved poor or slow service when a large convention is in town.” “The service was a bit slow, although our server was very attentive otherwise.” “Some waitresses are very slow and have really bad attitudes.” “When the downtown hotels are full, it doesn't matter where you eat, you'll be waiting for a table and you'll get slow service.” “Also, though the service is slow at times, the bartenders know what they are doing and the cocktailers do too.”

09/22/08

Service and Atmosphere great.

by BillMax

Visited this restaurant many years ago (1986) and completely loved it. Happy to have gone back recently, atmosphere was very fun, great staff and overall a good time with my customers. Only critique from my dinner guests were related to luke warm plates and food. Appears as if items sitting, waiting on main entree that allowed some side items to be cold and hard to touch. My food was on the edge of being just perfect. I will go back for sure given the chance. Good wine selection.

Pros: Atmosphere, Service, Wine List
Cons: food was not hot enough

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01/03/08

After 18 years, a complete dissapointment

by drewmandrews

After 18 years or so of eating here I've witnessed the service decline, quality decline and the prices increase to the point that I cannot and would not recommend this restaurant to anyone. The drinks are overpriced, the desserts are only mediocre and the food is a downright dissapointment. Service is horribly inattentive and slow. Management believes a sweet smile and a warn handshake will make problems go away, they won't. It is sad to see such a "once fine" restaurant continue to believe their reputation will pull them through, while declining in all aspects of what made them great in the first place.

Pros: Convenient
Cons: Food is mediocre. Service is slow. Way overpriced.

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12/19/07

Completely empty on a Friday night

by daku101

I've been trying to find a nice jazz place in Atlanta and this one is not it. It was almost completely empty at around 10pm while most of hte people that were in it were from the band. The redeeming factors are the good quality music and the quality of the food. I plan to go back just for dinner instead of drinks. Forgot to mention the average age of the crowd was about 40 so this is not a singles place either.

Pros: Jazz
Cons: empty

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07/09/07

Great Entrees, Service, Desserts, Drinks- As Alantans know, Avoid all Downtown Restaurants during conventions

by battlecity

Awesome, awesome, awesome. The lamb chops and the escargot are to die for. Food is very rich, so you may want to plan accordingly. Great place to go for just deserts also.

As all Alantans should know, avoid downtown dining during conventions, however I dined at Daileys during Mart last year service was still above average but a bit slow.

Pros: Love it, Love It, the restaurant sticks with only a few dishes that they do very well
Cons: Hard to find parking if your not familiar with downtown,

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01/31/07

Excellent Downtown Dining Table, Still! Fabu Dessert Altar!

by jaymaygm

Gosh, this was our first visit back to Dailey's in over twenty years. We remember when the Peasant Boys--Bob Amick(One Midtown Kitchen, Two Urban Licks), Sterve Nygren(Serenbe Farm), and the late Richard(Can't use his nick name) Dailey, opened this establishment. They were always ahead of the curve, and converted this old parking garage, into a Downtown destination restaurant. It's now under different ownership, but our return visit, was most refreshing. Of course we started in the still cool, jazz bar downstairs, and then up we went. The large dining hall is still basically the same. We both started with the legendary French Onion Soup, that helped to make them famous, and it was just as good as ever. I could not resist that crispy Roasted Duck, with Cognac Sauce. It was my favorite then, as it is now. My partner ordered the Swordfish w/Mustard Sauce. Outstanding! But best of all, they still have, what I call, the Dessert Altar. Walk-up two steps, and you can see the full array of deserts. This is suppose to be the New Year, and my diet. Oh well, maybe next month. It's nice to see people coming back, and moving into the Downtown area. To Dailey's, another twenty-five years.

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09/22/08

Service and Atmosphere great.

by BillMax

01/03/08

After 18 years, a complete dissapointment

by drewmandrews

12/19/07

Completely empty on a Friday night

by daku101

07/09/07

Great Entrees, Service, Desserts, Drinks- As Alantans know, Avoid all Downtown Restaurants during conventions

by battlecity

01/31/07

Excellent Downtown Dining Table, Still! Fabu Dessert Altar!

by jaymaygm

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