Pittypat's Porch

08/19/11

Disappointing

by Kimsgotgoodtaste

Living in Atlanta I have been to Pitty Pat's as a child. My husband who is from Texas had never been so we did the tourist trap thing and went for our date night. Upon entering Pitty Pat's we noticed big oscillating fans and it was quite stuffy. The neat freak in me immediately noticed how dusty the nick knacks were and wanted a vacuum cleaner to tidy up. They open at 5 so we were the first ones there. We we're promptly seated and noticed there were fruit flies everywhere. I mean on the walls , on the nick knacks, on the table and flying around. I didn't let this deter me, it's summertime in Atlanta so fruit flies aren't uncommon. My drink was brought in a dirty glass, it has lipstick around the rim. Then my husband ordered chicken which is really hard to screw up. It was sub par. The salad bar that comes with all the meals for free had salads on it that looked like they had been there awhile, one even had a film on top of it as if it had been out for hours, when they had just opened for business. I ordered the mixed grill of sliced pork and chicken. What I got was sliced fat covered in barbecue sauce. Did I mention the fruit flies, well by this time they were hovering in our face and the people behind us were even swatting at them. The Collard Greens which are also free with your meal had not even been sorted properly and have black spot all over them! No true Southerner would ever serve those! The people behind us had to return their food twice because it was wrong and tasted terrible. There were maybe 20 people in here on a Friday night and I know 2 tables were disappointed. The owner was there as I recognized him and I asked to speak him. He never came over. The manager came over apologized and offered a free meal. We refused as people have bills to pay and families to feed. HOWEVER, we will never go back. What a waste and disgrace to Atlanta and Scarlett O'Hara.

12/09/10

The service was awesome as well as the food.

by joy5698

The service was awesome as well as the food. The cup we had for our water was made out of metal and boy did it keep it cold :). The biscuits were warm and wonderful, I wish I would've been able to take some home!! The only down side is it is a bit pricey.

12/08/10

I want their recipes!

by Ha lies

Wonderful and I want more. I would enjoy getting some recipes.

05/21/10

Worst restaurant experience of my life

by Emily K Vanderkley

My family and I went here for the first time on Mother's day 2010. My mother really loves southern food. The restaurent was running a special where mother's eat free. The food's quality didn't match it's price. My mother couldn't even finish her fried chicken, which is her favorite treat usually. We asked our server if we could use 2 free dessert coupons my father had. She said yes. She returned after she brought us the desserts (to go) and our bill and said the manager wouldn't let us use the coupons and the Mother's day promotion together. I went to speak to the manager having faith that they would honor what the server had told us. I went to the woman at the cashier and began to ask if she was the manager and she cut me off stating they couldn't use the coupons. My server saw this and redirected me to the manager. He was a very old gentleman sitting in a chair so I approached and knelt next to him and began to explain my problem. He also cut me off stating they would not honor the coupons. The coupons, by the way, had no disclaimers stating that they could not be combined with any other offers nor did they have any kind of expiration date. I restated that I thought he should honor what his server had told me and he cut me off a second time stating that he could not "give away the house". Our coupons were for 2 free $6 desserts. He began to tell me he was going to give me a choice when I thanked him for his assistance and decided to go back to my family and just leave. As I walked away he began shouting at me about how he couldn't give things away etc etc etc. I stopped listening. He was completely unprofessional and was not conducting his business with integrity. All this was topped off when they convinced my sister to initial on my father's receipt where he had given a $30 tip on top of the 20% gratuity placed on our check of 6 people. My father clearly didn't see the gratuity already taken. He had to go back in the restaurant to correct this after we had already left the building and my sister told him what happened. All in all, this was the worst restaurant experience of my life.

• Pros: the servers were nice
• Cons: almost everything else

04/14/09

High Quality!

by CSMobileUser3

The food at Pittypat's was the embodiment of great Southern food. The service, atmosphere, and food were all amazing! I cannot wait to go back!

• Pros: Example: best croissants in town
• Cons: What are the drawbacks?