Veni Vidi Vici

(404) 875-8424

41 Fourteenth Street
Atlanta, GA 30309 33.7867 -84.3886

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Neighborhoods: Midtown, Northeast, Northeast

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Price:

$$$

Last updated 10.15.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Date Spot, Group Dining

Cuisine:

Italian

Smoking Permitted:

Yes

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What People Are Saying About Veni Vidi Vici

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In Short – The spacious, cream-colored main room of this Italian veteran of the Midtown dining scene is anchored by an open kitchen, where a suckling pig usually spins on the rotisserie. Though the restaurant is popular with power-lunchers, crowds are thin many nights of the week. Arrive early for your reservation and sip a glass of champagne at the understated bar. Servers are polished in that Buckhead Life Group standard. For the menu, Antipasta and salads are a hit-and-miss affair. Arugula salad and artichokes with mint pesto are wise choices. Save most of your appetite for the…

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The Extras:
A private room by the kitchen is often hosts special wine dinners featuring Italian winemakers and their select vintages. Contact the restaurant for details.
When to Go:
On Sunday nights, a jazz trio sets up shop in the bar to entertain the well-heeled regulars who know to stop by for a well-made drink and a song or two.
The Extras:
A private room by the kitchen is available to host special wine dinners featuring Italian winemakers and their select vintages. Contact the restaurant for details.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “The atmosphere is very fun, relaxing.”
  2. “It's in a great location, park right under the building and they will validate your parking ticket, so you don't have to worry about that.”
  3. “The food, service, ambiance and wine are excellent!”
  4. “Great Italian, romantic atmosphere, prompt and friendly service”
  5. “My date and I agreed that our meals were excellent and the ambiance was outstanding.”
  6. “The atmosphere was wonderful.”
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. “He told me the best dessert didn't come from the kitchen, but from the bar.”
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. “Outstanding food wine service.”
  2. “The wine list superb, Service exceptional our waiter Thomas was knowledgeable and courteous,made excelent suggestions and made sure we did not want for any thing throut our meal.”
  3. “The wine was an exceptional barbera cabernet blend recomended by our waiter thomas who was verry knowledgeable helpful and friendly.”
  4. “He told me the best dessert didn't come from the kitchen, but from the bar.”
  5. “Our bartender Matthew was very hospitable, knowledgeable and made a perfect wine recommendation.”
  6. “The food is very good food and the wine list is fantistic.”
  7. “The food, service, ambiance and wine are excellent!”
food quality
82.34999656677246% positive
  1. “Although on my visit the dining room was slightly warm the food and service more than made up for this, and the complementary sherbert the chef sent was a very nice gesture.”
  2. “used to love VVV, but the quality of food has been declining over the years.”
  3. “The pasta was cooked to the right tenderness and the sauce with the mushrooms was full of flavor.”
  4. “The wine list superb, Service exceptional our waiter Thomas was knowledgeable and courteous,made excelent suggestions and made sure we did not want for any thing throut our meal.”
  5. “The food, service, ambiance and wine are excellent!”
  6. “guess it's true that some folks don't care what the food tastes like as long as there's a lot of it”
  7. “For the main course, the swordfish was cooked perfectly and was prepared in an incredibly flavorful sauce.”
  8. “thought nothing could top the incredible calamari and roated balsamic chicken I had sunday night, and the Cappucinno Martini did.”
  9. “The food is very good food and the wine list is fantistic.”
  10. “The food is exquisite and simply delicious; and the Ossobucco with the saffron risotto and gremolata was simply out of this world.”
  11. “the papradalle,a duck mushroom,tomato,and pasta ribbons excellent.”
  12. “The toretelli I ordered was great, and my mom loved the campanelle, even the pork cheeks made her hesitant.”
  13. “This place is a must try for authentic italian food.”
  14. “The food was great.”
  15. “My fiance had the shrimp which was also incredibly flavorful.”
  16. “Outstanding food wine service.”
  17. “must add also tasteless with fresh ground pepper and grated parmesan cheese.”
menu variety
50.0% positive
  1. “definately grilled him on the menu and his know his stuff for sure, my only complaint was that he made everyting sound so wonderful it was had to decide.”
  2. “While she not a big fan of Italian and is a bit of a picky eater, we both found several things on the menu that we thought we'd like.”
service
97.77999877929688% positive
  1. “The service was great; we never had to ask for a thing.”
  2. “Our bartender Matthew was very hospitable, knowledgeable and made a perfect wine recommendation.”
  3. “The hostess promptly seated us at 9:00 PM and although our server Steven was busy at the time, he quickly acknowledged our presence, returned shortly thereafter and provided impeccable and enjoyable service throughout the evening.”
  4. “The wine was an exceptional barbera cabernet blend recomended by our waiter thomas who was verry knowledgeable helpful and friendly.”
  5. “In fact, because they weren't busy at the time, we were able to enjoy conversation with our server throughout the night.”
  6. “Outstanding food wine service.”
  7. “Nino, our waiter, made the dinner a wonderful experience.”
  8. “Although on my visit the dining room was slightly warm the food and service more than made up for this, and the complementary sherbert the chef sent was a very nice gesture.”
  9. “Excellent service.”
  10. “The service was excellent, we had our first course in about 10 minutes, and the waiter apologized for keeping us waiting.”
  11. “The wine list superb, Service exceptional our waiter Thomas was knowledgeable and courteous,made excelent suggestions and made sure we did not want for any thing throut our meal.”
  12. “The entire staff was friendly and knowledgeable.”
  13. “The food, service, ambiance and wine are excellent!”
  14. “Great Italian, romantic atmosphere, prompt and friendly service”
  15. “It wasn't spectacular, but the server was attentive and fairly knowledgeable.”
value
100.0% positive
  1. “The is price affordable and the servings are more than enough.”
wait time
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. “guess it's true that some folks don't care what the food tastes like as long as there's a lot of it”
  2. “Overall, from the minute we walked in to the minute we walked out, we had a very enjoyable experience!”
  3. “The service was excellent, we had our first course in about 10 minutes, and the waiter apologized for keeping us waiting.”
4 Star Rating: Recommended

09/24/11

Worth a try

by mips

Hadn't been to VVV in many years, but received a gift certificate and thought I would try it again. Delicious food, loved the octopus appetizer. Gracious staff and delicious wine. Overall, a really pleasant evening!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/05/11

Amazing Food, Chef, Staff and Service!

by robinp44

We received a gift card for our 10th anniversary for the Buckhead Life Group and chose VVV, could not have picked a better place! We had been trying to find a place that served Lobster Thermidor for years as it was a long running joke with my husband that he wanted it for dinner. When I called to make the reservations I asked if they had it or could make it a manager called me back and said they could! Chef Jamie Adams prepared an amazing entree for my husband and personally delivered it to the table! We had let him order off the menu and surprised him which was the managers idea! My ravioli was delicious and their ceasar salad is the BEST we have ever had! They also surprised us with a Tiramisu dessert which I am normally not a fan of, however this one was so light and decadent! We had an unforgettable experience and will be back! Hopefully sooner than our 20 year anniversary!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/15/10

Best in the Ciry

by sallynatlanta

I have been a long time patron of all of the BLRG restaurant since I move to atlanta 14 years ago, but I can say that I believe that Veni Vidi Vici is now my hands down favorite.

I recently had my anniversary dinner there and had an amazing time. My server was Earl and he was professional and attentive throughout my dining experience. I definately grilled him on the menu and his know his stuff for sure, my only complaint was that he made everyting sound so wonderful it was had to decide. I ended up having the gnocchi which were incredible I just wish i had a larger appetite so I could have tried more things.

Although on my visit the dining room was slightly warm the food and service more than made up for this, and the complementary sherbert the chef sent was a very nice gesture. I can only say while this was my first first to the restaurant in a few years I will definately be back.

When you go definately ask for Earl, the best server ever!

  • Pros: Great food Excellent Service (Alex and Earl)
  • Cons: Slighly warm in dining room
1 Star Rating: Poor

07/01/09

MUST READ BEFORE GOING

by Anonymous100

If you get Earl, ask for another waiter. The bus boys were more attentive. They poured our wine when our glasses was empty as Earl walked by without a care in the world. We had to ask another waiter a suggestion who gladly explained the roasted suckling pig and the lamb which is roasted for many hours and vacuum packed for freshness. Earl explained it as duck and lamb. We ended up with a very inexpensive meal because with his unfriendliness we decided not to get what we always get, a martini, a bottle of red wine, 2 appetizers, salad, entree, dessert, after dinner drink and a bottle port wine to share. We ended up only getting a martini, a bottle of wine, 1 appetizer, 2 entrees and that's it. We just wanted to get the bill and go. As we were leaving a Manager did ask how was the meal? I started to say great and leave but thought, no, he deserves to know. I explained what happened with Earl, he apologized for Earl while Earl was staring us down in the corner. I gave him my business card and was surprised that a week and a half later, not even a single email as to say, Please try us again or I'm sorry for what happened, come again and we will get you a different server.

What shocked me most, is if he would have looked at my business card, he would have realized I am the Manager of a hotel in Buckhead who refers BLG restaurants exclusively. I guess it ended up in the trash as did our memories of Veni Vidi Vici!!!

  • Pros: Matthew(Bartender/Wine Sommeiler)
  • Cons: Earl - The worst waiter ever!!!
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/22/09

Great Italian, romantic atmosphere, prompt and friendly service

by julesdiane

We ordered off the reasonably priced tasting menu. My fiance got the ravioli and I got the mushroom pasta to start. Both were incredibly tasty! The pasta was cooked to the right tenderness and the sauce with the mushrooms was full of flavor. For the main course, the swordfish was cooked perfectly and was prepared in an incredibly flavorful sauce. My fiance had the shrimp which was also incredibly flavorful. In addition, we arrived late, and ended up being the last people in the restaurant. Never once, did they make us feel rushed. We felt very welcomed, and the service was top notch. I look forward to the next time we go!

  • Pros: the food! and service
  • Cons: none

The Details on Veni Vidi Vici

Place Categories:

  • excellent service
  • simply delicious italian food
  • helpful waiter thomas
  • very enjoyable experience
  • incredible calamari
  • romantic atmosphere
  • fairly knowledgeable server
  • outstanding ambiance
  • knowledgeable entire staff
  • enjoy fine italian dining
  • tasteless crazy lasagna
  • outstanding food wine
  • incredibly flavorful sauce
  • best veal
  • great job veni
  • perfect spot
  • excellent suckling pig
  • very nice gesture
  • great toretelli
  • best cocktail
  • excellent papradalle
  • fresh grated parmesan cheese
  • best dining experiences
  • excellent pasta ribbons
  • enjoy conversation
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