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1000 Virginia Ave
Atlanta, GA 30306 33.7825 -84.3541

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Neighborhoods: Virginia Highland, Northeast, Northeast

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Price:

$$

Last updated 10.15.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Discover, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Outdoor Dining, Online Reservations, Group Dining, Bar Scene

General Info:

Open 7 Days

Cuisine:

Tapas / Small Plates, Southwestern

Smoking Permitted:

At the bar

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What People Are Saying About Noche

Featured Review

ryansims

Contributor

Planted at the intersection of Virginia Ave. and N. Highland Ave., Noche is a richly colorful, upbeat tapas bar. A gussied up singles crowd can be found flirting, margarita-in-hand at the thin bar area up front, or sharing some small plates of Latin-infused, Americanized tapas in the dining room further back. It's a place to see and be seen, so get dolled up and be prepared to shuffle around elbow-to-elbow while waiting on your table- which seems to be the point, doesn't it?

Editor's Tips

Where to Sit:
The breezy terrace in the back is in high demand. Call early and make reservations. If you're not opposed to eating indoors, you can typically snag a table on weekday nights without a reservation.
What to Drink:
Margaritas, with their Key lime base, are sweet. For a stronger, less-syrupy version, try the Silver or Cabo Wabo variations.
Save Money:
On Monday nights, enjoy all-you-can-eat tapas for $10. On Sundays, kick back with Dos Equis for a buck.
ambiance
91.66999816894531% positive
  1. Good atmosphere- always have a fun time here!
  2. The ambiance is very cool Virginia-Highlands style with hardwood floors and an artsy vibe.
  3. We spent about 4 hours at the new Vinings location, has a fireplace in center and great outside seating.
  4. Definitely recommended for good food, drinks and fun with friends.
  5. Noche is a great place to grab a bite, enjoy some ambiance and build a solid foundation on which to float an ocean of liquor at surrounding VH bars and taverns.
  6. Wonderful atmosphere, great looking crowd, good drinks, and delicious food.
  7. don't go here very often because I just find the atmosphere annoying--drunk 20somethings imbibing cheap alcohol and trying to relive colle.
  8. Great location and food selections
  9. It's a nice place to go and have some fun w/ friends or co-workers.
  10. Great atmosphere, drinks, and food!
  11. Its always been my favorite place on the weekends for the drinks and fun.
  12. The service was fast and the dining room was comfortable.
dessert
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. The desserts (Chocolate tres leches I believe it's called) was awesome.
  2. The desserts are absolutely horrible-- don't even bother.
  3. The pulled pork was unexpectedly good with a corn cake and crispy onions on top.
drinks
88.24000358581543% positive
  1. Great atmosphere, drinks, and food!
  2. Delicious selection of tapas and a great wine/drink menu.
  3. Definitely recommended for good food, drinks and fun with friends.
  4. Wonderful atmosphere, great looking crowd, good drinks, and delicious food.
  5. Love this place - great place to grab a drink on a Friday night - can get crowded tho - so beware if you go after 9!
  6. Be it from alcohol or stupidity, you will not receive good service at the bar.
  7. Its always been my favorite place on the weekends for the drinks and fun.
  8. Next time I am in the mood for drinks and tapas I will go to Eclipse de Luna where the food has flavor and the staff isn't rude.
  9. He was there at every turn to pour wine for us and make excellent suggestions.
  10. The bar is cool too.
  11. great margaritas and bar
  12. The bar service is great, quick and personable with great drinks
  13. There are other restaurants in the area to enjoy small plates and discounted drinks without the mad dash Noche seems to draw.
  14. Weeknight drink specials make this a perfect place to spend a few hours Monday evening recovering from the beginning of the week, but don't forget to stop in during weekend barhopping.
  15. The wait was pretty long - about an hour - on a Friday night, but the bar is nice to sit at, and it doesn't take long to order food while you're waiting.
  16. The value was great considering the $1 beer and the service was attentive & friendly.
  17. We were seated immediately in the table of our choosing and although drink service was a tad slow, once our orders were in, a cornucopia of bite-sized delights ranging from spicy seafood morsels to BBQ(delicious pulled pork) to grilled meats with exotic d
food quality
91.66999816894531% positive
  1. The $8.00 marinated skirt steak tapas plate is affordable, plentiful, and to die for.
  2. The food is yummy and tasty and I'll be coming back week after week.
  3. Everytime we've been to Noche we've experienced nothing but wonderful service and memorable food.
  4. What's surprising is that this course was actually more authentic than the first course which was weak-old iceberg with a dash of some gelatinous foul dressing.
  5. The staff was great - offering suggestions at my request and keeping the table full of great food.
  6. Foodwise, so far my favorites are the pork tacos and the skirt steak salad, but everything has been mouth-wateringly delicious.
  7. I'd really recommend the fried calamari, fried chicken, and the margaritas.
  8. It had rice on it as well and a nice smokey flavor.
  9. The margaritas and mojitos are delicious here, and they have a fair variety.
  10. $10 monday meal is far and away the worst meal I've ever approached.
  11. The small plates were cool since it allowed us to sample many different dishes.
  12. Great location and food selections
  13. Great food!
  14. The quesadilla's are huge- and although are served as appetizers- would definitely be considered a meal in my book.
  15. As far as I remember the food was excellent.
  16. We played it safe, since it was lunch, and ordered the queso fundido with chips, the chicken empanada, the crispy fish taco, and their version of shrimp and grits (which isn't on the menu anymore).
  17. And, it is too bad, because the food is good @ Noche too.
  18. The food was so awesome my girlfriend and I made a return trip and was so pleased at a obvious desire to duplicate each experience.
  19. The calamari comes with a flavorful garlic aioli sauce, the pulled pork is just like south ga bbq with a twist, the cheese plate is great for picky eaters (3 cheeses, apples, breadsticks, and dates), and the queso fundido is better than your average white
  20. You will love this place if you enjoy spanish food and a fairly noisy environment doesn't bother you.
  21. The food is not remarkable, but people must realize for $3-$5 a tapa this place is excellent!
  22. dishes was removed - was disappointed, however everything on the menu is delicious!
  23. Wonderful atmosphere, great looking crowd, good drinks, and delicious food.
  24. The food bland and unimpressionable and I would not recommend it as a noteworthy southwestern restaurant.
  25. Next time I am in the mood for drinks and tapas I will go to Eclipse de Luna where the food has flavor and the staff isn't rude.
  26. Great food
  27. Recently went to Noche and loved the food and service!
  28. The food was great and with a few brews, we were out of there with full tummies, great conversationas, and a check that was less than $40.
  29. amazing cheap food: make reservations
  30. had lunch @ Noche w/ some friends on Sunday, when they have $1 Dos Equis, and the food was great.
  31. We were seated immediately in the table of our choosing and although drink service was a tad slow, once our orders were in, a cornucopia of bite-sized delights ranging from spicy seafood morsels to BBQ(delicious pulled pork) to grilled meats with exotic d
  32. The pulled pork was unexpectedly good with a corn cake and crispy onions on top.
  33. Thank you for great food
  34. The food was very tasty and something I would love to go back and eat.
  35. The food and service are always great.
  36. have to rave about the great meal I had at this bright and ecclectic VH eatery.
  37. The wait was pretty long - about an hour - on a Friday night, but the bar is nice to sit at, and it doesn't take long to order food while you're waiting.
  38. good food at a great price
  39. The tomatillo green sauce is good, the red is just average, and very good tri-color chips.
  40. Great atmosphere, drinks, and food!
  41. Definitely recommended for good food, drinks and fun with friends.
  42. The food was great for the price you were paying.
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. We played it safe, since it was lunch, and ordered the queso fundido with chips, the chicken empanada, the crispy fish taco, and their version of shrimp and grits (which isn't on the menu anymore).
  2. The margaritas and mojitos are delicious here, and they have a fair variety.
  3. Great location and food selections
  4. Delicious selection of tapas and a great wine/drink menu.
  5. Everything on the menu is great.
  6. dishes was removed - was disappointed, however everything on the menu is delicious!
overall
100.0% positive
  1. Noche is a great place to grab a bite, enjoy some ambiance and build a solid foundation on which to float an ocean of liquor at surrounding VH bars and taverns.
  2. Overall, it was a great place and I would definitely go back.
  3. Service is great in the restaurant though the bartenders are a bunch of idiots.
  4. my favorite restaurant in town.
  5. Love this place - great place to grab a drink on a Friday night - can get crowded tho - so beware if you go after 9!
  6. Overall, this is a great tapas place to sample if you are in the area.
  7. It's a nice place to go and have some fun w/ friends or co-workers.
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. The food was very tasty and something I would love to go back and eat.
  2. Overall, it was a great place and I would definitely go back.
  3. The food was so awesome my girlfriend and I made a return trip and was so pleased at a obvious desire to duplicate each experience.
service
62.5% positive
  1. Be it from alcohol or stupidity, you will not receive good service at the bar.
  2. Our waiter Michael was simply amazing.
  3. Our service was really nice as well.
  4. The small plates are great if you are looking for a light dinner and the service is impeccable.
  5. The staff was great - offering suggestions at my request and keeping the table full of great food.
  6. Bartenders are more friendly than the girl next door, getting all sorts of information out of you as they pour perfect margaritas and hangover-curing Bloody Marys.
  7. The value was great considering the $1 beer and the service was attentive & friendly.
  8. There WAS a really rude hostess before who gave us an attitude all the time, but the new one (younger girl) always treats us well.
  9. The bartender was friendly, too.
  10. Service is great in the restaurant though the bartenders are a bunch of idiots.
  11. We were seated immediately in the table of our choosing and although drink service was a tad slow, once our orders were in, a cornucopia of bite-sized delights ranging from spicy seafood morsels to BBQ(delicious pulled pork) to grilled meats with exotic d
  12. The service at the table was bad too.
  13. see someone mentioned "rude waitresses
  14. Recently went to Noche and loved the food and service!
  15. The service was fast and the dining room was comfortable.
  16. The food and service are always great.
  17. Next time I am in the mood for drinks and tapas I will go to Eclipse de Luna where the food has flavor and the staff isn't rude.
  18. Everytime we've been to Noche we've experienced nothing but wonderful service and memorable food.
  19. bad hostess
  20. The bar service is great, quick and personable with great drinks
  21. I've read lots of reviews, and noticed that the ongoing theme is an xtremely rude hostess.
  22. was reading the reviews and saw the reviews about the rude hostess.
  23. I am in the service industry and YOU guys(NOCHE) should not pay attention to so many spoiled pretentious jerks who never have anything good to say.
  24. The food is not remarkable, but people must realize for $3-$5 a tapa this place is excellent!
value
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. Bar at Noche is good for inexpensive margaritas but way too crowded to enjoy.
  2. good food at a great price
  3. The value was great considering the $1 beer and the service was attentive & friendly.
  4. don't go here very often because I just find the atmosphere annoying--drunk 20somethings imbibing cheap alcohol and trying to relive colle.
  5. The $8.00 marinated skirt steak tapas plate is affordable, plentiful, and to die for.
  6. amazing cheap food: make reservations
  7. The "texas style" is wonderful and can be served with great, inexpensive appetizers if you request.
  8. The quesadilla's are huge- and although are served as appetizers- would definitely be considered a meal in my book.
  9. The food was great for the price you were paying.
wait time
62.5% positive
  1. Food is mediocre but quick.
  2. The wait was pretty long - about an hour - on a Friday night, but the bar is nice to sit at, and it doesn't take long to order food while you're waiting.
  3. The bar service is great, quick and personable with great drinks
  4. We were seated immediately in the table of our choosing and although drink service was a tad slow, once our orders were in, a cornucopia of bite-sized delights ranging from spicy seafood morsels to BBQ(delicious pulled pork) to grilled meats with exotic d
4 Star Rating: Recommended

11/27/11

Worth Going Here on Special Occasions

by JPena3

Food and atmosphere are always amazingly consistent. I have been eating here for alomst 4 years now (Note: The Vinings and Brookhaven locations don't compare to this location in terms of atmosphere). Pricey, so I only go on special occasions.

P.S. Ask to sign up for a free membership to "Friend of Tom" card. You get discounts at any Here to Serve restaurant when you visit and great deals on your bday every year!

3 Star Rating: Average

04/17/11

Not The Same Noche

by SusieMD

I ate here the other night, and it's been a while since I've been to Noche, the quality of the food and service have definitely gone down a little bit. It used to be a great place to grab a bite to eat with friends, but it's more of a bar scene now.

1 Star Rating: Poor

04/15/11

Horrible.

by ajar

Tonight was a memorable experience. That is- remember not to go there again. Had to return our margarita drinks twice and finally gave up on it. They tasted awful. Even the manager agreed. The food was tasteless. Not worth a second chance.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

12/21/10

Awesomeness

by Lin331

LOVE this place! Awesome food, great drinks, decent prices, and friendly service. I LOVE going here especially for the dessert which is delicious.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

07/15/10

absolutely awesome

by KirstenS

The food was superb and the service was truly amazing. They prepared the food meticulously, and the smell just made me hungrier.

The Details on Noche

Place Categories:

  • great spanish food
  • great neighborhood place
  • great bar service
  • great everything
  • great margaritas
  • nice bar
  • great drinks
  • rude hostess
  • slow drink service
  • greasy worst nacho chips
  • great meal
  • great atmosphere
  • favorite noche
  • not remarkably excellent waitstaff
  • absolutely horrible desserts
  • great staff
  • cool small plates
  • crispy tobassco onions
  • enjoy ambiance
  • great price
  • not recommend food
  • amazing lobster tail tapas plate
  • flavorful garlic aioli sauce
  • favorite restaurant
  • more friendly bartender
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