Ten Degrees South

07/16/09

First visit Last visit

by 2worldtravelers at Citysearch

My husband and I lived in South Africa for two years. We were excited when we read about 10 Degrees South restaurant. We decided to celebrate our 35th wedding anniversary there.

My husband ordered the Kingklip and loved it--just like when he ordered it in South Africa. I ordered the prawns and was very disappointed. The service was terrible and the restaurant was not even busy. Our waitress would disappear for long periods of time. One waiter did not seem to have anything to do but wander around the restaurant.

We had planned to take our children, their spouses, and grandchildren to the restaurant because they had visited us in South Africa. We are not going to waste our money or time to go back.

• Pros: Unique food
• Cons: Terrible service

02/13/09

RUN AWAY

by bobpepalis at Citysearch

Run in the opposite direction as fast as you possibly can. Do not even pull into the parking lot. Please promise yourself you won't even look at this restaraunt twice once you realize where it is. If I could give less than 1 star for this I would. First, the lady who seated us in the place had both her eyebrows covered with pieces of paper so that was insanely weird. Second, they only seat you in one section of the place and leave the lights off in all the other sections. There is literally one row of lights on in this huge empty room. Thirdly, the food was awful in every sense of the word. We were only there about 10 minutes, had half of one plate of this mess they called food, then paid them to leave.

• Pros: NOTHING
• Cons: EVERYTHING

02/04/09

Excellent Food, Drinks, Music and Staff

by businesstime at Citysearch

I recently went to Ten Degrees South for dinner and was pleasantly surprised. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming, the staff - very hospitable- and the food was delicious. I ordered some appetizers at the bar while waiting for our table and was more than pleased with the martinis and recommendations made by the bartender, Rebecca. We ordered Bobotie, Lamb Chops and the Prawns for dinner and loved them all! The music coming from the lounge/bar area was fantastic and we had such a wonderful evening! Thank you Ten Degrees for getting it right!

• Pros: Warm, friendly, knowledgeable staff, excellent food, best ambiance!
• Cons: Can't think of any.

12/17/08

Fun Bar Scene

by SydneyKayAtl at Citysearch

This is one of my favorite places in the city to grab a dinner at the bar or have a sit down meal with friends. Bar staff is very attentive and always welcoming. Plus, they have really great live acoustic music on the weekends and weekdays.

Definitely try the Boervors (sp?!) sandwich from the appetizer menu.

• Pros: Great food, drinks and staff
• Cons: Only Valet Parking

11/22/08

Good Food, Bad Customer Service

by TruAtlNative at Citysearch

Visited 10 Degrees South with 4 friends for the 4th time. A group of about 12 loud, obnoxious people were seated next to us, who felt it necessary to yell at each other the entire meal. Needless to say our meal was ruined as we could not even hear our own conversations. When we complained we were told they were sorry, but it was a busy night and there was nothing they could do. When I asked to speak to the manager before leaving, he came to the table and spoke to someone else in our party, and left before I had a chance to speak to him. He promised us a free round of drinks at Jack and Diane's (one of his other establishments). He met us there, and was rude telling my friend that if I had a problem I should have said something. He apparently didn't care that we spent over $300 at his restaurant, and was in no mood to soothe my nerves. Needless to say, thanks to his lack of concern, I will not be back to either of his restaurants.

• Pros: Unique Food
• Cons: Very loud, Owner doesn't seem to care about his patrons

10/25/08

good service, good food

by mbapst at Citysearch

my husband and i celebrated our anniversary here last night and had a great time. our waitress, constance,

was very nice. she sent over champaigne when she heard it was our anniversary. the bobotie appetizer was excellent. my husband ordered the lamp chops and i ordered the ostrich medalions. i have to say i liked his better. our dessert, di's delight, was fantastic. overall, the food and service were really good. i look forward to going back.

08/26/08

Unique food, poor service

by burgertime at Citysearch

After hearing such great things about Ten Degrees South, I decided to try it out one Friday night not too long ago. First off, the waiter was the strangest and possibly the most socially akward person I had ever come into contact with. He never asked us if we wanted anything other than water to drink, and would stand over our table without speaking for minutes until we finished our conversation. We also had to ask him what the specails were since he was not going to divulge them without prompting. The food was excellent and the ostrich medallions are highly recommended. After speaking to the manager about the waiter situation, he said that the he had very little experience in waiting tables, and that might have been why he was acting the way he did. If you are going to put your restaurant in a higher class, you should hire a wait staff with experience and a personality..

• Pros: Unique and interesting food,
• Cons: Strange, akward waitor,. Bring cash for valet.

03/22/08

I LOVE THIS PLACE!!!

by Sunlite3145 at Citysearch

I first found out about this place from a friend of mine. At first, I didn't want to go, but I went anyway. I am SO glad that I did, because this is my #1 restaurant in the ENTIRE Atlanta area! Their food is to die for! The escargot? FABULOUS! The bobotie? EXCELLENT! But the real kicker...the DI'S DELIGHT? UNBELIEVABLE!!! The people are always courteous, they have complimentary valet, and the decor is slammin'! Even to-go orders are painless! You CAN'T go wrong with this place! It's not too expensive...but...it ain't cheap either! But it is SO worth it! You gotta try this place!

• Pros: Everything
• Cons: NOTHING

02/28/08

Top Ten

by lukeslaw at Citysearch

What a great surprise this restaurant was. Six of us dined there last Friday evening and it was outstanding. We ordered everything family style and shared dishes. The calamari was the best I have eaten in Atlanta. The Lamb Chops were phenomenal as was the Chicken Curry. The service was attentive and great wine recommendations were made. We had a South African Chard and a Napa Cab which were paired brilliantly with the food. After dinner we went to the bar for a drink and the live music capped the night off tremendously. There was a great bar scene and we landed up staying until the place closed. This restaurant is without a doubt one of the top ten restaurants in Atlanta and I can not wait to go back.

• Pros: Ambience, Food. Service, Live Music

01/27/08

South of what it is hyped up to be...

by scubachef at Citysearch

I was with a business dinner party of 4. The lighting was rather dark in the restaurant, thus hiding many of the imperfections on the food. The wine selection, not listed on their website, was rather limited despite the restaurant saying that they have a large selection. One of my colleges, a former wine writer, could not find a decent white to pair with any of the apps.

Our appetizers were quite impressive, but rather lacking in quantity, but I expected this from this style of restaurant. After asking two members of the wait staff for new knives, as ours were removed with the appetizers, we were finally able to consume our entrees. I ordered the Ostrich Medallions and was rather excited being my first time trying the bird. I was a bit disappointed that the presentation of the meal was worse that what an Applebee's or TGI Fridays would do. It was overly seasoned with rosemary, thus I could not taste the bird at all, just rosemary. Additionally, my sides of sauteed Zucchini was scattered about with the sauce running every where and my Mashed potatoes (which was odd coming from a South African restaurant) was nothing more than a "dollop" on the plate.

We ordered a red do go with dinner and the first bottle was corked, not to mention that in questioning the wait staff about their wine selection, we had little success in getting a straight answer about wine pairing.

After seeing a bill for 4 people (4 apps, 4 entrees, two glasses of white, 1 bottle of red, two desserts, and 3 after dinner drinks) at 300ish, I was a bit shocked. I expect to pay a price at nice places and do not have a problem with it, but if I am to pay this, I expect the experience to be worth it. Would I go back, no. Would I recommend it, no.