Eclipse Di Luna - Park Place Cafe

10/23/06

Good Location

by rm41 at Citysearch

I been to the other Eclipse a number of times and was thrilled when they opened a location near Perimeter. The restaurant is beautifully designed with a bigger bar area and more spacious seating, although the older Eclipse is more "authentic looking" (the mix-matched tables and chairs) and looks more like tapas bar. I went on a Sunday night; the music level is more tolerable as they had one guy playing the guitar, so you don't have to scream at your date for conversation.

But the food was awesome (had a lot of new dishes) and the Sangria is still the best.

• Pros: Bigger, Food, Parking

01/28/10

Latin night is tight

by ATLAnthony at Citysearch

For about the past 4 months I have been attending Latin Night every Thursday night. There may be a 30-45 minute wait to be seated, depending on what time you get there, but you can call ahead and make reservations. And to me Thursday nights are the best.

Eclipse Di Luna features Latin Night every Thursday in which they have a live DJ who plays a good mix of salsa, bachata and merengue. The dance floor is not too big, but the crowd really packs it in and the music they play is great to dance to.

One of their best features is that they serve pitchers of mojitos in a range of flavors from classic to coconut and mango. I've yet to find another tapas bar in town that serves them by the pitcher. And their's are some of the best I've ever had. The sangria is really good as well.

They also serve a really great variety of tapas. I recommend the calamari which is about $5.25. I have also tried the patatas bravas($3.75) and the plantains which both are really awesome.

This is a great place to go unwind on a Thursday night especially if you like to dance and see a culturally diverse crowd of lots of beautiful people from Atlanta.

• Pros: Great food, drinks and music
• Cons: Sometimes there is a long wait

11/27/09

Whats with Atlanta and the repeat performance

by vijreview at Citysearch

I just came back from the restaurant and spent 45 dollars on some really awful, microwaved piece of crap. This was my second time, first time when I went to this place with my wife (on her recommendation), food was costly but so amazing that I recommend it to my Spanish friend, pork belly was out of this world. But, I guess I spoke too early, this time when we went there, pork belly was burnt and all dry (including other stuff). When asked by the waiter (who claimed he was new to the place), my wife tried to explain him about the food, but he was not in mood to listen. If you can't listen, then don't patronize us by asking if we like the food. Well the bottom line is that, this was our last time and we not going there again.

• Pros: Good ambience

04/18/09

Fun place

by atlgirlie at Citysearch

Fun and funky atmosphere...good bar for happy hour, spacious dining room and nice outdoor courtyard patio. Must try the battered and fried green beans and the fried goat cheese spheres in honey. Seared tuna and trout dish were not bad. Stay away from the vegetarian pizza (veggies tasted like pickles). Overall fun place with lots of variety in the menu. I would definitely come back.

• Pros: Menu variety
• Cons: Some good, some bad dishes

04/06/09

Great food, but loud and small portions

by atlmichelle at Citysearch

I was excited to try this restaurant because it is close to home and work and I love tapas. The food and drinks were very delicous and the service was great however our complaints may keep us from going back.

First off the restaurant advertises itself as a romantic spot, however, it is SOOO loud inside that my husband and I had to yell at one another throughout dinner. I understand that it becomes a bar/dance club at night, but we were there long before that started (7:30pm) and I think some plush wall coverings and curtains would help absorb some the noise significantly and allow diners to enjoy their meal and conversation.

Second, the place is so dark that even the little candle on our table didn't allow us to read our menu. I'm all for romantic lighting, but if its so dark that you can't read the menu, what is the point?

And finally, I love tapas and understand the concept, but a few bites, needs to be a few bites. Several of the things we ordered were literally just one bite for each of us. If I am paying $4-6 for something, I expect to at least get a couple bites per person out of the dish.

We may go back, but I think it will be more for the drinks and dancing after we have dinner elsewhere.

• Pros: Very flavorful food
• Cons: Very dark, loud and portions too small

03/05/09

Very Nice Place

by sezinn at Citysearch

I went there with an Armenian friend. They knew that he was Armenian because we kinda of chat with the Turkish manager and the waitress, and they were very nice to us. Also we didnt like one of the tapas and they took it off the bill even though we didnt expect them to. The food and the service was awesome. Great ambiance and good music... I think you have some issues Mr. Mherkules.

• Pros: Food and Service
• Cons: None

02/18/09

HORRIBLE MANAGER

by proma at Citysearch

We were treated horribly !!

Me and my girlfriend were there recently to have a few drinks. I live across the street and so have been to this place several times before. As we ordered our drinks, a few gentlemen starting talking to us. They were visiting businessmen. We had short conversation but they were nice and offered to pay for our drinks, and told the bartender that they will pick the tab for the drinks we were having and the next one as well.

Well, by they left after a while and me and my girlfriend ordered another round of drinks (white Zin, nothing too dizzy). I ordered another Zin afterwards. So in all we had 5 drinks. Around 11pm we were ready to leave and asked for my tab to be closed. He brought me my bill which charged me for 3 drinks. I was a bit perplexed and asked him whether the gentleman before me paid for the first 4 drinks or not. In the middle of our conversation, the manager barged in and even before hearing the whole thing started threatening us " You have to pay or else I will CALL THE COPS" . We were dumbfounded !!! Its not that we were two barely legal girls out drinking. I am a professional lady in my 30s, its not like paying for a couple of drinks matter anything to me. The manager did not even WANT to listen to us and basically wanted to use threat to resolve the issue.

Unfortunately we are Never going to return and None of my friends are either. I would strongly advise you to go next door to the newly opened Twisted Taco to get a drink.

That manager NEEDS to GO.

• Pros: Nothing after last experience :(
• Cons: Terrible Manager

02/17/09

Do not go there!

by mherkules at Citysearch

The food is ok, sometimes they bring it cold but can't really complain about it. The staff is really rude. The Turkish manager and some of their Turkish servers doesn't really like to see Armenians around. I was treated like a piece of s**t by the Turkish waitress, and wanted to talk to the manager about it. Instead of warning the waitress, the manager kicked me out of the restaurant. Sorry, but I won't be back. And I wouldn't recommend anyone to go to this place.

• Pros: Location
• Cons: Staff

09/14/08

Horrible

by kimberlyb0123 at Citysearch

Went with 7 friends for a great dinner. Told the server that we wanted 5 to 6 tapas. He took it upon himself to order 17 dishes for us. The food continued to come to our table even after we said that we didn't order them. They continued to set the food at the end of the table. The server told us that we would have to pay for the food because the couldn't tell the manager. He didn't want to get fired. After haggling for over an hour about the food (that got thrown away), the manager finally took agreed that the food should be taken off the bill. She only did this after we continued to argue that we didn't order or eat the food.

• Pros: food
• Cons: service

05/07/08

I Love This Place

by chyning1 at Citysearch

This location is much better than the one in Miami Circle, although not as big sq. footage-wise.

Eclipse is always great for their tapas. I love the way the patio overlooks the courtyard.

This location is also great becasue it is next to Cafe Intermezzo, which is perfect for dessert and coffee after you have worn yourself out on the dancefloor.

04/04/08

Great Food

by MrThick at Citysearch

The food is great. The only problem is i cant try everything in 1 visit. The service is friendly but can be a little slow. I will continue to dine there and enjoy every minute of it.

• Pros: Food & atmosphere
• Cons: Service can be a little slow