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The Garden Room
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Dining at this Buckhead hotspot inside the St. Regis is something everyone should experience at least once. It’s a fun, whimsical environment where you’ll want to spend all your money on over-the-top cocktails and play make-believe for a bit.
You’ll be eating in a fantasy garden full of theatrical food and drink presentations and playful touches, like a glittery cocktail in a champagne glass with a floating rubber ducky. Actually, it kinda feels like that scene in that movie, set in a Victorian conservatory with hanging vines and lush greenery all around, where the young, aspiring out-of-towner monopolizes the conversation in hopes of finding an investor for some innovative spin on yoni steamers. Okay, maybe we’re merging movie genres here. But the events are inspired by a true story.
Because the Garden Room leans into the land of make-believe, it’s a place where anything goes. Or it feels like it. Occasionally, there will be hired entertainment, perhaps a live in-house singer, belting out classic Whitney Houston tunes. And, of course, there’s always entertaining people-watching, from a relentless parade of reality stars and actors filming in-town projects to that one former boy band member who, sitting at a table with other celebrities, always tries way too hard to get noticed. Ask no questions, part of the charm here is that you go with the flow.
The menu goes into lavish territory with caviar spreads, seafood towers, and pricey $10ish per ounce tomahawk steaks but also offers simple, down-to-earth dishes that we like, including a tasty wagyu burger and perfectly crisp fries. And all the signature cocktails come with a twist, like an espresso martini with a peanut butter cup or a spicy mezcal concoction over shaved ice made out of pineapple juice—our favorite (order ASAP because the daily-made pineapple ice usually runs out by the end of each evening).
It’s that blend of fanciful and practical enjoyment that brings out a wildly divergent crowd on an average night, from influencers to celebrating coworkers and groups of friends. And, of course, former boy band members, and future yoni steamer tycoons (remember us when you make it!).
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photo credit: Mia Yakel