Alici Oyster Bar — Restaurant in Atlanta

The good: I have been twice and both times, service was great and everything was really delicious. On opening night my friend and I enjoyed some of the better plates I’ve had anywhere, in quite some time. We had oysters, crudo, pasta, a side potato dish, and drinks and everything was flavorful and simply amazing. I noticed tonight a lot of the staff communicating and teaching and probably just trying to learn and get better. That was nice to see.

The bad: on opening night our lobster campanelle never came. When we inquired we were informed that the kitchen had ran out but the wait staff had not been informed. The lack of communication wasn’t the problem (chalk that up to growing pains) but more so that we were seated in the first hour and a half of opening and the kitchen was already out of dish. I would have expected our replacement dish to have been comped after waiting so long and it being opening night, or maybe a free dessert, but neither was offered.

The ugly: I returned tonight. My server was excellent. I finally got the lobster campanelle. It was delicious. I inhaled it. However, it had, maybe, 2-3 chopped shrimp and 3 morsels of lobster for $30. I was definitely underwhelmed by the portion size. I ordered oysters as well. They were nice and chilly, delicious, and well shucked. I would have tried some west coast oysters, but they were $6 each. I like to think of myself as an oyster aficionado. I eat hundreds upon hundreds every year. I have never in my life seen a $6 oyster. I have never paid $5 for an oyster. I can have those same oysters overnighted to my front door for half that and I’m quite certain I don’t have the buying power of a restaurant. There are west coast oysters on menus at two of the more reputable oyster bars in Atlanta for close to half the cost. I was shocked. I understand that there are costs to running a business, but no one it town is offering $6 oysters or even close to that.

I’ll reiterate that everything is really delicious, I just think the pricing and portions need some retooling. I’ll definitely be back, just maybe not my myself. Oysters, pasta, drinks, dessert, $3 for an extra roll (minus the butter kitchen was out of) and tip came to $170 and I’m...

I wanted to share some feedback regarding our visit on Saturday July 12th, 2025. I’ve waited a month to write this review because every time I reflect on it, I still feel deeply frustrated. Unfortunately, the service fell far short of expectations and had a significant impact on our overall experience.

We had a reservation for 3 people, and although we were seated fairly quickly, things began to unravel almost immediately after. With each passing minute, the experience became more disappointing. We ended up staying for over an hour, yet still hadn’t received our food. It took more than 30 minutes just to get our drinks, and even the appetizers were delayed far beyond what’s reasonable.

It felt as though our time and patience were being taken for granted.

When our server eventually brought us our drinks, we mentioned that it took a very long time to receive them and she replied with something like, "I apologize. I was distracted." "Distracted"? What does that even mean? Because during the time we waited for what we ordered, we saw her serving and interacting with other tables. We watched as other tables around us were getting their drink and food orders, while we patiently waited to even be acknowledged.

We had to flag down a different server to take our food order, when they walked by our table.

I think it was the restaurant manager himself who eventually brought our appetizer to the table and I tried to mention to him that their service to our table was very slow, but he just put the appetizer on the table, didn't respond to me, and walked away.

After waiting for nearly an hour and still not receiving our entree order, I went to the host stand to ask to speak to the manager. He came and spoke but really didn't have an adequate answer as to why our service was so slow, while everyone around us was getting their orders.

After that we just decided to leave the restaurant without receiving our entrees, and we didn't even finish our drinks.

This visit left us incredibly, extremely, dissatisfied, and I hope this feedback helps spur improvements for...

Well I've eaten here a number of times and brought several friends to hang with me. Mostly has been good experiences and the servers are all great. But today kind of shifted my opinion when Niko the manager argued with me about letting us sit at a table because of "reservations". So while I was told to look for a place at the bar, as there was none, I saw multiple tables outside available that were open. I was told that there was nothing for me. I asked if I could take some oysters and sit on the sidewalk and was told that was forbidden. I argued again that there were multiple tables available and was kind of a regular. He finally acquiesced but said we had to leave within an hour... I mean... this place is getting ridiculous. I was fine with leaving and while we ate, there were so many tables that opened up, this seemed stupid. Our server said that the management gets nervous and decides to start shutting down tables, which of course hurts the servers... well that's awesome. I used to be a server.

Update as of 8-25-24, after contacting another manager, who claimed that a supervisor would contact me, (he didn't), I get to speak to Niko again. He said he would take care of it and all would be friendly, we would not be enemies. He also said he would not be there on Sunday. So I'm not sure what "taken care of" meant, but anyway.. ... and then the usual ordering of food took place. So when I received the bill, of course the charge for crackers.which I thought was a gift, was confusing. I talked to our server who took that off but I think I was set up. A guy with an apron came out and in front of the rest of customers told me I'm not welcome here anymore. All of this was strange and the corporate people who might have been able to deal with it, are not. I would say that this behavior is odd from a restaurant and that after dining here many times with multiple friends, that they don't clearly care about their customers. I hope that I can convey to others how they have made me feel and how this restaurant...