Brasserie Margot — Restaurant in Atlanta

We were staying at the Four Seasons and decided to try their in-house restaurant. We had dinner one evening and then returned the following morning for breakfast. We arrived both times without reservations but had no problem being seated. We arrived at 7:45 PM and were seated within a few minutes. I can't imagine this would be possible during high season. After being seated we both noticed it was difficult to have a conversation from across the table as the runway music, which seemed to be a fusion between funk, hip-hop and a Paris fashion show. Some light jazz would have sufficed and at a lower volume. The decor has a distinct upscale feel to it and the seating is comfortable.

First off, this is an expensive restaurant, but that's the expectation when one stays at a luxury brand hotel. So don't be surprised when you cocktail is half the price of your meal or that you're charged for tap water.

My wife ordered the lobster thermidor and substituted the mash for asparagus. I had the swordfish with mash and root vegetables. I opted for a cocktail, Southern Paradise which was served chilled and was excellent. Our food arrived in 20-25 minutes after ordering. The presentation was very nice. My wife's asparagus was initially on a separate plate hence the slight disarray. My wife enjoyed hers other than fighting with the lobster shell. My swordfish was everything I expected and then some. The peppery crust really set off the flavor cavalcade.

Dessert followed, I tried the apple pastry and neither of us recall what my wife had. She found hers on the plain side whereas mine tasted good, but the flakey pastry made it challenging to eat.

On to breakfast. Starting off, we split a blueberry pastry. It was delicious; however, the pastry portion was on the overdone side. Oddly enough, the server's meal recommendations were exactly what we had intended to order. My wife had her usual eggs benedict, and I had the boeuf bourguignon atop grits. My wife really enjoyed hers, although she didn't have the salad. While tasty, the short rib was on the fatty side. Grits are grits and there's nothing fantastic about that.

Overall, it was a very good dining experience. The too loud music at dinner was of course no reflection on the food which is the primary reason for the visit. The music at breakfast was far better. The service both times was impeccable. Dinner was better than breakfast for me, my wife would be of the opposite...

This was my first time dining at Brasserie Margot and it was fantastic. Our whole party enjoyed the meal and overall experience. It is a lovely space in the Four Seasons hotel. We dined on a Wednesday night so it was very quite and our party could easily talk to each other. I don't imagine it would get much noisier on a busy night as it is an intimate space, with sound absorbing features like curtains and fabric covered chairs and benches.

All of the staff was wonderful, but our server Travis was a gem! Definitely try to sit in his section. He made excellent recommendations and provided wonderful service.

The French onion soup is not to be missed. Also highly recommend the muscles vol au vent. Deliciously done in a lovely puffed pastry. For dinner, I had the boeuf bourguignon and it was amazing. The sauce was everything! The other members of our group had the sole meuniere and Swordfish Au Poivre and both said they were excellent.

The cocktails and mocktails were perfectly made too. The Mountain of Youth cocktail was light and refreshing and the coconut based mocktail was equally good with a unique flavor profile.

Don't skip on desserts either. The chocolate mouse is amazing and the Crepe Suzette is made at your table, which is really fun. It is also very good.

Restaurants at hotels, even high end ones, can be very hit or miss and Brasserie Margot exceeded our expectations. We'll...

We came to Brasserie Margot with pretty high expectations after viewing their online menu. We only sampled the appetizers, which included mussels in puff pastry, tartare, lobster tart with roe, and foie gras.

Unfortunately, the ambiance felt like it was trying hard to be something it wasn’t.

Tartare: Prepared tableside with an array of ingredients, but the result was overly busy. The meat’s flavor was overshadowed, and the waiter struggled to balance the proportions.

Lobster Tart: Tasty but lacked any discernible lobster flavor.

Mussels in Puff Pastry: Good but far from extraordinary.

Foie Gras: The texture and density were spot on, but the citrus reduction didn’t complement the dish. The accompanying French toast with black truffle was enjoyable, but the truffle was undetectable.

The service was somewhat disappointing. The first thing they mention when you sit down is that you must order all items at once and they will bring them out two at a time. The waiter then delivered a scripted spiel about what “brasserie” means in English and introduced a fictional “Margot the world traveler” backstory. It all felt overly rehearsed and aimed at impressing a less seasoned crowd.

For those expecting an elevated experience, the effort came off as insincere and rushed with repeated attempts to bus unfinished plates, and...