Harlem Nights Ultra Lounge — Restaurant in Atlanta

Good:

1. The bathrooms are kept clean, (even though outdated) and the bathroom assistant has everything.

2. You can usually get in free before midnight ladies, sometimes free for men before 11PM gents.

3. They offer a full menu. More than wings and fries. They have soul food, lobster, collards, seafood, macaroni and cheese. (Maybe a take on the Harlem theme.)

4. The sections allow you space to eat, do hookah, and enjoy the club scene without sore feet.

5. Owner/Manager Diana was very sweet and professional.

6. It gets pretty lit on Friday nights for the younger (21-30 Crowd) The Djay had a nice selection.

7. The bartender did a great job with my drink. My line sister said the wings were tasty.

8. Our server was beautiful inside and out. She had a great attitude and kept checking on us. I hate when clubs/bars hire rude wait staff.

9. We had a VIP feel on a budget. We bought hookah, some people had food, every one ordered at least one drink, and the section was free, plus $30 gratitude for the bottle of Champagne.

10. Security will check your bag, and remove people that are fighting or causing problems :)

11. The hookah was strong, but I recommend the pineapple mango flavor. Cost this night was $30, not too bad to split with 5-8 people. But you may need two for faster rotation.

12. Lanier parking was secure in a garage, and only $6 :)

Bad:

1. The process of renting the section was unorganized. My boyfriend was told that he would have a free birthday section for up to 8 People. Despite of his advanced text communication , and attempt to ask as many questions as possible, with Amber the promoter, there were some things not told to us until the last minute. For example, Amber texted him at 3PM to tell us that all guests had to be present by 11:30 PM to guarantee the section. Previously we were told, women free before midnight and men free before 11:30. This ended up working out in our favor because the club was a GHOST TOWN, at 11 PM when we arrived. Another example: The Free party package was supposed to include a seated section for up to 8 people, and a complimentary bottle of champagne. ) I told him that free does not always mean free, and turned out to be slightly right. At the club, the lovely server advised that that free bottle has a $30 gratuity. Also, my boyfriend's brother was charged $10 to get in even though he was supposed to be free, and arrived by 10:30 PM. All male guests arrived before 11:30 PM, and all female guests arrived before Midnight. I did not like that because even the general public was not paying to enter the club.

2. It is free before 11:30 PM and Midnight, but it also lame during this time. Sorry not sorry. IF you are not on a budget, frugal, or whatever you want to call it. Do not come before midnight. The party picks up around 12:30 AM on Friday nights. The music is not the best until after the crowd rolls in. If you do decide to come in, I recommend that you pregame, or go to the bar to break the ice and loosen up. All the drunk people were having fun. All 4 of them.

3. The freaks come out at night, and so do the people with no home training. You can bring the hood to VIP, but you can't expect them to leave the hood behavior at home. As the party was finally getting good, some people wanted to cause a scene and try to fight on the dance-floor. Things went downhill from here, but I will say SECURITY Did their job, and removed the problem.

4. The first hookah kept on coming apart. You had to keep putting the hose back into the base. It got a little annoying.

Overall, Harlem Nights exceeded my expectations. The customer service was good. The DJay had us dancing for a good 2 hours. The bathroom attendant made me smile. The bartender hooked me up with that Jose Cuervo. I was feeling good, when my song came on (Rihanna and DJ Kaled, "Wild Thoughts"). And most importantly, my boyfriend enjoyed his birthday here, maybe too much. He said he will never forget this birthday. Mission Accomplished. It was not perfect but They get an A for effort....

First time in Atlanta after seeing this club online we decide to go. Arrived around 10:15 the bouncer guy told us it was 20$ to get in unless we text the. VIP number which personally if it's free before 12 this is a nuisance couldn't give us the number told us to look in the same place we found the club at for the number. Come on it was 545454 seems simple smh The bar maid was rude conceided and had a vibe to her like we were bothering her. Paid 5 for a beer which is fine being from NYC I expect over priced drinks but when she said 10 for a mixed drink and peeped the size of the cups they don't fill all the way hell nah The crowd is a mix between wanna be trap stars, hoes in short skirts with the highest heels and people that come to sit and watch it all. Lmao The DJ was AMAZING thou and kept the crowd on the dance floor turnt. Waitresses were snobby and slow. Some wearing clothes way to small for there body type This is a Smokers paradise!

Other than that it was ok I'll give it 3 stars the DJ...

Only thing good about this place was the chicken! We visited from out of town over the weekend and on both their website and EventBrite started that Stevie J would be there hosting a party, even when we called to pay for our VIP booth the guy that answered the phone confirmed it. We got there the smell of the sea was so overwhelming, there was no Stevie J, not even a crowd, our waitress was very slow, we had to go and find her several times and go stop her from drinking and smoking hookah to attend to us. She never cleaned off our spot, left the empty cups and plates which we cleaned ourselves. She spilled a drink on one in our group and NEVER came back to clean it up. Any establishment I've ever been to that does hookah and especially VIP continuously reups the coals when asked she said we have to pay for it😔 To top of off we had to we never got the bottle we ordered, and there was only 1 bartender at the bar that we had to walk to for our drinks. So very disappointed...