Pasha Restaurant and Bar — Restaurant in Atlanta

A HOT MESS! Listen to the 1 star reviews. If I could give them ZERO stars I would. We were gaslit and lied to all night. We were sat at 9:15pm and nobody came to our table until 10:05. We looked pitiful but we still tried to remain optimistic and keep ourselves busy until someone came along. No greeting, no water over the course of 45 minutes on a Wednesday night. We had to wave down several people to send a waitress over. When our waitress finally arrived she had an attitude, zero apology or explanation as if we were bothering her. We told her we’d been waiting and she told us she’d be right back yet she never returned. Just vanished into thin air..we never saw her again despite the fact that she was our original server. So I then I have to go inside and ask for help yet again. The manager is looking lost and says he’ll send someone out and come over to speak with us. There was a kind waitress who saw what was happening and finally offered to serve us after 45 min. We never saw the first waitress again despite her saying she’d return. There were several waitress and bus-ers who also passed us by as if were ghosts. We finally get our food yet the manager never comes over and addresses the initial long wait even though he said he would . He never bothered to check and see if we had any food yet. We’ve yet to receive one apology at that point. So i have to hunt him down after i see him hiding and trying to leave the restaurant and thankfully i caught him as he was exiting the parking lot. We try to express the issue and question why he didn’t keep his word(like the waitress). He then proceeds to gaslight and manipulate us into thinking we’d only been there 15 minutes and that we had actually snuck in and sat ourselves which means that nobody knew we were there. That couldn’t have been further from the truth because we had a reservation and we had indeed been sitting there for over an hour at that point. At this point, I have to go and confront the hostess because he claims she’s the one who said we were lying. She then says she didn’t lie but she didn’t know how long we waited, despite it having clearly been an hour since 9:15 at that point. The manager then boldly has the audacity to stick his hand out and say they don’t need my input and to go sit back down. At that point I’m baffled and I refuse, so I stand my ground and explain what actually went down since everyone seems to be confused. So then finally the general manager walks up and admits she saw the whole thing as she was smoking hookah and ordering drinks with her staff the whole time at the table across from us. What kind of GM observes all of this yet says nothing? She claims that they were having a staff meeting but what kind of company has hookah and bottles at the meeting? We even tried to wave her down at one point after assuming she possibly worked there based on her clothing but she never acknowledged us. She eventually confirmed that everything we’ve said was true because she observed it all(despite not helping). She then decides to offer us a shot “to make up for things” while still expecting us to fully pay the 20 percent mandatory charge on the $200 bill. This was the worst service I’ve ever received in my life. Never in my life did I expect to be gaslit by an entire restaurant establishment. Chick-fil-A and Waffle House have better service. It’s hours later and I’m still stunned. It’s clear why the staff behave the way they do with a GM who sits aside smoking hookah and drinking as their customers are ignored for nearly 2 hours total. With all of that, there’s no point in even mentioning the food. The best food in the world couldn’t make up for that mess. Spend your money elsewhere, the food is not worth the stress that you will experience dining here. We should have read the one-star reviews and I hope you take this...

Date night with bae and he wanted to take me to a spot he’d heard was nice. I was super dressed up and ready for a quiet evening, but that’s not what this spot is on a Sunday night. I didn’t know it was a hookah lounge as well...or that music would be blaring...but it was a great atmosphere for a “hang”...not a romantic date night. We ordered drinks, which were delicious. I also ordered the calamari, which was fresh, seasoned perfectly and tender. My husband doesn’t typically eat the dish, but literally ate HALF of my serving. He ordered a pasta that I also dug into. The food was great! Our server was pleasant and consistently checked on us. The food came out within 10-15 minutes. No hookah. It’s a vibe for sure set in a beautiful atmosphere. Loved the paintings on the wall. Great spot! I would definitely go back with a group of friends for great food and atmosphere...just not for a “romantic” date night again.

Update: We had another date night here last night, and it was seamless! This time I tried the hookah and it was incredibly smooth and minty. I also tried the Istanbul Rossi drink and really like the fresh fruit tang. We had the perfectly seasoned calamari again to start. I ordered the seafood linguini and it was perhaps the BEST pasta dish I’ve had in the city. This place is hands-down the go-to spot for dinner with your significant other or to hang out with friends. The music can be loud, especially when the DJ is there, so try to get there before 9 PM when they crank it up if that’s an issue. I have not a single complaint about this establishment. Can’t wait to go back!

2nd Update: I celebrated my birthday here with about 20 others. The service was just as fast, the food was just as fresh, and the experience was amazing. They didn’t let me down. And others understood why I wanted so badly to celebrate there. Thank you, Pasha! Oh—and they have the BEST lamb chops in the city!

Final Update: I raved about this place for a while and called it my favorite restaurant. While the food, drinks, and hookah are still amazing, the experience wasn’t as good during my last visit. I had a 7 PM reservation on a WEDNESDAY, and was approached by a server who said we were 15 minutes over our allotted time. I didn’t even know we had a time limit. The music was WAY too loud and I couldn’t have a decent conversation. I will say the hummus was a good starter option, and the mushroom pasta was good as well. However, I wouldn’t go for the mushroom casserole because it’s literally just mushrooms and cheese. I won’t return for a while because I’d rather avoid “busy” Atlanta restaurants that treat customers like cattle and move us in and out, and then include a 20% gratuity as they implement this rule. Bye...

I was so excited to try pasha for my birthday. I had a party of 4, we all arrived and was seated quickly and was told that there is a 2 hour sitting (basically after 2 hours we have to gtf on ahaha) anyways..we get to our table and it’s the typical Atlanta thing where you have to scan the QR code to view the menu. Our server asked if we wanted bottled water or tap water so we said bottle water (before even viewing the menu..not knowing how much the bottle water would be). Granted it is a Friday night so it was busy, our server was a little slow checking in on us so we can put our food order in…like girl atp we have 1 1/2 hours left so please come take our order! Food came out and it was really good honestly, we ordered our hookah and was enjoying our last hour. So as our last hour is wrapping up, we ask for the checks (20% service charge a.k.a. gratuity tip is included) so me and my fiancé gratuity was $25 and some change plus they added an extra burger meal which we did not have so she removed it and apologized. My cousin’s gratuity was $22 and her friend was $9. Now to the bottle water. We had 2 big glass bottle water that’s like $2 at Publix. They charged me and my fiancé $9 for the water and my cousin and her friend both $4.50 for the water. So I asked the waitress about the water and she said that we had 2 bottles and the bottles are $9 a piece so she put 1 bottle on our tab and split the other bottle on my cousin and her friend tab. I wish we would’ve known how much that water was before she offered it to us because I definitely wouldn’t have gotten it let alone 2 bottles!!! Our waitress (who name I did not get) was seeming a little rush with us and all of her tables last night. Not sure if she was having a bad day or not but her energy was weird. Like I said, the food/hookah/drinks were amazing but her vibe and energy made the experience not so good so that’s why I’m leaving 2 stars. Also they were doing construction as you’re walking into the restaurant which was weird at 9pm lol but other than that, the place looks nice, the dj was playing good music but we just felt rush with the 2 hour sitting time and a waitress that...