The Beverly — Restaurant in Atlanta

My brother and I visited The Beverly for a few drinks and dinner, and we had an amazing experience—mainly thanks to our server, Asia. Her personality was extremely refreshing, and her service was top-tier from start to finish. She was warm, attentive, and made the entire evening feel like we were in good hands.

We ordered the Philly egg rolls (a definite hit), blackened salmon, and the Rasta pasta. While the Rasta pasta wasn’t traditional, it was still flavorful and satisfying. We genuinely love supporting Black-owned businesses, and The Beverly continues to be a favorite.

That said, I do want to mention an unfortunate moment that stood out. While we were mid-conversation with Asia, a light-skinned woman with light eyes—who I presume was the manager—abruptly interrupted to check on us. While check-ins are appreciated, the timing felt off. I complimented her on the excellent service we were receiving, and instead of receiving the praise graciously, she responded with an inappropriate and unprofessional comment, asking if Asia had been flirting with us—as if good service automatically means flirtation.

As a business owner myself, I wasn’t going to include this in the review out of respect. But it’s important to call out these moments because they reflect poorly on leadership. When someone is trying to uplift and acknowledge great service, that’s not the moment for condescending or suggestive remarks—especially toward a team member who is clearly doing an exceptional job.

To anyone planning to visit: please ask for Asia and Brenzo. They truly make the experience worthwhile. I’ve never had a bad time here, and I’ll continue to support The Beverly. But I do hope management becomes more mindful of how their words can diminish not only their staff’s efforts, but the overall guest experience. Especially as a Black-owned business—we know how important it is to hold ourselves to a...

This is the second time visiting this month with subpar service. The hostess leaves much to be desired taking several minutes to even greet you at the door. She was more interested in talking with her friends. We were told it would be an hour wait because all the tables were full and people had just sat down, that was fine with us as our whole party hadn't yet arrived. After 5-10mins, at least 4 tables were vacant and the hostess was just chatting away with her friend. We'd moved to the bar for a drink to wait and watched with increasing frustration. Our party arrived and we stood waiting for some signal from the hostess as now even more tables were vacant. My boyfriend went over to ask about us being seated and he was told that she was actually standing at our table talking to a guy she'd sat there... one guy at a table for 6 that was marked as reserved. She said the kitchen was backed up and that was why she didn't seat us. We're all standing at the bar even though we have a table so I walked over and sat down. This annoyed the hostess and she told us that a server would not be coming over for a while because of the kitchen. Since she didn't know if we were ordering food or drinks at a bar I took some offense and said it didn't make sense for us to stand when she'd told us this was our table. All of this is similar to the same type of struggle to get a table the first time we came here. Once our server came, Quan was great. The drinks are strong and the food was ok. Salmon sliders tasty but zucchini fries are more sautéed zucchini sticks than fries. All in all, if you don't get a sense of welcome at the door it can really put a damper on the whole experience. Your hostess lost you customers. There are too many other choices to be treated as a bother by the person who's job it is to greet your patrons. Poor greetings, ok food, and strong drinks are not enough to...

This was my third visit to The Beverly, but the first time I’ve actually taken the time to write out a review. As I approached, I noticed the shared parking lot—it always looks a little tight, but somehow I managed to find a spot. There’s also some street parking available if needed. This time around, I entered and headed straight to the bar. There were a few people standing around the host podium, and while I didn’t get a formal greeting, I think they just assumed I knew where I was going. The Beverly does offer a happy hour menu with both drinks and food options, which is always a plus. I decided to kick things off with the Scofflaw POG IPA from the happy hour list.  A few minutes later, my friend arrived and also grabbed a couple of items from the happy hour menu.  I tried to convince everyone to sit outside under the shaded umbrella tables, but that did not work,  it was one of those sweltering Atlanta days, so they weren’t having it. After a round or two, I started to get hungry and went ahead and ordered the 6 piece lemon pepper wings. They came out pretty quickly. I’ll admit—they looked a little lonely on the plate at first, but once I started eating, they were flavorful and went well with the beer. We enjoyed a few rounds, and then the live band kicked off. The vibe shifted in the best way, the singer had serious talent. Ashton Beauchesne's (@yoshihanaa) voice reminded me of a young Chaka Khan. The band had the whole place rockin to some classic R&B favorites.  Overall, The Beverly has a great vibe, great ambiance and it's minority-owned—we’re already planning our next visit.

P.S I have already been back since my initial notes and the Jerk Chicken Wings are “Off the Chain”!! Flavorful, Juicy and falling...