Trade Root — Restaurant in Atlanta

I’ve always wondered what the draw of hotel bars were… now I understand and acknowledge that the Whitley is on par with a few boutique SF AND NYC hotel’s I’ve stayed in.

The bar is well laid out with the bathrooms right behind it and you can come and go from the bar to a separate lounge room to the main lounge area. A traditional French staircase leads to the second floor where there is more modern European art. The main lobby and was as the hotel bar have interesting contemporary Alice in Wonderland style of paintings.

Now for the bar: cocktail menu is on par! The classics with a twist.

Previously I had tried the Negroni (ordinary) and the scallops…. The scallops were absolutely delicious but the sides that came with it were bland especially the spinach.

Words cannot express the combo of tenderness & flavor of the brisket, the sauce and the slightly not even spicy jalapeño ranch. My drink which was the Peachtree & Lenox was a great drink but strong! If there was less alcohol it would be an excellent aperitif.

The service was slow in the beginning as no one came by to ask if I’d like to order a drink one of the woman on staff seemed as if she were purposely avoiding me. Once I went to the bar for water someone finally came over and took my order. After that it was pleasant.

Definitely overpriced for drinks and appetizers however I am in a luxury hotel.

Great ambiance with live musicians for a Tuesday night with a pop and r&b set list and covers. I’ll be back next Tuesday. Four stars for having to call for a server after sitting down for about 15 mins. No water, no napkin, no menu.

It gets very busy at the bar on Tuesdays most likely because of the music and the crowd (mostly travelers for work and small groups.) So expect a wait of 10 mins for a...

At noon, on a Wednesday in Buckhead, we were the only table. That was the first thing that seemed a little off. It's a brightly lit place that's awkwardly positioned around the corner from the bar so it felt as if we were in a conference room by ourselves. No music, no atmosphere at all. Service was fine, a bit rushed and a little haphazard, but not unpleasant. The appetizers (boiled peanut hummus with fresh and pickled veggies, rolls with bacon jam and honey butter) were well executed and incredibly tasty. The mains were just okay. I had a spinach salad with strawberries and chicken that wasn't that different in taste or quality than what you could get at the Cheesecake Factory across the street. My co-workers got the Burrata salad and Turkey Burger with sweet potato tots. The tots were very good, the burger was okay and the Burrata would have been great had we not found a hair (!) wrapped up in the prosciutto half way through. Yuck. It happens in restaurants, I know, and they comped it for us, which was awesome. But it just capped off a "meh" experience with even more "meh". For the price, the service and food should be pretty stellar,...

This restaurant is in a hotel (Whitley) but there was no formal host to welcome us, so no point of having made a reservation. We finally found a random waiter and asked where we could sit. They offered us a spot in the dining room, which was empty as if it was shut down. Everyone else was in the main room and bar area. Once we finally did have a server, it was ages between taking each order between drinks, appetizers, and main. Cocktails were lackluster to terrible. Food was average. Prawns were actually good. Ribs were too sweet and lacked fresh taste. Sad that the cornbread was the highlight....