Wylie & Rum Island Grill — Restaurant in Atlanta

Nice build! the bar with the Ford truck grill was a conversation starter. We sat and racked up a $135 bill and I honestly have no single item that I can recommend, the street corn was over cooked so it's just a bunch of skin in your teeth the flavor was fine tho.... The ribs were not grilled disappointed by that and made me wonder how they were offering Jerk dishes? The rum punch was half priced and I should have just gotten a shot instead. Omg! The two toned blonde male waiter had bad downwind and we were outside!!!! Now that was alarming. I know everyone isn't the same but bad down wind by a service person is gross bathe wash your hands and please wear a deodorant your body can handle I know ppl are allergic to stuff but no way this is okay.

The owner or mgr or whomever he was, was nice enough to ask us for a fourth time to clear our things and bring us boxes... maybe they wanted us to leave...I'm not sure it was sparsely populated to empty so I'm not understanding that at all. Bad neighborhood maybe they thought we would run off who knows it was annoying We would have left a bit sooner I think had the waitress not forgotten my dessert. It finally came and well... It's a no. For the pineapple upside down bread pudding which was also ice cold yet served with ice cream ?? Didn't understand that at all. The ice cream melted and I trust it was made of something real that would melt but still also sure it was nothing I should have ingested.

. The owner also asked how the food was if my friend had not shushed me and let me speak freely. I would have said all of this there but instead he ordered the Jerk chicken to go to get the man to leave. It worked so all is well and they got paid. I will not lie though this food was a three at best and definitely not worth the price point the fries are NOT worth the $3 upcharge they literally taste like the checkers/ burger King fries. Skip those. By the way I did not order the fries they were simply just added and then I had it corrected the rice and the beans were nice the beans are Not refried which is Nice... The rice is yellow rice but has no saffron or any other taste. I must reiterate the ribs are baked, the jackfruit sandwich is simply a slaw sandwich I had to try it because people rave about Jackfruit amongst the vegans. For my meat eaters Do Not try this one, it's slaw on top of slaw. For my vegan friends I will say 🤷🏽‍♀️ I guess it's good if you want BBQ sauce in your slaw. H&F bread is always great so I can't complain about the sandwich texture. The plantains were Ice cold and old very very disappointed in that.

We gave it a try but I don't know why I expected something amazing across from Dunkin Donuts and a liquor store. For the price this place Should be ashamed! As for the area I'm not sure how it will do, the parking is already limited and the options before there and past there have much better choices in grub and prices. I expect it to do just as good as every other place that has come and gone there. As a eating and vibing patron, The armed security is tacky and just makes it feel real imposing, he should be more hidden. And not lurking and texting so close to patrons. Quick question, Why are you here if you don't like the neighborhood? This was a midday meal armed security For...

This was my first time coming to this restaurant and will sadly be my last. I ordered the Jerk Chicken Empanadas along with a Painkiller and their famous Cuban Sandwich. The Empanadas were mid at best and came slathered with a sauce resembling Tzatziki and Pico De Gallo ???? As a Caribbean woman, I dont recall any of these condiments/ additions being necessary when making a good Empanada. At first I was excited at this new play on a classic until I tasted it... The sauce nor the pico did nothing to enhance the flavor and were an odd pairing (And not in a good way) The jerk seasoning was a barely there whisper and the filling had zero spice. I did not taste scotch bonnet, allspice,onion...NOTHING. It was as if an Empanada and a gentrified Taco had gotten together and this was the sad byproduct of that union. Safe to say, it was a no for me. Now let's talk about the Cuban.... If you define a "Famous" Cuban sandwich as slapping some French's yellow mustard on some bread with Sysco pickles, grocery store ham and swiss, and unseasoned pork, then you've hit paydirt. The pork shoulder had NO FLAVOR! And that's a sin. Not only were my first 2 bites pure gristle, there was no mojo, sazon criollo, rub or anything resembling it on that meat. It tasted as if they had added salt and pepper and called it a day. The vinegar sauce they served as an accompaniment was not mojo and tasted like straight white vinegar with a few spices mixed in. Again, no. I've had a better Cuban at Publix and that's not saying much. The yellow rice that accompanied the sandwich was clearly out of a box, overcooked, and mushy. Pro tip- If you're going to use Goya boxed yellow rice at LEAST attempt to doctor it up. The black beans tasted like they were straight out of a can and again unseasoned. They also drenched them in more of that infernal Tzatziki/Pico combo they seem to favor.

My drink sadly was the only decent thing I consumed.

I did not send my food back. I ate it, paid my tab, tipped well, and did not complain. The server in not responsible for what comes out of the kitchen.

I really wanted to like this place, as I live in the area and like supporting local small buisnesses and eateries. It has a cute ambiance and our waiter was lovely. However, the food was not. My coin is better spent elsewhere.

Disappointing.

Food- 1/5 (If it wasn't for the drink, it would've been a zero) Service-...

I live nearby, and Wylie & Rum was one of the first local restaurants I went to when I moved to the area. I've tried at least half of the items on their menu, and most of it is really good. The cocktails are truly excellent, though, and it's the main appeal for me to go there.

Unfortunately, though, the service has gone downhill recently. Two times ago, I had finished my drink before the main course arrived, and I was hoping to order a second one. Someone else delivered our food, and the next time I saw our server was when she brought us the check after we were done eating. I said I was hoping to have a second drink, and she obliged. But it was just weird that she avoided us for so long and just assumed we didn't want another drink or dessert.

The most recent time, however, was quite different. In my view, there are basically two ways to pay at a restaurant: (1) you pay for food upfront or (2) you pay for food once you're done with your meal. Again, the same thing - I was hoping to have a second drink and had been trying to get our server's attention. About halfway through eating my meal, as I'm literally lifting my fork to my mouth to take a bite, our server appears with the handheld payment device to ask us to pay. I reacted with a bit of shock as I had hoped to have another drink and I was very actively still eating, and she replied "what, did you want another drink"? I said, "I guess not," put my food down, and I pulled out my wallet so I could pay. The restaurant wasn't busy, so I could not imagine why I was being rushed out. And it's not like I had been there a long time - perhaps 30 minutes at the table, and it was about 5 minutes after the food was delivered.

Perhaps I'm just old-fashioned, but I just find it weird for this type of restaurant to require payment during the middle of a meal and to not ask if a customer wants a second drink or a dessert. It felt like a very clear message that they needed to turn over the table as quickly as possible, and my time was up.

Because I like this place, I decided to send them an email to express this concern privately. Their website lists a Yahoo email, but they newsletters reference a Gmail email. I contacted both weeks ago, and never received a response. At this point, I fear going back because the service may very well ruin...