Rich & Pour Opulence Lounge — Restaurant in East Point

We visited this black owned establishment on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. I made a reservation prior to on Yelp. There is free parking in front of the business. Upon arrival the business was clean, modern, and swanky. The black artwork on the walls is very beautiful and Afrocentric too. We were greeted warmly and our reservation was verified. We were seated right away at a nice table against the back wall and our waitress was Bria. She was very nice, attentive, and professional. Bria informed of us the restaurant’s 3 pillars which are they partner with black owned whiskey companies, live music is on Thursday’s, and there is a rotating chef every 10 days. They have QR code menus on the table, but it took quite a while for the menu update for us to select items. The waitress did check a couple of times to see when the menu was finally updated. Once the menu was loaded we ordered the following items: boujietta cocktail, rum punch, lamb chops with bacon hash, black and blue sliders, southwestern egg rolls, loaded mashed potatoes, sautéed spinach, and elote Mexican street corn. The boujietta drink was too strong with the cognac base, but only semi sweet with fruity notes. The rum punch was a classic hit with tropical flavors and a light sweet tone. This business wasn’t busy at all during our dining experience and we felt like we were the other patrons there. There was nice r&b music playing overhead and music videos on the television. It was unfortunate that they were out of the Mac and cheese, and broccolini. I found this odd since they had just opened an hour earlier so it sounds like lack of effort to me. Also the water we were given tasted like tap water so don’t drink the water at all if you go. They seemed to be a bit on the slow side with getting food and drinks out to us so I can’t imagine how slow it is on a busy evening. The food took about 45 minutes to come out all at once. The Mexican corn was very delicious! It had amazing flavors of the cheese, spices, and buttery goodness all against the corn as the backdrop. The corn was crisp, fresh, and had nice grill lines. This dish was the best part of the meal and I would highly recommend. The egg rolls were good with a could’ve been crispier outer layer and I could definitely taste the flavors of corn and avocado. They were seasoned well and the creamy dressing sauce included was complimentary. The beef slider burgers were delicious! They were so simple, but very flavorful with the savory combination of the beef burger and bacon. The feta cheese was also a unique but nice compliment. I would also recommend these as well. The lamb chops were cooked medium well like requested and were quite tender and seasoned well. The sweet sauce included was a great contrast to the savory meat. There was way too much fat on the lollipops though. The dish came with brussel sprouts, carrots, and spinach which were just decent. The texture wasn’t bad, I didn’t feel the vegetables were anything to write home about, but the sweet sauce included helped with the taste. The loaded mashed potatoes were not really that great. They just threw some bacon and shredded cheese on top of some mashed potatoes. I didn’t really care for the texture of these mashed potatoes or the dish’s presentation. This was actually my least favorite dish and we really could’ve skipped it if they had the Mac and cheese like they were supposed to. I wouldn’t recommend that dish at all. My boyfriend said the spinach was bland and taste like they just threw vinaigrette on it. The waitress Bria did make sure she checked on us to ensure we liked our drinks and also checked to see if our food was ready so it could be brought to us. After we finished our meal I asked about a dessert menu and she said they didn’t have one. The business needs to work out the kinks with not having food items available, the speed of service, and get a dessert menu. Overall it was just an ok experience. The food was overpriced and I would only recommend a visit on a Thursday for the live music, and only a few of the food/drink items...

So the only thing that was good about this spot, was the music, and the décor. My first time visiting, and last time. Unfortunately, we waited a LONNNNG time for drinks and food. Myself and friend both ordered bottomless mimosas,(which we had to wait for her to bring out each glass because they were "saving glasses") When i finally got ready for my 3rd, I was told by the waitress, that that would be my last glass because the manager stopped serving bottomless, at 3. Mind you, i ordered before 3. So i was told i would have to pay for each individual after that. Spoke w/the manager and she put it on the waitress who "was supposed to tell us when we ordered". I would have never ordered bottomless if they were stopping at 3. Oh and the French toast and chicken, was basically a McChicken fila and 2 pieces of lightly flavored white bread. Was supposed to come with strawberries and blueberries. It it did not, and and had the nerve to be burnt! We were given plastic utensils (which barely cut my lil mc chicken). And the manager told us that was because people were stealing the utensils(along w/the same reason they stopped bringing out the champagne bottles, and/or pitchers for mimosas) There was just excuse after excuse. She told me they were bottomless "as fast as we could drink them" til 3. And I told her, no, it is as fast as you guys get them out. She was supposed to take something off of the bill. She did not. The waitress waited, then gave the total, without showing an itemized bill. We were charged full price, 13% gratuity, in addition to a 10% service charge for terrible service and food. I do not see this place lasting long with the type of service they're providing. Oh and the manager probably forgot to honor adjusting our bill because she was over here sitting on the couch smoking hookah instead of addressing her customers properly. We brunch PLENTY of places in Atlanta, and have NEVER had this type of service, or bad food. We were literally still hungry after leaving. Worse brunch ever. Oh yeah, and the bathrooms were unbearable! Stinky and dirty. Just not a good...

I have to admit the vibe was nice! Unfortunately I was disappointed with the quality of food, drinks and hookah I ordered. First my food was delivered to me cold, I took a bite and requested warm/hot food. The same plate and food was returned about 10 mins later barely warm and VERY greasy! I ordered the advertised “Black and blue sliders” advertised to be 3 blackened beef sliders  topped with arugula, blue cheese served on a buttered bun. My order had no blue cheese at all and instead of buttered it was over saturated and greasy, the beef tasted like a turkey sausage instead and the quality and presentation were just overall unappealing. My drinks tasted watered down and offered no taste of alcohol period! Then we requested a hookah that I purchased, the coals were barely lit and only stayed lit about 7 minutes, we then proceeded to request more coal for the hookah. We were advised it may take a min for us to receive but had no idea it would take almost 35 mins for us to receive new coal and for the hookah to still only last 7 mins . I decided not to address my concerns about my dissatisfaction being that it was so close to closing time and I could see server’s were busy and we had waited long enough on any request so there was no need to request a supervisor and have to wait another hour or so. I have a background in food service and had I been a representative of the health department i’m sure the cold food served would’ve resulted in a negative impact against your overall health inspection. The location came highly recommended from some of my colleagues so I was excited to try, unfortunately with the quality of food and service that was provided I’m not sure I’ll patronize this...