Sivas Tavern — Restaurant in Georgia

Talk about an AMAZING Time!!!!!

I’m talking about Stellar Service. Great Food. Awesome Environment and Great Memories made.

Here’s the rundown, I was in the area Visiting a cousin and we decided to hit Sivas for food and drinks. This was my first time at this location, so I was excited for the experience.

Upon walking in the DJ had the code set for a perfect night of laughs, conversation, and engaging. The hostess greeted us and upon checking our ID’s we were taken to our seats. Within minutes of being seated we were met by our waitress, Mattaya who approached with a smile and amazing service. I kid you not, her service made the night an even better experience. Make sure to ask for Mattaya when you visit.

It was a nice night so we decided to sit outside. The vibe was so good that the outside carried the same tone as the inside. This is something you don’t usually see as it is hard to pull off. However, Sivas was able to do it.

Let’s talk about Food!

Appetizer- Mozzarella Sticks Main- Chicken Kebab (Boneless and marinated chicken breast, white rice) Dessert- Fried Cheesecake

I was happy that the Mozzarella Sticks weren’t the ones out of your grocer's freezer. LoL! They were quality Mozzarella sticks, loads of ooey gooey Mozzarella fried to perfection paired with an amazing marinara. Served hot and pleasing to taste.

The Chicken Kebab was Bombbbbbbbbbb. I’m talking Marinated to flavor perfection. Grilled to temperature perfection and placed on top of the warm, toasted pita bread. This paired well with the white rice and afforded the opportunity for leftovers as it is a plate full. The Quality and Quantity are in abundance. Get you some!

The fried cheesecake was a recommendation from Mattaya and babeeeeeeeee, she was spot on. The cheesecake is the perfect sweetness to compliment the shell and the caramel drizzle just makes your heart melt. I’m talking about a decadent delight fit for any occasion. If you like it sweet sweet, dip it in the whipped cream and take it to a whole nother level. This dish is for anyone who enjoys a perfect ending to an already great meal.

I’ll be back soon. I think this establishment captivated my heart and has become my new go to.

Service- 10/10 Food- 10/10 Environment-...

I have been here once prior to my 10-15-2017 visit. The previous time, the food and hookah were good, but the service was a little slow (but not extremely terrible). My 10-15-2017 visit was unbelievably horrid. For staters, there were all of 10-15 patrons in the entire restaurant. The vast majority of the patrons were seated at the bar. With that being said, there was NO reason for poor service, especially for those of us seated at tables. I ordered a glass of wine, an appetizer, and two entrees. I noticed the servers, my server included, huddled and socializing in the corner near the hookah storage. After about 10-15 minutes without the delivery of the wine or hummus appetizer I ordered, I went to the bar to retrieve the wine myself. My wine was just sitting waiting to be picked up by my server who was chatting and smoking hookah instead. My appetizer was not delivered until my entrees arrived. I requested not to have dairy used during preparation of my meal. My server stated, "No dairy" as she placed my plate in front of me. My rice was clearly doused in butter. There was also a sauce that I'm assuming accompanied the kabobs that also clearly contained some form of dairy. My son and I were literally checked on one time after we received our food. It was so slow in the restaurant. There is literally no excuse for such poor service. I had to flag down my server for my check. Upon her arrival to my table I told her, " I'm glad that my request for no dairy was due to preference and not an allergy because my food clearly contains dairy." She didn't offer an apology or any type of explanation. She simply said, "I'll be right back with your check". My son clearly didn't finish his entree. Usually a good server would offer a to go box. I had to ask for that too. I've never failed to leave a tip in my life, but this was inexcusable poor service. THEN... as my son and I walked out, I noticed the cook high fiving and smoking hookah with the same gloves he cooked with. Absolutely disgusting. I will not...

So the experience begins with my arrival. I will say I was intrigued that it was such a hidden spot with PLENTY of parking and what seemed like a lot of patrons. It felt like me and my wife would enjoy ourselves at a place like this.....until we noticed two security guards up front. Not just any security guards, but two really buff dudes with tactical vests on and that was a concern. Why is this level of security needed at a place located in Kennesaw?? Then, not only did they run my license through some kind of smartphone scanner, but they did a thorough pat-down of my person and looked deep into my wife's purse to make sure there wasn't any contraband. We planned to come out for drinks and a bite to eat, and I felt like we were going through TSA at Hartsfield Jackson Airport.

At that point, we knew we wouldn't come back again.

I will say we liked the layout of the bar once we got in. The music was cool and the vibes felt good. The bartender was very nice and gave information about everything....well almost everything. By the time we ended our night and got the check, this was the nail in the coffin.

135 dollars!!!! This included: two cocktails, two beers, two shots. One chicken sandwich with fries and one spicy batter cauliflower. Taxes and gratuity included.

This shouldn't be normal for going out to a bar for bar food and drinks. At a place like Mazzys this all would've easily been 50 bucks, sixty tops. Needless to say, this is the very last time I will ever be in this establishment. I'm not a penny pincher but I really don't like being taken advantage of at...