APRON — Restaurant in Hapeville

Went to this restaurant on Valentine’s Day. I made a reservation ahead of time for a party of 12 and the lady on the phone assured me that they would be able to accommodate my party. I chose this restaurant to celebrate my wedding. The beginning of the experience started off great we were on time we were sat right away. Then things started to go downhill. There was a set menu that was not discussed when booking the reservation. It was not until we asked did they have an alternate menu or a bar menu that they gave us that option. We got water right away when we sat down, but no one came to take drink orders or food orders until 15 to 20 minutes after we sat down. Our server was also behind the bar making drinks which didn’t make sense when there were three bartenders behind the bar already. After ordering drinks, it took another 20 to 30 minutes to get those drinks and most of them were not bar drinks. Then comes time to order food. Everyone’s food was ordered and put in supposedly at the same time. But our food came out piece by piece and some peoples food never came out or when it didn’t come out it was cold. One of my friends had got a hamburger and the cheese was not even melted. That’s how cold the burger was. I asked to speak to the manager and my server told me he was not the manager, but agreed that service was subpar and would give us a discount on our bill. But later in the night, he became a manager when we questioned some of the charges on the bill. It was really sad that it took over an hour for food to come out when there were people at the bar ordering food, and they got their food before us. There were other servers walking through the restaurant they didn’t check on our table until they saw my guest leaving. I had guest in my party that had to leave because it took so long for the food to come out or their food never came out at all. Overall service was subpar and I would never recommend this restaurant/bar to anyone even if staying in the hotel. This is not a place to host a...

We were hungry after picking up a family member from the airport in the early morning and we wanted to eat somewhere nicer without much of a crowd. We decided to check out 'Apron' as it was just a short drive away. We were greeted by the kind hotel staff which made a great first impression, so we immediately had higher expectations. We were told to sit at any tables with menus, then asked if we could sit at a different table without menus as the others had too much sunlight and they said it was fine. We sat for twenty minutes and never received menus. Our waitress finally came up to us and was shocked to find that we didn't have menus yet. She took our drink order as we explained that the gentleman sat us without menus and she rolled her eyes and said "He's supposed to be helping." There were two people waiting, a man and woman, with about five separate groups of people. About ten minutes later, we got our drinks along with our menus. Of course, we quickly decided what we wanted and another twenty minutes goes by. My cousin got up to use the restroom and along the way, she informed our waitress that we were ready to order. Our waitress came over immediately saying, "What do you want?" in an annoyed tone. We ordered two entrees and she nodded to and repeated both. We then ordered a third and she angrily set the menus down on the table and crossed off each item. My mother and I just looked at each other in disbelief. We never showed any signs of impatience nor did any of the other diners. The people in the booth next to us shared that they were time constricted, but never had an attitude. My cousin got back to the table and we waited another ten minutes only to see the "time constricted" guests next to us receive their food before us when they originally sat down some time after we did. We gave up and left. We sat here for over an hour and never got anything more than a soft drink. I think this may just top the scale of my worst...

I stumbled across this place online when someone else posted about it. I wasn't even aware that they had built a hotel on the Porsche Experience campus... let alone added another restaurant and a rooftop lounge. I made reservations online because I wanted to make sure there would be no issues with seating. I pulled up and was somewhat confused by the parking but valet is recommended.

Upon entry into Solis (which is where the restaurant is housed), I was thoroughly impressed. The decor was absolutely chic and beautiful filled with hues of teal and champagne. The front desk staff greeted me and were very engaging. Walked into Apron and the decor did not disappoint. It looks amazing. For a picky eater like me... the menu didn't offer much selection since I do not eat seafood. However, LET ME TELL YOU... I ordered the Caesar salad minus the anchovies and I substituted the normal dressing for white vinagrette (mouth waters). Hands down, best salad I ever had in my entire life. For my entree, I had the NY Strip accompanied with brussel sprouts and brown butter mashed potatoes. I need you all to hear me as I type this...this steak can definitely compete with any of the true steakhouses in Atlanta. Everything on the plate was scrumptious. If it wasn't country to lick the plate, I probably would have LOL! The chef came out to greet us and thank us for coming out. That is something I can surely appreciate. My server was awesome too. I cannot recall his name but wait ... I still have the receipt. FOUND IT! His name was Whitfield. Loved him! Will return and ask for him by name. He was helpful with answering my questions and he is the reason I decided to try sprouts for the first time ever in life. THANKS Whitfield!!

Bottom line... GO! You will be glad you did. Oh and the rooftop has live music on certain nights... GO! Why are you still here reading this? You should be on your way...