1910 Public House — Restaurant in Lilburn

We recently moved into the neighborhood and I REALLY want to love this this place, but the service is just so comically bad. The burgers, fries, and apps are pretty good. The dinner entrees are mediocre and overpriced for what they are ... which is very reminiscent of hospital cafeteria food. We frequent Sprig, their sister restaurant, so the mediocre entrees were not expected.

The first time we dined here we came during off peak hours, around 2:30pm on a weekend. The restaurant was empty with only two other small tables occupied, but the hostess was very irritated that we didn't have a reservation. We were told there would be a 15-20 minutes wait. Once we were finally seated and it took our server another 15 minutes to come greet us and take our orders, 15 minutes to get two waters, and over 45 minutes to get two burgers. We never got refills. I had to go ask for the check at the bar. The burgers were good, so we hoped our first experience was an anomaly and tried to come back during brunch. They were busier but we got a table right away. Our server was once again absent, food took over 45 minutes again, we had to flag someone down to get us a check.

Our third visit was during dinner. We were seated in the corner which gave us a view of the bar and the kitchen. We ordered two cocktails, the bartender placed two drinks on the bar for pickup, and the server grabbed one and repeatedly walked past the second drink for 20 minutes. We finally flagged her down and she immediately went and grabbed that second drink, which apparently was ours, and brought it right over to us. At this point, the server let us know that the kitchen had just told her our food was ready and she'll bring it right over. About 20 minutes later someone from the kitchen brings over two now cool plates of food. Clearly they were just sitting there while our server was nowhere to be seen. Unlike our appetizers and burgers from our previous visit, the dinner entrees were pretty mediocre at almost $30 a plate. Finally we once again have to flag someone for our check, our server who has now miraculously reappeared brings it over. I hand her my card before she leaves. And then we see her drop the checks at the register and go work in the kitchen for another 20 minutes before processing the payment.

Perhaps this place once merited the 4+ star review it has, but recent reviews will tell you that something is just off. Hopefully they resolve it, but I don't think...

I used to go to this restaurant all the time- any and every excuse would do. I would bring family and friends- it got to the point where I wasn’t allowed to suggest this place anymore 😂 I never had a single bad bite, and as a notoriously picky eater it was a relief to have a place where I felt like I could eat literally anything off the menu. Then they switched chefs and the food just isn’t half as good. Before, I’d try at least half of every seasonal menu and now I’ve missed quite a few seasons. We went back the other day hoping that the new chef had settled into some taste and texture profiles but… the catfish was unevenly seasoned, most of the sides were just okay, the grit cakes were a lot less firm that I would’ve liked (although I could and did eat that tomato gravy by the spoonful), the chicken was a much smaller portion than it used to be… everything was either “alright” or not good. But the two biggest issues I had? The Mac and cheese looked and tasted like “fancy” box mac- in no way, shape, or form was the mac I was served in this southern restaurant southern. I didn’t even have the opportunity to send it back because my server didn’t return for 15-20 minutes after we started eating. Big issue 2: the “cobbler” was cooked peaches with the bread pudding bread on top. Not with the vanilla soak- no! Just the bread. What even is that? It was basically peach shortcake. It just stinks that I spent 2 years being a regular at a restaurant, took a break, and now it’s a place where the whole table left disappointed in the food and the servers were more formal than friendly. I’d say I was in the minority opinion based on the other reviews, but honestly given how empty it was when I went, I don’t think that’s true. I won’t be back. Unless it’s for drinks. The drinks were lovely. Too many vodka-based ones for the seasonal menu. It would be nice to see more variety, but still quite good.

But 1910- I’d love to know where your last chef is working now.

PS: you really need to switch the grouper and catfish on the menu. You have a Cajun-adjacent menu and you have catfish as the fish and chips?? Not with any greens or any traditional southern sides. Fries and coleslaw for...

One dark, rainy evening.... we had a great meal! Lol. We wanted to try someplace different and it was dreary outside. We decided it was a great opportunity to not have to wait somewhere! I'm glad we chose 1910. We were seated in the quaint tavern-like restaurant right away because indeed it was not busy but we did make reservations because, well, you never know. (And I would imagine you would need reservations on weekends!) Our server Justin (shout out) was very nice, knowledgeable about the food and gave great service! We started with the pimento cheese fritters and just devoured them! They were perfectly paired with red pepper jam, nice and crunchy outside and ooey gooey inside! We also had soup. I had the crab bisque which had good flavor but was a little too chunky for my tastes in a bisque. The soup of the day was a tomato basil, our server told us it was a thick stew-like soup but it was really, really thick without much broth at all, more like a dip. It was flavorful, just really needed a bit more broth. We also tried the pot pie which is a favorite and it was very good with a nice fluffy crust. The only comment was that there was too much of the fluffy crust on the bottom and not enough of the creamy stew inside. But it was delicious! The other entree we decided to try was the braised lamb shank (my call) and it was amazing! Truly fall-off-the-bone fork tender with mashed potatoes and wilted spinach. It was a great combination of flavors and made a great comfort meal! It was very generous and took both of us to finish! We didn't have room for dessert so we ordered a slice of chocolate peanut butter pie to take home and enjoy with coffee later. It was yummy! Perfect end to a messy night. We will definitely go back and...