La Pura Vida — Restaurant in Marietta

Pros: Nice spot to unwind throughout the week and enjoy a game of pool or sharing hookah with friends. There aren't many place within the area that offers this type of experience without going into the downtown Atlanta area.

Cons:

1. My sister discussed with the manager her expectations and requests for my birthday celebration. We arrive and it wasn't what she was told. Hightop Tables were pulled together at the age of the dance floor as if we were staged to attract others to come in.

2. The chairs were extremely uncomfortable, unbalanced, and needed to be replaced. After pointing this out they were partially replaced and my guests replaced the rest.

3. We were basically the money makers that night, ordering food, hookahs, and drinks. Initially, upon arrival, we asked why we weren't in a booth as my sister had been told. We were told those sections were reserved for other parties coming in later. After 2 hours passed one of my guest asked about the section again as my party was growing bigger and the section would have been more appropriate for a celebration. The Bar Tender informed us that it was bottle service only, which we agreed to purchase, but he was only willing to place us in a 4 chair section, the smallest in the entire lounge. Again, we were the money makers for this establishment that night and not one soul was in the sections that they stated were bottle service only/VIP. The people he claimed in the beginning that were coming for those sections never appeared, unless they were ghosts.

Atmosphere: There are 3 sections, Latin, pool hall, and hip hop. Pick your poison.

Drinks: Drinks were ok. There were no specials so pre-game prior to arrival.

Food: I had the empanadas. Opt for the chicken not the beef.

Tips: Whatever you communicate with this establishment, get it in writing so that you can present it to whoever is on shift when you go.

The customer service was mediocre and they weren't accommodating for a celebratory event. If it wasn't for my friends and their great spirits through it all this night would have...

Being as I grew up in the Island, I really feel at home here. I love the music. They have a latin side with an Island feel, and also have a hip-hop side that also has an island feel. For the busy nights the have additional security looking out for you. You definitely can feel safe here, which is definitely important to women and older people and those who just want to chill and relax. If you like to dance you are absolutely covered. They also have a fee pool tables for the gamers. But we sometimes have jukebox battles, who is the better DJ, on both sides before a DJ arrives on the weekend, but don't worry if you are not the DJ type because the music keeps flowing even when the jukebox isn't playing. As far as service, they work as a team, so if you like to bounce between sides and bars, it is okay. You don't have to worry about transferring a tab between bars or shifts. There whole business plan is team related. So if you spent $30 with someone and only $5 with someone else then closed, the tip is automatically going to be fair with their system. This is why it is not only fair but convenient for the customer. We can just enjoy our time. As far as food I personally do not come for that because this is my relax spot, but the food is good and they do have many options include a real brick fired oven which I do take advantage of. But taco are very close to authentic to satisfy everyone. This is the place you that you come to relax, but I can not lie I have come here for the taco happy hour during the week and they have a Sunday special on wings. I am not a big football but it is a football night thing. I just watch the Army Navy game. I could go on about good things but to sum it up, it is a chill spot that when I can afford I go to. During food specials it is a value but over priced otherwise which I pay because the atmosphere is so relaxing,...

If i could give this place negative zero stars i would. Me and friends came on a Saturday night when we first got there no one was really there, it was our first time so we thought why not. We were trying to sit down at a table and saw that all of them said reserved then this waitress told us we could sit at the bar cool no problem, but then she mentioned in order for us to sit at a table we would have to spend $100 like really just for a table!! So we said it’s cool we’re fine at the bar but things start to turn and we order food me and my other friend got wings and my other friend got a veggie quesadilla. She stated the quesadilla veggies were raw and not cooked at all and it wasn’t good, and me and my other friend stated our wings were good but very little like jr cricket wings. I had ordered lemon pepper wings but they brought me plain and i had to complain which i hate doing. They finally corrected it and we had ordered hookah as well when they brought it out it wasn’t pulling what so ever and we had to flag someone else down who had an attitude and completely ignored us until he wanted to come over. Finally when they brought us another hookah it was the wrong flavor which originally we had watermelon and pineapple and they brought us mint like really! My third straw was when she told me and my other friend that we were only splitting $35 as my other friend had already left and paid majority of the tab she swiped both me and my friends card for $8.91 which we signed for as well as $10 to go towards the bill, and the next day i saw my card was charged for $62 so if you don’t want your money stolen DONT COME HERE!!! I had to dispute with my bank because they...