Southern Bistro

Came here for a Christmas lunch thrown by a place I work at. Let's just say that although my food was paid for, I will definitely be back and pay for it myself! Let me start my saying that I love reuben sandwiches. Seems like such a simple dish right?: corned beef (or pastrami), with sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, Thousand Island dressing on rye bread. Simple ingredients, but yet still oh so easy to mess up. If I ever see a reuben sandwich on a menu, I tend to order that as litmus test of the restaurant as a whole. Let me tell you, although not gigantic in portion size like a Katz Deli reuben, this is one of the best tasting reuben sandwiches I have had in Atlanta. Are there better ones in this city and surrounding areas? I'm sure there are, but I really loved the balance of ingredients in the reuben I was given at Southern Bistro. Besides that, I can only comment on what I had. The cauliflower soup was nice and the sweet tea was on point! Sweet, but not overly, diabetic coma inducing sweet. The deviled eggs were okay. Not bad by any means, but nothing to make them stand out either. Nothing to write home about as was the pimento cheese. Enjoyable sure, but just there. The atmosphere was pleasant. Our party sat in the back and it was comfortable. It felt like we were eating on a friend's back porch (covered, thank goodness, since it was a cold day). Finally, we had a party of 18 and Khalea (hope I spelled that right) was awesome. The food came out promptly and was delicious. We did come at the end of the lunch rush so I don't know if that made the food delivery more prompt, but our party had a very positive experience.

I went to the restaurant around 3PM, which happened to be the window of time that they have a limited menu. When I walked in the person who greeted me told me about the menu but she said it as though the restaurant was closed so she didn't seem to plan to seat me. I stood there and she said "oh, you're going to stay?" I hadn't seen the menu options yet. I was less than happy with the way she handled this. Not a welcoming greeting at all.

This is one of the best restaurants in the Atlanta area. The food here is always cooked to order with fresh ingredients. Any dish you order is a great choice. There are several people on the wait staff making for a quality experience. Any server you get rest assured that you’re in good hands. The environment itself is clean and well run. The chef and owner is closely engaged with how the restaurant functions at a high level. I’ve been going here for years as my parents are locals and we’ve never had a bad meal or experience. I recommend Southern Bistro with the utmost confidence ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👏🏾🐺

Had a really wonderful experience here. 1. The food was all so good that I was really sad I wouldn't be in town longer to try more! 2. Service was also fantastic, our server went above and beyond to try and accommodate our family member with a gluten restriction. 3. Lovely atmosphere. The aesthic was really cute. For me personally, I loved that the noise level felt manageable at a very crowded time of day.

*My 1st try* This spot is located in a safe area with plenty of parking. If I’m not mistaken you need to have a reservation. My husband decided to order Uber eats and I was like I know of that place. He ordered the Cinnamon Toast Crunch Belgian waffle and chicken. It was delicious. The wings are big and flavorful. I ordered the pepper jack cheese grits, fried fish, and country potatoes. It was sooooo good and it comes with this sauce. I’m so glad we gave it a try. It’s local, decently priced compared to other brunch spots, and delicious. Please don’t forget to order those grits.

First time going and didn’t know what to expect but was happily surprised. Food was great, we got the fried green tomatoes and the goat cheese and pepper jelly were a perfect compliment. I ended up getting the rise n dine chicken biscuit and it was great too, supper fresh and delicious biscuit. Got the cheese grits and those were fantastic too. To top it all off our server Sean was awesome, super friendly and great recommendations. Would recommend

This was probably my 6th or 7th time dining here, and first time for brunch. Everyone is so friendly, our server was outstanding in general (Kyle?) The food was amazing. I had eggs benedict with pimiento cheese and such, my wife had a chilaquiles casserole that was so tasty. My son had a steak and eggs skillet, it was so hot and delicious. Highly recommended!

This is the best restaurant in sandy springs, maybe Atlanta. The kitchen has serious talent. The food is fresh and clean, not greasy/oily. Kind professional staff. I've ordered everything off the menu (until they updated it) and can't tell you how impressed I am. Affordable to a degree. I'd eat here every day if I could