Good Times Jazz Bar & Restaurant

Kendra Medley

My family and I went for lunch today and have walked away with a new "must visit" when we travel to Savannah. We enjoyed the atmosphere and the service. The food was beyond good. Catfish and grits happened to be the special for the day...oh my goodness! I have never tasted grits quite like these. We also ordered a side of macaroni and cheese, which was also good. If you have room for dessert, try the pound cake. You will be so glad you did! Kudos to the chef and entire staff. From entrance to exit, we were pleased. We returned the next day and had various versions of the Fettuccine Alfredo and The Ben Tucker Classic Burger with various desserts. Everything was phenomenal. Special thanks to Theysia for taking excellent care of us during both visits. We look forward to visiting again.

Courtney Ashley

We enjoyed the Eric Jones Trio band and vocalist so much tonight. The music and low lighting were great for a beautiful atmosphere. It was my husband's birthday and we are huge foodies and prettt good cooks. One of our favorite things to do is try new food places and critique the food amongst ourselves then recreate unique dishes at home. The artichoke dip was very warm and creamy. Very good...The oysters were perfect in taste and texture. Not too firm and not too tender. I LOVED the crab and corn chowder paired with the sweet cornbread. We had a great chowder from Barbarer Jeans on St Simon Island that had an identical taste. The crab cake was ok but was much better when paired with the sauce that comes with it. We packed the cheesecake to go.But the Shrimp and Grits were a big disappointment. It is normally my husband's favorite dish but after 2 shrimp and 1spoonful of grits he could not even force himself to enjoy it. I ate 1 shrimp and 1 spoonful of grits and I think the biggest clash was the orange sauce with the ingredients in the creamy grits. Most shrimp and grits have more of a gravy on top but this was definitely more of a sauce. The sauce, shrimp and the grits lacked flavor and taste. Because of the burst of flavor in the other dishes, it truly seemed liked someone simply left out salt or onion powder or some ingredients to WAKE UP the flavor in the dish. I communicated this to the waiter who then went to get a supervisor of some sort, in a red shirt to have me tell her. I told her in great detail and she nodded, asked if I wanted something else off the menu and I told her I could add another dessert. She gave me a dessert menu and walked away. Then sent the waiter back to tell me the dish looked half eaten so she was not taking it off the menu. 1. The dish was not half eaten. The majority of the dish was untouched less 3 shrimp and 2 spoons of grits. 2.I never asked for it to be taken off 3. Why ask if I want to get something else and then send the waiter back with a different message? I was honestly amused by the unprofessionalism....Our waiter was great, we added dessert, enjoyed the rest of the bands set, tipped our waiter well and paid the ticket In full.

Tammie

Listen, I found this black owned establishment in Savannah that knows how to cook. The atmosphere of this place is really beautiful. The server that had was very knowledgeable about the food and drinks. They have live jazz music that starts at 8pm, trust me you won’t be disappointed. Everything that I put in my mouth was absolutely delicious and the portions size was more that enough. I highly recommend this place , it will be one my stop every time I visit the area.