Category: | Restaurant, |
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Address: | 1073 S Milledge Ave, Athens, GA 30605, USA |
Zip code: | 30605 |
Website: | http://fiveandten.com/ |
Opening hours (Edit) | |
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Monday: | 5:30 – 9:30 PM |
Tuesday: | 5:30 – 9:30 PM |
Wednesday: | 5:30 – 9:30 PM |
Thursday: | 5:30 – 9:30 PM |
Friday: | 5:30 – 10:00 PM |
Saturday: | 5:30 – 10:00 PM |
Sunday: | 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:30 – 9:30 PM |
As always, terrific food creatively prepared. An absolute gem of a restaurant and a credit to whatever city it were to call home. Athens is blessed with this world-class restaurant.
Wanted something different so gave it a try. The service was excellent and the food a diversion from the norm. Still, it did not wow me enough to want to go back. It was good but did not blow me away.
Five & Ten had been highly recommended. We arrived later in the evening and the special we wanted was sold out. We both picked other entrees which were good, but not something we normally would have ordered. Service was outstanding. We had reservations so we were seated immediately. The restaurant was busy, but well staffed. We enjoyed the evening. Dessert and coffee were especially good.
I'm really torn by this place. Everything we tried was at least very good, but nothing was super exciting. If it was cheaper, it would be amazing. But at this price range I expect be wow'd, and I really wasn't.
EDIT: This has been one of the few restaurants in Athens that we have been to multiple times. I think the thing I am most impressed by is their consistency. I have never had anything from them that was even a little bad. Maybe not super exciting, or exactly what I wanted it to be, but it is always spot on what someone in the back wants it to be. I do stick by my previous statement that at this price point I expect to be wowed, which I often am not. Service and ambiance is always absolutely top notch, though.
Memorable dining experiences are elevated by great food, great drinks, and attentive service. The experience is piqued when one or more of these is plain. So it was with our experience, but to be fair, I can't say the entire service experience was plain. The glasses were always kept filled by the staff whose job it was, the drinks were prompt from the bar, and the food arrived perfectly done. The table waiter, however, was pretentious. Enough about him, even though we tipped very well.