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Cocktail Cove
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- Price Range:
-
$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Music:
- DJ, Live
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Sat, Sun
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Yes
- Coat Check:
- No
5 reviews for Cocktail Cove
Georgia's Redneck Riviera, also known as Lake Lanier, has finally leaked it's filth into Atlanta (barely ITP). How did Sandy Springs (Inc.) become the white twash Beverly Hills? With all the Section 8 moving in, you would think the hillbillies would be moving out.
Like the old American Pie, there is still no shortage of bandanas, Oakley's, rebel flags, Old Navy caps (backwards of course), Aqua Net, dirty finger nails, cut off jean shorts, ponytails, clip on key rings, Wranglers, tank tops, glitter nail polish, camel toes, gold chain belts, stwipper shoes, molester-staches, Marlboro Reds and Levi Garret. It was like a Panama City nightmare. WHERE AM I?
Tuesday nights is bike night... ok, how bad could it be? Southside Steve was doing some Rock 100 gig. It started out ok then it rubs on you like crotch rot. I was itching to high tail it outta there. If I stayed one minute longer I woulda got lice and fleas.
Ironically, "cocktail" of any sort can not be found on the menu. How hard is it to cook shrimp in hot water, ice bath it and put it in the fridge? You basically have two choices: fwied or gwilled. At least fwied will kill most bacteria...or the things that falls outta the cook's hair.
Fwied Oyster Basket - First thing I see is a few little nuggets (oysters or hushpuppies?) then followed by some type of "Lotion" in a cup. All this mess sitting on top of a "Bed of Fwies". The batter was cement thick, the oyster dried to prune like consistency and the fwies have been sitting under a heat lamp for way too long. Hell, McDeez fwies are gourmet compared to these canned potato sticks. That lotion turned out to be coleslaw. "It takes the lotion out of the basket!"
Fwied Catfish Basket - Same old mess in a metal bucket...except the catfish was semi moist and tender inside that cocoon they call a batter.
My friend's burga.... looked a burga underneath this ginormous bun. Kinda like our waitress trying to pull off short shorts with cottage cheez dangling out. I didn't know fanny packs were back... or was that a marsupial pouch? Either way she's smuggling meat in it.
This concept might work on a lake with pontoons tied together but on land... it's a stretch. Hell, maybe their third location should be in a trailer park.
You might be a redneck... if you think Taco Bell is the Mexican Phone Company.
Moonshine.
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Went on a Saturday night, music was "OK" (hosted by 95.5 the beat), small dance floor, shady crowd, drinks not that great. Plus you have to add in money for parking AND cover charge.
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one of the worst restaurant experiences ever:
1. we walk in and the stupid DJ is blasting over the mic that Michael Jackson has died, and is playing all Michael Jackson songs. Talk about a downer.
the speakers on the patio are crackling in and out, and it was WAY too loud.
2. my one friend asks if they do their oysters steamed...
the waiter says "well that's up to the chef." (wrong answer my friend)
how about " i will inquire if the chef can do that for you"
the waiter comes back to tell her that the chef cant steam her oysters.
we order from their very limited salad selection.
He comes back again and asks my one friend if she wanted chicken or shrimp on her salad, and she said "no thanks, just plain"
3. the " one man band" starts playing.
he is AWFUL. worst voice ever. completely butchering some of my favorite songs. His only fans were a couple of wasted frat guys that couldnt even stand up straight.
we had to sit and scream our conversations over this crooner for an HOUR while we waited for our salads.
4. the waiter comes back to tell us "sorry that the food isnt out yet. the chef is just "really busy" (the place is empty)
5. after an hour of suffering through "constipated crooner" our salads arrive.
All the salads had chicken on them, which was fine by me... but A) one girl specifically declined the chicken, and B) the other girl is a vegetarian.
6. when she told the waiter, he argued with her, saying that "plain" meant that it comes WITH the chicken, but said the (busy) chef could make her another salad. She didnt want to wait another hour. So he said "well, I'll just bring you a plate, you can pick the chicken out."
which she did....
but really, how hard is it to make a salad on the fly???
7. their salads were missing Gorgonzola, and mine had WAY too much dressing.
At this point a complimentary round of shots, cocktails or desserts would have gone down well.
(ha! are you kidding?)
8. he brings our check, and i go grab a menu.
as i expected, the chicken WAS, in fact, and upcharge.
So i grabbed him and said "look... one girl SPECIFICALLY didnt order chicken but you upcharged her anyway. So you need to void that. and the other girl is actually REALLY upset that she had to eat her way around the chicken.... so i'd like it if you could just void her salad altogether?"
9. he brings us back the check... both chicken salads have been voided (not what i asked for... but even better for us)
i put my card down on the table, with a 20 (needing change) he grabbed it and ran off before i could explain how to split it.
10. some other waitress comes back with the card and the cash, and sheepishly asked me how we wanted it split (the poor waiter was probably terrified to come back to the table at this point, having fucked up beyond the point of redemption)
11. but he came back to drop our cash change and credit card with the receipt.... but no Credit Card receipt. So i looked up at him, and asked "um, where do i sign?"
realizing his error he runs off to go grab the card slip.
he comes back after a minute, and says "um, lemme see that card again (obviously forgot to swipe it)
12. he comes back to the table saying "uh... do you have another card. this one isnt working. its keeps saying "bad swipe".
Vegetarian girl says "cant you just enter the card number manually?"
Waiter "Oh! you can DO that?"
(i am stunned with disbelief - WHO trained this guy?)
13. he finally comes back with the card slip (and no pen)
the singing guy and his drunk fan are getting on our last nerves.
we really didnt want to leave him a tip, but we figured we'd throw him a few bucks seeing as he was prolly gonna get fired soon anyway.
i guess if we were drunk like everyone else... none of this would have mattered.
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Ok...I know I am going to get a ration of sh*t for this, but what can I say...Curiosity will always test this Cats judgment!
Formerly American Pie, this place has had a reputation for attracting a much older crowd and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. There are a few bars in the area that have this reputation and I have never been curious enough to go to them, but this one just seemed different... I remember the first time I drove past it, my thoughts were, "what the hell is that?", because as you drive past the patio there are palm trees wrapped in Christmas lights, leaning out and over Roswell Road. There is even a Crows nest bar with TV's playing inside and visible to the street.
So, a year and a half later it reopens with the name Cocktail Cove and gets a few mentions in Yelp talk threads. So, I think to myself, is it really that bad of a place and is it right that I join in on the jokes that are made about this place? Well, I'm not losing any sleep over it, but I decide I want to experience it first hand to pass my own judgment.
So, it is Friday night and I am out with a couple of my friends. We decide that it is time to go home and I suggest that maybe we should stop by Cocktail Cove on our way home and check it out. One friend is clueless of what I have even suggested and the other, well, she figured that she may see some of her friends there, since one of her social group's is meeting there that night.
We arrive and I am annoyed, because it is yet another bar with the obligatory valet parking. I mean, come on...we are OTP and there is plenty of parking. I hate handing my keys over to young kids to park my car, when there are plenty of available parking spots in sight.
At the entry, there was a group of twenty-something standing in front of the bouncers. At first I thought they were que'd up to get in, but then the bouncers told them to move to the side and let us through. Not sure what was going on there, but it did make me think that possibly my friends were wrong about this place. Upon entry, we went directly to the patio and it was packed and let's just say that it was exactly the crowd that had been rumored. Ok, no shocker there, but what was shocking was that inside the bar, there were just a handful of people and the interior is huge. I mean football field huge...ahhh, the potential for some drunken, raging party, yet it is empty. Needless to say, service at the bar was great. I had a cold beverage in my hand within minutes of entry. Sadly, I cannot comment on the prices, as I have a terrible habit of paying with a twenty, throwing a couple of bucks in for tip and then stuffing the remainder in my purse without counting.
We only stayed for one drink, so I cannot comment on the food, but the menu is vast. Most options are seafood oriented and I did notice that they have all you can eat crab legs on Tuesday nights...I may have to come back for that.
Um, guess to sum it all up, yes it is a much older crowd (think AARP), but I didn't think the bar was all that bad. In fact, I liked the size of the bar, the patio was cool and it has a casual, beachy feel to it. I think it would be all right to hang out on the patio, during the day, but they definitely need to figure out how to draw a younger crowd, if I'm to return at night.
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I personally had a really great time here. I saw that there was a valet but it was optional, so we parked ourselves. We did pay the $5 cover as it was Saturday and 95.5 the beat was there broadcasting their Saturday night show. We settled in and we were immediately greeted and served by a really cute blond with loads of personality. There were several drink specials including a bucket of fruity rum which was only $10. We didn't see this older crowd that everyone keeps talking about, maybe because we are 30 and that is the older crowd? Who knows. We did see tons of fun going on all over the place. Girls dancing on the dance floor and 2 really hot shooter girls. The patio was awesome with the beachy feel and the dining room was nice enough for a bar, then they have the dance floor. It was like 3 different bars all wrapped up into one. Over all we had a great time and didn't spend to much money.
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