Casey was awesome. Celebrated our son's 21st birthday. Always a favorite and will most certainly return!

We had a delicious dinner at Scotts with cocktails (also made well). It was our first time there, and came away with nothing but very positive opinions of the place. Covid-19 restrictions were observed, and we never felt at any risk from the staff. I will definitely go back.

Great anniversary dinner! Food was amazing, service was amazing. Lovely little room for just us 2. Very reasonably priced for such an upscale experience!

My wife and I had a wonderful anniversary dinner at Scott's Downtown. Everything was delicious, the staff was friendly and professional, and Scott even checked on us to make sure we were enjoying dinner.

Food was very good and the chef checked in on us. Our server may have been new to fine dining as you could tell they were friendly however we had issues. Plates were not removed when finished and empty drink glasses were left when another drink was brought. We also had a mess up on our order as well as the server offered a carafe for bottle of wine we purchased and poured about 1/8 of bottle in it and I poured rest in after pouring my own first glass on $80 bottle. Also we ordered a few deserts and server gave me 4 spoons and forks to pass out to rest of my table. These are not big deals to me in most settings however when we spend 400+ $ on a meal those are little things I believe are part of experience. I have nothing bad to say about it just not sure I would recommend it or how to convince my wife that we should go back - my steak was very good as was my wife’s as well as shrimp and lobster tale

Relaxing dinner. Food was excellent as well as service. So glad they have reopen for dine in.

It was great to have Scott’s Downtown open again for dining in. As we expected, the food and the service were excellent. Scott’s has always been an enjoyable dining experience.

Great food all around!!!

Great Napa wine selection too!

My wife and I went their for our anniversary. The food and waitress were outstanding. My wife had the bourbon glazed salmon which she thoroughly enjoyed and I had the choice filet mignon cooked just right. The waitress was exceptionally friendly and helpful. We felt comfortable with the layout. No covid -19 worries.

We always enjoy our time at Scott's. It's a great experience from the time you sit down to when you walk out the door. Thank you!

We had the best time celebrating our anniversary! Can’t wait to get back soon!

Fabulous dinner to make up for loss of graduation ceremony. Made my daughter’s evening. Thanks

It was SO great getting back to normal! As usual, the food was exceptional, and the service by Casey outstanding!

Overall, a good experience.
First time at this restaurant.
Service was extremely good which is unfortunately getting rarer today.
Food was also very good.
My only issues:
1) I thought prices were slightly high for the Gainesville area, but prices were not any more than you would expect from a restaurant in Atlanta or Avalon(Alpharetta).
2) We were not allowed to bring our own wine into the restaurant. Would have been happy to pay a corking fee, but apparently a city/county regulation prohibits this.

Retirement

As always, I enjoyed everything and every minute of my experience at Scott's... the ambiance, service, food, wine and especially the personal greeting from Scott. It continues to be my favorite restaurant and I would highly recommend it!

Food and service were exceptional.

Look forward to next time.

The stuffed avocado appetizer is amazing. My husband and I split the surf and turf special and were very pleased. It was plenty of food for both of us. The service was a little slow and the waiter seemed rushed the night we went. Overall it was a wonderful evening.

First time dining at Scott’s Downtown and it will not be the last! Food was great and the noise level was quite!

Absolutely the best restaurant in Gainesville! Can’t wait to go again!

Good food at reasonable prices. The atmosphere and ambiance are low key and conservative but laid back.
Service was good and parking was easy and convenient.

Service slow due to staffing. Food had been setting before being brought to table, not hot. Noise very loud because of large group in open dining area. A group this size should have been placed in a private area. That being said this experience was very unusual for this restaurant. Normally a great experience.

The Ribeye was amazing! and the bar staff did an amazing job!

We were pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food. My guest said her salmon was excellent, as were her sides of mushrooms and asparagus. I ordered the half-and-half with a wedge salad and a ham slider. It came with homemade potato chips and was well prepared and very tasty. We would definitely go back. The prices were surprisingly reasonable. We would pay as much if not more at Panera for a half-and-half Order. I would definitely recommend Scott’s

Food was great and so was the service. Overall great experience. We will definitely go back again soon.

We have dined at Scott's many times prior to Valentine's Day for lunch and dinner. The service and food have always been exceptional however this night (2/14/20) it was below average. The menu was preset and the food seemed to have been prepared well in advance. Additionally, the mashed potatoes and spring rolls tasted as if they were taken out of a box and warmed up. The filet had no flavor/seasoning and the (boxed) mashed potatoes were by far the worst I have ever tasted. The staff, although very nice, was not very attentive and seemed to be scrambling to find where to deliver appetizers, meals, etc. Definitely NOT worth the $80 per person charge. I recommend going to Scott's just not when they have preset dinners.

Great waiter. Great food

This was our first time and we will be back for sure! The bar was packed and drinks took a while but the food and service were excellent!

Party of 10 for a large family event. Superb atmosphere, excellent service and great food. I will definitely return and highly recommend it for dinner. The surf and turf was perfect!

The food and service were both wonderful. James was our server. The one point that makes the experience less than 100% is the fact that you don’t offer bread before the meal. An especially great bread with special dipping sauce, similar to Aqua Terra in Buford, would certainly set you apart. The special birthday plate was great.

Wonderful birthday outing for my wife.

Went for their NYE special menu. The food was great. Service was a little slow after more diners arrived but that is to be expected. A little pricey but all in all a great experience.

The service was excellent and the alcove was great. It was like our own little dining room.

Alcove are very nice for special date. Music was nice. Service a little slow.

The male bartender in the Lounge is outstanding. He is knowledgeable, pleasant and efficient.
We had dinner in the main dining room. Our server also had large party in one of the private rooms which caused our service to be extremely slow. The food was excellent, as always.

My wife and I eat here twice a year on our birthdays, and the food and service are always excellent. I have recommended this restaurant to a lot of our friends, and when they have gone they always had a great experience.

Our private room and food were wonderful. We were disappointed in the service. Our waitress was very cordial, but we waited forever to get our food because our order went in to the kitchen behind a table of twenty eight people. Our plates and used cutlery were not totally removed from the table until after we left the room. There was an automatic twenty percent gratuity placed on the check because our reservation was for eight people. However one couple got sick at the last minute and did not come to Scott's. Because we were only six people I believe the gratuity policy should have been waved. In spite of these minor flaws, we will definitely try Scott's again for an outstanding meal.

Our waiter was a little offensive and sassy. He kept questioning all our food choices. He acted like it was an inconvenience to serve us when asking for steak sauce he made the comment (“well taste it first before I walk 1/2 a mile to get it”) he stood there and watched one of the girls in our group taste her steak before he would get her sauce. He was “shocked” that we didn’t want alcohol. We actually are not big drinkers and one of the girls in our party was pregnant so, that’s not something that should shock a waiter to not order alcohol with a meal. It’s not like we split any meals either, every person ordered and entree and we ordered an appetizer for the table so I’m not really sure where the attitude came from. We loved the atmosphere and ambiance but the server (Shawn) was awful.

Service was excellent as was the food. We have enjoyed eating at Scott's for several years.

The food was excellent and they had little alcoves for people on a date. It gave privacy and the ability to talk and enjoy one another. The building is an amazingly maintained old building from the early 1900’s. I highly recommend this experience.