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   OpenTable Diner

   Dubai

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 8, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   We went for Mother’s Day dinner. It was lively, music was family-friendly and she really enjoyed. The food was perfect as usual.

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2. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Atlanta

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on May 8, 2022

   overall4food5service4ambience5

   BQE never fails to deliver on a lively atmosphere with good music. The staff was incredibly nice and the food was good. However, they need to work on the timing and execution of preparing food for a table. Our food came out extremely staggered. The fries didn’t come out with the burger and weren’t ready for another 20 minutes after our burger and one person in our party didn’t receive her food for a solid 30 minutes after the rest of the table received there’s and we all ordered at the same time. That all being said, the manager properly discounted the meal For the inconvenience and when the food finally did come out, everyone enjoyed it.

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   sterlings

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 6, 2022

   overall3food2service5ambience4

   We had a night out for two my wife and I . I didn’t pay close attention to the menu before we came thinking it was going to be more variety of soul food choices. The menu was limited the food was bland, and the table had syrup all over it. Cool lounge area, but not so much for a good dinner. Our server was outstanding and attenative. We enjoyed the vibe, but in future we would make sure we eat before we get there. Just being honest!

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   OpenTable Diner

   New York Area

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on April 23, 2022

   overall3food2service4ambience3

   Food was horrible

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   Dickson

   San Francisco

   13 reviews

   vip
   1.0

   13 reviews

   Dined on April 17, 2022

   overall1food2service1ambience1

   Not a welcoming place.

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6. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Atlanta

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on April 16, 2022

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Great vibes food always good

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   EricF

   Chicago

   5 reviews

   4.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on April 9, 2022

   overall4food5service3ambience4

   First time going to this restaurant. Went with my wife for Saturday brunch around 12:30pm. Place has a lot for valet parking ($20). However, street parking is available if you’re willing to walk. When we got to the door, a security guard came out and asked to see our IDs and patted me down. I asked him if I needed to concerned given the security precautions, but was told that nothing had happened “since [he] had been there.” Venue is designed for a party brunch atmosphere so if you are looking for a quiet brunch, this is not for you. Food and drinks were delicious. I ordered the Bronx Bomber cocktail with Bananas Foster French Toast. My wife ordered mimosas with the Chicken and Waffles. She also ordered the catfish tenders. The wait for things was longer than we had anticipated given the number of patrons seated and the number of staff waiting around. All in all, if you’re looking for a day party brunch, this is the place for you. If not, you can get similarly tasty food and cocktails elsewhere.

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   MorganG

   Atlanta

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on April 3, 2022

   overall4food5service3ambience4

   It's definitely a good experience with good vibes. The food is awesome

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9. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on April 3, 2022

   overall3food5service2ambience3

   Food was good. However I ordered the Philly steak egg rolls and they were burnt. I told the waiter she just took them off the table, brought my food out. Didn’t ask if I still wanted the appetizer. She then brought it out after my dinner. That defeats the purpose of an appetizer. I asked for Tito’s and a splash of crown. She brought me a shot. Salmon Alfredo is delicious

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    Magical

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 31, 2022

    overall1food2service1ambience1

    The vibe was off it was giving unfriendly and uninviting. The food was okay nothing special

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    OpenTable Diner

    Atlanta

    4 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on March 26, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    Nice outing! Waitress was very attentive, food was great and drinks were on point!

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    OpenTable Diner

    Savannah

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 19, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Our server was Amazon

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    Trell

    Atlanta

    2 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 12, 2022

    overall3food5service4ambience1

    Dine with caution. Have a reservation to minimize your wait time. Even with a reservation, you will wait at least 30 minutes. The food is great, the service is good. The noise level was ear shattering. It is a very great place for food and music, however, as long as you pack your patience, ear plugs and a snack, you are in for a good time.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Unspecified

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 5, 2022

    overall4food5service5ambience3

    Definitely for be girls ! Not really for date night

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    ManiB

    Atlanta

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 26, 2022

    overall2food2service4ambience4

    The food wasn’t up to par . The crab cakes were dry and the man and cheese was hard .

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    VAchickInGA

    Atlanta

    8 reviews

    4.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on February 26, 2022

    overall4food5service4ambience4

    Food good, but the chicken oil needed to be changed that it was fried in. Order a carafe of bellini, but at 1pm they had no more containers, so I was given a bottle, a cup and peach syrup to mix my own, sigh. Oh and I'm so tired of plasticware, sigh again. Anywho, I won't go back for brunch, just to party at night if at all.

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    LarryG

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 26, 2022

    overall3food3service3ambience2

    I had to get a pat down by armed security to get brunch which was wild and all the utensils and cups were plastic too. Also the music was pretty loud when we arrived but about half way through it so loud that you had to yell in order to have a conversation. The server was nice and she did warn us that the kitchen service could be slow. Overall the food was hot and tasty when it came out and the drinks were strong too. I guess for a moderately priced brunch restaurant I wasn’t expecting plastic cups and utensils.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Atlanta

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 26, 2022

    overall2food1service2ambience1

    I ordered lobster Tacos. Waitress waited until everyone food to come out to inform me there weren’t any. We already waited 45 minutes. My Mac and cheese was burnt. Rice was cold and yams were okay. Prefer the shrimp and fish. It has favor. The chicken and waffles were okay. The chicken had no seasoning. The red velvet waffle tasted like food coloring and sugar. The egg rolls are dry. Bathrooms are filthy.

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    JamiaS

    Los Angeles

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on February 26, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Love the food! One of my favorite spots in Atlanta!

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    OpenTable Diner

    Atlanta

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 20, 2022

    overall1food2service1ambience3

    Customer service sucks

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    OpenTable Diner

    Atlanta

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 19, 2022

    overall2food2service3ambience3

    I was disappointed in the food . Mac and cheese was cold and old .. they no longer serve the sliders . But our server was a1 Ms. Jasmine..

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    OpenTable Diner

    Atlanta

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 19, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great food and ambience.

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    Tearia1999

    Atlanta

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 13, 2022

    overall1food1service5ambience3

    Food had to flavor, chicken was bland, ribs sauce was too sweet. Red velvet waffles was good.

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    MIKI

    Atlanta

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 23, 2022

    overall5food3service1ambience2

    Booked for 7 was seated in a outside tent and took over 1 1/2 for drinks . Also didn’t receive drink for almost 45 min . It was my birthday . The DJ and vibes were great but not great service for my special day .

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    FreniqueB

    Atlanta

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 23, 2022

    overall1food5service1ambience1

    My party’s experience at BQE was very lackluster to say the least. For starters, I spoke with 2 parties via telephone regarding specifics for my reservation. Both parties were nice however when we arrived the manager informed me that there were no notes regarding my requests. My party of 8 was escorted to an outdoor seating area that was dirty, water was in the floor and smelled strongly of fish. When requested to be seated inside, as originally requested, we were told that there was an hour wait or the party had to be split. The manager was non apologetic regarding the inconveniences and very not interested in our experiences thus far. Our party agreed to be split up in order to sit inside. Once seated, the largest portion of our party was never properly greeted and after 15 mins no drink orders were even taken. They left. The remainder of our party noticed a 76 health score and still stayed seated due to being extremely hungry. There were seats together that remained empty throughout our time at the restaurant although the manager told us that they were reserved. By the time we left, the seats next to us were still empty! I was astonished at the service that my party received and very disappointed because we traveled from another state. There were other places that we could’ve eaten but we chose BQE and our decision was regrettable to say the least. The food was delicious, I just wish the service matched.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Austin

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on January 15, 2022

    overall3food3service3ambience3

    We were in town for MLK wknd, was told this place has a great brunch. Food was great. You MUST make a reservation!!!

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    OpenTable Diner

    Atlanta

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on January 9, 2022

    overall4food5service5ambience4

    BQE never fails. The food, drinks, music and service was wonderful. If there is one thing that is a negative it’s how tight it can get in there with the amount of people and tables the allow.

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    LauraR

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 7, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Bqe is the spot If your looking for a nice atmosphere with good food, drinks, and music.

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29. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 31, 2021

    overall3food4service5ambience3

    When we arrived they said they were closed (our reservation was for 5:30pm but they said they were closed until 6pm) but they allowed us to sit at the bar until they opened. The staff was nice and the food was good but it wasn’t the hype I thought it would be. The vibe just wasn’t there.

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    KerryC

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 26, 2021

    overall4food3service3ambience4

    Loved the vibe. Loved the 90s music being played. Didn't like that it was only fried food, but still a pretty cool place.

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    Kisha

    Atlanta

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 25, 2021

    overall1food1service4ambience2

    Decided to make reservations for Christmas because every restaurant was packed or closed. We get to the restaurant and they seated us pretty quick. The waitress comes to warn us that the menu was very limited, we could only order fried foods. My friend and I was very disappointed. They didn’t have that posted up on the website, or the front entrance door upon coming in. I ordered the chicken and waffle and a strawberry drink. My friend ordered fried fish and man n cheese. Everything was Luke warm, the fish didn’t even cover the plate, literally it was 2 small piece of fish. I couldn’t believe they brought it to our table. They gave us cutlery and napkins like we was picking up the food to go 🤦🏾‍♀️ Our bill ended up costing 80bucks and I was trying to figure out why!? Both our drinks was 12, my meal was 15, my friends meal was 5 for Mac and cheese, and 10 for the fish. 80plus dollars was not worth it all! The only positive was our waitress, and the strawberry drink. Won’t be returning. Major let down!!!

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32. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Mississippi

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on December 18, 2021

    overall5food4service3ambience5

    Always have fun here. All the food EXCEPT my entree came out in good timing. Also it’s a cute outdoor area now I just feel like it should just be for big parties because it’s kinda sucks if it’s just you and a friend.

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    MonicaW

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 18, 2021

    overall4food4service3ambience4

    Didn’t care to sit under the speakers at the high top tables( which I reserved for standard seating). Too loud and couldn’t hear my other guest. But overall great! Food was great!

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    ArnoldD

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 13, 2021

    overall3food4service4ambience2

    The food was very good, but the ambiance was scary - I’ve never been frisked before entering a restaurant.

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    OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 10, 2021

    overall5food3service3ambience3

    The table next to us started smoking a blunt which was unpleasant. This restaurant/lounge has hookah which is fine but I don’t appreciate the weed smoke.

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    AlaetraC

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 5, 2021

    overall1food5service1ambience3

    My girlfriends and I visited this restaurant on 12/5/21. I’d initially tried to eat here back in May 2021, but it was so packed, there was a 2-3 hour wait without a reservation. My sister raved about it, so this time, I woke up at 7:45 that morning and made a reservation for 5 at 12:45pm that afternoon. The doorman was pleasant and helped us inside, but we IMMEDIATELY were met with a VERY rude hostess. She didn’t speak above the volume of the music and wasn’t welcoming at all. She lazily showed us to our seats after barely confirming our reservation, which was a cramped high top table directly behind the hostess stand and next to a pile of discarded boxes. We stayed positive and enjoyed the music until our waitress appeared. She was dressed like a bottle girl at a club, with ripped stockings. Judging by the other waitresses, the stockings should not have been ripped. She asked if we wanted to start with drinks (did NOT offer any water) and mentioned the bottomless mimosa brunch special with no explanation of the cost breakdown. She brought out the mimosas (which were 4 PRE-MIXED carafes, with irregular proportions of OJ to champagne) with flimsy plastic champagne flutes. Each pre-mixed mimosa was different in color compared to the others, which read to us as penny pinching. She followed by taking our orders and bringing out plastic silverware packs and hot sauce packets to go with our food, which also read as cheap. Once the food arrived, it was very tasty, but the cheapness of what accompanied the food and lazy service still weighed heavily on us. We ate and tried to enjoy ourselves, but after only occupying the table for an hour and a half, the hostess rudely turned to us and said we’d hit our 2 hr limit for the table and we “had to get up”. It was very abrupt and rude, as nothing on the website mentioned a 2 hr limit, nor was it listed when I booked the table. We were extremely disgusted by the lazy service and cheap service after spending over $300 collectively.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Atlanta

    8 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on November 28, 2021

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    A friendly vibe! Love the banana foster French toast OMG delicious 🤤

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    OpenTable Diner

    Charlotte

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 27, 2021

    overall3food4service4ambience3

    Great food!

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    MalissaK

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 15, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    This was a great place to eat at. It is very pricey but it was worth paying for it. The rice was kind of hard but overall was great.

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    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 14, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Security and staff were friendly and very professional. My party and I arrived 30 minutes before the set reservation time. It was no issue. We were seated within 10 minutes. Very strong hookahs and the food is good. Overall, it was a good experience.

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