Bars & Clubs, Restaurants, New American Restaurants
Specialty Cocktails, $$$, Fine Dining, Group Dining, Notable Chef
Chef Owners, Joe Truex & Mihoko Obunai, have created Repast Restaurant as a casual yet elegant neighborhood restaurant featuring New American cuisine located in Midtown. The design has Asian influences enhanced by wood beams & exposed concrete. Repast sources their ingredients from around the world, including seafood from Boston & Asian products from Tokyo. The menu includes seasonally influenced dishes using locally sourced ingredients whenever possible with an emphasis on organic & sustainability. Repast has received raving reviews from Wine Spectator & Esquire Magaine. Other local awards have been given to Repast by Jezebel for "Top 5 Restaurant in Atlanta" & received 4 stars from the AJC. Bon Appetite Magazine has also recognized Repast in their 2007 Restaurant Issue. Contact Repast for your private event or in-home chef catering.
I love their appetizer menu, almost like a tapas. so many dishes to chose from, very reasonable and tasty!! We ( 4people ) just order a few bottles of wine ( cava, white and red) and 9 different appetizers. We ordered, the famous swee water 420 mussle, fritto misto, dates with bacon, beets salad with warm goat cheese, fried oyster , special scallop and........Loved everything!
The restaurant is such a cool place, great service and ambience. Will be back!
Posted 04/14/06
After read all these great reviews, I could't wait to dine at Repast. Their service was great, especially the owner/chef ( husband & wife team ) are very warm people and care about " EVERYTHING". I had The shrimp, scallop and grits, was fablous!! It was perfect amount and so fresh. The grits taste like the grits( not cheesy and greasy ) and cooked perfect. If you think over priced, you must be used to eat frozen shrimps at " Red lobster or Captain D".
I can not wait to go back and try other dishes.
Awesome new restaurant!!
Posted 04/07/06
This is the perfect place to lounge &/or dine. Service is excellent, and the owner, Joseph, is extremely personable. Garage valet parking is very convenient and free.
Pros: Service , Atmoshphere, Parking
Cons: Not open Sunday
Posted 04/05/06
Very impressed with this new old fourth ward eatery. Only open a month or so and my experience was stellar. Ingredient driven menu in the hands of skilled chefs who have learned not to over do it and let the food do the talking. Look for great things to come when this place matures. Had cocktails on their beautiful patio before dinner. fritto misto, medjool dates, oster stew- braised lamb shank, merluza with artichokes and pork chop all first rate. Gotta have the Japanese style cheescake and banana pecan bread pudding OFF THE CHAIN!
Pros: food, patio, value
Posted 04/05/06
My friends and I went to Repast on Monday night for their "Martini Monday" special. We sat out on their incredibly comfortable patio and enjoyed the best cocktails I've ever had. We will not only be going back for the adorable staff (Joe you made the night a blast!) but also for the Repast Martini...with candy ginger infused vodka...(whatever that really is I'm not too sure but it was amazing!) and the Cantelou-tini...with canteloupe, champagne, and vodka...excellent. Oh-and the food is to die for, get the shrimp and grits you won't regret it.
Pros: Atmosphere, Service, Cocktails
Posted 04/04/06
I ate here a few weeks ago with friends, they had the shrimp and grits dish and for the money, I would have expected more than 2 shrimp, 2 medium scallops and not much more than 2 tablespoons of under cooked grits. We honestly thought it was an appetizer when we saw the portion size on another table; if we had known, my friends would have ordered something else. I had steak frites, it was ok, but certainly not great. The interior is very nice and the service was attentive without being overwhelming, but the food definitely didn't match the price. Maybe with some work it will be better, but it will be a while before I try again.
Pros: location, scene
Cons: food
Posted 04/02/06
Dined at Repast last night. Mussels with goat cheese was just incredible. Be sure to get extra bread and a spoon so you can enjoy all of the wonderful juice!! Also had the duck. It was cooked to perfection and had the right lean/fat balance. All with a wonderul Merlot. Will be back.
Pros: Service, Quality, Value
Cons: none come to mind
Posted 03/30/06
great new restaurant. The food is fablous!! Lots of FLAVOR> ( reasonable price )
We went there Tuesday night and all bottle of wines are 1/2 price. Their wine list are fablous. ( Monday & Tuesday nights bottle of wine is 1/2 price )
Great place to spned on Monday & Tuesday night in Atlanta!
Posted 03/21/06
We had a great wine dinner at repast's private lounge . Their service staff was very profesional and friendly. Chef create us special wine tasting menu for us and it was fablous. We highly recommended their upstair private lounge for any special party.
Posted 03/21/06
Heard about this place from a friend in the neighborhood and my wife and I ate dinner there this evening. WOW! Was not expecting to find this type of quality and sincereity in this neck of the woods. Atmosphere, decor, service and food were in sync with each other. Sweetwater 420 mussels with goat cheese were off the chain as was the tomato fennel soup with a mini grilled cheese. Entrees were stellar, best hanger steak I have ever eatenand my wife had the merluza ( hake as we were told) which reminded us of a summer spent in Spain. Great wine list with 50% off bottles on MON and TUES nights.
Posted 03/20/06
My fiance and I went to Repast for Valentine's Day. The experience at Repast was amazing. The food was fablous, the service and the ambiance/vibe/atmosphere was electric. We found a very specila place for Valentine's Day and will be back soon.
Posted 03/20/06
Brand new restaurant in Midtown. The food was exceptional and the service staff were very very friendly. We went there last Saturday night and the place was packed!! We ordered a bunch of appetizers, I loved the sweetwater420 mussles and order side of crispy shoe string root-vegetable fry, excellent! I never had a such a tasty fritto misto, alot of seafood, peppers, mushrooms......highly recommended. The entrees, we had one of their signature dish " muscovy duck breast, red wine risotto with escargot confit.
Fabulous!!! the 1/2 roasted chicken was so juicy and come with nice crispy watercress salad. again fabulous!! We had a tasting desserts and they were excellent! Try the Japnese style souffle cheesecake!
The price was very reasonable. I give them 5 STARS! Welcome to Atlanta
Pros: reasonable
Posted 03/16/06
Nice establishment with friendly service. The chefs at Repast have a very earthy palate. I'm personally not a fan of earthy food. They have great bread, though. I had the Duck with escargot risotto. The duck was fine but the risotto and snails had a mossy taste to them - almost like dank shrimp. Escargot usually has a more butter/garlic taste from my experience which I think would be great with risotto. Theirs was a little too funky for me. My date had the chicken - which was also fine - but the sauce tasted like Allsport or Hi-C... it was very strange. To those that are into that beet/earthy taste I bet this place is awesome. it's definitely different But not for me.
Posted 03/09/06
This place was wonderful! We were promptly seated and promptly served by a very knowledgable and perky server. We order 3 appetizers, all of which were delicious. Of all the 4 entree's we ordered, I could not even begin to pick a favorite. Dessert was just as good. The manager, chef, and bartender all greeted us at different times and were very friendly and cordial. I would definatlely reccomend this restaurant for a first date, or even a 20th date.
Posted 03/05/06
