Catch 12

I had my birthday brunch with some girlfriends yesterday at ROOM at Twelve. First of all, I called the restaurant just to ask about their parking, after calling LOBBY at Twelve at Atlantic Station. James (the person who answered the phone) was so helpful and informati...ve. The fact that they validate parking for the first 3 hours was actually the deciding factor - I made reservations by phone right then and there. Four of us got there about 10 minutes early on yesterday. There wasn't anyone at the hostess station just outside the restaurant, and the woman at the hotel front desk never even looked our way, much less greeted us and asked us if we needed any help. When I was approaching the desk to say we were here for our reseravtion, she suddenly got on the phone, and acted like I wasn't even there. After 10 minutes, a man was at the front desk, and when I explained we had reservations and no one was at the hostess station, he called the kitchen and someone came right out. Aside from that slight glitch, everything else was fabulous! The woman who came out (unfortunately, I cannot remember her name) showed me a small private room that was perfect for our party. Then our server, Keelah (who was absolutely fantastic!) said we could go ahead and be seated, even though our entire party wasn't there yet. She had even already put water on the table for us. A few minutes later, we had our entire party. A few of us ordered brunch entrees; the rest ordered lunch entrees. Keelah was very knowledgable of the menu, and made suggestions that pleased those who asked for them. Our food came out in a reasonable time, and tasted GREAT!!! I had the buttermilk pancakes with a side of grits. The pancakes were to die for, and the grits were really good! No one was disappointed with their order. Keelah took great care of us, even in spite of the fact that she was basically taking care of everything in the restaurant that particular day. And when we wanted to take group pictures before we left, Keelah was kind enough to take the pictures for us! I definitely recommend ROOM for brunch!!! I saw some of the other reviews about their sushi night and their dinner - I don't eat sushi, so that didn't really concern me, and as far as their dinner, I agree with what one reviewer said - try things for yourself. So I'll try ROOM for dinner soon, and form my own opinion. But if you haven't tried them for brunch, I definitely recommend that you do!!! Read More

So you're looking for some deals on Yahoo? You see this $15 all you can eat and drink sushi and saki at Room at Twelve and think to yourself, ""Hey the economy is bad and this nice restaurant is doing this special to get some new people through the door and hopefully ge...t them hooked."" But what is really going on here, is that the economy is still bad and their sushi menu is worse. So when the fresh fish that Room at Twelve buys for sushi doesn't sell and is about to go bad, they have a ""special "" to charge you $15 to consume their trash. This is evidenced by the poor choice of spicy tuna, spicy salmon, California, and Eel rolls that are available. They take all thier about to go bad fish and chop it up into little bits like cat food and put all this spiciness on it to cover up the gamey old fish taste. They wrap this minimal amount of spicy fish paste in the typical all you can eat heaping mound of rice that you would expect and offer you the option to have them fry this to further mask what they've just shanked you with. We were betting it would be a sham coming into the place but figured we could drink our money back in sake but that comes out cold, in the same carafe that hotel room service would serve you coffee creamer, with some .99 cent champagne flutes to drink it out of. We tried. But we didn't finish the sushi or the sake, tipped that poor waiter and left to get sushi from a REAL sushi bar. I don't suppose Room has to worry about repeat business being located in the bottom of a hotel in the Atlanta tourist and convention epicenter. But if the GM of Room reads this, which I bet he will, as he probably wrote all the good reviews on Room on Citysearch, I'd like to offer him 1 peice of advice. THROW YOUR TRASH AWAY and use quality ingredients when you do a special to attract new customers and they might come back. Read More

Room at TWELVE is more than just a place to get a great steak. It has such a great energetic and fun atmosphere. Their cocktails are creative and their sushi is delicious. I highly recommend giving Room a try.

Healthy cocktails are all the rage now, and Room has definitely capitalized on it! The Carrot Gingerini and Cucumber Mintini are so refreshing, and you can definitely taste the veggie freshness. The bartenders are really friendly and make sure each drink is made to perf...ection. Definitely a great place to bring your girlfriends for some healthy and delicious cocktails! Read More

This may very well be th worst food and service in Atlanta. We went about a week ago. the first thing i will warn you about is a majority of the plated are laced with bacon and fennel. I like bacon and fennel, but every dish? it was absurd. This is the perfect example o...f BAD hotel food. our Server Andrew didn't seem to have a clue about the menu, i always wonder how these peolpe get to be the faces of the restaurant if they don't know anything about the menu. We saw Andrew maybe twice the whole meal and that was just to pour our wine. he poured out a whole bottle on the first pour for our group of four. he only came back to try and sell us more wine. we will never go back. Read More

Was looking to try a new restaurant for cocktails and appetizers. We found off street parking across the way and walked up to the building and luckily for some helpful employees found an entrance into the restaurant. We entered through the dining area and sushi bar on o...ur way to the main bar. The crowd was definitely touristy but that's to be expected for a downtown location in a hotel. The decor is sleek and minimalist with dark tones. Seating at the bar was rather uncomfortable due to the low backs on the stools and the odd lights which shine straight down on your head. We were still able to enjoy ourselves as their cocktail list is fun and though the menu is limited we were able to find a few tasty options. Nothing stands out as exceptional but all are a touch above average including the prices. Can not comment on the sushi. Would not recommend this place as a destination but if you happen upon this restaurant it wouldn't be a disappointment. Read More