I had a condo a a quarter mile from Nava for six years and just moved to Brookhaven. Needless to say, I've been to Nava several times. 8:30 PM reservations, showed at 8:10 PM to check in and request a patio seating. Went to the outside bar. The Prickley Pear Margarita was always their ""specialty"" drink. Tonight, it was awful - bitter, would have rather drank a simple Grey Goose martini. The bartender said they had a change in suppliers and were trying a different formula. Bottom line, take it off the menu. At 8:45 PM, I asked why we hadn't been seated. The hostess said she couldn't find us although she had my cell # with my reservation. She started to seat us inside, I reminded her of outside seating, and she said ""25 minutes"", then - ""we don't have servers outside"". Hmmm. After a ""one-way conversation"" we were shown a table in the primary walkway. Quick note: we (my girlfriend and I) are Atlanta foodies and enjoy the dining options we have here. Table was not acceptable and was switched. Back to food: we asked the server his recommendation on three appetizers and chose one. He put the order for two of them. Corrected him. A couple in town from NYC sat next to us and wanted to try the Prickley Pear - we chimed in and they ordered nice martinis. The entrees were what we expected; the server seemed to be very new and didn't listen well to our request to have our bottle of wine breathe as we finished our ""non-margaritas"". Talked to a ""suit"" (aka Manager) and he had a different story about the changes being from ""corporate"". Bottom line, check any reviews after ours to see if there has been a change in management, changing in the guards, etc. My girlfriend and I felt that Nava did not live up to the reputation that we had known it for in the past. We'll come back; but not in the near future - especially if we see more reviews like this one. I wish we would have gone next door to Season's 52 on this occasion.
Pros: New entrees, although there were no specials tonight
Cons: Known specialty drinks, hostess, server's knowledge, not being the ""same"" Nava
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