To say that I was a Watershed fan would be an understatement. I dined at Watershed the first week it was open. It was the ""go to"" occasion restaurant for us - for out of town guests, gift certificates for teachers and friends, as well as the place we *always* wanted to dash to when we had the rare, unexpected kid free evening. Sadly, the operative word is ""was"" as after our last visit I can't imagine any circumstances that would compel us to return.\r
The food, I must hasten to say, was as always, fabulous. We arrived at 8 pm on a weeknight, and the restaurant was about 3/4 full. The waitress had to be prompted to tell us the specials, and then, once our food was delivered did not return to the table unless summoned for the rest of the evening. Water went unfilled, we were not offered wine after our pre-dinner cocktails, and she did not bother to check in with us to see if we wanted a second glass, dessert or an after dinner drink. Seemingly, a restaurant manager's worst nightmare... the server who does not care to up-sell; yet when we complained to the manager at the end of the evening after lingering at an empty table with dirty dishes but no water, no check and no drinks, dessert etc. the manager simply made a little moue of regret and said, ""Oh really? I'm sorry."" We left disgusted at how much we had paid for such bad service.\r
The Shed at Glenwood Park is our new ""go to"" restaurant. The drinks are innovative, the wine list respectable, the dishes seasonal and well prepared, the menu changes almost daily - something that Watershed stopped doing some time ago - and the service is great - warm without being cloying, attentive and knowledgeable. When the kitchen (or the waiter) messes up, they make it right with the patron. Sadly, Watershed seems to be coasting these days and there are too many other great establishments in Atlanta that NEED the business these days and will treat their patrons accordingly to bother with such insultingly bad service.\r
Pros: The food is still top notch
Cons: Service appallingly bad
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