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Wisteria Restaurant Review

471 N. Highland Ave. NE (Freedom Pkwy.) Send to Phone
AtlantaGA 30307
404-525-3363 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
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Casual dining with great wines.

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Open

Dinner nightly

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Great Wine List

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Wisteria works well as a casual neighborhood bistro with brick walls, industrial elements and pleasant fine art. This comfortable dining environment with well-spaced tables both energizes and soothes with refined lighting. The comfortable noise level and good music (jazz, oldies and classics) on the sound system make for a superior casual dining ambience. The food is a mix of Mediterranean-now-become-American dishes (very good calamari) with Southern touches (Bourbon-molasses barbecued lamb ribs). Still at the helm since the restaurant’s opening, Jason Hill has simplified the presentations and tweaked the flavors, raising the bar substantially. Cornmeal-crusted catfish was nobly-crafted, perfect for anyone with Southern tastes yet appealing to folks from other regions. Besides the superior whipped potatoes, the okra ragoĆ»t on the side could have been a stand-alone vegetarian dish. Grilled salmon perked up under an orange-ginger reduction and a layer of onions and bell and poblano peppers. The peach-black tea risotto underneath was a bit of a throw-back to the old days---flavors that didn’t compute. But ignore that, and the dish was perfectly cooked. For dessert, the warm espresso-fudge cake with double chocolate ice cream (Ben & Jerry’s) is plenty for two. The adventurous wine list, now reorganized and expanded, offers numerous good and unusual choices by the glass at good prices; wines are provided in generous pours, plus the list includes those flashy New World labels (Viader and Turley) that everyone wants. The dessert wine list actually comes in red and white sections, with all choices available by the glass or bottle.

User Ratings & Reviews for Wisteria
Average rating    4.75
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You have to try Wisteria!
by Alice on 07/11/2008
 
What an awesome restaurant! My girlfriend and I had a great dinner at Wisteria last night. I can honestly say that I had one of the best restaurant experiences of my life. The service, food, and atmosphere were perfect. I had the beef tenderloin with mac and cheese, and Rose had the lamb. Both dishes were beautifully presented and tasted wonderful. I had sea scallops over pork belly for my appetizer and it is my new favorite thing in this world! Our server, Jeffrey, was also a delight. Eloquent and unobtrusive, he helped us select a great cabernet and made our dining experience one to be remembered. I can't wait to go back to sample more menu items and delve back into Wisteria's extensive and varied wine list.
 
Great experience!
by JulieB on 07/11/2008
 
My boyfriend and I went to Wisteria last night for my birthday. It was one of the best restaurant experiences I've ever had. We had a delicious bottle of Cab Franc recommended by our server(I think his name was B.J.) and the food was excellent. The atmosphere was cozy as well. I'll be back sooner than later.
 
Wonderful Meal
by kwhitehurst on 07/10/2008
 
I went to Wisteria this weekend with a group of girlfriends and had an amazing dinner. Our experience from the moment we walked through the door was great. The hostess was warm and friendly and seated us promptly. The server was knowledgeable and very patient with us. She guided us through their diverse winelist with ease and helped us pick a perfect wine. The food was divine. The mac and cheese was so good we actually ordered a second. The menu was also very reasonably priced. I highly recommend Wisteria and I can't wait to bring my husband for a romantic dinner.
 
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