Restaurants near Old College

We always enjoy dining at The Chop House!! Great food and service!!

Service is always amazing, and the food is incredible. We have been to quite a few steakhouses and we always circle back to Cotton Calf, it is by far the best we have had and it is so nice that we don’t have to drive into Atlanta for it.

Amazing little restaurant tucked away behind a row of office buildings. It’s grad week and we didn’t know to make a reservation, so we sat outside under the pergola where it was nice and quiet. It was cold, so they brought us blankets (heaters are being installed next week) which was thoughtful. Food was amazing, traditional Italian fare. They even have a curated family-style option where the server and chef curate a three course meal for the whole table which were definitely going to try next time. Service was exactly what you’d expect from looking at the place and the staff, professional, efficient, and absolutely on point. Management was interactive, checking on us multiple times and the bar was making amazing drinks. Big shout out to Katy, our server, who knew every dish and was fantastic all night long. This place is 100% worth the time and money you spend here!

Excellent Detroit style pizza (my first experience with this variant}. Vibrant but not noisy atmosphere. Highly recommended.

We are VERY sad tho hear that the new landlords have informed Cafe on Lumpkin that they can no longer remain in their current space. This is very disheartening. I really hope they are able to continue in a different location, and I hope the new owner of the building understands how disappointed the Athens community feels about the closure of Cafe on Lumpkin.