St. Cecilia

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   Tom

   VIP

   New York City

   9 reviews

   3.0

   9 reviews

   Dined today

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   St Cecilia has somewhat lost its shine. The food is rather uninspired. I ordered swordfish which came out overcooked and fishy. The pasta with three cheeses was bland. The service was lackluster, and the gentleman who acted as the maître d, tall and thin, was snooty and aloof.
   

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   Tom

   VIP

   Atlanta Metro

   134 reviews

   2.0

   134 reviews

   Dined today

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   St Cecilia held the crown as Ford Fry’s best… but years later the beautiful space has lost its edge. Service staff that is nice but untrained. Tonight the salad was large and fresh. Grilled shrimp were soft and spiced in unpleasant red pepper sauce. The flounder was dry and lacked flavor. The crispy potatoes nice but enough for 8 diners! Lastly serving the pre dinner cocktails after the bread service and AFTER the appetizers not great! The wait staff pleasantly stated I asked the bar several times. No I’m sorry… ??? Time for Ford to close this beautiful spot!! Bad service Average food!!!
   

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   Sarah

   Atlanta Metro

   4 reviews

   3.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   Everything just kind of an okay experience, think it used to be more special
   

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   neil

   VIP

   Atlanta Metro

   35 reviews

   5.0

   35 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Always great. Agnolotti is perfect. Oysters and octopus to start.
   

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   Dessa

   Atlanta Metro

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Fantastic evening out with friends. The bread alone will bring me back. Impeccable service. Amazing steak.
   

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   Kim

   Atlanta Metro

   28 reviews

   5.0

   28 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Had a great time celebrating my birthday and had another table for my daughter’s Sweet 16 birthday dinner. Great service as usual and great food! 10/10
   

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   Ali

   VIP

   Atlanta Metro

   29 reviews

   2.0

   29 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   See comparison pics at the end. We’ve been patrons of St Cecilia for a decade & never had less than excellent meals & service until last night. Last night we felt like we were being Punked & maybe the chef was just out sick or something. It kept getting weirder & weirder. We were sat 15 min late for our reservation, then waited 15 min for server to acknowledge us after asking another server to get them for us. He also never introduced himself. Every course was hugely disappointing. The menu “appears” the same as 9 months ago when we were last there, but nothing tastes or is presented the same. Even the signature focaccia is entirely different & fair at best now. It’s dry, hard & under-seasoned. The 2 crudo we ordered were terrible. Manager was nice & took them off our check after we were honest about how bad & bland it was which was the right thing to do. Seems to be a lot of complaints on that one… that the previous glorious crudo with artful presentation & interesting acid/oil/flavor balance were too much for the kitchen to prepare or something? (Oh and the prices increased too ironically) But then we never saw her again. The beets & endive were also bland & had zero presentation. We didn’t have clean silverware when our main course was brought to us which was 2 pasta courses. No offers for fresh parm on top or check in from server to see how everything was. I could barely eat the agnolotti which was way overcooked and falling apart. Flavor was so off from what it used to be. My husband had the cacio e pepe and it barely had any pepper on it at all which is the whole flavor profile. Anyhow I never pick apart restaurants or their meals, but last night was the most disappointing one I’ve ever had in Atlanta. If the chef wants to change the style or reduce the traditional expectations of St. C’s, please just create a new menu. Please don’t disappoint the long timers who cherish your food & are excited to eat staples we’ve loved & craved - it’s our memories at stake!
   

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   Diana

   Atlanta Metro

   12 reviews

   5.0

   12 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Always awesome food, awesome ambience, awesome service!
   

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   Shah

   Atlanta Metro

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Tonight was absolutely perfect!! My husband and I took our best friends out for their birthday dinner and we had an amazing experience. Our server Tanner attended to our every need and went above and beyond. The food was an experience and did not disappoint. We ended the night with Porto, tiramisu and chocolate torta….we will be back!!
   

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    James

    Charleston

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Awesome lunch! Food and service were excellent from the time we walked in the door.
    

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