The Whelan - Atlanta

I love it here. Diving as you can get in Atlanta while still guaranteeing cleanliness. The bartenders are all great, and the mood is always cold. Angie also makes a FanTAStic old-fashioned. TLDR: Food? Good. The drinks? The vibe? Just go (but not because I need to be slow enough to ask them to make me old-fashioned) But they really need to add a trivia night (this is not just music trivia. Please contact other companies for offers)

All right! I had the Catfish Sandwich and the Curry chicken salad appetizer!!! The food was well seasoned. I ate all my fries and my friend's fries. She had the impossible burger with pepper Jack cheese. She swallowed it so I couldn't try the next time. $5 Margarita Mondays! Mmm

I have eaten here several times but my last experience has lead me not to return. We live in a society where an individual’s ethnicity still influences how others treat you. The service I received was not up to par. Had to chase the server down for water or even another drink both different parties around me didn’t have this problem. I don’t appreciate giving my hard earned money to an establishment that doesn’t treat me equally. I won’t be coming back solely based on customer and experience.

Very poor and classless customer experience tonight! Very unfortunate for one of our local establishments.My husband and I frequent this establishment often to play pool and perhaps grab a late bite to eat. Food is decent and service is fair.I was HIGHLY upset we ended up leaving due to the fact there were two small toddler age children playing around the pool table area and one playing with a pool stick. Swinging it around and disrupting everyone in the pool space to where you just had to stop playing and avoid being struck with the pool stick.Me and my husband stood off to the side as patrons asked the adult with the children (allegedly their mom and was told is owner’s wife) to please not let the children play in the area for safety reasons and so they could continue playing. She went on to tell the patrons they are the owner’s children.And, she continued to let the children touch the tables and swing the stick while people were playing. My husband and I never got a chance to start our game because the one kid came over towards our table with the stick. So, to avoid any issues and being injured by the child swinging the stick, we stayed out of the way.When I went to inform an employee, they stated it was the owner’s wife and there was nothing they could do. One employee said “I totally agree it’s not safe” but the “you know how it is.”Two of the patrons even went outside to speak with someone who appeared to be connected to the restaurant to explain what happened.We ended up canceling our game and left. I was upset that we had to leave due to the fact that no one was concerned about the safety of the paying patrons and certainly the children. Playing around a pool table is never safe for any toddler or adult for that matter.Overall, the customer service here has slipped significantly since we first visited this restaurant. Glad we got to experience fun times here, but unfortunately will not be returning anytime soon.Do better Whelan owners. Look out for your customers. They are the reason why you still exist. Wishing you all the best!To sign off on a positive note, if you happen to visit, do try their “pudding” dessert. It’s good. Beware of swinging pool sticks.

Food made me Extremely sick!! Please pay attention to the wings!! Most are too large or deformed and unable to be eaten. Inquired about that and they let me know there was NOTHING they could do! Please use a different food distributor. Bartenders get an automatic 18% gratuity on every bill which makes staff very inattentive. Especially the tall young lady always an attitude when asking her for anything.Would not recommend please spend your elsewhere.