Chef Rob's Cafe & Bar - Atlanta, Georgia

Regina I.

Been there twice in 2 weeks and would go back again. Food was flavorful and service was great. Shrimp skewers and garlic coco bread are my favorites. Even drinks were so good.

Omar S.

I visited Chef Robs restaurant and left extremely disappointed. I ordered the oxtail plate, which cost $40, and the portion size was shockingly miniature. On top of that, the food was bland and lacked the authentic Jamaican flavor you would expect.

While the staff was friendly, the service was not on par with the automatic 18% gratuity added to the bill for a party of just two. At one point, my drink sat at the bar for a good 10 minutes before it was brought to me.

The food quality overall was unsatisfactory — the sautéed vegetables were cold, and despite the high prices, the dishes felt thrown together. A major red flag was that rice and peas were not included with the oxtail, which is typically a standard part of the meal at any authentic Jamaican restaurant.

On top of everything, they charged $3 for a bottle of water that was clearly Sam’s Club quality, just rebranded with a Chef Rob label slapped on the front. All of these details point to what felt like another typical Atlanta money grab: overpriced, underwhelming, and ultimately a waste of time and money.

This is not a place I would recommend or plan on returning to.

Nadia P.

Came here for the first time yesterday cause I heard decent things. Ordered a flavored mojito, curry chicken, Mac & cheese, plantain, rice & peas and the jerk pasta.

Jerk pasta was decent, with shrimp & crawfish. The dish was very saucy. My only critique is that a nice piece of bread on the side would be good.

Flavored Mojito-Mango: I didn’t really drink it. It just tasted like bottom shelf alcohol. You don’t taste the mint, lime or mango. Seems like them lime is one that was not ripe and didn’t produce juice, so when it was mulled, we got the bitterness of the lime rind.

Curry Chicken Plate: Mac & cheese was not bad, just a little loose for it to be baked. Plantains were good. But the curry chicken and rice had absolutely no flavor, not even salt. The curry seems like they had left over curry and boiled new chicken in it. I wouldn’t come back. The whole plate just lacked seasoning, not just salt, but the simple seasoning you expect in any island dish.

Service: Decent but nothing overwhelming.

Atmosphere: Nice sit down spot that you can tell probably livens up at night.

Lessie G.

When I tell you a time was had last night at Chef Rob restaurant 7/5:25. There were six in our party. Ambience was nice and our waitress Renee was on point. The Chef came to the table to ensure that we were all good a few times. The food was delicious: stir fry with grouper, stir fir with chicken, mango chicken, oxtails, barbecue shrimp, crab cakes, shrimp egg rolls and that garlic coco bread was so good that I placed an order to go. The food was well seasoned. The drinks were strong and good. I would certainly recommend and I will be back. I understand that food prices have gone up and so has everything else that we consumers utilize daily…so move accordingly.

Jefe

Everything was very flavorful and fresh. I’ll definitely be coming back. The jerk chicken was some of the best I’ve had in the city and the oxtails were good too as well as the drinks.

Latoya A.

Bar service was amazing and the food was even better. I do think their menu items are fairly priced. The blue crab soup was my favorite and I can't wait to go back for it! Went during happy hour time so it wasn't as busy and was seated right away. Music was also a vibe, but the space could be a little bigger and there wasn't much of a waiting area.

Only thing I didn't like was the hookah available so early in the evening. If that's the case then there should be some advertising of a 'hookah bar' as well.

OG D.

Nicky was our server! She had a great attitude, and gave us some great food suggestions. The food was prepared well. Drinks were on point too! I’ll be returning! Thanks Chef Rob!

Tamiko B.

Definitely not worth the price, received very small portions, somewhat tasty but just not worth it would not order again