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Slater's Steakhouse - Steakhouse in Athens, Georgia

Slater's Steakhouse

4.0 (71 reviews)

1653 S Lumpkin St, Athens, GA 30606

Restaurant

About Slater's Steakhouse - steak house in Athens, Georgia

Customer Review Summary

The reviews for Slater's Steakhouse reflect a mix of experiences. Some patrons praised the food quality, highlighting excellent steaks and fantastic service, with specific mentions of buttery filet mignon and great cocktails. Others criticized certain steaks as being tough or poor quality, questioning the pricing for the offerings. The atmosphere received mixed feedback, with some finding it too loud for an intimate dining experience. While some enjoyed the sides and desserts, others felt there were inconsistencies, particularly with dessert quality. Overall, the restaurant is noted for its good service and quality food but has some criticism regarding certain menu items and the dining environment.

Key Features

Service options

  • Dine-in

Highlights

  • Great beer selection
  • Great cocktails
  • Great dessert
  • Great wine list

Popular for

  • Dinner
  • Solo dining

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Wheelchair accessible seating

Offerings

  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Cocktails
  • Coffee
  • Comfort food
  • Hard liquor
  • Private dining room
  • Vegetarian options
  • Wine

Dining options

  • Dinner
  • Dessert

Amenities

  • Bar onsite
  • Restroom

Atmosphere

  • Cozy
  • Romantic
  • Trendy

Crowd

  • Groups
  • Tourists

Planning

  • Dinner reservations recommended
  • Accepts reservations

Payments

  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments

Customer Reviews

Rating Distribution

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Based on 71 reviews

Frank Eberhart

Read the menu online before we arrived to understand their offerings. The menu says prime steaks, so my understanding is that they serve USDA prime grade steaks - my New York Strip was very tough and a bit overcooked. The steaks here are not cheap y’all, I don’t mind paying for something of great quality, but my steak, in my opinion, from selling beef boxed beef, many years ago was just not a prime grade steak. Sides were good, the dessert, chocolate cheesecake, was not homemade. Don’t mind paying for quality at all, but it needs to deliver.

Laci Smith

11 months ago

The food and service was fantastic. The filet was so buttery and well seasoned, one of the best steaks I have ever had. Chicken Schnitzel was amazing. Drinks and rolls were top notch. This place is pricey, but we felt the excellent food and evening matched the price. We had an incredible time and will return!

Tina Moyer

Great service Steakhouse? I was served the worst filet ever. That meat was such a poor quality how dare they charge 58 bucks and call themselves a steakhouse. No Wonder the place was empty Feel bad for the staff. They really did what they could. My advice as a consumer, run away. If you own a restaurant and are looking for nice polished staff, recruit from here.

Johnny & Christa Richards

2 years ago

Let me start by saying the service at Slater’s was absolutely top notch! If you want a decent meal where you feel very taken care of Slater’s has that down pat. I have to say I am slightly confused about the menu. One of the sides we ordered was onion rings, and while my husband and I agreed that they were the best onion rings we had ever had it felt off to eat with fancy steak. I had the chicken which was good, but I’m still not sure what it was on top of. The Blue crab soup was AMAZING. The steak with chimichurri was acceptable. The ONLY thing that was a miss for me was the atmosphere which feels super odd to say because it feels like the atmosphere should be so great. The way our table was situated made us feel like we had to compete for conversation with the table next to us. It was just weirdly loud. And the lighting felt off for an intimate dinner. But that is all kind of petty just my two cents. Next time we will get a reservation for the front room rather than the main dining room and maybe that would improve that.

Colin Dunlop

Slater's is an excellent lunch spot for a Friday (one of only two days they serve it). Burgers came out generously sizes and the mountain of french fries and onion rings makes this a fantastic value. Just wish I had the time to wash it down with one of their well above average cocktails. Maybe next time!

Trish Silva

1 year ago

Everything was wonderful from the servers to the wine! Only negative was our steaks were slightly over from the temperature ordered. However, still super tender, juicy and delicious! Only photo I took was of the bottle of Zinfandel we drank! Excellent wine!

Andy Russell

We had an excellent dinner at Slaters. The steaks were perfect - each of us ordered a different temperature and we all got what we wanted. The cocktails were great, as was the service.

Greg Rampy

2 years ago

Got into town for the UGA national title celebration, Go Dawgs. Looked up and found this gem. Friday night didn't even think about needing a reservation. Walked in the manager greets us and I requested a table for 2. I was asked about a reservation and I said "I don't have one". Side note, the owner was also with the hosting stand. They talk for a second about availability. They really did have anything available (if not I definitely wouldn't have been upset), but made room anyways. Thank ya'll so much not only was the food amazing but the fact they did this for us was remarkable for this day and time. I will say that speaks volumes just about the care for the customer. Our next trip to Athens will definitely include dinner here, but with a reservation. This is a must place to enjoy a perfect cut of steak. The waitress was perfect, the food was perfect and the manager and owner was the most genuine you will meet. Again I can't thank ya'll enough for making room for just the 2 of us. 10 stars in my book.

Location

Contact Information

Hours of Operation

Friday 11 AM–2 PM, 5–10 PM
Monday Closed
Saturday 11 AM–2 PM, 5–10 PM
Sunday 5–9 PM
Thursday 5–9 PM
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 5–9 PM

Price Range

$50–100