Update: the owner did reach out to me after my exp...

Update: the owner did reach out to me after my experience to apologize, and I do think it s important to take that into account. I think it s also fair to say that the hostess and bartenders were also very polite and professional, and one negative person isn t necessarily reflective of the whole restaurant. I plan on going back soon to give Square One another shot.



I honestly wanted to like this place, but I had an impressively disappointing experience here. I came here for happy hour and planned on just drinking cocktails, but we had too many to sit comfortably at the bar, so we moved to a table per the hostess' suggestion (this was before dinner rush so there were a lot of available tables). Our server kept trying to push us to order starters and entrees, which was a little annoying. I ordered a drink which was fine, and a charcuterie platter, which was exceptionally sub-par. I asked my server what exactly was included in the charcuterie, and she hit me with a snarky "it's meat and cheese," as if I didn't know what charcuterie was. I ordered it anyway, and it was a few meager pieces of cheese cut off of a block, and what looked and tasted like bologna from the cold cuts section of a grocery store. I understand that our server probably thought that she was going to get a big tip from a big group that was going to order a ton of food, but we made it clear from the beginning that we were just there for drinks, and we were treated poorly once she realized that we wouldn't be a big spending table. I understand that there are kinks to be worked out when a restaurant first opens, but it's always disheartening to be treated badly right off the bat. I sincerely hope that they work through these problems, and work on customer service so that others don't have such a disappointing experience. I have lived in Athens for many years now, and this is the first truly negative dining experience I've encountered.