Houndstooth Grill and Tavern Reviews

Excellent food and service at the Houndstooth Grill & Bar in Braselton, GA. We requested a catering order for pick up, I was served immediately upon arrival, and the staff member even helped carry the food to my car. We received many compliments on the quality of food at our event. Our gathering was mid-afternoon, and the menu included stuffed mushrooms, smoked salmon baguettes, cheese toast, grilled shrimp, and chicken salad croissants. Thanks again for the ease and wonderful customer service. We will definitely come back again.

Before I posted this review, I texted and called the owner Yanis. His phone # was given to me by the hostess who answered when I called Monday early afternoon (October 26th). I also left a message with the hostess for the manager, again Ryan who was running late that day, to have him return my call. I have yet to receive a response from either, so here I go:

First, our potato soup came out warm and not hot so the server literally just microwaved it. Then, it took over an hour to get our food for 4 people which consisted of flatb reads, an omelet, and a shrimp po boy. My food came and the omelet came out incorrect. We also lacked refills. When we asked for the manager he literally NEVER came out. NEVER!!! His name is Ryan Beagle by the way. Other patrons left and complained. The poor wait staff had to hear us vent because the shamed Manager never came out. We sat down at 12pm, which is when our reservation was set at, and our bill came out (which was discounted) at 1:40pm. We came for a birthday and will NOT be returning because of the management. Look elsewhere for a nice lunch on a Sunday.

I'm in town for business and ate here last night and came back tonight. I have had a lot of steaks in my life and I have to put this one at the very top. Ordered same thing tonight. Great service as well. Highly recommend. Wish it was located in my home town!

Good food reasonably priced. The salmon is my favorite.

It was great the food was good could have gotten more but over all the food was great

Very elegant and convenient restaurant. They offer large portions and for fair prices. I liked the food a lot and the staff were super amiable and chatty. Highly recommended.

The place is over priced for the kind of food they serve.

Quite good. Chopped steak was exactly what I expected.

Talk about an amazing place to eat!!! Wow!!!!
Some people say it's pricey... Once you have tried and enjoyed the food you will see the price is worth every bite.

Overall a great place for friends and family! Great service! Great food! The Fried Green Tomato Stack is a must try! They have a variety of options from some of the best cuts of meat to the freshest vegetables out of the garden! Not to mention the variety of drinks!!

Our server took over 10 min to bring water and at 25 min still hand not brought our adult drinks. Never even got to order food. We left and went to a different place. And they were busy. Lots of wait staff standing around not doing anything it was not how my previous dining here had been. Disappointing

Ribs are outstanding but service can be really slow on a Friday or Saturday night.

This is one of my favorite places! The artichoke chicken is delicious, and I never even considered artichokes and chicken as a thing before. Service is good, atmosphere is great - casual but kind of quiet. Good food, good people.

Omg this place is amazing. Went for lunch and was blown away by a bacon lettuce and fried green tomato sandwich. Crispy bacon and the bread was toasted perfectly.

The service was "okay" and the food.. frankly, sucked.

Food was good but service was terrible. Took 30 minutes to have a server bring our drinks and about an hour to get our food. Usually not this bad, but couple at table next to us got up an left after waiting 30 minutes and nobody ever came to their table.

The shrimp & grits were delicious!! Good customer service.

The food was really good but the service was subpar.

Houndstooth is a locals hangout. Food is wonderful and reasonably priced and the service is great. You can eat in the restaurant part, which is white tablecloth and a large area, or sit in the more casual, smaller bar with tv's which is separate. The bar has a great deal of three items for $10 and deals on drinks during happy hour which is 3:30-7:30. There is also a nice outdoor patio area when the weather is good.

Ordered the Mahi Mahi and it came very dry and bland, ordered a side salad for 4 bucks and it was a bowl full of chunky iceberg lettuces with cheap croutons on it. I will not be back. Service was ok. Rolls were tasted as if they had been heated in a microwave before being severed. All food tasted as if it were frozen at some point. Candle on table put off a chemical smell and had to be extinguished.

Disappointed ordered Hamburger med rare came well done they replaced still well don Service could be better wife ordered veg melody server forgot had to ask for vegetable

Veggie rice with grilled shrimp was AWESOME!!! STAFF were very helpful!!

Went on a date night with the hubby and had the best service and food. Our waitress was Debbie and she was fantastic! Best service we have had at a restaurant in a long time. Will definitely be back.

We usually come here for birthdays and large family get togethers. We went here for my grandfather and my sister's birthday today. I ordered the Houndstooth tenderloin, medium rare with mashed potatoes and sweet potato fries. I only received 9 fries and my steak was way overcooked for medium rare. This steak was well done. My girlfriend ordered hers medium. It was more done than mine. Hers was tough and hard to chew. They ruined a fine cut of meat with too much heat. When we notified the waiter, we explained that we didn't want to wait for a new one, but the cook definitely needed to be aware of their poor cooking skills. When we got the bill, it was still $31 per steak. This is unacceptable. Next time, I will drive 2 minutes down the road to Jack's. Jack's is a much better steakhouse and can actually cook a steak to perfection.

We made a reservation for New Years Eve dinner not ever having been to this establishment before and having seen their menu for 2 were very excited to try it out. What a MISTAKE! We arrived promptly at our reservation time only to be seated next to the front door on a very cold evening. It took our waitress 5 minutes before she acknowledged us. We were planning to have the 4 course meal consisting of an appetizer, salad, main course and dessert. Also included were 2 house drinks from the bar. When our waitress did arrive I ordered a seltzer w/lime and my husband a water until we knew what we were going to have. It took her another 10 minutes before our beverages would arrive and she brought me a 7 Up soda. I can not handle sugar..ugh. We ordered our food, appetizer, salad, main course and salad. After waiting 20 minutes, and a restaurant that is now flooded with people coming and going, I summoned the manager to tell him we hadn't received one spec of food and that our waitress had brought food out to other patrons who had arrived AFTER us. He didn't apologize for us having to wait so long. He simply stated he'd see what he could do to correct the situation. Another 10 minutes or so goes by before our waitress enters our area and I flagged her down to ask what was taking so long to get our appetizer and salad. I realize they are busy but this wait was uncalled for. It had been 45 minutes since we had arrived and at least 30 or so minutes since we had placed our order. The entire time she was frazzled and absent minded only caring for how she felt and not how her guests were being treated. I have never in my life received such horrible service and condensation of attitude. I told her "We are done here" and we'll NEVER return. First impressions are lasting impressions. I would NEVER recommend this place to one solitary soul. For those who are treated well perhaps it's because they only had 5 patrons. Go on a busy night..they out right suck!

Something happened here. Not sure if it's Covid or poor management. Had to flag a server down to get waited on after 10 min. Then he forget our drinks until I flagged him down again 10 minutes later. Food came 30 min later luke warm. Based on the other reviews it seems our experience is not unique. We'll try again next year.

LOVE the fried green tomatoes! One of my favs.. Def the best prices in town for a decent steak... just wish they had more steak cuts or atleast a filet...

The food is good. The decor is nice. I give the food 4 stars. I m rating it 5 stars because our server was amazing. She made our experience there wonderful.

Food was good, service on the slower side. Nit sure it was worth the price tag

Not at all impressed. Ordered the ribs after being told their a favorite. Burnt, to a crisp. The edges of the ribs and bone tips were scorched so bad the entire plate smelled and tasted like charcoal. What's worse was the amount of sauce used to attempt to cover up the char. No kitchen should send something like that out.

The food here is great (pretty large portions too!) and Denise is absolutely amazing! She s got a great attitude and makes you feel right at home I will definitely be visiting this place again!

Had a group or finger appetizer Tartar sauce is very special and had the ahi tuna main course The mango peach salsa was very good that went with the this all were very good

Excellent food, wonderful atmosphere, friendly staff, I highly recommend it!

I like the atmosphere. Very relaxing and upbeat. Super-friendly staff, excellent food. I will be back.

Food and atmosphere were great. 4 stars because although the place was not busy for Saturday night, our waiter, Trevor, hurried everything with us like we were inconveniencing him. Most bizarre dining experience I ve ever had. Tea with no ice, didn t ask if we cared for dessert, just left bill. More small things as well. Never returned with to go box. I ll be back, but will request a different waiter until he receives some training.

Great food and great prices! I usually go during lunch. Back in 2010 my brother's rehearsal dinner was held there.

Excellent atmosphere and service. If you order desert, plan to split it!

Nice selection of lunch choices. Group were all happy with orders. Good server.

Had buffet style dinner in the back room and it was delicious. Lots of variety and well done.

Food was pretty good. A little salty but overall tasted good. It is a decent value especially if you take advantage of the specials. The waiter seemed new but was attentive and professional.

Went in at lunch, stood at the door for 5 minutes before being greeted, then taken to my table. I told the waitress I needed just a quick second to review the menu, however she gave me over 15 minutes before I seen her again. Finally upon ordering, it took me over 36 minutes for a quesadilla. The worst part is they forgot my side dish and didn't bring it to me until I was literally almost done eating. Will never go back.

Good food, however, it took forever for the food to be served.

We've been eating here for 15 years. It's just not as good as it was in the beginning. The food was ok, the server was sweet but they're a little overpriced these days. We will go back, I'm sure, but not as often as we used to. It's sad.

Excellent food and service. My wife and I had dinner here and it truly didn't disappoint. We live just up the road from this restaurant and always seems to overlook it when choosing somewhere to spend time together over dinner. The filet I had was simple and superb. Just salt and cooked to a perfect medium rare. Absolutely check this place out if you would like somewhere with stellar food and a calm quiet atmosphere.

Waited nearly 10 minutes today at lunch just to be seated. Not busy at all. Then waited nearly 15 minutes before the waitress took our drink order. Placed our orders of 2 classic burgers. No lettuce, tomato, pickle or onion on the plate. Burgers were smaller than 1/2 lb, more close to 1/3 lb. Meat was dry, no flavor. I don't know what's happened, but the service and food has gone downhill since the last time we dined here 6 months ago.

If you ever get a chance to have the brunch, it'll fill you up for that entire day. So much food and sooooo good. Love this place. Great friendly service and great food.

Always good service. Our local hometown favorite.

I must of had a MAGA hat on another restaurant that refused my wife and I. I'm trying to figure out what these restaurants agenda is, why do you have empty tables cleaned off and then tell us its going to be a wait but dont bother to let us know how long, or tell us to have a seat at the bench and will take care of you as soon as possible. How hard is that? Just be up front and say we don't want you here that simple.

The food is amazing!! Fried greens tomatoes are my favorite!! Necie is the most friendly welcoming part of the houndstooth staff. Her service is always top notch!!

After an hour waiting they came out twice with food and it wasn't our food so we left.

Awesome service. Sat in bar area. Bartender had someone sent to go get us a bottle of Jameson from a liquor store so we could have the drinks we wanted was awesome!

WONDERFUL ATMOSPHERE!! Not to mention food was great!! Would recommend to everyone! Staff made you feel warm and welcome!!

It's been better. Nobody at door for 5 minutes to greet and seat us. Then another 10 minutes to get our tea and another 5 until the waitress took our food order. It wasn't busy at all. Food is good. Prices fair but if the service doesn't improve we may stop going. Never been there for dinner. Just lunch and it's usually crowded. Maybe were not alone noticing the lack of service.

The food was excellent, the staff was very professional and kind, and the ambience created was very impressive, related to fox hunting using hounds. I will definitely return.
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The ribs were excellent (great bbq sauce), but my wife's steak was tough and she was not able to finish it. Her broccoli was almost raw. Overall we enjoyed it

Beautiful restaurant but the service was poor! Not once did the waitress ask us for a refill until the manager came over and had already gave us to go drinks.

We went last night around 5:30. It wasn't super busy at all and tables weren't spaced for Covid19 distancing. We were waiting for another couple who joined us here about a month ago and we had a pleasant experience then except they had run out of the special then. Tonight they had it!! They arrived at 6pm. The waitress brought our drinks while we waited. It started getting busier. Our friends waited about 10 minutes for the waitress to come get their drink order and we put in our drink and appetizers order.. Our friends had to get the manager when the drinks and appetizers hadn't come after 25 min. He apologized and stated they were short-staffed and our waitress was new. Well, other tables around us that came in after us were getting their drinks and food and leaving while we were still waiting to get our meal. This waitress was serving a couple of these same tables.. Finally we got the manager back who apologized and comped us a round of drinks and the appetizers and assured us our food order was in.. 7:30 our food arrived incorrectly and luke warm. We only ordered the special with regular sides, no special requests. The correct sides never came. When the bill finally came, the comps didn't appear there and the waitress had to wait for the mgr to fix them.. Now almost 2 1/2hrs later we could finally leave.. we were very pleasant in light of what was happening and while seeing other tables that came after us getting served...we don't understand what happened. It will be long time til we try there again.. very disappointed.

It has been years since I tried this place and it's probably going to be years before I try it again. It's ok just not great and not worth the price. Our waitress was good and attentive except for 2 members of our party not getting their food for at least 5 minutes longer than the other 9 people. There was no explanation for the tardiness and it was a salad and a kids meal. No logical good reason for this. The fried green tomatoes were delicious and probably some of the best I've had. The macaroni and cheese bites were tasty as well. My entree as well as several others was lukewarm at best. One meal was a fried chicken sandwich that had overcooked dry chicken.

Food was good but the killer was the wait and the wait and the wait. It appeared that there was a problem getting food out of the kitchen. I believe the waitress was doing the best she could.

Very nice waitstaff. Food was good. Great local spot.

Today we were blessed with an incredible Houndstooth catered BBQ buffet spread at McEver Rd Church in Gainesville, GA. The owners of Houndstooth are amazing! The food was delicious!!! Absolutely no words to describe the ribs! "Best I've ever had" could be heard at every table. But wait... that's what everyone said about the Brunswick Stew. Presentation was 5 Star also. If you have an event coming up and want to be sure you have "fail-proof" catering, you must call Yanis and Angel at Houndstooth. They offer any menu you are considering and believe me when I say... you will be very pleased with everything! We have used their catering services multiple times for multiple events (wedding, rehearsal dinner, church event, etc). Houndstooth is the best in Northeast Georgia!
Beverly & Bill Williams
Braselton GA

Has been my favorite restaurant since we moved to Braselton. We wanted to support Hounds Tooth Grill during this time and did one of the special 2 combo take out meals- the lasagna and chicken alfredo. It was absolutely delicious! Actually too much food for the two of us so we had leftovers. Great food always. Highly recommend!

Food was good dessert was awesome service was slow ,sparse and inattentive manager/owners went around acknowledging ,conversating ,laughing and interacting with other costumers which I thought was great but walked right passed our party in the middle left of restaurant but never acknowledged or spoke to us then moved on to other tables to continue to socialize so I dare to suggest very slowly as to why they did not stop or speak as I m a very open minded and slow to accuse or jump to conclusions that people are looking down on certain people because of color especially because I think people unfairly do that far too often but it really looked and felt that way as we were the only let s just say naturally tanned people in the restaurant geez guys it s 2018 let s move on and stand united as Americans smh

Bought a groupon deal and tried it for the first time. It was very good. We tried one of the specials which was prime rib.

The Alfredo was good the creme brulee could have been much better. My food set ready for me for at least five minutes before they even gave it to me. It was a to-go order. I believe if it had not set there for so long it might have been better.