CONTEMPTUOUS PROFITEERS, One Year Later (2008)

   SixFt5Bear - 09/16/2008

Read first my 2007 review (also posted here and mangled by AOL's software). 2008 SUMMARY: The sad story continues at Buckhead Atlanta's Cafe Intermezzo. (1) SURLY AND LAZY waitrons; mine seemed to be an angry Eastern-European wage slave fresh off the boat. (2) 2008 PRICE INCREASE on already-OVERPRICED, often CHILD-SIZE-PORTION bar/cafe drinks/desserts/snacks: You know, those oddball, tall-and-narrow, six-ounce glasses filled with ice and one squirt of no-free-refills, not-even-alcoholic liquid (however, at $3.19, the six-ounce iced tea qualifies for free refills, but that's assuming your waitron ever reappears)...coupled with a plated $10+ handful of pasta...and an $8.48, 6-inch-length by 2.5-inch-arc of STALE-tasting dessert pie (last year, same item tasted thawed-from-frozen fresh). (3) DIRTY, BLOWER/NO-PAPER-TOWEL BATHROOMS (for you and the ones who handle your drinks and food) are an owner specialty; filth on the unwashed, dirty-grout walls has been there a decade. (Note: Dessert and iced-tea prices include 8% tax.)

Dirty!

   JB070272 - 08/15/2008

We've gone to both locations and both times we were disappointed! They must clean these places. The clear glass dishes had a thick film on them. When we complained to the server she offered no solution to our concern.

Enjoyed it Thoroughly!!

   GSAINTL - 06/21/2008

We went as a foursome to the Peachtree location and had a great time!! The waiter was efficient, the menu diverse, and the atmosphere was very European...a REAL triple threat!! We each ordered something different, but the Shrimp Scampi was ONE OF THE BEST I'VE EVER HAD...AND MY HUSBAND & I BOTH GRADUATED FROM CULINARY SCHOOL!! Flavorful and not greasy, with a touch of rosemary was exquisite!! Overall, a great value.

P. S. We were on our way to Church afterwards and I left my sweater...and the waiter chased us down the block to get it to me!! What a treasure in the middle of the city!!

surprise of the night

   MAtkinson84 - 06/20/2008

When my boyfriend took me here for dessert after i was excited, he had talked it up all week everything is a bit over priced including the wine list but he told me it was worth it. So after we picked out our dessert and set at our table his dessert was brought out before mine he started to eat his, a couple walking by stop and noticed a big flying roach crawling down the wall towards our table i was disgusted my boyfriend killed it and walked away i thought he went to complain he flulshed it down the men's toliet. I was so upset i left he had the nerve to get my dessert to go. I know every restaurant has citters but i don't want to have to see them. Didn't get to try the dessert and after that experience don't think i ever will.

Price trumps mediocrity

   cinziacarina - 06/09/2008

I don't know why Intermezzo gets so much credit for desserts. They are outrageously priced, but what's worse, of mediocre quality. There's no love in those born-on-the-assembly line- cakes -. Those are the same cakes that all the trendy Atlanta restaurants are serving. Yes they're beautiful to look at, but often dry, bland, stale, with texture like corn bread. The only thing Cafe Intermezzo has going for it is that it's open late. I guess when you've got the munchies you don't really care about quality. Never mind about the service : - {

Horrible experience

   uknwwh0 - 02/17/2008

I called into intermezzo to pickup coffee as I was in a hurry. I was assured it would be ready in 10 minutes. Upon arrival I was directed to two separate bar areas and no one seemed to know where I could pick up my drinks. I finally was told the bartender just put in my order "For MY convenience so the coffee could remain WARM". Ater delaying me further by 15 minutes they handed my my coffee. Upon checking the coffee's they were all missing the main ingredient Butterscotch. I went back to talk to the manager, who promptly gets into a yelling match with the rude disgruntled employee who makes the drinks. The employee screams that there is no more butterscotch - why she failed to let me know before I paid $5 for each drink I have no idea. But the manager tells her to make me a comparable drink to which the employee refuses and delays me by another 20 minutes. I used to love to go here because of the quality of the product/drinks but the service is starkly lacking and the level of incompetence and insubordination is unbelievable. Do not go here if you are expecting an overall pleasing experience.

great ambiance

   icecream3703 - 08/19/2007

its a great location, its just overpriced. great for a date.

I have to try the AD location

   dspot70 - 04/16/2007

While I LOVE the feel of the place, the coffee was mediocre at best. When your espresso arrives at your table completely dissolved into a drink with no layers, the time has passed to enjoy it. The desserts while good did not make me crave to return which is always a true test. The thing is, you can put all varieties of sugar and chocolate together in a concoction and it will taste sweet but to truly have dessert as an art, that takes a love of the food and an understanding that the customer wants something special, not something they could make in their own kitchen with minimal skill and a recipe. This is the closest thing that I have seen that comes to a European coffee house however even in that attempt, it fails miserably. It is what it is... a good idea that has lost its passion for the service it provides and it shows in its product.

A very romantic place

   tamekawilkerson - 01/08/2007

Cafe Intermezzo is great for a first date or any other date. The atmosphere is very romantic for couples. The coffee and desserts are phenomenal.

ups and downs

   missalbert83 - 09/05/2006

this place has its perks the atmosphere is beautiful the drink beverage menu is great and the desserts are to die for but the downfall is that the place isnt big and the word is out about the food!! my family and i have gone there around 4 times and everytime me and my little girl get pushed and or stepped on and we dont have room to breathe!!!!