Good time at the bar

My spouse and I walked in on a rainy Friday evening looking for a table. Vidalia was full but seats at the bar were open. We ordered the shrimp and grits and a mushroom dish and settled down to the free olives, snacks and good liver pate portions dotted along the bar. A bread sample arrived with onion relish, then an amuse bouche and finally the main courses. I had an interesting flight of three cabernets in correct order of complexity, generous pours of each. Service, at the bar, was attentive, if brisque. Noise was OK. And the price of it all? $75 for two including tax and tip. We're going to do more barhopping at fine restaurants.

Dissappointing....

Seven wonderful ladies celebrating a 30th birthday, and Vidalia was the BIG DUD. Such a terrible disapppointment in SERVICE especially and food and wine was certainly not worth the price of admission. Seriously, has anyone considered the concept, flow, and practicality of this menu - NO, just take a look at the "SIDES for sharing option" pathetic. Overall, big Boo Hoo. Not returning any time soon.

Innovative & well-balanced food for Restaurant Week

If Vidalia's food & service are to entice new customers during Restaurant Week, it worked. Food was well balanced & innovative. The goat rouladine was amazing with layers upon layers of flavor. Shrimp & grits had nice flavor though the shrimp was a bit overcooked. Dessert & wine, pure pleasure. Service was relatively good (forgot to bring the coffee until after we ate dessert)and Vidalia's elegant atmosphere enhanced the pleasure of dining here. All in all, I would return and thank the restaurant for serving such high quality food for such a modest price. Much appreciated.

Not worth the $$

the restaurant is underground, which means no windows...kinda creepy for some. the manager on duty paced the front-of-house floor way too much like someone with OCD or suspecting of someone stealing from him. the menu is misleading and the server didn't mention sides needed to be purchased as well. while we're at it, the service wasn't all that great for the quality of restaurant the price demanded. he didn't speak much and was a bit cold. $15 desserts were about the size of three of my fingers pressed together and not even that great. complete disappointment and not happy about having to pay $250 for a party of 3. we didn't even walk away full! i would definitely not recommend this place.

Muddled menu

New menu is confusing; 4 courses listed (whole table can choose this option at $78 per person); waiter explained that items in courses 1+2 are appetizers, those in 3+4 are main dishes. However, portions are clearly designed to appear in a 4-course menu, so I felt like I had two small appetizers for the price of a meal. Dishes also come with nothing on the side, sides can be ordered a la carte (waiter didn't point this out). Wine list is very well selected and markup is approx. 2.5 time retail. Corkage at $15/bottle is a big plus. Waiter/sommelier were completely charmless, sommelier at least was knowledgeable. Overall, I recommend only if you have the time and $ for the 4-course menu; but this place is about the food, not the ambience.