Virgils Gullah Kitchen & Bar Conyers - (Near Conyers, GA)

5 /5 Maxine Peterson: This restaurant is everything! We sat outside on a December afternoon and it was a beautiful. Lydia’s customer service was stellar. She was attentive and kind! The food was amazing. I had fried green tomatoes, and Slammin Salmon! Everything was seasoned well and the presentation was beautiful! Thank you!

2 /5 Ke Pie: We truly wanted this visit to Virgil’s to be a great experience, especially after seeing so many positive reviews. Unfortunately, the service fell far short of what it could and should have been. When we arrived, the staff were gathered together chitchatting, not working. There was only one person tending the bar, one patron at the bar and a party of four and a party of two sitting at nearby tables. We stood patiently at the door waiting to be acknowledged, but eventually had to ask for assistance just to be seated despite there being another 3-4 additional staff in the dining area plus a Greeter. We initially chose to sit outside to enjoy the weather, even after the waitress warned us about flies. The flies weren’t the issue, though the lack of service was. After 15 minutes of sitting with no greeting, no drink order, and no acknowledgment, we decided to go back inside. Ironically, the moment we sat at the bar, everything suddenly started moving: drink orders taken, entrées ordered, and service finally began. What made the experience even more disappointing was the constant chitchat and gossip among the staff. These were not work-related conversations - they were personal, loud, and nonstop. We repeatedly overheard “I know that’s right” and “girl bye,” along with plenty of non-professional commentary. With 4-5 staff members on the clock, attentiveness should not have been an issue, yet it clearly was. At one point, we had to ask if our food was ready. The young lady said she would check, only to immediately return with our plates - making it obvious that the food had been sitting, waiting. We also had to repeatedly ask for refills and eventually request the bill because no one was paying attention to us. Now, onto the positive: The food itself was absolutely excellent. The fried chicken, greens, and mac and cheese were all delicious and some of the best we’ve had. Because of that, I might return but only for takeout. The dine-in experience felt less like a restaurant and more like sitting in the audience of a live “Jerry Springer” episode. Until the service and professionalism match the quality of the food, dining in just isn’t something we can do again.

5 /5 Maxine Jones: First time being here and I can say I’m very satisfied. The atmosphere here is really nice and relaxing. They have an excellent food and cocktail menu. Service provided by Ridge was superb. Highly recommend the the eggrolls and Royal Flush cocktail. Needless to say I’ll be back.

4 /5 Don’t play With me: First time going here on 9/26 @approxiametly 8:20pm . I walked in and it was a few empty tables. I stood there by myself for at leaset 10mins before i was acknowledged by either waitresses which was two. It was a white male and a black female. The black man at the bar even noticed them kept walking by so he asked how can i help you. Even the manager was sitting down on his laptap which i assumed was the manager heavy set guy with glasses . I do not think he saw me but he should keep aware of his surroundings since he was by the door at the bar in his laptop. Eventually after the young lady walked back out the door and passed me again she came in and asked me then have i been helped after dude at bar henced that I haven’t as if she did not see me the first time. Anywho food was good but could have been better. It was the macaroni and cheese which was dry as if it had been sitting all day or was premade day before or hell maybe they just make it like that but it’s definitely not my cup of tea , i love my mac creamy and cheesy but it was ok. The chicken was good and fresh, the sweet potatoes was good and collard greens were even better. I will give them another try but i would like better service and better macaroni cheese. Also waitress told me that they do not accept cash card only. Kinda caught me off guard because i do not see that anywhere on there website. I made sure i took a pic of my reciept with my tip included to keep just in case someone tries to still my card number and tip themselves.