Nowak’s Cafe

We googled best steaks in Atlanta and we won!!! One of us has the steak and best steak ever, did not even need additional seasoning of any type. One of us has the chicken pillema and it was also delicious. The staff were great, bartender and the owner. Everyone was the right amount of chatty and it was a great experience. We will be back.

Best neighborhood bistro in Atlanta, imho

My wife and I who live close by decided to head to Nowak’s this evening. We sat at the bar and at the beginning everything was going well. The bar tender was great and so were the drinks. Then, over the next 20 minutes, about 40 people showed up for a Christmas party, which was fine but they were all at the bar. So, suddenly we are overwhelmed with people beside us and behind us ordering drinks. What started as chill night turned into alot of people in a small space. I’m not sure if they were having dinners but it was way too crowded. We ordered food then cancelled our order because it would have been impossible to eat at the bar with people standing behind you and beside you. So, we left without dinner. A total mismanagement from my perspective. If you are going to have that many people show up, have them in a separate room not invading the space of existing dinners. Will definitely not be back…

I ordered a $37 steak frites and it was 6 oz of steak. What little steak was there was tasty but we split one entree and had 5 drinks for $167. The "salad" was more like a garnish of 5 pieces of lettuce. Don't waste your money.

Apps were amazing!! Everything else

Had a very pricey but mediocre steak at Chops last night which reminded me of what a great steak I had at Nowak's!!! Best steak in Atlanta and great service too.