WATERSHED in January!

WATERSHED

1820 Peachtree Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 

30309

(404) 809-3561

We joined some great friends for a post-holiday get together at Watershed recently, and boy, were we glad we did.  My husband had been there before at lunch, but this evening was all of our first experience for dinner.

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Watershed is owned by Atlanta's own, Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls.  Then there's Chef Joe Truex, a native Southerner, who has crafted a menu of Southern-inspired dishes using the freshest ingredients.

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Their website states his commitment to "seasonal, local and sustainably sourced ingredients." It's a southern themed restaurant located right on Peachtree near Piedmont Hospital by Uncle Julio's Mexican restaurant.  Parking is in a parking garage with valet service.

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We got there a bit early so decided to sit at the expansive bar for a drink.  The bar has a great vibe - rustic decor with clever touches such a a huge farm sink filled to the brim with ice and chilled bottles of wine.  And our bartender was great - very funny and personable and a really really good mixologist!

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On top of the fact that you're in a fabulous environment, the best part is - - - the drinks were fantastic!

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We sampled the Cool Heat and the Uptown Martini - both were perfect!

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Our friends arrived and we were seated in the main dining room by the huge windows overlooking Peachtree Street.  Beautiful interior - very sleek and modern.  And this picture doesn't do it justice - it's much more dramatic at night:

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And one of our friends ordered the Provencal and deemed it delicious as well!

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The menu features updated and enhanced Southern food, and it changes often.

And since I had had a sneak peek at the wonderful bar starters menu, I decided we HAD to start with a couple of things immediately - our friends quickly agreed thankfully!

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Deviled eggs with crispy ham and bacon jam - I am not kidding!

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Pimento Cheese toast with Smoked Ham Hock

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These appetizers did not disappoint.  They were so good I probably could've eaten my weight in them! Big hit with all of us.

We skipped the salads and moved right onto the entrees.  The four we chose were:

Pork Bolognese Lasagna

Joe's Jambalaya

Pan Roasted Scottish Salmon

Cornmeal Dusted Grouper

My pictures aren't the best unfortunately, but all four were delish!

pork bolognese lasagna, lemon ricotta, bechamel

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joe’s jambalaya, n.c. catfish, butter poached shrimp, grilled andouille, fried oysters, crab and rice croquette, crawfish etouffee

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cornmeal dusted grouper, brussels sprouts, pecans, shrimp and tasso croquettes

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pan roasted salmon, field pea & kale succotash, sesame glased turnips, soy brown butter

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The desserts sounded too good to pass up, so we indulged in the following:

apple cheddar crisp, vanilla bean ice cream
very good chocolate cake in a jar
hot milk cake, caramel icing, sea salt

All were incredible, but I'll have to say, the apple cheddar crisp was my favorite!

My photos were all pretty dismal, but since I couldn't upload a better one of the apple crisp, here's mine (but trust me, in person it looked much much better!):

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Our dining experience at Watershed was a huge hit - we're already trying to figure out when we can return....