I have to disagree with a few of these reviews. Â I actually love the food from The Ridge, especially the steaks. Â They cook them perfectly and you get high quality meats. Â I have eaten here several times and sampled a variety of their side items which were all really good. Â
The atmosphere is fun and live music with a variety of people young to old. Â If you're coming for the food ask to be seated further away from the live entertainment and you'll be fine. Â
The service here is always been awesome as well. Â Very friendly and attentive. Great steakhouse.
I want so much to like this place. It isn't a chain, they have a live singer knocking out standards and Elvis (black Elvis is in the building), Steve the owner is nice and the location is great. The problem is, it just isn't good. Start with the place being so dark you can't see the menu without a flashlight. Not romantic dark - just dark like they are trying to hide something. My martini came cool - not cold. The second one was better. The food choices are good from a limited menu, but they are just plain bad. My wife had the ribs. Good flavor but cooked about 2 hours too long. They were dry and fell off the bone like plaster from a ceiling - in junks. I tried the shrimp and grits. There was so much BBQ sauce (an odd addition anywhere) I couldn't taste anything but the BBQ sauce that tasted like it came from a can. Our friends tried a couple of other items that ended up unfinished as well. Because of the music selection, this place draws an older crowd. Nothing wrong with that, but I get the impression they rely on the entertainer to draw clients rather than having decent food or lighting. Not pleasant and I don't recommend it.
Review Source:This place is HIT OR MISS. We went last night with 4 adults and 7 kids. First of all, it is not a kid-friendly place at all....no crayons, no printed kids menu. They do have a few kid meals that they have memorized. When we ordered, our drinks, we asked if the kids meals came with drinks and the waiter said "I think so". So we ordered our drinks and a couple of kid drinks for the kids who were getting food from the kids menu. When the waiter delivered the drinks, he informed us that the kids drinks were $1. Now, it's not like $1 will really hurt us, but you would think that he would tell us that and make sure it's ok before filling the drink order.
My sister asked for a frozen strawberry daiquiri. He came back and said "the blender is broken. The bartender said she could still make you one, but you probably won't like it". Â No joke. So unprofessional!!
The food was just OK. My husband got the scallops and said they were tasteless and they weren't very many of them. I got the filet medallions, and while the first one was very good, the second one had the taste of gril CHAR. It was unedible. Yuck! My three boys all got the Ridge Special, which is 10ounce sirloin. They all said it was horrible. They had to cut the outsides off because it was so charred. I didn't complain (probably should have), but I didn't want to wait for another meal. The service was a bit slow. I wish I had read the other reviews on here first. I never would've gone there. And I will never go back.
Hit here for dinner with another couple. Good service. Mix of steak and seafood. Place is big lots of tables and side Rooms  with a back area that affords a nice view. Â
Food was good portions. Then after dinner they turn large area into a dance floor. It's worth a visit for a nite out.
Great news..met the owner (Steve) last night..told him this place could be outstanding except the experience is "hit or miss"..you never know what you will get....explained my poor experiences with bad food (i could not eat) and he told me ..."call me"....of course I didn't know him and he still did not offer his cell number.....he went on to let me know all is good, their food is great...people love them...however, it was empty on a Sat night  (because of the economy, rain, no rain, GA football, etc.)...Face Reality As it is, NOT as you desire it to be.
Review Source:I have been going to the ridge for some time now, and its been decent over all. The last visit was not so good- I took a friend from out of town after a round of golf, and it was terrible! the steak was over cooked & very chewy. Also the service was very slow, and our drinks didn't come until after the food! to ad insult to injury our bill was $60.00- this for two beers, one bad cheese dip, and chewy over cooked sirloin steaks. I believe that was my last visit- what a shame as I love the atmosphere.
Review Source:We went to The Ridge on family night Thursday. The dinning room features a wood burning fireplace, dark wood paneling and at the time was filled with Grandparents and their grandchildren. My party sampled from the special that evening which was prime rib. I had a salad, med-rare prime rib with squash casserole and shared key lime pie. The best part of my meal was the salad. It was a tossed salad with mixed greens, cucumber, cranberries and almond slivers. The prime rib was dry which is hard for a med-rare cut of meat. I'm not sure what was going on with the squash but yuck and the key lime pie tasted like a grocery store piece of pie ( I do like but don't expect at a restaurant). The other member of my party ordered their prime rib med (served med-rare), loaded bake potato (dry), and the spinach salad. The only part of their meal that was finished was the long island iced tea. I will be returning in about 30 years with my grandchildren, I'm sure the décor will be the same and I think I'll have a better review to write then.
Review Source:This place really is a touch of club out in the burbs... since its in the north Atlanta burbs its a mix of over tanned, silicone country girls with naturals who simply don't feel like driving.
I heard the word "fight" no less than 25 times which, in combination with all the John Deere ball caps and flip flops is not a complete surprise.
I met a sweet heart of a girl from Blairesville.... like 2.5 hours away.
My friends are always cool so it was worth it to hang with them.
I'm learning that being an ultra elitist hipster is can cut you off from great people.
Shoot out to 400 crew.
If you live anywhere north of exit 12 and you want to go to a "club" without driving to Atlanta, give this place a try.
Mind you, I haven't experienced the "Great Steaks and Seafood", but I have been here for drinks a coupla times with my cousin and others. Â This seems to be the only bar option in Cumming, as far as I can see. Â It's a pretty large space...there is usually a $3 or $5 cover. Â They have a DJ who plays top 40 mixed with booty music and country jams like Cotton Eyed Joe & The Devil Went Down to Georgia. Â Drinks are fine as far as strength & cost. Â Can take a while to get a drink at the bar. Â Watch out for sketchy country grabasstic nasty men...stick with your posse and you should be safe.
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