Downtown Grill - Macon

The best yet! friendly staff, great atmosphere and eating everything is to die!

Tonight was my first time eating at Downtown Grill and it was wonderful! I loved the atmosphere as well as the service. Our server’s name was Sarah and she was great and very knowledgeable of the menu. I had the fillet with lobster sides with sautéed spinach and almond green beans. It was all cooked and seasoned perfectly. We also enjoyed a hybrid charcuterie board with meats and cheeses. Hope to go back very soon!

We had Ms. Erica as our server. She was amazing off top. Friendly, professional and very knowledgeable. The best service I have had in a while. The charcuterie board was nice. The french onion dip was warm and smoky. The crab cakes were not the best but they were good. The flavor got lost a bit. The bread was nicely toasted on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside. We waited quite a bit for our main entrées. The table behind us came later but got their food first. The Elk was tender and flavorful. The green beans were overly seasoned with black pepper. One set of asparagus were almost mush and cold. The other were cooked perfectly and hot. The Cigar Bar was sweet and aromatic. It was a pleasant smoke smell. Great night! The only issue was parking and finding the building. It is literally down an alley, so be careful and drive slowly or you will miss it. They do not have a separate parking just for them. They have a valet but it is tied in with Dovetails restaurant parking.

One of the higher priced fine dining places in Macon. My medium steak came more medium well the medium, but still tasted good. I really liked the broccoli it was seasoned and cooked just how I like it, still just a slight crisp to it. Would have been nice to have two sprigs instead of the one they give you. I thought the grit soufflé waffle with shrimp was very tasty. Service was a bit slow, but thats becoming the norm with Covid it seems. It would also be nice if they could move the cigar lounge to upstairs instead of right when you enter. All in all a good experience. Ill be back for sure.

Did not have a great experience. The waitress stumbled over the specials... which okay I get it... but the one I decided on they were out of. So why offer it as a special?? Then when we finally got our meal, the elk and New York strip both medium rare, they were basically raw on the inside just blackened on the outside... needed a chainsaw to cut them! I couldn't even eat mine and had to take it home and recook it. When I showed the waitress she just asked if I wanted a box. My boyfriend ordered the same drink 3 times, each time coming out completely different... 1st time great, second time not so great. ordered a third time hoping the second was fluke... third came out so strong it wasn't even enjoyable. I wanted a cup of coffee but they were out of coffee. come on now... we ate dinner at 7:30 so how is it that you are already out of a special and coffee?? Tired 3 salt shakers and none of them worked. That's just weird. The meal was not cheap and to leave dissatisfied... not okay. For the price point- I suggest Dovetail.