Bucket Shop Cafe

Great place by Lenox mall to grab a beer or meet a friend.
Do not know why the food is not better. The food is not horrible, but everything I have tried on the menu, I have thought it could be made better. If the food improved, this place would take off.
Examples of food items that can improve:
Chicken Philly Cheesesteak — no flavor
Steak Sandwich — needs to be thinner slices of good steak
Chicken Fingers– how is it possible to have bad chicken fingers!!!- Change the vendor

Googled Panthers bars in the ATL and this place came up. This was my first ever experience at a team sports bar. I felt very welcomed at immediately at home with fellow fans. It wasn’t in your face or over the top at all, the pic out front was cool. The house chips and fish tacos were great! If you’re a Panthers fan, this is the place to be!

I used to bartend and wait tables here, so am totally biased. Yet, I remember how awsome things were so clearly have a fair opinion.
The newncrop of staff is nice, interested in each patron and makes a great contribution to a drinking community.

I went here for dinner last night with a friend. Food was delicious as were the drinks. The menu is versatile and the food and drinks are very reasonably priced.

Their veggie burger is one of the best I’ve ever had. Totally random for a sports bar, but absolutely amazing.

Bucket Shop is not a place a regularly attend, but it is a place worth regularly attending. The actual bar is a big horseshoe with TV’s all over the place… essentially this place is a great sports bar. Known for being an Auburn bar around town, on a Saturday you can find this place packed with War Eagle fans (maybe not this year so much). However, I recently found out that on Sundays, this is a Carolina Panthers bar. Having grown up in Charlotte, NC and lived in Atlanta for the past 7 years, I was thrilled to finally find a local spot to watch my beloved Panthers.
The wings are great and so are the burgers. They usually have great deals on beers and don’t be surprised to see one of the managers walking around pouring shots of the always dangerous Fireball.
The bar is located right across from Lenox Square Mall, but it is tucked away in a big building and could go virtually unnoticed if you are not looking for it. Additionally, they have an outstanding patio.
That’s my word and I’m sticking to it.

Great food, and the best place to gather on Sundays for Carolina Panthers fans! The Atlanta chapter of the roaring riot meets here every Sunday and they put the sound and all of the TVs on for the games. Free validated parking in the garage.
I hear its also an Auburn bar on Saturdays. Little off the beaten path in an office building by Lenox mall, but the food is reasonably priced and delicious!

The patio here is pretty awesome and has a pretty good view. The place is kind of hidden and you feel like you’re going to the Terry College of Business trying to get in the place.
They validate parking. The drinks are good and strong. Staff is usually pretty good, albeit aloof at times.
Great place for after work or an afternoon meeting. Food is lackluster, at best. Come here on a liquid diet and you’ll be pleased.

All I can say is this place has some great menu items. The RAGGAE rolls and JERK chicken is the best. Im talking the best. And they both come with a Raspberry sauce. um um. on top of having a great drink selection for the beer drinker «yes they have Kentucky Bourbon Barrel» and yes they beers on tap. even a fun selection of liquors. I went around 9ish and they service was great. This place is hidden to me though, as I stumbled across it and entered through what looked like an hotel. Parking is validated too. So cool. I will for sure be back for my Jerk chicken fix.

I met my big brother and his girlfriend in downtown Buckhead for lunch. They recommended the Bucket Shop Café as a local favorite. The service was excellent. Our waitress was attentive but not intrusive. She recommended the Buffalo Buffalo Burger. It was delicious. My family was pleased with their steak sandwich and tacos as well. The onion rings were above average but I would have substituted their home made chips if ordering again. I did not review their drink selection, but their bar seemed we’ll stocked. I will definitely be returning!

Amazing! Tuesdays they have $ 2 tacos and they are delicious! Not to mention the $ 4 jimador margaritas. They also offer a very nice beer and cocktail menu. Lots of different options. Their outdoor patio is set up great with great views.

Better than average bar food, reasonably priced drinks, friendly bartenders and plenty of tv’s to watch a game. Chicken Rolls are delicious and the wings aren’t too bad either. Will definitely come back.

For Buckhead watering holes, Bucket Shop is tough to beat. The staff is friendly, and many will be on a first name basis with you after a few visits. The food is tasty and fairly priced bar food, and my favorite menu item is the chipotle BBQ mixed with Thai chili. Plenty of TVs inside help you catch the game, and often they’ll wheel tv’s out to the patio on nice evenings where smokers & non-​smokers can mingle and catch their games in the fresh air. There’s a large contingent of Auburn fans here on football Saturdays, too.

Overall, maybe 3 stars. But I love the patio, love their buffalo chicken fingers and love their tater tots. And it’s a fun place to go for happy hour. Also had some fried egg rolls there tonight that were pretty good. «I’ll take fried foods and $ 4 beers, please. Thanks!»

This is my spot! I’ve been coming here for YEARS! I love the location, the amazing food and the reasonable prices. It is lowkey like previous reviewers have mentioned and that is another aspect I love about it. It has changed over the years. Service is not has good as it used to be but I still go. No crazy waits for service.
I don’t like the bar. It;s too dark. It has a charm to it with the wood but closes off so much of the space. It makes the place different I guess. The patios is awesome. They have upgraded the televisions out there to large flatscreens and each table has an umbrella. The dining portion is large with plenty of tables to choose from.
Now to the food. The wings are great! I love the Jamaican Jerk Rub Seasoning. It is hard to duplicate and I have purchased it by the pound to use for other recipes. It is that good. The BBQ Chicken Nachos are no longer on the menu but still available to order. They come loaded with queso, jalapenos, chicken, shredded lettuce, bbq sauce, and tomatoes They are HUGE so be prepared to share. The Veggie Burger is delicious! There is so much to choose from and almost everything is great. The spinach dip is the only thing that is hit or miss.
This is a good place for sports watching. Televisions abound and they even do a trivia night… or used to do trivia night, but I am not sure if that is still happening. They will validate parking so bring in your stub. They give you a second ticket to put in after your original ticket at the attendant box when you leave. They also have $ 2 Taco Tuesday which I have yet to try. $ 5 Pinnacle Martini Drinks on Fridays.
The bathroom is weird. It is a good size but designed poorly. A friend of mine said it was designed by a gay because the urinals are extremely close together and you cannot get to one without brushing up against the other person. I know weird right!?! True. Not only that, the only 1 commode is in a stall so deep you cannot see if anyone is there unless you walk inside, not peep, but walk in. Awkward. Basically, just piss and get out and go back to your table.
I have seen the staff and management change over the years and it has remained relatively the same. It is my neighborhood bar, but they don’t know my name. Like I said, service is subpar. They are not the friendliest bunch, but they are cool. I admit, many times when I come here it is for a quick pick up or I’m in a funk and need some good food to pick me up. This is my spot.

I used to live walking distance from this place. This was my first time driving to it. I came here to watch the Falcons-​Panthers game. There are TV’s everywhere. If you’re an Auburn Tigers person this is your spot. It’s def an Auburn bar. I went to Georgia so boooo lol. They have free parking on level 4 which is a major plus.
I ordered the chicken rolls appetizer. I’ve had them before and before they were always so good… I really think they were what kept me coming back. This time they were bland and very different from the ones I remembered. Maybe there was a new cook or chef… not sure but now I’m not sure I’ll order them again.
I ordered the Buffalo Chicken sandwich for my entrée with broccoli and cheese as my side. It wasn’t bad but wasn’t super tasty either.
If I move and I’m back within walking distance I’ll def be back but right now I don’t see myself driving to it when there’s other options. They are open pretty late so that’s a plus too.

Always a pleasure coming to this place. This time they were a bit slow on bringing our drinks and actually greeting to but my overall experience is always good. Try that you can roll! They are the best thing going.

If this place keeps it up, it’s going to be a great dive bar.
What I mean by that prior to this week’s visit the last time I went to the Bucket Shop was 6 – 7 years ago, and during that time absolutely nothing has changed. That’s pretty impressive considered it seemed really dingy and dated the last time I went circa 2007.
All that said, the Bucket Shop is an A-​OK place to grab a beer. The inside is definitely run down and complete with a cigarette vending machine (those still exist?), so if the weather is nice, definitely opt for the patio. It’s a large expansive patio with a couple of big screen TVs and dogs are welcome. That alone is a huge plus in my book.
Beer and bar food aplenty. Solid service. The crowd is really hard to figure out. It’s certainly not your average Buckhead bar. There are business men, old people, young people, preppy people, ghetto people. It’s the kind of place you can go out in public in workout clothes without even raising an eyebrow.
Basically the Bucket Shop is just fine. I’ll go if someone suggests it, but I certainly can’t imagine becoming a regular.

Great local hangout with typical bar board affair.
Have been coming here for years because the patio is pet friendly. Never sat inside.
Service is hit or miss. One day you can have the most attentive server, others you could only flag down with a tomahawk missile.
Great daily drink specials. Favorite entrée is the blackened chicken fettacini.
TVs outside for baseball and football games. Place to go if you are an Auburn fan. Auburn game day specials.
4 of 5 stars because we have had more good servers than bad. Most reasonably priced bar/​restaurant in Buckhead! Even with substandard service your day is still not ruined.

I visited this joint for a casual business meeting/​lunch date. I went on a Sunday afternoon following Valentine’s day weekend and the winter storm in 2014. The weather was so warm and wonderful. Lots of people were out and about in the city.
This place is located across the street from Lenox mall and ½ block from the MARTA Lenox train station. Upon entering, I spotted an outdoor patio area for eating if you don’t want to sit inside the indoor dining room area. There were a few tables occupied… people chatting and drinking.
This was my first visit, so I wasn’t sure what to expect based off of the name of the establishment. I thought since it had the word ‘café’ in it, that I might be under dressed as I was wearing a Nike sweatshirt and ripped jeans but once I walked into the restaurant, I knew immediately that I would be comfortable. The walls are covered in very unique and pricey sports memorabilia. Lots of signed (autographed) photos maybe addressed to the owner or just purchased by him/​her.
There is an island bar with a huge selection of beers, wines and spirits. There is booth seating on the outer walls and high table top seating across from the bar. It was not crowded this particular day as it was a lazy-​Sunday type of mood going on. Some people were just sitting at the bar drinking, while others were grabbing to-​go orders to take home with them. There were a few parties seated and eating their food. I ordered the Black and Bleu burger. (Also, fried green tomatoes appetizer) The menu seem to mostly offer appetizers, burgers and salads… that’s it. It is definitely a bar scene type of place with a 30 and up crowd.
I would love to return on a Friday or Saturday night to see if the scene changes at all. I think it’s a great little spot to meet up with friends or for a cozy date, but just don’t expect a lot of variety for food choices. My ($ 16) burger tasted regular, nothing special. I ordered it medium-​well but it was overcooked. My fried green tomatoes were delicious! Expect to pay about $ 25 – 30 for one person (entrée, drink and tip) and about $ 45 – 65 for two people on the low end.