I usually do not write a review unless I've been somewhere several times, but felt compelled after only one visit to Seven Gables. The restaurant looks like it was decorated by my mother in 1970. The chairs felt like they were last re-sprung about the same time. The menu looked quite promising, though a bit pricey.
During my one visit, the 'handmade' Italian sausage was not bad, very spicy and tasted like it had been gilled on an old, hot grill. Serving size was very small, and 'grilled onion' and green pepper, though tasty, were in short supply and had simply been tossed on the grill for a moment as well. Clam Chowder tasted more like a bisque, also not bad but a very small bowl for the price. Lamb chops ($35) were fatty and had a terribly 'lamby' taste. They were served with a scant amount of what seemed to be a slightly minty, slightly jellied version of cheap canned brown gravy. Ribeye Steak Diane ($25) was a poor cut of industrial looking beef, fatty, overcooked, served cool, and covered with a very decent mushroom and peppercorn sauce that seemed to be there not only to provide some flavor to the otherwise lacking meat, but also to cover up the many thick streaks of fat in the meat. Both entrees were served with a small, quartered roasted potato that was dry, a few slices of carrot cooked with sugar, and a few green beans. All were nearly room temperature. Bread was marginally warmed 'Sams Club', and not even their good stuff.
Total without drinks or dessert was about $100 for a marginal meal. The menu and prices are on a scale with Cafe Lily in Decatur, or Petite Auberge at Toco Hills, or City Cafe in Fayeteville, but the food quality not even close. In Conyers, Red Tomato is a MUCH better choice. Alternatives would be I Love Sushi for great sushi, or even Jim and Nicks for good, simpler foods.
Pros: Historically interesting to anyone into the 70's
Cons: Overpriced, less than expected food
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