The food, price, and service here makes me want to move back to Athens. I used to live up the street several years back for a few years and never knew about this hidden gem that's been open for 9 years. I'm a pretty indecisive eater but with the help of the very knowledgeable and attentive waitress, I finally decided on Brett's tenderloin. It was cooked to a perfect medium rare ropes with mushrooms and onions. It came with an amazing creamed corn. I will be eating here again!! read more

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A perfect neighborhood eatery, wish this kinda place would open in MS! Another of my "must-visit-when-in-Athens,"joint, this place never disappoints. Everyone I've dragged with me, including locals, loved Brett's casual & friendly atmosphere & delicious food. My favorite is "Brett's Tenderloin," a steal for under $11 -- creamed corn that comes with this dish is yummy! Great kids' menu, friendly staff, and quick service. read more

Brett's is the perfect example of good, local comfort food. It's not gourmet, but they don't claim to be... fast casual style. This is one of a few local restaurants that we visit regularly. The restaurant is set up order at the front and food is then brought to the table. However, they will often accommodate parties that want to order at the table unless they are really busy. Leslie, one of the owners, is always around checking on diners, making sure they have everything they need --- and always with a smile. We've tried a wide range of dishes but I always fall back on the salads. Flavors are usually on point and dishes are generously portioned. You will not leave Brett's hungry! Here are a few of my observations/experiences and some reasons I'm not giving 5 stars... I'd give them a 4.5 if I could. 1) Salads are served with too much cheese. I always ask for mine on the side and even then, I get a 1/2 cup of cheese... but this is way less than what usually comes on the salads. Don't get me wrong, I love cheese, but I want to taste the other ingredients too. Bacon is sometimes too crunchy/hard on the salad. 2) Made from scratch (I think) Buffalo sauce is OUTSTANDING but it packs a BIG PUNCH, so unless you want to sweat through your meal and leave with a burning mouth, ask for it on the side and manage the flavor yourself. This is no Texas Pete buffalo sauce. 3) Buffalo tacos are awesome.... again recommend sauce on the side. Same with the buffalo salad. 4) Brisket wasn't what my husband expected. Meat was a bit tough and fatty... he had the brisket tacos. 5) Tacos are generously portioned, so unless you're starving or just have a big appetite, two tacos and a side is plenty of food. I think you can order 2, 3 or 4 tacos. 6) Fish sandwiches are awesome. Order it blackened for a nice kick. Ask for extra garlic aioli on the side if you like that kind of thing. Garlic aioli is in a class of it's own. Just ask for some to dip your fries in sometime. Delish! 7) Family friendly atmosphere but also offers a full bar and several TV's placed around. 8) Burgers are cooked exactly as ordered temp-wise. So if you're used to ordering medium rare only to get a medium (pink) burger, don't freak out if your burger is red, not pink. They don't overcook them. This is a plus for me. 9) Join the text group and dining club... They regularly send out 10% off deals (twice a week or so). They also have discounts on your birthday and anniversary. 10) Staff is always friendly and accommodating! Thanks Brett's for being a family favorite! I always prefer frequenting a local establishment over a chain restaurant but Brett's gives us lots of good reasons to keep going back. read more

Good beer selection. Fish tacos, creamed corn and blackened snapper were excellent. Will return. read more

It was good the first few times we visited but failed to measure up the last few times. Wife likes the salads and wraps. I find burgers above average. Chili could flat out suck the paint off a fire hydrant. Last visit service was non existent and we became invisible. Entire meal lacked the gusto of previous lunches. We'll give it another try as surely this was just a bad day singular experience. read more

Great local spot! Definitely a place for some awesome food. Everything I have ordered here has been awesome! Love the Kona Steak Sandwich! read more

Have been "sheltering in place" for several weeks during the pandemic and decided we needed something other than home cooking so ordered takeout from Bretts. Called and paid online, pulled up to the curb and got our meals. One grilled shrimp dinner with cole slaw and one grilled tuna with beans and rice. An appetizer portion of onion rings on the side. It was excellent. As good as in the restaurant. read more

Great food! Friendly and helpful service. We had the Kona Sandwich (our favorite) , Apple Walnut Salad (amazing), BBQ Brisket Sandwich and a Chili cheeseburger. All were huge and brought out promptly. Brett visited our table several times to check on us! He was a most generous host! If I could give more than 5 stars, I would. We will definitely be back!! read more

The best food in Athens. A ton of options pretty much covering any kind of food you could be in the mood for. The service is good and fast even when busy and the staff is one of the best around Athens! read more

Had the Chili Cheddar burger and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Great flavor throughout and cooked as requested. The french fries here are really good too. They just don't give you enough. For the price, the fry portion should be larger. But the staff was friendly and it was definitely good food. read more

You need Brisket tacos in your life. Brett's is as good as it gets. The food, the service and the overall atmosphere are incredibly enjoyable. I love this place and there is nothing I can write that will do it justice. Just go try it and thank me later. read more

I had the Topped Chopped and my boyfriend had the El Paso Burger. The topped chopped is like a mushroom provolone burger without the bun and it is very good! Cooked well and also had onions on top. The combination was delicious. My side was the sweet potato tater tots which were also very good. The best part of our meal was the banana pudding! It was so creamy and delicious. Definitely wanted to take a batch home. We will have to come back to try more of the menu! read more

Brett's is a great restaurant hands down. They always do a great job with our meals and the menu has many options to choose from. One reason why I like going there is that we can always find something for everyone which I know sounds cliche but is actually true. The off-menu steak tacos are phenomenal. So is are the buffalo tacos and the Montecristo sandwich. Burgers are great too. read more

The best family restaurant-- awesome service and delicious food. Apple walnut salad with grilled chicken and onion vingarette dressing is the best salad in Athens, Georgia! read more

Brett's Restaurant - Apple walnut salad with grilled chicken and onion vinaigrette dressing-- the best salad in Athens, GA! - American Near Me - Athens, Georgia

Came to Brett's today for lunch with a co-worker. He is regular but this was my first time and I loved it. I had the bacon cheeseburger and it was one of the best I've had. You can always judge a restaurant by how the good hamburgers are. Now that I love the burger, I know everything else must be good. In addition to great food, they have fabulous service. Leslie was super friendly and very attentive to our needs - mostly drink refills. I'll being going back here the next time I'm here in Athens. read more

Excellent food & great service too. Had the Kona Steak Sandwich with Sweet Potato Tater Tots. Definitely will return when I'm in Athens.

My favorite place to eat in Athens. Great food and wonderful service every time I come. They really go above and beyond for their customers.

Excellent service and my cajun burger was great. I got the sweet potato tater tots and they were great as well. Beware if you don't like spicy food because the cajun burger brings the heat. read more

We visited Brett's for dinner. We had the salmon and fish tacos with black beans. We thought it was delicious! Everything was very flavorful and good portions! We took the owner's advice and took a bison burger home for my husband. He said that was delicious as well. We will be back!! read more

Tried Brett's for lunch with wife in wheelchair. Access was easy and the menu assortment was amazing. The bartender (owner?) brought the beer we ordered with a little history/explanation of our selections. We split a huge hamburger and the cole slaw and sweet potato "tater tots" we're excellent. Quite a few children were there making it fairly noisy but once it quieted down the pleasingly low background music was evident. We will certainly return. read more

My family and I started coming here in 2009 and think it's so great we eat here several times a month. The owners and the staff are very friendly and the food is consistently good. My husband loves the burgers, monte cristo quesadilla, chicken sandwich, and buffalo tenders. My oldest daughter loves the black beans and burgers. My other children love the french fries, broccoli, chicken tenders, and quesadillas. I personally love the salads, grilled chicken, and the side of broccoli is my favorite. So, with all that said there really is something for everyone here. read more

Our favorite go to. Large menu so whole family can be happy. Great food in casual setting, friendly and easy counter service ordering.

Best 13$ steak ever. Creamed corn was different, but awesome. Extensive menu, this was our first trip. Will return for sure ! Next time will have some sort of burger, they look amazing read more

I love Brett's! At first, I was given a referral that it was bad, but I decided to try it myself and I'm glad I did!! Brett's is friendly, casual, and the food is fabulous! I don't know who owns it, but I know the employees there are highly committed to this place and do everything they can to make your experience there a wonderful one! The Yogi tea they serve is yummy too. I've have been there a few times, and I recommend everything I've eaten there- fish tacos, steak sandwich, Greek burger, even the sweet tea is made perfectly! read more

I have no other words but "yes." Ok, no, I have a lot more to say. The waitress recommended the shrimp tacos, which I'd already been eyeing, and those did not disappoint AT ALL. I got the homestyle wedge fries, which I shared the same sentiments towards. My boyfriend, however, was a little disappointed with his medium tenderloin, which he didn't think was cooked enough (I'm not exactly sympathetic because my philosophy is not to order steaks unless it's a steak place...??? Sigh). The creamed corn we were recommended though was BOMB. I'm not generally one for creamed corn, but the corn was sweet and I could taste the corn's sweetness coming through the cream, which was the perfect consistency (most creamed corn I'm used to is on the runny side). He also had the garlic cheese bread, which we thought was alright. I like that the taste is really mild, but I didn't think there was anything particularly special about it. A lil bit dry for my taste. We used the Yelp deal they have to get a free dessert, and we were recommended the Brownie Sundae. The waitress said it was off the chain, and I agree. The ice cream it's topped with is SO good. Brownies are my favorite dessert and I'm really picky about them, and I'm sad to say I'm just not that into this one's texture. It's very gooey, which I like in brownies, but it's a kind of gooey I've never experienced. It falls apart very easily, so the texture doesn't really come through against the ice cream, which is just as smooth as the brownie. But the reason I still think this dessert is great is because the sauce it's drowned in (literally drowned in. When we received the order, I saw a lil cake of brown amidst this pool of chocolate sauce and caramel sauce. When I left the restaurant, I found caramel and chocolate in my hair like 3 hours later) and the taste of the brownie mix perfectly with the vanilla, even if the texture all kind of just runs together. My parting note is that the service here is FANTASTIC. Everybody who helped us was so friendly, and all their recommendations makes me feel like they really know the menu. The food came out faster than what I'm use to at restaurants. read more

Brett's Restaurant - The brownie sundae we ordered, and then I found some chocolate and caramel sauce still in my hair three hours later, LOL. - American Near Me - Athens, Georgia

The burgers are SO GOOD . I got a salad once and the grilled chicken on it tasted like it came from a Tyson bag out of a freezer and was microwaved. It could have just been a bad day but I was very disappointed. From here on out, I always get the bacon cheddar burger and have been very satisfied with that. It's almost too much to eat at once! read more

We just had Brett's cater our wedding and WOW! Dianna was great during the planning process, and was just a text or phone call away to answer all of our questions. The food was absolutely delicious (with hefty portions!) and fit perfectly into our modest budget! We HIGHLY recommend Brett's for a wedding or any event. I hope we have another opportunity to use them! read more

An excellent locally owned restaurant with great food and service. If you're like me and prefer to avoid chains in favor of local restaurants this is a wonderful choice for you. read more

This is great as a kid-friendly family restaurant. In fact, for families trying to dine at places other than fast food, Brett's is definitely worth a try. On the other hand, I've eaten here several times, and while I found the food to be pretty good, the atmosphere is moderately loud and bustling with activity. As I said, very kid-friendly. So if you're a party of adults looking for quiet, disturbance free dining, then Brett's may not be the place for you. But the food is good and if the activity doesn't get to you, then it's worth a try. read more

My family and I relied on the positive reviews to select this eatery which is only five minutes from our new house. Sadly, it isn't a place we will be frequenting. Our food (cheese fries, Monte Cristo sandwich, sweet potato tots, burger and chili) was so unspectacular that we couldn't believe we were in the place whose reviews were so glowing. Not only was the food lacking, service was nonexistent. After placing our order with the cashier (the only bright spot), we fixed our drinks and waited. Once our food was delivered, no one ever checked on us again. Eventually, I got up and refilled our drinks myself. I tipped 10%, even though no one earned it, but it will be the last money I spend here. Perhaps my experience was the exception, but it was unpleasant enough to keep me from considering a second chance. read more

We have been eating at Brett's since they opened in our junior year at UGA. Every time we go back to Athens we are sure to stop by. Great family run place with delicious food! read more

Im town and looking something fast and casual, but not a fast food chain. So we tried it based on the other reviews. I'd say the reviews pretty much got it right. The food was very good and people were friendly. Had the steak sandwich, chicken sandwich, and a quesadilla. All were good. The fries were also good. Lot's of variety on the menu. read more

We always split a hamburger and it is enough food to fill both of us. The patties are thick and tasty and cooked perfectly. The onion rings are thick and home made, the "secret" sauce served with them makes them special. read more

This is definitely a restaurant that I would recommend. The menu is diverse, and there are a lot of good choices. I usually get their veggie tacos, and they are amazing. My boyfriend likes their food too. He usually gets the buffalo chicken sandwich, and he loves it. He's also tried a few of their burgers and was impressed. read more

I was pleasantly surprised. I drove from east side over to this restaurant based on recommendations from friends. I was very impressed with the casual dining experience. The food is fresh (homemade) and cooked to order. This plays a huge determining factor as to whether a place is considered even half way decent. Even if food sucks, if they tried to cook it fresh I'm more forgiving of that than microwaved food. Without digressing- I got the vegetable quesadilla and my husband got the monte cristo. Both were delicious. I like their quesadilla better than cali and titos read more

Went in for the second time tonight, and wasnt disappointed at all! Great food with unique options and super friendly service makes this place a definite stop next time I'm in Athens. Thanx! (As a Tennessee fan, I try to avoid Athens--but this place is a must-stop!) :) read more

This place is an Athens gem. Although the ordering system is a little whack, the food is great. Brett has done a wonderful job turning this place into a regular dining place of ours. He does steak right, and his burgers are killer. I don't think you can go wrong with anything on the menu. A true Athens, GA local gem. read more

We were in Athens for my daughters gymnastic meet and happened upon Brett's as we were looking for something that wasn't a chain. I must say we couldn't have been more pleased! The service was superb, the staff was so friendly, the selection was great (including the kids menu), and the atmosphere was so family friendly... and on top of that the food was great! Their homemade chips are great, and everyone loved their meals. We will definitely be back when in Athens! read more

Dined with a groups of friends and family with our UGA students. Inviting and friendly environment with lots of friendly and helpful staff. There are many things to choose from on the menu. Everyone was happy with the food at our table! Soft tacos, bison burgers, and a range of other items were all prepared to order and fresh. Staff were very good looking after our table and getting everything right. Its casual but a fun environment with good food. Prices are very reasonable. Had a great time and will surely return! read more

Today had the grilled hawaiian chicken with pineapple chunks and steamed rice. Also had a baked sweet potato. It was all very good.