This restaurant has a large variety of food to choose from! We had to wait about 30 minutes for a table but it was Friday night on UGA's homecoming weekend, so it was reasonable. Service was ok. It was very hard to get our waiter's attention most of the time. The restaurant was very understaffed. The food was pretty good. We ordered the queso appetizer. It was frustrating that when they brought it out they only gave us 10 chips. By the time we got the waiter to bring us more chips, the queso was cold. Besides that, the flavor of the queso and the chips themselves were great! I ordered the Philly cheesesteak with fries. It had a lot of flavor and was delicious. The fries were nothing special. Overall, good experience with great food. I deducted two stars for the service and the queso issue. I'm not dying to go back to this restaurant but I wouldn't mind it either. read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Philly cheesesteak with fries - American Near Me - Athens, Georgia

We rarely dine out. We have a large family & it's just easier preparing meals at home. We dined out tonight at Cheddars. I love the Monte Cristo. The manager Joe was fabulous. Everything was on point and earned a 5 star. The potential things that could have used some help were the front lady taking names, she was lacking in the personality department. The bar area was EXTREMELY slow. The drink I ordered, the pain killer was GREAT when I finally got it. Overall it still earned 5 stars from us read more

We tried Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen for the first time this week. It wasn't as good as we expected. The service was slow. It felt like our waitress forgot about us. We had told her we're in a hurry too. The chips and queso were disappointingly small. Large thing of chips, but small cup of cheese sauce. We'll probably not try Cheddar's again. read more

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Why I didn't look at the reviews prior to eating there, I wouldn't of gone. Let's see the hamburger came out very tasty but it was smothered in mushrooms which my wife hates! They charged us for a drink we didn't order, lastly my pasta dish, the bowl was screaming hot and the food was cool to warm. Note to self do not ever go back. read more

Worse place to ever eat!! We got there instantly sat down and got our drinks. It started off good-ish and we got our appetizer and then we waited 30 minutes for refills the guy was sitting on his phone and not coming to see if we need anything. We ordered another appetizer and waited another 30 mins, mark was our waitress and he was the worst. It was a horrible experience, and when we asked told the manager he didn't care, he gave us no compensation for the horrible service. I don't recommend this place at all read more

We heard about the honey butter croissants and chicken pot pie. Croissants were fine but nothing special. The pot pie - was a bowl of salt. It looked good and had all the right ingredients but had so much salt, that the only other thing you could taste was some onion. Service was fair but food took too long to come out for a restaurant that was not busy at all. read more

Still grody years later. The chicken fingers in the buffalo wrap were all breading. Indicative of using frozen fingers out of a bag. And the bacon cheese fries were a cold, congealed lump of sadness. The "homemade queso" was gritty and didn't taste very good. Chips tasted like old fryer oil and come to think of it, everything else did too. Cheddar's Scratch My Buttcrack Kitchen. read more

I haven't eaten at Cheddars (this location) for several years. The last time wasn't anything to brag about so I haven't returned...until today. IT WAS DELICIOUS! Atmosphere is always great. The croissants were amazing...ooey gooey yumminess. The side salad was really big, ice cold, and fresh. The chicken fingers were very crisp, freshly fried, and tasty. There was a 15 minute wait for a table, but it was just after noon. I imagine Cheddars has been hit by the "always hiring" bug like everyone else. read more

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I can't tell you what they are like because we left the moment we were seated. I already spoke to the manager and she apologized, offering a $15 electronic gift card. The card wasn't necessary as I just wanted her to know why a family left without a bite or a sip. Of course she wasn't aware.. but she is now. We put our name in tonight, waited about 40 minutes and then the blonde hostess that lacked both joy and personality (clearly having a bad night) attempted to seat us at a table with 4 dirty napkins that were on the floor beside a rigatoni noodle covered in white cream sauce, the seats were dirty and a used set of cutlery was on the table. It was obvious that the table was dirty. We told her we couldn't sit there so she responded by stepping back 4 steps and pointing at another booth. I was waiting for her to grunt "Enjoy your meal" in caveman language but she didn't have any response before leaving. We also decided to leave. I heard the chicken pot pie was to die for, maybe someone can try it for me and let me know. What a wasted evening. read more

What a terrible experience. As soon as we were seated the waiter told us they were out of steaks, burgers and their signature chicken pot pie. How does a restaurant run out of hamburger? The waiter tried but was covering way too many tables and we only saw him about every 20 minutes. Couldn't get plates, silverware or drink refills timely....took forever. We will not be back. read more

While the menu is varied and the prices are good, the staff isn't well trained. Instead of seating early arrivals in a party, we were encouraged to wait by the door until all arrived. This was at 11:30 A.M. and the place was empty. Although there were six of us, three of us got a mix up on the bill. read more

Every thing they made was amazing. Your croissant covered with honey butter was amazing. There coconut shrimp and chicken chicken tenders were done to perfection. And their ranch dressing to dip the cheese bits in was absolutely amazing! Our family had a wonderful time. read more

I have got to say that I have never had a better service in the 47 states I've visited than we received from our server Nadia. The food was good. It's not something you can really say OMG that was the best food I've ever eaten! But, having Nadia as a server would make me return again and again if I lived anywhere near this area. If you are a manager and you read this please tell Nadia that you don't find wonderful people like her in many places anymore. read more

Not a lot of Cheddar's locations in GA, so I'm glad they have one at Athens. Nice experience at Cheddar's. I like to come here because I know they have tasty food with an affordable price. Located inside the EPPS BRIDGE CENTRE. I have been to Cheddar's for 2 times so on my third time, I still ordered their steak. I was going to try different meals but I can't resist good & tender steak for a good price. 1) Ambiance/Atmosphere - 5 stars. Nice. Feel welcome. A little bit dark but that make me feel calm. Space is good size. Enough seating gap for handicapped as well. 2) Cleanliness - 5 stars. It was a little messy but not that bad. I can understand because it was little crowded. 3) Greetings - 5 stars Staff is good as well, trying to set up the table for 15+ and sitting close to the group & checked with us once in awhile. 4) Services/server - 5 stars He is doing great for a party of 16-17people. 5) Food presentation - 4 stars The presentation wasn't catch my eyes a lot but it wasn't bad either. It's an alright. 6) Food - 5 stars Food is great to me. We ordered chicken Ultimate Nachos and it was so good. The chicken as well as cheese, and other condiments tasted well altogether. I also got the combination of steak and half rack ribs. For $14.95 (round up is $15). That's a good price to me. Steak is tender, juicy, and very tasty. Have the right taste for me (not salty nor tasteless nor plain nor too much peppered). The smelling of half rack rib is soo good. Taste good to me but I like my steak more. I also got Strawberry Lemonade for my drink. It was good drink. FREE refills. Bottom Line: Tasty food for a good price. The combination dish have a good options for you too choose with "better" price. The WAITING for your food is pretty long but I see that's common to other similar restaurants. (5+5+5+5+4+5) / 6 = 4.8 stars read more

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Nice clean store. We always get seated promptly. The food is nice and hot when served. I usually start with the onion rings which are to die for. Followed up by country fried chicken, mashed potatoes and green beans. Delicious read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - American Near Me - Athens, Georgia

Unless you are in no hurry avoid this place. Very few people in the resturant but still no service. Waited 15 minutes and saw no one who works at Cheddars waiting on or speaking to customers. One young lady was on her cell phone but completely ignoring customers. Back off the list. read more

The slowest service EVER. I ordered one thing! An appetizer. It took about 20 minutes after I had ordered for the server to tell me that the cooks hadn't even started cooking my food. When the food finally came out it was cold. My server delivered the food and disappeared. She never came back. Never offered a glass of water, never asked if I needed anything else. Horrible service! The best part was the service received at the bar while I waited on a table. The bartender disappeared as well but he eventually came back. read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - American Near Me - Athens, Georgia

Typical Golden Corral and Applebee quality food and taste. Everything tasted it came out of a microwave. The guy server near the fish tank was very polite. He did not noticed me at first when i walked in so I had to wait foor 15 minutes before getting serve. I still tipped over 60% for the meal. read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - American Near Me - Athens, Georgia

Came here for a late lunch with my daughter. We were promptly greeted and seated. Our server was very friendly and helpful with the menu since it was our first visit. The menu is large and should have something for everyone. I ordered the house salad and blackened shrimp Alfredo. The salad was very fresh, tasty and large. I enjoyed the flavor of the shrimp Alfredo but would have enjoyed larger shrimp more. But since the price was very reasonable, I understood the size of the shrimp. My daughter had the soup and blackened shrimp Alfredo and enjoyed both. We had enough food that she took some home for leftovers. If I had read the reviews beforehand I'm not sure we would have come in, so I'm glad we didn't. I often drive up to Athens to have lunch with my daughter and we are excited that Athens has so many great restaurants we want to try. I'm sure we will come back to Cheddar's. read more

I really don't know how this place is still in business! The food is awful! Our server, Theodore P. was awesome. I don't like the way the lady that helped him bring out our food was talking to him. She was very, very rude! She kept telling him that he needed to learn how to balance the food on the tray. When she passed one of the plates, she said country fried steak & Theodore said country fried chicken, right? As if he was asking for verification because that's what my cousin ordered. She rudely said it all looked the same! You don't talk to people any kind of way! Theodore kept a smile on his face the entire time! The ribs didn't fall off the bone! My T-bone steak had no flavor & all of the A1 sauce had to be used. It also wasn't cooked medium like I asked. My cousin's broccoli wasn't cooked at all. There wasn't any need to ask for the steak to be remade since the server told my cousin the kitchen was backed up when she asked for some cooked broccoli. I only came here because this was our family night & we were almost in Athens when my aunt called & said that Chop House wasn't aware of our reservations. Thank you, Theodore, for the great customer service! The strawberry lemonade was good. ‍ read more

Not how it use to be. The last two times I went there. The food wasn't good and the customer service sucked !

Friendly service people although waitress was very slow in seeing us. Out fried fish and fries dish was cool. Our mashed potatoes were cold. Chicken fried steak was hot but tasted of old oil. The texas toast was so hard, you couldn't tear it. You had to smash it. The corn and the cole slaw was very good. read more

Overall great experience. Our server was kind and attentive. We didn't wait long to be served and the food was delicious. The end!

My 6 year old daughter and I came in for lunch. We got there early so there were plenty of tables everywhere. We were placed directly behind the bar. The entire time i had to listen to garbage coming from the mouths of the single (one can assume) men at the men at the bar. When we first arrived no one was seated at that bar so I didn't think it would be an issue. But as soon as we got our meal I had to shield my daughters ears... and no server, manager, or host was in sight to request to move to another section. Next time, just think.... maybe don't put moms/families with small children beside a bar. read more

This Cheddar's is poorly managed. I am currently in here on a Monday night and it's not busy at all. It took a while to get someone to come take my order and I ordered Chips and Queso. While delicious, the chips are basically crumbs. I haven't seen my waitress in 20 minutes. I am patiently awaiting my food, horrified at what it might look like. Good ambiance. read more

I love Cheddar's! There is nowhere else with a more diverse menu with VERY reasonable prices and large portion sizes. I've never had anything here I didn't like. Their spinach dip is my favorite in the world. You can get a steak here for $10 with 2 sides, and it tastes delicious. You can't beat that! read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Delicious salad - American Near Me - Athens, Georgia

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The only great part about my experience was the host. I've ate at Cheddar's before in Greenville, SC and it was good. I thought I would give this one a try even with the bad reviews. That was a mistake. The food was mediocre at best. My kids got the ribs and they were terrible. Definitely cooked in days past and reheated. Very fatty and the meat was like cardboard. My dogs loved them! I could have laid bricks with the mashed potatoes. Gross. My wife had the sirloin and it was ok she said. I had chicken pot pie and it wasn't bad either. Chips and queso ok but definitely microwaved. The worst part was being served our meals and not getting a refill on drinks until after we were finished eating. Terrible waiter. We were there at 545 on a Thursday so it wasn't busy. Guess he was too busy worrying about his hair or something. read more

Food was very good and so was the service. The atmosphere is relaxing and inviting. One of the best restaurants in Athens. read more

Our waitress and hostess were the prime example of a great dining experience. Normally I have to ask for some little thing but the service was perfect. I could enjoy my time with my family. Food was good and done exactly as ordered. Overall a very enjoyable experience. read more

I really miss the Cheddars how it used to be before Darden group took over. I do not like writing bad reviews...I tried again. After three bad experiences that started even before Covid19 in last few months, I give up. Even taking in consideration the limitations due to Covid, this place is just not the same! We tried other restaurants since reopening and all of them did great job. Not this one. So disappointed. Pleas bring the Cheddars back! read more

Great service and food!! They also have great prices and good size quantity of food!!Just a long wait time. We will be returning!! read more

This place used to be ok, but it has definitely changed. Bad service, orders mixed up, crappy food, crappy atmosphere. Don't waste your money...Go across the street to Texas Roadhouse or down an exit to Rafferty's. read more

This place has abandoned the online check-in. Apparently the system was a little advanced for their management. Unfortunately they left it active so the unsuspecting can sign-in only to be disappointed upon arrival. You'd think a business in such close proximity to other dining options would do everything to make an experience better. read more

Disappointing experience. When we arrived at the Athens location, they weren't very busy. We were seated right away and waited 15 mins for our server to take our drink order. She was actually sitting down at her friends table talking to them. Once we finally got our drinks it took her another 10 mins to take our appetizer order. One of the cooks brought our appetizer since our server was nowhere to be found. We did not get any extra plates, we did not get the booster chair we asked, and we did not get refills on our drinks. People who came in around and after the same time we did already had their dinners... We haven't even ordered ours yet because our waitress disappeared. (sitting down talking to her friends, 2 tables behind us) After we finished eating our appetizer, our server magically appeared and took our dinner order. When the food arrived it was cold and over seasoned, she didn't even take away the empty appetizer plate. We ended up not really eating anything. 10 mins after we received our food our server came by with our check and some to go boxes and told us we can pay whenever we were ready. The service and food quality needs to be improved.. we will not be coming back to this place. read more

I'm obsessed with Cheddars and based on the fact that it's always packed like a sardine, so does the rest of Athens! I had Cheddars back in my home state of Texas and couldn't wait for them to open here. The only time I've been able to go is at lunch, and we always come around 11:30. At that time it is packed but we still get seated right away. However any other time has been a no-go; I don't mind waiting for a seat but my company doesn't. Anyway, they make the Chicken Fried Steak just like they do back home in Texas. They even call it by its proper name! Not a hint of gristle! The service is good; you can tell the servers are a little overwhelmed at times but they've never not been friendly. The prices are incredible, especially for as much food as you get on a plate - you won't leave hungry. I highly recommend this place, but doesn't look like I have to because they are always packed full! read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Chicken Fried Steak with thick cream gravy, mashed potatoes and mac n cheese. - American Near Me - Athens, Georgia

Went back and what a difference! Great everything. Went back again 2x more. No problems with anything - food-drinks-service perfect. Took a few friends and had a really good time. What a difference the new mngr made. He really has things operating smoothly. I wish everyone there a Happy New Year. read more

This was my favorite restaurant before Darden took over. Now the portions have gone down and the prices have gone up. That's true of most places...but Cheddar's is definitely one of the worst offenders. read more

The restaurant was clean and the hostess was pleasant. It became obvious that the restaurant was understaffed. We waited about 15 minutes before our waitresses came to our table. She seemed overwhelmed . She explained she had been there all day ,and she was ready to go home. I thought to myself "We are starting off with negativity". She was the only waitress for our entire section. But we assured her it would be okay. It seemed like she needed a break. She then proceeded to tell me that she was not bringing any croissants out because they were horrible. The croissants were hard as rocks and everyone had returned them. We ordered dinner. The salads came promptly, Fresh and delicious. Our entrees were seasoned and cooked well. Our waitress tried to serve us efficiently. We tipped her generously and left. read more

I came for an early lunch to celebrate a friends birthday. I arrived at 11:30 to see folks parking in the parking lot but going to the door and then returning back to their cars. No notice or sign on the door stating they were closed or opening later. Many employees were standing in the back parking lot and on the side as if they were waiting on someone to show up. I was finally told that not enough help showed up today so they decided not to open. This place has been hit or miss for years. Not sure that I'd waste an hour drive to come back. read more

Service was deplorable. Waited over 30 tp receive entrees. Poor waitress, sorry. Veggies overdone. No sympathy from manager. Needs great improvements. Craig, service manager, doing his best. We'll give them another chance read more