E-Villa

I visited E’Villa for the 1^st time and greatly enjoyed their open mic. They had great talent and I’ll certainly come back for that. The hostess and staff were warm.
Now, for the review:
I didn’t do valet– I parked at the deck across the street (there’s a paid lot beside it too). The event did not start on time. It started around 9:15ish so if you’re coming for that be forewarned.
It took about 45 mins to get my food, but the wait staff kept checking and made sure I was acknowledged which was some what helpful. As much as I hate to wait, it was worth the wait and was very delicious.
A few things to polish up on service but it was an overall positive experience and I’ll be back for sure.

The valet service is horrible… Don’t allow them to park your car.
My car is push button start and Josh started my car and never brought my key back to me. I walked to the car because they parked it close to venue. So I got in my car and drove home. Now I’ve spent all day on the phone with a Brandon that claims he is not liable because his guys are adamant that they didn’t start my car. SERIOUSLY? ??? I guess I’m a liar now. Unreal!!! I’m not the liar Brandon is for telling me he has to get with the owner to check the security camera. Well there is no security camera.
I’m adamant that my 3 friends that was standing there with me saw me give Josh my keys and know that he never came back after he pointed to where my car was.
Then to add insult to injury it’s Sunday so Evilla is closed today and tomorrow.
Guess I need to get a lawyer involved with this because this is not my error and it’s a huge inconvenience.
First and last time there.

Night: Friday
The Crowd: Mostly 25 – 35
Enforced dress code for fellas: I saw mostly jeans, slacks, collars, buttons, hard bottoms, boots, and casual. Basically, look nice and don’t wear sneakers.
The layout: Only complaint is that the upstairs (which is where the general population is) is too narrow.
The DJ: The DJ upstairs was better than the DJ downstairs. Our group was downstairs.
Parking: They have valet, which I did not utilize. I opted for the self-​parking across the street for $ 10 (cash or credit).
Hookah: It was cool, but I honestly don’t expect much from hookah in nightclubs. The prices were $ 30 for their smallest hookah, $ 40 for the next size hookah with one free refill, and $ 50 for the next size hookah with unlimited refills. I had the watermelon mixed with mint which was pretty good.
Drinks: Can’t really comment… was in a bday section that provided bottles.
Customer Service: I didn’t experience any major issues and I don’t think my group did either. Everyone seemed pretty cool. Although I did hear my homegirl complain about some of the ppl on her VIP list having to pay to get in.
Overall it was cool. I was with a group of about 20 in a section for a bday party. The main complaint I heard throughout the group was that they held the line for a good 45 minutes. I personally didn’t have to deal with that considering I spotted one of the homies when I walked up to the line at about 11:35. I just slid in line with him and the line started moving about 15 minutes after. Most people (including myself) try to take advantage of the RSVP and get in free before a certain time. Almost impossible if they hold the line til 11:50. Never understood that. My logic is, the less I spend to get in, the more I spend inside the venue… but whatever. Enjoyed myself enough to return tho.

Services was okay promoter did great job making sure i was happy and got a good section

ATTENTION ALL!!! It“s unfortunate I am writing this, but this venue is bad business and committed «False Advertisement», which is Illegal under Georgia Fair Business Practices Act. If you attended the Halloween Costume Test, on October 31, you will remember,“The Half Face Zombie Nurse,” Grand Prize Winner, which was «Me». The venue advertised on EventBrite as well as Social Media, that it was hosting a costume contest and the grand prize winner would receive $ 1000. Well that was NOT the case. First the promoters tried to hustle me, by giving me only $ 100, and stated that was all they could do, because the owners pulled out last minute, which was a LIE. Then once I called the next morning to speak to the owners, one of the owners by the name of Helen, stated she had no idea, I had not received the full amount of $ 1000, and that I was definitely supposed to receive the full amount that night. She stated, she would get in contact with the promoters immediately. Upon finally getting one of the promoters on the line which was Trent from «ATL AfterDARK.» I was told I would receive the remainder of $ 900 on Wednesday, November 4. However, I only received $ 400, which would still equal out to half the amount they promoted for. I was told by Don from :“ATLAfterDark,” to leave them alone and that was all I was getting. HORRIBLE BUSINESS! I decided to contact the owners one last time to express my dissatisfaction, and advise them that their promoters, did not give pay me the full amount. The point is the Venue is bad business and quite frantically scammed many of people, into believing the grand prize winner would receive $ 1000. It took me about 2.5 hours to create my costume FROM SCRATCH, and prior to attending the event, I also called to verify the grand prize winner would in fact receive $ 1000. Needless to say, that was not the case. I am still OWED $ 500… So if you are attending an event based on some Promotional Advertisement for this Venue, rather it be Radio, Social Media, Billboard, Internet, etc., make sure to second guess it because this Venue has already committed «False Advertisement,» once, which says A LOT about a Business Overall! If there was ZERO Stars that what I have given them!

Well we got to the establishment approx 10pm. Seating was limited but the décor was nice and mellow. the music was current. I will note that there was a drummer playing his drums in unison with the music. The place is really small and honestly it was overkill. The drummer beat his little heart out and everyone within a 5 ft radius had to pay the ultimate price. We ordered our food at approx 10:15pm and were not served or meals until 11:30pm. Our dishes did not come out at the same time which is fine, but my friends lamb chops (which is one of the most expensive options on the menu) was cold. It wasn’t even warm. I will say the chops were well seasoned but ice cold. I had the baked Tilapia. It was very good. I’m surprised the fish came out after the lamb? My fish was just right and my only complaint is the time it took to receive. We ordered the Georgia peach cocktail. I can’t say anything but rave reviews on that particular item. What I’m about to present is the most disturbing portion of the night. My friend went to the restroom and noticed there was no soap in the female bathroom. The door Adjacent to it was wide open. There was a strange man rationing the soap for tips. What I’m saying is there was no soap in the female bathroom and a male in the men’s bathroom holding the soap hostage in the hopes of getting tips. Do you not want females to wash hands? What a low measure! extorting tips for soap. I’m not sure if I will come back for the hygiene alone. This is disgusting!

Even though I was at a special event and I can only judge on very little, the food here ia GREAT! The lobster mac and cheese was sooo good. And the sliders were also very tasty!

Terrible. Arrived around 2 pm and they still charged $ 20 and held the line … When there was no line. When I got to the door, the girl wasn’t paying attention so I laid the $ 20 on the table and she called me back and asked me to hand it to her because «it’s a respect thing». Terrible sound system. Music was so loud but very unclear.

This place lacks quality. There is absolutely nothing positive that I can mention about this lounge.
Let’s start with the food. I ordered their chicken pasta and what I got was a heap of poorly flavored chicken bits and perhaps 6 pieces of penne pasta buried in the dish somewhere. Again, not only did it lack flavor but the meal took an eternity to come out of the kitchen. Evilla serves watered-​down juice. How does this happen when there’s not even any ice in the pitcher? Both flavors (we had pineapple and another flavor which was very difficult to distinguish because it tasted like sugared-​water) had zero taste. Maybe they are on a budget.
Now, let’s briefly talk about Evilla’s service. The waitress we had serving our table was a blonde-​headed young lady; she was ok. The only thing I didn’t like about her service was that we had to hunt her down for everything! When she finally came at our request, she would forget to come back with whatever it was we asked for. We definitely were not picky nor were we nasty to her. Things can get busy and hectic, however there is still an obligation to be met to your patrons. After all, this is your livelihood.
Next, the DJ. My, my, my, did he suck. We were there yesterday, the night of Berto vs Mayweather fight. I have never seen a lounge clear up so fast because of the type of boring music he played. 90% of his selection was hip hop and the remaining percentage was a medley of other garbage. That DJ needs to get hip with the program.
Moving on to the atmosphere. There really isn’t much to say but this: If you are looking for a cheap hookup with a girl who looks like a man, then you’ve come to the right place! If you want to go to a lounge with just slippers, jeans, and a wrinkle shirt, then you’ve come to the right place! If you feel like waiting on line outside because there is SO MUCH HAPPENING inside (sarcasm), then you’ve come to the right place! If you feel like being around a bunch of people dancing and smoking in the bathroom, then you’ve come to the right place! If you feel like going to a lounge to party with a crew of barely-​legal-​looking people, then you’ve come to the right place!
«Helen M.» seems to think that I am purposefully discrediting this place. People, see how closely related my review is to the others. «Helen M.», please get a grip because my review is valid.
I hope this review has helped many in making an informed decision.

The bar line was extremely LONG… bartender extremely unfriendly and acted as if we were bothering her by attempting to order drinks… would I return again here? Sure! But will go to the bar downstairs ONLY

Terrible valet who argue with you over parking in city parking spots that you already paid for so they can put their orange cones down and charge people $ 20 for valet. Rude.
Odd sort of décor and atmosphere inside, not at all like what they are in the pictures.
Yeah it’s a no for me.
The wait staff were nice though.

I’m not the type to leave bad message or reviews about an establishment but Evilla ended terribly. Our waitress «Patrice» was absolutely terrible. We had to find her 4 times to order our food. For the 4 hours we were there she only checked on us twice to the point where we had to ask another waitress to attend to us. On top of that a friend who was in my party, her card apparently did not work when they swiped it, Patrice, waited 30+ minutes to inform my friend that her card was not working. So logically one would think that you would try to key in the card number or give her card back and ask for another, but instead she held her card, in her bra, visible. She told my friend that she to had to hold her card without any other explanation. We asked for the manager and she did not get her, so I did. When I explained the situation to the manager she looked lost and confused and also did not agreed with the situation. She told me she would handle it and that was that. Well it wasn’t, she talked to the waitress in front of my friend and the waitress walked away mid sentence and so did he manager in the other direction… So that is when we had a problem. I went to our waitress and asked her to give my friend back her card and I’ll pay the tab. She proceeded to yell at me, I asked her to lower her voice and try to reason with me. She said that she didn’t know where my friends card was and tried to walk away from me like that resolved the issue. So my friend and I were finally able to located the «hostess» who had her card on the lower level off the establishment. She was very reasonable and keyed in my friends card. And guess what it worked!!’ She apologized for her co worker and said that our waitress «Patrice» did not even try to key in my friends card. Long story short. I would never recommend this establishment to anyone unless you have a very high tolerance level and plan to pay in cash. The customer is always right in my experience in customer service but apparently that is NOT common knowledge at E-​villa. The rest of the staff that serviced us were amazing.

The food is not the best and the wine selection is horrible. I did enjoy the lamb chops. They were very flavorful but the menu sucks! They need to add a larger variety to the menu. The food was a disappointment for Ethiopian cuisine. I would not recommend this spot for food. Only to lounge and listen to music. I would have drinks before arriving here too. lol. It’s not upscale as described on their website. Huge disappointment actually.

Sadly this lounge didn’t ‘wow’ me like I heard it would. It wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t extraordinary either.
From the extremely casually dressed bartenders (jeans and sweatshirts and tennis shoes) to the twelve dollar martini. I felt it could be better.
I’ll try it again Just to make sure, but one thing is for sure. This place was pretty ba

Wow! What a gem! Excellent service (ask for Lady… superb service), great hookah! Poetry, comedy and good music! Definitely coming back on my next visit to Atlanta!

We went last Friday night for my boo’s birthday. We ate upstairs and reserved a booth downstairs for party time. After eating, it took a minute for them to find and clear our booth downstairs because some people ignored the reserved sign. After that there was a minor mix up with our server, she thought I was dumb. A $ 150 bottle +t/​g is not $ 230… but someone with some sense fixed it and we were good (thanks BJ). We were a party of 13. Some ate with us, some came later. The food came fast and was amazing, drinks were good, the no smoking upstairs came in handy while dining. The downstairs is a long narrow room with a DJ and small dancefloor in the center, it got hot and smokey, but the music was good and we had an awesome time! I’d def come back!

Amazing authentic Ethiopian cuisine fused with Southern American dishes.
Very pleasant to the palate!
Beautiful venue with an amazing ambience.
You will not be disappointed!!!
Should you decide to stop by, tell’em, ‘Tracey referred me!’