Piccadilly Classic American Cooking

Not good at all, and is not even cheap. Save your money go somewhere else.
Grease salty food!

Terrible food today. Had the Spicy Cajun chicken
I told the waitress that the dish was COLD
Her answer was they could heat it in the Microwave
What an answer! Next time I will bring my Lean Cuisine and use their microwave
No wonder they lunch crowd is dwindling

Cafeteria style. The pricing is driven by the meat choice. For example, 3 chicken tenders and 2 side items will be $ 5.99, but Fried chicken (breast and wing) with 2 sides is $ 7.99.
Hubby had the salmon patty platter. lol It was $ 5.99 and hardly worth it. The salmon patty itself was okay, but heavily breaded. He chose the hush puppies for his bread and it was not that great. The mashed potatoes and gravy were okay, but the mac and cheese were horrible. There were hardly any real cheese in it — it was really just macaroni in what seems to be flour paste — it had no taste at all.
I had the fried chicken platter and the chicken was very good. I had mashed potatoes also, but my other side is Lima beans — which was okay. I had the jalapeño cornbread, and it was dry, and I really didn’t dig the flavor of it.
The building smells musty, and it is obviously quite old. The décor is very outdated. The service, mediocre at best.
All in all, it is borderline acceptable. Although, they do seem to have a following — most of their patrons are senior citizens, and I swear hubby and I were the youngest couple in that entire joint.
I guess the much older crowd likes this place, but I really cant see the younger folks to share that enthusiasm.

Just don’t reserve the meeting room! Our group has been meeting here weekly for the past 10 years every Thursday using the meeting room. We have probably had over 20,000 meals. But 3 times in the last year including last Thursday, the manager bumped us from the meeting room for a bigger group. When we asked why we were bumped, he said he had to care of his customers. I guess we are just not enough money for him. Definitely won’t recommend the place anymore. Have filled out comments in the past but never had an answer!

I can’t believe anybody writes anything positive about this disgusting place the buffet was cold. all the food room temperature and all the food looked old and it was covered in bacteria obviously because the food was not hot $ 25.00 for two people it should have been 12 I will never eat here again worse than then school cafeteria

Never before have we had a bad experience with Piccadilly until yesterday.
Three of us went there yesterday, as we all have medical problem we had the waitress carry our trays to the table.
She was really paying attention to what she was doing and knocked the water glass over getting in the food. She replaced the turkey dish etc, but when it came to the dessert it was the last piece of chocolate pie. The lady with really wanted the chocolate pie. She did get another piece of pie, which she had to pay for. WHY? It was the waitresses fault. She didn’t even say she was sorry or even offer to pay for it.

Having heard so much good and bad about this place I decided to break down and spend a few dollars on myself today and try them out as it is also one of my New Year resolutions to try other places than just the Dollar Menu… got to be frugal.
Piccadilly was very quite as it was about 3:30 on Friday afternoon. The line was not long at all maybe 3 people ahead of me. The lady behind the counter was very polite in her greeting and as well as her recomendations without being pushy. I hate when that happens. I choose the 10 oz Angus hamburger steak with extra gravy, mash potatoes, broccolli cassorole, and jalapeño cornbread.
The total was $ 10 which is not bad considering what your getting and plus a decent burger and fry meal will run you between 8 – 9 dollars these days. The lady who rang me up was nice as well. Very sexy. I sat near the middle of the cafeteria. The service was near non-​exitant as I was only asked if I was «ok» only once, mean while the other «older» patron couples were caterted to. No problemI as like to eat in peace with out being bothered every 5 mins and besides maybe these people were regulars???
The food was on Point!!! The Steak was very tender and juicy and the gravy complimented it very well. The mash potatoes were good and hot. The brocolli cassorole was a little on the salty side but was still enjoyable. The only down side to the entire meal was that the Jalapeño cornbread was cold. Not ice cold, but it took away from the overall experience of the meal.
Other than that the restaurant was quite clean and well lit and the temp was great for the cold Friday afternoon. Will be going back this Friday for the Chicken Tender Meal for $ 4.99.

Piccadilly you know what your gonna get. Love all of the southern style veggies. Mac n cheese, fried okra, mash potatoes, sweet potatoes, make a meal of it. Or go for fried chicken, fried fish, roast beef. Mexican cornbread is a good side. All the desserts are sweet. Most of these closed down in Atlanta glad to find this one still there.

Piccadilly Cafeteria is a chain of Southern cafeteria-​style restaurants in the South. I’ve eaten lunch at this location in Marietta a few times. When I was in school at Georgia Tech, I’d eaten at the one on Howell Mill multiple times. Piccadilly reminds me of the cafeterias I ate at in my hometown of High Point, NC – K&W Cafeteria and J&S Cafeteria.
Marietta Piccadilly is located on Cobb Parkway, just south of the South Marietta Parkway (120 Loop) intersection. If you’ve never been to one of these cafeterias before, all of the food is pre-​made and ready to serve on an ordering line. You let the servers know what plates you want and they hand it over to you. Stuck on the display glass are descriptions and prices of meals you can purchase (e.g. meat and two and bread). If you don’t order a meal, each plate is charged individually.
Your tray is rung up at the end of the line, but you don’t pay until you leave the restaurant. There are servers, but they don’t serve you food (since you grabbed it yourself). Instead, they do things like help put up trays, refill drinks, and get you any condiments such as hot sauce or honey mustard.
On my most recent visit, I came for a Friday lunch with coworkers. I had the Southern Fried Fish «Dilly Dish» for $ 7.79. It came with two pieces of fried fish (catfish), two sides, and bread. I chose fried okra and Piccadilly’s signature carrot soufflé as my sides. For bread, I chose garlic bread. Bread-​wise, they also have regular rolls, jalapeño bread, etc.
For a Friday lunch, the restaurant seemed decently busy. The ordering line flowed well. The line was well-​staffed, well-​stocked, and everything looked fresh and appetizing… by cafeteria standards. In my experience, the folks who work at cafeterias, no matter which cafeteria and which location, are stern and loud when asking customers for their orders. It’s probably because the staff deals with a lot of slow/​elderly folks. I suspect this place is busiest around 5 or 6pm, when they’re going for their «early bird» dinners.
The Southern Fried Fish is one of Picadilly’s tried-​and-​true classics. The fillets are thin and crispy, but meaty enough to keep you satisfied. I like having my fried fish with tartar sauce. Two fillets is usually good enough for me. You can get three, but it gets too greasy for me at that point and I usually start feeling sick.
Both the fried okra and carrot soufflé were good. The fried okra here is not greasy. Most Southern joints deep-​fry their okra so it’s just glistening and almost dripping in oil. Fortunately, not here. Their okra almost reminds me of frozen fried okra that you reheat. The okra are uniformly round and crispy.
The carrot soufflé can easily be confused with sweet potato soufflé. It looks and tastes like the same thing. Sweet and tasty. It’s such a popular side that Piccadilly offers large orders of it to-​go for family dinners and events.
The garlic bread was crisp and flavorful.
Another good side to order is the mac and cheese. It’s standard, cheesy mac and cheese. It’s not too greasy either.
The staff seems very friendly. It must be the Southern hospitality. Be sure to remember the name of your server upon check-​out, so you can leave a tip.

Have you ever been to a place, and while the establishment on its own is A-​OK, there is a particular employee that just takes it ALL to another level?
If you haven’t, please allow me to introduce you to one of the last few remaining Piccadilly Cafeterias– for those of us that value and enjoy traditional cafeteria cooking, service, and food! I stopped in for a quiet Saturday afternoon lunch, and it was a total delight.
Everything was as I remembered as a kid. It costs a little more now, but hey…
There’s a woman that works at THIS location that makes every bad experience you’ve ever had anywhere else with service GO AWAY. Her name is Miss Judy, she said she’s been working here 8 years, loves her job, and she’s not going anywhere! The fact that she loves her job is simply EVIDENT in her AMAZINGLY OUTSTANDING service. I’m telling you, I’ve never experienced anyone like Miss Judy.
So, stop in here, see Miss Judy, get your fried fish, broccoli rice casserole, rolls, and you simply MUST get some SWEET TEA!

Hey, ya gotta pull back on spending in the weeks before Christmas. The $ 4.99 specials at Piccadilly were just the ticket that the budget ordered! They had about 8 different selections on the hot bar for that price, all were pretty awesome. We were able to order meals for the two of us with a main entrée, 2 sides, and a bread side. We had date night for less than $ 11! The service was practically non-​existent, so it took away my anxiety about what I should tip the person who is assigned to take my tray.