Prohibition

Full of smoke and a bit pretentious. $ 12 cocktails that are thrown together and not the nicest bartenders. Instead of creating a warm environment, they will gladly make patrons go back outside and dial on the phone to make sure they have the number. The staff also seemed pretty frazzled and disorganized. And throw in the cigar smoke and you have a place that I don’t want to be in.

If i could select zero i would. Worst experience ever! They are closing in a month and found a way to make our group of 12 not welcome. Not all of us had collared shirts on but we’re dressed very well. They lost out on 1200 bar tab. Shame on them.

It’s a must every time we are in Atlanta! Great chill spot with the most incredible drinks!

A little overhyped and really only worth it for an authentic Absinthe pour if that’s your thing. I may be a little spoiled from NYC speakeasys but paying for an overpriced drink upstairs to get a code is a little obnoxious.

I read about this place on Thrillest and the reviews were fair so my partner and I checked it out.
I would not recommend this place. Ratchet ambience and the drinks weren’t as great as it was hyped up to be. We waited for about 30−45mins to get in, which we didn’t mind since we were able to enjoy drinks at the bar outside (this place is kind of odd — shopping center with an outside central area where you wait/​hangout by the surrounding bars/​restaurants). Once «granted access», we walked into a rambunctious room filled with rambunctious people — the polar opposite of what I anticipated. My partner order a drink at the bar and our bartender told us to grab a seat and he’ll have a cocktail server bring the drinks to us, but that never happened. After waiting for about 30mins, I calmly walked up to him and asked for an update. He completely forgot, but tried to blame it on the cocktail server. To compensate for our wait time and agitation, they gave us a complimentary round of drinks — I wasn’t wowed. The cocktail server also brought the wrong cigar.
Overall poor service and average drinks that are definitely unworthy of $ 12 – 15 prices.

The drinks were good, I got the blood and sand cocktail. It was delicious, I also tried to corpse reviver it wasn’t my favorite. It tasted like Sprite. The telephone booth and secret entrance was very cool but inside I found the crowd to be a little rowdy, maybe because it was Halloween. But ladies were about to fight by the bathrooms and the stalls were full of pee on the floor. The drunk crowd and messy bathrooms put me off a bit about he bar. But overall I loved the idea of this bar and the drinks were most part good.

Over priced, poor service. It may look cool with the fancy phone booth, but it’s nothing special.
Staff is rude you will leave smelling like an ash tray.

I had been hearing about this spot for a while now and finally had the pleasure of entering. The idea of walking into a phone booth dialing a phone number on an old rotary phone which it took me a minute to figure out was so cool. We stood there for like 3 minutes and then someone opened up which seemed like a hidden door inside the phone booth. The experience made me truly feel like I had come upon some big secret.
The ambiance was sexy and cool with dim lighting. This cute cigar lounge was almost filled to capacity when we arrived on a Saturday at around 930pm. I’m not a cigar smoker but I have been to cigar bars before and sometimes the smoke can be a little offensive if the place does not have adequate ventilation. I was very comfortable with the breathing air at Prohibition. There were several groups of people who came inside sat down and 1 or 2 people in their party after 15 minutes or so couldn’t take the smoke.
The drinks were superior and I ordered several lemon drop martinis because of it. I attemped to order food but they were out of whatever i wanted and had little selection to choose from. Overall, I give this spot 2 thumbs up.

We came here after our anniversary dinner and it was very fun and classy. You have to get the password from someone else to get in, and then enter through the phone booth. That was my favorite part! The whisky drink I had was really tasty and strong. It was a bit crowded and a tad bit smokey near the back. But otherwise, it was a fun vibe with a unique speakeasy experience.

I would never recommend anyone go here, as it’s not very welcoming. Went here on a Tuesday night, walked inside, not very busy at all, then promptly told to leave because I didn’t have a collared shirt. Yet by looking around — I was one of the better dressed people there, simply by sporting a v-​neck, non-​ripped jeans and shoes that matched my belt.
I get the concept of an arbitrary dress code to help keep the riff-​raff element out, but I can get into any bar in LA the way I was dressed. After a 20 min drive from downtown to be told that, no thanks. Avoid this place and its rudeness like the plague.

This place is a secret in the same way that your wife cheating on you is a secret. Everyone knows about it but you.
On a more serious note, this place is basically a way to get you to buy drinks at other establishments in the East Andrews complex while you wait to get in. Once you get in (after an hourish wait), the drinks are pretty good, but the cigar smoke from the 50 year old creepers standing in the corner is slightly obnoxious.
Having been to quite a few speakeasy’s in NYC, this place is a far cry from a real speakeasy and is only enjoyable on occasion.

This is by far the coolest bar experience I’ve ever had. It started with finding the entrance, which is a red phone booth with a rotary phone inside. We had to get the secret phone number from the bartender of the bar upstairs. I struggled figuring out how to use the rotary phone but luckily my friend figured it out. Once you dial the correct number, the wall the phone is attached to pushes open into the bar. The entrance itself was enough to call this a unique experience, but the inside was just as unique.
There’s an extensive drink menu but they’re most known for their cocktails. I got the Bramble and was tipsy after just one. We also got a cigar and a wine tasting from the very friendly bartender. I felt super fancy sitting next to the fireplace (fake) and under the glowing ceiling. I also felt like it was out of place to whip out my phone and take obnoxious snapchats (act like you belong!).
We went on a Sunday night so there were only a few other people there. I think that’s the best way to experience this bar. I’m not sure if it would have been as good if it were packed. On crowded nights there is also a strict dress code.

This was a fun bar. However, I thought it was a bit overhyped. I came here on a Saturday with some friends. It was really late and about an hour before closing. We used the phone booth to get in (the bouncer gave us the code) and got inside. The decorations were pretty cool, but a bit tacky and older. Also, it took a long time to get drinks. However, we got to sit a pretty cool booth and looking at the menu was pretty neat. Also, one of my friends got a drink with absinthe and it had a really cool presentation. The «speakeasy» theme was carried out really well in the menu and the drink options were pretty neat.
I didn’t know this before going in, but apparently Prohibition is also a cigar bar. As such, there were a lot of people smoking inside the bar. However, this didn’t really bother me that much because it was decently well venilated.
Overall, it was fun, but not amazing. I would go back, but it’s not somewhere I would go all the time.

The host and the bartenders here are really welcoming and fun to talk to. From the last time I went, it seems much less stuffy (but I’ve really only been a couple times, so it’s not a proper comparison). The cocktails are pricey but tasty and made with care, and they’ll offer recommendations based on what you like. I don’t smoke cigars so I’ve never really gotten to appreciate that part of the bar, but they seem to have a decent selection.
Grab the code from a bartender at one of the other bars in East Andrews and dial it into the the mysterious red phone booth. Or if you’re ninjas like us, just sneak in when someone leaves (sorry Mateo!)

I have lived in Atlanta for almost 12 years and I have wanted to check this place out forever! So finally one Friday night we were eating right down the road and had an hour to kill.
This is a speakeasy meaning you have to have a code to enter. It’s pretty cool how you have to go through the phone booth and dial the number. Some of the reviews about this place said you have to dress up which is true, but why wouldn’t you it’s a secret bar setup like its 1920!
They have an awesome drink and cigar selection. All in all it was a cool experience that I can check off my list of cool places in Atlanta I have been. FYI if you can’t handle cigar smoke this may not be your cup of tea!

The variance of reviews of Prohibition is quite intriguing. It is not a place for everyone and they make sure you know it. This is either an advantage (if you’re their kind of people) or a drawback (if you’re not).
For me, Prohibition is a step back into a wonderful era that is all but lost and I love it. So if you’d like to drink and smoke at Prohibition, please take note.
1. Dress nice. You don’t need a jacket but you should tuck your shirt in and avoid sneakers. Jeans are OK but t-​shirts, basketball shorts, and tank tops are not.
2. Don’t gawk. People sometimes come here to be discrete. Cell phone cameras going off don’t make anyone happy. All my attached photos were taken with no flash. Be a gentleman /​gentlewoman and all will be well. If you don’t know what that means, this is probably not the place for you.
3. Be cool. This isn’t Burger King. Drinks come at the speed of quality, emphasis is on the experience. Enjoy it and don’t be impatient if they’re busy. If you’re excessively young, just act like your parents and you’ll get along OK if you don’t talk too much.
If this is your cup of tea, then you will absolutely love Prohibition. Pro tip, if you don’t have a «number» for the phone booth, ask around. The bartender next door might be able to help. :-)
Aside from «the rules», the cocktail menu is off the charts great, feel free to adventure with reckless abandon. The cigar menu is impressive and they’ll have something for everyone.
Prohibition is a gem folks, I now have something to envy in Atlanta locals.

If actual prohibition was in effect and you had to go to speakeasies, and they were all as good as Prohibition in Buckhead, I’d be content with that.
My experience was unbelievable. Heading downstairs behind all the bars on the block, I had my eyes peeled for the bright red phone booth. Went in, entered the special phone number and was in within seconds.
Originally I had planned to come Friday night for a night cap, but it was getting late due to the Braves having a rain delay. I came Saturday evening and we had the place all to ourselves.
We started chatting it up with our server and bartender, who were delightful. The first round of drinks were on the house and then they gave us some complimentary champagne. Our cocktails were wonderful. Just let the bartenders know what I’m a fan of and he concocted the perfect drink.
After awhile I was getting a bit hungry and order up some sushi from Czar Ice Bar. Got a specialty roll, that complimented my drinks real well.
My time in Prohibition made it my favorite spot while in Buckhead.

Swanky, swankier, swankiest.
Still swanky after all these years.
But now, swankier for those who buy an annual membership. For $ 500 or so a year, you get in with a finger scan. Yep, forget the code, you skip any line and your digits get you right on in.
Cool is the rule at E Andrew’s swankiest spot.

If you want to feel like a BOSS this is your place to go. There is just something about this place from the phone booth entry to the ambiance that naturally makes you feel like you have upped your social status a bit.
First let me talk about the entry. You have to go to the phone booth (phone number not posted) and enter it via a rotary telephone. They let it ring ring ring then finally we gained entry. I was pretty amazed.
The ambiance: It was dark, busy (but not too packed), and the crowd was extremely diverse. It definitely is not your typical «Buckhead» type of establishment. It was a little more on the eclectic/​hip side that night. (Friday night). We were there towards the end of the night and it was pretty smokey in there. Next time, I will try to get there a little earlier to see if that is better.
The drinks: Oh hey… craft cocktails woot woot! I ordered the floradora (sp) and it was AMAZING. Probably one of the best drinks I have had since moving to Atlanta.
So why 4 stars instead of 5?.. The service! I was not impressed. The waitresses would automatically go to the men around us to serve them and we would have to flag our waitress down just to get her attention and she would tell us «I’ll be right back» and wouldn’t come back right away. We were there 30 minutes before we were even able to order a drink. Another 30 min to get our drinks.
Lastly, they ask for a credit card to hold when you order your drinks (which is fine) however when we asked for our check she brought back the receipt for me to sign. We were never given the option to pay cash or split between cards. I understand that this might be a more convenient practice to not have to run back and forth, however, it should have been specified when there is a group of people that the card handed over would be the card to be ran.
Overall, I will give it another whirl!

It’s super small, but it has a really cool feel. The waitress was super friendly. The menu was so extensive that I was overwhelmed, but she asked my preferences and suggested something for me. And she was nice enough to make sure that I liked it afterward. And boy did I like it! It was super tasty. I’d totally go back.
Just so you know, though, there is a dress code. They were nice enough to let us bypass it (we were ultra casual), but I have a feeling it was a one time exception.
Go to one of the surrounding bars first, grab a drink, and get the «secret code» from a bartender.