Diamond Daves Kennesaw

I have never eaten here but I love the environment. The bartender is awesome and everything is affordable. Also, you can’t beat the people watching!!!

Diamond Dave, six years ago, use to be the place to be. They were protected under the pile of strip malls, and shined above your below average chain steak houses in the area that thought tons of butter made everything tasted better. Diamond Dave knew steak. They provided the best steak, and entertainment money can’t buy, because this sort of restaurants don’t exists anymore. I’ve lived up and down East coast, and there was no place like Diamond Dave’s. It was my Cheer’s in Georgia. It was one of those places, that was unique, and authentic. If ONLY if they marketed little better…
Coming back to Dave’s Piano Bar, to see it converted into your typical college bar, really hurt me deeply.
The steak was amazing, and the music was fresh, and unique, the people you met were intelligent and someone you can strike a conversation that you actually want to have with. Today, it’s just the same shit you see in every corner basement joints, everywhere.
I don’t know what happened, but someone should bring it back.
The bartender’s are very nice at the current place though.

SOMEONE CALL JOHN TAFFER. As many know, this place is the cesspool of kennesaw. After last night during the paquiao/​mayweather fight, I had about had it with this place. I guess they got excited about actually pulling a decent crowd that they couldn’t stop. This place was two times over their 350 person capacity and I’ve never been so miserable trying to find a square foot to simply stand.
To make matters worse, staff is rude, unprofessional, and couldn’t even make me a simple gin and tonic. To the bartender who yelled at my boyfriend to «get the fuck out of the way»… A simple excuse me would have sufficed. Oh and to the other bartender with the bright pink hair who yelled at a guy for leaving a 10% tip… That is why you are getting a 10% tip. This bar is nowhere near cool enough to pass the «bad ass raunchy bartender» gig. I have to assume nobody was trained properly considering the owner was walking around with a dog. All health code violations aside… Dog fur does not compliment the terrible drinks and bland food very well.
They call themselves a steakhouse and can’t even cook a decent batch of wings. Chicken was dry, unseasoned, and don’t get the hot wings unless you like cardboard smothered with Texas Pete.
This dump doesn’t even reach the standard of being a dive bar. I would have been better off ordering the fight pay per view myself. Can I get a refund for the time I had to waste in this rotting swamp of misfits and cheap cigarette smoke?

Ummm, no, just no, lol. Save yourself! Women & children first! This is NOT a steak house by any means. Anyone who knows how restaurant’s are run will advise to never order steak or burgers on a Monday. It’s not fresh. It’s what’s left over from Friday — Sunday. That’s why it’s all you can eat prime rib Monday haaaa!
I got a steak to go on my first visit here. I got home, took one bite & realized I had wasted my money, boo hoo hoo! Grrrr, I was really hungry too.
Incredibly enough, I went back one night with friends to check out the night life. Thank God I spent an hour on my hair so it could soak up all that fresh second hand smoke… mmmm! I wouldn’t recommend putting your mouth on anything but a freshly opened beer bottle either. Place is filthy so I expect the glassware isn’t sanitary. Basically, I think this is the crack spot if that’s your thing. Suspicious peeps chillin at a worn out booth by the front door with plenty of «quick visiting friends», so you tell me. Yeah, I said it.

Oh me oh my… the people watching that can be done at this place! I’m giving it 3 stars just for some of the best people watching in the metro Atlanta area.
Let me start by saying that I would never ever eat here. If you have, you are much braver than me :)
My friend lives nearby, so we came here on a Saturday night. The DJ played the usual top 40/​hip hop/​80s hits mish mash that gets people to start acting completely silly on the dance floor.
The crowd is just fantastic. If anyone rememembers Mako’s in the old Buckhead, it’s kind of like that, but a lot less classy, complete with shot girls and fishbowls.
It is a total dive, but it is fun. It’s the kind of place where you can let loose, be silly, and nobody is going to care.

Last night some neighbor friends and I went out for a night on the town. We were looking to do some dancing and arrived here on Saturday night at approximately 11;30. Paid the $ 5 cover charge, walked in and were greeted by the DJ who decided to recognize us as the Ladies from Wisteria Lane (Desperate Housewives)…too bad that we were the classiest things the place had going on. There was one old Willy Nelson dude standing by himself in the corner of the empty dance floor. Yes, I said empty dance floor at 11:30 on a Saturday night.
I don’t know how anyone eats here. The place is filthy, reeks of cigarette smoke and the booths/​floors were sticky. I’m just thankful I never had to use the bathroom during my brief stay.
We danced for a little bit, had a few bottled beers — didn’t trust a cocktail in this place.
These Desperate Housewives had plenty of money to spend and were looking to have a fun girl’s night out… too bad this place sucks.
Do Not waste your money here. We won’t ever be back.
I think Dive is being too kind to this place. Needs to be gutted from the inside out.
Oh and apparently we left just in time… someone was shot and killed after we left. STAY AWAY!

Not worth the $ 5.00 cover for sure! Arrived shortly after 11:00 PM and the place is DEAD! Stayed until midnight and actually lost it’s crowd. I would not recommend coming here…

Absolutely awful. The music was loud the bar smelled of smoke and the service wasn’t too good only to be outdone by the food. I got prime rib and my date got a filet. I will never be back. She’s getting ready to leave on business for the week so this was our last date before she leaves. I said maybe five words to her the entire time because of the music and was just pissed by that time. The salad just seemed like a broken up head of lettuce from last week. Everything was bad I won’t be back.

Diamond Dave’s is way past its time — maybe the mid-‘80s perhaps. Poor food and menu, but plenty to drink (which is really what they expect you to do) and old overplayed music is very loud. Skip it for anything except a late night drink and have very low expectations.

Diamond Dave’s. Passed it by a few times and we’ve always called it a piano bar. When you walk in, there is not a piano in sight. There is a champagne room to your immediate right when you walk in, and you can play some blackjack there; immediately to your left are two pool tables and if you walk a bit further in to the place, there are slot machines. It’s dark and musty with years of cigarette smoke; this is as dive-​y as you can get. It’s a good thing though. Lot of locals come here and it seems like they like to return here.
I found this place on Unilocal because my friend Jadona (online alias) and I discussed options for steak night. Steak night is a glorious tradition that we would like to honor once a week in the name of red meat. We’re big fans of Texas Roadhouse but needed a new option within the Marietta area. So up popped this place. Jadona groaned a bit and said this place was divey (no kidding) and he wasn’t sure. I mentioned the all you can eat prime rib for $ 11.99 on Monday. He was sold.
We finally made out the trek to the middle of nowhere (sorry folks, but its pretty far out there when you live near the perimeter) on a rainy Monday night. We sat down and marveled at the amazing drink specials ($ 1 well drinks, $ 2 screwdrivers and a few others, $ 3 margs and LIT, and daily $ 2 beer specials) and ordered a few drinks. As we waited for our prime ribs, we listened to the regulars croon away on the karaōke machine. Some great singers there that night.
We all ordered the prime rib special, and Kungfu and my prime ribs were cooked to perfection (MR as we ordered). Jadona’s however, was a bit more grilled steak than prime rib. It wasn’t bad but definitely wasn’t prime rib like what Kungfu and I had ordered. The prime rib was a bit on the salty side but pretty good considering the price. The second prime rib was a lot better (less salty and more meaty) and somehow bigger in size.
I ordered a brownie a la mode to top it all off and the brownie isn’t all that good, a bit plasticky actually, but the ice cream is pretty good quality. Edible but probably wouldn’t order it again.
Service was attentive but if you’re trying to flag down your server when there’s some karaōke going, forget about it. Just wait until she comes back.
Overall, we decided this place was good but not excellent. I think I will go back next week on a Tuesday to take advantage of the all you can eat peel and eat old bay shrimp. Will write an update on how that went.

This place is small you can’t see from the street along with there is no visible street sign. Diamond Daves is more of a bar then a steakhouse. I wasn’t too amused when I found out because I can’t handle cigarette smoke. Luckily, there weren’t alot of people in there but it still had the lingering smell of old cigarettes. Décor wise it needs a bit of an upgrade reminding me of an bar from the early 80’s (They even were playing old 80’s music). A deal from deal chicken brought me there that night which included an appetizer, entrée, beverage, and desert. From reading the reviews I was doubting the food would be great. I ordered the chicken quesadilla for the appetizer and the prime rib medium well. The quesadilla was ok but I was plesantly surprised the prime rib was really good. It was tender and cooked correctly. Not bad for $ 11.65. I feel bad for them because the place was a ghost town maybe four guys at the bar while just a few doors down in the same plaza there’s a newer sports bar. Three stars because its not a steak house but a bar. Either be a steakhouse or a bar, I think they would do well if they just become a resturant. Bit far out for me so I maybe back if I’m in the area.

Not the kind of place I would go to with the lights on. Its really old, dirty, and desperately needs an upgrade. Having said that, the food is awesome and the cook prepared it exactly how I asked. Although it sucked I couldn’t enjoy the food as much as I would have liked due to the amount of smoke in the air and the stench of stale smoke accumulated throughout the yrs. Friendly staff, $ 2 beer night and food specials have me coming back though not as often as I would otherwise

Food was very good for a bar and grill. Prices were extremely good

Nothing sticks out about this place aside from their dirt cheap prices.
salads are ok, steaks are good, fish is good, nothing to get too excited about. Definitly cant complain since nothings been horrible although; yet again nothings been surprisingly great. I’ve had better, but then again when I’m feeling too lazy to cook something up and strapped for cash I’d come here.
Everything is made fresh here which is awesome, but I’ve never seen more than one cook in the back of house preparing the food so don’t be surprised if it tends to take a while for you to receive it.

Now I know why Diamond Dave’s ALWAYS is on the Half Off Depot where you save 60%.
I had the Louisiana Hickory Bacon burger. Where this name comes from, I have NO idea as there was nothing Cajun/​Lousanite about it and there was nothing else on the menu referring to Louisiana. The burger was cooked, but it was hardly warm, meaning it had been sitting there for some time. They probably make 20 burgers right after lunch to prepare for dinner (just in case they can sell that many!).
Christy had the 5oz Filet Mignon and 5 Fried Shrimp w/​Baked Potato. The only thing she finished eating was the potato. I don’t want to make a rude remark regarding what I thought the steak looked like, so I will keep the truth to myself.
We’d thought about getting the Garlic Cheese Rolls as an appetizer but decided against it. One came with her meal and the «cheese» was about 5 – 6 pieces of
Kraft Parmesan Cheese.
She also had one of their drinks on special and it was «sour» and very weak.
The waitress was very kind… although I think her and the 2 others might be ones fired from Hooters, going by their low cut blouses and underwire (or 2 cups too small) bras?
This IS a bar, so plan on walking out with your clothes smelling like cigarettes of course.

This review is on the food/​beverage/​service areas during the early evening time frame. This is not a review of the bar/​party/​cool late night stuff. That review will be at a later, but yet to be determined date. Keep checking back. :)
We’ve been to Diamond Dave’s before in the daylight hours (afternoon/​early evening) with varying amounts of people and age ranges. They state that it is a family friendly place until 10:00pm.
We decided to venture that way again because of a cool Unilocal deal. $ 10 for $ 20 worth of food! We checked the to make sure it had something that the vegetarian (ok, really pastaterian) daughter could survive on. They did and away we went.
We seated ourselves as the sign requested and were promptly greeted by our server, Nicole. Our drinks were served quickly and our server answered our questions about the menu offerings.
The daughter had the vegetarian offering of salad, three side items and bread. My wife chose the petite filet meal and I opted for the all-​you-​can eat fried shrimp for $ 9.99. That came with a side and bread. Refills were on the shrimp only, not side or bread. But, Shazam! The plate was loaded with a garlic roll, sixteen large shrimp on a bed of shredded lettuce and french fries. I did get one re-​order of shrimp (a basket with another sixteen shrimp), but was unable to finish them.
The rest of the family was as happy with their dinner as I was with mine. Overall a nice dining experience.
Their table tents and signage displayed a variety of offers that seemed like killer deals and reasons to return for the late-​night festivities.
Will post an updated review when I can venture back for that bit of fun!
Stay tuned…

First, let me say I’ve never been here after 10pm. I know most people who’ve eaten here have experience Diamond Dave’s «The Bar» as well, but the boyfriend & I were yet again on our quest to try Kennesaw restaurants again, and ended up here.
We didn’t go in with high hopes, so it’s not like we were expecting something amazing. I was hoping for great bar food, something yummy & fattening that fills my belly and makes me nice and sleepy. I can’t remember if we went on a Friday or Saturday, but it was $ 9.99 All You Can Eat Prime Rib, and my boyfriend jumped on it. I ordered the lump crab cake and Old Bay Shrimp.
His first prime rib was great, according to him. He ordered it medium rare, and said it was cooked pretty well. The second one came out with almost half of it made up completely of fat…
My shrimp and crab cakes smelled amazing when the were brought out. I tried the crab cakes first, and my first thought was: where’s the crab? They were mostly breadcrumbs and (overpowering) seasoning. The shrimp were even worse: COMPLETELY overcooked.
We had also ordered two drinks. His beer was impossible to mess up, but my mojito was so terrible that I managed to nurse it for our entire dinner.
There’s better cheap bar food out there. Don’t risk your tummies at this place.

I reviewed this before and LOVED the food. This time I made the mistake of getting the lump crab stuffed mushroom. I searched but could not find ANY crab. That explains how they can have such a menu item on a 2 for $ 9.99. The mushroom only tasted of extreme amounts of Worchestershire sauce and cheese. This was for a birthday dinner so I was very sad and wished I had ordered something else but the waitress never came back to ask the «Is everything alright?» question.
The other time we went, everything was perfect. This time the table was sticky, the service was slow, the server was apathetic, the soda was flat. It was very disappointing in every way after my great experience back in May.
I won’t be back.

Much like «Rundown Hoe’s», it’s a great place to catch something Ajax won’t scrub off… I’ve been dragged there once or twice, and it won’t ever happen again.
The stench of desperation from last-​ditch efforts after being turned down all night at more respectable establishments just about knocks you off your feet upon entering… but the lighting is dim enough to almost conceal the wedding band tan lines, so that’s a plus!

I never realized that diamond daves is a steak house! i dont think i have ever eaten there … Its the local late night dive bar and should be looked at as such. I feel for people that randomly walk in because they would miss the point of this cigarette smoke filled watering hole.
My advice if your looking for a nice meal and a drink… plan ahead and go somewhere else! if you wanna get drunk and dirty. maybe sing some karaōke. play some trivia or blackjack… or have your girl pretend she’s Carmen Electra and show you she really has used those stripper abs dvds. then go to diamond daves… Its open late and you can get drunk and make an ass out of yourself. And you don’t need to worry about what people think cuz they are in the same boat
just bring a DD