Josephine Lounge

My friend and I were visiting Atlanta, GA (March 2019). We were recommended to Josephine Lounge since we heard they had a cool vibe, played good music, and most IMPORTANTLY ... serving top-notch food.Service - Woohoo! As Good As It Gets! (5 Stars)Cleanliness - Woohoo! As Good As It Gets! (5 Stars)Seafood - YesMeats - YesVibe - Woohoo! As Good As It Gets! (5 Stars)What was Ordered:Loaded Lobster Fries - Woohoo! As Good As It Gets (5 Stars) - On the real, they probably threw the whole lobster in the fries. They do not skimp on lobster meat. Even though it was dim, you can see the large, chunks of meat. The fries are crispy as well so this is a nice starter.3 Flavors Chicken Wings - Woohoo! As Good As It Gets (5 Stars) - We have been eating fried chicken all weekend, but these stood out. It was so good we ordered a second order. My friend would not stop talking about how good the wings were. Till this day, she talks about those wings. Girl even considered emailing the chef, Matt, to get the recipe.Overall, this is a really cool place to hangout, have a drink, smoke hookah, listen to good music, and enjoy quality, great food. Southern hospitality is real here because the service was impeccable--very friendly & helpful front and back of house. Locals and out of towners should definitely check this place out. We'll be back for the wings.

I like Josephine lounge. My birthday was on a Friday and they gave me a free section with free champagne and hookah. I enjoyed the food there as well. Josephine is the spot to be Sunday nights FYI

We went to Josephine Lounge to celebrate my friend's birthday Friday night. Typically, the cover for this location is free for ladies (sometimes free for everyone) before 11 PM, and $20 after 11 PM. Last Friday, they were charging $30-$40 to get in due to an unknown "celebrity guest" that was performing. We always check Eventbrite in advance before going because you can register for free entry tickets or prepay to save money on the cover at the door. We ended up saving $10 per person by using the Eventbrite tickets. It took a few minutes for the staff at the door to verify our tickets, but there was no issue with redeeming them. After our experience this weekend, I would not recommend that you pay to get in here, period.The place is spacious with lots of seating. We did notice that our booth had some torn "leather". They encourage bottle service, but it is not required. When you arrive early, you can sit in a section for free if you order food, drinks and/or hookah. This is what we usually do because we tend to order a drink or two per person, food and at least one hookah. Our server was a sweetheart! However, we were shocked to see that the prices have went up since the pandemic.Hookah is $77, when it used to be $40. Wings and fries are $15 for 8 wings, when it used to be $11 for a 10 piece (the fries used to be an additional $3-$5). The lemon pepper wings are good, and I do recommend them if you order food. I like that they deliver the food in closed to go boxes (pandemic-friendly). The beef suya is AWFUL now! They charged $14 for a small (think American Deli side of fries size) box of "SUYA" that has absolutely no seasoning (salt) and a little bit of white onions and red peppers. It tasted like unseasoned beef. It used to be $11, a larger portion and seasoned to perfection. A Voss bottle of water was $7 now (it used to be $4) and they do not let you order free tap water with your food! The margaritas are $16 (they used to be $13).The music selection was mostly r&b hits, rap and Tiktok Challenge hits, but the djay kept cutting off the good songs after 15 - 30 seconds of play all night. It was annoying. He DID NOT pick up on the audiences' reaction to his music selections. The "celebrity guest" artist and his entourage (of like 40 people) came in after 1 AM to "perform" for us. It was underwhelming. The artist threw between $50 - $100 in ones on the floor, and I proudly scooped up about $30 myself while dancing because he did it near the section that we were in.Some of the servers and bottle girls were RUDE to us after this! A random waitress came over to me and said "That's my tip", so I gave her some of the money back, although I know that she was lying. My thing is this! Josephine is not a strip club, so I am sure the artist would not disrespectfully throw an actual tip on the ground as he was "rapping". The man threw the money to the crowd, so why LIE and say that it is your tip. The lounge and employees are clearly pressed for money and it shows, respectfully.Then, we were gifted two bottles from other people that we met that night, because we are social and friendly. One girl that was also celebrating her birthday and two men that paid for bottle service and invited us to sit with them in paid sections and they left early and gave us their bottles. It happens. A waitress took my friend's open bottle of Hennessey and told her that she could not keep it because the guy that paid for the section left. It did not make sense with that reason. You cannot resell the open liquor, and after the other waitress wanted me to give her money that was clearly up for grabs by anyone in reach, it made me realize that the place is going downhill fast. Also, one of the servers dropped my leftover food, making it spill on the floor, so I was not able to take home the food that I paid for and did not finish. I am not sure if it was an accident or not because I did not see it fall, but after the other two encounters, I wouldn't be surprised.Overall, I recommend that management have a discussion with their servers, bottle girls and staff about customer service ASAP. They should consider bringing back International Fridays with the lit DJAYs because both djays were not hitting AT ALL. It was not just us that felt this way. I was talking to a girl in the restroom who came from Texas to celebrate her best friend's bday after reading Yelp reviews and bought a section. They did not enjoy themselves either for similar reasons including the music. I would love to see this fixed, so that we can come back and enjoy the vibes and not feel like we overpaid for a mediocre experience. The Caribbean music/Afrobeat was IT. Maybe this was a bad night, but IDK. I have been coming here for years and the difference was not good. I am not sure if it is the pandemic that caused changes or the new staff. We made the most of the experience, because we know how to have fun regardless. I hope they improve soon.

Mondays crab leg special $10. Come early enough you can get a free section. My date & I sat at a table..not section & still charged gratuity! Only up side for me was karaoke. Service was spotty as we had to keep finding the server. $5 drinks were less than a shot. I expect this from a wanna be fancy club but on a Monday?? I doubt I'll drive this way again.

This is a nice spot for various ages, it is a club not a lounge as stated in the name. The music was great; The DJ was killing it ...only reason I gave it 4 stars is because no one really danced and there wasn't much of a dance floor. The bartenders was super nice one even went out of her way to go to get some cherries for me, helpful and sexy; kind of thought I was in a strip club looking at the g string red faux leather body suits.. They played a mix of rap and reggae....Entry fees was $20 and $20 for VIP parking; however the parking lot is large enough to park free *I love that, I hate the idea of paying for parking. There are other clubs in the same plaza as well so you can do a small club hop if you wanted to;I did not try the food, however I did see a few people taking to go boxesAnother downside is the only seats they have is for VIP....* I did see people smoking in there, don't know what they were smoking**I felt safe* Lots of huge security, not playing any games and the police was also right out side.There were a lot of sexy people in the building including 50 cent...The place was clean given the crowd, including the bathroom; Will return now that I know its close to home. It would be a good place to bring out of townersDress code is grown and sexy.*Visited on a Saturday night*

This was my second time visiting Josephine lounge. I have a great time every visit. In my opinion it's not worth it if you don't get bottle service because of the limited standing area. The line outside was organized and the bouncers were not nasty. The bottle girls were polite and the barbacks did their job to ensure the place was tidy.

Excellent vibe ! I ordered wings and fries , great taste! Drinks were excellent too. The booth settings are cool groups and give a feel of privacy while still being in the general setting. Large screens with action like films are all across the lounge giving a cool futuristic feel. Check them out! I will definitely visit this place again

NOT OPENED, no answer via phone or knocking the door, 12/22 around 10:15 pm. Not sure why I am hearing advertisement on Hot 104.1. FM.

They advertise everyone is free before 11, but they still charged our group of 5 $20 per person. That alone should have made us not want to stay and spend money but we decided to give them a try anyway *eye roll. Then the ho od rat bartender with b b l screamed at us to move out of the way so the couple that purchased a $5 hookah can stand at the bar and smoke. So instead of us spending $100 per round of drinks, this place would rather hold space for hookah's that lasts 2+ hours. Not everyone who owns a business knows how to run a business. Stop spending money in "lounges" that charge 500% markup for a bottle of alcohol just so you can sit down. Go to other places !Edited to correct typo of time correction - 1 to actually 11. Attached is Lyft ride arriving before 11 and no one was in line. And to the owner, thanks for the offer. We won't be returning until there are honest people working the entry door and the bartenders stop acting like we are bothering them by ordering drinks. ( the tiny light skin bartender with long braid, barely made eye contact and never smiled, but she wasn't rude. Probably just needed coffee to wake up )

Came to visit from California with friends & family . We gotten a section due to the large crowd here at Josephine's Lounge paid the money got our alcohol &Hookah. Not even a hour into being there bottle girl Nakitta came to let us know we have to leave because someone paid more for our section . When and how is that possible? If a section is sold it's sold !!!!! We then asked for the owner she brought over someone who was NOT the owner and also moved us to a section by the trash can next to the exit door totally disrespectful .... We were treated very horrible here . I personally believe that what we paid was pocketed and the section was already paid for by the people who ended up showing up and Nikki thought they weren't going to show up . I would never come back here nor recommend ANYONE to visit this lounge. If I could give no stars I definitely would .