Damsel is a glut of experiences with its food, drinks, live performances, and service. Think of it as dinner theater kicked up a notch. That’s how Dave Green, the owner behind The Select in Sandy Springs, describes his new cabaret, restaurant, and nightclub now open at The Works.
Damsel became the latest addition to the Chattahoochee Avenue retail and restaurant complex bordering Underwood Hills and Blandtown on Atlanta’s Westside. With its let-us-entertain-you approach to dinner theater, Green says Damsel will immerse people in music, sound, light, and dancing while they dine. Food and service, too, are part of the Damsel experience, which begins the minute you sit down for dinner. It doesn’t stop for over two hours.
As Green sees it, an evening at Damsel can include multiple experiences, starting with drinks at the bar before moving to dinner and a cabaret show in the dining room. The night could continue upstairs on the rooftop patio with more drinks, food from carts manned by chefs doling out small bites and dessert, and dancing later in the evening back downstairs. At midnight, the rooftop patio and members-only lounge upstairs serve a late-night breakfast.
Dinner and a show
Dinner begins with complimentary popcorn or tiered trays of charcuterie, crudités, and cheese. Guests will be prompted during the reservation process to preorder their drinks, which include wine and beer, cocktails, and low-ABV and no-alcohol beverages. Food and drinks start coming within minutes of being seated. Tables and booths surround the stage and everyone has a good view.
Once settled, servers take food orders. For $100 per person, there’s a choice of between eight and 13 dishes shared in pairs with the table, most of which are finger foods to limit the clanging of silverware while performances happen on stage. Dishes range from crab canapes, crepe cones stuffed with lobster topped with caviar, and foie gras benedicts dressed with a…
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