Great Spaces: Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar

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Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar
5224 Peachtree Parkway
Peachtree Corners 30092
470-735-4501
lazydogrestaurants.com

General Manager Nick Munaweera, a California transplant who has recently settled in Peachtree Corners to set up Lazy Dog Restaurant and Bar, shared the details about enjoying some holiday festivities here.

If you’d like a restaurant with a relaxed, lodge-like, chic atmosphere or a dog-friendly patio for your next holiday event, this new local favorite is for you. Lazy Dog serves up the freshest global comfort fare. Be the person your dog thinks you are, and take your pooch along too!

The food, the ambiance, and the service are the draw here. Besides the fact that your furry best friend is allowed to join you. “We want to make sure people have a good experience,” said Munaweera.

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Corporate or personal events are welcome, in designated areas of the restaurant and the patio, however, there is no private room. The maximum amount of time allotted for a party is 2.5 hours.

For an après-ski feel to your party, you can seat a maximum of 16 people in front of the stacked stone fireplace and under a soaring ceiling accentuated with tasteful, wooden beams in the main dining room. There would be patrons seated in booths on either side of your party.

On the patio, a maximum of 25 people can be accommodated. One side of the massive stone fire pit could be dedicated to your event. The other half would be left available for patrons and their dogs.

Cocktail events would be ideal here on a Thursday or Friday evening. If you’re not necessarily looking to have dinner, but would prefer some appetizers and beverages, reserve a corner of the patio. Tables could be set up in the area with appetizers like wings, tots, Cajun fries, hummus, and you and your guests can mingle during a block of time sometime after 3 p.m. and before 7 p.m.

How About a Holiday Party with Lazy Dog?

Lazy Dog boasts a 100% scratch kitchen. They buy raw ingredients and at any given time, there are six or seven people, including a Saucier and Garde Manger, making salads with freshly chopped lettuce, cucumbers and other salad ingredients. Everything is diced and chopped every morning. The founding chef was a culinary teacher, so they use a lot of French terms in the kitchen. “Nothing comes out of a plastic bag,” said Munaweera. “It’s a lot of work for the chef.”

“Surprisingly, even in the summer, American comfort foods like chicken pot pie, lamb pot pie, and pot roast are very popular in Peachtree Corners,” noted Munaweera. They set a record for Bison burgers within the first few days of opening; 35 were served in one day. It seems Peachtree Corners residents enjoy some very hearty American dishes!

Munaweera was accustomed to the more health-conscious Californians who typically slimmed down in the spring, ordering only salads and soups. He knows how to take a local patron’s warning seriously and will not run out of pot pies in Georgia—no matter the season.

While it may be impossible to come up with a menu that can meet all dietary needs, Munaweera said, “We go to the tables as managers, ask for their dietary needs, and then go to the kitchen and discuss with the chef. I did that with one of the council members’ wives last week. She was sensitive to soy.

“We will claim a gluten sensitive menu but we can’t call it gluten-free because the food is prepared in the same air space, there could be cross-contamination. We reserve part of the grill so we don’t cross-contaminate food. There are some vegetarian items on the menu and some ingredients can be removed to make dishes vegan or vegetarian.” They can cater to patrons with nut allergies as well.

Lazy Dog does not let the dogs out—ahem, I mean they don’t cater. But they do offer pick-up! “We can load up your car with boxes of food to go,” informed Munaweera. DoorDash, and Grub Hub are also options. Quantity for a pick-up is not an issue but the more heads up you can give, the better. For an office party for 50 people, 24 hours’ notice is good. If it’s an order for over 50 people, 48 hours’ notice is helpful.

Book it!

The sooner you can book your holiday party here, the better. Events will be scheduled on a first-come-first-served basis. A week in advance should be sufficient usually, but with the holidays around the corner, blocks will book-up quickly.

Lazy Dog opens at 11 a.m. and closes at midnight. On Saturday and Sunday, they’re open for brunch from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and then stay open until midnight.

Parties are billed on a per-person basis, only charging for what guests consume. It can start as low as $15 per person. A mid-level price would be $20 per person. A high price would be $25 per person. That does not include alcohol which would be billed separately, and also on a per consumption basis.

Hosts can choose to cover all alcohol for their guests. Some cover all food and guests are on their own for cocktails. Others cover the first two drinks for their guests. Munaweera and his team will discuss these details with you when you call to book.

You may choose to offer your guests a restricted menu, with a few options each of appetizers, entrees and desserts, for example. That also helps to move things along more quickly in the kitchen.

For a tail-wagging good time at your holiday party, call General Manager Nick Munaweera to book your holiday event at Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar at 470-735-4501.

Disclaimer: Pricing is meant as a guide and is subject to change, please check with the individual facilities directl y.