Patio at Unscripted
Phone: (984) 329-9500
Take in downtown views from the comfort of this colorful poolside rooftop outfitted with comfortable seating where you can grab refreshing cocktails and delightful bites. The patio features a diverse new American small plates menu in a casual, lively environment. Poolside good vibes are always on deck at The Patio.
Cuisines
- American
- Casual Dining
- Deli/Sandwich Shop
Hours
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 4:00 – 10:00 PM
Thursday: 4:00 – 10:00 PM
Friday: 4:00 – 10:00 PM
Saturday: 12:00 – 9:00 PM
Sunday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 4:00 – 10:00 PM
Thursday: 4:00 – 10:00 PM
Friday: 4:00 – 10:00 PM
Saturday: 12:00 – 9:00 PM
Sunday: 12:00 – 10:00 PM
Map
Google Rating
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We did the Igloo Experience on New Year’s Day. The service was amazing. The food was okay but some good options. The pork chop was well seasoned but the shrimp & grits, meatballs and salads needed salt.
Be prepared for a prix fixe for smaller parties ($65 per person in 2025). 20% gratuity is added automatically but does not go directly to your server. The igloo was warm and cozy with a fireplace. Would have liked a separate seating area with a loveseat away from the dining table but that is only in the upgraded one for groups. It was worth it for the experience. -
I was excited for the Igloo Experience but this was possibly the most disappointing experience I’ve had at Unscripted or the triangle area, period. First, the igloo’s space heater was nowhere near strong enough to keep 10 of us comfortable, and when we asked for blankets they told us they ran out. Of blankets. AT A HOTEL. Second, we were told the machine to warm the cider was broken and the only hot drinks available were hot chocolates which took over 30 minutes to get after ordering. Third, the food - WOW what a disappointment. We all ordered main plates and all of our plates came with portions barely the size of an appetizer. The steaks were tough and had more cartilage than actual steak, and the meatball plate came with 3 MEATBALLS for $23. Our server was thankfully understanding that the meatball plate was misleading and comped it for us. The service was the only positive of the evening. But the portions, food quality, along with the prices were our biggest complaints of the experience. I’ll be posting our experience on other review sites with the hopes of saving other groups from having to go through the same experience. I’ll make sure NOT to recommend this to as many people as I possibly can and send them to the other igloo experiences in the area.
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I reserved an igloo for our friend group of 4 about a month ago because I thought it would be an amazing experience....it was not! The idea is amazing, however these folks are nowhere near being able to execute it at all. I will say that the Igloo itself, location and beautiful Christmas decorations were great but that was the only good thing about it. We were seated on time for our reservation and attempted to order drinks, they were out of a few of the drinks we attempted to order which are very common alcoholic beverages that every bar should have and was on their menu. It took 30 min to get drinks and the bar was literally 20 steps away. This experience comes with a prix fix menu for the courses so you would think they actually had those items right?? Wrong again, they were out of several menu items which was frustrating since they only give 3-4 choices per course. We were sat at 7:30, ordered our courses by 8 and didn't even get our main course until 10:30 pm! We were lucky to get any refills, told they were no longer serving hot drinks only to watch several hot drinks be taken right past us to other diners the remainder of the evening. There would be no staff at all out there for extended periods of time, we saw our server maybe 3 times total, had to track someone down several times to request the same items we requested from the server only to never receive them and spending close to 4 hrs here for a 4 course meal that was sub par at best. The food came out cold, steak not cooked correctly and the one mixed drink that was ordered was disgusting, how do you mess up Jack and coke?! It's obvious that these folks are not trained properly at all. The cost of this "experience" was misleading because you would think it was semi-fine dining with a $50 reservation fee, 65/person along with up-charges and then drinks on top of that but it definitely isn't. I did go to a server that was at the bar because we could never find our server and told her that this was completely unacceptable and that we just wanted our check and desserts to go because at this point it was going on 11pm. She was very apologetic and took 50% off the bill and our drinks which I thought was fair.
The idea behind this igloo experience is a great concept but when you can't execute it properly, it shouldn't be offered until you can! -
We did the igloos for the holidays and it was a great experience. They are super comfy and private and we really enjoyed relaxing while eating and drinking. The food is pretty standard American fare but well made and we especially liked the chocolate mousse and bread pudding desserts.
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We had a reservation for an Igloo at 6:30. No one sat us until close to 7:30. The main host never acknowledged our wait time- it was a waiter who saw us and turned a table over quickly to finally seat us. We were told he’d give us drinks on the house that never showed up. After waiting another 30 mins in the igloo with no food or drinks, we left and had dinner somewhere else. You would think with a prefixed menu they would be churning out food easily enough but they were def not. I lost my 50$ deposit for an absolutely terrible experience. Would not recommend.
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