Dining Room at Ritz-Carlton closes

Atlanta Restaurants & Food

The Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton closed on Thursday, October 1, 2009.

The Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead, closed Thursday, October 1, 2009, after serving elegant cuisine for 25 years. The Dining Room at The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead was the only restaurant in the Southeast and the first of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company LLC to receive the prestigious Mobil Five Star Award in 1997.

The Dining Room maitre d'hotel Claude Guillaume (center) presents a menu as a gift to regulars Mark and Amy Kistulinec of Atlanta as they exchange a farewell with restaurant staff.

Maitre d'hotel Claude Guillaume (center) gets a hug from Amy Kistulinec of Atlanta as she says a final goodbye with the restaurant employees.

Chef Arnaud Berthelier (third from left) talks with the kitchen staff while preparing one of the final meals at The Dining Room.

Chef Arnaud Berthelier (right) prepares dishes as Christopher Pitts, commis, assists.

The Dinning Room staff was pretty busy on the final night for the five-star restaurant as about 70 guests took in the last meal.

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The Dining Room at the Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead, closed Thursday, October 1, 2009, after serving elegant cuisine for 25 years. The Dining Room at The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead was the only restaurant in the Southeast and the first of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company LLC to receive the prestigious Mobil Five Star Award in 1997.

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