Macon Restaurant Week returns with dishes from 20 downtown restaurants

The event runs September 11-20, with diners eligible for merchandise, a magazine subscription and a chance to win a $250 gift card.

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Tucker Sargent,

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon Restaurant Week returns for its second year September 11 through September 20, with 20 downtown restaurants offering special menu items.

According to a news release from NewTown Macon, each participating restaurant will offer a Signature dish and a Special. Organizers describe Signature dishes as premium, chef-driven selections, while Specials provide more casual, budget-friendly options.

See photos of all the entries on NewTown Macon’s Facebook page.

“This year’s event gives our restaurants two ways to bring people through the door,” NewTown Macon marketing director Haley Purvis said. “Special dishes serve as a low-pressure way to try somewhere new, and Signature dishes are our chefs’ chance to really show off and turn a first-time visitor into a new regular.”

Restaurant Week passports and prizes

Passports will be available at participating downtown businesses throughout the event.

Diners who collect five stamps can receive a Macon Magazine merchandise item and a free one-year subscription. Participants must email a photo of their completed passport to hello@maconmagazine.com.

Completed passports will also be entered into a random drawing for a $250 gift card to a downtown Macon business of the winner’s choice.

“Every Downtown Macon restaurant has a story waiting to be tasted: a family recipe, a chef taking a risk, a space that has been repurposed,” Macon Magazine publisher and editor Susannah Maddux said. “Restaurant Week is a meaningful way to guide diners to those stories one plate at a time.”

Participating restaurants and featured dishes

Andalusia: The Signature is a 16-ounce prime strip steak with harissa. The Special is tuna crudo with red onion and Marcona almonds.
Bearfoot Tavern: The Signature is the Bearfoot Reserve Dinner, which includes a draft beer, starter salad, 8-ounce ribeye, two sides and cheesecake. The Special is a sampler trio of three appetizers with a flight of four draft beers.
Braddock’s Cask & Table: The Signature is Mediterranean scallops over orzo with tomatoes, artichokes, dill, capers, feta and lemon-pistachio pesto. The Special is spicy arancini stuffed with ’nduja and cheese.
Cashman’s Pub: The Signature is Tuscan salmon pasta served with a side salad and one glass of wine. The Special is fried salmon bites served with pineapple sweet chili dipping sauce.
Dovetail: The Signature is blackened flounder with buttered crawfish over rice and gumbo. The Special is a jumbo lump crab cake over choron aioli with green tomato chutney.
Downtown Grill: The Signature is potato-crusted halibut with raspberry wasabi mustard and two sides. The Special is a shrimp and grit waffle with andouille cream sauce.
Flight Time at Bearfoot: The Signature is the Fairway Feast, which includes one hour of simulator gameplay, a shared appetizer and a bucket of domestic beers. The Special is the Quick Nine, featuring 30 minutes of simulator play with wings and a draft beer.
Grant’s Lounge: The Signature is a pulled pork sandwich over house-made slaw with fries. The Special is six lemon pepper wings.
H&H Soul Food: The Signature is a fried pork chop smothered in brown gravy and sautéed onions, served with two sides and cornbread. The Special is fried green tomatoes with fresh garlic spread and Jezebel sauce.
Loom at Hotel Forty Five: The Signature is braised Wagyu beef cheeks with field peas, house mash, roasted tomato and demi-glace. The Special is NOLA barbecue shrimp with local lager, lemon and grilled sourdough.
House Cocktails: The Signature is whipped feta dip with two glasses of Brut. The Special is a classic Aperol Spritz for $12, normally $15.
J. Reid’s Tavern: The Signature is a 10- to 12-ounce prime rib with bordelaise sauce, potatoes au gratin and broccolini. The Special is a 4- to 6-ounce miso honey-glazed wild-caught salmon with roasted broccolini.
Macon Water Ice: The Signature is the Ultimate Wing & Fruit Box, featuring 40 pieces across five fruit-infused flavors. The Special is shareable Honey B Fries loaded with Honey Bourbon and Honey Bang Bang chopped chicken.
Ocmulgee Brewpub: The Signature is an Oktoberfest dinner platter with bratwurst, schnitzel, pork shank, German slaw, mashed potatoes and a pint. The Special is Hog Wild loaded fries or nachos with queso, pulled pork and mango habanero drizzle.
Rookery: The Signature is the James Brown Ribeye with blue cheese, sautéed onions and chipotle sweet potato mash. The Special is barbecue pulled pork battered fries with nacho cheese and pickled red onions.
Satterfield’s Barbecue: The Signature is dinner for four with a choice of two half chickens or 1 pound of pulled pork, sides and buns or toast. The Special is a slow-smoked pulled pork sandwich with a side and drink.
Shuster’s Candy & Creamery: The Signature is the Poplar Street Pileup, a chocolate graham cracker pie crust topped with one scoop of each of the dipping cabinet’s 24 flavors. The Special is the Sammie Shake, a hand-spun milkshake topped with a full-size ice cream sandwich rolled in sprinkles.
The Social Duck: The Signature is Ducks in a Row, which includes duckpin bowling, 10 wings, a signature cocktail and a beer. The Special is the Social Spare, featuring 10 wings and fries with a beer or cocktail.
Sweet Eleanor’s: The Signature includes two Margherita sandwiches with kettle chips and two drinks. The sandwiches feature burrata, ham, cherry tomatoes and balsamic glaze. The Special is an award-winning peach cobbler cookie skillet with vanilla ice cream.
Your Pie: The Signature is 30 wings with a choice of Buffalo, Hot Honey BBQ, Lemon Pepper Parm or plain. The Special is a 10-inch Hot Honey Pepperoni Pizza with an order of cheese sticks.