Our Story

The Colonnade was established in 1927 in a white-columned house at the corner of Lindbergh and Piedmont where it thrived until 1962. It then moved to it's current location on Cheshire Bridge Road.

In 1979, Paul Jones, responded to a for-sale ad for the restaurant. Jack Clark, who owned it at the time, was very particular and wanted to make sure The Colonnade went on to someone who would preserve it. He had Paul take him back to small-town Michigan, where his family originated, so he could meet everyone. Then they came back to Atlanta, and the deal was done. Paul Jones bought the restaurant when he was 29. The Colonnade is truly a family affair. Paul’s daughter Jodi grew up in the restaurant from age nine and she and husband David are now the owners and run all day-to-day operations.