Omnivore - Restaurant Review: Watershed on Peachtree

• James Camp
• REGIONAL RIFF: Watershed on Peachtree’s corn griddle cake topped with duck confit and radicchio slaw

The story of Watershed and its move from Decatur to Buckhead calls to mind the classic question of nature versus nurture. Would Watershed’s nature, its simple Southern roots, prevail? Or would its new neighborhood nurture it into something entirely new? It’s been almost nine months since Watershed was reborn, and the nurture side is winning.

In the 2000s, Watershed flourished thanks to chef Scott Peacock’s sophisticated, contemporary take on Southern classics. It was the jewel of Decatur’s casual but increasingly ambitious dining scene.

But now, Watershed has literally moved on up, to a high-rise condo building on Peachtree Road. The Buckhead transformation encompasses almost every aspect of the dining experience. In place of the chaotic little Decatur parking lot, there’s a sleek corporate valet. Instead of a homey feel, there are vast street-facing windows, expansive dining spaces, and stark elegance. It’s now Brooks Brothers instead of Birkenstocks, Westminster rather than Paideia, and, well, Peachtree instead of Ponce.

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