As other Elite yelpers have pointed out, there are plenty of authentic Mediterranean restaurants in Charlotte. Unfortunately for Ilios Noche, the authenticity was left at the door. While our food was good, we weren't overly impressed. We started with the grilled octopus, which was by far the best dish we had all night. For our main dish, I had the lamb shank and my husband had the marsala pasta. My lamb shank was sans shank, which is a little weird since all the flavor comes from the bone. My husband's pasta was bland and mainly made up of pasta, not a lot of meat or veggies. Even my son didn't care for his mushroom pizza. The bar seemed to be out of every beer & wine I ordered even though it was Saturday night and on the menu. Overall, not impressed, and felt that we would have been better just ordering appetizers and salads. If you want real Mediterranean food, then there a lot of other truly authentic restaurants around town.