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| - Four of us checked out Malabar during Restaurant Week. None of us had visited before so we were all excited to see what we've been missing. We were immediately impressed with the warm but modern decor but felt a little bit squeezed into our table in the middle of the room.
Our options from the Restaurant Week menu were incredible. We could pick 2 tapas, 1 entree, and 1 dessert. Because there were 4 of us, we tried to order 8 different tapas - brilliant. They were delicious. The seafood tapas options were the highlights... We didn't hit it out of the ballpark, however, for our entree. Both couples decided to order paella. 2 people must order & share - FYI! Silly us, there were other entree options we liked but we felt like we HAD to order paella. It was ok. Just ok. I am glad I tried it - I was able to recreate a similar version at home after our visit - but, truly, I wasn't overjoyed. I wouldn't order it again - next time I might just stick with the tapas menu.
Our one issue... We brought our own wine ($15 corkage fee - no problem) and our server gladly opened our bottles for us. After realizing we were pressed for space, we probably shouldn't have requested 2 wine glasses apiece - but we did. In an attempt to make room before our food came, our server combined glasses of wine - without asking! Ugh. Other than that, our server was excellent, the secondary staff helping with bread & water were hit or miss - mainly due to language barriers.
Check out Malabar - Charlotte is lucky to have this delicious, Spanish restaurant in uptown.
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