Here is my summary of my visit to 1897 in the Charlotte airport. We were "greeted" by a grumpy hostess. Who clearly hated her job and tried to walk as slow as possible to appear to be "working"-
My table smelled like a dirty rag, so we moved.
We had a lovely waitress who brought us a drink. The drink had what looked like a huge booger in it. Yes, a booger. A huge one. In my drink.
Food was tasty, we had a pesto pasta and a chicken sandwich. The meal was way too overpriced, even for airport food. The one drink, pasta and sandwich was $60 with tax and tip. Yikes.
I strongly recommend the Farms Bar b q place just outside this 1897 location. Much less money, pride in the product and great tasting as well.