Had hoped for better.
My wife with a group of ladies from the Condo came here shortly after they opened and the results were very mixed from the reports.
My wife and I went back last night for dinner. This would have been her second visit and my first.
Most of the restaurants in the area were packed but we had little trouble getting in here at around 6 pm on a Saturday.
Promptly seated a nice table on the upper level overlooking the main dining area. Must say, big improvement from the Rusty Rudder in terms of ambiance. Nice and clean and fresh with effective decor and all overlooking Lake Norman. The outside dining area is going to be a hit come warmer weather.
Our server was there shortly and he proved to excellent.
Very eclectic menu with a nice variety of different offerings.
Looking over the menu, I went back to my younger days and what was a favorite in Ohio and Pennsylvania and that was the fried Baloney Sandwich and Fries. My wife had the Caesar Salad with an upgrade with a lobster tail.
The Baloney Sandwich was described as being with a nice thick cut of Chicago Baloney, Sport Pepper, Celery Salt and Mustard. Sounded good till I bit into it.
The reason for a garnish or flavoring such as a pepper or whatever is to compliment the main items by complimenting it or adding contrast in either taste of texture. All you could taste her was the pepper that overpowered everything and that was all you could taste.
Ended up in the end, taking the sandwich apart and eating the boloney separately. It was a very good, nice and thick slab of Chicago Baloney that by itself, was excellent. The attempt at glamour or showmanship did not do the simple but tasteful baloney justice.
My wife's Caesar Salad was good but that was the smallest lobster tail I have ever seen served in a restaurant. I thought states had minimum size limits on the size of Lobsters you could keep. This Lobster Tail was the size of my index finger at best.
Taste was good bit due to the small size, not more that a couple of bites at best.
Give the restaurant some more months to refine their menu but at the present time, not impressed and that is a shame. The restaurant is right down the cove from where I live and I was looking forward to coming over by boat when the weather warms up.
We shall see what happens in the next couple of months as the restaurant evolves.