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| - Our first visit to Port City Club was ok. A few things need tweaking, but overall, they are off to a promising start.
Let me start with the good. The interior is gorgeous - they did a great job making this a classy and comfortable place to dine. The music was perfect for the setting - a combination of big band/jazz music on the night we visited. (The volume could have been turned down a bit, though.) Seating was far enough apart from your neighbor that you could have a private meal.
However, prices for some of the items are quite high. My hubby loves meat and cheese trays, and very few restaurants offer them in CLT. Port City offers separate trays for meat and cheese--at $12 each for three meats or three cheeses--and you have to take what's available that day. While they tasted good, we feel they were overpriced in comparison to other restaurants with similar offerings. Vivace, for example, offers a "pick six" for $13 and "pick eight" for $15, and you can choose from both the meats and cheeses. We paid almost double at Port City! I suggest that the chef reevaluate these trays and make some changes to be competitive.
But to be fair, some of their other items are well-priced. I had the shrimp and lobster rolls for $12. They were served slider-style, with three per serving. I absolutely loved them! They had little to no filling other than the seafood, and the dressing was light and tasty. I chose the potato salad as the side, which was also good.
My hubby had a sandwich that was about the same price as mine. He chose the greens as his side, and he enjoyed both.
Our server was initially a little annoying, as she proclaimed it might be hard for us to choose because the menu is so big. Come on - the menu barely fills three pages! She also disappeared for 15 minutes at the end when we were waiting for our check. I hope we get someone different the next time. And there will be a next time...we just won't get the meat/cheese trays again!
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