Okay this place was recommended to me by a colleague. I was told it was a fun Uptown restaurant with great food and drinks. It was a Wednesday night in Charlotte a few weeks ago and I got there around 7:30. It was pretty busy and I opted to sit at the bar and have dinner. I was in town on business and was there solo. There were a number of other solo diners at the bar that night.
I had the best server, Serena. She was very attentive to everyone at the bar that night. I could not decide between two wines and she offered samples of each. Then I had a delicious beet salad. For my main entree, I ordered a bolognese pasta. Though it looked yummy, the pasta was too al dente...basically crunchy. Serena asked me how I was enjoying my meal. I did not want to be difficult but I was hungry and I could not eat more than a few bites of the pasta. So I asked if if I could which it out for something else. She said yes. Next I got it exchanged for grilled octopus. Serena was so gracious and did not charge me for the pasta. Btw the octopus was so tasty and grateful it came out fairly quickly.
Definitely a big fan of the food, wine, and atmosphere but an even bigger fan of the service. Look forward to getting back there on my next visit to Charlotte.