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| - Went here on a Friday night for dinner recently.
Atmosphere: Loved it. My date and I thought the decor was interesting and a change from the typical. LaVecchia's is the kind of place that's relaxed enough to where you feel comfortable and not like you're being talked down to, but upscale enough that you won't confuse it with Red Lobster. Leave the jeans at home.
Service: Left much to be desired. The hostess took us right to our table that I had reserved, and our waitress immediately brought us water, but it was a solid 15-20 minutes before we could flag her down to actually order any food or wine. Now, I'm no fan of the hyperactive waitresses that bother you every 5 minutes to see how you're doing, but I think we ate the entire dinner without her so much as coming by our table to see if we needed anything. I've had much better service in Charlotte on Friday nights.
Food: I had the jumbo stuffed shrimp with buttermilk whipped potatoes and vegetables. Great presentation. The shrimp were stuffed with lump crab and lightly breaded-- and by lightly breaded, I mean just enough to hold the concoction together. You taste the seafood, not the breading. My date had the salmon with penne and cream sauce. The sauce was too thin for my liking, but the salmon was juicy, thick, and not overcooked/over-seasoned.
Would I go back: Absolutely. It's hard for any seafood restaurant in Charlotte to beat Upstream solely in terms of food, but LaVecchia's comes close, the atmosphere is more relaxed, and you can't beat the uptown location. I'm just hoping the waitress we had was the exception and not the rule.
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