Visiting Charlotte from NYC and decided to check
out Angeline's with my sister. We had dinner reservations at 8:45 last night (Saturday) and once we entered we were greeted politely by the hostess however our table wasn't ready so we went to grab a drink at the bar.
Bar
After waiting 5 mins to be acknowledged by the bartender (the bar was full but not overly busy, just people waiting for their reserved tables) I asked the bartender about their cocktails and what he would recommend, he had NO opinion and said the menu was new. I was slightly taken back that the bartender had no opinion nor suggestion on any bar drinks on their menu. I am paying New York and LA prices for a drink and you aren't selling it to me. ($16 for a drink) Luckily I ordered something based on my preference of alcohol and it ended up being great. The experience at the bar was very disappointing, hopefully they will staff another bartender on Friday and Saturday nights as the two there seemed to be very overwhelmed, which reflected their ability to provide great customer service.
We were sat around 9:15 -- The restaurant was barely 2/3 of the way full and waited 30mins to be seated after our reservation time.
Dinner
Our dinner was good, the food came out very quickly we ordered the Bolognese and the Chop Salad. I would suggest both! My sister wasn't overly impressed by dinner but I thought it was good. The service at the table was great, he was very friendly however the waiter didn't greet our table for 4 minutes, which in this situation is a very long time. We ordered Bar drinks right away and received them a few minutes before our food arrived, again the bar was struggling to get drinks out.
More than likely I will never visit Angeline's again, the customer service is lacking and the food isn't making up for it. This restaurant has a lot of potential however they need to work out the kinks..