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| - Let's start with the positive. The restaurant is very cool, lots of natural light that come thru the many big windows around the room. The room is light in the color palette, which makes it more nautical and bright. The colors are more Art Deco. The view of the lake at Hello Sailor is great. The staff is friendly and welcoming.
Now, let's get to the negative. They have a limited menu, which can be a good thing as you then specialize in the few items and make great food. However, there is too much fried food. Also, the options for small plates are very limited, so you are forced to order from the main entrees, even if you only want something small. We were hoping for some salmon paired with vegetables prepared in a healthy tasty way, especially this being a seafood restaurant. Well, they don't have salmon on the menu. Even at the bowling alley in Huntersville they offer grilled salmon paired with steamed broccoli!!!! On top of the menu being limited they ran out of chicken wings at six in the afternoon, making your options even more limited in case you don't want deep fried/breaded food (hushpuppies, shrimp, etc). The food and the drinks are overpriced.
We ended up having a glass of Italian Rosé wine, an Old fashioned and the grilled Caesar salad. Then we had to go to Port City, also on the lake, to eat some salmon. However, we have to say that the Old fashioned was prepared very well (fitting for $14), and that the salad was delicious.
We sat at the bar and the bartenders were genuinely nice and efficient. Kudos to them!
Will we come back? Only if they change the menu to offer seafood prepared in a lighter way and more small plates.
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