Heard many good things about this restaurant and saw a Living Social deal so we decided to give it a try. We made a reservation for Saturday at 5:30 for a party of four. Greeted by the staff and had a great waitress. My husband and friend ordered the French Onion soup suggested by the server who said it was great but "takes a while." Those who ordered it enjoyed it.
All of us had steaks and they were very good as one would expect with prices of $25-$45 for main dishes.The salads are unique with a "build it yourself" set up. Dressings are made in-house. The side dishes were nothing special. Mashed potatoes were bland, asparagus looked wilted.
After dinner, we wanted to see the dessert menu and have coffee. The waitress said, 'I'm sorry but this table is reserved so you'll have to move to the bar if you want dessert." WHAT??!! I have never experienced this before and was shocked. I told the server that it was extremely rude to expect us to move. She went to ask the manager again to make sure and we were told that we still had to move if we wanted dessert. The manager never came over to explain or offer any concession.
So, will I go to this restaurant again? Probably not. The steaks were good but not good enough to be told we needed to move before our meal was complete...especially when our bill for four totaled $168.00 with the tip. That was with a $20 Living Social deal and only two glasses of wine.
In my opinion, offering a Living Social deal says that you're trying to increase business. Perhaps, if you treat your current customers with the respect they deserve and allow them to finish their meal and savor the experience you would get repeat business and save yourself the cost of additional advertising.
As for dessert? We left and went to Amelie's in NoDa and discovered a true gem in Charlotte...so for that, I owe Beef and Bottle gratitude.