I had such high expectations for this place based on the reviews, the awards and the buzz surrounding Chef Barlowe. There were 3 of us that sampled all 12 courses off their menu . A few of them were interesting, a few of them were depressingly mediocre (chalky bisque, miserably dry cakes, deep fried breaded duck that tasted like it'd been liberally doused in Frank's hot sauce) and not one of them really stood out. Now I know the menu changes daily so there's every chance that we were there on an off day but when you're dishing out $150 a person and are at what's generally considered the best restaurant in Charlotte, I would have thought even off days would be better than that. That being said, the staff was truly amazing and we had the pleasure of trying Chef Barlowe's pulled pork the next day at the Culture Festival and it was better than anything we'd had the night before! In short, just be warned, that on an off night you could well be dishing out a lot of money for not much in return.