so this seems to be a popular place in charlotte, but i was a bit underwhelmed by my whole experience here.
first off, we were the only ones in the restaurant on a weekday night. no one else showed up for a half hour, and it seemed that the waitress had better things to do than check up on us in a more timely manner. she wasn't mean or rude, but she almost seemed uninterested in serving us by how she approached and left our table. maybe i was reading too much into it, but i found it odd. perhaps, she was just trying to give us our space and not "smother" us. i don't know. she really could have talked up the menu or been more into asking us what we needed/wanted.
my husband and i shared the house salad, the fish and chips and the infamous bananas foster crepe for dessert. house salad tasted good, but the dressing was overpoweringly garlicky. i could only eat half of it, because it was so strong. normally, i would have eaten it all myself--because, c'mon. it's just salad. the fish was actually perfect. nice crispy breading with a tender, moist fish in the middle. not too much batter, and no fish taste. just fresh and delicious. the tartar sauce was good, but not amazing. and the fries were a little too salty. they were cooked well. just too much sodium chloride.
and then--AND THEN--the bananas foster crepe. everyone here has raved about this crepe, so i decided we should try it. umm...maybe we went to the restaurant when everyone that worked there was having an off-day, but i thought it was totally boring. i was expecting something amazing, and i couldn't have been more sleepy about it. i've had better crepes at a friend's house, who had only learned to make crepes the same day we went over. it wasn't gross or anything. i guess there was just so much hype for me that i thought there would be more to it.
sorry crepe cellar. while i'm glad i went to experience it, i don't know that i will go back. first impressions sort of mean a lot to me. and, i don't want to fall asleep at the table.