Nolen Kitchen - Charlotte

Eating tastes good. crab cakes could be better, they were a bit muddy and. it's lumping crab. edamame was tasty with siracha salt . wild chicken: white meat was a bit hard. dark meat had good taste with cream and mushrooms. the sea scales were perfectly and deliciously cooked. risotto was a bit lukewarm . they could warm up their tellers to make sure that the basic on which the food sits is not cool. great service. wine selection is beautiful. trendy, good for friends or even with children. annual dinners may choose somewhere else with something more ambiente. it was loud and sometimes hard to hear about the table. I would go back and try lunch.

Pretty good however I was very disappointed to find the menu had changed no longer offering some of my favorites. Our server indicated here is new ownership and therefore some signature dishes are no longer available. Too bad that your on line menu still includes them, which is why we opted to dine there that night! :

Kayla did a great job taking care of us. We were in a little bit of a movie hurry. the wine was good. the food was great. The service was wonderful. We will be back!

I must preface this with the fact that I eat out a great deal because I travel for a living. The tartare and the veggies were amazing. I decided to opt out of a larger entree. My service was just okay. It was just me and there were long periods of time where my server was not available. I know it is hard to balance attention versus diner privacy. Overall, she was very nice and genuine but young and often greeted me as madame and a Mrs. I am a single 40ish female and both of those sounded really artificial. I think most of her demeanor was just her age and lack of experience. She noted that the apple pie was the best dessert and it was really just average sliced apples with a crumble. I was actually surprised how traditional it was based on your menu and she may need to describe it like that going forward. As a southerner, this was just run of the mill. She was kind and took it off my bill. On the whole, I would definitely come back.

The food is excellent and innovative with extremely large portions. Service is always excellent in a beautiful location with plenty of parking.