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    L’Ostrica

    4.9 (25 reviews)
    Closed 5:30 pm - 8:00 PM
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Siran T.

    Thoughtful designed menu and great balance between farm to table ingredients and internationally inspired cuisine. The lamb was impressive and the best one I had in Charlotte. Overall the use of herbs and spices was good. The first two we had were a bit salty, and the chef corrected the taste after we shared the opinion. Being a tasting menu, we did expect some level of creativity which was mostly presented by the ravioli and dessert. Cocktails were awesome. We did not get wine pairing, but the cocktail added a punch of flavor to the dining experience. Our server introduced every dish in a nice way and was knowledgeable about the menu. Reservations required for tasting menus but walk in acceptable at the bar for a la carte. Free parking. It's fine dining but a rather casual atmosphere.

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    Kenny C.

    I'm so thankful Charlotte has restaurants like L'Ostrica - it elevates the food scene of the city. Every dish was thoughtful, every bite was flavorful, and the staff was so nice and welcoming. The restaurant is beautiful with giant windows and a modern sleek interior. If you're looking for a tasting menu and great cocktails, I highly recommend L'Ostrica!

    Meghan O.

    I felt like I was in the movie The Menu - but without the impending doom! Went for an event last Sunday, should have been more prepared to eat. But my stomach doesn't cooperate with me these days and sometimes I'm not up to it, but it was pre booked. Despite not being able to finish most of my food - I had such a lovely experience! Service was amazing - Crystal was excellent. My sister had called ahead and asked about gluten free and was informed she could note it on her booking. But when we got there we had to ask which made me nervous - I didn't want to be a pain and although my sister isn't allergic and won't get sick, it is something she's exploring for other health reasons in consultation with a nutritionist so she's trying to take it seriously. With an event like this with a set menu and everyone eating their courses together I was like uh oh... but they were able to accommodate with a delicious gluten free mushroom stuffed pasta. Cheers! The salad was my fav part - it was so colorful and delicious. And after having just been traveling a lot - I have wanted good salads so bad. It was an excellent size! The stuffed squash blossom wasn't my fav - I loved the texture of the fried flower but not so much the inside. But - that's just me, my sister loved hers. The ravioli mannnn - so good and I wanted to drink the broth (I should have). The meat and veggies - SO BIG. The salsa verde I could have drank as well and it was delicious on the meat. The veggies had a lovely char on them. I took a lot home! Thai basil shaved Ice with whipped custard (if I'm remembering properly) was such a surprise and tasty and refreshing. A really nice end to a large meal. And my cocktail was amazingggg and so bright on a hot day. Also loved: the vibe, the open kitchen, the bathrooms (I drank so much water I legit peed five times while I was there). Would like to go back - hungrier.

    The space
    Carol R.

    Stopped by to pick up a sandwich of the day on our way out of town. Check their IG for what the SOTD is. Today, we were blessed with a spicy fried chicken sandwich. Best fried chicken sandwich I've had. Soft, pillowy bun with perfectly crispy and seasoned chicken add a smear of creamy mayo and fresh shredded lettuce, tomatoes, and pickles. Perfection. The space is beautiful with tons of natural light and modern decor. Can't wait to come back and try one of the set Sunday dinners!

    Focaccia bread
    Matt S.

    Phenomenal dining experience even as a walk in for bar seating opposed to the tasting menus. Drinks and food you can tell were made meticulously with great attention to detail. I'll be going back to try the Sunday Supper asap - not 100% sure if tasting menus are worth it from the perspective of cost versus amount of food just from looking over at the tables participating. Taste-wise and how elevated of an experience it is I'm sure make it worth while though

    Sloan M.

    This place is FIVE STARS for me. The tasting menu ranges from 5 to 7 or 10 to 12 with wine pairing or mocktails if you choose. When you come in you are met with the warmest smile from the lovely lady upfront and that sets the tone for a wonderful dining experience. The food was absolutely exquisite and the wine was delightful. I am already planning my return.

    Crab with leek sauce and fresh lemon served in a crepe style
    Gabrielle Z.

    I dined here for one of their recent Sunday Suppers and it blew me away!! Outside of their regular service they host casual Sunday Suppers, which are coursed dinners built around a different theme -- everything from the food to the cocktail and wine list revolves around that theme. Service is exceptional and the experience is intentional with every detail. Sunday Suppers are a great way to introduce yourself to the absolutely amazing food, cool atmosphere, and creative drinks of L'Ostrica, IMO, for only $75/pp without diving into their larger format 8-10 course tasting menus, which range from $110-175/pp. But once you have Sunday Supper, you're going to absolutely buy into the larger formatting tasting menus like I did...the quality and value are a complete match! The Sunday Supper I attended was "All The Pastas," fusing together familiar pasta favorites with modern techniques. Standout dishes were - Butternut Agnolotti with brown butter and freshly shaved truffle - Crab with leek sauce and fresh lemon served in a crepe style Owner Eric Ferguson has worked at Stagioni, Barrington's, and Good Food on Montford in Charlotte. He also worked at Michelin-star restaurant Quince in San Francisco, which is one of my favorite restaurants! He honed his pasta-making craft in Umbria, Italy. Eric co-owns the restaurant with Cat Carter, a food writer and branding/marketing specialist. They plan to use the space as a market and even dabble in lunch and brunch. So much more exciting things to come!

    Squash blossom
    Marshal C.

    Very demure! What a real adventure. The tasting menu was a real treat. Very tiny portions but each are loaded with bursts of flavor and texture. The wine parings are on point with each tasting and expertly delivered with intriguing facts about each vintage. During our courses, we had a few different servers visit our table to ensure we were having a great time. The mostly glass dining room with high ceilings added to the feeling of a spacious restaurant when in fact the square footage would be considered intimate. A wall of wine on one side, a glass wall with a view of the night life on the other provides options for any diner. The four guys in the kitchen seemed to love their job as they kept joking around and conversing during the prep work for each course. It was nice to see them putting a lot of pride in their work. The dining room chairs are SO comfortable which makes it easy to let time slip away during your experience. Parking is easy and hospitality is on point. Honestly, I also wish I could have had an entire bowl filled with their pasta. The 5 small pieces only teased my appetite for carbs. Ha! Cost of the tasting experience may be a limiting factor for many, but they do offer a bar dining experience that is more à la cart. Do not show up in your pajamas here, this is more upscale but not stuffy. Very pleasurable experience with creative dishes! Ten out of ten would recommend.

    A few dishes!

    This place is a star, as in Michelin status! The owners have a rich past history of fine dining. Near to the end of the culinary presentation I thought the dinner was over so I placed my napkin on the plate. The owner ask if I wanted a new one and I said no. Well next second I had a new napkin and another course was placed! Very impressed. The ending was a nice bag with cookies and a menu of our wonderful dining experience! Will definitely return and highly recommend!

    The appetizer: warm cream soup with a shaved truffle garnish... such a great starter!
    Jami S.

    I had a wonderful 5-course dinner at L'Ostrica in Montford! I started with one of the signature drinks- the Mulberry Street, which you will love if you like a subtle strawberry flavor. My favorite course was the pheasant ravioli with the parmesan topping, and the New York Strip, served a perfect medium well with a cauliflower cream and au jus. They have a wonderful selection of wine-- including a stunning Barolo that changed my brain chemistry, and the servers are not only so friendly, but incredibly knowledgeable about the sourcing of the ingredients and willing to share that knowledge with you! Highly recommend!

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    Fantastic experience! Service was top notch. Food was amazing and inventive. Wine pairing was on point. Will be back.

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    Very cool place... great staff and delicious food... perfect date night... and the drinks were so good too. Can't wait to back again soon

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    4.7(40 reviews)
    3.7 miElizabeth

    Wow what an experience! I'm in Charlotte for the weekend, and my good friend's colleague…read morerecommended we come here after dinner for drinks. There's outdoor seating, and initially we wanted to sit outside but we didn't have reservations. Luckily, they seated us at a small corner section near the back of the bar. It's very cozy and intimate inside. Just my type of vibe. The service was top tier. They were unable to validate our parking because of some sort of discrepancy with the signage outside and lack of having the proper equipment for validation. To make up for it, they offered us complimentary champagne to start. We were not expecting that, and pleasantly surprised! Their menu has an eclectic selection of cocktails, both full and mini. We opted to order from the mini cocktail menu, and we each ordered two drinks. I had the Creepy cucumber cocktail and it was refreshingly sweet and probably my favorite drink of the night. I also ordered the Don't Shy Away which was a sour and spicy rum concoction with carrot in it. It was definitely spicy and had a puréed texture. I really enjoyed it. And, then don't get me started on the music!!! The dj was masterful. He played all the types of music I love and he mixed them in such a refreshing way. I ended up asking him for his contact information before leaving, and whether he does weddings because my fiancé and I are currently looking for a DJ. He was just that good. This would definitely be my spot if I lived here in Charlotte. It was the perfect way for us to end the night.

    Ugh, I so wanted to LOVE this place! It's in my friend's neighborhood and near some other spots we…read morelove. But it just hit me as average. It's a small intimate setting and I do love the dark aesthetic they did. Gives it a swanky vibe and makes a great date spot. But they were burning incense in the tiny space and it was overwhelming. The other bar guests sitting next to us agreed. *They did finally pick up on it and the staff moved it toward the kitchen door* Staff was friendly as well, though, it was busy and looked as if they had a trainee in tow, so attention was lacking just a bit. So why we came: The drinks were average to me. One was weird (Pineapple Fried Rice) and I just couldn't get it sit well on my palate - and I tried - sip after sip. But the mixologist saw my struggle and swapped it out for a different one. I did like the Don't Shy Away - it was an interesting take on a margarita with a strong carrot base. The Whispering Dove was a take on a Paloma and I couldn't find the lemongrass infusion on my palate. So I found it pretty basic, but pricey. So overall, decent. And I might stop buy if I was stuck in the area again.

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    4.3(24 reviews)
    3.7 mi

    This place blue my mind…read more I was visiting my best friend while in town for a conference on amusement ride standards. We had a reservation for Blue Door for Saturday night, and it was amazing. Now while she was vaguely aware of their "spirited kingdom" menu, I had NO CLUE. It was the best surprise! They have such a cool menu with a full theme park map containing 4 lands with 4 cocktails each. The cocktails all match the type of ride they are, it's honestly such a cool idea, and it was so well done. I loved the art. I will say, I was skeptical that all of their drinks would actually work and worried that they'd be too caught up in the theme to make results but . . . Oh my goodness I was so impressed by the drinks here. I think a lot of bars these days can get so caught up in trying to be unique that their drinks become nearly undrinkable. This place definitely doesn't suffer there. They brought us an aperitif when we came in, but unfortunately I have a blueberry allergy so we skipped that. We had 4 drinks between the 2 of us and they were all awesome. I ordered the star breaker and the green dragon (what can I say, I love gin and a good coaster), and they were both balanced and tasty. My friend got the diablo and the neon shift, and they were both fantastic as well! The neon shift was served with a black light too which was super cute. The one drink I have to call out specifically is the green dragon. There was something about this drink that was so unique, I have genuinely never had anything like it but I would order it a thousand times over. It's so good. It keeps me up at night. It haunts my every bar order. I will be writing home about it. What else can I say about this place - the service was great, the atmosphere was fun, and the DJ was amazing. I thought "wow this guy really likes sax covers" only to look over and see him PLAYING HIS SAXOPHONE LIVE?? Iconic. This place was perfect and I wouldn't change a thing about it. The spirited kingdom menu will only be around for 6 months according to the waitress, so definitely catch it while it's there! If I'd heard about it sooner, I would've maybe descended upon them with 200+ theme park engineers in town for the conference (maybe it's a good thing I didn't know they were there until after it was over), but instead I will just say DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND MAKE YOUR RESERVATION NOW

    3.5/5 stars. Went back to Blue Door to give it another chance with the new menu... it's still my…read moreleast favorite cocktail bar in all of charlotte. The menu this time is theme park theme... again, a fun concept but not well executed. Pretty overwhelming, especially with the bartenders explaining the menu to us twice with the same spiel there is too much to look at it makes it difficult to pay attention to the drinks. I really did not love my drink (starbreaker?) you could only taste the lychee The bartenders not a vibe, it was not that comfortable to sit at the bar. They now serve food, hotdogs... which do NOT match the vibe at all, so that was interesting that their only food (other than the free popcorn) is not hot dogs..

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    4.5(523 reviews)
    3.6 miElizabeth
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    Crunkleton was great! Met a friend for brunch and we had a great time…read more Out waitress Nia was excellent and so was Trey. They provided excellent service. This how service at a restaurant should be. I ordered the Charlotte hot brown - which their version of a hot brown --- it was amazing! I nice blend of flavors. My bourbon bramble was also very good. My friend had the shrimp and grits and she loved it. The ambiance gives rustic and a little casual.

    The Crunkleton has been on my list of restaurants to visit for quite some time and finally got my…read morefriends together to go. It's beautifully decorated (I fell in love with the bathroom decor) and the bar area is lovely and we stocked. Our server Natasha O was exceptional. She explained items on the menu and even made a drink recommendation that was not listed. For appetizers we had the fig salad and the large portion was more than enough for 3 people with leftovers. We shared the charred oysters and I really with we had gotten a dozen because they were perfection! I had the Wagyu burger which was 1/2 pound and I brought half of it home. It was complimented with truffle shoestring fries. Great portion sizes, amazing service and beautiful decor. I will surely come back. Hope I get sat in Natasha's section again she was amazing! Parking as always is tight in that area so plan accordingly.

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    Lorem Ipsum Listening Bar - Bar (there are maybe 5-6 seats here if I remember correctly.)

    Lorem Ipsum Listening Bar

    4.8(40 reviews)
    4.2 miBelmont

    I finally got to check out Lorem Ipsum for a friends birthday a couple of weeks ago and it was a…read morewhole vibe. Being there felt like I was in my house, from the plants, to them playing Beverly Hills Cop on the projector and all of the Black artists on the walls. It was very refreshing!!! It's so rare to go to a business and see anything familiar so this was truly inspiring. We stayed for about 30 mins because we got there right before they closed. It was fun to explore the hotel rooms and just be in this dope energy. I didn't have a full cocktail, just sipped and tried a few of my friends. I can see this being a great date night spot, or some where to go to unwind and just catch the vibes. I wish it was bigger but it's a cute spot for sure!! I was super surprised about the parking lot in the back too. That has to be very helpful for them in Plaza Midwood area. Will definetly be back!!

    So this place is very cool and very vibey. There are DJs and the projection is a really nice touch…read more The menu is small and drinks are interesting - I got something with sage in it and was good. The issues we faced were not having a reservation - the options online were wide open so we thought it was safe to show up - and had to wait a long time. In hindsight, I should've went ahead and made the reservation, so I'll take responsibility, but was disappointing for the experience to be so different than we expected. We were able to sit outside and waited for about 40 mins to get our table. Service was very slow. It just felt like they were really understaffed. We were there for probably 2ish hours and only got 1 drink (the one outside) as it was so hard to flag down our waitress, etc. I suspect that this place, having recently received awards / gone viral, is a victim of a huge influx of people stopping by. I wanted to love it! I'd go back during off hours and definitely make a reservation. The vibe was really cool, and the music was great. Parking is questionable, there's a gravel lot that is shared with the restaurant next door. We parked on the street, was unclear if they tow there or not.

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    The Loft at Duckworth's

    The Loft at Duckworth's

    4.5(21 reviews)
    1.1 miSouthPark
    Locally owned & operated
    Free parking

    I had high hopes for this restaurant when I made a reservation for Valentine's Day, but…read moreunfortunately, the experience fell far below expectations. While I take full responsibility for arriving 15 minutes late, I was shocked at how rudely the hostess--who we later learned was the manager--handled the situation. Rather than a simple acknowledgment of the delay, or improbability of getting a table, she made a point to shame us, emphasizing that accommodating us would be an extra burden for her. This set an uncomfortable tone from the start. When she begrudgingly seated us at a table that had somehow magically become available, she made another unnecessary comment, implying that I should do my part to not make her job so difficult again. My partner was immediately put off and suggested we leave, but I decided to give the restaurant another chance, assuming the manager might just be having a rough night. Unfortunately, things did not improve. The food, best described as uninspired frozen bar fare from the main Duckworth's kitchen, took over 30 minutes to arrive--and even then, it was served before our drinks. When the drinks finally did arrive, they were nothing exceptional. I ordered a French 75, and my partner had a Paloma, only to realize that even the drinks had come from downstairs at Duckworth's. Given the restaurant's supposed reputation, I was surprised that it didn't have its own bar, unlike how things are set up at The Cellar. The only redeeming aspect of our visit was our waitress, who was pleasant and professional. However, what puzzled us the most was that despite the manager's initial reluctance to seat us, nearly half of the restaurant remained empty throughout the evening. With at least three or four servers working in a relatively small space, it was clear that staffing wasn't the issue--so why the hostility? It was hard not to wonder if other potential diners had been similarly turned off by the manager's deplorable attitude and the underwhelming menu. Overall, the experience left a bad taste in our mouths--both literally and figuratively. Between the lackluster food and drinks, and the uncalled-for attitude from management (she is bald and was wearing a dress on the evening of 2/14/25 at 9:30PM-11PM), I cannot recommend this place to anyone looking for a pleasant dining experience.

    Came here on 1/11/24 for their soft opening and man I can't wait for this new spot to fully open in…read moreSouth Park! It's going to be such a hit. The drinks were bomb and ambiance was perfect!!! When: Friday at 5:00pm, party of 2 Overall: 4.8/5 Food: 4.5/5 - we got the bbq chicken flatbread. It was pretty good but not a standout for us. The drinks are what really shine here but it was still very nice to have food to pick from since we were starving! Drinks: 4.8/5 - Same mixologist as the Cellar At Duckworths so i knew these dunes were going to be fire and i was correct. We got the paloma which was yummy with fresh grapefruit juice. I think i got the dirty collins which was a lighter drink but not overly sweet so it was perfecttt!! I was eyeing the pisco sour too but will have to try that next time. Service: 4.8/5 - Since it was their soft opening I either expected mediocre service or top of the line. Thankfully I received the latter! Saturn was a wonderful server who provided great recommendations for drinks and kept checking in on us. She was super sweet and hospitable! Vibes: 4.8/5 - definitely get a seat in the bar area if you can. It feels more intimate and cooler..! we were seated in the dining room which was still nice and more quiet but i think it would have been more fun for us personally to be closer to the bar to watch them make drinks and overlook the road by the windows. The place is just like a modern day cocktail lounge! Other: free parking garage in the same building! It is inside of Duckworth's but up the stairs.

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