Cru Food and Wine Bar - Fenton

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   Melissa

   Raleigh

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I really enjoyed this restaurant! I came up from Wilmington NC and took my Durham native mother there. It was an awesome Thanksgiving meal that we enjoyed and did not have to clean up.
   

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   Carolyn

   San Francisco

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   No welcome drink was offered as advertised. My husband asked for it and got it but that was odd. Bread was ice cold, desert was frozen in the middle, and risotto appetizer had lobster that tasted “off”. Super disappointing for a holiday meal.
   

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   kimberly

   Wilmington

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Appetizer and dessert were cold. Felt rushed with the pre-set menu. Service was wonderful & main course lovely.
   

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   Lois

   Raleigh

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was great! Perfect portion sizes for Thanksgiving. Service is exemplary.
   

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   Mary

   Raleigh

   9 reviews

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   3.0

   9 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 1

   Wine was great. Staff was polite and friendly. Food was mostly good. They ran out of fries (at 6pm) and had to substitute fries for scalloped potatoes (which were cold). The space was nice with beautiful chandeliers but they were turned up so bright it felt like dining in the surface of the sun. It wasn’t quite fluorescent lighting but close because it was so bright. They really need to dim the lighting. It ruined the ambiance of what a wine bar should be. For that reason alone I probably won’t go back unfortunately.
   

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   Tammy

   Raleigh

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was DELISH!!! One of my absolute fav restaurants!
   

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   Adriene

   Raleigh

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 19 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Wonderful wine selection and great food and friendly service.
   

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   Eric

   Charleston

   40 reviews

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   4.0

   40 reviews

   Dined on 13 November 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great neighborhood find, attentive service, menu fits to the wine list and pleasant surroundings.
   

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   Elizabeth

   Chicago

   16 reviews

   5.0

   16 reviews

   Dined on 9 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Cru is an adulting experience!!!! If you’re not a wine lover; the full experience cannot be fully realized. The ambience is warm and inviting. The food is delicious and perfectly portioned. Great value for your money. But the wine flights keep your noise guessing; you tongue intrigued and your palate engaged. I will return again and again!!
   

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    Erin

    Raleigh

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 9 November 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    I wanted to love this place. The atmosphere is great. Wine selection is solid. Flights are a perfect touch. And the service was strong. If you’re going for drinks — highly recommend!! Just don’t show up hungry because the food was beyond disappointing. On paper, the menu read like a creative push on modern American cuisine. But the Caesar salad was wilted, frozen and watery. The pizza was fired to crunchy perfection but the margarita pizza was completely flavorless. Not a hint of garlic, basil or salt in sight. And their “fan favorite” wagyu meatballs were much of the same. Good texture but absolutely ZERO stars in the flavor department. Had it not been for the goat cheese beignets I would have left hungry as I had no interest in wasting calories on any other dish they put in front of me. Sadly, this won’t be our new date night spot.
    

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