Limani - Charlotte

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   Lana

   Charlotte

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Love this restaurant! The ambience is superb - very elegant. Wait staff friendly although it seemed like a couple more were needed. I’m A bit old-fashioned but I think for the elegance of the restaurant people should dress better. Although it was lunch, men in particular seem to dress down with baseball caps and T-shirts, but that seems to be the norm in society now. This is my second time dining at Limani. The first time was luncheon with the ladies. Today we celebrated my husband‘s birthday. He was very pleased and delighted. We will return.
   

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   David

   Charlotte

   36 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   36 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Went for Sunday Brunch. Surprisingly (?) not very crowded. Beautiful restaurant. Hostess sat us immediately and we were given bread and water quickly. But that’s where the fun ended. Our waiter (called our “Captain”) was very polite, but the service was soooo slow. Again, not very crowded but the waiter took forever to take our order. When he finally did, it took over 10 minutes to get our drinks and a good 30 minutes for our food. Dishes were tasty - nothing outstanding. Again, very pretty restaurant. Very polite servers. But a little too slow, even on a lazy Sunday
   

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   Paula

   Charlotte

   11 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   11 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Oh my Gosh! The food, service, and overall the experience was incredible!!!!
   

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   Heather

   Raleigh

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   one of my favorites in NYC - so excited to go here in CLT! The sommelier / manager went above and beyond to ensure we had an exceptional experience!
   

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   Jordan

   Charlotte

   2 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   The food and ambience were very good and were consistent with all of our prior experiences at Limani CLT. The selections are always great, the seafood is fresh and the restaurant is warm and inviting. During our last visit, we unfortunately had a very poor service experience. We waited 20 minutes to order cocktails then an additional 20+ minutes to receive them and had to ask repeatedly for someone from the wait staff to take our food order. Even after the substantial delay, we weren't offered an apology and felt like we were being annoying and were met with some perceived rudeness. We've always enjoyed our experiences at Limani but the service needs to improve.
   

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   Debra

   Chicago

   34 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   34 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   It began with a great cocktail at the bar- and progressed to an amazing meal with great service from Maria and wonderful table side banter with Dimitri. The tomato salad was killer as was the octopus for appetizer. Our table enjoyed the Chilean sea bass, the dorado and the Dover sole. They were all delicious. We ordered 3 desserts and the restaurant brought us a 4th - so we ended on a sugar coma. The pavlova and orange cake with lavender ice cream were the 2 favorites we all highly recommend this restaurant.
   

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   Linda

   Phoenix

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   I'll definitely come back here! The service was excellent and so was the food! Great place for a date night or to celebrate a special occasion.
   

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   MaryAnn

   Charlotte

   13 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   13 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Took my significant other for his birthday. Place has a nice ambiance but wish the music selection is more soothing for a relaxing evening. A piano player would be nice. We were both impressed by the menu options and the quality of dishes we ordered. For appetizers, we had the grilled octopus and Greek mezze platter. Good serving portion- could easily feed 4 people. The octopus was the best I’ve ever had! I will go back there just for this. Our fish entrees, branzino and dorado, were perfectly grilled and simply seasoned - just the way I like my fish prepared to highlight its delicate flavor. Of course, the desserts did justice to the whole dining experience - we had the chocolate mousse and lavender ice cream. But most important of all, the service was impeccable. George was very knowledgeable of the dishes, gave clear details to our questions and made wonderful recommendations. James, his assistant, was ever so attentive to our needs. Other staff also made sure our water was refilled and very efficient in clearing plates and silverware. We’re already planning to go back to try more dishes and bring our friends with us.
   

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   Jennifer

   Charlotte

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 17 November 2024

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

   The restaurant is beautiful with a lovely atmosphere. It has a great vibe. Service started out very nicely. Drinks were delivered promptly, etc. Appetizers, the calamari and the eggplant and zucchini, were very good and saved the overall food experience for me. However, the “captain” kept pushing for our orders, even though we told him repeatedly we were NOT in a hurry, and there were at least 4 empty tables. This became annoying. Our dinner companions had the Pompano fish, which neither of them enjoyed particularly, as half the fish was shredded into little pieces when filleted table side and then smothered in capers, which overpowered a fairly delicate fish. My seafood pasta was lackluster at best with very little sauce, so other than two great pieces of shrimp, rather tasteless. The winner was the lamb chops that my husband ordered – they were delicious, as were his potatoes. So, service overall was attentive but the “captain” rushing us , along with only one of four entrees rating a 5-star, was a damper to the evening, especially being around $550 out the door.
   

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    Gerard

    Charleston

    17 reviews

    5.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on 16 November 2024

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

    Beautiful inside. Went for lunch and ordered chicken souvlaki which came with fries. Very good but overpriced. Could probably get the same meal at Greek takeout place for much less. I wouldn’t go back for lunch but might try for dinner. Overall beautiful ambiance and great service..
    

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