North Italia - Charlotte - Ballantyne

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   Adam

   Charleston

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Food was good , paying for location and interior ambience, portions were small for the price .. overall just fair to good nothing special
   

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   Michael

   VIP

   Charlotte

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Great service and food! Love the location too. We’ll be back.
   

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   Jennifer

   VIP

   Charlotte

   22 reviews

   3.0

   22 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   After hearing all the hype, our party was overall disappointed. Our server did not engage with us in any way other than to take our orders or and never even welcomed us to the restaurant. Service was agonizingly slow. We had to flag down a random employee to get water refills. Or server never asked us if we wanted refills from the bar (and our initial bar drinks took forever to arrive, coming after our appetizers). I looked around and saw other servers engaging with their tables. Our calamari appetizer was rubbery (although others at my table like the beef carpaccio). I agree with other reviews that my pasta was overcooked and mushy and the Bolognese lacked any flavor. I had what is supposed to be their signature dish, but I left it half-finished. No complimentary bread service seems like a miss for an Italian restaurant. Also, no offer of parmesan cheese for our entrees (again, we had to flag down a random server). Little Mama's and Mama Ricotta's are infinitely better choices for Italian food in Charlotte.
   

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   Banu

   Charlotte

   11 reviews

   5.0

   11 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Wonderful as always. Lasagna was very good, highly recommend
   

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   Paul

   Seattle

   5 reviews

   4.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   It was a good experience, but they were out of their signature dish, and the service was slow. We received one of our appetizers when the main course arrived.
   

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   Melissa

   Charlotte

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   One of the best Italian meals I have had in Charlotte!
   

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   Ed

   Cincinnati

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   Service was great and we loved the food. We will be back.
   

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   Amanda

   Sacramento

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 21 December 2024

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

   We had a reservation on a Saturday evening. The whole hostess area was a mess. One girl pointed us where to go to check in, 3 other people arguing over where to seat people didn’t acknowledge us for what felt like forever before I spoke up. They were all stressed and all the patrons could feel it. I almost wanted to walk how because of how poorly they were acting. Once sat our waiter was very nice and checked on us often. The bar was backed up and we didn’t receive our drinks until we had finished our appetizers. Food was good, but unfortunately we probably won’t return because of the service. Also, if you are going to have people wait 20 minutes for a drink, at least bring bread to the table or something.
   

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   joel

   VIP

   Charlotte

   15 reviews

   3.0

   15 reviews

   Dined on 21 December 2024

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

   Very loud and my pasta was mushy Friend thought the fish was bland Service was good but water was never refilled
   

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    Sandra

    Fort Lauderdale

    20 reviews

    4.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on 21 December 2024

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

    Excellent gem lettuce salad with chicken, creamy butternut squash polenta was to die for! Extensive cocktail and wine menu. Affogato dessert was a perfect end to the meal. This is my second time here and we’re looking forward to the next visit.
    

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