Zebra Restaurant & Wine Bar
Charlotte, NC 28211
Phone: (704) 442-9525
- Price:
- $$$$
- Cross Street:
- Colgate Road
- Best of Citysearch:
- Wine List 2006
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 7am-9:30am, 11am-2pm, 5pm-9pm, Fri 7am-9:30am, 11am-2pm, 5pm-10pm, Sat 5pm-10pm
Message from Zebra Restaurant & Wine Bar
The French Laundry of Charlotte
- Nightly Tasting Menu
- Over 800 Selections Of Wine
- In the Heart of Southpark
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Editorial Review for Zebra Restaurant & Wine Bar – by Staci Falkowitz
The Scene
Tucked away in an office building, Zebra would be easy to miss if its excellent reputation didn't precede it. The charming, intimate interior, with gorgeous woodwork and warm lighting, belie the concrete exterior. Relax in the lounge--the first room you enter--before dinner. A Charleston-style patio charms in warm weather.
The Food
Creative, contemporary French cuisine; presentation is spectacular, an array of colors and textures that reflect the talent of chef and partner Jim Alexander. Start with a bottle from the 40-page wine list, along with a sampling of foie gras, a smooth flan, and torchon, served with a toasted baguette. Treat yourself to sweet and tender Maine lobster with savoyarde potatoes, asparagus and tarragon white wine sauce. Finish with a chocolate soufflé covered in vanilla-raspberry sauce or a traditional creme brulee. Amuses-gueules ("complimentary tidbit") served at the start and finish of the meal add a nice touch.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasA Chef's tasting menu--with six to nine courses and often paired with wines--is available upon request, custom-tailored to suit your taste.
Know Before You GoHaving trouble navigating the menu? Order the Simple Plate of the evening, which changes regularly.
User Reviews for Zebra Restaurant & Wine Bar
07/31/2008 Posted by licious13
OK....So we are new to Charlotte and trying all sorts of new places. Keep in mind we came from NY where restaurants are supreme. I'm used to paying a lot for a meal and leaving hungry. I am NOT used to spending a fortune and having the arrogant owner critique my order. PLUS, we had a gift certificate as a house warming gift. NOT a coupon but a "same as cash" certificate. And because we bought into the wine special for the night, the owner would not honor the certificate! That is ridiculous as our bill was several hundreds even without the certificate! Food was fine, ordinary really, but you still leave hungry. I am a tiny person, so I don't even have a big appetite to begin with. Won't be going back. Too much attitude there for a place that's mediocre at best. The servers were fine. The owner needs to stay in the kitchen or at home.
Pros: Good location
Cons: Owner is rude. They made our first visit, and last, totally unenjoyable.
07/20/2008 Posted by gwakja
We looked forward to Zebra as we had heard so many good things. The restaurant was quite full due to Charlotte restaurant week. We arrived at 7:00 for our reservation. The waiter was nice but not attentive. It took 40 minutes to have our order taken. Appetizers arrived within 15 minutes and were good. It took well over an hour for dinner to arrive with no visits by our waiter during this period. Dinner finally arrived and my salmon was way overcooked. Everyone else in our party of 6 felt the food was just mediocre. We had out so so desert and finally, after being forced to flag down the waiter to request our check, weleft about 10:05. Over 3 hours for mediocre food was just too much. There is just no excuse to the poor service and mediocre food.
Pros: None I can recall
Cons: The overall experience
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