Essex - Charlotte

It was all, just okay. our reservation was made for 9:15 o'clock, but they had the table at 8:30 o'clock. it was in order, but for the certain time that we have chosen it was slightly inconvenient. the place was busy what was expected, but the noise level was incredible. it was difficult to talk about the table, even after most of the other mozens were cleared out. about eating, it was good, nothing spectacular. were very small for the price. shrimp tacos were literally a single jumbo garnel and the sauce in a tortilla. the rock steak was decent with delicious sauce, but again, only not exactly what was expected for the price. not sure I would come back on another trip, but if they only want a regular night out, I guess it's a decent stop.

The lammlollipops were excellent. everything was good

Butter huh and salmon was very tasteful! waiter/host was so nice and informative. the fried Calamari part is much too small for the price. would highly recommend for a date night

We had a very strange experience at this restaurant. We were seated for 20 minutes without anyone coming to serve us. When they finally did, they brought us the check before we even received our food and had not even taken a sip of our drinks. The entrees often do not come with a side of carbs, so they try to upsell you on paying for a side of rice. Everything seems to come with an extra charge here. There are definitely better places to dine at where you can get more value for your money.

Service was pleasant but slow. Cocktails took more than 30 minutes and arrived halfway through our food.