Corkbuzz Wine Bar Charlotte

We ate dinner during Queens Feast Jan. appetizergoat cheese dumplingsgood, but soft mushneeded a crunchy notesomething like a topping of crispy onion ringstyle shallot, or a few grains of finishing salt maybe red Hawaiian clay sea salt blend?. We solved the one note, mushy problem with sharing my appetizercrispy rice it added the crunch it needed. Entree Corvina sea bassIt was flaky and sweet, well seasoned. Grassfed flank steakphenomenally delicious! Well balanced with the smoked cheddar grits, roasted fennel and red wine. Dessert apple cobbler was a usual cobbler. Chocolate torte w candied walnutsgoodreally enjoyed the walnuts. Disappointed that profiteroles were not available that night, as listed online, as part of the Queens Feast menuwould have liked to try them. Had the best Cab Franc winerecommended by our server. Cosentino winery THE FRANC. If you are a fan of cab franc, this is phenomenal! Highly recommend Corkbuzz

My verdict is still out on Corkbuzz. Our reservation was for a Saturday evening during Restaurant week. That said, perhaps they were exceptionally busy. We were seated in the bar area which was fine, until midevening when a large group of were seated next to us, continually pulling up chairs to a table that should have sat They were having a great time and were quite energetic but there went my quiet dining experience. The service was good, a few reminders for needed items but very pleasant and knowledgeable. Everything but my main course was fantastic. If you plan to go and you're looking for a quiet dining experience, request to be seated in the main dining area. Otherwise, the bar seating hightop tables is perfect for a more casual environment

I honestly feel the menu change has caused the food to go downhill. Why change a good thing? The seabass and the burger were once staples and now are nothing to be desired. Service and atmosphere were fine but I am not sure I will be rushing back due to the menu change

The food was delicious. The server was kind to figure out our tab as we were treating birthday friends and we wanted to treat them. Overall, we had a great experience

Eaten at Corkbuzz several times but hadn’t been there in four or five months. They’ve change the menu around a little bit and it is fantastic